MSI GS63 7RD Stealth Review; Slim gaming laptops have a new name

Introduction

It seems like gaming laptops are slowly becoming slimmer and lighter. We have been reviewing a number of gaming laptops lately and these monsters are evolving in a totally opposite direction of what monsters should; which is good, by the way. The challenge in having slim gaming laptops is to fit in every component in the confined space, but thanks to various technologies by Intel and Nvidia, this is slowly becoming more and more possible. Today, we have a MSI GS63 7RD Stealth gaming laptop in our hands. It is important for me to let you know that this is the ONLY unit that MSI has at the time we got it, and it was an opened unit, so we will not have unboxing this time around. Of course, should we get a grasp on it down the road, we will update this article accordingly.
MSI GS63 7RD Stealth Promotional Video
We made a short fun promotional video for the MSI GS63 7RD in collaboration with MSI, Intel and Nvidia. Have a look and enjoy it :)

Appearance of the MSI GS63 7RD Stealth

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First impressions of the MSI GS63 is really impressive! The outer lid has a burshed aluminium finishing comprised of hairline design texture. In the middle towards the top is where MSI decided to flash the branding. The red dragon emblem lights up upon firing the MSI GS63, giving it a rather beautiful outlook. There are slightly bulging vertical lines along the sides of the MSI GS63 giving it a grip when it’s held while the lid is shut. The chassis itself is Aluminium Alloy reinforced for durability, so all is looking good here!

MSI didn’t save on giving the MSI GS63 as much extensions as possible regardless of it’s size. It has more ports than even an average laptop that is available in the market nowadays! On the left side of the MSI GS63, you will see the heat vent first, followed by a Kensington lock socket, followed by an RJ45 LAN port, a micro SD card on the side (now that’s rare!), THREE and I repeat, THREE USB 3.0 ports (Type-A), a 3.5mm headphone-out (HiFi) socket and a microphone in port.

Moving on to the other side, the MSI GS63 packs more! On the left side most, we see the power button decorated with red and black scheme, followed by a USB 2.0 port, one USB 3.1 Gen2 with Thunderbolt 3 port (WOW), a HDMI port, a Mini-DisplayPort socket, the power socket and another heat vent.

The front side of the laptop has LED indicators that flash in red on their statuses respectively. MSI decided not to clutter the front with anything else to keep the minimalistic outlook.

Underneath the MSI GS63, there is a velvet layer on top of the plastic chassis, a whopping 8 rubber feet and plenty of vents to boost the cooling. I’m actually impressed with the attention to detail that MSI has put on this gaming laptop! I have to keep reminding myself that this is a gaming laptop again and again!

At the back, we have the stealth identity decorated around black and red mix along side two more vents to push out all that heat inside. By now you can see how much airflow the MSI GS63 would have with all these open vents and I’m hoping to see something really interesting in the user performance and user experience because of this!

Opening it up and firing the MSI GS63 will introduce you to the steelseries keyboard with RGB backlit. Oh yes, fingerprints are attracted as easily as I get attracted to this little machine! Because it’s steelseries keyboard, there’s plenty of customisation on the RGB lighting for you to play with.
Specifications

CPU
Intel Core i7-7700HQ @ 2.80GHz (6MB cache, TurboBoos up to 3.8GHz)

RAM
8GB DDR4 2400MHz (Upgradeable up to 32GB)

GPU
Nvidia GeForce GTX1050 2GB GDDR5

Storage
128GB M.2 PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe
HGST 1TB HDD 5400rpm HDD

Display
15.6″ FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS

Connectivity
Killer Gb LAN
Killer ac Wi-Fi + Bluetooth v4.2
1x Type-C (USB3.1 Gen2 / DP / Thunderbolt 3)
3x Type-A USB3.0
1x Type-A USB2.0
1x RJ45
1x SD (XC/HC)
1x (4K @ 30Hz) HDMI
1x Mini-DisplayPort

Audio
2x 2W Speaker
1x Mic-in
1x Headphone-out (HiFi)

Power
3-Cell , 65 Whr, 150W adapter

Dimensions
380 x 249 x 17.7 mm (WxDxH)

Weight
1.8kg

Performance
So as usual, our first test begins with the hard disk test. And we use CrystalDiskMark for this purpose. This would be interesting if you have just read the specs.

This is a 128GB M.2 PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe disk made by Toshiba and the scores are spectacular. By now you already know that NVMe disks easily give 4 times more performance in real world usage. This will definitely remove any bottlenecks in your disk I/O seamlessly. Having this drive itself is already a good enough reason to buy this slim machine! But of course, this alone will not justify much. Let’s move on to the next test.

The Intel Core i7-7700HQ is quite the preferred CPU lately for gaming laptops. We’ve seen it in quite a number of gaming laptops really. It’s chosen particularly due to it’s excellent power and temperature handling. Scoring 737 puts it right above the Ivy Bridge based 3770 CPU which is definitely something that a lot of users are still sporting in their rigs today. The 4 cores 8 threads does ample justice on OpenGL tests too, scoring 78.44 fps. It’s a great day to be alive having these CPUs in such slim form factors!

As a standard practise, we always set our Unigine Heaven settings at 1600 x 900 resolution, pushing maximum Anti-aliasing at 8X with tessellation disabled and quality pushed to ultra to get the best out of the laptop. Scoring an average FPS of 47.3 at this settings is really something! This means, at this same resolution, pushing average modern game on medium settings can get pretty much consistent 60 fps and playing them on ultra wouldn’t be that challenging for it.
For a laptop that looks executive-ish, at this slim profile, being able to churn out these results does put it at a recognisable status among other slim gaming desktop. Let’s talk about how it feels like using it.
User Experience
This laptop is not just slim, it’s super light-weight, weighing merely at 1.8kg, portable is definitely the word to describe it! Imagine carrying a 1.8kg arsenal of work and gaming pleasure combo. That’s what the MSI GS63 is all about. In fact, these dimensions and weight superceeds even the most common productivity laptops available in the market. I have mentioned this a few times, and I have to say, I really am surprised with how MSI has managed to cram all this in such a slim machine and yet keep it’s aesthetic values.

I think the position of the power button is not the most ideal being on the right side of the MSI GS63. Everytime you carry the laptop from the sides, you could accidentally press the power button which would shut down the machine. It happened to me a couple of times, but eventually I got used to it. I think the best position is still inside and above the keyboard. Of course, this is my personal opinion and if you like it there, then, so be it :)
Let’s talk about the cooling on the MSI GS63. As I showed earlier, the MSI GS63 has plenty of vents that has flow-in and flow-out neatly placed. The fans are not that noisy when running the machine on full load and the laptop barely gets hot even while gaming. The 0.4mm blades really do a good job here! You could feel slight warmth under the palms when gaming but it’s totally bearable. I have to credit MSI on really thinking of the cooling on the MSI GS63. I won’t lie, I had my doubts when I first laid my hands on this machine looking at its size and specs, but I’ve been proven wrong.

Speaking of cooling, I think there is another point that could be improved on the laptop. The charging port is located right next to the vent on the right, in the middle of the side. First, it makes handling the laptop a bit of a nuisance as the cable gets under the laptop frequently. Secondly, after a few hours of gaming, you can really feel the cable getting hot will all the hot accumulated around it. You can’t even position the cable towards yourself because, no one does that.

The keyboard is neat! I don’t like the font on it, but the silver lining print does give out a beautiful effect. The usage experience is remarkable too. After all, it has 1.9mm key travel for a rather responsive feel. MSI also claims that the keyboard keys have mechanical-level shielding for extra durability and I guess someone who owns this could test this on long term usage. The keyboard on the MSI GS63 is powered by Steelseries and comes with Steelseries Engine 3 that allows you to customise the colours of the backlit RGB LEDs and provides unlimited profile settings.
I managed to squeeze out 60 fps on the MSI GS63 while playing CS:GO on it on medium settings and it was flawless. Although when the load gets heavier with smoke, you can see a slight drop in fps, it doesn’t hurt the overall experience. It’s surprising that the 2GB GTX1050 can handle it very well compared to other similar specification laptops that I’ve used before. I’d say the credit goes to the NVMe disk for this. If you offload the game data to the secondary drive, you would see a rather significant drop in performance.

The display on the MSI GS63 is an IPS FullHD panel with a 72% NTSC color gamut delivering really vivid colors. It makes the MSI GS63 suitable not just for gaming but also for work purposes. but if this is not enough for you, like I mentioned earlier, MSI has given you plenty of IO ports for extension. In fact, this slim beast can be extended to 3 external displays – 1 on HDMI, 1 one Mini DisplayPort 1.2 and another one via the Tunderbolt 3 port. I didn’t get to test this feature in time of course since I had the MSI GS63 for a very short period of time. Speaking about time…

One thing that I have not tested on the MSI GS63 is the battery. But from my quick tests, it seems like it should be able to live for 4 hours easily. Should I get more insight on this, I will update this article accordingly.
Conclusion
I love the MSI GS63, I really do! I immediately fell in love with it’s outlook on it’s first impression. You know, when you grow older, you don’t want to carry heavier laptops anymore, but you want that extra horses under the hood for any multitasking that comes up in the middle of the day. This is exactly that laptop that satisfies the craving for such. The performance is excellent for it’s class and the cooling is incredible. I think the MSI GS63 definitely deserves a gold, but the price of RM6,299 was the only one that got in it’s way. If it was priced under RM5,500, this laptop would definitely make its way to my daily grind!

