There's been a slow and steady trickle of news surrounding Intel's upcoming Xe graphics cards. First, the company hired former AMD employee Raja Koduri, while Nvidia's Tom Peterson also jumped ship last April. In May, we learned that Xe graphics would support ray tracing, and now a tweet by Raja Koduri …
Read More »More rumours suggest Nvidia Ampere could come early in 2020
It doesn’t seem that long ago we were all looking forward to Nvidia’s current generation of Turing architecture. According to rumours, the new Ampere cards may be coming sooner than expected, with further talk of a release early in 2020. Ampere may not be Nvidia’s best-kept secret. However, nothing official …
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It's a new AIO from SilverStone, priced at under £100
Read More »AMD announce future specifications and roadmap for EPYC processors
New details have come to light on AMD’s future Zen 3 and 4 architectures, along with a roadmap providing the timeline and key specifications for its next-generation EPYC Milan and Genoa lines of data centre processors. During a recent presentation at the HPC-AI Advisory Council Conference in the UK, AMD …
Read More »Nvidia 1660 Super clock frequency and memory detail confirmed
Some of Nvidia’s upcoming GTX 1660 Super graphics card specifications have been leaked, which show the card will be released to fend off the competition coming from AMD’s 5500XT which is due to launch very soon. The guys over at igor's Lab recently confirm the Nvidia GTX 1660 Super clock …
Read More »AMD Ryzen CPUs are set for a microcode update in November
According to MSI, AMD Ryzen CPUs will be getting a new microcode update soon, with a new BIOS which will be packed with over 100 features and improvements being rolled out next month. Microcode is the lowest level of CPU and machine instruction sets that are loaded from the BIOS …
Read More »LEO UNBUILDS Episode 1 – Phanteks Enthoo Luxe 2
Regular readers will have seen our review earlier this week of the new Phanteks Enthoo Luxe 2. After the review, Leo left his camera running and disassembled the system live on camera. We put some chill music alongside the video courtesy of Gavin Luke and if you guys like this concept, we will produce more in future. Let us know what you think!
Read More »Microsoft looking to hire more chip engineers as custom processor ambitions grow
Microsoft made a name for itself as a software company but over the years, hardware has been a growing area of interest. Microsoft appears to be pursuing its own chip-design ambitions by hiring up new chip engineers in locations across the US with deep ties to the likes of AMD, …
Read More »MSI’s latest X570 motherboard trades in RGB for a stealth design and sets a record overclock for Ryzen 3900X
MSI has been teasing information of a new motherboard addition to their already extensive X570 range. The new motherboard features an all-black design with absolutely no RGB and has already managed to set an overclocking record for the Ryzen 9 3900X processor. MSI says the new X570 Unify motherboard is …
Read More »Hotfix released for Nvidia 436.48 driver to address crashing and flickering issues
If you are one of the unlucky GeForce GPU users to encounter some technical issues with Nvidia's latest Game Ready driver update, then you will want to check for another update as a hotfix was released yesterday. Nvidia recently released the Game Ready driver 436.48, containing day-one optimisations for Ghost Recon Breakpoint …
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Building a new system on the TR4 platform? You'll need a good cooler like the Wraith Ripper
Read More »AMD COMPETITION: Win one of THREE Radeon Pro graphics cards! (closed)
Our AMD Radeon Pro GPU competition is back for another week. Unfortunately due to a technical error, previous entrants will need to re-enter. We sincerely apologise for this error. Please see the full post for more details.
Read More »It looks like the Ryzen 5 3500 is going to release soon and there might be a 3500X too
There have been plenty of CPU leaks over the last month or so, from Intel 10th Gen and Cascade Lake-X to AMD Ryzen Threadripper and new additions to the Ryzen 9 lineup. Today, another previously unannounced chip has appeared on a retail listing, indicating that the Ryzen 5 3500 should …
Read More »Phanteks Enthoo 719 Review – It’s Phantastic!
Phanteks is back with the Enthoo Luxe 2 - and Leo loves it!
