ASUS ROG G752 (VY) Gaming Laptop Review

I’ve owned and reviewed quite a number of ROG hardware in my life. It’s a complicated relationship really. There are times when Asus has been unable to deliver the product that deserves to carry the ROG emblem and I have been completely honest with our relationship as you would have seen in my reviews in the past. I keep telling Asus that if you are going to have a product with an ROG logo on it, don’t settle for less. It has to be ahead of all other products available in the market and it has to be bullish. So you could have guessed how excited I am meeting up with my long-term relationship partner once again in our review. Today, she is dressed up as Asus ROG G752 with a VY variation and I was left stunned for at least 30 minutes when I saw her.
Unboxing the ASUS ROG G752
This box requires TWO car seats!
THIS is what I’m talking about! THIS, right here! This is what makes an ROG! When you get yourself one of the Asus ROG G752, you will be presented with a box so huge, it takes up two seats in your car! And if this is your first time buying a 17″ laptop, you would be wondering how come your 18″ wheels looks smaller than a 17″ laptop’s box. Different by a LOT! Well, that’s because the HUGE black box with an ROG logo on it actually contains more than just a laptop. You read that right! Unboxing the Asus ROG G752 is an experience of it’s own this time around!

From top to bottom: The cage box, the laptop, backpack, mouse and headset.
So inside the box, you will find the Asus ROG G752 laptop in a separate box (to convince you what a 17″ laptop box looks like), a sleek looking ROG backpack, Asus SICA mouse and Asus Cerberus gaming headset. This makes the perfect Xmas gift if you ask me wink. Now take a closer look of the items removed from their packaging because I will not be going into details of the rest of the items other than the Asus ROG G752 laptop which is what this review is all about.

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You are so ready to game right after unboxing!
You see, packaging is the first impression for a brand to “connect” with their customers. Most people couldn’t care much about packaging of a product, but this would definitely not go unnoticed. And this is how you can engage with your customers so well, they start having a perception of what ROG Experience is all about. I have to say, this is the first time Asus did this correctly. Kudos to Asus!
Specifications

CPU
Intel Core i7-6700HQ @ 2.6 GHz

RAM
16GB (2 x 8GB) 2133 MHz DDR4 (expandable up to 64GB)

GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M 4GB GDDR5

Storage
1 x 128GB Samsung NVMe PCIe SSD
1 x 1TB HGST 1TB 5400rpm 8MB Cache HDD

Connectivity
Integrated 802.11 ac or 802.11 a/g/n
1 x USB 3.1 TYPE C port(s)
4 x USB 3.0 port(s)
1 x RJ45 LAN Jack for LAN insert
1 x HDMI
1 x SD card reader
1 x AC adapter plug

Display
17.3″ Auto IPS FHD (1920×1080) with GSync
1 x mini DisplayPort
1 x HDMI Port

Audio
2 stereo speakers + 1 subwoofer
1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x COMBO audio jack

Power
8Cells 6000 mAh 88 Whrs

Dimensions
428 x 333 x 23 ~51 mm (WxDxH)

Weight
4.4 kg

Appearance
This is going to be a pain for me. Where do I start? The metal brushed finishing? The fine lines across the machine? The sporty grille at the back? The artistic finishing? Everything is so perfect about this machine, I don’t even know where to begin. But if you ask me, the part that I really loved about this machine was the immaculate details they have thrown throughout the design.
Look at the engraved attention Asus has put into this masterpiece! How can you not fall in love with this?!
If you think that was not enough, there’s more of this design even at the BOTTOM of the machine. Who would care about what’s at the bottom of the machine? Well, I would. Especially when I’m going to be upgrading the hardware and need to open it up. This is the bottom shell of my ROG baby. And only I have the authority to explore this area. And it has to be personal… VERY personal!
Not even Alienware has impressed me with their bottom shell as much as the Asus ROG G752 has done! That peeping ROG eye, those rubbers, the design. THAT personal!~
Lined-up right after the engraved design, has to be the next thing I would spot but the first thing everyone else would – the grille! And let me tell you something. There are plenty of laptops that have these sporty looking grilles. But when was the last time you actually got a stub together with these grilles? What stub you ask? Check it out:
That black thing. You know what is that?
THAT stub. That black thing stuck in the middle of the grille. This stub doubles with two functions – protection and care. While having it on the grille, you can insert the laptop in your bag. The stubs are wide enough that your grille will not touch the sides of the case you are inserting it in, providing longer life to the grilles. Apart from that, you can use them to clean the grille. They fit tightly and you can just rub them across the grille and you would have shining, fresh look, ready to intimidate your rivals!
The housing shell, of course, is another story altogether.
This is not just any body shell. This is Armor Titanium and Plasma Copper color scheme. Even the name is intimidating!
Instead of the usual black and red, Asus decided to make this one stand out separately. The burshed aluminium design is given the name “Armor Titanium” while the glossy orange color carries the “Plasma Copper” name tag. It feels robust, and it is robust! Though I wouldn’t want to do a drop test on this one considering the price tag it’s carrying.
Right side view
So let’s view the list we have here. On the right side of the laptop, we have plenty of connectivity options. From the left most deep breath, we have the headphone jack, microphone and audio out sockets. This is followed by the new in market Intel Thunderbolt (USB 3.1) Type-C, 2 x USB 3.0, 1 x Mini Display Port, 1 x HDMI, 1 x RJ45 LAN port, and at the end, we have our power socket. Pretty long list.
Left side view
Things get neater on the other side. We have a Kensington lock socket, and another 2 x USB 3.0 sockets followed by a DVD-RAM and a SDcart slot. Pretty much all that is needed for a real gamer~
There’s a camera and mic too but this is nothing that new~
User Experience
I’ll leave this for your eye-candy pleasure. This will be the best way to start our user-experience:
I would buy the laptop just to see this on repeat mode. But I’m not sure if I can afford it, so I made a looping GIF for my personal pleasure.
I know! I know! This is slicker than slick! I call it the waterfall effect. If you are an ROG fan, you would be looking forward to the GX700 monster laptop that looks very similar to our G752 here except that it has water-cooling capabilities. If they have this effect in the GX700, that would make it COMPLETE!
Anyway, I have to move on, or else this article will get unnecessarily lengthy. But you can’t blame me because literally everything is enticing in this babe. For example, the IPS display that we have here. This is a 17.3″ IPS display with FullHD output and GSync support. AAARRGGGHHH! This is such a sweet spot! Thank you Asus! Thank you for removing the stupid 4K resolution out and coming back to FHD! I mean, I’m a lover of 1440p but 1080p will do just perfectly! Full-HD + GSync means you will no longer have tearing when playing high-end games at high resolutions! And I won’t lie to you, the display is so beautiful to watch, we felt like throwing away our G552 machine!
Yep, GSync comes standard!
But just having a beautiful display is not enough. You need a powerhouse to make things work at this scale. But fear not. Under the hood, we have an Intel Core-i7 6700HQ processor that is clocking around 2.6GHz to 3.0GHz (Boosted) area, coupled to 16GB DDR4 2133MHz ram that could be expanded up to 64GB if your pockets are deep and to kill everything else, we have an nVidia GTX980M with 4GB of dedicated GDDR5 VRAM.
And if you are still thinking that’s the end of it, let me tell you this. All those horses are not going to be useful if our I/Os are not taken well care of. To which, we have the latest in market Samsung NVMe 128GB to run our Operating System backed by a secondary HDD, the HGST 1TB 5400rpm 8MB cache backup drive which I would naturally take out and throw in the dustbin to be replace with a higher caching and speed option. I’m much more interested in the NVMe here which has a much higher sequential read and random write capabilities. If you think that HDD doesn’t matter, you have definitely not tried NVMe and you should just stay in your AHCI world. When we were running our CSGO off the HGST drive, we had jitters at high shadow renders so much so, that the game would freeze for 2 seconds. And once we shifted it to the NVMe, not just we had no jitters at all, we were constantly recording 60fps clocks at ultra resolution with a max-drop of 43fps. That means, 30fps was literally just a pick in the GTX980M’s tooth!
To channel our sound, we have 2 speakers and one built-in subwoofer but this was nothing much difference from the previous generation and I personally think it’s already loud enough for a laptop. Besides, you got a Cerberus for free, you’re not going to use the speakers as much. At the very most, perhaps at 40% max?
I think that’s enough about the specs. I’d like to move on to the next much more interesting part of this machine. Yes, it’s not over yet!
You see, all this while, I have never been a fan of bloatwares. Other than my past days with HTC Sense, I have never been interested in bloatware at all! It’s garbage and nuisance taking up precious space on your rig. And all this while, Asus has only bundled clunky and buggy bloatware that was nothing but utter rubbish. I wasn’t any interested this time around, but for the sake of review, I had to at least check it out. And i was actually taken aback.
I started off with the ROG key..
This is where the fun begins!
And I was presented by the ROG Gaming Center..

