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EVGA has launched its first graphics card cooled by a 360mm AIO –  the RTX 3090 KINGPIN Hybrid. Designed as the “ultimate card for extreme overclocking”, the RTX 3090 KINGPIN Hybrid follows on the success of its predecessors defining the “pinnacle of overclocking engineering and performance”. Featuring a 12 layer PCB, 3x …

MSI has announced the new Suprim line of RTX 30 series graphics cards. To create this card, MSI has used its expertise in “circuit engineering and cooling development” alongside high-quality materials to create a new line of high-end graphics cards. Featuring MSI's Tri Frozr 2S cooling system with Torx 4.0 fans, …

Lian Li has launched a new case as part of the O11D series. Available in both black and white, the new O11 Dynamic Mini is a modular case with extended support for fans, radiators, pumps, and components featuring a simple and modern design that allows users to showcase their systems. …

At the end of October I showed you the Palit RTX 3080 graphics card I had recently bought and then I told you I was also going to buy an AMD Big Navi. That decision was based purely on AMD’s marketing material so as you might imagine, I was waiting with keen interest for Dominic’s reviews of Big Navi to land!

Now that the Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards are available, MSI has launched a beta BIOS update for its AMD 500-series motherboards, introducing support for Smart Access Memory.  To use Smart Access Memory, users need a Ryzen 5000 series processor, a Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards, and an …

AMD has just launched the Radeon RX 6800 XT and it's already breaking world records. The widely known extreme overclocker Alva Jonathan aka "LUCKY_NOOB" has set a new world record for the 3DMark Firestrike using a reference design Radeon RX 6800 XT.

We assess AMD's 8-core Zen 3 processor, the Ryzen 7 5800X

EKWB has collaborated with AMD for a new line-up of Ryzen and Radeon specific watercooling components. This includes a Ryzen-themed CPU waterblock, an AIO unit, AMD-themed Vardar fans, and new EK-Quantum Vector blocks for the Radeon RX 6000 series.  The star of the show here is the EK-Quantum Vector RX 6800/6900 …

Today, NZXT is revamping its all-in-one liquid cooler line-up with the introduction of the Kraken X-3 series and the Kraken Z-3 series. Both promise an easier installation process, upgraded components and RGB lighting.  Starting with the Kraken Z-3 series, a new Z53 240mm AIO option has been added, providing a …

It's a pretty unique name for a case - but this might be one to avoid

MSI has unveiled 4 new graphics cards belonging to its Gaming series. The upcoming MSI Radeon RX 6800 and 6800XT Gaming Trio cards and the MSI Radeon RX 6800 and 6800XT Gaming X Trio are very similar, with out-of-the-box clock speeds being the key difference.  Although the new MSI Radeon …

ASRock has announced its custom-cooled Radeon RX 6800 series graphics cards. The four cards announced by ASRock are the flagship Radeon RX 6800 XT Taichi X 16G OC, the mid-range Radeon RX 6800 XT and Radeon RX 6800 Phantom Gaming D 16G OC, and the entry-level Radeon RX 6800 Challenger …

Is the RX 6800 XT a match for Nvidia's RTX 3080? Let's find out

Let's see how the RX 6800 compares to the RTX 3070 and RTX 2080 Ti

EKWB is adding a new product to its AIO watercooler portfolio. Following the success of EK's first AIOs, the company decided to take things up a notch by launching the EK-AIO Elite 360 D-RGB featuring six Vardar fans, mounting them in a push-pull configuration, and a new pump casing design …

Intel has confirmed that the Ice Lake-SP 3rd Gen Xeon processors will go into mass-production in Q1 2021. Additionally, Intel has shared a few more details about the upcoming server processors, while also claiming that they are faster than the 64-core EPYC Rome processors at certain workloads. The Intel Ice Lake-SP …

Even if Nvidia hasn't officially announced the RTX 3060Ti, leaks about this graphics card have been emerging nonstop. The latest one is the official performance charts, showing the RTX 3060Ti performing slightly above the RTX 2080 Super and up to 80% faster than the RTX 2060 Super. The slide shared …

As the year comes to a close, there aren't many more games left on the release calendar. A good chunk of the ones left though will ship or be gaining RTX features.  As we already know, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has already shipped with RTX features, including …

Following the announcement that Nvidia is developing a Smart Access Memory alternative, AMD has released a statement sharing new information about its technology. According to the company, Smart Access Memory won't be supported on older hardware, but AMD is welcoming other hardware vendors to use it.

We are very close to the end of the RX 6000 embargo period. Ahead of reviews, Ashes of The Singularity benchmark results for the Radeon RX 6800XT graphics card have been added to the database. The Radeon RX 6800XT was tested on both the Crazy_1080p and Crazy_4K presets. The system …

While AMD's new Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards are likely to steal most of the headlines this week, AMD is also quietly disrupting the professional GPU market. Today, AMD officially announced the Instinct MI100, the “world's fastest HPC accelerator”. AMD claims that the Instinct MI100 accelerator is the world's …

One of the biggest upgrades for the Oculus Quest 2 was an improved display refresh rate, making the new headset capable of 90Hz. Now after a few weeks on the market, the big 90Hz-enabling update is finally arriving.  Over the weekend, Oculus began rolling out the first major update for …

Basemark database entries of an “AMD Radeon RX 6900 series” GPU have surfaced, placing it above both the Nvidia RTX 2080Ti and the RTX 3070. Despite being named “AMD Radeon RX 6900 series”, the entry details show that it is indeed a Radeon RX 6800. As a benchmark, Basemark isn't …

Gigabyte is refreshing the Brix line of Mini-PCs with AMD Renoir APUs, joining the ranks of the models with Intel Tiger Lake-U processors. These new Brix models haven't been fully detailed yet, but Gigabyte shared some of the specifications this week. As per ComputerBase, the latest refresh to the Gigabyte …

As the release of the Radeon RX 6000 series comes closer, leaks and early details have begun frequently coming out. This time, it's regarding the overclocking potential of the Radeon RX 6800, which should also extend to the Radeon RX 6800XT and the RX 6900XT.

We review Seasonic's first ever case - and it's certainly a bit different!

It seems that Nvidia is developing an alternative technology similar to AMD's Smart Access Memory to work on RTX 30 series GPUs. Nvidia's version will also include support for both Intel and AMD CPUs.  During AMD's Radeon RX 6000 announcement, the company introduced a new technology named Smart Access Memory. …

Intel has already started to ship its first Tiger Lake processors, but higher-end Tiger Lake processors are expected to come in early 2021. As the release of these mobile high-powered processors comes closer, the first benchmark of a Tiger Lake-H processors has been spotted. For now, Intel has only released …

At launch, it swiftly became clear that the RTX 30 series graphics cards were in high demand and very short supply. There are still pre-order customers sitting in lengthy queues to get their hands on a GPU. As one of the most popular AIBs around, ASUS ROG is right in …

It seems that Super Flower is getting back into the CPU cooler market with three new products. Besides the Neon 122 air tower cooler, Super Flower will also launch two Neon AIO liquid coolers – the Neon 240 and the Neon 360.  Starting with the Neon 122, this cooler features …