In preparation of this, Nvidia today released it’s latest Drivers meant to bring optimal performance for these games and more, with them saying results have been seen as high as 13% increase from previous drivers when used on a GTX 770/780 or TItan, using examples like Sniper Elite v2 (13%), Sleeping Dogs (8%), Metro: Last Light (9%), and Dirt: Showdown (11%).

Of course these results can vary based on your own PC build and overall system setup. These Drivers will also be adding support for 4K Surround for those using 4K Displays, and is now starting the beta stages of allowing the Nvidia Shield to stream games via GeForce. The holiday releases will shortly be upon us, make sure you update your driver’s properly and get ready for back to back game releases!

Release Summary

This Game Ready WHQL driver ensures you’ll have the best possible gaming experience in Batman: Arkham Origins and Battlefield 4. GeForce Game Ready drivers also provide performance increases for a variety of different games.

New in GeForce R331 Drivers

• Performance Boost – Increases performance by up to 13% for GeForce 400/500/600/700 series GPUs in several PC games vs. GeForce 327.23 WHQL-certified drivers. Results will vary depending on your GPU and system configuration. Here is one example of measured gains:

GeForce GTX 770/780/TITAN:

• Up to 11% in Dirt: Showdown
• Up to 9% in Metro: Last Light
• Up to 8% in Sleeping Dogs
• Up to 13% in Sniper Elite V2

• SLI Technology
  • Batman: Arkham Origins – updated profile
  • Battlefield 4 – updated profile
  • Shadow Warrior – added DX9 profile
  • War of the Vikings – added DX11 profile
  • Dragon Sword – updated DX9 profile
  • GRID 2 – updated DX11 profile
  • Euro Truck Simulator 2 – updated profile

• Gaming Technology
  • Civilization 5 – added HBAO+;

• SHIELD
  • Enables GeForce to SHIELD streaming (Beta). Learn more here.

• 4K Displays
  • Adds support for 4K Surround

Additional Details

• Installs new PhysX System Software 9.13.0725.

• Installs HD Audio v1.3.26.4

• Installs GeForce Experience v8.3.23.1

• Includes support for applications built using CUDA 5.5 or earlier version of the CUDA Toolkit.  More information at http://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-toolkit

• Supports OpenGL 4.3 for GeForce 400-series and later GPUs.

• Supports DisplayPort 1.2 for GeForce GTX 600 series GPUs.

• Supports multiple languages and APIs for GPU computing: CUDA C, CUDA C++, CUDA Fortran, OpenCL, DirectCompute, and Microsoft C++ AMP.

• Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, DirectX 11, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI, Quad SLI, and SLI support on SLI-certified Intel and AMD motherboards.

Source: NVIDIA 

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So after a near death experience at the hands of fate and Murphy’s Law, the TRON system is finally finished and man is this system looking absolutely stellar in every way from top to bottom.

Anthony Reynolds our in house Tech Man and system modder took a lot of time and effort to get this system out the door and into my hot hands as I really have been anticipating this build and seeing it to its conclusion, which is now upon us.

You can clearly see that the system came out simple awesome and we are glad to be able to finally show it off to you with a relaxing sigh of relief. Whew, we made it yeah baby! Now lets talk about all the various parts and work that went into the making of the “TRON” system.

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It seems kind of crazy that as AMD tries to get everyone to believe that they have the world’s fastest single GPU video card it is turning out to really be a lot of hot air and hype as well as not being the card it was rumored to be. Scores have already surfaced showing the R9 290X to be just a tad bit faster than a standard GTX 780 and in no way beating a Titan.

Looking at the leaked GPU-Z shot, GeForce GTX 780 Ti features GK110 silicon equipped with 2496 CUDA Cores, 208 TMUs and 48 ROPs.

It comes with 3 GB GDDR5 memory spread across a 384-bit memory interface resulting in 288.4 GB/s memory bandwidth. There have been rumors that the GeForce GTX 780 Ti will feature 6 GB GDDR5 memory and a 512-bit memory interface in-order to counter AMD’s Radeon R9 290X at 4K resolution. I think NVIDIA is just sitting back and watching things as they unfold and just reacting to whatever happens, as they seem to be very calm cool and collective about everything right now.