And I stood that in awe as to how smoothly it was performing and how interesting Asus had made the UI on this! You can check your CPU and GPU whereabouts in one screen, so perfectly defined, I ended up coming to this space a LOT! But that was not the only reason why I was here. The dots connect from here. The first part that I explored was the ROG GameFirst 3 that allows you to optimize and gauge how your games are behaving on the system. Whether it’s Network related, or storage take-up, this one application provides an immediate insight in a beautiful and noob-ready way!
The ROG GameFirst 3 panel
Then you can move on to the XSplit Gamecaster application that allows you to record your gameplay. And being an owner of the ASUS ROG G752, you are entitled to an unlimited XSplit Recording License courtesy of Asus for their ROG supporters. You think I’m kidding when I say unlimited? See it for yourself!
One does not say NO to unlimited!
Then, we move on to our shortcuts. As a heavy user, you would need Macro keys all the time. The ASUS ROG G752 comes with 5 macro keys that you can define separately in 3 different profiles. That means, THIS:

is connected to THIS:

I won’t explain any further as it’s pretty self-explanatory already. It just couldn’t be simnpler!
Okay, what next? Oh, yes! Hotzone Lightning! In your Gaming Center, there is one toggle button that is dedicated to the ASUS ROG G752 keyboard. It’s called the Hot Zone Lightning. When you switch it ON, you get this:

This bugger is telling you which part of the keyboard is hot and which one is cool. How cool is that? I mean, that is hot! I mean… Well, you get it!
Here comes the part where I justify why I didn’t really care to elaborate on the speakers and why throwing in a Cerberus headset is a WIN from Asus! Because we have another app for this – The Sonic Radar 2 that will allow you to customize your experience based on each environment separately!
Look at those customizations! Pay attention to the Casting Enhancer! Now, imagine the possibilities!
In case your left ear listens louder than the right one, like mine..This is where you will be heading to..
Of course, the ASUS Splendid is here. This one is nothing new, but worth noting considering our display is a total WIN this time around:

And finally, if all that is not enough for you, ASUS has a gift box for you:
Which means, Asus plans to be very generous on a long-term relationship basis.
Gosh! That was a LOT to digest! I mean, seriously, if you want to explore any further, just get this machine already. I’m not sure if you have been following the article up to this point yet but if you are, that ends our review for the ASUS ROG G752!
I’ll just leave this here for extra poison:
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Conclusion
A very sleek laptop. Packed with performance. A beast with beauty. With Asus throwing in so much freebies. THIS, my friends, is what I keep telling people about the REAL ROG Experience! When you hold it, you can tell that you are grasping to an ROG laptop. When you use it, you can tell that you are at the top of the world. When you are carrying it, you can proudly flash the badge in the eyes of your competitors. After all these years, Asus finally delivered! ASUS ROG G752 at the moment is my favorite machine! Well, although I can’t afford one :(

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Windows Hello, a new feature introduced in Windows 10 which offers an alternative to keying in a pass-phrase or fingerprint to log in to their computers, for computers with a RealSense camera made by Intel, that is. Three cameras — featuring an infra-red lens, a regular lens and a 3-D lens — use photographic analysis, heat detection and depth detection to decide who is at your computer display.
A Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 14 which was used in this test really proved that the it is actually effective to protect your private files, even if you have an identical sibling that humans will mistakenly recognize as you.

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Even twins who look as indistinguishable as Annabelle and Miriam Jeffrey.are easily recognized by Windows Hello as different people, a feat I believe humans will have trouble matching.

In the case of Isabelle and Natalie Brown, 11, Windows Hello was unable to log in either. That was the only instance where the system failed. In the end, there were some cases of Windows Hello taking its time to identify a twin, but no case of it wrongly granting access.
Microsoft says hackers cannot steal your biometric information. The heat-sensing IR camera doesn’t allow access to someone waving a photograph in front of the camera. The IR camera also increases reliability in cases where users wear cosmetics, have facial hair or there’s a variation in lighting conditions. According to Microsoft, the biometric key is stored only on the device where facial recognition is established, and usable only with it. So a hacker would need to steal your computer to even attempt authentication.

SOURCE: The Australian

Pokdepinion: I wonder if our more hairy friends can be recognized before and after a shave? This could really be the next big thing in security after fingerprint sensors. All you have to do is look at the screen naturally, no need to swipe your finger on a sensor or anything.

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Here’s the reported certification. According to a leaker, the model number RMX2051 that’s listed in it is indeed the realme X50 5G smartphone.
It appears that the smartphone will feature a 6.6″ LCD display and packed with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset under the hood, according to the tipster.

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Camera wise, it will be utilizing Sony’s 64MP IMX686 sensor. It is also expected to offer a 30W fast charging to the package.
It’ll be interesting to see if they release a non-5G variant of the device and how much exactly will they price it.
Despite the news, there’s no confirmation on the exact launch date, so do stay tuned for more news here on Pokde.net.
Pokdepinion: I don’t know about you guys but I’m pretty pumped up to see how next year’s smartphone perform with the latest SoCs that’s coming!
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Apple launched the new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max — more cameras, faster A13 Bionic chipset, more colors for slightly less money

Apple has finally dropped its load. The iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max succeeds the iPhone XR, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max, respectively. As you might expect, the new iPhones offer some pretty impressive upgrades over the last generation, given that this is a full number bump and all.
MORE FASTER!

This year we see Apple use the new A13 Bionic chipset. It takes CPU and GPU performance up by 20% over the A12 Bionic, while also packing a faster Neural Engine and Machine Learning Accelerators for improved machine learning performance. While providing a huge bump in grunt, Apple still managed to improve upon the battery life by improving efficiency by up to 40% for both the CPU and GPU clusters, promising up to five hours more battery life than the previous generation of iPhones.

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Apple is also bringing 30% faster Face ID unlocks with the new iPhone 11 series. They are still betting heavily on the technology, with the huge notch and all. In that huge notch also resides the earpiece which does double duty as one half of the stereo speaker setup, which now supports Dolby Atmos spatial audio in the new iPhone 11 series. Last but not least, there’s WiFi 6 support.
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The iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro duo will feature more cameras than their predecessors. We will look more into that in a bit. What’s more interesting is the software aspect of the new iPhones’ camera setup. Once again, most probably an expected move given how Apple is very focused on their software.

The iPhone 11 series will now feature Night mode. Of course, this isn’t a new feature in the Android space, but hey, anything to improve smartphone photography in general, right? Apple will also be introducing Deep Fusion for machine learning-enhanced image processing, with it coming to the new iPhones in a later update.
iPhone 11 — most expensive smartphone with an LCD?

The iPhone 11 shares the display with the iPhone XR, while upgrading the feature set across the board. That’s the 6.1″ Liquid Retina display that’s the stuff of memes. It sports a funky resolution of 1792 x 828, falling short of FHD. It does have True Tone and DCI-P3 color support… But seriously? Not even FHD? It’s 2019.

Now before we talk about the rest of the hardware, Apple upgraded the iPhone 11 with IP68 ingress protection, or up to 2 meters deep for up to 30 minutes. The iPhone XR sported an IP67 rating, which protected it from water damage up to 1 meter deep for 30 minutes. Of course, Apple won’t be covering your warranty if water actually got into your new iPhone 11, so play safe, guys.

In addition to the all-too-familiar 12MP f/1.8 primary camera, the iPhone 11 gets a new 12MP f/2.4 ultra-wide angle camera. Ultra-wide angle cameras are quite the rage in Android smartphones recently, so it’s cool for Apple to keep up. A trend that Apple decided not to jump in on is the 48MP camera one, but that’s not too surprising given Apple’s habit of delaying their adoption of the latest camera tech in Android smartphones by one product cycle anyway.

You can get the iPhone 11 in six colors, Black, White, Green, Yellow, Purple and PRODUCT(RED). Now how much will the iPhone 11 cost in Malaysia?

iPhone 11 64GB: RM3399
iPhone 11 128GB: RM3599
iPhone 11 256GB: RM4099

Not too shabby, and you can see that the prices for the iPhone 11 is actually a bit more affordable than the iPhone XR. The iPhone 11 should prove to be a bestseller again, just like its predecessor. People can’t say no to an affordable iPhone.
iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max — finally a fast charger in the box!
While Apple is well known for dropping stuff out of their box, a habit which Samsung has quickly picked up, the iPhone 11 Pro gets an 18W fast charger in the box. Apple claims up to 50% charge in 30 minutes, which does imply a tiny battery in the iPhones. No surprises there though.

The iPhone 11 got improved ingress protection, and so did the iPhone 11 Pros. The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max gets the same IP68 rating, but promises water resistance up to 4 meters deep up to 30 minutes. That’s pretty impressive, to be honest. As usual, Apple claims the iPhone 11 Pros feature their strongest glass yet. It’s quite amazing how they made the whole camera bump from the same piece of glass as the back. I have not seen this on an Android smartphone yet, so kudos to Apple for upping the game. The back is mostly matte except for the camera hump, giving it a more premium sheen than regular glass.

Embedded in the aforementioned camera bump is a new triple camera setup. Apple throws in another 12MP f/2.0 telephoto camera into the mix. The f/2.0 aperture is very welcome, as most smartphones with telephoto cameras come with smaller apertures. OIS is here to help with slower shutter speeds, made all the more essential given the longer focal length.

The iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max will be available in four colors, Space Gray, Silver, Midnight Green and Gold. Malaysian pricing for the new iPhone 11 Pros are as follows:

iPhone 11 Pro 64GB: RM4899
iPhone 11 Pro 256GB: RM5599
iPhone 11 Pro 512GB: RM6499
iPhone 11 Pro Max 64GB: RM5299
iPhone 11 Pro Max 256GB: RM5999
iPhone 11 Pro Max 512GB: RM6899

Once again,we see that Apple has lowered the pricing for the iPhone 11 Pro duo, as compared to the iPhone XSes.
With more affordable prices, upgraded features and performance, the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro smartphones look like a nice upgrade for iPhone users. Would you be picking one up for yourself?
Pokdepinion: The iPhone 11 is definitely quite interesting. Looking forward to seeing more reviews of it!
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Pokdepinion: That gap probably should’ve been gone way before this – but better late than never.
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The Galaxy Note 8 has the biggest screen ever on a Note device coming at 6.3 inch Quad HD plus Super AMOLED Infinity Display. Despite that, it’s narrow body makes it easy to hold. With such a big display, it lets you see more and scroll less. By giving you more room to watch, read and draw, makes it a the ultimate multitasking smartphone of today.
Note users have been able to more with Multi Window, with the new smartphone, the new App Pair feature lets you create a custom pair of apps on the Edge Panel and simultaneously launch two applications without any problems.

