ASRock’s upcoming Z87 OC Formula motherboard has been detailed thanks to details unveiled by the guys at Hardwareluxx.de. ASRock’s Z87 motherboard lineup which includes their Extreme, Formula and FATAL1TY tier of motherboards were revealed a few weeks ago which can be seen here while the A-Style features for their boards was also detailed and can be seen here. You can see a live demonstration of its waterproofing by Conformal coating in the video below:

ASRock Z87 OC Formula With Waterproof Coating Detailed

The Z87 OC Formula is ASRock’s highest tier board made specifically for overclocking professionals and enthusiast. With its feature rich set of components and parts that include dual 8-Pin connectors to supply unprecedented power to the CPU socket, a black/yellow color theme including hybrid (Air + Water) cooling solution that sits on top of the electrical components making use of premium parts such as High C-Caps and a Digital PWM design. ASRock’s Z87 OC Formula uses a 12 Phase VRM and includes the following:

NVIDIA would launch their GeForce GTX 780 flagship GPU of the GeForce 700 series tomorrow but thanks to Videocardz, we have a first look at the performance numbers of the GPU which look really impressive.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Performance On Par With GeForce GTX Titan

If you had been following us then you would know that the GeForce GTX 780 is based on a slightly cut down version of the GK110 core which was featured on the GeForce GTX Titan. The GTX 780 would be the flagship product of the 700 series and would be based on a cut down version of the GK110 core codenamed “GK110-300-A2″. This core would have 2304 cores and a 3 GB GDDR5 memory which would operate along a 384-bit memory interface. The core is maintained at 863 MHz with Turbo boost of 900 MHz while the memory operates at the reference 1502 MHz or 6 GHz effective clock speed. The GPU would be powered by an 8+6 Pin connectors which represent a 250W TDP while display connectors include Dual Link DVI, HDMI and a single display port.

The model tested in specific was from manufacturer “GIgabyte” and the card is essentially a reference model which makes use of the Titan cooling scheme. You can see its specifications below:

EVGA has teased their latest and upcoming Z87 Classified motherboard which would be the flagship motherboard in the company’s Z87 product stack. In addition to the motherboard tease, EVGA also provided a glimpse at their new UEFI BIOS which offers a nice improvement compared to their Z77 boards.

EVGA Teases Z87 Classified Flagship Motherboard With New UEFI

EVGA’s Z87 Classified is a top of the line motherboard featuring military grade components and an Digital PWM supply that is powered through dual 8-Pin connectors to provide overclockers the most headroom for overclocks. EVGA Z87 Classified features a red and black color theme, there’s only a slight pint of red color on the heatsinks, other than that the complete motherboard has a matter black color theme along with the PCB. The heatsinks on the motherboard are connected to each other via a large aluminum heatpipe that dissipates heat off electrical parts. For overclockers, there are several voltage adjustment switches located right next to the SATA ports and two 3-Pin right angled fan connectors are also located near them. OC, Power On/Off, Reset along with the Debug LED are located right next to the DDR3-DIMM slots.

Latest benchmarks of NVIDIA’s upcoming GeForce GTX 770 graphics card have been unveiled by Chiphell (via Videocardz). The GeForce GTX 770 that launches on 31st May would be the follow up card to the GeForce GTX 780 that launches on 23rd May 2013.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 Gaming Performance Unveiled

The GeForce GTX 770 would make use of the GK104-425-A2 GPU that features 1536 Cuda cores, 128 TMUs and 32 ROPs along with a 2GB GDDR5 memory that operates along 256-bit interface. From previous reports, we know that the reference models would be clocked at 1059 MHz core and 1076 MHz boost while the memory would be effectively clocked at 7 GHz which would give a good performance boost over the GeForce GTX 680. Unlike the GeForce GTX 780 which would be restricted to reference models at launch, the GeForce GTX 770 would be made available in both reference and non-reference models. Some manufacture’s would stick to the reference GeForce GTX 680 coolers to cut down the cost or use the NVTTM Titan cooler on the reference card. We know of atleast one model which comes from MSI that uses the custom Lightning series design while the one tested by the forum member here is another non-reference model.

MSI’s upcoming GeForce GTX 770 lightning which is a custom version of the GPU featuring Twin Frozr IV cooling and a non-reference PCB has been spotted.

MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning Spotted in the Wild

The GeForce GTX 770 Lightning from MSI comes with a non-reference PCB that uses the GK104-425-A2 cooler that features 1536 Cuda cores, 128 TMUs and 32 ROPs along with a 2GB GDDR5 memory that operates along 256-bit interface. From previous reports, we know that the reference models would be clocked at 1046 MHz core and 1085 MHz boost while the memory would be effectively clocked at 7 GHz which would give a good performance boost over the GeForce GTX 680. However, the MSI GeForce GTX 770 Lightning being a custom model would make use of a factory overclock out-of-box. Chances are that the base clock would be configured over 1100 MHz.

Additionally, the GeForce GTX 770 lightning would make use of the flagship Twin Frozr IV cooling from MSI that uses two large 10cm PWM fans with Propeller Blade Technology that cool the advanced cooling body of the Twin Frozr IV. The cooler is made up of high density fin grid array that provides heat dissipating area that is fed by heat-pipes featuring MSI’s SuperPipe technology. It also comes with dust removal technology which makes the fan run in reverse for 30 seconds after booting to remove dust from the heat sinks. Furthermore, the GPU shipped with MSI’s GPU Reactor module that adds more power to the VRM increasing its overclocking potential and reducing static noise.