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ASUS ZenFone 5z (ZS620KL) review — the “flagship killer”-killing flagship from ASUS

Introduction

Why spend time making two designs, when you can just use one and put in different hardware to target different price ranges? That way you can cut costs on R&D to get the ergonomics and look, and buy the materials in bulk to further cut costs. Perhaps that what ASUS decided on doing with the ASUS ZenFone 5z, a device which is identical to the ASUS ZenFone 5, except for the internal hardware. Not that we are complaining, because the ASUS ZenFone 5 is a looker indeed.
Unboxing

Actually we can skip this part, because the package contents are virtually alike. But hey, enjoy our dark video. This video is dark, parental advisory is recommended. So you get the device, a fast 18W charger and USB Type-C cable, a soft case, earphones, SIM ejector pin and some basic documentation in the box. Appreciate the fast charger. The last time ASUS marketed a flagship-tier smartphone in Malaysia, it came with a disappointing 10W charger.
Appearance
Yet another part we can actually skim over. ASUS didn’t rework the design for the ASUS ZenFone 5z. At all. it looks exactly alike. But do take a look at these images I put a lot of work into.

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The black bezels give off the impression that we are dealing with a true bezel-less device here. There are still some minimal bezels on the sides and top, while a slightly thicker chin measuring about 5mm thick takes up the bottom edge. The top notch houses the front-facing camera, earpiece, ambient light and proximity sensors. The earpiece also doubles as a secondary speaker for multimedia.

The back is shiny, with a signature concentric circle pattern under the glass. The vertical dual camera helps the ASUS ZenFone 5z look even more like the fruity flagship, but ASUS’ designers had the creativity to place the flash + RGB sensor module outside the camera hump. It protrudes rather substantially from the flat glass back though, so if you are picky about scratches, you would do well to slap on a case from Day One. 2.5D curved glass is also used here for a premium feel.

The bottom of the phone is home to the 3.5mm jack, Type-C port and loudspeaker. The primary microphone is also situated here, with auxiliary ones on the left edge and top edge of the device for noise cancellation and better quality audio recording.

Here on the right side we find the power button and volume rocker. The chamfering along the edges are rather minimal this time around, which would lend well to better durability. At least cosmetically, because wide chamfered edges tend to collect scratches like nobody’s business. The sandblasted parts is rougher than we usually see, but actually feels pretty good in hand.
Specifications

CPU/Chipset:
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 (4 x Kryo 385 @ 2.8 GHz, 4 x Kryo 385 @ 1.8 GHz)

GPU:
Adreno 630

RAM:
6GB LPDDR4X

Display:
6.2″, 19:9 FHD+ (1080p) Super IPS+ display, 550 nits brightness, 100% DCI-P3 gamut, 96% NTSC gamut, 90% screen-to-body ratio

Storage:
64GB UFS 2.1 (expandable via microSD up to 2TB)

Camera:
Main Camera(s)
12MP f/1.8, Sony IMX 363 1/2.55″ sensor (1.4µm pixels) + 8MP 120° wide-angle camera
Single tone LED flash, HDR, portrait mode, AI photography, [email protected] videos
Front Camera
8MP f/2.0, 24mm (35mm eqv.)
Beauty, HDR, portrait mode, GIF animation, filters

OS:
ZenUI 5 based on Android 8.1

Connectivity:
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
Bluetooth 5.0

SIM:
Dual nanoSIM (second slot shared with microSD slot)

Battery:
Li-ion 3300 mAh (non-removable), ASUS BoostMaster 18W charging, AI Charging, USB Power Delivery 3.0 support

Weight:
165 g

Aside from the chipset, RAM and storage technology, there are no differences from the standard ASUS ZenFone 5. Of course, the key metrics determining the performance are the chipset, RAM and storage, so we are expecting to see a massive leap in terms of performance.
Performance
With the flagship-class hardware inside, we don’t expect to see the ASUS ZenFone 5z do anything else than top our benchmark charts.

Antutu has released their update to the Ver.7 quite some time back, but we have been testing the devices behind the scenes as we didn’t really have enough data on the new version. Now we can see that the ASUS ZenFone 5z tops every device, and with a respectable margin too.

The ASUS ZenFone 5z also leaves all the other devices we have tested in the dust with the powerful Adreno 630 GPU.

CPU performance is also a major upgrade, the new Cortex-A75 and Cortex-A55-based cores are definitely doing their job!

It also ranks first in PCMark, which means productivity workloads won’t be an issue for the ASUS ZenFone 5z.

Despite the immense performance on tap, the ASUS ZenFone 5z performs admirably in our battery benchmark too. While synthetic battery benchmarks are one thing, real-world usage is another. Luckily the ASUS ZenFone 5z performs admirably here too, giving me just enough juice to pull through a day of navigating Malacca, shooting tonnes of photos and also just browsing Facebook while at it. Plugging in the ASUS ZenFone 5z to charge yielded 44% in 30 minutes, substantially less than the 68% ASUS claimed, but I was charging with the device on. Perhaps ASUS’ testing involves the device being off.
User Experience

Well we have already established that the ASUS ZenFone 5z is a strong performant. Now let’s talk about how the experience . Let’s just start by saying it doesn’t disappoint. The size is just right, the display is bright and vibrant. Colors look amazingly vivid and you wouldn’t even notice that this is a IPS panel unless you go ahead and squint at dark areas in an image at full brightness. The panel goes super-bright for visibility under sunlight, and it can go super-dim when I wanted to scroll Facebook in bed.
I was somewhat disappointed by the lack of gestures for navigation though, as the on-screen keys takes away some screen area that could be better used to display other things.

The notch helps it look more modern, while really pushing the borders to the top. However coming from an un-notched Mi MIX 2 and ZenFone 4, the fact that I can miss notifications because there are too many icons up there for the ASUS ZenFone 5z to display does irk me. You can tap on the left to trigger a drop down showing all the notification icons, but that is just another gesture I wouldn’t have to do without a notch there.
ASUS did at least try to make the experience better by having the quick controls drop down when you swipe down on the right of the notch, and notifications appear when you swipe on the left of the notch, but the main question I have for ASUS, and any other manufacturer with the notch is, why?

ZenUI 5 has more tricks up its sleeve than the notification shade trick though. It has quite a few AI chops but most of them working in the background. You get stuff like AI Boost, AI Charging, AI Ringtone and of course, AI photography. We will talk about the latter a bit later. AI Boost gives rather small gains here, probably because there really isn’t that much performance that ASUS can squeeze out of the flagship chipset already.
There is about 2.5% difference in Antutu v7, but then again, we aren’t even sure if you can actually push the Snapdragon 845 to its limits even without AI Boost. Even gamers would have plenty of headroom to play around with thanks to the overkill Snapdragon 845. AI charging helps keep batteries lasting a bit longer by pausing charging at night when you don’t need it and only topping it off just before you wake up, while AI Ringtone intelligently adjusts the ringtone volume to suit ambient noise levels.

The hardware here is pretty impressive. We are looking at a 12MP Sony Exmor IMX363 behind a f/1.8 aperture. The Sony Exmor IMX363 sensor is huge for a smartphone, measuring 1/2.55″ for large 1.4µm pixels. A larger sensor and a wide aperture will help with realistic bokeh for close ups, instead of relying on software to do it. Of course, at typical portrait distances, you won’t get much blurring, if any at all. The 120° wide-angle camera features the same f/2.2 aperture and 8MP resolution that the ASUS ZenFone 4 sported, but ASUS seem to have optimized the processing to extract more details from the second camera too.
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Now AI photography is not unique to ASUS. Most leading brands are already touting the ability to intelligently detect what you are shooting, and optimizing the parameters to help you get the best shot. We have tested it in a few common use cases and found that it detected what it needed to quite accurately. Even in slightly challenging conditions like the dog and cat which are Google images on screen, it worked flawlessly. Except when it thinks Malacca’s Klebang Beach has snow in place of sand. When it detects one of the 16 scenes it recognizes, a little icon pops up in the upper left corner to let you know what the AI has detected. It’s exactly like scene recognition of the ol’ days, but now it’s called AI. Okay? ASUS also integrated AI Photo Learning which is pretty similar to what Google does in the Photos app, enhancing photos it thinks are interesting and then suggesting the edits to you. The difference is that after over 500 shots, it finally suggested one edit to me, while Photos would have done a lot more suggestions by now. Or maybe my shots just aren’t interesting to the AI. :(

Images from the ASUS ZenFone 5z are very respectable, with the auto HDR doing its job very well. I can see that HDR shots reveal a lot more detail than the ASUS ZenFone 4 managed, which shows that ASUS has been hard at work to improve the algorithms. Shots taken with the ASUS ZenFone 5z are good, but while they are exceptional for the mid-range ASUS ZenFone 5, the exact same results are just par for the course when pitted against recent flagships. The wide angle camera opens up a lot of opportunities for a different perspective but its performance is a fair bit worse than the primary shooter, especially in lower light conditions. The portrait mode could also stand to improve, as it does excessive blurring that looks far from natural.
Conclusion

For RM1899, the ASUS ZenFone 5z is a flagship killer-killing machine. What the ASUS ZenFone 5z has going for it are the affordable price tag, top-of-the-line hardware inside, a great display, an intuitive user interface and a good camera. On the flip side of the coin, there is no water-proofing, wireless charging, and I didn’t like the wasted screen space for navigation keys. The latter can be added in a software update if ASUS so desires, but the first two are never going to come to the ASUS ZenFone 5z. Then again, there are no devices in this price range that even comes close to offering what the ASUS ZenFone 5z does, so we can’t say we are all that disappointed here. The ASUS ZenFone 5z blurs the line between the mid-range devices and the flagships, and did we mention it costs just RM1899? That’s for the 6GB + 128GB variant, and if you plump up for the 8GB + 256GB variant, it will only set you back an extra RM400, or RM2299. Still an amazing deal, no matter how you look at it.