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Since its introduction, the S Pen has been an iconic feature for the Note series. With the Note 8, comes the Live Message, which allows you to tell expressive stories. You can now share animated texts or drawings across platforms that support animated GIFs.
Some people choose to look at the camera specifications when they are looking for a new phone. With the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, you’ll be getting a very powerful one. It is the first smartphone with two 12MP rear cameras with Dual Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) on both wide-angle and telephoto lense.
The Live Focus feature lets you to adjust the bokeh effect in preview mode and even after you take the photo. Dual Capture mode allows both rear cameras to take pictures simultaneously and allow you to save both images, one from the telephoto lens and one from the wide angle lens.
In terms of performance, it comes with 6GB of RAM and has a 10nm processor. Memory is expandable up to 256GB via microSD.
Besides the Galaxy Note 8 itself, there was Song Ji-Hyo present at the launch. Lucky fans got to take selfies with the Running Man star on stage, where she demonstrated the Live Message feature of Samsung’s new device.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is now available in Malaysia and will be retailing at RM3999. Three color options are available; Midnight Black, Orchid Gray, Maple Gold.
To see more on Samsung’s products and promotions, you can check it out here.
Pokdepinion: Looks good, Seems good, Fans of the Note series would definitely be interested in the Note 8.
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Unboxing

ASUS didn’t decide to redesign the packaging for the GeForce RTX 3090, so the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 comes in pretty much the same packaging as the TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 OC Edition. Of course, our unit here is not the OC Edition, so there’s no OC Edition label here.

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Over on the back, we get more details about the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 itself, like the cooling and structural design of the card. You also get some key information about the supported outputs and stuff, which might be important to some people.

You get the usual contents in the box, and because it is a TUF Gaming card, you also get a Certificate of Reliability. Thankfully there’s no driver CD here.
Appearance

ASUS reused the same overall design for all the TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 30 series card released thus far, with the same metal shroud and triple Axial-tech fans. The center fan rotates in the opposite direction relative to the two flanking it to reduce turbulence, lowering noise and also increasing airflow through the heatsink.

The backplate here is exactly the same as the one on the TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3080 OC Edition we reviewed previously, with a huge cutout for the mounting bracket and the capacitors behind the GPU itself. There’s also a sizeable cutout towards the rear end, to allow for hot air to pass through the card’s cooler directly instead of recirculating out through the sides.

Speaking of the sides, you get a large two-part cooler to cool the VRAM and part of the VRM separately from the GPU and the bulk of the power delivery system. This splits the thermal output of the entire card, and should allow the GPU to run slightly cooler as there’s less overall heat dumped into the same heatsink. The entire shroud here is also visibly made of metal, to provide added rigidity to the card.

The I/O bracket is made of stainless steel for better durability in extremely humid environments, and ASUS also packed the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 with two HDMI 2.1 ports instead of just one like NVIDIA’s reference designs. While there are now five ports, you are still limited to only four displays.

Over on the other end there are six heatpipes peeking out of the fin stack, as well as two screw holes for the which I presume will be to accommodate braces to support the weight of the card. I do presume you won’t need it though given that you have a full-metal shroud as well as a thick backplate for structural rigidity here.

There’s very little RGB on this card, with the only area being this little emblem here which shares its lighting with a tiny light bar below it. It’s nice that ASUS went with some ARGB for this card, but unfortunately there really isn’t much of it to write home about.
Specifications
ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090

GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 (GA102)
Samsung 8N

Clocks
Base Clock: 1395MHz
Boost Clock: 1695MHz

Cores
10496 CUDA Cores
328 Tensor Cores
82 RT Cores

Memory
24GB GDDR6X

Memory Speed
19.5Gbps

Memory Interface
384-bit

Display outputs
3 x DisplayPort 1.4a
2 x HDMI 2.1

Power connector(s)
2 x 8-pin

Recommended PSU
850W

Interface
PCIe 4.0 x16

Multi-GPU support
Yes, 2-way NVLink

Dimensions
30.0 x 12.69 x 5.17 cm
(2.7 slot)

Test System

CPU
Intel Core i9-10900K @ 5.1GHz

Motherboard
MSI MEG Z490 Unify

Memory
2 x 8GB T-Force Xtreem ARGB 3600MHz CL14

Storage
250GB Samsung 850 EVO SATA SSD
960GB Kingston UV500 SATA SSD
256GB Toshiba PCIe 3.0×4 NVMe SSD

Power Supply
Cooler Master V1200 Platinum

Monitor
BenQ EL2870U

GPU Driver
NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Drivers 456.71

Performance
Synthetic

In Superposition, the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 slots in just below the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming OC, which really isn’t surprising considering that the latter comes with a factory overclock, while the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 touts NVIDIA reference clocks.

We see a similar scenario in 3DMark Time Spy, although I must note that the gap is really quite small.

Interestingly, the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 manages to inch ahead of the GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming OC in 3DMark Port Royal, although the difference is small enough to be disregarded as run-to-run variance.
Gaming

At 4K, almost nothing can bring the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 down below 60FPS, unless you want to play with raytracing on and ignore DLSS. Aside from that, you will be getting above 60FPS in pretty much every recent game.

If you intend to game with the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 at 1440p, you will be enjoying high refresh rate gaming even in the AAA titles, even with raytracing effects enabled. DLSS takes things even further and can actually improve the visuals at this point. It is also worth noting that you will be running into CPU bottlenecks by this point.

At 1080p you will mainly be limited by your CPU, and I don’t recommend you spending this much money only to game at FHD. You should probably consider saving some money and getting a GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER or maybe a 2080 SUPER, if you are hellbent on gaming at 1080p.
Thermals
The ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 draws 350W on average in our Superposition Stress Test, with clocks hovering around 1850MHz on average, with peaks of 1905MHz. Interestingly, that’s actually higher than the clocks we saw on the factory overclocked GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3090 Gaming OC. The fans also didn’t work as hard with it running up to 1838RPM, or 1792RPM on average. That was with the Performance BIOS active. The average temperatures observed was 64°C, with a peak of 66°C.
          Performance BIOS            Quiet BIOS
ASUS’ has equipped their cards with dual BIOS functionality, which will come in handy for enthusiasts who are looking to flash their cards. But out of the box on the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090, they are basically just differently tuned fan profiles. The power limit and boost clocks are the same across both profiles, which explains the minimal differences in the graphs above. However if you want to be absolutely nitpicky, we do see the Quiet BIOS’ fans running about 50RPM slower, while clocks are about 30MHz lower, on average. Thermals are pretty much equal, although surprisingly the Quiet BIOS actually sees the GPU run 1°C cooler on average.
Conclusion
My verdict on all GeForce RTX 3090 cards will be pretty similar: you should just get the GeForce RTX 3080. The GeForce RTX 3090 will post slightly faster performance than a GeForce RTX 3080, but you won’t exactly need that few percent when a GeForce RTX 3080 will comfortably tackle 4K gaming at less than half the price. But of course, there will be those who want the best of the best, and money is no object in their quest for the absolute cutting edge.

If you are determined to get the best Ampere GPU NVIDIA can offer right now, the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 is an excellent choice for RM7208, which makes it the most affordable GeForce RTX 3090 we have seen thus far. The cooler handles the heat output of NVIDIA’s flagship GPU admirably, and it does so without having to take up three full PCIe slots, which is always good. The efficient cooling also allows it to boost higher than some higher-priced factory overclocked options, which makes it all the more compelling. Now, the next question is whether you can find it in stock at that price…

Our thanks to ASUS Malaysia for sending us the ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3090 for review.
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EA Releases Anthem E3 Teaser – More To Be Expected at E3 2018

EA and BioWare has given us a bit of teaser and some details as to what we can expect from Anthem at E3 2018. Now we have a reason to look forward to EA Play.
EA Releases Anthem E3 2018 Teaser

There is something waiting for us beyond the wall… https://t.co/J0lr4GQrYV pic.twitter.com/iFq4fJARsX
— Anthem (@anthemgame) June 1, 2018

BioWare’s Anthem is easily one of the most anticipated new titles that will be shown during EA’s portion of E3, and ahead of E3 2018 kicking off just over a week from now, the folks over at EA has revealed what to expect from its showcase for the title, alongside a new teaser.

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EA published a new blog post detailing what it has in store for Anthem, and also released a brief teaser with some new cinematic footage from the game. Along with the teaser, EA explained that the game will play a large part in the company’s upcoming EA Play event during E3, and will release several bits of new material from the game at the event, starting at 11am PT on 9th June 2018.
Specifically, that will include a brand new trailer that “delves into the dangerous world of Anthem,” and which will also show “a glimpse into the story, characters, and monsters that bring the game to life.”
EA will also be showing gameplay footage to build off of the game’s reveal last year, an “in-depth” display of the game’s combat mechanics and Javelin exosuit, insights and commentary from several members of the development team at BioWare (including BioWare general manager Casey Hudson), and a look at concept and production art from the game’s development.
Anthem is currently in development for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC and expected to release sometime in March 2019.
Source: EA Blog Post
Pokdepinion: Well, many people are excited for Anthem and we’re not really far away from the release window at this point. We should be able to see some solid gameplay footage at E3 2018.
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Cheaper RTX 20-series cards will not come factory overclocked?

btarunr of TechPowerUp found something very curious about the Turing GPUs. Each Turing GPU has two device IDs. He noticed this issue when he was working on GPU-Z support for the latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20-series cards.
Apparently, the two device IDs correspond to two different ASIC codes per GPU. For example, the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti will have TU102-300-A and TU102-300 GPUs, with the former used in the factory overclocked cards from AIBs and also the Founders Edition cards from NVIDIA themselves.