In the GPU-Z shot you can see the clock speeds of the GPU have been revealed. The GK110 GPU is clocked at 902 MHz with GPU Boost up to 954 MHz while the memory is clocked at 1502 MHz or 6 GHz effectively. When compared with GTX 780, the upcoming GTX 780 Ti has tiny bits of improvement in terms of specifications. Below is a table, which shows the comparison between GeForce GTX 780, GTX 780 Ti and GTX TITAN. AMD is most likely really pissed off right now as this was the quickest right hook they have ever received from NVIDIA who did not have to do really anything to put them back into the number 2 slot. Like always any pre-release screen shots should be taken with a grain of salt, but the tome is coming really soon when all will be unleashed and revealed to the world. Thanks for reading Tech Of Tomorrow. So what are your thoughts on this information regarding the new GTX 780 Ti is this good news, or just more infighting between the giants?

Source: Chip Loco 

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NVIDIA just announced their own new GTX 780Ti in Canada earlier today and that might be why AMD is loosening up on NDA restraints and allowing some scores to be shown. AMD was very specific that the only numbers it’s approving come from BioShock Infinite and Tomb Raider. We’re only able to show you R9 290X compared to the GTX780, and only at 3840×2160, but Toms Hardware ran the tests in their lab and this is what they have come up with thus far.

If these benchmarks prove to be the real deal then we can see that so far the R9 290X beats the GTX780, but to me that is just really showing AMD with a pretty weak as they spread the rumor of the so called “Titan Killer” and its just beating a GTX780 by a small margin. This may not be a bad thing in the long haul though as AMD has ample time to speculate price points and if they can bring to the table a card that costs $599.99 then it will be a winner, if the card is priced at almost the exact price range some AMD fans will flock to it like moths to a flame, but for those highly anticipating something from AMD that shreds a Titan, I think they may be a bit disappointed. We will have our cards very soon and begin our own testing so until then thanks for reading Tech Of Tomorrow.  Lets see how you all feel in our mini poll below.

From what you have seen so far on the R9 290X what are your thoughts?

Source: Tom’s Hardware 

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For this set of tests we paired Gigabyte’s Windforce OC edition with MSI’s Twin Frozr Gaming edition R9 280X and manually set both cards to identical clock speeds.

We charted some pretty decent scaling results. Not everything was huge but overall, there were some nice performance boosts between the two cards. As Tek Syndicate noted in his testing, Crossfire frame times have improved from how terrible they use to be but still aren’t perfect, so take that into consideration when looking at the benchmarks. Enjoy!

R9 280X Crossfire Performance

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Like usual ASUS has gone above and beyond and manufactured a card based on a totally non-reference design and featuring their Direct Copper connection to the GPU allowing better heat dissipation along with many of the other things you have come to enjoy about ASUS cards.

Direct CU II means there are 2 fans as you can se in the video and most fans know this, but for those in the new, there you go. Digi+VRM as well as Super Alloy Power allow the card to run with decreased electrical noise ASUS claims up to 30%, and by improved power conditioning and high quality parts the card should have a lifespan 2.5 times that of a reference card. ASUS also has very fine tuned fan control that will automatically adjust the fan speed according to the cards need, so if you are overclocking and the card is getting hot, the fans will spin faster and if the card is running cool the will run slower.

Unlike a reference card the ASUS rear I/O offers dual DVI connections a DVI-I, and DVI-D as well as standard display port (AMD reference has 2 Mini DP connections) and a standard HDMI connection. ASUS also has their own proprietary overclocking and monitoring suite called GPU TWEAK that offers an excellent and easy to navigate and use GUI many users swear by.

The card has dual six-pin power connections and comes with a Molex to six-pin power converter cable, as well as all the necessary drivers. The card is off to the testing phase now, but everything you need to get up and going is included in the box except your PC J. So what do you folk’s thing so far, look interesting? Are you and AMD fan awaiting the test results, if so let us know what you want to see it tested against first in our mini poll down below. Leave a comment let us know what’s on your mind here on Tech of Tomorrow, thanks for reading and watching.

What Do You Want To See The ASUS R9 27X Tested Against First?