We would like to express our thanks to ASUS Malaysia for providing the ASUS ZenFone 5z (ZS620KL) used in this review.
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Malaysians Spend About 8000 Hours On Mobile Games While Working, According To Study

We can’t deny that mobile games is all around us and according to a study done by ADA, an advertising agency, recently and it gives out several interesting findings on mobile gaming in the region.
According to the study, they’ve identified that at least 5% of office staff are actually gaming an average of 2-hours per day, while working. This comes up a total of up to 8000 hours spent on mobile games per day per building in Malaysia.
Over in Singapore, it is found that roughly 3 out of 5 individual game during office hours. On the other hand, Indonesia and Thailand sees about 9632 and 2112 hours respectively when it comes to duration of gaming during work hours.

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Though this study may lead to the idea of unproductivity of the people around here, the highlight is definitely to show that we love our mobile games, even at work.
Pokdepinion: I admit that I game sometimes at work….only in the name of work though :P
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Here’s A Rugged Smartphone That You Can Charge Underwater

Doogee, a smartphone brand hailing from China, has introduced a new device that’s called the Doogee S90. It’s not just any other smartphone, it’s a smartphone that’s able to charge underwater.
Doogee S90 rugged smartphone
Appearing on Twitter, several videos showcased on how the phone managed to charge underwater and also sustain high water pressure, even when parts are dissembled. The S90 features Nano Coating technology, which is most likely to be applied to the company’s upcoming devices. Thanks to the feature as well, it allows the phone to be water resistant, scratch resistant, molds and bacteria resistant as well as offers a hard build. Not forgetting, it comes with an IP68 rating.
As for specifications, the Doogee S90 comes with a Helio P60 chipset that comes with 6GB RAM that’s paired up with 128GB of internal storage. In terms of battery, a 5050mAh battery is available. Camera wise, it comes with a 8MP selfie shooter and a 16MP lens at the back. It uses a USB Type-C port and runs on Android 8.1 Oreo straight out of the box. A 6.18-inch IPS display is also on hand.

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It seems that Doogee is selling the S90 starting from $299.99 (~RM1249), where you can add in another $100 to get the bundle set that comes with a power module, a night vision camera, and an outdoor box.
Pokdepinion: Well it certainly looks like it can handle itself in a lot of situations. Question is, will we see it here in Malaysia?
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HUAWEI Is Planning On Releasing HUAWEI Game Consoles and Gaming Laptops

According to reports, HUAWEI might be looking into making their own game consoles and gaming laptops. The planned HUAWEI game console will allegedly be in the vein of other consoles like the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X.
HUAWEI game consoles incoming?

This comes from a tipster on Weibo with the handle @Tomato Prince who claims that the company is looking to venture into the gaming scene with their own products. This is the first we’ve heard of HUAWEI looking to make their own game consoles. Maybe they’ll strike a partnership with Tencent perhaps?

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The HONOR Hunter V700 gaming laptop was released last year, which was technically launched under HUAWEI as the HONOR brand had not been sold off yet when it launched. As for their very own gaming laptop, it was expected to launch sometime last year was seemingly delayed.

Of course, there are just rumours at the moment. Although, it would be interesting to see whether HUAWEI will indeed release their own HUAWEI game console and if so, will it see a worldwide release or will it be a China-exclusive product?
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Pokdepinion: A HUAWEI game console? This I gotta see.
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God Of War Ragnarok Graphics Modes for PS4 and PS5 Unveiled

The full list of graphics modes available for God of War Ragnarok in both the PS4 and PS5 versions have been confirmed, and we have it right here.
God Of War Ragnarok Graphics Modes

With the launch of God of War Ragnarok on the horizon, we start to learn more about the game. In this case, it’s the graphics modes available in both the PS5 and PS4 versions of the game.

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For the most part, the graphics modes available can be divided to two categories; Performance and Quality. There are options which does a balance of both but keep in mind that for Variable Refresh Rate to work, your display must support it as well. Without further ado, let’s dive right into the all the available modes:
God of War Ragnarok on PS5

Favour Performance:

Resolution: 1440p – 2160p
Frame Rate: 60 FPS Target

Favour Performance + High Frame Rate:

Resolution: 1440p
Frame Rate: Unlocked 60 FPS

Favour Performance + High Frame Rate + Variable Refresh Rate:

Resolution: 1440p
Frame Rate: Unlocked 60 FPS

Favour Quality:

Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Frame Rate: 30 FPS Target

Favour Quality + High Frame Rate:

Resolution: 1800p – 2160p
Frame Rate: 40 FPS Target

Favour Quality + High Frame Rate + Variable Refresh Rate:

Resolution: 1800p – 2160p
Frame Rate: Unlocked 40 FPS

God of War Ragnarok on PS4 Pro

Favour Performance:

Resolution: 1080p – 1656p
Frame Rate: Unlocked 30 FPS

Favour Quality:

Resolution: 1440p – 1656p
Frame Rate: 30 FPS Target

In case you’re wondering, the standard PS4 model will only be able to run the game at Full HD 30FPS and nothing more. God of War Ragnarok will be launching on both the PS5 and PS4 on 9th November 2022.
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Pokdepinion: 40FPS is such an odd figure. Also, I can’t help but notice that it might have trouble running the game at 4K 60FPS consistently, but I’m not sure if the game is really that graphics-intensive or the hardware needs a bit of a push.
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Persona 5 R Officially Confirmed – Nintendo Switch Version Yet to Be Seen

Persona 5 R Officially Confirmed for PS4

Recently, we discussed about some rumours on a Persona 5 R for the Nintendo Switch as there was a website that was listed by Atlus. While Persona 5 R has been confirmed, it is actually for the PlayStation 4.
The folks over at Atlus has officially revealed Persona 5 R. At the time of this writing however, iis unknown exactly what it is just yet, but our best guess is that it would be a new version of the game similar to Persona 4 Golden that would deliver new features and content to the original Persona 5.
According to the teaser trailer released by Atlus, Persona 5 R will be coming to the PlayStation 4, though no confirmation has arrived yet on whether or not it may also come to Nintendo Switch as hoped for by fans, especially after the reveal of Joker’s inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a DLC fighter.

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At the moment, it’s not to say that it is exclusively for the PlayStation 4, just that it is the only platform that it has been announced for at the moment. For a closer look at Persona 5 R, you can check out the teaser trailer from Atlus at the top of this post.
Pokdepinion: I’m still hoping for a Nintendo Switch version. It would be great to play on-the-go, that’s for sure.
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Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra Announced With 120Hz Display, 120W Fast Charging And 120X Zoom

Today is Xiaomi’s 10th anniversary, and they are celebrating by launching their grandest smartphone yet, the Mi 10 Ultra. It is definitely packed to the gills with cutting-edge hardware, including the highlighted 120W charging.
As far as we know, it is the fastest charging any smartphone has to offer to date, giving you the ability to fully charge the 4500mAh battery in 23 minutes, or 41% in a ridiculous 5 minutes. And yes, unlike Apple, Samsung or Sony, the 120W charger comes in the box. If you prefer to not connect the charger, the Mi 10 Ultra also charges at 50W wirelessly. Reverse wireless charging is also present, although at a significantly slower 10W.

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Xiaomi claims that this battery is the industry’s first mass-produced graphene-based battery, with graphene electrodes instead of usual carbon. They boast of up to 90% battery capacity even after 800 charging cycles. You might need to charge it more, considering that there’s now a 120Hz display here in the Mi 10 Ultra. Enthusiasts would also be pleased to know about that it will come with up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB UFS 3.1 storage.
All of that storage would come in handy as the Mi 10 Ultra packs Xiaomi’s best camera setup yet. You get a main 48MP camera with larger 1.2μm pixels instead of the usual 0.8μm pixels we find in the current generation of 48MP sensors. It is behind an 8-element lens with a f/1.85 aperture. Oh and there’s OIS too. Meanwhile the periscope zoom camera packs a 48MP Sony IMX586 behind a f/4.1 aperture. Optically, Xiaomi boasts of 10x zoom, but with software magic, you get to the final 120x zoom.