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The latter GPUs without the -A suffix are forbidden from being sold overclocked from the factory. It seems that they do support manual overclocking, but considering that NVIDIA goes through the trouble of making two device IDs per GPU, it wouldn’t be too outlandish to assume limited headroom on the binned cards.
What do you think? Will this make you reconsider getting the latest GeForce RTX cards?
Source: TechPowerUp
Pokdepinion: These GPUs would actually be great for the compact cards intended for ITX PCs. Cheaper, and since the cooling would limit overclocking anyway, the limited headroom is much less of an issue.
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Neffos P1 Announced — Capable Of Displaying A 200-inch Image

TP-Link, the brand behind Neffos smartphones has announced their Neffos P1 device which boasts a built-in projector for viewing HD content on a wall.
Neffos P1

If you have followed our Facebook page, this wouldn’t be the first time that you’d be seeing the device as we’ve posted something on the Neffos P1.

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To project content directly from the hardware, the Neffos P1 uses American militrary-grade micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) laser technology and a three-color beam light to produce a clear and high-resolution picture on a flat wall or screen.
If the distance between the phone and the surface it is projecting on is 1.8 meters, the screen size is estimated to reach 70-inches. The maximum size that you can go up to is 200-inches as you move farther away from the surface.
In addition, it features intelligent picture correction, where the projected image will always form a rectangle. This mean you won’t have to do any tweaking to align the picture.
The Neffos P1 achieves a contrast ratio of 5000:1, giving better visuals in high definitions. It also supports 150% of the NTSC color space.
As for its specification, they include a MediaTek MT6750 octa-core processor, coupled with a dual-core Mali-T860 graphics and 4GB RAM that’s paired with 64GB of internal memory, and a 4040mAh battery under the hood. For cameras, it sports a 12.98MP shooter and a 7.99MP camera for your selfies.
We should expect it to come later in the year here in Malaysia with them saying that it will be priced at a competitive price.
Pokdepinion: Interesting device from Neffos. Though this phone is not for everyone, I’m sure content creators or anyone who wants to showcase their work will appreciate the phone.

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The Samsung Galaxy S22 series is expected to launch in February 2022. While the new year isn’t here yet, we have learned quite a bit of the new flagship series, and here’s what we know thus far.
Samsung Galaxy S22 Series: What We Know Thus Far
Samsung Galaxy S22
With a new year approaching, we can expect to see a brand new flagship series by the Korean giant, this time being the Samsung Galaxy S22 series. For starters, we’re expected to see it powered by two chipsets; the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Exynos 2200. While it’s hard to estimate the pricing, the expected retail price for now is USD $799 and USD $999 for the base and plus variant.

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The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra on the other hand might end up being higher than USD $1,199 due to the inclusion of new features. While the base and plus variant will be traditionally the same like its predecessors, the Ultra variant is expected to adopt the S Pen with a built-in slot for it like the Galaxy Note series.
As for camera bump, the base and plus variants is expected to look similar to the S21 series with its contour cut design but the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra will have individual lenses protruding instead of a full camera bump, likely as a way to shave off weight. Another design difference is that the base variant will have a polycarbonate back while the Plus will have a glass back.
For the camera itself, Samsung’s new 50MP sensor will replace the 12MP wide-angle camera on the Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22 Plus, while the Ultra variant will retain the 108MP sensor and periscope camera. There is an interesting note on the battery capacity as the base model is expected to have a smaller battery capacity, but the Plus and Ultra variant is expected to retain the same capacity, 4800mAh and 5000mAh respectively.
For now, we’re expected to learn more about it as we get closer to the launch. Just keep your eyes and ears out when February 2022 comes in as that’s when the Samsung Galaxy S22 series will launch, with the Galaxy S21 FE expected to launch a month earlier. We will report more on this as soon as information becomes available so stay tuned.
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Pokdepinion: I’m very excited to see the Ultra variant since it’s basically an indirect revival of the Galaxy Note. It’s exactly how I envisioned it to be and they couldn’t have done it a better way.
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Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Review; Setting the Perfect Tone for Kingdom Hearts 3’s Arrival

It’s a brand new Kingdom Hearts game! Well, it is a new game but not all of the content in the game is new. Following the trend of recent Kingdom Hearts games, this one is yet another compilation consisting of a HD remastered version of ‘Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance’ that was initially released for the Nintendo 3DS, and 2 brand new Kingdom Hearts content in ‘Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep 0.2: A Fragmentary Passage’ and ‘Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover’.
And since this is a compilation, I will be dividing the review into 3 parts; one for each multimedia content. So without further ado, let’s dive into Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue.
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue
Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance HD

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This is the bulk of what makes Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8. As mentioned before, this is a HD remastered version of the game with same name that initially came out on the Nintendo 3DS. This game counts as a direct sequel as the story takes place after Kingdom Hearts 2, and sets the tone for what’s to come in Kingdom Hearts 3. In this game, Sora and Riku are tasked at undertaking the Mark of Mastery exam in order to officially become a full-fledged Keyblade Master.

You will be playing as both Sora and Riku, as you move across multiple worlds known as ‘Sleeping Worlds’. These worlds will contain their own set of characters and mini-plot points that will help advance the story onwards. And yes, following the tradition of the Kingdom Hearts series, you will be meeting with various Disney characters in your journey.
You will definitely see yourself playing in the same world as both Sora and Riku within a short span of time as the game only allows you to utilize one character for a specific amount of time, in which the game will force the change in character once the timer is up no matter what. This is a rather annoying feature especially when you’re already in the middle of an important battle. On the plus side, it makes story progression more fluid.

The game’s combat system seems to be a mix of Kingdom Hearts 2 and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep with the exception of ‘Shotlock’ commands. You have a deck of usable skills which will be on cooldown after using them, and you can freely use magic as long as it’s not on cooldown as there is no MP gauge here. Your skill deck is customizable so you can freely change it to any skills you’ve obtained throughout your journey. Initially, you have a limited number of decks but it will grow as you go through the story.
When I first played this, I couldn’t figure out why the gameplay felt so smooth. Turns out, Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance HD is running on 60 frames per second (fps). I am using a regular PlayStation 4 console, not the Pro version, and the combat feels even more fluid and fast-paced than ever thanks to its higher frame rates.

If there was anything I didn’t like about this, it would only be one thing. In some worlds, it feels like you are repeating the same story when played with both characters, albeit with minor differences for each. And since you can’t use the same character for long, you’ll still have a particular world’s story fresh in your mind when you swap characters.
Overall, due to some important plot points, which I will not spoil here, that is building towards Kingdom Hearts 3 makes this a must-play for Kingdom Hearts fans. On the plus side, now you don’t need to get a Nintendo 3DS just to play this.
Kingdom Hearts 0.2 Birth By Sleep: A Fragmentary Passage

This part of the Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 compilation serves 2 purposes; a demo of Kingdom Hearts 3 as well as an explanation of Aqua’s fate after Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. Terra has lost his body to Xehanort and Ventus’s heart has taken refuge in Sora, which makes Aqua the only one that is alive and active among the three. In terms of timeline, it takes place right after Birth by Sleep and ends at the end of the first Kingdom Hearts game.
Aqua is wandering around the realm of darkness and looking for a way out. The realm of darkness is depicted by a number of Disney worlds that have fallen into darkness, and Aqua is to move from place to place in order to escape.

The graphics is what you’d expect from a current generation Kingdom Hearts game, with it looking much more visually appealing than Dream Drop Distance HD. It looks more like Kingdom Hearts 3, with more realistic body proportions as opposed to Dream Drop Distance’s cartoony look. But that’s not the only thing alluding to Kingdom Hearts 3.

The user interface and the combat system are eerily similar to what we’ve seen before in the Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer. Aqua starts out at Level 50 and she immediately has access to high-level magic like Firaga and Curaga. Unlike in Dream Drop Distance, you can use Shotlock commands, where you aim at your enemies and try to lock on to as many enemies as many times as possible to unleash a devastating area-of-effect offense.

