Vince “K|NGP|N” Lucido has just has set the new 3DMark Port Royal world record using the EVGA RTX 3090 “K|NGP|N” edition. The unreleased graphics card is cooled with a 360mm AIO cooler, but Vince used liquid nitrogen to achieve this world record. The EVGA RTX 3090 “K|NGP|N” had its power target reaching up to …
Read More »Intel 11th Gen. Tiger Lake – benchmarks!
Intel is deeply excited about their imminent 11th Gen. Tiger Lake mobile CPU which is due to go on sale at the end of September. We know this because Intel sent us a sample of Tiger Lake in an MSI laptop so we could take a good look for ourselves and also share the benchmark results with our KitGuru audience.
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5000U series to feature both Cezanne and Lucienne architectures
It seems that AMD will use two architectures in its Ryzen 5000U series. Initially, it was thought that “Cezanne” would be the only one used, but some SKUs might feature a different architecture called Lucienne, a refresh of the currently available Renoir. The Lucienne architecture has been previously mentioned by …
Read More »Samsung SSD 980 PRO 1TB Review
Review spoiler- you may want to get one of these for a new system build !
Read More »AMD Navi 23 GPU spotted in Linux OpenGL driver
Just yesterday, we learned that specifications for upcoming Radeon Navi GPUs had leaked. Now, a new Linux OpenGL driver stack might have given us more information, including the codename for another unannounced AMD GPU. AMD's Linux OpenGL driver stack (Mesa 20.03-devel) added support for a new GPU codenamed Dimgrey Cavefish. In …
Read More »AMD “Rembrandt” APUs to be based on 6nm and support DDR5 memory
New information about the AMD “Rembrandt” (Ryzen 6000) APUs suggests that this architecture will support DDR5-5200 memory, and it will be powered by the Zen3 core architecture using the 6nm process node. Just to remind you, “Rembrandt” is the codename for the upcoming AMD Ryzen 6000 series APUs, the successor to …
Read More »EK celebrates CryoFuel Mystic Fog limited edition coolant launch with a giveaway
Today, EK is launching a one-time only, limited edition coolant for those looking to build a truly unique custom water-cooled PC. The EK-CryoFuel Mystic Fog is limited to just 1111 bottles and picking one up also enters you into a giveaway for an EK-Quantum Flow Indicator. The Mystic Fog coolant …
Read More »MSI RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio Review
MSI's RTX 3090 Gaming X Trio comes in at over £1500, but just how fast is it?
Read More »Gigabyte RTX 3090 Eagle OC Review
We put Gigabyte's RTX 3090 Eagle OC through its paces
Read More »GALAX’s leaked roadmap shows RTX 3080 20GB and RTX 3060
Galax's internal roadmap showing multiple SKUs of the RTX 30 series has been leaked. Besides the RTX 30 series graphics cards that we know about, there were another 3 unannounced SKUs: the RTX 3080 with 20GB of VRAM, the RTX 3060, and an unnamed PG142 SKU. Galax's roadmap has been …
Read More »Nvidia warns of ‘limited supply’ for RTX 3090 at launch
The RTX 3090 is set to launch in just a matter of hours and while you might expect it to be a bit easier to pick up at launch due to its high price tag, Nvidia has pre-warned that this likely won't be the case.
Read More »be quiet! announces Pure Loop AIO liquid coolers
The folks at be quiet! have been in the all-in-one liquid cooling market for some time now, consistently improving with each new generation. This week, be quiet! is introducing its next series of AIOs – Pure Loop, promising silent, reliable and versatile cooling. You even get a refill port and …
Read More »Samsung announces its first PCIe 4.0 SSDs with pricing starting at £82.99
Samsung SSDs have always been amongst the most popular, reliable and high-performance. Samsung is looking to keep that track record going with PCIe 4.0, as the company today officially announced the Samsung SSD 980 PRO. This is an SSD that was previously leaked via the Samsung website, but the official …
Read More »AMD announces Ryzen 3000C mobile processors for Chromebooks
AMD has just launched the first “Zen” processors for Chromebooks, the Ryzen 3000C series. Set to be used in Acer, ASUS, HP and Lenovo systems, the new series of AMD mobile processors for Chromebooks will consist of 5 SKUs, offering up to 212% better performance than the previous generation. Based on …
Read More »Upcoming AMD Radeon GPU specifications have leaked
As the official announcement of the AMD Radeon RX 6000 series of graphics cards comes closer, new leaks about the GPUs have been popping up on the Internet. The latest one reveals some key specifications of two GPUs, more specifically the ones codenamed Sienna Cichlid and Navy Flounder. The AMD …
Read More »Xbox Series S/X expansion card price revealed
Recently, we reported that the price for the Xbox Series X and S’s proprietary expansion cards had seemingly leaked online, with a 1TB card coming in at $220. Now as pre-orders have gone live for the consoles, and other accessories are beginning to become available to purchase, it seems as though …
Read More »Gigabyte introduces the GeForce RTX 3070 GAMING and EAGLE series
The launch of the RTX 3070 is still almost a month away, but Gigabyte is already showing us what they have in store for us. The first RTX 3070 graphics cards to be presented by Gigabyte powered by the GA104 GPU are the RTX 3070 Gaming OC and RTX 3070 Eagle …
Read More »Adata releases the XPG Gammix S70 PCIe 4.0 SSD
Adata has announced a new PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD for gamers and tech enthusiasts. The XPG Gammix S70 is the latest addition to the XPG's lineup of PCIe 4.0 SSDs, which includes both the Gammix S50 and S50 Lite. By delivering “unmatched read and write performance” through the PCIe 4.0×4 …
Read More »Zotac had 20,000 RTX 3080 Trinity pre-orders via Amazon Germany alone
As most of you probably have noticed, the RTX 3080 launch wasn't the smoothest. With websites crashing, limited stock and with scalpers using bots to get the few available graphics cards. Just how much demand was there for the RTX 3080 on launch day? Well thanks to Zotac, we have a pretty good idea.