There’s a significant caveat though: the actual lens sports a 120mm equivalent focal length, so you only get 10x zoom if you calculate that from the ultra-wide angle camera’s equivalent focal length of 12mm. Technically, it’s closer to around 5x optical zoom, and presumably about 60x once digital zoom is taken into equation. The other two cameras are a rather standard-issue 12MP f/2.0 2x zoom for portraits and a 20MP f/2.2 ultra-wide angle camera. The Mi 10 Ultra was rated by DxOMark to tout the finest smartphone camera they have tested yet, with an aggregated score of 130, or 140 points for stills and 106 for videos.
Mi 10 Ultra Specs

Snapdragon 865, octa-core @ up to 2.84GHz, 7nm
Up to 16GB LPDDR5 RAM
Up to 512GB UFS 3.1 storage
6.67″ FHD+ AMOLED, 120Hz refresh rate, 10-bit color
48MP f/1.85 + 20MP f/2.2 ultra-wide + 12MP f/2.0 2x zoom (portrait) camera + 48MP f/4.1 10x telephoto camera
20MP f/2.3 selfie camera
4500mAh battery, 120W fast charging, 50W wireless charging, 10W reverse wireless charging
8GB+128GB: 5299 CNY (~RM3199)
8GB+256GB: 5599 CNY (~RM3381)
12GB+256GB: 5999 CNY (~RM3622)
16GB+512GB: 6999 CNY (~RM4226)

Xiaomi will also be offering a transparent Mi 10 Ultra, although if you want the highest end 16GB+512GB configuration, you will have to choose between the Mercury Silver and Obsidian Black colors options. What do you think? Is the Mi 10 Ultra a significant enough upgrade for you to consider it over the Mi 10 Pro?
Pokdepinion: I am not exactly a fan of the camera hump design…
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PlayStation Awards 2018 Officially Announced – Voting is Now Open

PlayStation Awards 2018 Officially Announced

The annual PlayStation Awards 2018 has been officially announced, and it will be happening in Tokyo, Japan on 3rd December 2018. The award show will commemorate some of the biggest and best PlayStation games in Japan and Asia which released this year.
The PlayStation Awards have been held annually since the inception of PlayStation in 1994, with this year marking the 24th iteration. To honour all the creators and their work over the past year, Sony Interactive Entertainment will be awarding ‘Gold Prizes’ to all titles which achieved over 500,000 total units shipped and downloaded in the Japan and Asia region. Similarly, ‘Platinum Prizes’ will be awarded to titles which achieved over 1 million units in total.

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In addition to this, there will also be PlayStation Network Awards given to the top 3 selling network titles in Japan and Asia, the ‘Users’ Choice Award’ to the top 10 titles as voted by users, and the ‘PS VR Award’ to the 3 titles which contributed the most to sales and excitement surrounding the system. Not to forget our indie developers, the ‘Indies & Developer Award’ will be presented to the 3 titles which contributed the most to the amazing variety in the PlayStation title line-up.
The voting for the Users’ Choice Award is now open. Everyone has a chance to win a PS4 Pro and PS VR with a PS Camera bundle. All you have to do is come up with the best comment with your vote. It could be funny, creative, anything that would garner their attention.
Voting ends on 8th October 2018 at 11 PM Malaysia time / GMT +8. The PlayStation Awards 2018 will be broadcasted on their official website (livestreamed via YouTube Live).
If you want to vote or check out the official website, click right here.
Pokdepinion: There are certainly a good number of games that I thoroughly enjoyed this year, it’s going to be hard to choose, to be honest.
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Intel Core i9-10900K runs at over 90°C even with a 240mm liquid cooler

With more cores and higher clocks than ever before, you would sort of expect the 10th Gen Intel Core processors to draw more power and thus put out more heat. Well, it seems that you would need more than a mere 240mm cooler to run the Intel Core i9-10900K at stock with reasonable temperatures.

Intel has specified a 125W TDP for the Intel Core i9-10900K, but of course that doesn’t begin to quantify the power draw when the Intel Core i9-10900K is running at full boost. And that’s what Weibo user Wolfstame has apparently found out. With all cores running at 4.8 GHz, the Intel Core i9-10900K draws a whopping 235W.

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10900k Stress FPU🧐
240MM AIO Liquid Coolerhttps://t.co/zelbnwXlP7 pic.twitter.com/KbDGxFE1FG
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This immense power draw pushes temperatures to around 90°C, even though the ambient temperatures were reportedly 24°C. Even the motherboard VRMs ran at a whopping 87°C pumping 200A into the processor, indicating the importance of getting a good Intel Z490 motherboard if you intend to pair it with a Core i9-10900K. This was in the AIDA64 FPU stress test, which means that you might be able to see cooler thermals in daily use, but it still goes without saying that you will want to use a beefy cooling system with your Core i9-10900K to take full advantage of it.
That’s because the Intel Core i9-10900K comes with the Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB) feature that kicks in at temperatures below 70°C, allowing the all-core turbo to hit 4.9 GHz. As you can see, the liquid AIO used doesn’t allow for that at all, even at stock. A 280mm or 360mm AIO system, or preferably a custom water cooling loop might be necessary for the Intel Core i9-10900K to fully flex its boost clocks. Overclocking might be entirely out of the question on ambient cooling.

Intel has clearly foreseen this and thus tried their very best to improve the thermal dissipation of the 10th Gen Intel Core K-SKUs, but it seems like it wasn’t enough. It’s cool that Intel has managed to offer more cores than they ever did, but it does look like the Skylake-based architecture and 14nm process node are really showing their age.
Pokdepinion: Hopefully Rocket Lake will bring better efficiency with the new core architecture…
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Valorant Already Has Sexist Harassment Issues And They’re Looking for Long-term Solutions

Today’s🍵: It’s like this MOST of the time on solo queue voice comms REGARDLESS of the game I’m playing. I usually don’t give in to this like in the video; I’m silent in an attempt to not incite more. Inevitably you get to a point where you have to mute them. More perspective: pic.twitter.com/7ruWcI78tL
— Tea! 🍵 (@Evergreenily) April 24, 2020

Valorant is one of the hottest games on Twitch right now, especially when it comes to team-based first-person shooter. The game isn’t even officially out yet as it’s in beta but it already is facing sexist harassment issues, particularly towards female gamers.
Details come from League of Legends UX designer Riot Greenily, who shared a brief clip of her Twitch livestream which shows a guy verbally harassing her in Valorant. It’s also not the first time she had this experience as she mentioned that “It’s like this MOST of the time on solo queue voice comms REGARDLESS of the game I’m playing.” You can view the clip on the tweet at the top of this post.

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Gross, this is creepy as hell. This is why I can’t solo. I’m so sorry. We’re absolutely looking into long-term solutions for making it safe to play VALORANT – even solo queue!
— Anna Donlon (@RiotSuperCakes) April 24, 2020

The tweet has caught the attention of the game’s executive producer, Anna “SuperCakes” Donlon, who chimed in with promises of change in the game to make it a safer environment for female gamers. To be precise, it appears that they’re looking for long-term solutions to combat the issue, even in solo queue.
Valorant Developer Shares Her Experience with Sexist Harassment

This dude just wouldn’t let up. He kept calling me a liar, that I’m actually a dude. He told me to “save [my] ideas for the kitchen.” About half way through the match, he asked if I’m single. By the end of the match, he repeatedly asked if he could add me. He proposed to me.
— Riot aeneia (@aeneiaa) April 24, 2020

The tweet has gained enough attention which lead to more female game developers sharing their experience with sexist harassment in online games. The insight and strategy analyst for Valorant, Riot Aeneia, shared her experience as seen in the tweet above. She also mentioned that simply muting them can be problematic as it’s essentially “strategic sabotage” for their team.
Riot Games’ new team-based shooter is certainly growing in popularity but with that, it inevitably attracts all these issues. Solving this as quickly and as efficiently as possible will ensure that the game doesn’t lose its momentum and will continue growing over a long period of time.
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Pokdepinion: They could mute them or simply report them but that won’t solve the underlying issue. People can be such a-holes but we also need to do our part so that these a-holes don’t get their way.
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel Reportedly in the Works

Recently, game producer Eiji Aonuma was interviewed by Kotaku and shared a number of interesting things, including the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel as well as the remake of the classic Link’s Awakening game.
From what we know thus far, Aonuma’s team currently has their focus completely on the Breath of the Wild sequel. This means that Grezzo, the studio behind the Ocarina of Time remake on the Nintendo 3DS, will be the lead developers for Link’s Awakening. Given their stellar performance in the past, we can expect the game to be of great quality.

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It was also mentioned that if the Chamber Dungeon mode is successful, they would consider developing the highly-requested Zelda Maker sometime in the future. This means that the sales for Link’s Awakening will be particularly important.
Eiji Aonuma also talked about Nintendo’s work culture. He said that the company tries to focus on flexibility. This way staff can more easily maintain a work-life balance. He claimed that this focus led to no one feeling “exerted or anything like that” during the development of Breath of the Wild.
It’s interesting to note that the Breath of the Wild sequel wasn’t originally intended to be its own game. In fact, the development team had so many ideas for DLC that it just made more sense to make a proper sequel instead. It does seem to indicate that the game has been in development for a while so perhaps, we might not have to wait too long for the game to be released.
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Pokdepinion: I hope it will really build upon what the original has established. I have really high hopes for this to be a great game.
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New World is not killing GPUs, it’s shoddy manufacturing

New World has been making headlines not for its gameplay, but its unique ability to murder graphics cards. While there are a number of other graphics card from other manufacturers that died, the highlight appears to be on the EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 cards, with them seemingly making up the bulk of the failures.

EVGA has already stepped up to admit that certain early batches of their cards have faulty soldering, which resulted in the failures, and it seems that Amazon is also keen on reinforcing that it’s not their game’s fault, but the card makers’. You might think that Amazon will be inclined to shift the blame, but they have released an update to limit the FPS in the menu screen during the beta of the game, which was apparently a possible cause of why GPUs were dying in New World.