And just like with the original Birth by Sleep, Aqua can change combat styles in the middle of combat after executing specific offensive/defensive commands. You do not have deck skills in this one, and the combat is more akin to Kingdom Hearts 2 where you actually have an MP gauge that will reset once it reaches zero.
Not only did this part showed good signs of things to come for Kingdom Hearts 3, it also explains how they’ve managed to bridge the timeline issue between Birth by Sleep and the main Kingdom Hearts games.
Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover

Unlike the other 2 things in this Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 compilation, Kingdom Hearts χ Back Cover is actually a 1-hour movie. It tells a brand new story of the Foretellers and the origin of the Keyblade. The Master of Masters prophesized of a calamity about to hit the world and that he will soon disappear. He gave a set of instructions to his 6 apprentices; Ira, Ava, Aced, Invi, Gula, and Luxu .
This is the story of those 6 apprentices, their internal struggles, and how they’ve managed to ensure the future of the Keyblade wielders after the calamity hits. It’s hard to talk about this without spoiling but I can definitely say this. If you are a Kingdom Hearts fan, this is an animated movie that will definitely not disappoint you. I was honestly amazed at the fact that this was included in the compilation instead of releasing it at the cinemas.
Conclusion

Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue is the best remastered compilation that the series has ever had. It sets the perfect tone for the arrival of Kingdom Hearts 3, gives us a number of ideas as to what to expect in the sequel, and ties up some loose ends that the previous games have left. I honestly enjoyed this more than Final Fantasy XV thanks to the game’s refined combat system.
Sure, this game has a number of cliffhanger-type endings but it needs to be that way in order to build the hype towards Kingdom Hearts 3. As good as this game is, it still made me feel like it’s lacking in length to constitute a full game. It’s obvious since it’s a compilation but even Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance felt kinda short. It’s not Kingdom Hearts in it’s full glory. That, we gotta wait for the 3rd entry.
If you have not played Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance for whatever reason, this is the perfect opportunity to do so and you would have even more Kingdom Hearts content to swallow.
With that in mind, I award Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue with our Silver Pokdeward!

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Oculus Quest and Rift S Pre-Orders Have Begun – Shipping to Start in May 2019

Oculus Quest and Rift S Pre-Orders Have Begun

Game On: #OculusQuest and #RiftS Pre-Orders Are LIVE! Shipping Begins May 21 #QuestCountdown #OculusRiftS #F8 // https://t.co/Q0K8mUkPZz pic.twitter.com/AlbDs2wLSr
— Oculus (@oculus) April 30, 2019

It looks like Valve isn’t the only one making waves in the VR space as the Oculus Quest and Oculus Rift S have started their pre-orders.
Both the Oculus Quest and the Oculus Rift S will begin shipping out next month on 21st May 2019. Both devices will retail at a starting price of USD $399, with pre-orders for both devices officially open today.

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While the Rift S and Quest both might be the same price and will begin shipping on the same day, both headsets are pretty different from one another. The Rift S is a new model of the standard Oculus Rift and comes with improves optics and a higher resolution display. It also still connects to your PC and is compatible with all other games that work on the standard Rift.
As for the Oculus Quest, it is a completely separate headset that doesn’t need tracking devices or a PC in order to work. While the major drawback on this headset is that it won’t be able to play every game in the existing Oculus library, the trade-off might be more than worth it.
If you’d like to pre-order on for yourself, click right here.
Pokdepinion: Personally, I am not sure if it’s worth investing in VR if you haven’t already. But I’m starting to see that the devices are getting more convenient. Kinda wished prices would go down a bit more.
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Save up to RM1434 and get more freebies with the latest Modern PC in GLOO’s Aidilfitri Promo!

While you are shopping for new clothes for Raya, why not consider getting a new laptop this Aidilfitri? GLOO is currently running their Aidilfitri Promo where they are offering up to 16% off on some of the latest Modern PCs, in addition to a load of freebies with every purchase. Here are some of the highlights of the promo.
Save RM1355 on the Surface Pro 7 with various gift bundles

The versatile Surface Pro 7 is available starting from just RM3459, offering fans of the tablet form factor a powerful and premium device without the cost usually associated with such a device. You can get the Surface Pro 3 with an assortment of freebies including the Type Covers, a Microsoft Bluetooth Mouse, Extended Warranty coverage, a 1-year subscription for Bitdefender Antivirus and also a 1-year license for Microsoft 365 Personal. You can check out the promo via the link below:

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GLOO Aidilfitri Promo: Surface Pro 7
Save RM1434 on the Surface Laptop 3 bundled with a gift package

For those who prefer a more conventional form factor, the Surface Laptop 3 will be available starting from RM3799. But while the form factor is pretty standard, it is definitely in a different league from your average laptop. On top of the sleek design that comes standard, the Surface Laptop 3 can be gotten with an Alcantara wrap on the palm rest area, for a unique user experience unlike any other. The Surface Laptop 3 will be available with a set of attractive freebies too. Get the following when you purchase the Surface Laptop 3 during this promo:

Microsoft Bluetooth Mouse
Surface Pen
Shieldcare Extended Warranty (1 Year)
Bitdefender Antivirus (1 Year)
Microsoft 365/ Office (choose one)

Personal (1 Year)
365 Home (1 Year)
Office Home & Student 2019 (Lifetime)

You can get the Surface Laptop 3 via the following link:
GLOO Aidilfitri Promo: Surface Laptop 3
Save RM439 with the HP Pavilion 15 and get a free HP Backpack

The HP Pavilion 15 is an affordable workhorse, touting an Intel Core i5-8265U processor mated to 4GB RAM and 256GB of SSD storage. But that doesn’t mean that it isn’t capable of some fun, with a GeForce MX250 GPU to offer some gaming too. For just RM2369, the HP Pavilion 15 is a pretty good deal for those who need a new laptop for work and maybe a bit of fun on the side. You can take a look at the HP Pavilion 15’s promotion in the following link:
GLOO Aidilfitri Promo: HP Pavilion 15
Save RM250 on the ASUS VivoBook A412

If a more portable laptop is what you seek, the ASUS VivoBook A412 is a 1.5kg light laptop with a small footprint. thanks to the NanoBezel display. While it is extremely portable, it still packs some powerful hardware, with an Intel Core i5-8265U processor and a GeForce MX250 GPU. Priced at RM2379, it is a great option for anyone considering a new laptop right now. You can check out the ASUS VivoBook A412 on GLOO via the following link:
GLOO Aidilfitri Promo: ASUS VivoBook A412
HUAWEI MateBook D 15 with free Bluetooth Mouse and External Hard Drive

The HUAWEI MateBook D 15 is a great option for an AMD-powered laptop that’s light on your back and also light on your wallet. While it doesn’t come with a discount like the other laptops, it is still very affordable at just RM2499. To amp up the value proposition, GLOO is throwing in a free 1TB Maxtor M3 external hard drive and a HUAWEI AF30 Bluetooth Mouse. Check out the HUAWEI MateBook D 15 on GLOO here:
GLOO Aidilfitri Promo: HUAWEI MateBook D 15
Save RM150 on the JOI Book 150 + freebies worth RM455

The JOI Book 150 will be available at just RM1199, with a bundle of freebies worth RM455, to further boost the bang for buck of the wallet-friendly JOI Book 150. The bundle will include a 1-year F-secure license, 256GB SSD upgrade, 1-year Shield Care extended warranty and a backpack. You can check it out on GLOO’s website here:
GLOO Aidilfitri Promo: JOI Book 150
Up to 45% off Microsoft 365 and Office 2019 licenses

GLOO is also offering discounts on the Microsoft subscriptions, with up to 45% off the Microsoft 365 Family plan. The full list of discounted subscriptions are as below:

Microsoft 365 Family – 45 % Discount
Microsoft 365 Personal – 38% Discount
Microsoft 365 Business Standard – 23% Discount
Microsoft Office Home & Student 2019 – 28% Discount
Microsoft Office Home & Business 2019 – 26% Discount

Check it out via the following link:
GLOO Aidilfitri Promo: Microsoft
The promotion will be valid from 23rd until 31st May 2020, so don’t miss out on the GLOO Aidilfitri Promo if you are looking for a new laptop this Raya!
Pokdepinion: Looks like some good deals for the “Back to School” crowd after the COVID-19 pandemic is managed!
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Here’s Why Sony Smartphones Aren’t Doing So Well Compared With Rivals According To Them

Now you might assume that Sony has an advantage over the smartphone market as they are the provider of camera sensors for a lot of the smartphone brands out there. Despite that, they have been far off from producing a smartphone that offers a whole lot in recent years. Sony’s very own senior manager of global marketing, Adam Marsh, has answers as to why.
Regarding the issue, he has mentioned of a struggle inside the company where he says “even though we are one company, there are still sometimes barriers that Alpha doesn’t want to give Mobile (their mobile division) certain things because all of a sudden you have the same as what a €3,000 camera’s got”.  He then added “Now that barrier’s gona a little bit. They’re saying “okay, we see that having a smartphone and camera that gives you the same experiences is a good thing”.
It’s been reported that Sony Alpha’s former head of division, Kimio Maki, who is now in charge of the mobile division, had stopped working on the Xperia XZ4 and moved to new initiatives. It is said that it enabled Maki to promote collaboration between brands as well as the mobile sector.

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Finally, Marsh has said that the companies’ smartphones does not appeal to the consumers as much as other brands but appeal for “people who want quality products where they will be able to take amazing pictures or video or do something different”.
Previously at MWC 2019, Sony has unveiled of their new Sony Xperia 1 flagship smartphone.
Pokdepinion: Well that explains a whole lot on the issue. Hopefully they’ll get things fixed (internally) and we might be able to see Xperia devices do well in the market.
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HONOR 50 Series confirmed to come to Malaysia with GMS in tow

After much teasing, HONOR launched the HONOR 50 series in China and has also announced that it will be coming to more global markets, including Malaysia. Unlike previous HONOR flagships, the HONOR 50 series will pack Qualcomm chipsets and Google Mobile Services too.

HONOR will apparently be focusing on vlogging with the HONOR 50 series, with a 1/1.52″ primary 108MP sensor, that should be the Samsung ISOCELL HM2. It’s slightly smaller than the 108MP sensors that you find in other flagships, but it does offer nona-binning that should produce some impressive 12MP shots by combining nine adjacent pixels into one.

