ARM and TSMC have announced their co-developed silicon-proven chiplet system based on multiple ARM cores, using TSMC’s Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate (CoWoS) packaging solution, which is heralded as an industry first based on the 7nm FinFET process. The proof-of-concept chip comprises of a dual-chiplet CoWoS implemented in 7nm. Each chiplet contains four ARM …
Read More »PowerColor teases updated 5700 XT Red devil card that features custom water cooling
PowerColor’s RX 5700 XT Red Devil has already been crowned as one of the best custom AMD GPUs available on the market today, but it looks like an upgrade is on the way. This week, PowerColor began teasing a new liquid-cooled RX 5700 XT, tentatively known as the ‘Liquid Devil'. …
Read More »Carmack says Oculus ‘missed an opportunity’ as Gear VR support winds down
Throughout the earlier days of Oculus, the company had some close ties to Samsung. Not only were Samsung Galaxy Note displays used in Rift devkits, but the two companies eventually partnered up to launch the Gear VR headset for Galaxy smartphones. At this point, both sides have begun going their …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 9 3900 specs detailed in leaked CPU validation list
AMD fans looking to save a bit of cash on their 12 core 24 thread upgrades may not have to wait much longer, as a new leak has shown what looks like the specification of AMD’s yet to be announced Ryzen 9 3900 CPU. While we are still awaiting official …
Read More »Toshiba’s Serial NAND flash memory offers a performance and capacity boost
Toshiba has announced it will launch its second generation of NAND flash memory products, featuring increased performance and capacity, while offering support for high-speed data transfer rates. Toshiba’s second generation of NAND flash memory products for embedded systems will be compatible with the widely used Serial Peripheral Interface (SPI). According …
Read More »Oculus Quest will also get hand and finger tracking next year
Last night’s Oculus Connect event brought along plenty of news for the Oculus Quest. Not only is the standalone VR headset getting a new accessory to essentially turn it into a PC-powered Rift, but an upcoming update will also allow the headset’s camera sensors to track your hands and fingers …
Read More »Oculus Link will let you hook a Quest up to a PC to play more demanding games
Earlier this year, Facebook launched the Oculus Quest as a standalone ‘console-like' VR headset and the Rift S, a PC-tethered update to the original Rift with inside-out tracking. The Rift S might seem a tad redundant now though, as last night, Facebook announced the Oculus Link, a new accessory and …
Read More »Respawn is bringing back Medal of Honor for virtual reality
For a couple of years now, we have known that Respawn Entertainment has been working on a secret VR game for Oculus. Now, we finally know what it is and surprisingly, it is a Medal of Honor game, bringing the long dormant franchise back in new form. Medal of Honor: …
Read More »New Budget Nvidia GPUs could be hitting shelves sooner than expected
Rumours of Nvidia possibly adding to its budget range of graphics cards have been gathering pace with talk of a 1650Ti rearing its head again. However, that’s not all, another source suggests ASUS is preparing three GTX 1660 Super cards for launch too. According to the folks over at Videocardz, their …
Read More »AMD B550 chipset missing PCIe Gen 4 & Ryzen 3500X specs detailed
AMD fans have reason to be cheerful this week, with news of its highly anticipated B550 Chipset specs being detailed online. This could give users a more budget-friendly incentive to upgrade to the new Zen 2, Ryzen 3000 platform. Hong Kong media HKEPC dropped the leaked specifications for the B550 …
Read More »New Cooler Master products include a high-end dual tower air cooler and GPU brace
Cooler Master has announced a new range of products including an MA620M high-end air cooler featuring a dual tower design and six heat pipes, which will be launched alongside their SF120M industrial fans and a new GPU support brace. Cooler Master's MA620M Desktop CPU air cooler is a new high-end …
Read More »Apple patent hints at future Augmented Reality wearable technology
Apple and its CEO, Tim Cook, have been openly enamoured with augmented reality for a few years now. The company began dipping its toes into AR with the iPhone 8, which touted a new wave of augmented reality apps for iOS. However, the company’s big goal is to release dedicated …
Read More »Deepcool Assassin III Air Cooler Review
It's billed as the Noctua NH-D15 killer - just how good is the Deepcool Assassin III?
Read More »Intel’s next generation of microarchitecture will be ‘significantly bigger’ than Sunny Cove
Intel is working on a new generation of CPU architecture which they promise will be “significantly bigger and closer to the linear curve on performance” than its current Sunny Cove Design. Currently, Intel’s Sunny Cove architecture offers a substantial bump in instructions per clock (IPC) over Coffee Lake Cores running …
Read More »Win an MSI RTX 2080Ti Gaming X Trio graphics card! (closed)
Don't forget to enter our MSI RTX 2080Ti Gaming X Trio giveaway! You can find all of the details on how to enter right here.