Read More »Gigabyte announces new X299X motherboards for Intel Cascade Lake-X CPUs
Gigabyte has lifted the lid on its new X299X motherboards for Intel’s new Cascade Lake-X HEDT processors. Some of these were hinted at in prior leaks but now, we have the full reveal, with the Designare 10G, Aorus Xtreme WaterForce and Aorus Master boards hitting the market. The trio of new …
Read More »Toshiba Memory Corp is no more as ‘Kioxia’ officially takes its place
Back in July, Toshiba Memory Corp announced plans to re-brand and kick off the start of a new era for the company under new ownership. Toshiba sold off the controlling stake in its memory business back in 2017 to ease financial difficulties. Now, Toshiba Memory Corp is officially no more, …
Read More »Original VIVE Wireless Adaptor works with Cosmos but you will need to buy a new battery
The HTC VIVE Cosmos is set to launch very soon to take on the Oculus Rift S as an inside-out tracking based alternative to first-gen VR headsets. If you are an original VIVE owner equipped with the official wireless adaptor and looking to upgrade, then it should work with the …
Read More »Alphacool releases new GPU blocks for RX 5700/XT graphics cards
Custom water-cooling supplier Alphacool has announced some new products for AMD Radeon RX 5700 and 5700 XT graphics cards. New custom full-cover water blocks for the 5700 series of graphics cards are now available from the Alphacool store, with support for a range of third party cards. Three new full …
Read More »Intel announces Cascade Lake-X, specs and pricing now available
Intel has lifted the embargo on their new high-end desktop CPUs early due to a press leak breaking the NDA. Cascade lake-X will offer HEDT users a considerable upgrade over previous generations and will come in at a lower price point. Like the previous generation of Intel’s HEDT processors, Cascade …
Read More »Nvidia releases Game Ready driver for Ghost Recon Breakpoint
Nvidia released a new GeForce Game Ready driver yesterday, version 436.48 WHQL is said to offers optimisation updates for Tom Clancys’ Ghost Recon Breakpoint which is due to release in the next few days. Game Ready drivers provide Nvidia graphics card owners the best possible gaming experience for all major …
Read More »Latest Radeon driver brings Radeon Image Sharpening to Vega GPUs
Just a few weeks ago, AMD rolled out a new graphics driver containing Radeon Image Sharpening support for several RX 500 and RX 400 series GPUs. At the time, we thought it was odd that Vega was left out of the equation, particularly since the Radeon VII is still AMD’s …
Read More »X570 VRM Temperature Analysis – LUKE Deep Dive!
Luke goes hardcore with an in-depth VRM analysis of four X570 motherboards
Read More »AMD’s ‘raise the game’ bundle is now live for CPUs and GPUs
Over the years, AMD has managed to put together some excellent game bundles for hardware buyers. Earlier this year, we saw some Ryzen CPUs and Radeon GPUs sold with free codes for The Division 2, Devil May Cry V and Resident Evil 2. Now just in time for the holiday …
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It's an incredibly fast PCIe Gen 4 SSD from Patriot
Read More »AMD set to launch 7nm mobile graphics to rival Nvidia’s budget GPU’s
AMD looks set to shake up the mobile graphics market with leaks of their new RX 5300M and 5500M specifications showing performance to rival Nvidia's budget mobile offerings. There have been many rumours over the past few weeks regarding AMD’s Navi 12 and 14 desktop graphics looking likely to be …
Read More »AMD announces worldwide availability of Ryzen PRO CPUs designed for enterprise systems
AMD has today announced the global availability of its new Ryzen PRO 3000 series of desktop processors, with part of the line-up available with integrated Radeon graphics. Ryzen PRO is designed for enterprise systems and will be coming in Q4 2019. Following on from a story we reported on just …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 9 3900X CPU stock remains low with retailers hiking up pre-order prices
With Ryzen 3900X CPUs appearing to be extremely thin on the ground recently, retailers who have stock are hiking prices up daily. With both UK and US markets showing price increases, it may not be good news for potential buyers. AMD’s Ryzen 9 3900X CPU remains very difficult to get …
Read More »New Asus ROG Strix M.2 enclosure offers high-speed data transfer that fits in your pocket
Asus is always looking for innovative ways to extend and enhance its ROG product line to satisfy gamers’ and enthusiasts’ needs. Their most recent addition is the ROG Strix Arion M.2 SSD enclosure which offers users M.2 NVMe SSD performance on the go. The Asus ROG Strix Arion SSD enclosure …
Read More »Insomniac’s most ambitious VR game to date is coming to Oculus in November
Prior to developing Spider-Man and officially being acquired by Sony, Insomniac was exploring games on other platforms, with Oculus being the most notable example. Over the years, Insomniac has released three VR games for the Oculus Rift and in November, the studio's most ambitious VR project yet, Stormland, will be …
Read More »Oculus unveils new Half Dome VR headset prototypes
It has been around a year since Oculus last showed off any of its in-development prototype VR headsets. This week though, we got a proper update, with a new pair of ‘Half Dome' VR headset prototypes being shown off at Oculus Connect 6, which could be leading towards a true …
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