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Current chips in development had density defects that were affecting the processor’s performance, and the usual fixes for this kind of issue did not lead to the levels of performance Intel was hoping for.

While new fixes have now been made that do address the Broadwell’s problems, the time it has taken has lead to the current delay, which all things considered isn’t that far back from most people’s initial estimates of the processors wide release, looking to now be around Q3 of 2014.

The Broadwell is a smaller version of the current Haswell design, sizing in at a micro architecture of 14 nm, which is the smallest ever produced. It’s worth noting that while these issues have slightly delayed the release of Broadwell, Intel claims that this has had zero influence over the development of “Skylake”, the current project name for Haswell’s proper successor.

Source: Tech Spot

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The card is HIS branded and is obviously a reference designed card from the look alone as non-reference cards have a bit more personality in them and have aftermarket proprietary cooling solutions that are not seen here.

Although the R9 290X is slotted for release at the end of the month information will begin surfacing from around the globe until launch later this month, maybe it will be the Treat, in this years Trick or Treat fest.

The card we are seeing was deconstructed by Experview reveling what lies beneath the plastic shroud showing the AMD cooling solution up close and personal like. You can also se the PCB, VRM and the new “Hawaii” silicon. Earlier leaks match up with what we are seeing here so this most likely is the “Real” deal.

The PCB features the new 7.08 billion-transistor chip from AMD, sixteen GDDR5 memory chips (all of which are on the obverse side), and the 5+1+1 phase VRM, which uses CPL-made chokes, IR-made DirectFETs, and a new IR-made VRM controller. We have already confirmed delivery of both a MSI and Gigabyte version of the cards for review so stay tuned for the actual reviews coming at the end of October.

Source: Tech Power Up 

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They started using the same bounty system earlier this year, around June, to knock out some bugs regarding Windows 8.1, and the infamous Internet Explorer 11. Ironically, a Google engineer was the first to claim a bounty with a smashing of an IE11 bug; perhaps he had experience with web browser development over at Google for Chrome.

While Microsoft has offered big bucks for IE exploits, the true cash was really invested in exploitation techniques on Windows 8.1. I mean let’s face it; Windows 8.1 should certainly be the primary source of focus rather than the widely criticized Internet Explorer.

A security researcher over at Context Information Security, named James Forshaw, claimed the most recent $10,000 bounty. Forshaw squashed a bug that worked around some firewalls and protections in Windows 8.1’s preview version. This isn’t Forshaw’s first time in playing pest control, however. He previously won a bounty for his role in scanning, and eventually locating, an IE 11 bug. However, Microsoft is not expanding on the exploit for now.

Microsoft’s very own sensor security strategist, Katie Moussouris, explained that “The reason we pay so much more for a new attack technique versus for an individual bug is that learning about new mitigation bypass techniques help us defend against our entire attack.”

The IE 11 bug bounty program is closed, but Microsoft is still on the look out for Windows 8.1-related bugs. They’ve paid out a grand total of roughly $128,000 in total bounties and are ready for more. Maybe one of you guys reading here at Tech of Tomorrow will put on your gloves and lend Microsoft a hand by spraying some pesticide on some of these nettlesome bugs!

Source: PCPro

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Okay so where does one take you on a review trip, when most everybody knows that what you are reviewing is a rebranded product? I will try my best to bring something fresh to the table.

AMD has recently unveiled and unleashed their new R9 and R7 video cards to a very expectant market as AMD has lagged a bit this year when it come to releasing new products. We already did a review where we talk about the feature set of the new R9 280X and if you missed that you can read about it here.

In an effort not to just repeat myself like a automated machine I will try and keep this review as straightforward as possible and stick with the facts about what sets the Gigabyte Windforce OC Version apart from its peers.

Some of those things are quite obvious from just a quick glance as the card offers aftermarket cooling and an overclocked card right out of the box, and in fact the Gigabyte model is actually one of the highest clocked cards you can buy already pushed for performance. For those familiar with Gigabyte’s Windforce cooling solution you will see more of the same with the R9 280X. Lets dig a bit deeper and see what AMD and Gigabyte have come up with.

Continue Reading: R9 280 Technical Details 

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