If you like anime or just know a thing or two about Japanese animation, there's a good chance you've heard about Evangelion. If you're one of the millions of fans worldwide, you might be pleased to know that MSI has partnered with the Khara and the EVA e: Project esports …
Read More »Intel showcases Meteor Lake, Sapphire Rapids and Ponte Vecchio chips at Vision event
Intel Vision has been taking place this week and Team Blue has had plenty to show. Earlier this week, we saw the launch of 12th Gen Core HX processors for the next generation of high-end laptops. Now, Intel has also shown off more of its upcoming chips, including two Meteor …
Read More »New AMD Preview Driver improves DX11 performance by up to 17%
With the Radeon RX 6×50 XT series launch, AMD has also released its latest Preview Driver, bringing new optimisations and features, including performance improvements for games using the DX11 API. So far, the improvement seems promising, with some significant performance gains in certain titles. Although DX12 is slowly becoming the …
Read More »EA has a remake and a new game based on a major IP coming in early 2023
EA doesn't have much going on outside of sports titles in the latter half of this year, but early 2023 is looking very crowded. During its recent earnings report, EA revealed plans to release five games between January and March 2023, including a remake and a ‘major IP'. In the …
Read More »Microsoft launches new range of accessibility-focused PC peripherals
For a few years now, Microsoft has been pouring resources into peripheral design, with a keen focus on improving accessibility for those who may struggle to use a traditional controller, keyboard or mouse. Microsoft saw success in this area with the Xbox Adaptive Controller and now, the company is launching …
Read More »Intel unveils 12th Gen Core HX CPUs for high-end gaming laptops and workstations
Intel has pulled the curtain on the 12th Gen Core HX series mobile processors, revealing the next generation of CPUs aimed at high-end gaming laptops and mobile workstations. The line-up includes seven SKUs, all supporting DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0 and overclocking, delivering desktop-like performance in a portable format. Based on the …
Read More »AMD FSR 2.0 is launching tomorrow
During GDC, AMD announced FSR 2.0, promising significant upgrades in the upscaling technology. Now, we are just one day away from FSR 2.0 becoming available to gamers for the first time...
Read More »Gigabyte’s new 55-inch gaming display supports Android TV
The line between TVs and monitors has been slowly blurring in recent years, especially with the release of huge 40-55″ gaming displays. Gigabyte's latest big gaming display, the S55U, blurs the line further with the addition of Android TV. The Gigabyte S55U ships with an enormous 55-inch Quantum Dot VA …
Read More »Intel Arc Alchemist A370M trades blows with the RTX 3050 in new benchmarks
Laptops powered by intel's upcoming Arc A370M GPU will be launching soon. We've already seen a few benchmark leaks, but now, the first reviewer has had the chance to test the system, showcasing the entry-level gaming GPU up against the RTX 3050. Review samples of laptops using Arc mobile GPUs …
Read More »Graphics card pricing drops to new lows, but still above MSRP
Each month this year we've seen GPU prices slowly decline and availability has also started to increase. At this point, prices have dropped by another 5% over the last few weeks across both AMD and Nvidia's respective line-ups.
Read More »Intel Alder Lake-HX to feature PCIe 5.0 and overclocking support
Intel is expected to announce the Alder Lake-HX chips on May 10th, during its Vision event. This processor line-up will bring 55W SKUs with PCIe 5.0 and overclocking support to the mobile segment, featuring up to eight P-cores and eight E-cores for mobile workstations and gaming laptops. According to the data …
Read More »Crypto miners have now fully unlocked Nvidia’s RTX 30 LHR GPUs
Mining software developers have been trying to unlock the LHR GPUs since launch. Up to now, nobody had been able to fully unlock the LHR protections in place, but that has now changed with NiceHash. The NiceHash developers have been continuously trying to unlock the LHR cards. Nine months ago, …
Read More »Asus enters the SSD market with the ROG Strix SQ7 M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD
ASUS is expanding its range of DIY PC hardware this year with the first ROG Strix M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSD. Asus announced the SSD on its Taiwan Facebook page, showing the image you see below and teasing the upcoming hardware. No other details were shared, but we can see that …
Read More »Intel Arc desktop graphics cards might be launching sooner than expected
So far, Intel has promised to launch the first Arc Alchemist series desktop graphics cards this summer. According to new reports though, the launch might be coming a bit sooner than expected. This week, sources claim that the A750 and A580 GPUs will be revealed later this month, followed by …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6×50 XT pricing and benchmark results leak ahead of launch
If you're still not convinced that AMD is refreshing the RX 6000 series lineup, the latest leaks should do the trick. This weekend, marketing material for three upcoming refreshed RX 6000 series GPUs leaked, including pricing and internal benchmark results from AMD ahead of next week’s launch. Looking at the …
Read More »Microsoft and CCP Games partner up for EVE Online and Excel integration