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This will be paired up with a 8MP ultra-wide camera, a 2MP macro camera and a 2MP depth sensor. For all their talk about vlogging though, there doesn’t seem to be optical image stabilization (OIS) on the HONOR 50 lineup. If that sounds quite mid-range-ish, that’s probably because it is quite similar to the camera setup in the Redmi Note 10 Pro.
The same rear camera setup will be applied across the HONOR 50 series, with the only exception being the 2MP depth sensor being dropped from the mid-range HONOR 50 SE. Meanwhile the selfie cameras are the main differentiator in terms of imaging capabilities between the members of the HONOR 50 series. The HONOR 50 Pro gets a dual-seflie camera setup with a 12MP camera for a wider field-of-view in videos and a 32MP main selfie camera for sharper details. The HONOR 50 loses the 12MP camera, while the HONOR 50 SE on the other hand gets a 16MP selfie shooter embedded in the center of its display.

Speaking of which, the entire HONOR 50 series will tout 120Hz displays, with curved 10-bit OLED panels for the HONOR 50 and HONOR 50 Pro. The HONOR 50 Pro gets a 6.72″ FHD+ panel, the HONOR 50 a smaller 6.57″ FHD+ one, while the HONOR 50 SE loses the curved display and settles for a 6.78″ flat LCD panel.

Chipsets are also different across the lineup. The HONOR 50 and HONOR 50 Pro debut as the first devices to tout the new Snapdragon 778G chipset, while the HONOR 50 SE comes with the equally recent Dimensity 900. HONOR will also be baking in GPU Turbo X on the HONOR 50 and HONOR 50 Pro, to further improve gaming performance, but it seems that the HONOR 50 SE will be missing out on that. The HONOR 50 Pro also seems to have an improved cooling system over the others. You can view the full differences in specifications in the table below.
HONOR 50 Series Specs and Pricing

HONOR 50 Pro
HONOR 50
HONOR 50 SE

Chipset
Snapdragon 778G (4 x Cortex-A78 @ 2.4GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz)
Adreno 642L
6nm
Snapdragon 778G (4 x Cortex-A78 @ 2.4GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55 @ 1.8GHz)
Adreno 642L
6nm
Dimensity 900 (4 x Cortex-A78 @ 2.4GHz + 4 x Cortex-A55 @ 2.0GHz)
Mali G68MC4
6nm

Memory
Up to 12GB RAM
Up to 12GB RAM
8GB RAM

Storage
Up to 256GB

Display
6.72″ FHD+ OLED display, 10-bit color, DCI-P3 gamut
6.57″ FHD+ OLED display, 10-bit color, DCI-P3 gamut
6.78″ FHD+ IPS diplay, 8-bit color, DCI-P3 gamut

Rear cameras
108MP f/1.9 main camera
8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide
2MP f/2.4 macro camera
2MP f/2.4 depth sensor
108MP f/1.9 main camera
8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide
2MP f/2.4 macro camera
2MP f/2.4 depth sensor
108MP f/1.9 main camera
8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide
2MP f/2.4 macro camera

Selfie cameras
32MP f/2.2
12MP f/2.4 video camera
32MP f/2.2
16MP f/2.2

Battery
4000mAh
100W fast charging
4300mAh
66W fast charging
4000mAh
66W fast charging

Pricing
From 3699 CNY (~RM2377)
From 2699 CNY (~RM1734)
From 2399 CNY (~RM1542)

          HONOR 50 Pro            HONOR 50 SE
The HONOR 50 and HONOR 50 Pro are available in the same premium finishes that includes a sparkly Snow Crystal option, while the HONOR 50 SE comes in decidedly more mainstream shades of blue, white and black. We aren’t sure which of the HONOR 50 devices will be available in Malaysia yet, but stay tuned for more updates!
Pokdepinion: I wonder how will the HONOR 50 series be priced in Malaysia?
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Three ASUS Zenfone 3 Series Welcomes Android Oreo Update! – Old but not forgotten

Better late than never

Back in August last year, ASUS assured Zenfone users everywhere that they would be rolling out Android Oreo 8.0 updates across both the Zenfone 4 series as well as the Zenfone 3 series. Last week ASUS revealed the dates for the Oreo update for the Zenfone 3 ZE552KL and ZE520KL as well as the Zenfone 4 ZE554KL devices.
Well now ASUS has just announced the dates of when the Android Oreo updates are supposed to roll out for another three devices from the Zenfone 3 lineup and it’s going to be sometime this month! The devices getting the Android Oreo update are the Zenfone 3 Laser ZC551KL, the Zenfone 3 Deluxe ZS550KL and the Zenfone 3 Zoom ZE553KL.

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The FOTA (Firmware Over The Air) Android Oreo updates will start sometime in the middle of the month of March for the Zenfone 3 Deluxe ZS550KL. As for the Zenfone 3 Laser ZC551KL and Zoom ZE553KL, the Android Oreo update will start somewhere at the end of March.
Some of the features you’ll be getting from the Android Oreo update are:

Background limits – Android Oreo helps minimize background activity in the apps you use least
Autofill – With your permission, Autofill remembers your logins to get you into your favorite apps at supersonic speed
Smart text selection – Android Oreo recognizes text when you tap or select, then recommends a next logical step via a suggested app
Picture-in-Picture
Notification Dots – Press the notification dots to quickly see what’s new, and easily clear them by swiping away
Android Instant Apps – Use new apps right from your browser, no installation needed
A fully redesigned emoji set
Adaptive icons for consistent icons
Install unknown apps – Hostile downloader apps can’t operate without permission; users now permit the installation of APKs per-source

The updates will be implemented in stages however so if you haven’t gotten your update notification you can check them manually by going to Settings > About > System Update on your mentioned Zenfone devices. Click here for more information on Android Oreo 8.0 and its features.
Pokdepinion: It’s nice to see ASUS still supporting the Zenfone 3 line with major updates considering the line is already two years old now. Way to show your customers that you care.
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Apple Teasing a Big Surprise at WWDC 2023 with a Special Event

This year’s Apple WWDC 2023 conference seems to hold a surprise in store with a mysteriously titled “Special Event at Apple Park” scheduled for June 5. Speculations are rife about the nature of this event, and many believe it could be related to Apple’s foray into the world of Mixed Reality.
Apple WWDC 2023 Could Focus More on Mixed Reality

While Apple has not officially confirmed anything, rumours suggest that the “Special Event” might be an opportunity for Apple to unveil its highly anticipated Mixed Reality headset, tentatively named the Apple Reality Pro. This headset is expected to run on xrOS, a software platform specifically designed to power Apple’s entry into the AR/VR space. The launch of this headset could have a significant impact on the entire AR/VR industry.

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According to the latest reports, the Apple Reality Pro is expected to be one of the most powerful XR headsets on the market. It is rumoured to feature micro OLED displays sourced from Sony, dual processors manufactured by TSMC, and an impressive array of 12 cameras. The headset is also said to come with an external power supply.

However, these premium features come at a price, with rumours suggesting a cost of $3,000. This price point indicates that the Apple Reality Pro will likely target professionals and enterprise users, focusing on industries where Mixed Reality can revolutionize workflows and enhance productivity.
While the exact launch date remains unconfirmed, industry insiders suggest that the Apple Reality Pro could go on sale later this year. The anticipated release has generated excitement and speculation about the headset’s capabilities and its potential to redefine the boundaries of Mixed Reality experiences. Apple’s strong reputation for innovation and user-friendly technology raises expectations for a groundbreaking product that could shape the future of the AR/VR landscape.
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Pokdepinion: While the focus is typically on software updates, the “Special Event at Apple Park” has sparked rumours about the unveiling of the Apple Reality Pro Mixed Reality headset. With its powerful features and potential impact on various industries, this headset could propel the AR / VR industry forward.
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[UNBOXING] ASUS ROG Zephyrus M (GM501) – Stylishly Thin Gaming Laptop

Our official unboxing of one of the most highly anticipated machines in recent times, the ASUS ROG Zephyrus M (GM501) gaming laptop. It delivers powerful performance in an stylishly thin package.
Unboxing the ASUS ROG Zephyrus M (GM501)

As you can see, we have the ASUS ROG Zephyrus M (GM501) in our labs and we are in the midst of testing what this baby is capable of doing. If you remember, we did review the original ASUS ROG Zephyrus, which we considered a game-changer for gaming laptops, so not only do we want to how it fares on its, we also want to know how different it performs with the original
If you missed out on our in-depth review of the original ASUS ROG Zephyrus, click here to read all about it.

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While we’re running our tests, I’m sure you want to know more about this sexy gaming laptop. Check out the specifications right below here:
ASUS ROG Zephyrus M (GM501) Specifications

CPU
Intel Core i7 8750H (6C / 12T @ up to 4.1 GHz), 9M Cache, 45W TDP, 14nm

RAM
16GB DDR4 2666 MHz (dual channel)

GPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Max-P, 6GB GDDR5

Storage
PCIEG3x4 NVME 256GB M.2 SSD
SATA 1TB Hybrid HDD (FireCuda)

Display
15.6-inch FHD (1920×1080) Anti-Glare, IPS panel,
144Hz G-Sync, 72% NTSC coverage. 3ms response time

Keyboard
4-Zone RGB Keyboard with Aura Sync
1.7mm Travel Distance, N-Key Rollover

Connectivity
Wireless:
802.11ac(2×2) Wave 2 WLAN
Bluetooth 5.0
I/O:
1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C)
4 x USB 3.1 Gen 2
1 x HDMI 2.0 (4K / 2K at 60Hz output)
1 x Kensington Lock
1 x HDMI 1.4 port
1 x microSD card reader

Audio
Sonic Studio & Sonic Radar III
1 x Combo Audio Jack (Mic + Headphone)

Thermal Solution
Active Aerodynamic System (AAS)

Power
4 Cells 55 Whrs Li-ion Battery, 180W Adapter

Dimensions
384 x 262 x 17.5 mm (W x D x H)

Weight
2.45kg

Warranty
2 Years

Our full, in-depth review of the ASUS ROG Zephyrus M (GM501) gaming laptop will be published very soon. After all, we do want to see what this baby is truly capable of, especially compared to the original ASUS ROG Zephyrus, so we’re going to really put it through some rigorous tests. Until then, stay tuned to Pokde.net :)
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No partner for CNY, no problem — Lazada to offer boyfriend and girlfriend rental?