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Amazon has released the following statement (via hardwareluxx.de) regarding New World killing GPUs:
“In the last few days, we have received few reports from players who have had problems with their GeForce RTX cards. After extensive investigation, we were unable to identify any unusual behavior on the part of New World that could be the cause of these problems. EVGA has already confirmed errors in the production of some GeForce RTX cards. New World can be played safely. For players who have encountered a hardware failure, we recommend that you contact the manufacturer.”
With it being released recently, it is apparently still killing certain graphics cards. Due to its public release, the player base has increased significantly from its beta period, so I guess it’s only natural there are also reportedly more cases of dead GPUs from playing New World. It seems to affect only flagship-class GPUs, with the GeForce RTX 3080 and up from the green camp, and AMD’s Radeon RX 6800 and higher cards. Mid-range cards seems to be pretty safe from these issues. It is also worth mentioning that the other graphics card vendors are silent on this matter, unlike EVGA.

If you want to test New World for yourself, we are also running a giveaway of the game! Of course, it’s at your own risk. Good luck!
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Pokdepinion: New World, new GPU.
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Acer Doubling Down on Antimicrobial Products With New Laptops, Monitor and Tablet

At the [email protected] 2021 global press conference, Acer also introduced new products across a variety of product lines with an emphasis on antimicrobial protection. Here’s what you need to know.
Acer TravelMate Spin P4

The Acer TravelMate Spin P4 is a business-centric convertible laptop featuring the Acer Antimicrobial 360 Design, which has a silver ion antimicrobial agent covering high-touch surfaces like the chassis, keyboard and touchpad. These silver ion are highly reactive particles which can reduce the growth rate of microbes on contact significantly.

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This laptop is powered by up to an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 vPro CPU with up to 1TB M.2 SSD storage. Apart from that, it also has a spill-resistant keyboard, shock-absorbent corners that meet MIL-STD 810H resistance standard, a 14-inch Full HD touchscreen display with Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass screen.
For better versatility and portability, you can rotate the laptop up to 360° so it can be used in a variety of ways, it weighs a mere 1.53kg, is 17.9mm thin, and it can last up to 13.5 hours per full charge. Moreover, you can get it charged to 80% in just one hour, so you don’t have to be stuck near a wall outlet for long hours.
It’s expected to be made available in other regions starting Q4 2021, but no word yet on local availability and pricing. We will report more on this as soon as information becomes available so stay tuned.
Acer Enduro Urban N3

If you’re looking for a laptop with an emphasis on durability, the Acer Enduro Urban N3 might be the one you need. It’s a 14-inch laptop powered by up to an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU, NVIDIA GeForce MX330 GPU, and up to 32GB DDR4 RAM. All of this and it measures in at 1.85 kg and is 21.95mm thin. This might not be ultrathin but keep in mind that it’s durable enough to meet the standards of the MIL-STD 810H military-grade certification.
This rugged laptop has four reinforces corners to help it survive drops up to 122cm high. Moreover, the ports and buttons are waterproof, with the aid of Acer’s waterproof Aquafan which helps to drain any liquids that might make its way inside the laptop. It’s taking protection one step further with the help the Acer Antimicrobial 360 Design and Antimicrobial Corning Gorilla Glass screen. Speaking of the screen, it’s a Full HD display with up to 450 nits of brightness. Battery life is said to be up to 13 hours per full charge.
It’s expected to be made available in other regions starting Q4 2021, but no word yet on local availability and pricing. We will report more on this as soon as information becomes available so stay tuned.
Acer Enduro Urban T3

If you require a tablet instead, then the Acer Enduro Urban T3 might fit the bill. It’s a rugged 10-inch Full HD Android 11 tablet powered by the MediaTek MT8385 SoC with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage. It’s also a MIL-STD 810H certified device with all four corners reinforced, allowing it to survive 26 drops from a height of 122cm.
The ports, speakers, and buttons are waterproofed, and it has an IP53 resistance rating for dust and water protection. It also features the Acer Antimicrobial 360 Design with silver ion covering all of its touchable surfaces. It measures in at 9.92mm thin and is 595g light. Apart from that, you have a 5MP wide-angle front-facing camera, microphone with AI noise reduction, and dual-band Wi-Fi support.
It’s expected to be made available in other regions starting Q1 2022, but no word yet on local availability and pricing. We will report more on this as soon as information becomes available so stay tuned.
Acer VE246Q

If you already have a PC solution and instead want an antimicrobial monitor, the Acer VE246Q will be what you want. It’s a 23.6-inch Full HD monitor using VA panel with a 100 million to 1 contrast ratio and 178° viewing angle. Like the other products, this monitor features the Acer Antimicrobial 360 Design.
Apart from that, it’s power-saving LED backlight design bagged it a number of green certifications, including ENERGY STAR®, TCO and EPEAT. For a more comfortable viewing experience, it comes with Acer ComfyView and Acer BlueLightShield features.
There’s no word yet on local availability and pricing. We will report more on this as soon as information becomes available so stay tuned.
Pokdepinion: I would actually like to try doing drop tests with those laptops. I’m sure they can survive just fine, but I would like to see it first-hand.
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Genshin Impact 2.6 Leak Reveals Ayato and Venti 4 Star Character Reruns

If you were wondering what 4-star characters are coming as part of Ayato and Venti’s banner in Genshin Impact 2.6, the list has been leaked. Here’s what you need to know.
Genshin Impact 2.6 Leak: Ayato and Venti 4 Star Character Reruns

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First up, we have Xiangling seeing a boost for drop rate again. This may not be so good for veteran players as many have already gotten her Constellation to C6 at this point. If you haven’t yet, this would be a good opportunity to do so, especially given how useful she is while being an eye candy.

Second one to get a boost in drop rate is my personal favourite waifu, Sucrose. It’s the first time in some time since she received this treatment, and it’s especially great as much of her potential lies in her Constellations. In case you didn’t know, she will be playing a prominent role in Theater Mechanicus in Genshin Impact 2.6.

Lastly, we have Yun Jin getting a drop rate boost as well. She’s one of the newer 4-star characters around and it will be a good opportunity to get her to C6 for most gamers.
Genshin Impact 2.6 will be launching on 30th March 2022 for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, and PC. A Nintendo Switch port of the game is currently still in development.
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Pokdepinion: If you plan on getting either Ayato or Venti, gunning for the 4-stars would be a good idea. Otherwise, don’t bother pulling as you might accidentally get some 5-stars you didn’t even want.
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AMD ReSX accelerates performance in eSports titles — up to 11% performance improvement in PUBG!

AMD’s products are often lovingly labeled fine wine by their die-hard fanboys. It’s probably for a reason, because like fine wine, they actually improve over time. The latest project by Radeon Software group, known as Project ReSX has brought performance improvements to popular eSports titles. ReSX’s (Radeon eSports Experience) goal was to optimize the performance in some of the most popular PC games on Radeon GPUs, and it seems they have succeeded.
Radeon Software 18.3.1 incorporates the changes made possible by Project ReSX. On an AMD Radeon RX 580, we are seeing up to 11% frame rate improvements in PUBG at 1080p Ultra settings. Dota 2 and Overwatch see less impressive gains of 6% and 3%, respectively.

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However AMD claims that they want to improve the experience, not just give you a nice fancy frames-per-second number. They have worked on improving the 99th percentile frame time, which is one of the main factors contributing to the smoothness of your gameplay. It has been improved by up to 7% in Dota 2 and up to 9% in PUBG. Once again, Overwatch sees the smallest gain at just 3%. It must be noted that these improvements are literally free, as they are offered via a driver update.
Project ReSX has also managed to lower input lag in popular titles. For some reason AMD didn’t post any improvements in PUBG, but we are looking at 4% quicker response in Overwatch and 8% in Dota 2. Any gamer knows that input lag can make or break the experience, so we are happy to see AMD has posted some improvements in this area.
Radeon Software 18.3.1, the latest update to Radeon Software Adrenalin Edition brings these features and more to your AMD Radeon-powered rig. Download it here.
Pokdepinion: I wonder if Vega GPUs see similar gains, or is Vega just too overkill for eSport titles to see any difference?
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Upcoming Acer Laptops Will Be Powered by AMD Ryzen 4000 Mobile CPU

Acer has revealed that there will be a new version of their Aspire 5 laptop coming this year, and it will be powered by the AMD Ryzen 4000 Mobile CPU. Moreover, they’ve also announced the release date for the Ryzen-powered Swift 3 laptop.

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The Acer Aspire 5 is an ultraportable laptop with a 15.6-inch display, up to 24GB RAM, and up to 1TB SSD. It’s powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U CPU with a clock speed of 2.3 GHz that can be boosted up to 4 GHz.

