In recent months, there have been rumours claiming that merger discussions are taking place between Kioxia and Western Digital. Now, it seems that we're nearing an official announcement.  According to Kyodo News (via Tom's Hardware), Kioxia and Western Digital are on the verge of completing their merger, which might happen …

Yamaha recently announced two NieR:Automata-themed ZG01 gaming mixers. Note that the two sound mixers are based on the anime and not on the game, even if both share the same story but feature a slightly different art style. The limited-edition ZG01 gaming mixers will feature “NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a”-inspired designs across …

Intel released its first Core 14th Gen “Raptor Lake Refresh” desktop CPUs earlier this week. Initially, Intel announced that these CPUs would support Thunderbolt 5, the most recent version of the protocol. However, Intel has recently said that although certain 14th-generation processors will support Thunderbolt 5, this is not the …

Alan Wake II is on the cusp of release. We already know that the game will be ambitious from a technical standpoint, as Remedy has implemented a range of ray-tracing and Path Tracing settings. It is also the second game to support DLSS 3.5, which features ray-reconstruction technology. Now, the full PC system requirements have been announced and it looks like we are in for a pretty demanding game. 

The Model 4 King Arthur is the newest collection from Geometric Future. Available in black and white, the new Model 4 case is a compact 35L case that can be expanded to increase hardware compatibility. The Model 4 features fine mesh panels, robust steel (1mm + 1.2mm), and a combined …

This week, rumours around a potential RTX 40 Super refresh came to light, pointing to an RTX 4080 Super, as well as Super versions of the RTX 4070 Ti and RTX 4070. According to another source, the RTX 4070 Super may use the AD103 GPU and get a bump up …

AMD has unveiled the Radeon RX 7900M, its new flagship GPU designed for gaming laptops, marking the debut of the Navi 31 GPU in the mobile market. The first laptop to feature AMD's new mobile GPU is the Alienware m18 R1, with more to come in the months ahead.  The …

AOC is expanding its display options with a new curved gaming monitor, the CU34G3X. As of now, the monitor has only been announced for the Chinese market, but it should come to this side of the world soon.  The monitor is centred around a 34-inch VA panel with a 1500R …

MSI has recently unveiled the Vigor GK41 keyboard line-up, consisting of two feature-rich gaming keyboards with an affordable price tag. The Vigor GK41 and its sibling, the Vigor GK41 Dusk, feature the main features many gamers look for, including Red mechanical switches, customisable hotkeys and RGB, all at an affordable …

The Intel Core i9-14900K has arrived and professional overclockers have been quick to put the new desktop flagship to the test. Using a Z790 motherboard, a group of overclockers managed to set a new world record, pushing the CPU to a whopping 9,043MHz.  To establish the new record, the team …

Following multiple complaints from players reporting their accounts were banned after using Anti-Lag+ in online games, AMD decided to avoid future issues by disabling the feature. The company removed the old driver with Anti-Lag+ from its website and has released a new one that disables the technology in all supported …

After weeks of rumours about the Radeon RX 6750 GRE, AMD has finally revealed the upcoming GPU. After seeing the specs, you'll see most of the rumours were true, but the surprise lies in AMD releasing two Radeon RX 6750 GRE models: one with 10GB and the other with 12GB …

We finally have the first public listing of an Intel Core Ultra 9 CPU. While there have been multiple leaks of the “Meteor Lake” Core Ultra 7 and 5 CPUs, this is the first instance of a Core 9 SKU appearing before the planned December 14th debut. The listing was …

AMD's Fluid Motion Frames technology is still in the preview phase. The new Frame Generation technique initially kicked off with support for a handful of titles but the latest Preview Driver expands things greatly, allowing the feature to be enabled for all DX11 and DX12 games.  The most significant change …

The latest Intel consumer CPUs have their throttling point set at around 107ºC. However, with the new feature MSI has added to their new BIOS for MSI Z690 and Z790 Max motherboards, it's now possible to increase the threshold to at least 115ºC. According to a screenshot shared by @kuroberumo …

