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At last an opportunity to take a peek at a real heavy-duty gaming laptop rolling with the latest in Intel (Haswell) and NVIDIA GeForce GTX (980M) technology. Here we're working with the Falcon Northwest TLX, a 7-pound notebook working with a Full HD 15-inch display and a fully customizable paint job. Can the creators of our favorite gaming tower convince us there's a need for full-powered gaming notebook finesse? How about if the laptop in question is painted top to bottom in custom Candy Red?

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Today the folks at Razer introduced another iteration of their Razer Blade gaming notebook, this one prepped for release immediately in several markets around the world. This version of the notebook is again what Razer suggests is the world's thinnest and lightest gaming notebook, this one coming with a 14-inch display and the newest in Intel and NVIDIA GeForce GTX processors and graphics processors. This version also works with QHD+ resolution across its face and a smooth exterior reminiscent of the Razer Blade already on the market.

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This week we're having more of a look at what NVIDIA and Ubisoft are doing to bring you the biggest next-gen games with the most optimized graphics in the business. In addition to bringing systems like HBAO+ for shadows, TXAA for super smoothness, and full-on 4K support for the lot of these games, they're giving them a boost with a "Pick Your Path" promotion that brings you one of the three for free. Just so long as you need a new graphics card, too.

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The following review is going to be short and to the point. Not because it doesn't deserve more words, not because it's not an important product. We'd never do such a thing. Instead, this review is going to be short because there's not much to say that we didn't already say in our first Falcon Northwest Tiki review and subsequent crowning of the device as the best gaming PC of the year in 2013. Never mind the fact that it was actually unveiled before the year began.

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Prepare to light up your gaming on-the-go lifestyle with Digital Storm’s contribution to the next wave of gaming laptops. They’ll be charged up with NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX cards to the tun of 900M, 970M and 980M, each of them bringing on Maxwell-age features. That includes extra-long battery life through optimizations galore. It includes graphics power that allows you to play the world’s finest AAA games. It includes "beyond 1080p graphics" with reliable power under the hood - which is good, since laptops DO have more than 1080p displays on the regular at this point in history.

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This week the folks at NVIDIA have revealed the next generation of graphics processors for gaming notebooks. With the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M and GTX 970M, you’ll find the first above-1080p desktop-level performance on a gaming notebook. That’s what NVIDIA suggests - and that’s what they’re aiming to deliver with a series of 5 notebooks launching with the GTX 980M and 970M, both with Maxwell architecture under the hood.

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This past month NVIDIA threw the first global celebration for PC Gamers. What the heck does that mean? It’s simple, really, they scheduled several events in key cities around the world and kept broadcasts of games and gaming events going for one full 24-hour period.

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After previewing the G-Sync technology all the way back in December of 2013, we’ve been chomping at the bit to get the chance to check out a real-deal consumer-ready G-Sync monitor. Today we get to bring that to you with the Acer XB280HK. This 28-inch beast also brings on 4K resolution for good measure.

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Make with the LED lights from the official source right this minute when you take a peek at the new GeForce GTX SLI Bridges. You may have seen these bridges used on official NVIDIA demo units in the recent past if you’ve been at a major NVIDIA event - Game24, for example. Now they’re coming to the general market.

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NVIDIA's Maxwell age of graphics processing begins with the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 and GTX 970 cards. What you'll see below is a brief look at the higher-powered of these two cards, tracking the performance of the NVIDIA-made reference card.

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I’ve changed my mind entirely about virtual reality. The demonstration I saw earlier this month at NVIDIA’s Editors Day made it clear - VR is impressive enough and important enough to make a big impact on the gaming industry. What changed my mind? A demo the team at Epic Games call "Carflip" (EDIT: later named Showdown Demo) made with Unreal Engine 4.

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The next generation of NVIDIA graphics processing hardware is Maxwell, and this week the company has revealed several key features with which this generation will jump off. In addition to a card that’s impressive in its own right, we’re checking in with several new graphics technologies: DSR, MFAA, VXGI, and VR Direct. Both DSR and MFAA will contribute to the 4K environment, VXGI will bring on the next generation in lighting, and VR Direct will focus on the world of virtual reality.

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