While KitGuru was in Malaysia with Intel learning about the secrets behind 14th Gen Meteor Lake chips we took the opportunity to interview to interview one of their engineers. He is Gokul Subramaniam and his portfolio covers a host of technologies including cooling strategies, power consumption and recycling. Basically, he takes your laptop from its design cradle to its end-of-life grave.
Read More »Leo Says Ep.69 – Say Hello to Intel Core Ultra
KitGuru attended the recent Intel Innovation event and heard for ourselves when Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced the laptop chips that had been codenamed Meteor Lake would be launched as Intel Core Ultra. Also, in news that surprised none of us, we learned that 'AI is taking over'. We trust Gelsinger meant this in a good and interesting way but the thought of Skynet taking over our lives leaves something to be desired.
Read More »How does Thread Director manage Intel Meteor Lake?
Leo sits down with Intel Fellow Rajshree Chabukswar to discuss all things Intel Thread Director
Read More »Phanteks NV5 Review – This case will fill you with eNVy
Phanteks is back with the NV5, a sleek chassis that costs £85
Read More »be quiet! Shadow Base 800 FX Review
Leo goes hands-on with the latest case from be quiet!
Read More »Leo Says Ep. 68: Making Meteor Lake in Malaysia!
Leo took a recent trip to Malaysia to find out how Meteor Lake is being made
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D Review – A new Zen 3 CPU in 2023!
We check out the US-exclusive Ryzen 5 5600X3D processor
Read More »Leo Says Ep.67 – Is Intel really ditching its 20A process for TSMC N3?
We recently covered Intel's claim that it would deliver five fabrication nodes in four years which would allow the chip giant to regain its process technology leadership, presumably from TSMC, by 2025. These are bold claims that were immediately challenged by news that Intel would ditch its own 20A process in Arrow Lake and would instead use the TSMC N3 process...
Read More »AMD HP OMEN 16 (2023) Showcase
At CES earlier this year we learned about a number of new AMD laptop chips in the 7040HS and 7045HX series. Today we have the opportunity to showcase an HP Omen 16 laptop that uses an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor with eight cores/16 threads that are built on the latest Zen 4 architecture. This enables the HP Omen 16 to storm along in office work or games while consuming very little power, and that helps to maximise battery life.
Read More »Seasonic Prime PX-1600 ATX 3.0 Platinum UNBOXING
We just published our full in-depth review of the new flagship Seasonic Prime TX-1600 ATX 3.0 TITANIUM rated unit today. In this video I take a look at what you can expect from the Platinum 1600W power supply, launched today. Bear in mind these power supplies are quite expensive and …
Read More »Leo Unboxes AMD Ryzen 5 5600X3D: Banned outside the USA!
We've managed to get hold of a Ryzen 5 5600X3D - despite being US-only, Leo unboxes this CPU
Read More »Thermaltake The Tower 200 – World Exclusive First Review
Leo goes hands on with the Tower 200 in a world exclusive first review!
Read More »Leo Says Ep.66: Intel’s 5 Nodes in 4 years
The man himself is back with another episode of Leo Says - this time, it's all about Intel
Read More »Razer Blade 14 with AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
We check out the latest Razer Blade, packing AMD's newest Ryzen mobile CPU
Read More »NZXT H9 Flow Review – Look at the Glass on that
It's a big dual-chamber chassis from NZXT - but does it 'Flow' air?
Read More »Corsair 2000D Airflow Review – Mini-ITX and SFX
The new Corsair 2000D Airflow is an unusual Mini-ITX case. It has a compact footprint of 200mm x 271mm but stands 458mm high, which gives it a volume of 24 litres. The explanation is that this ITX case can accommodate a 360mm AIO cooler and a full length graphics card, …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX Review ft. Asus ROG Strix Scar 17
Leo checks out AMD's Dragon Range Ryzen 9 7945HX mobile CPU
Read More »ECS Liva One H610 Review – Impressively compact
It's a tiny barebones PC from ECS - but what does Leo makes of it?
Read More »Thermaltake CTE C750 Air Review – The Fullest Tower
Thermaltake CTE is here! But what actually is it? Leo finds out
Read More »4th Gen Intel Xeon W9-3495X – It’s a monster
Leo presents his review of Intel's Sapphire Rapids Xeon CPUs
Read More »Intel Xeon W9-3495X: Unboxing £12k of Workstation Hardware
Leo unboxes two Intel Sapphire Rapids CPUs, worth about 10 grand
Read More »MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi Review
Leo checks out the MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi motherboard
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Review – We Told You To Wait!
It's finally time to get hands on with the Ryzen 7 7800X3D - what does Leo make of it?
Read More »Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 10000 SSD first impressions!
Leo gets hands on with the Aorus Gen5 10000 SSD
Read More »PCSpecialist Tempest Nova Prebuilt Review (13400F/3060 Ti)
With an i5-13400F, 3060 Ti and 16GB DDR4, how good is this PC for £1099?
Read More »AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D Review
Leo takes a look at the brand-new Ryzen 9 7950X3D
Read More »Thermaltake Ceres 500 TG ARGB Showcase Build
Leo builds a PC with one of Thermaltake's newest cases, the Ceres 500 TG ARGB
Read More »Hands-on with Corsair’s new RMx Shift power supply
Leo goes hands-on with the Corsair RMx Shift PSU, promising a new way to build a PC
Read More »Montech Sky Two Review – ARGB with four PWM fans
We check out Montech's latest chassis, coming in at £99.99 here in the UK
Read More »Asus ProArt Showcase (Monitors and Motherboards)
Leo checks out a bunch of ASUS ProArt motherboards and monitors
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