Read More »RTX 3090 leaked benchmarks show up to 20% faster performance than RTX 3080
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 launch is right around the corner, but the first benchmarks of this graphics cards have already been leaked. These leaked Benchmarks include results from Time Spy, Geekbench, Superposition, Blender, and multiple games with RTX/DLSS and without it. As shared by VideoCardz, the RTX 3090 scores …
Read More »Gigabyte might have accidentally revealed unannounced RTX 30 series graphics cards
Gigabyte's Watch Dogs Legion redeeming form has listed multiple unannounced GeForce RTX graphics cards from the company. Some of these graphic cards weren't even announced by Nvidia, namely the 306S, 307S, and 308S ones, leading us to believe that Nvidia is already working on the Super/Ti RTX 30 series variants. …
Read More »EK releases the EK-Quantum Vector RTX and Vector Strix RTX water blocks and backplates
Following on from the launch of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080, EK has readied up an impressive set of water blocks and backplates to allow users to add their recently acquired GPUs to their water loops. EK has launched two water blocks: the EK-Quantum Vector RTX compatible with a vast selection …
Read More »Nvidia gives KitGuru statement on RTX 3080 launch and availability
The bad news: RTX 3080s sold out in a matter of minutes. The good news: more are on the way and Nvidia is manually reviewing orders to ensure it reaches legitimate customers.
Read More »Leak suggests that the ‘Vermeer’ processors will belong to the Ryzen 5000 series
A new tweet posted by software engineer Patrick Schur suggests that AMD will indeed skip the Ryzen 4000 naming scheme for the upcoming Zen3 processors. The decision behind this could be that the company wants to unify the name of the upcoming Ryzen “Cezanne” APUs, which use Zen3 architecture, with …
Read More »Nvidia releases new driver for Ampere graphics cards, SLI support moving to graphics APIs
Nvidia's latest graphics driver introduces support for the recently launched RTX 3080 and the upcoming RTX 3090 cards. The 456.38 WHQL graphics driver also introduces Nvidia Reflex, Nvidia Broadcast, and the typical set of optimisations for some games. Additionally, it disables implicit SLI on Ampere graphics cards, but explicit SLI will …
Read More »Ubisoft announces new Assassin’s Creed and Splinter Cell games for VR
Ubisoft is set to make another big push into the VR space. Following in the footsteps of Star Trek Bridge Crew, Ubisoft's last major VR game, the publisher has officially announced brand new Assassin's Creed and Splinter Cell titles built for VR. These games were announced during Facebook Connect alongside …
Read More »Oculus Quest 2 announced, Rift S is being discontinued
Facebook Connect took place last night and just as previously leaked, the Oculus Quest 2 was the big showstopper. The now official headset is coming in October and will completely replace both the original Quest and the PC-focused Oculus Rift line. The Oculus Quest 2 packs a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 SoC, …
Read More »MSI RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio Review
MSI's Gaming X Trio is a beast of a GPU, but it is also priced at £759.99
Read More »Gigabyte RTX 3080 Eagle OC Review
We check out Gigabyte's RTX 3080 Eagle - attractively priced at £649
Read More »EEC listings point to MSI Suprim and Corsair graphics cards
Besides the Gaming X Trio and Ventus x3 graphics card series, it seems that MSI is also planning to release a Suprim and Corsair line of GPUs. A listing in EEC made by MSI hints that it's developing two new series of RTX 30 graphics cards and that an RTX …
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