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AMD's Ryzen 3 3100 was designed as an entry-level CPU, offering a good price to performance ratio, but with lower clock speeds than the 3300X. That said, TSIAK, a Taiwanese overclocker, was able to push his AMD Ryzen 3 3100 to 5923.62 MHz. TSIAK was able to push the entry level CPU …

Adata has just announced its latest SSD, the Ultimate SU720. Featuring 3D NAND memory and intelligent SLC caching, Adata claims the Ultimate SU720 SSD is the “ideal offering” for anyone in search of an SSD upgrade. Reaching sequential read/write speeds of up to 520/450MB and 4K random read/write IOPS of up to 50K/65K, …

AMD has already launched the X570 and B550 chipsets to be paired with Ryzen 3000 processors, but there' still no official word on the entry-level A520 chipset. Despite that, Asus has listed five new motherboards using the unannounced chipset. From the five listed motherboards, three are from Asus' Prime series, …

ASRock's Z490 AQUA aims to be cool, both in its appearance and in terms of its temperatures. To that purpose Z490 AQUA comes equipped with a CPU/VRM monoblock and a custom ‘AQUA Cooling Armour' heatsink. Only 999 boards will be made, so those that want to get their hands on the …

MediaTek has detailed its Helio G85 SoC and one thing is clear, the chip is designed with a focus on gaming performance. The chip is made to deliver high performance for mid-range phones with its 12nm octa-core CPU and 1GHz GPU.   Helio G85 is equipped with an octa-core CPU featuring two …

Today, AMD is expanding its Ryzen 4000-series of mobile processors with the Ryzen PRO family. Aimed at the business notebook market, the Ryzen PRO 4000 series aims to deliver the most cores and threads available in ultra-thin laptops.  As you would expect, the Ryzen PRO 4000 series of mobile CPUs …

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Cooler Master is about to launch a new edition of the legendary Hyper 212 cooler. The new dual-fan Hyper 212 ARGB Turbo is similar to the Hyper 212 LED Turbo, with the main difference being the addition of addressable RGB fans. Featuring 2x Sickleflow 120mm ARGB fans with support for …

Although the review embargo for Comet Lake-S is set for May 20th, benchmark results have already made their way onto the Internet. The latest leaked result reportedly shows an overclocked Core i9-10900K clocked at 5.4GHz, scoring over 3000 points in Cinebench R15...

Last week, Intel announced its new 10th Gen Core desktop processors as well as the new Z490 motherboard chipset. We've already previewed a bunch of upcoming Z490 motherboards, but now, we can see what retail availability and pricing looks like in time for launch.  Z490 motherboard listings went live earlier …

If you have ever wondered what it would be like to see the world ‘OMG!' plastered on a PC chassis, then XIGMATEK has you covered. This week, the case maker announced the OMG! Micro-ATX tower.    The official name of the case is OMG – without the exclamation mark. The case …

Virtual reality has allowed the gaming industry to offer wholly unique and new experiences for players to enjoy. Two of PC’s best VR titles include GORN, a goofy gladiatorial combat game, as well as The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – a free roaming survival horror adventure based in the …

This month, GeIL is introducing a new set of SO-DIMM memory kits to the market, including a whopping 2 x 32GB DDR4 kit for laptops, with frequencies all the way up to 3200MHz.  Golden Emperor International Limited – or GeIL for short – announced the release of its new memory …

Gelid Solutions has unveiled its new chassis, the Battle Station X mid-tower case. Designed for gamers, this case provides support for an extensive array of components, including watercooling hardware, while showcasing your system in all of its glory. The Battle Station X case from Gelid Solutions features a tempered glass …

Lenovo's roadmap for its upcoming ThinkPad devices has leaked, and with it, the release of the Tiger Lake and Lakefield processors...

Zadak has announced its new Twist series of DDR4 memory modules. Using a low-profile design, these memory modules will be available with different clock speeds, memory capacity options and latency configurations. Available in 8GB to 256GB capacities, the Twist DDR4 memory modules support XMP 2.0 profiles for easy overclocking. The …

 Valve has made efforts to support VR and PC gaming in general on macOS but the small number of users is beginning to push Valve into stepping back. At this point, Steam VR is no longer going to be supported on macOS. The post announcing this is very short, so …

Tetris is one of the most well known video games ever. Originally launched in 1984, the puzzler has since been released on dozens of platforms and seen countless variations created – all while keeping to the formula which made the original so addictive. One of the most recent iterations, Tetris …

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Enermax has announced a new ATX case with addressable RGB. The LIBLLUSION LL30 is a mid-tower chassis with a minimalist design that comes equipped with 2x 120mm fans and an integrated RGB hub controller. The case's minimalist design is complimented by multiple RGB LED strips on the front panel, which …

We've been hearing a lot about Z490 and potential forward compatibility with 11th Gen CPUs recently. Now, Intel has released a Linux Graphics Driver Patch and the update log reveals that upcoming Rocket Lake processors will be compatible with 400 and 500-series chipsets. Some investigation is required to understand how Rocket Lake's …

Deepcool has added a new CPU cooler to its budget-oriented GAMMAXX series. The new dual-fan GAMMAXX 400 EX is an upgraded version of the original GAMMAXX 400, offering improved performance and an aesthetic overhaul compared to the original model. While still a compact air tower cooler like its predecessor, the …

Intel recently announced its new 10th Gen Comet Lake desktop CPUs, and motherboard manufacturers have also unveiled a slew of accompanying Z490 motherboards. While there's still no official word about the B460 and H470 platforms, a leaked slide from ASRock shows a feature that allows non-K Intel CPUs to be overclocked …

Thermaltake has launched a new cost-effective DDR4 memory series aimed at the savvy PC builder looking for high performance at a budget price. The new TOUGHRAM Z-ONE comes in 3200 MHz and 3600 MHz specifications without the addition of RGB lighting. New budget-friendly TOUGHRAM Z-ONE DDR4 memory modules from Thermaltake …

Phanteks has announced the launch of a new graphics card water block series this week. The Glacier Dual EVO range is designed for Asus RTX Dual EVO cards including 2060, 2070, 2080 Super and is available to pre-order from Overclockers UK now. This new crop of premium GPU water blocks …

It's not often you hear the words Intel and support for multiple CPU generations on a single motherboard platform in the same sentence lately. Well, that is about to change since it has become apparent that new Z490 based motherboards will support 11th gen Intel Rocket Lake-S desktop processors. Ever …

Thermaltake has added a new member to its S series PC chassis range, the S100 TG is a new Micro Chassis available in black or white with a tempered glass side panel and a sleek, elegant appearance to suit rigs where space is limited. The S100 Tempered Glass Micro Chassis …

ID-Cooling has announced a refresh of one of its affordable CPU tower coolers, the SE-224-XT has been upgraded with RGB illumination and features two 12V RGB lighting zones now with the SE-224-XT RGB while remaining at roughly the same price as the previous Basic model. In terms of thermal performance …

AMD is expanding its arsenal of EPYC powered data centre systems with a new venture in partnership with Oracle that equips the company’s latest Cloud Infrastructure Compute E3 platform with 2nd generation EPYC processors, to bring a new level of performance to Oracle Cloud. The Oracle Cloud “E3 Standard” leverages …