The Acer Swift 3 on the other hand is an ultraportable laptop with a 14-inch Full HD display, up to 16GB RAM, and up to 512GB SSD storage. It is powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 4700U CPU with a clock speed of 2GHz that can be boosted up to 4.1 GHz. It is said to have an aluminum body with a magnesium-aluminum lid with a “svelte and stylist” look. The battery life is said to be as long as 11.5 hours per full charge.
As you can see, both laptops are powered by the U-series CPU, which is designed for ultraportable devices. They are also meant to be affordable laptops, with the Acer Aspire 5 targeted as a budget option for families and small businesses.
Ryzen-based Acer Laptops Availability and Pricing
The Ryzen-based Acer Swift 3 will be available from April 2020 with prices starting from USD $629 whereas the Ryzen-based Acer Aspire 5 will be available in June 2020 with prices starting from USD $519. We’ll report on the Malaysian pricing and availability when details become available so stay tuned.
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Pokdepinion: Between the two Acer laptops, I’m interested to see how well the Aspire 5 can perform. Can’t wait to try it out once it reaches here.
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Coffee Lake won’t work with Z270 motherboards; new motherboards needed

A representative from a brand responded to a fan who asked them if their flagship-tier Z270 motherboard will support upcoming Coffee Lake CPUs, and the answer was a firm negative. Coming from such a source, this is a nail in the coffin for enthusiasts who are looking to reuse their current LGA 1151 motherboards with the upcoming Coffee Lake CPUs.

Despite Coffee Lake essentially being a refresh of Kaby Lake, Intel has decided that you will need to pay for a new 300-series motherboard to use the new CPUs. The main draw of Coffee Lake is that Intel is rumored to upgrade their entire line up with the Core i3 starting with four cores, scaling up to a six-core 12-thread configuration in the Core i7 CPUs. This is a great move to compete with AMD’s Ryzen CPUs, but the fact that you will be needing a new motherboard will definitely be a sore point, especially with AMD known for their socket longevity. Intel.. Not so much.

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Rumored Coffee Lake 6-core CPU benchmarked
Perhaps Intel will be adding some new features to Coffee Lake that current LGA 1151 motherboards lack support for, but imagine how much better it would be if they allowed users to use Coffee Lake with 200-series motherboards, but kept certain features exclusive to 300-series motherboards. That way, if you wanted to use the newer features, you can upgrade to a 300-series motherboard, but if you just wanted more cores in your system, you could just get a new CPU to plonk into your 200-series motherboard and have fun.
Do you think Intel actually has a solid technical limitation that prevents them from making the Coffee Lake CPUs work with 200-series motherboard, or are they just looking to milk more money from enthusiasts? Let us know in the comments section!
Pokdepinion: I really wonder if Intel knows that they aren’t exactly the only fish in the pond, and unless they literally blow AMD Ryzen out of the water, they are gonna be in a world of pain soon.
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Samsung GOS: Should You Let It Limit Performance for Games and Apps?

Previously, there was a controversy surrounding Samsung GOS (Game Optimizing Service), where it is said to throttle the performance of a good number of apps and mobile games. Let’s break it down bit by bit first, shall we?
Samsung GOS Controversy

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The idea here with Samsung GOS is to let people use their devices more efficiently so battery life can be extended and heat output will be lesser. As this happened around the time of the Samsung Galaxy S22 series launch, it became synonymous with the new flagship series, but it’s applicable to all devices with the service present, including their tablets.
What they’re doing isn’t actually wrong as they had a good motivation for doing so; tackling the long-running issue of mobile games and resource-intensive apps eating up a lot of battery and causing devices to overheat. The problem here was the lack of transparency and the inability to disable it, especially since certain apps like Geekbench were whitelisted from it. This made it look like the company was hiding something while users are forced to just follow their whims.
Since then, the Korean giant has admitted their fault as Vice Chairman and CEO Jong-Hee Han issued a formal apology to users and stated that they will “listen to customers more closely to prevent such an issue from happening again”. They have also given users the option to disable it if they wish, which will allow the device to fully utilize all resources for maximum performance.
So now we’re back to our original question; should you allow Samsung GOS to limit the performance of apps and games?
Do You Really Need All That Power?

In this particular case, we’re going with the new flagship series, specifically the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. It’s a very powerful flagship smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (or Exynos 2200 in selected regions). It’s packing quite a lot of firepower but just like last year’s Snapdragon 888, it’s a chip that is known to have heating issues.
The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra works great across the board. It runs smooth, there’s no excessive load times, and I don’t notice any performance drops on mobile games. Taking into account older battery saver tactics, I didn’t even experience a delay in receiving alerts / notifications except during times where I had bad connectivity, which is more so because of telco coverage rather than the device itself.

With the new Samsung GOS update, it’s worth noting that the effects can differ depending on what you are running. For me, all of the non-gaming apps still work the same, and it’s running smoothly with no issues. As for mobile games, some have a more noticeable effect, especially depending on your Game Booster Plus setting, but for the most part, it’s generally more than acceptable without High Performance enabled.
I’m going to list down all the games I’ve tried with it set on “Focus on Performance”, max graphics quality, and max FPS so you know what benefits you might be able to enjoy with the device’s full capabilities:

Another Eden = Runs exactly the same
Apex Legends Mobile = Slightly smoother gameplay, small performance drop after roughly 20 minutes
Chaos Rings III = Slightly better load time, generally the same
Genshin Impact = Noticeably smoother gameplay, small performance drop after roughly 15 minutes (likely due to heat)
Honkai Impact 3rd = Noticeably smoother gameplay, surprisingly no discernible performance drop even after 30 minutes
Little Hero: Idle RPG = Runs exactly the same
Mythic Heroes = Runs exactly the same
War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius = Slightly better load time, generally the same

There are just some of the mobile games that I play, and there is a huge list of games I’ve yet to try. At the same time, the effects may differ as time goes by as software updates and AI optimizations do their magic. One thing I can say 100% for sure, based on all the games I’ve tested, even if there is no noticeable improvement, battery life certainly drops faster when you focus on performance. If you’re giving the options a try, there is another option under Game Booster Labs called “Alternate Game Performance Management” that you can try as well.
With this in mind, we go back to the original question; should you allow Samsung GOS to optimize / limit the performance of your apps / games? My answer is yes unless you’re using a much older, weaker device. Sure, you can enjoy some performance benefits by disabling it but having a device that heats up less and has a longer battery life far outweighs that benefit. I’m certain the flagship devices from the past 3 years, as well as midrange devices within the past 2 years, can run those apps and games perfectly fine with the optimization.
In case you missed it, check out our Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra review by clicking right here.
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PS5 DualSense Will See Vibrations Generated by In-Game Sounds

The PS5 is set to have a number of interesting features which is said to make your gaming experience even more immersive. Today, we have new details on how the DualSense controller handles vibration, which developers can take advantage of, as it can be generated by in-game sounds.
DualSense Will See Vibrations Generated by In-Game Sounds

According to a tech specialist at Sony’s R&D department, Yukari Konishi, he explains that the DualSense haptic feedback system is a great opportunity for developers to create a more realistic experience in their games by allowing players to feel the touch of in-game objects.

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Due to the sheer difficulty of developers making full use of the technology, the R&D team is researching on a new algorithm to generate vibration patterns on the DualSense controller via in-game sounds and even images.
In this way, we have not only developed a tool that allows game creators to design an impactful, natural and comfortable vibration waveform in fewer steps, but also created a method of almost automatically generating vibration patterns from a game’s sound effects.
Yukari Konishi
While it can be hard to imagine what the final product would be like, especially since the experience can really differ depending on the developer and the implemented sound effect. Either way, the overall gamepad itself will have a bunch of new, innovative features that would be interesting to experience.
For now, we still have no official release for the PlayStation 5 aside from the Holiday 2020. The only thing we know, which hasn’t been confirmed yet, is a potential mid-November 2020 release.
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Pokdepinion: I do wonder how much it will impact the gameplay experience and immersion. Can’t wait to try it out myself.
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CES 2020: Apple Participates In This Year’s CES 2020… To Preach About Security

As you might know, CES is a yearly event where it sees the world’s top technology companies showcasing of what they have to offer for the year. For the first time in 28 years, Apple decided to join in on the fun but their reasoning is simply different from others.
You’d expect for Apple to showcase something new in their lineup but that wasn’t the case. The company’s senior director of global privacy, Jane Horvath took the time to preach on privacy issues, where she was joined by a panel including Facebook’s VP of public policy as well as their chief privacy officer for policy.
At the session, she states “At Apple, the way we define privacy is to put consumers in the driver’s seat. They should have control over their data, they should have choices over their data”.

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Apple themselves aren’t that innocent when it comes to security as they had controversial incidents in the past such as the their voice assistant Siri was actively listening to users without them knowing it.
Pokdepinion: It’s the biggest tech gathering in the world, one would expect them to at least introduce a brand new product, at least. Oh well, security is still an important topic I guess.
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The PS4 is Entering the Final Phase of Its Life Cycle – The End of the PlayStation 4?

According to the CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, the PlayStation 4 console is indeed entering the final phase of its life cycle. However, it’s not exactly what you think is happening with the PS4.
The PS4 is Entering the Final Phase of Its Life Cycle

During Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Investor Relations Day 2018 which was held in Tokyo, an interesting piece of information surfaced. The CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, John Kodera, told investors that this is the phase where the PlayStation 4 console sales would take a hit.

