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Intel Unveils Ghost Canyon NUC at CES 2020

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Intel Unveils Ghost Canyon NUC at CES 2020

The compact Intel NUC (Next Unit of Computing) range gets a next generation addition at CES 2020-- "Ghost Canyon", an option large enough to fit a desktop graphics card, making it more ideal for gamer customers.

Allowances to fit regular GPUs make Ghost Canyon, also known as the Intel NUC 9 Extreme Kit, larger than other products in the Intel mini-PC range. In fact, it is more of a mini-desktop machine, if anything else. Intel is still to fully detail this latest NUC iteration, but does say it is powered by 9th gen Core H series processors ranging from Core i5 to Core i9, including a high-end Core i9 in an unlocked SKU.

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AMD Takes on Mini PCs

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AMD Takes on Mini PCs

AMD looks to butt heads with the Intel NUCs as it announces plans to create an "open ecosystem" for OEMs wanting to create high-performance mini PCs powered by Ryzen Embedded V1000 and R1000 processors.

Initially aimed at the industrial, media, communications and enterprise markets, the machines promise an open and customisable platform complete with high-performance CPU/GPU processor with "expansive" peripheral support, in-depth security features and a processor availability clocking at 10 years. In addition, AMD already counts ASRock Industrial, EEPD, OnLogic and Simply NUc as OEM partners.

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Colorful Launches CVN X570M Motherboard

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Colorful Launches CVN X570M Motherboard

As all attentions are on AMD at the upcoming Ryzen Threadripper 3000 launch Colorful announces a micro-ATX motherboard for the X570 chipset-- the CVN X570M Gaming Pro motherboard.

Based on the previous CVN X570 Gaming Pro V14 ATX model, the CVN X570M offers a similar feature set within a smaller micro-ATX frame. The company says the design revolves around CVN class aircraft carriers, and sets to "fly gamers into the battle that use AMD's Ryzen 3000 processors." Colorful is still to provide detailed specs, but does say the motherboard features two full-length PCIe 4.0 slots running at x16 and x16+x4 or x16+x8, together with two PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 slots.

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IDC: EMEA PCs Remain Afloat in 2019

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IDC: EMEA PCs Remain Afloat in 2019

According to IDC, EMEA PC shipments are set to total 72.1 million units in 2019-- a 0.6% increase over 2018 brought about by the commercial segment, since weakness within the consumer continues to "constrict overall growth."

"The W. European PC market continued its growth momentum in Q3 2019, thanks to the ongoing commercial refresh ahead of Windows 7 EOS," the analyst says. "Enterprises and the public space were the frontrunners in the Windows 10 refresh to avoid the additional surcharge of Windows 7 support after January 2020. Predictions to H1 2020 remain positive owing to the strong demand from SMBs, but a further intensification of the Intel CPU shortage is expected to inhibit some of the fulfilments."

In total commercial growth is to clock at a "sizable" 9.8% for 2019, despite potential CPU shortages leading to the inability to meet demand brought about by the Windows 10 refresh. Alternative Intel SKUs and AMD configurations can fill some of the gap between the supply of Intel CPUs and market demand, and the market segment will be further strengthened by enterprise mobility adoption, a strong pipeline of projects across all segments and Q4 2019 "use it or lose it" budgets in the public space.

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EKWB and InWin Team Up in PC Case

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EKWB and InWin Team Up in PC Case

EK Water Blocks and InWin announce a collaboration in PC cases-- the EK-Classic InWin 303EK, a "unique version" of the In Win 303 case featuring the addition of an integrated distribution plate.

According to the two companies, the 303EK is the only mass-produced case re-designed and modified to seamlessly integrate a coolant distribution plate complete with DDC 3.2 pump. The integration distribution plate allows customers to easily install hard tubes without need to bend the tubing, making for an all-in-one solution fitted with multiple industry-standard G1/4-inch threaded inlet and outlets.

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Dell Debuts Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

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Dell Debuts Alienware Aurora Ryzen Edition

Dell-owned Alienware launches the Aurora Ryzen Edition PCs-- mid-tower desktops systems featuring AMD processors, a first from the company in over a decade, in a number of different configurations.

The Aurora Ryzen edition desktops come in the latest mid-size Alienware chassis featuring futuristic Legend stylings complete with, of course, addressable RGB LED lighting. Internal configurations include different AMD Ryzen 3000-series CPUs supporting the PCIe 4.0 interface, a variety of AMD (up to Radeon VII) or Nvidia (up to GeForce RTX 2080 Ti) GPUs and a number of memory and storage options.

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The Shuttle 1.3 litre Whiskey Lake PCs

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The Shuttle 1.3 litre Whiskey Lake PCs

German PC maker Shuttle announces an addition to the XPC slim PC family-- the DS10 range, consisting of 4 fanless barebones models with a steel chassis and a choice of Intel processors, including Whiskey Lake-based options.

A successor to the DS77 series, the DS10 range consists of the DS10U, DS10U3, DS10U5 and DS10U7. Processor options range from the Celeron 4205U inside to the DS10U to the Core i7-8565U in the DS10U7. All come inside a 1.3l steel chassis offering silent fanless performance, and are designed for 24/7 operation with passive cooling allowing less dust to enter the insides.

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Gigabyte Claims 1st Water-Cooled External Graphics

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Gigabyte Claims 1st Water-Cooled External Graphics

Gaming hardware maker Gigabyte announces what it claims is the 1st water-cooled external graphics card enclosure-- the Aorus RTX 2080 Ti Gaming Box featuring a GeForce RTX 2080 Ti GPU and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity.

According to the company, the water cooling system makes for a graphics box able to provide the "best" GeForce RTX 2080 Ti computing performance and a quiet environment. The all-in-one cooling takes care of the GPU, VRAM and MOSFET, and consists of a large copper plate, 240mm aluminium radiator and two 120mm fans together with an optimised pump and water block. In total it measures 300 x 140 x 173mm, and weighs 3.8kg.

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DigiTimes: H2 2020 Release for Intel Xe Graphics

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DigiTimes: H2 2020 Release for Intel Xe Graphics

Plenty of rumours surround the Intel Xe graphics card, the first Chipzilla take on discrete graphics since 2010's ill-fated Larrabee, and now DigiTimes claims the architecture will get an H2 2020 release.

Such a release timeline means the discrete graphics cards is set for a Computex 2020 launch event, at least according to Taiwanese industry sources. DigiTimes adds the Xe cards will be built using a 10nm process and, interestingly enough, not designed solely for the gaming. Instead, DigiTimes claims "Intel is set to combine the new GPUs with its CPUs to create a competitive platform in a bid to pursuit business opportunities from data centre, AI and machine learning applications."

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