The official specification chart of NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 780 GPU has been unveiled confirming the details we have been reporting since last month. The GeForce GTX 780 has already been announced publicly in China at the GeForce E-Sports event so only the launch remains which would take place on 23rd May “23:00″ globally.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Official Specifications Unveilied

The GTX 780 would be the flagship product of the 700 series and would be based on a cut down version of the GK110 core codenamed “GK110-300-A2″. This core would have 2304 cores and a 3 GB GDDR5 memory which would operate along a 384-bit memory interface. The core is maintained at 863 MHz with Turbo boost of 900 MHz while the memory operates at the reference 1502 MHz or 6 GHz effective clock speed. The GPU would be powered by an 8+6 Pin connectors which represent a 250W TDP while display connectors include Dual Link DVI, HDMI and a single display port.

The GPU would make use of the cooler from GeForce Titan which would allow for better thermal specs providing users more overclocking headroom. The pricing is suggested around the $599, while overclocked models which would also be available at launch are going to cost slightly more. You can check out the be benchmarks for GeForce GTX 780 GPU here. Latest reports point out that the custom models won’t be available at launch but rather be released a bit late for an extra cost.

NVIDIA went ahead and publicly announced the flagship GeForce GTX 780 at the GeForce E-Sports festival in mainland China. The GeForce GTX 780 would be officially launched next week on 23rd of May 2013. VR-Zone and 4Gamer managed to take some shots of the public announcement by Scott Herkelman, NVIDIA’s GeForce General manager, at the event which can be seen below.

NVIDIA Announces the GeForce GTX 780 in China

It doesn’t comes as a surprise for NVIDIA announcing or showcasing a GPU early before launch. The company showcased their GeForce GTX 680 at GDC 2013 and ran a demo of EPIC’s Elemental demo through it. Later on, NVIDIA announced their dual chip GeForce GTX 690 at the NGF 2012 festival in China prior to official launch and availability. The GeForce GTX 780 would be announced in China but the official availability date is scheduled for 23rd May 2013 followed by GeForce GTX 770 a week late on 31st May 2013.

The GTX 780 would be the flagship product of the 700 series and would be based on a cut down version of the GK110 core codenamed “GK110-300-A2″. This core would have 2304 cores and a 3 GB GDDR5 memory which would operate along a 320/384-bit memory interface. The core is maintained at 863 MHz with Turbo boost of 902 MHz while the memory operates at the reference 1502 MHz or 6 GHz effective clock speed.

The retail images of NVIDIA’s upcoming GeForce GTX 780 and GeForce GTX 770 have been revealed by HardwareMX. Both models which have been pictured are from AIB partner of NVIDIA “PNY”, along with the pictures we have also got the final specifications for both upcoming graphic cards.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 – The Flagship GeForce 700 Series GPU

The GTX 780 would be the flagship product of the 700 series and would be based on a cut down version of the GK110 core codenamed “GK110-300-A2″. This core would have 2304 cores and a 3 GB GDDR5 memory which would operate along a 320/384-bit memory interface. The core is maintained at 863 MHz with Turbo boost of 902 MHz while the memory operates at the reference 1502 MHz or 6 GHz effective clock speed.

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The first benchmarks of the upcoming GeForce GTX 780 have been unveiled by Chiphell forums. The benchmarks show that the GeForce 700 series graphic card is on average 20% faster than the GeForce GTX 680.

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Benchmarks Unveiled

The GTX 780 would be the flagship product of the 700 series and would be based on a cut down version of the GK110 core codenamed “GK110-300-A2″. This core would have 2304 cores and a 3 GB GDDR5 memory which would operate along a 320/384-bit memory interface. The core is maintained at 837 MHz with Turbo boost of 902 MHz while the memory operates at the reference 1502 MHz of 6 GHz effective clock speed.

The GPU would make use of the cooler from GeForce Titan which would allow for better thermal specs providing users more overclocking headroom. The pricing is suggested around the  500-600 Euros mark for GeForce GTX 780 while overclocked models which would also be available at launch are going to cost slightly more.

AMD’s Richland APU prices have been leaked along with the release date by Chiploco. According to the details, AMD would release their complete Richland APU lineup on 4th June 2013 and would bring a new and improved Piledriver core architecture along with Radeon HD 8000 graphics core.

AMD Richland APU Prices Leaked – Launch Confirmed On 4th June

AMD Richland APUs would be the company’s third generation of accelerated processing units fused with a refined version of the current x86 Piledriver architecture. Richland would be using upto four Piledriver modules with enhanced clock speeds aimed to deliver much better performance without increasing the power consumption.

AMD Richland APUs would be available in both 65W and 100W models, would also feature AMD’s HD 8000 integrated graphic processors based on the VLIW4 core. The APUs would come with native support for DDR3-2133 MHz memory and would aim to deliver 20 – 40% average GPU performance increase over Trinity through faster clock speeds as seen through the benchmarks exposed here. The AMD Richland APU lineup can be seen listed below along with their respective prices :