THE ASUS ROG PHONE HAS A 90HZ SCREEN, VAPOR COOLING, AND A PLETHORA OF GAMING ACCESSORIES - Causative Verb

Asus is starting off Computex 2018 on a high-spec note with the announcement of its ROG Phone. Bearing the Republic of Gamers branding and an unmistakably gamer-oriented design, the ROG Phone is Asus’ answer to the Razer Phone. This is the second phone after Razer’s to offer a 90Hz display — meaning its screen refreshes 90 times per second, delivering smoother animations — and Asus throws in the added bit of gamer pride by powering each ROG Phone with a specially selected 2.96GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chip. Yes, these will definitely be the fastest Snapdragons around.

I got to see engineering samples of the ROG Phone for myself here at Computex, and I walked away feeling more impressed by the actual hardware than I expected, though the premise of an Android smartphone for hardcore gamers still feels like it’s off the mark. Android doesn’t have any games demanding enough to tax the regular Snapdragon 845, never mind an overclocked variant with vapor cooling and a special attachable fan accessory, which is what the ROG Phone offers. What I see in this device is a bizarre transplantation of the traditional PC gamer’s aesthetic and performance priorities into the mobile realm. Even as I question who this device might be for, I am also deeply intrigued by its design, customizations, and deluge of gaming-centric attachments.

You’ll find the full set of ROG Phone specs in the sidebar, and they’re predictably maxed out. Nobody has offered a phone with more than 8GB of RAM, no one has a faster Snapdragon inside their phone, and other than the Porsche Design variant of the Huawei P20 Pro, I know of no other phone with a 512GB storage option. Asus ticks the “best-specced Android phone ever” box.

To activate the maximum performance of its speed-binned chips, Asus lets you switch into “X Mode” by squeezing the sides of the phone. The squeeze works exactly as it does in HTC’s Edge Sense system, with a red glow showing up at the sides where you apply pressure. Once you give it a strong squeeze, the phone’s entire UI skin transforms from a cool blue to a deep and ominous red. X Mode is more than mere cosmetics, though, as it automatically optimizes performance for gaming by shutting down background processes and prioritizing whatever you’re playing for both RAM allocation and data transfer precedence. X Mode also controls the AeroActive Cooler, which is what Asus calls the additional fan accessory it offers for this phone.

Asus goes an extra step with its phone-edge interactions by giving players two so-called AirTriggers, residing in the spots of the usual shoulder buttons on game controllers. These are user-programmable and should help keep the screen clear of controls while gaming.

The accessories are a big part of the story with the ROG Phone, as Asus offers a whole bunch of them right off the bat. There’s the classic gamepad setup, which puts a couple of analog sticks, two sets of physical shoulder buttons, and some gaming keys on either side of the phone’s landscape display. This Gamevice controller works in tandem with a WiGig Dock to wirelessly stream — using 60GHz 802.11ad Wi-Fi — your game to a connected nearby TV. I tried it with a racing game, and I didn’t notice any tangible lag between my actions with the controller and response on the screen. The gamepad isn’t bad, but I’ve yet to see any of these pad attachments become truly popular, so I remain skeptical about how much use it would get.

Then there’s also the clamshell accessory with a second screen that turns the ROG Phone into a dual-screen device. It’s called the TwinView Dock, and it’s huge and chunky, owing primarily to its 6,000mAh battery within. It has a matching 6-inch, 1080p screen, just like the ROG Phone, and it adds shoulder buttons, enhanced force feedback, a front-facing quad-speaker system, and extra cooling. Asus’ idea is that you might use this setup for marathon gaming sessions, with the second screen display chat related to the game on the main one. My experience with this accessory was very awkward, as the software was unintuitive and the construction was way too early to judge in terms of quality or durability.

Asus also has a dock with a ton of cable ports on the back, allowing you to use the ROG Phone as either a pseudo-PC connected to a monitor, keyboard and mouse, or as an auxiliary display to your regular PC. This, like all the other accessories, attaches via a special side port on the ROG Phone (which is at the bottom of the device when it’s turned to landscape). This extra-wide port contains a regular USB-C connector and a proprietary Asus one right next to it. Aside from all of the peripheral possibilities, I very much like the idea of being able to charge my phone with the cable plugged in at the bottom while I’m watching something or gaming on it.