Sick of your nosy relatives asking you when will you decide to end your awesome single-and-ready-to-mingle status? Well it seems like Lazada might just have a solution to that. In a tweet that alludes to the possibility that Lazada might offer boyfriend/girlfriend-for-hire services this Chinese New Year.

Ye okay OKAY! Kalau tak beli siap ea. #LazadaSemuaAda pic.twitter.com/4j9Pz8mqw1
— Lazada Malaysia (@LazadaMY) January 4, 2019

Hiring a partner for festivals and what not isn’t exactly a new thing, especially in China. And such services are perfect for shutting up the elders who are surprisingly curious about your relationship status.
Would you be interested in hiring a partner to silence your relatives? Well, maybe you can stay tuned for more information!

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Pokdepinion: Hm, sounds interesting… Hope I can find one who’s into PUBG Mobile as well..
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White ROG Sica is the new ROG mouse — For MOBA addict

ASUS ROG launches the latest ROG Sica in Glacier White color and upgraded Omron Switches. The new ROG Sica is an ambidextrous gaming mouse optimized for MOBA gaming for gamers of all grip types.

Built for gamers, the white ROG Sica has a 1000Hz polling rate and packs an optical sensor that tracks at up to 5000 DPI, and at speeds of up to 130 inches per second and 30g acceleration to give users swift, pixel-precise mouse tracking.

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Unlike the black ROG Sica that only have 5 million click switch life span, the new ROG Sica is said to have up to 20 million clicks durability. The exclusive easy-swap switch socket making it’s easier for replacement. The compatibles switches are Omron D2F Series switches: D2F, D2F-F, D2F-01, D2F-01F and Omron D2FC Series switches: D2FC-3M, D2FC-F-7N, D2FC-F-7N(10M), D2FC-F-7N(20M)

The white ROG Sica has similar design like its twin black ROG Sica but with different color and switches. It still comes with an illuminated ROG logo and Mayan-stencilled side panels. It has a gold-plated USB 2.0 connector, and low-friction Teflon feet. The expected price for Glacier White ROG Sica is around USD 50 (MYR 210).
For more info head to ASUS ROG Sica‘s info page.

Pokdepinion: The easy-swap switches socket is a good implementation, but I also wish for easy swap scroll wheel as in my experience it malfunctions more commonly than the buttons actually.
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AMD: No GPU with full support for DX12, yet

After some stunning news some time back where the R9 290X was capable of matching the GTX 980 Ti in Ashes of the Singularity‘s DirectX 12 benchmarks, it has come to our attention that NVIDIA’s Maxwell architecture lacks support for Async Compute, a standardized API-level feature added to Direct3D by Microsoft, which allows an app to better exploit the number-crunching resources of a GPU, by breaking down its graphics rendering tasks. The problem here is not that it doesn’t support it, but the GeForce drivers tell the system that async compute is supported, leading to an unmitigated disaster when the feature is called for by an application, e.g. Ashes of  the Singularity.

Oxide was building the AotS benchmark, taking advantage of async compute, before it encountered the unmitigated disaster when they tried to use it. During to course of its developer correspondence with NVIDIA to try and fix this issue, it learned that “Maxwell” doesn’t really support async compute at the bare-metal level, and that NVIDIA driver bluffs its support to apps. NVIDIA instead started pressuring Oxide to remove parts of its code that use async compute altogether.

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AMD’s Robert Hallock responded with a Facebook post as follows.

However he then followed up with a reply in a Reddit thread on the DX12 async shader/compute feature that is missing from NVIDIA’s graphics cards, and then claimed that there is no such thing as “full support” for DX12 on the market today. Which obviously was already known as AMD never claimed full DX12 support on all feature levels with their GCN architecture.
“I think gamers are learning an important lesson: there’s no such thing as “full support” for DX12 on the market today.
There have been many attempts to distract people from this truth through campaigns that deliberately conflate feature levels, individual untiered features and the definition of “support.” This has been confusing, and caused so much unnecessary heartache and rumor-mongering.
Here is the unvarnished truth: Every graphics architecture has unique features, and no one architecture has them all. Some of those unique features are more powerful than others.
Yes, we’re extremely pleased that people are finally beginning to see the game of chess we’ve been playing with the interrelationship of GCN, Mantle, DX12, Vulkan and LiquidVR.”
When somebody  asked what are the aspects of DX12 that the FuryX is missing, Hallock replied and listed them.
“Raster Ordered Views and Conservative Raster. Thankfully, the techniques that these enable (like global illumination) can already be done in other ways at high framerates (see: DiRT Showdown).”

SOURCE: Guru3D

Pokdepinion: AMD is playing the good guy here with not taking advantage of the situation but actually explaining DX12 support to consumers. That, however, doesn’t change the fact that NVIDIA has lied regarding its DX12 features. We will see how NVIDIA gets out of this mess.

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Sony WH-1000XM5 and LinkBuds S Officially Arriving in Malaysia

Sony WH-1000XM5

The Sony WH-1000XM5 wireless, noise-canceling headphones are the latest addition to Sony’s series. This latest model provides customers with an immersive, distraction-free audio quality, and the introduction of new technologies elevates the WH-1000XM4’s noise-canceling and dynamic range to an entirely new level.
As you might expect, it features noise cancellation and two processors managing eight microphones that drastically reduce noise, particularly in the mid-high frequency range, and an Auto NC Optimiser that automatically optimizes noise cancellation based on the surroundings. Sony’s exact Speech Pickup technology isolates your voice with perfect precision using four beamforming mics and an AI-based noise reduction structure, while a newly developed wind noise reduction structure reduces wind noise during calls.

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Interestingly, it supports Google’s new Fast Link function, which allows you to easily pair it with your Android devices. You may also find out where you left your headphones last. Swift Pair makes it simple to connect your headphones to your Windows 11 or Windows 10 laptop, desktop computer, or tablet. In case you’re wondering, the battery life is said to be up to 30 hours, with notable improvements in its fast charging capabilities.
The Sony WH-1000XM5 will be retailing for RM1,799, with pre-orders starting 5th June 2022. Doing so will get you a free STM Myth 18L backpack worth RM399.
Sony LinkBuds S

Building off the success of the unique LinkBuds, the Sony LinkBuds S is dubbed as the world’s smallest, lighting noise-cancelling earbuds. Weighing a mere 4.8g, it features an ergonomic design to match the human ear and comes with Hi-Res audio, IPX4, and 5mm audio drivers. The battery life is said to be up to 20 hours total.
In case you’re interested, the Sony LinkBuds S will be retailing for RM929, with pre-orders available from now onwards in Malaysia. Doing so will yield a Sometimes Card Holder worth RM88 for free.
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Pokdepinion: Given how pricey it is, I do hope the Sony WH-1000XM5 can offer a lot for the price. Finally, we see a notable design change but I’m also hoping for a good performance boost as well.
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GIGABYTE announces new power supplies series with 80PLUS certified

GIGABYTE today announces the release of two new power supply unit (PSU) with 80PLUS Gold certified the GIGABYTE G750H and 80PLUS Bronze certified the GIGABYTE B700H. The two new PSU offerings energy efficiency, premium components and industry leading features to ensure the top performance for today’s high end systems for gamers and PC enthusiasts.
GIGABYTE G750H – 80PLUS Gold certified
Designed to deliver excellent performance at 80PLUS Gold certified, the GIGABYTE G750H is a 750W PSU and using 100% Japanese capacitors and premium components throughout the design. With single +12 rail design it ensures the best power output with stability.

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With modular cable management the GIGABYTE G750H make installation clean and tidy with flat black cables which eventually improves thermal performance within the chassis.
GIGABYTE B700H – 80PLUS Bronze certified
With 700W capacity and 80PLUS Bronze certified the GIGABYTE B700H offering optimal power needed for gamers to drive their power-hungry system. It feature with high-quality Japanese capacitors with a 120mm double ball bearing fan and modular cable managements as well to make it great alternative for higher-end gaming PC builds.

Both GIGABYTE G750H and B700H is full compliance with NVIDIA SLI and AMD Crossfire technology, tested to guarantee maximum stability combined with ample power and connectors backed by 5 year product warranty.
Pokdepinion: A 700W capacity and above is sufficient for most dual card configuration. But if you only intend to use single card, a good 600W with 80PLUS Gold is plenty enough for the whole system.
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NVIDIA delays GeForce RTX 3070 availability to ensure better supply of cards on launch day

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 and GeForce RTX 3090 were found to be sold out on launch day, with most resellers not even having enough cards on hand to sell. As a result, many enthusiasts were quite peeved at not being able to upgrade to the latest graphics cards. To avoid this issue happening during the GeForce RTX 3070 launch, NVIDIA will be pushing back the GeForce RTX 3070’s launch as well.