Hardcore EVE Online players have long used spreadsheets to calculate profits and battle damage. Up to now, they have had to fill these manually. However, thanks to an unexpected partnership between Microsoft and the game's developer, players will soon be able to export their game data directly into Excel spreadsheets. …
Read More »The Asus ROG Strix XG256Q delivers 180Hz FHD gaming with HDR
There are still a lot of PC gamers sticking to 1080p for gaming despite the rise in affordable 1440p high-refresh displays. ASUS ROG has a new monitor coming up for the crowd that wants to stick to 1080p and achieve higher frame rates – the Strix XG256Q. The Asus ROG …
Read More »AMD announces low-TDP Ryzen 5000C CPUs for Chromebooks
Expect to see a new wave of Chromebooks coming. AMD has just announced the new Ryzen 5000C APUs for Google's ChromeOS-based laptops, featuring a 15W TDP and up to eight Zen 3 cores. Designed to deliver at least 8 hours of battery life and the highest core count for Chromebook …
Read More »GeForce RTX 3090 Ti XOC BIOS pushes power limit to 890W
By default, the RTX 3090 Ti ships with a 450W power limit, but a few models are shipped with a BIOS pushing it north of 500W. In both cases, this is already a considerable amount of power being pushed from the wall, but a newly found XOC BIOS is capable …
Read More »Early benchmark puts RX 6950 XT ahead of RTX 3090 Ti
Rumours are pointing towards a refreshed line of RX 6000 series GPUs launching this month, including a new RX 6950 XT flagship RDNA 2 graphics card. Ahead of the reveal, new benchmark results have popped up, showing impressive, RTX 3090 Ti-beating results. The benchmarks shared by Wccftech compare the RX …
Read More »Razer launches world’s first gaming laptop with a 240Hz OLED display
Razer is upping the ante for laptop displays this month. This week, the Razer Blade 15 has been updated, adding the world's first 240Hz QHD OLED laptop display. Aside from the impressive display, the laptop also comes equipped with an Intel Core i9-12900H and an Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti. Unlike …
Read More »AMD reveals upcoming “Dragon Range” And “Phoenix” CPUs during earnings call
During its Q1 earnings call, AMD talked more about the Ryzen 7000 series. Besides mentioning the Raphael desktop CPUs, the company also announced the first Zen 4 mobile CPUs, which will aim to shake up the laptop market in early 2023. AMD shared a slide where we can see the …
Read More »The Steam Deck’s framerate limiter is causing input latency issues
Since launch, Valve has been pushing consistent software updates for the Steam Deck, adding new features along the way. One of the most useful new features is the framerate limiter, allowing users to preserve battery life by reducing hardware usage. However, there are some downsides to doing this, with users …
Read More »Radeon RX 6000 refresh GPUs to feature higher power draw and clock frequencies
With the refreshed AMD Radeon RX 6×50 XT cards expected to be announced next week, more rumours about their specifications are starting to appear. Besides the faster memory, the new cards may also come with higher GPU clocks, possibly bringing a more significant performance bump than initially expected. According to …
Read More »AOC’s latest ultrawide is perfect for work and play
AOC is launching a new ultrawide monitor this month, complete with a 100Hz panel and 3440x1440p resolution. While this might be spec'd like a gaming monitor, it is actually geared towards multi-purpose users, including office work and enterprise. Aesthetically, the monitor would also fit right at home in that environment. …
Read More »VESA introduces AdaptiveSync and MediaSync VRR standards for monitors
VESA, the Video Electronics Standards Association, has publicly announced the first open standards for variable refresh rate displays. There will be two standards, AdaptiveSync and MediaSync, which will help users make an informed choice when buying their next display. To be eligible for these certifications, displays will have to abide …
Read More »New rumours claim RDNA 3 GPUs will have up to 12,288 Streaming Processors
Early rumours about RDNA 3 GPUs were quite ambitious, claiming the new GPUs would feature up to as many as 15,360 streaming processors. Since then, development has progressed and new information has come to light. With that in mind, a number of leakers have begun revising their previous claims with …
Read More »AMD’s low-power Mero APU may be destined for Mixed Reality devices
AMD Mero APUs are not particularly popular, but their use cases sure are interesting. Aimed at low-power mobile devices, the Mero chips were first mentioned over two years ago, but we are only now seeing them being used on an actual device. As discovered by _rogame in the BaseMark database, …
Read More »Intel Meteor Lake can already boot Windows, Linux and ChromeOS
According to Intel's roadmap, Raptor Lake processors should be arriving later this year, followed by “Meteor Lake” processors in 2023. The tape-in process was finished almost a year ago, and now, Intel has announced the new architecture can already boot on multiple operating systems. During Intel's recent quarterly earnings call, CEO, …
Read More »New DDR5 memory overclock record sets the bar at 10,022MHz
Lately, professional overclockers have started to push beyond the 10K MHz mark on DDR5 memory. After MSI's team set the first +10,000MHz record, Gigabyte quickly followed, setting a new DDR5 memory speed record at 10,022MHz. According to HWBot, the new record was achieved by Gigabyte's professional overclocker, “HiCookie”. The overclocker …
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