It’s impossible not to be impressed by the sheer amount of thought and engineering that Asus poured into the ROG Phone. This device and its mini ecosystem of gamer-friendly accessories have clearly been in the works for a while. It’s one of the most sincere and ambitious efforts to make Android gaming phones a legitimate category in its own right. I still think the task is an uphill one, but Asus deserves credit for putting its best foot forward.

The price of the ROG Phone and its suite of accessories isn’t being announced at Computex, but Asus tells me it expects to have this phone on sale in the third quarter of this year. Given the ludicrous specs, we should probably brace ourselves for an uncompromising price to go along with the uncompromising performance.

Photography by Vlad Savov / The Verge

Via https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/4/17424144/asus-rog-phone-gaming-android-specs-modular-computex-2018

Nvidia GeForce 940MX DDR3 Review - inside the MSI CX72 - Pronouns

Nvidia GeForce 940MX DDR3 Review - inside the MSI CX72

We had the chance to test the new GeForce 940MX inside a pre-sample of the MSI CX72 notebook. We use the following article to compare it with the old GeForce 940M, show numerous benchmarks and check what games can be smoothly played with the DDR3 version of the 940MX.

MSI CX7

We got the new Nvidia GeForce 940MX in a pre-sample of the MSI CX72 notebook. The CX72 series is based on the more expensive GE72 series, but offers less features and visual highlights. Our device lacks the Dynaudio and Steelseries logos, for example. The red accents are black in the case of the CX72. The texture of the keys is a bit different as well, but the typing experience remains good. You also have to live with the purposely (for gamers) "wrong" placed Windows button. The biggest difference compared to our GE72 sample is the less expensive screen, which is probably based on the TN technology. Due to the early pre-production status, however, we are not going to rate the device. Our review of the GE72 is a good indicator in terms of case, keyboard and touchpad.

Source : https://www.notebookcheck.net/Nvidia-GeForce-940MX-DDR3-Review-inside-the-MSI-CX72.160949.0.html

Nvidia will no longer make GPU drivers for 32-bit OSes and Fermi graphics cards

It might finally be time to retire that GeForce GTX 590, and while you're at it, you should consider upgrading to a 64-bit operating system, if you haven't already. Otherwise, don't expect Nvidia to release any more GPU drivers for your platform.

Nvidia announced that it is ending driver support for 32-bit OSes effective this month. That means no more Game Ready driver updates or other performance enhancing driver releases, and also no bug fixes. The company will, however, release security updates as needed, through January 2019.

The same applies to Nvidia's GeForce Experience software—it's dropping 32-bit support, though "existing features and services such as optimal game settings will continue to work on Windows 32-bit operating systems," the company noted.

This isn't much of a surprise, both because the majority of users have long since updated to a 64-bit version of Windows, and also Nvidia stated in December of last year that this was going to happen. There isn't much reason to roll with a 32-bit OS these days, save for older system with dated hardware or in rare cases where compatibility might be a concern. Most of those systems wouldn't make for very good gaming boxes anyway.

In related news, Nvidia is also discontinuing GPU driver support for its Fermi-era graphics cards. This also goes into effect this month, and just as with 32-bit OSes, the only GPU updates for Fermi will be critical security patches through January 2019.

The first Fermi GPUs arrived in April 2010. They're found in GeForce 400 and 500 series cards, such as the GeForce GTX 590 pictured at the top of this article. Fermi GPUs were built on a 40nm manufacturing process and have since been superseded by Kepler, Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta.

SOURCE:

https://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-will-no-longer-make-gpu-drivers-for-32-bit-oses-and-fermi-graphics-cards/

Percakapan Bahasa Inggris

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Dwi Farhan
Andika Adri P
Reno Rimawan
Nanda Yulian
Bima ‘Aqila

Andika : hei guys, is anyone wants to playing rules of survival ? (simple present continous)
Nanda, dwi, bima : i am on my way to online.
Reno : sorry, i can’t play right now because i must work tomorrow.
Bima : ok no problem reno, we can play in another time. (simple present)
In game...
Andika : hey guys, have you took armor for me ? (present perfect)
Nanda : oh im sorry dika, i forgot bring them for you.
Dwi : hey guys, do you see enemy at north ?
Bima : yes i see them, what were they doing right now ? (simple past continous)
Nanda : did you have studied for last week courses ? (simple past tense)
Reno : ah i forgot. I will study right now.