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On October 23rd, 2012, both AMD and NVIDIA released new beta drivers that made claims of significant performance gains for their respective GCN and Kepler architectures. AMD released Catalyst 12.11 Beta, which AMD is claiming is its "Never Settle" driver. NVIDIA released ForceWare 310.33 Beta with up to 15% better performance in some games and improvements across the board. Voices cheered across the internet as more performance was unlocked for video cards for free, but we wanted to know whether it was a true game changer or just another press release.

We've been able to leverage our partnerships with Ergotech and AMD to give away three monitor stands away at the 2012 AMD FX GamExperience. We will be giving away two Heavy Duty Triple Stands, on behalf of Ergotech. Additionally, we will be giving away a WSGF Edition Triple Stand.

I will be in the AMD booth displaying a couple of WSGF Edition Stands, in both 1+3 and 5x1 configurations. I'll be answering questions with Shane Partfitt (Eyefinity Product Manager) and we'll be presenting in the breakout room from 2:00 - 2:20.

Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for your chance to win a stand.

AMD & HardOCP will be hosting another event in Dallas, on January 21, 2012. The "FX GamExperience" will focus on the CPU side of AMD's house, but there will be Eyefinity activities and the WSGF will be attending in an official capacity. I will be part of the official AMD booth, hanging out with Shane Parfitt (Product Manager for Eyefinity). I will be dispensing Eyefinity advice and will take part in an Eyefinity panel discussion with Shane. So stop by and say hello. Also, I will be showcasing the new WSGF Edition monitor stand at the AMD booth, and AMD will be giving one away to one lucky attendee.

At the last event in July, I had a great time as an attendee. I was able to meet a number of WSGF members and had a great day hanging out and talking Eyefinity and gaming with folks. This event is shaping up to be much bigger. The venue is 3x the size of the last one, and the sponsor's list has grown to include: Antec, ASRock, Asus, Corsair, Diamond, Ergotech Group, Gigabyte, Maingear, MSI, Patriot Memory, and Sapphire. The volume of give-aways will simply be staggering (I was amazed last time), and I would expect the attendance record of ~450 from the last event to simply be crushed.

So, now I've just got to start practicing in Dirt 3 on the G27 Logitech wheel I got for Christmas, so I don't embarass myself...

When I attended the Texas GamExperience event, I shot some video. I've put together three different videos that I've post on YouTube:

• XFX Girl Cami Magnuson playing Dirt 3 in Eyefinity on 30' projection screen, plus a quick interview about her experiences as a girl gamer
• Video montage reel of Dirt 3 in Eyefinity on the 30' projection screen and D-Box pneumatic sim chair
• Video montage of WSGF members playing in the TF2 tournament

AMD & HardOCP are sponsoring an effect in Dallas Texas on July 16th. Come join us for our first WSGF Meet-Up and get sneak peeks at AMD's Bulldozer platform, as well as hands on with Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Hit this forum thread for more details.

The fine folks over at HardOCP are throwing a party on July 16th. Their GameExperience event is a joint production between HardOCP and AMD. There will be tournaments, raffles, and some hands-on experience with "AMD's next generation unannounced hardware". The event will be in Deep Ellum - Dallas, TX area.