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When we unboxed the Thermaltake View 51 TG Snow ARGB we were taken aback by the size of the case.

Today we build a high-end workstation system based around the 64-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X, Gigabyte TRX40 Aorus Master motherboard, and two Aorus Radeon RX 5700 XT graphics cards... see how this beast performs in the real world!

RTX support for Minecraft was announced back at Gamescom 2019. It already looked impressive at the time but over the following months, more work has been done and today, Nvidia is sharing another sneak preview ahead of release.  Minecraft with RTX is coming very soon and to show off what …

Memblaze has announced its new PBlaze5 920 series of NVMe SSDs for enterprise systems. Adopting 96-layer 3D eTLC NAND, the PBlaze5 920 series is available in both 2.5-inch U.2 and HHHL add-in card form factors with maximum capacity of up to 7.68 TB. There are a total of four SKUs …

Over the last few weeks, EK Water blocks has been launching its new series of EK-Quantum Reflection distribution plates for PC cases from various manufacturers. The latest EK-Quantum Reflection Obsidian 1000D D5 PWM D-RGB is a new distro plate designed specifically for the Corsair Obsidian 1000D Super-Tower case. In terms …

The Phantom Gaming D3 is ASRock's flagship 5600 XT, but just how does it perform?

In need of a big upgrade? You can currently get £200 off an RTX 2080Ti.

Montech is expanding its Air series of cases with the new Air X ARGB ATX chassis, available in both black and white colour options. This new case is designed with airflow at its core, offering a ‘Diamond Mesh' front panel with two large front fans to pull air through the …

Ever since Half-Life: Alyx was first announced as a VR-only title, long time fans of the series have been hoping that modders would add keyboard and mouse support to the game. Not only does at least one Valve programmer think that such a mod is inevitable, but support for keyboard …

It hasn't even been a full week since Folding@Home announced that it had reached 470 petaFLOPs of computing power – more than the 7 most powerful supercomputers in the world, combined. Now the project originating from Stanford University has reached another milestone: one exaFLOP. Try to let that sink in a …

The current crop of custom cooling CPU blocks for AMD’s Threadripper 3000 platform has been somewhat limited to just a few options up until now. However, that is set to change since Bitspower has just launched a new series of Summit ELX water blocks specifically designed for the high end …

Although Tiger Lake is yet to be officially released, a new listing in 3DMark shows a glimpse of the performance we might expect when the CPUs hit the market. The comparison below isn't meant to compare the CPU performance between the AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS and the unknown listed Tiger …

TSMC is investing heavily in its step down to 5nm manufacturing technology, with volume production set to start in April this year. A step down in node size usually bring the benefits of better performance, cheaper production costs, lower power consumption and a higher transistor density. Currently, TSMC's 5nm node …

Samsung has announced today that is has successfully shipped one million DRAM modules manufactured from the industry’s first 10 nm-class (D1x) DDR4 extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology. The company claims that this will “open the door” to more industry-leading EUV process nodes for next-generation products to be used in premium PC, …

Greenliant has announced that mass production of its industrial temperature 2 TB NVMe and SATA ArmourDrive SSD modules are underway. The announcement confirms that Greenliant will be one of the first companies to offer -40°C to +85°C industrial temperature 2 TB SSDs for industrial applications. The new industrial temperature 2 …

TeamGroup has announced the availability of its T-Force Vulcan Z and Dark Z gaming memory in large single stick capacities. From today TeamGroup's T-Force Vulcan Z and Dark Z DDR4 gaming memory will be available in single modules of 32 GB capacity in single-channel and dual-channel kits. The new 32 …

The new flagship SSD of the T-Force line-up is the Cardea Zero Z440 SSD

It looks like Valve and Microsoft aren't done with third-party partnerships in the virtual reality space. This week, HP announced that it is developing a “next gen” VR headset in collaboration with Valve and Microsoft, presumably meaning it will support both Windows Mixed Reality and Steam VR. The announcement doesn't …

Deepcool has released a new and improved version of its MARTEXX 55 case that was originally launched back in 2018. The updated MATREXX 55 PWM 2F E-ATX Case variant is equipped with two fans and a mesh front panel to maximise airflow and improve cooling. This latest iteration of the …

Thermalright has joined forces with the Asus TUF gaming alliance to release its new Black Eagle tower-style CPU cooler, featuring RGB lighting effects and a single fan sporting the TUF Gaming Alliance Logo. The new Black Eagle CPU cooler from Thermalright claims to offer high thermal performance while being designed …

The Chinese government is working on phasing out all foreign hardware from Chinese institutions within the next three years. Domestic Chinese companies are working hard on improving their manufacturing technology in order to reach the goal of independence from imported hardware. Now, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation – or SMIC – has …

Just a few days ago, EK Water Blocks announced a new distribution plate series for water cooling enthusiasts using a range of Fractal Design cases. Today, EKWB has launched another distribution plate series, this time for popular Phanteks cases...

When the App Store opened back in July 2008, the digital store featured just 500 applications. Since then the Store has grown to contain millions of apps and sees over half a billion visitors each week. Now Apple has announced that App Store is expanding to 20 new countries. Apple announced …

Half-Life: Alyx has officially arrived, with the game unlocking on Steam just one hour ago. At the same time, the embargo on reviews lifted, with Alyx swiftly being awarded a ‘Must Play' badge on metacritic based on a 93/100 aggregation score.  Checking in on the metacritic page reveals an overall …

Alongside the launch of GeForce RTX graphics cards, Nvidia also announced DLSS, a new feature that utilises machine learning to boost game performance. In its original form, DLSS had some issues and exhibited questionable image quality in some titles. That may change starting this month, as Nvidia has now announced …

When board partners launched the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT back in January this year, there was huge confusion when AMD just days before the release decided to roll out a VBIOS update to boost performance and upgrade the VRAM of RX 5600 XT cards from 12 Gbps to 14 …

The Deepcool Castle EX all-in-one CPU cooler series launched around August last year and initially included 240mm and 360mm versions. Deepcool has recently updated the Castle EX range which now includes a 280mm version. When we tested the Deepcool Castle 240EX all-in-one CPU cooler last year, we found it to …

Thermaltake has redesigned its Smart Power Management  (SPM) interface for digital power supplies. The new SPM version 2.0 allows users to monitor power usage as well as adding a bunch of new features to prevent data loss caused by malfunctions. The Thermaltake Smart Power Management 2.0 platform interface displays various …

A new leak gives us our most detailed look at the Rocket Lake-S platform yet...

MSI has teamed up with various companies throughout the industry to offer some great deals for PC gamers and enthusiasts over the coming weeks. The latest exciting new deal from MSI on its Forge and Vampiric cases will net you £15 worth of Steam vouchers. MSI has teamed up with …