The biggest announcement from Lisa Su's keynote at CES 2021 was undoubtedly the reveal of the Ryzen 5000 mobile processors. However, we did also get confirmation of the rumoured non-X Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 7 5800 CPUs. We've been hearing about these non-X Ryzen desktop parts since the end …
Read More »CES 2021: AMD unveils Ryzen 5000 mobile processors
After plenty of speculation, Lisa Su today officially announced AMD's Ryzen 5000 mobile processors at CES 2021. These new mobile parts are split between the more performant H-series and the lower-power U-series, scaling up to 8-core/16-thread parts that can push past a 45W TDP...
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Over the years Edifier has earned a well deserved reputation for high-quality speakers and audio gear. At CES 2021, the company unveiled three new products – the D12 Bluetooth speakers, as well as two pairs of TWS earphones. Starting with the D12 speakers, these utilise Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity with a …
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Hot on the heels of the Intel 500-series chipset announcement, Gigabyte has unveiled its latest Aorus motherboards based on the Z590 chipset. Six boards have been announced, including the Aorus Master, Aorus Extreme and diminutive Aorus Ultra. Starting with the Z590 Aorus Extreme, this motherboard boasts a whopping 20+1 phase ‘true …
Read More »CES 2021: MSI announces thirty Intel 500-series motherboards
The latest 500-series chipsets from Intel are here, and that means a ton of new motherboards. MSI has entered the fray by announcing no less than thirty motherboards across the Z590, B560 and H510 chipsets. For its 500-series motherboard, MSI is doubling down on the four product ranges we have …
Read More »CES 2021: ASUS unleashes its range of Z590 motherboards
After Intel introduced its 500-series chipsets yesterday, ASUS has announced a swathe of Z590 motherboards across the ROG, TUF and Prime families. There's some familiar names but a number of new features on show from these boards. The first Z590 boards to be announced by ASUS include the ROG Maximus XIII …
Read More »CES 2021: Western Digital adds new 4TB models to its external SSD portfolio
Western Digital is a name that will be familiar to almost everyone with an interest in the PC hardware sector, and the company also owns SanDisk which it acquired back in 2016. Today, Western Digital has announced new 4TB models which have been added to four of the company's existing …
Read More »CES 2021: Kingston to release its first PCIe 4.0 SSDs codenamed ‘Ghost Tree’
Kingston is one of the biggest SSD and storage manufacturers in the world, but it may surprise you to learn the company is yet to release a PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD. That is set to change however, as Kingston's NVMe SSD roadmap was announced today at CES 2021. The biggest …
Read More »CES 2021: LG set to announce its first 4K monitor with HDMI 2.1
Ahead of CES 2021, LG has semi-unveiled its first 4K monitor with HDMI 2.1 support – the 27GP950. Product details are very sparse right now, but we can expect a full announcement from LG once this year's Virtual CES is underway. We said that LG has ‘semi-unveiled' the 27GP950, and …
Read More »CES 2021: Lenovo unveils Yoga Slim 7i Pro with OLED display
Lenovo has announced a new version of its Yoga Slim 7i Pro laptop. While this notebook was first unveiled back in September 2020, this new model differentiates itself from the original thanks to the use of a 14-inch OLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. It also uses an 11th Gen Intel …
Read More »DeepCool rebrands, launches new logo and website
Chinese case and cooler manufacturer, DeepCool, has today announced a company rebranding, including a new logo, website and ‘corporate brand identity.' DeepCool says its rebranding ‘reflects a continuous evolution of the organization, its products, and the computer hardware industry as a whole.' With a new logo that DeepCool claims is more …
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