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Those of you that have been experiencing graphical stuttering and stalling issues with Red Dead Redemption 2 will be glad to hear that Nvidia has released a Hotfix driver update to combat the problem. Only just at the weekend, we found out that Rockstar Games had issued a temporary workaround …

EVGA is releasing new NU Audio soundcards. The new Audio Pro family, made by EVGA in partnership with Audio Note, consists of two soundcards – the NU Audio Pro and the NU Audio Pro Surround – that together aim to deliver a top of the line sound experience.  The NU …

While AMD's latest high-end Ryzen processors have been the stars of the show this month, there is also a new Athlon-series CPU coming this week for the mainstream market. AMD has announced the Athlon 3000G today, harnessing the Zen architecture and pairing it with Radeon graphics. The Athlon 3000G is …

Those of you waiting for AMD’s next big GPU reveal will be happy to hear that the company has announced a new graphics card is launching this year. However, this will not be the high-end consumer desktop card previously referred to as the ‘Nvidia Killer' but a GPU for the …

According to leaker Wjm47196, AMD will unveil a new RDNA 2 Navi GPU at CES 2020. This leak comes alongside other rumours regarding the current Threadripper CPUs, the Radeon GPU lineup, and a new line of workstation products. Based on the information posted on Chiphell, AMD will use CES 2020 to …

A couple of months has passed since PowerColor teased us with images of a liquid-cooled version of its Radeon RX 5700 XT Red Devil graphics card. Today the company has officially announced the launch of the new water-cooled RX 5700 XT Liquid Devil. PowerColor has been a long-term partner of …

Yesterday, the Intel HPC Developer Conference kicked off and as previously leaked, Raja Koduri was there to introduce its new GPU codenamed ‘Ponte Vecchio', based on the upcoming Intel Xe graphics architecture. This is the first Intel discrete graphics card to be named and detailed publicly, with plans to release …

Gigabyte has teamed up with G2 Esports to announce the release of a limited edition Z390 Aorus Master G2 Edition motherboard, inspired by G2 Esports dominance and passion for gaming. Gigabyte’s Z390 Aorus Master G2 Edition is designed specifically for gamers with its 12-phase digital power design to unleash the …

Ever since the introduction of AMD’s 7nm based Radeon RX 5700 GPU series earlier this year, we have seen an abundance of custom cards using the new technology from various manufacturers and now Gigabyte has added another RX 5700 XT variant to its line up. Gigabyte has officially announced the …

Micron claims it has eliminated the need for network video recorders after the company has announced it is launching the world’s first industrial-grade microSD card for cloud-managed video surveillance. The Micron i300 1TB microSDXC UHS-I was unveiled by the company which is said to be the world’s highest-capacity industrial microSD …

Over the past couple of weeks, we have seen numerous new products launched by EK water blocks featuring new D-RGB LED lighting designs. Today, the company has unveiled another new pump-reservoir combo as part of its EK-Classic line-up. EKWB has launched a new pump-reservoir combo belonging to its classic line …

Water cooling a graphics card is a great way to improve performance by keeping the temperature under control, which allows boost core frequency to remain higher for longer periods. However, finding the correct water block for your graphics card is not always a simple process and removing a stock GPU …

Formally known as Toshiba Memory, KIOXIA America, the U.S based subsidiary of the KIOXIA Corporation has announced its range of PCIe 4.0 NVMe enterprise SSDs has achieved PCI-SIG compliance for PCIe 4.0 specification, along with University of Hampshire InterOperability Lab (UNH-IOL) certification. KIOXIA America is planning to be on hand …

Thermaltake has announced a new line of compact PC cases – the Commander G Series Tempered Glass ARGB Mid-Tower chassis includes G31, G32 and G33 models, offering various appearances with specifications to suit all types of compact system builds. The entry-level Commander G series Tempered Glass ARGB chassis is a …

Intel has been quietly working away on its upcoming Xe graphics architecture for quite some time now. We've heard tidbits of information over time, including multi-GPU scaling support, ray-tracing capabilities and plans to bring Xe graphics to all major markets, from gaming to data centres. A new report this week …

PowerColor’s RX 5700 XT Red Devil has already been crowned as one of the best custom AMD GPUs available on the market right now, but an upgrade is on the way. In September, PowerColor began teasing a liquid-cooled version of the card and now, it has been properly unmasked. The …

As usual, October and November have been packed with big video game releases, which has also meant a bunch of GPU driver updates for PC players. This week's highlight is Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which is now available on Steam and Origin. Nvidia pushed out its own ‘Game Ready' …

RGB LED case fans are an essential part of any high-end gaming or enthusiast PC build these days. Manufacturers are constantly updating products all the time, introducing more LEDs into the designs to produce even brighter lighting, with more choice of lighting colour and pattern customisation. Ever since RGB lighting …

Back in May, Intel shared information regarding an MDS (Microarchitectural Data Sampling) issue that could be exploited to extract data from its CPUs, bypassing security. On the 12th of November, Intel shared more about the subject by disclosing a new TSX Asynchronous Abort (TAA) vulnerability. Intel also shared information on the …

Just one day after earning the Accenture Lifetime Achievement Award for contributions to the virtual reality industry, Oculus CTO, John Carmack, has announced that he will be taking a step back from Oculus and will be spending more time working on artificial intelligence instead. Carmack has been the Chief Technology …

AMD is back with the 16-core Ryzen 3000 CPU... just how good is it?

Internet of Things are everyday “dumb items” that are connected to the web to become smart and talk to each other. Anything from simple sensors to smartphones an wearables are connected to automated systems to gather information to create an action, help with a particular task or to learn from …

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The supercomputer division of Hewlett Packard, Cray has partnered up with Japanese chip manufacturer Fujitsu to offer high-performance technologies for the Exascale Era. The new alliance will bring the first-ever commercial supercomputer combining a Fujitsu A64FZ ARM-based processor, high-bandwidth memory implemented by the Cray CS500 architecture and programming environment. Initial …

If you have ever built your own high-end custom PC you will have no doubt come across and probably used a Seasonic power supply before. Product packaging and branding is a key marketing strategy by hardware manufacturers that provides clear identification of products for consumers. Seasonic is currently in the …

Somehow the Phanteks Enthoo Pro-M just refuses to die

PC systems containing high-performance hardware often require a chassis that is able to keep these high-end components cool. The usual run-of-the-mill cases are sometimes just not capable of achieving this so InWin has stepped in to provide a premium full tower chassis that is. InWin has announced a new premium …

Now that PCIe is established in desktop solutions, we are hearing more details about the PCIe 5.0 interface...

Love them or hate them, Noctua’s tan and brown fans have become a cult feature for enthusiast’s PC system builders due to the excellent cooling performance and low noise levels they provide. Ever since Noctua announced plans to introduce black chromax versions it has divided opinions. Noctua has just introduced …

Seagate is adding two new products to its FireCuda lineup, aimed at gamers: the Seagate FireCuda 520 PCIe 4.0 SSD and the FireCuda Gaming Dock. The company is also refreshing some of its existing SSD solutions, the FireCuda 510, the Barracuda 510, and the Barracuda 120. One of Seagate's latest additions …