Instead of their initial plans to release the GeForce RTX 3070 on 15th October, the cards will now be available starting from 29th October instead. This might come as a disappointment to those who want to get onto the GeForce RTX 30 series bandwagon without shelling out more than RM3000 for a GeForce RTX 3080, but as they always say, good things come to those who wait.

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The GeForce RTX 3070 might be the most hotly anticipated GeForce RTX 30 series graphics card, as it offers performance on par with a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti while being priced from just RM2399, or less than half the price. Well, hopefully more gamers will be able to get their hands on the GeForce RTX 3070 on launch day with this delay!
Pokdepinion: Perhaps this will also allow NVIDIA’s partners to do more testing to iron out any issues that might affect the GeForce RTX 3070 as well.
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Samsung readying 24Gbps GDDR6 RAM for next-gen GPUs

Samsung is already working on faster 20Gbps and 24Gbps GDDR6 RAM to be paired up with next-gen graphics solutions. With GDDR6X topping out at 21Gbps for now, the fact that we are seeing 24Gbps GDDR6 is really quite interesting as it probably means that Samsung is ramping up the clock speeds, instead of GDDR6X’s approach of using PAM4 signaling to increase the bandwidth.
Samsung’s 20Gbps GDDR6 and 24Gbps GDDR6 are on the way
Currently, the fastest GDDR6 modules in the market run at up to 18Gbps, which is pretty close to the 19Gbps to 19.5Gbps GDDR6X found in NVIDIA’s offerings. Upgrading to 20Gbps and 24Gbps should give GPU makers the ability to take advantage of higher memory bandwidth, without scaling the memory bus, the latter which is a more power-hungry path to take.

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Speaking of power consumption, one of the advantages that was touted by Micron about GDDR6X was that the move to PAM4 signaling over NRZ allowed for 15% lower power consumption per bit of data transferred. However as the efficiency advantage was used to deliver faster speeds, the overall power consumption went up.
With these faster 24Gbps GDDR6 modules, which will most probably continue using NRZ signaling, the clock rate will have to bumped up to deliver the higher bandwidth. As with most electronics, bumping up the frequency will usually translate to an increase in power consumption, and that in turn will usually result in higher temperatures. Will we see more aggressive cooling options for memory on graphics cards soon?

Well, in any case, Samsung is currently sampling their 20Gbps and 24Gbps GDDR6 modules, so we will probably see them in a product later next year. We should probably reserve our judgement for these faster GDDR6 modules then.
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Pokdepinion: If only HBM was cheaper to implement, we might probably see more of that in consumer graphics solution.
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ASUS To Support AMD 600 Series Motherboards With 24/48GB DDR5, Beta BIOS Available

After Intel motherboard gained official support for non-binary 24/48GB DDR5 modules, AMD motherboards may soon get the support as well.

ASUS overclocker Shimano has confirmed through ROG Forums that the first batch of Beta BIOSes are available for select AMD 600 series motherboards, which enables support for the new non-binary 24GB and 48GB DDR5 modules.

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Officially, AMD supports up to 128GB of DDR5 through 4x32GB modules – but the company has been working on supporting these RAM officially through the upcoming AGESA microcode update. When populated, systems with 4x48GB can access up to 192GB of DDR5. Be aware that the current BIOS released are as mentioned, in Beta, so proceed with caution when installing them. If possible, wait until the official BIOS releases before you install any non-binary DDR5 modules to ensure optimal stability.
Source: Videocardz
Pokdepinion: It looks like Intel had the feature baked in as OEMs said no updates were required at the time – AMD users may need to wait for a little while before they get to use these modules.
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ZOTAC Gaming Esports Cafe opens in Bandar Sunway

The second ZOTAC Gaming Esports Cafe has just opened up here in Malaysia. Featuring the latest ZOTAC graphics cards and pre-built PCs, serious gamers can now head over to Bandar Sunway to experience the next-level performance available.

The PCs you will be gaming on in the ZOTAC Gaming Esports Cafe over at Bandar Sunway is none other than the ZOTAC MEK1 Gaming PC. There are quite a number of them in the main gaming area. But if you are looking to experience what it’s like to play in an esports arena, there are also two “Battle Rooms”.

In there, you will be gaming on the ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 2080 AMP Extreme, giving you a performance advantage over your foes. The closed-off environment would also be a great introduction to the isolation esports gamers experience when competing at top-tier tournaments.

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To celebrate the grand opening of the ZOTAC Gaming Esports Cafe in Bandar Sunway, you can also get to play for free for the whole day, until 11.59pm today. Head over to the following location:
ZOTAC Gaming Esports Cafe3A-A (Ground Floor), Nadayu 28 Dagang,Jalan PJS 11/7, Bandar Sunway,Selangor.
For a break, there’s a snack bar with a myriad of food and drinks offered. Or you can just head over to the mamak next door. Excellent location, I must say.
Pokdepinion: It was fun playing LAN games all over again. L4D2, anyone?
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Samsung Galaxy S10 5G is the best selfie smartphone according to DxOMark

Samsung literally makes the best selfie smartphones without bragging about their selfie capabilities. The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G proves it by scoring the highest score ever on DxOMark’s selfie camera benchmark, besting the Samsung Galaxy S10+’s score of 96.
DxOMark has this to say about the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G’s selfie camera:
…selfie shooters will be very happy with Samsung’s latest top-end phone as well, thanks to a very well-balanced approach to texture rendition and noise reduction, as well as to an efficient autofocus system that ensures good subject sharpness across a wide range of shooting distances. Moreover, target exposure and color rendering leave little to complain about…
This comes as no surprise as the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G tout Dual Pixel AF and a 3D ToF sensor up front
Breaking down the scores, the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G scores 101 for stills while its video capabilities score a high 90 as well. Considering that the Samsung Galaxy S10 series of smartphones are some of the very few smartphones in the market with autofocus, and Dual Pixel AF at that, it actually comes as no surprise.

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That’s a closer fight than we would expect!
The Samsung Galaxy S10 5G also matches the HUAWEI P30 Pro with its rear cameras’ DxOMark score, but the latter still has the lead when it comes to stills. Video is where the Samsung trounces the HUAWEI flagship, which isn’t all that shocking since HUAWEI has yet to equip their flagships with 4K60 video recording.

It’s quite interesting to see DxOMark award the Galaxy S10 5G a higher score than the Samsung Galaxy S10+, despite the fact that they both feature pretty similar hardware aside from a 3D ToF sensor on the former. Perhaps Samsung improved the software with the Galaxy S10 5G, or maybe DxOMark places a heavy emphasis on the bokeh effects?
Pokdepinion: HUAWEI should definitely up their video game. We have seen Xiaomi add 4K60 video recording to the POCOPHONE F1 via a software update. Maybe HUAWEI should do the same?
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Brand-New ASUS Vivobook 15X OLED Powered by AMD Ryzen 5000 Series CPU

ASUS Malaysia has unveiled the new Vivobook 15X OLED, a laptop featuring a dazzling OLED HDR display and a cinema-grade DCI-P3 gamut.
With up to a Ryzen 7 5800H CPU, 8GB DDR4 RAM with an extra DDR4 SO-DIMM slot, and a 512GB PCIe 3.0 SSD, the Vivobook 15X OLED provides next-level performance for streaming, surfing, editing, video conferencing, or just taking care of business at home.

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The 2.8K OLED HDR three-sided NanoEdge display on the Vivobook 15X OLED is super-bright and offers a cinema-grade 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut for ultra-vivid colours. In addition, they are PANTONE Validated for professional-grade colour accuracy and TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue-light emissions.

The laptop features a 120 Hz refresh rate and 0.2 ms reaction time making it ideal for productivity, creative work, and gaming. Furthermore, VESA DisplayHDR True Black 600 certification offers the deepest blacks and a high contrast ratio for greater detail in low-light scenarios.
The 70WHr battery allows you to be productive anywhere, at any time, without being attached to your charger. The Vivobook 15X OLED delivers up to 14 hours of battery life when combined with the powerful-yet-efficient AMD Ryzen 5000H series mobile CPUs made on the 7nm technology.
The laptop is coated with the ASUS Antibacterial Guard, which has been proved to deliver 99% bacterial inhibition over a 24-hour period to protect users’ health and minimise the spread of hazardous bacteria.

Furthermore, the Vivobook 15X OLED features a physical webcam shield that quickly blanks the picture in video conversations and is included for added protection and privacy, as is a fingerprint sensor on the touchpad for fast password-free login through Windows Hello.
The laptop has a full set of I/O connections, making it easier than ever for customers to connect their current peripherals, monitors, and projectors. There are two USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, a USB 2.0 port, HDMI output, and a 3.5 mm audio combo jack in addition to a USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 port.
ASUS Vivobook 15X OLED Specifications

Vivobook 15x OLED
(AMD Ryzen 7)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8GB DDR4 on board (+with additional SO-DIMM slot)
512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
90W AC Adapter
Windows 11 Home + Office Home & Student 2021
RM3,699

Vivobook 15x OLED
(AMD Ryzen 5)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
8GB DDR4 on board (+with additional SO-DIMM slot)
512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD
90W AC Adapter
Windows 11 Home + Office Home & Student 2021
RM3,299

Both the Vivobook 15X OLED (M1503) will be available for sale in Malaysia at ASUS’s official stores and retailers starting on 17 August 2022. For more information about the laptops, feel free to visit their official website.
Pokdepinion: Another great selection of affordable laptops for work and studies that some of you can consider getting. Specifications look decent for the given starting price.
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