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As bad as this might sound for PS4 owners however, this is not an announcement where Sony will be pulling the plug on the PlayStation 4. What he means is that the majority of PS4 consoles have already been sold, and that the company will be shifting their focus from selling hardware (the console itself) to maintaining engagement with people who own and play the console.
Kodera is quoted as saying that Sony continues to invest in first-party and exclusive games, though that doesn’t just mean new IPs. Refreshing existing IPs and expanding successful ones even further is also part of the company’s plan.
The CEO also touched on the topic of PlayStation VR sales, saying that PS VR is growing, despite an overall low growth rate for the VR industry as a whole. As far as revenue is concerned, the growing revenue from PlayStation Plus should offset the decline in hardware sales.
Interestingly, Kodera was quoted as saying that from now until March 2021 (the company’s mid-term plan), Sony will “crouch down once to grow further in the future.” It’s not exactly clear what Kodera means by this, but it could be referring to the period of ramping down that typically precedes the design and launch of a new platform.
DISCLAIMER: This is not the actual PS5 picture.
This goes in line with what we initially talked about with the upcoming PlayStation 5, or more accurately referring to the successor of the PS4 assuming it uses a different name. If you missed out on that and would like to know more about the PS5 as well as when it could be launched, click right here to find out.
The PlayStation 4 launched in 2013 and it has seen good times in its 5-year lifespan. There are already rumblings of PS5 dev kits being sent to developers in anticipation of a possible 2020 launch but take that information with a grain of salt.
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Pokdepinion: And here, I was already planning to starve myself so I can save up and buy the new console. Guess we don’t have to worry about that so soon.
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Ctrl+Alt Gaming 2018: What Went Down at Malaysia’s 1st Community-Based Gaming Convention?

This past weekend, Ctrl+Alt Gaming 2018, Malaysia’s first ever community-based gaming convention took place at Sunway University’s Jeffrey Cheah Hall. In case you missed it, here’s what went down at the convention.
Ctrl+Alt Gaming 2018: What Went Down?

We never really see gaming conventions much in Malaysia, and the gaming events we tend to see so far are catered more towards eSports / competitive gaming. While many of us might enjoy watching that from time to time, there are also a number of us who just want to hang out and enjoy some games together. That’s what Ctrl+Alt Gaming 2018 is, which happened just this past weekend.

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Picture Credits to: The MAGIC RAIN
It was a 2-day event which saw a cosplay competition, friendly open-for-all tournaments focused on games like Dragon Ball FighterZ and Tekken 7, some workshops held by notable figures in the gaming industry, and more.

According to Sunway eSports Club Secretary Chan Kar Chun who is part of the organizing commitee, while eSports will usually focus around the hardcore fanatics, the goal of Ctrl+Alt Gaming 2018 is to foster a community that enjoys geek culture and would like to enjoy it together. To be precise, the ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) community.
While walking around in the convention, we bumped into a couple of interesting figures. One of them is Marc Chen, the Director of Communications from Gameka. They were showcasing 2 games; Kluno: Hero Battle and Nettworth.

I tried out Kluno and it felt like a competitive Bejeweled, which was surprisingly fresh twist for a game concept that has been around for several years now. You match the jewels / diamonds to attain points and these points can be used to summon units, which will deal damage to your enemies. Yes, you can play against real people.
While I did not try out Nettworth, they did mention that the goal of the game is to teach people how to properly manage their finances, which seems to be a growing issue in recent years. What makes it interesting is that there will be a competition this August centered around the game, with a cash prize of USD $10,000 on the line.
For more information on Gameka and their gaming portfolio, click here to find out.

Then we met a figure in the fighting game community, Leon Soo from Infinite Carnage. He was telling us about how he has been working with Hitbox Gaming to grow the local fighting game community and showing people a different side of eSports than the one that people are used to seeing. Last year, he organized a tournament at Animangaki, backed by Bandai Namco, which saw the winner qualify for a big tournament in Singapore.

Leon talked about how Ctrl+Alt Gaming 2018 has been doing splendidly, especially for its first time, and it was definitely needed to ensure to continuous growth of not only the fighting game community, but also the gaming community as a whole. While the pros will one day retire, there needs to be someone new to step up, and conventions like this would be a good start to finding new blood.

All in all, Ctrl+Alt Gaming 2018 was a fun-filled convention filled with an enthusiastic crowd all the way until the end. Perhaps the success from this will see more similar events pop up here in Malaysia in the near future. Only time will tell.
Pokdepinion: I would certainly love to have more of these types of events happening here, perhaps even on a bigger scale. The energy here during the weekend was spectacular. Kudos to The MAGIC RAIN, Sunway eSports Club, Games Fusion, and MVP Mobile Arena for a successful gaming convention. #CAG2018
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Black Shark with official local warranty is now up for pre-orders

The Black Shark made waves as the most affordable Snapdragon 845 smartphone when it was launched. It was offered here in Malaysia unofficially at pretty inflated prices, but nearly a full year after its initial launch, it will be offered officially here in Malaysia.

The Black Shark’s unique features include a 5.99″ FHD+ display with MEMC technology, liquid cooling for the Snapdragon 845 as well as support for the Black Shark Gamepad controller. Interestingly despite calling itself a gaming phone, the Black Shark does not have a 3.5mm jack, instead relying on USB-C to handle all the wired connectivity.

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Prices has dropped a bit from launch, and you will also be getting the Black Shark Gamepad as part of the bundle. We are quite curious as to why the local distributor didn’t bring in the Black Shark Helo instead since it isn’t that much more expensive, and there’s RGB in the newer variant.
Pricing for the Black Shark pre-orders exclusively from DirectD are as follows:

6GB RAM + 64GB storage: RM1599
8GB RAM + 128GB storage: RM1799

The Black Shark will be offered here in Malaysia with 1-year warranty handled by the official distributor for Black Shark here in Malaysia. Stocks are expected to arrive by 25th February.
Key Black Shark Specifications

Snapdragon 845, octa core up to 2.8 GHz, 10nm FinFET
Up to 8GB RAM
Up to 128GB storage
5.99″ FHD+, 97% DCI-P3 coverage, MEMC technology
12MP f/1.75 + 20MP f/1.75 dual camera
20MP f/2.2 selfie camera
Black Shark Global ROM based on Android 8.0 Oreo

Would you be getting a Black Shark for yourself?
Pokdepinion: I would rather wait out for the Black Shark Helo to arrive on Malaysian shores officially.
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Razer Introduces New Mechanical Keyboard Suitable For The Office

When it comes to looks, Razer’s products aren’t exactly minimalistic. To putting them far away from that idea, they’ve recently introduced a new mechanical keyboard and mouse that would fit right in with your office environment.
Razer Pro Type Ultra

As you can see from the image, the new keyboard comes with a white and grey finish as well as white LED lighting. This is different from the usual Razer Chroma RGB that they’re famous for.

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For connectivity, it uses Bluetooth and the company’s HyperSpeed Wireless technology to connect wirelessly. Should you want to use it with a cable or charge it, there is a cable provided for that. They claim that the keyboard can last more than 200 hours, albeit without the lighting switched on.
When it comes to switches, the keyboard utilizes Razer’s Linear Yellow mechanical switches, which they claim to be “quieter” than usual keyboards that you usually hear in the office. There’s also a wrist rest provided as well, should you need it.
Razer Pro Click

Accompanying the keyboard is the Razer Pro Click mouse, should you want a perfect match for it. The mouse comes with Razer’s 5G optical sensor and offers up to 12,000 DPI. If you aren’t a fan of battery-powered devices, well bad news as the mouse requires two AA batteries to power it up.
They did however claim that it can last up to 725 hours on Bluetooth and up to 465 hours through 2.4GHz connection.
If you are interested in getting them, the Razer Pro Type Ultra costs RM719 and RM359 for the Pro Click. While the latter is already available for orders, the keyboard is still in its pre-order state and will ship from the 19th of November 2021. You can check out more details on their website right here.
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Pokdepinion: Appearance wise, I think it looks sleek (the keyboard) at least. Not too sure on the switch however. It has been a long time since I’ve used one of their switches. For the mouse, I’m not too fond of it just because of the AA batteries..
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Tesco And foodpanda Teams Up Where You Can Order Up To 3000 Items

If you feel like you just don’t have the time to go to the supermarket to get your necessities, well great news. Tesco and foodpanda has partners up where it allows you to order up to 3,000 items ranging from fresh product to groceries and have them deliver it for you.
Tesco partners with foodpanda

The partnership will strengthen Tesco’s online presence namely through its own grocery home shopping platform, Tesco Online. Once you’ve made your order, you can expect to have the items delivered to you within 40 minutes.
You can expect the service to be available for the Klang Valley area, where orders will be taken from Tesco Paradigm Mall, Kepong, Extra Cheras, Extra Puchong, Bandar Puteri Bangi, Kajang, Bukit Puchong, Shah Alam, Wangsa Walk, Setia Alam, and also Selayang.

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It seems that Tesco has said that they are aiming to expand with foodpanda into other parts of Malaysia later in the year. This includes, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, Penang, and finally Johor.
Pokdepinion: While we all need our groceries and fresh produce, it’s best that we stay at home with the pandemic not yet over. Hopefully they’ll expand the service fast in the country.
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Momentum Commerce Introduces TikTok Shop Solution in Malaysia

TikTok Shop To Be Available in Malaysia

Momentum Commerce, a worldwide e-commerce facilitator, has been approved as a TikTok Shop partner in Malaysia. This allows Malaysian both local and global businesses to benefit from the app’s explosive development.

The distinctiveness of the TikTok Shop features is its Shoppertainment which houses the whole consumer journey within the app stated Hans-Peter Ressel, CEO of Momentum Commerce. TikTok’s highly personalized content is presented based on users’ preferences and interests and provides a platform that entertains while encouraging brand discovery and engagement.