Read More »Elgato HD60 S+ Capture Card Review
Elgato's new HD60S+ capture card is advertised as 1080p but it can record 2160p, 4K?!
Read More »Official Intel datasheet reveals 495-series chipset features
This week, Intel has published an official datasheet for its upcoming and previously unannounced 495-series chipset. The document reveals key details about the specification and supported features in preparation for new CPU launches. The 495-series chipset will be compatible with Intel's ‘Premium U' and ‘Premium Y' SKUs, which often prioritise …
Read More »Cooler Master launches industrial-grade MasterFan SF120M
Back in January, Cooler Master announced its new flagship series of PC cooling fans- the MasterFan SF120M. With these fans, Cooler Master aimed to design for pure performance, rather than flashy looks and now, the SF120M is ready for launch. We first saw the SF120M fans at CES 2019 among …
Read More »New AMD Navi GPU listed by HP
This has been quite the week for PC hardware leaks. We’ve been hearing a lot about Threadripper, Intel 10th Gen, Cascade Lake-X and various motherboards but now, we are also getting early news of upcoming graphics cards. Specifically, new GPUs based on AMD’s Navi architecture. Over the weekend, we began …
Read More »Leaked range of Gigabyte Z490, X229X and TRX40 motherboards spotted on EEC database
We've seen a number of Intel and AMD leaks recently, pointing towards new processors and motherboards to go with them. This week, we have an interesting leak from the Eurasian Economic Commission's database, which lists a slew of TRX40, Z490 and X299X motherboards from Gigabyte. This news comes to us …
Read More »Gigabyte’s Aorus Gen4 AIC SSD offers speeds of up to 15GB/s with 8TB capacity
We've seen a number of ultra high-speed SSDs hitting the market following the launch of PCIe 4.0. This week, Gigabyte Aorus is adding a new SSD to the mix, cramming four 2TB M.2 PCIe 4.0 SSDs onto a sleek PCIe card with cooling and Raid 0 support for maximum speeds.
Read More »Galax RTX 2060 Super Star offers shroud customisation options
Have you ever looked at a graphics card and thought you could do a better job designing the look of the card? Well now you can with the new GeForce RTX 2060 Super from Galax, dubbed the ‘Super Star’, which features a fully customisable shroud. In a nutshell, Galax's GeForce …
Read More »Seagate FireCuda 510 1TB SSD Review
It's a 1TB NVMe SSD from Seagate, currently priced at £199.99
Read More »Deepcool’s latest air cooler is set to rival the NH-D15
This week brings the release of a new high-end CPU air cooler from Deepcool. We first got a look at the Assassin III back at CES 2019 and the cooler is marketed as the direct competitor to the legendary Noctua NH-D15, which has been the best in class for what …
Read More »Intel’s upcoming 5GHz Core i9-9900KS will have a much higher TDP, so substantial cooling will be required
Intel will be launching the Core i9-9900KS in October, boasting a base frequency of 4GHz and a boost speed of 5GHz across all cores. As expected, this level of performance can't be achieved with the 95W TDP of the original Core i9-9900K, with reports currently indicating that the CPU could near …
Read More »ASRock X570 Taichi Motherboard Review
It's ASRock's £300 X570 offering - what does Luke make of it?
Read More »AMD confirms 24-core 3rd Gen Threadripper and Ryzen 9 3950X coming in November
After plenty of rumours, leaks and speculation, today AMD has confirmed 3rd Gen Threadripper's launch in addition to providing an update on the impending release of the Ryzen 9 3950X.
Read More »Corsair iCUE 465X RGB Review
Corsair's latest iCUE 465X RGB case has made its way to Leo for review
Read More »Samsung’s new PCIe 4.0 SSDs offer lightning fast speeds and are bolstered by ‘never die’ technology
Samsung combines super fast PCIe 4.0 speeds with some very smart software upgrades to create what could be the most 'fail proof' SSD to date.
Read More »Benchmark leak gives details on Intel Core i9-10900X and Core i9-10980XE
Fans of HEDT platforms have quite a lot to look forward to at the moment. Not only has there been leaked information surrounding AMD's 3rd Gen Threadripper CPUs, but we also have details on Intel's Cascade Lake-X chips thanks to benchmark leaks. The Intel Core i9-10900X and Core i9-10980XE were …
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