Rumours about AMD releasing a Radeon RX 6750 GRE graphics card have been floating on the internet for some time. Most recently, Gigabyte and MSI versions of this graphics card have been spotted, both sporting 12GB of VRAM.  According to Gigabyte China (via VideoCardz), this graphics card will feature 12GB …

The latest SteamOS Preview is now live, providing bug fixes for HDR and external display modes, a new HDR analysis tool for developers and a new BIOS function that introduces undervolting to the portable console for those looking to further optimise performance and battery life.  The newly released SteamOS 3.5.1 …

MSI has been launching a lot of hardware game bundles recently. Last week, we saw the company offering free Total War: Pharoah codes with select monitors and PC cases. Now, the company is teaming up with SEGA once again to bundle copies of Sonic Superstars with the MAG Coreliquid E360 …

The ASUS Noctua RTX 4080 is no longer the only RTX 40 series card with Noctua fans. While the Noctua RTX 4080 was created in close cooperation with Noctua, Sycom took a different approach with its Noctua-cooled RTX 4070 and 4060 Ti graphics cards. Sycom, a Japanese OEM system builder, …

Nvidia is set to bump up the price for GeForce Now's subscription tiers throughout Europe and Canada. Prices will rise by as much as 40 percent as of November 1st. Nvidia claims the price hike comes down to increasing operational costs for its cloud gaming service.  While GeForce Now does …

TeamGroup recently announced the new T-Create Classic C40 PCIe 4.0 line of SSDs. The new series features three different models, each targeting a specific set of users, from the entry-level market up to the high-end segment. The T-Create Classic C40 series PCIe 4.0 SSD is available in three models: C47, …

The SpatialLabs View Pro 27 is Acer's new glasses-free stereoscopic 3D display. The display, designed as a 3D canvas for artists and developers, is powered by SpatialLabs' stereoscopic 3D solution and is complemented by the new Acer Immerse Audio system.  The Acer SpatialLabs View Pro 27 (ASV27-2P) combines passive 3D …

MSI is partnering up with SEGA to bundle digital copies of Total War: Pharaoh with select monitors and PC cases. If you don't have the cash to spend, then MSI is also now running a giveaway for a Special Edition version of the MPG Gungnir 300R Airflow PC case.  With …

Sony's Inzone family is getting bigger. First, we have the Sony Inzone Buds, the new wireless gaming earphones packed with Sony's acclaimed audio technologies, aimed at providing an immersive gaming experience for both PC and console players. Then, there's the new Inzone H5 wireless headset and a black version of …

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi, Logitech has teamed up with LucasFilm to launch new Star Wars themed peripherals.

be quiet! announced two new air coolers, the Dark Rock Elite and Dark Rock Pro 5. The former is a new product, as opposed to Dark Rock Pro 5, which is the successor to the award-winning Dark Rock Pro 4. The Dark Rock Elite is designed for customers that want …

An official slide depicting Intel's forthcoming Core i9-14900K CPU has been leaked ahead of the CPU's launch. The slide puts the upcoming i9 flagship against the AMD Ryzen 7950X3D, showing a small performance lead for Intel's new chip. HXL posted the slide (in Chinese) that is embargoed until October 16th. …

Corsair introduced its new flagship AIO liquid coolers. The new iCUE LINK LCD AIO cooler series is the latest addition to the iCUE LINK ecosystem, boasting a 2.1-inch customisable display, Corsair QX RGB fans, and a cableless appearance. The aesthetics are, according to Corsair, matched with strong cooling, which partly …

AMD has introduced a new monitoring GPU metric with its latest preview graphics drivers. Named System Lag, this new metric measures the delay between the production of frames in a game and the subsequent rendering of the same frame by the graphics card. CapFrameX noted the new metric is available …

With the introduction of the RDNA architecture, AMD decided to take away support for one of the features within the Adrenalin software stack, including the frame generation technology for videos called Fluid Motion Video. This technology operates quite similarly to AMD Fluid Motion Frames (AFMF), which had just been announced …