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Hans-Peter Ressel continued that they began exploring TikTok Shop’s capabilities with a small number of brands and as consumer interest and as they are able to generate considerable GMV for the brands in a single live stream, eventually reinforcing their control of the market.
The global e-commerce platform announced an agreement earlier this month, introducing products alongside NIVEA, Eucerin, Wardah, and Al-Ikhsan Sports, among others. Wardah, an Indonesian beauty, and skincare company has found considerable success on the platform since partnering with Momentum Commerce, generating a 36 times increase in followers in 30 days thanks to a combination strategy of livestream and short video, as well as a sales conversion rate of over 5%.

Momentum Commerce is delivering an end-to-end e-commerce solution to assist brands to be early adopters and guide them through the unfamiliar landscape of social commerce, which is predicted to expand by more than 45% year over year while TikTok Shop remains a relatively new channel for brands.
The company has created a 360-degree workaround for every brand’s TikTok needs, including end-to-end live streaming services, content creation, Key Opinion Leader (KOL) and talent management, content marketing, public relations and brand partnerships, store management, logistics and fulfillment, and integrated analytics ideas.
Momentum Commerce has also established a full-fledged production studio specializing in short video content and live streaming, with a strong production staff capable of delivering high-frequency, rising, and specialty products with a strong sales technique.
The e-commerce platform also provides Smart AI Technology Solutions to all of its clients through its technology subsidiary, Sellercraft, as part of the service. The service simplifies order and inventory processing, tracks order fulfillment across different channels, and provides data-driven insight for real-time monitoring and optimization of business performance.
To those who are interested in becoming a seller in Tiktok Shop, feel free to visit their website by clicking on the link here.
Pokdepinion: A good time for Pokde to open a TikTok account? Come support us if we do hehe.
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Intel Core i9-13900K Supposedly Breaks 40,000 Points in Cinebench R23

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Under the power and current unlimited setting.
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Under the power limited setting.
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Some new details on the upcoming Intel Core i9-13900K CPU has surfaced online, and this time by Twitter user @OneRaichu. It appears that the CPU has managed to surpass the 40,000 mark in Cinebench R23, if the screenshot is legitimate. To be precise, the score is 40,616 points.
From what we understand thus far, this specific Intel Core i9-13900K CPU was overclocked and was allowed to draw an “unlimited” amount of power, with PL1 and PL2 levels shown to be as high 4,095.9W. The actual power draw itself is said to be around 340W to 350W. This would put it roughly 48% faster than the current generation 12900K and 67% faster than the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X.

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It’s said that two of the P-Cores were running at 5.8GHz while the rest were slightly lower 5.5GHz, and all of the E-Cores were running at 4.3GHz. Without overclocking, the single core performance is practically the same but the multi-core performance is just slightly over 4,000 points.
For now, we expected an official announcement on the 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPU lineup in September 2022, with the Intel Core i9-13900K clearly leading it. We don’t expect it to be up for sale until at least mid-October, but there’s always a chance it might happen later instead. We will report more on this as soon as information becomes available so stay tuned.
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Pokdepinion: As attractive as high performance can be, make sure you have an adequate cooler to go along with it. No point in getting a powerful CPU if you can’t sustain its performance.
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Arctic MX-5 to finally succeed MX-4 thermal paste after 10 years

Arctic has finally announced their new thermal compound, the Arctic MX-5. It will succeed the Arctic MX-4 which is a 10-year old formulation by now. It probably goes without saying that there are still plenty of people still hung up on Arctic Silver 5, which was probably why Arctic took their sweet time to bring the Arctic MX-5 to market.
Interestingly, while it is listed on Amazon ahead of its 15th March launch, there are no details about the Arctic MX-5’s specifications like thermal conductivity or viscosity. It should offer a huge upgrade over the Arctic MX-4 though, considering the huge time gap between the two products.
The Arctic MX-4’s 8.5W/mK thermal conductivity rating is not really on par with the latest thermal compounds, with our usual MasterGel Maker boasting of 11W/mK, and the latest premium Kryonaut Extreme promising a whopping 14.2W/mK, so a big improvement in that area is definitely due.

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What is known of the Arctic MX-5 is that it is non-conductive, and is formulated to be good for up to 8 years after a proper application. A 4-gram syringe is priced at £13.59 (~RM75) on Amazon, which is pretty exorbitant for a bit of thermal compound. It is however worth noting that it is still more affordable than Kryonaut Extreme, which is priced at around RM75 for just 2g of that stuff.
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Pokdepinion: I actually just dug out a semi-used tube of Arctic MX-4 from my old Nehalem times. I wonder if it still performs well…
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Sony WH-CH710N Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones Officially Launched in Malaysia

If you’re looking for a new pair of headphones, then we might have something that might interest you. The Sony WH-CH710N wireless noise cancelling headphones has officially been launched in Malaysia.
What’s So Special About the Sony WH-CH710N?

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The Sony WH-CH710N wireless noise cancelling headphones has Artificial Intelligence Noise Cancellation (AINC), which constantly analyzes environmental ambient sound and automatically picks the most optimum noise cancelling mode for the situation. With its dual microphone setup, it is said to be capable of detecting even more ambient sound than before.
Consumers can easily connect the headphones with their smartphones and smart devices with a single touch via NFC. The battery life is said to be up to 35 hours per full charge, although no mention as to whether this will be with or without noise cancelling activated. Moreover, you’re expected to get 1 hour of playback time with just a 10-minute charge. It has an adjustable metal slider along with soft, oval-shaped earpads for added comfort and easy fit on your head.
The Sony WH-CH710N wireless noise-cancelling headphones is now available in Malaysia with a retail price of RM699. You can get yours now at Sony Store KLCC, Sony Store The Curve, Sony Store Online, Sony flagship store on Lazada, and Sony authorized dealers nationwide.
If you want a different headphone, check out our review of the Sony WH-1000XM3 by clicking right here.
Pokdepinion: I’m actually quite curious to know how well this one performs, especially compared to the WH-1000XM3. Maybe I’ll find out sooner or later.
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WhatsApp’s New Chat History Transfer Feature Allows for Seamless Device Transfers

WhatsApp has introduced an exciting new feature that simplifies the process of transferring your chat history and files to a new device. This feature is designed to make it easier for users to migrate their conversations without relying on cloud backups. With the new chat history transfer feature, users can now seamlessly transfer their chat data from their old device to a new one using a QR code and Wi-Fi Direct.
WhatsApp’s New Chat History Transfer Feature

Currently, the feature is being rolled out to WhatsApp Beta users and is limited to same OS transfers, which means it supports transfers between Android and Android devices, as well as iOS to iOS transfers. To access the feature, users need to navigate to the Settings tab within WhatsApp, then proceed to Chats and finally select the Chat transfer option. If the feature is available for your device, you will see it listed there.

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One of the key highlights of this new feature is the security and privacy it offers. Meta assures users that the chat history data is only shared between the two devices involved in the transfer process, and it is fully encrypted during transmission. This ensures that your personal conversations remain confidential and protected throughout the transfer.
In addition to simplifying the transfer process, this new feature is particularly beneficial for users who have larger backups that exceed their available cloud storage capacity. By enabling local transfers, users can bypass the need for cloud backups and seamlessly migrate their chat history and files to a new device without worrying about storage limitations.
While the feature is currently limited to same OS transfers, it is expected that Meta will expand its compatibility to include cross-platform transfers in the future, allowing users to switch between different operating systems without any hassle. If you are a WhatsApp Beta user, keep an eye out for the chat history transfer feature in your app settings. This new functionality promises to make device transfers a breeze, giving you the freedom to switch to a new device while seamlessly carrying over your valuable conversations and files.
Please note that as with any new feature, it may take some time before it becomes available to all users. So, if you don’t see the option right away, don’t worry. Just keep your app updated and stay tuned for further announcements from WhatsApp.
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Pokdepinion: WhatsApp continues to innovate and enhance the user experience, and this new chat history transfer feature is another step towards making the platform more user-friendly and convenient. With that being said however, it sure does feel like something that should have been a feature much earlier but it is what it is.
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Steep is Now Free for PC Gamers – Here’s How to Claim the Game

Steep is Now Free for PC Gamers

If you’re the kind of gamers who’s into extreme sports, then this piece of news will surely brighten up your day. The folks over at Ubisoft will be offering Steep for PC gamers completely free of charge.
This adrenaline-pumping game will see you in an open world environment, conquering the world’s toughest mountains in a variety of ways. You’ll be on skis, wingsuits, snowboards, and paragliders doing the most extreme of stunts. You can enjoy the wonders of this game alone, or play with friends.
Here’s a synopsis of Steep, courtesy of Steam:

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Ride a massive open world across the Alps, where the powder is always fresh and the run never ends. Defy and master the mountain alone or with friends on skis, wingsuits, snowboards and paragliders. Record and share your best stunts.
Steep is available for free from now until 22nd May 2019 at precisely 6AM Malaysian time (GMT+8). Once you’ve claimed the game, it will be yours forever so don’t worry, this is the actual game and not some free trial.
To claim Steep for yourself, you will need to head on the Ubisoft page and login to your UPlay account. If you don’t have one, just create one. To make things easier, you can head straight to the page to claim the game by clicking right here. Just remember that this is only for PC gamers and it’s not applicable for other video game platforms.
Pokdepinion: This is one of the most enjoyable games that I’ve played in the past, especially since I was a big fan of SSX Tricky and Coolboarders. You should give it a try, since it’s free.
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