We got the chance to speak to AMD's Director of Technical Marketing on a variety of topics relating to the recently launched Ryzen 6000 Mobile Series of processors. Robert Hallock discusses the advantages for AMD's high-performance core design versus Intel's hybrid architecture, power efficiency, and there's discussion on the advantages brought about by RDNA 2 graphics...
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Arctic has done it again with a superb air cooler, offering excellent value
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It's not really a laptop - it's a gaming tablet. And it can connect to external RTX 3080 graphics
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AMD has announced that its 3D V-cache-equipped Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor will launch on April 20 at $449 USD. And in a bid to compete with Intel’s increasingly strong budget and mid-range CPU offerings, AMD has also announced the introduction of six new Zen 2 and Zen 3 Ryzen processors. …
Read More »AMD Launches ‘Zen 3’ Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000 WX-Series
AMD has announced the release of its new Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000 WX-Series processors featuring an update to Zen 3 architecture. The professional-orientated Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3000 WX-Series chips based on Zen 2 proved a hit for workstation users in domains such as rendering and animation. AMD is aiming to repeat that success, but this time with the company’s latest desktop processor architecture...
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ASUS has nailed it with the new Zephyrus G14, powered by AMD hardware
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Laptops powered by the new Zen 3+ ‘Rembrandt’ AMD Ryzen 6000 Mobile series processors have released today, marking the introduction of RDNA2 iGPUs, TSMC’s 6nm process node, and DDR5 memory to the world of AMD-based notebooks...
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It costs less than £700, but this Gigabyte notebook is well worth a look
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It's a great 360mm AIO cooler, we are just not sure about the £180 asking price
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Luke checks out two air coolers from SilentiumPC, at about £50-55 each
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Luke checks out two AIO coolers, both with integrated screens. Just how do they work?
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Luke picks his top 3 memory kits for 2021, including both DDR4 and DDR5
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Luke picks his top 3 CPU coolers of 2021, over a broad price spectrum
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We look back over the year and pick our three favourite motherboards across a broad price spectrum
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Sapphire has launched their first AIO CPU liquid coolers - we check out the 360mm version
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Thermaltake has designed a unique memory kit with a 'racing green' colour - but it has problems
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Luke checks out Corsair's flagship - but incredibly expensive - DDR5 Dominator Platinum RGB kit
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Luke and Jasmine have never put a gaming chair together - but how hard can it be?
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A 5900HX and RTX 3070 in a laptop priced at £1900 - is it a good deal?
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We have seen the ‘K’ suffix Core i9, Core i7, and Core i5 12th Gen processors from Intel, but that will not be the entire stack. In this one, Leo and Luke discuss the other possible upcoming 12th Gen processors and look at some of the parts that could be value champs taking the place of the Core i5-10400F and 11400F of yesteryear...
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Intel’s performance offering from the 12th Gen processors is impressive. The gaming crown looks to be back Intel’s hand, and AMD also needs to respond to their overall performance crown being infringed upon. How will AMD respond? And what are the timescales? There’s also the elephant in the room of Apple, with the M1 silicon continuing to make impressive performance strides...
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Luke and Leo share their reaction to the launch of Intel 12th Gen
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Ever heard of Goodram? Well, the company has some pretty competitive DDR4 memory
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Intel’s new 12th Gen Alder Lake processors and Z690 platform usher in a raft of new technologies. One of those key updates is a new memory technology to the desktop audience for the first time since 2014; enter DDR5!
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The ROG Ryujin is back - but would you pay £280 for a 360mm AIO liquid cooler?
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Luke takes a look at six different DDR4 memory kits
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X570S is here and Luke checks out two options from ASUS and Gigabyte
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The ever-popular Liquid Freezer is back, this time with ARGB lighting
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Intel's discrete desktop graphics products are just a few months away and we are excited to see what they bring to the table. In this one, we discuss the upcoming GPUs and we also go off on a tangent about HDR, display technologies, video connections, and other (somewhat) related topics. Leo's secret admirer also makes a guest appearance...
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In this episode, Leo and Luke discuss new AMD X570S motherboards with an appearance by MSI's MPG X570S Carbon EK X. As usual, ramblings hit a variety of topics including liquid cooling, airflow, and Leo's own system that he uses daily...
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