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As previously reported at Computex 2019, Silverstone, a manufacturer of PC cases, components and accessories, will be launching a new range of ‘Permafrost' all-in-one liquid coolers very soon. With launch fast approaching, we now have more details on specs. The Permafrost AIOs are packed with features, including integrated ARGB lighting …

Just over three years ago, consumers were finally able to get their hands on the first PC virtual reality headsets. The HTC VIVE launched first, with HTC partnering with Valve for room-scale tracking and SteamVR support. Now as we approach the launch of the HTC VIVE Cosmos, it looks like …

It's new DDR4 memory from Patriot, and yep - it's fast!

Earlier this year, Valve officially launched its own VR headset and hand-tracking controllers. When the headset was initially being shown off to press, Valve did reveal that it would have a ‘flagship’ VR game in 2019 but didn’t offer further details. We are now nearing the final months of the …

At an event in Rome, Italy today, AMD launched a brand new 64-core, 128-thread EPYC processor with faster speeds and a jump up to 280W TDP.

Microsoft has been working closely with AMD for a good number of years now, partnering up on Xbox One and Project Scarlet console hardware. Now, Microsoft may be turning to AMD in other parts of its business, with the latest rumours suggesting that the next line-up of Surface laptops will …

It's a fantastic new case from Fractal, based on the Define R6 chassis

Patriot’s gaming division, Viper, launched its first venture into Gen 4 PCIe M.2 SSDs this month. Like other PCIe 4.0 SSDs, this one boasts very impressive specs, with read speeds of up to 5GB/s, giving the VP4100 a ten fold increase on traditional  SATA SSDs. With the latest Ryzen 3000 …

Over the course of this year, we've seen many major games announced with ray-tracing support, with this year’s Call of Duty set to be the biggest. The game is currently undergoing beta testing ahead of its October release date, but if you are planning an upgrade to an Nvidia RTX …

It's a flashy-looking custom 2080 SUPER card from Palit

Today marks the launch of a couple of interesting new PC cases. We have a review up of the new be quiet! Pure Base 500, meanwhile Corsair has launched a brand-new Mid-Tower ATX chassis- the iCUE 465X RGB Smart Case. Taking on a tempered glass front panel displaying three RGB …

It has been a while since HTC first announced the VIVE Cosmos but we are finally on the way to an early October launch. The VIVE Cosmos will be more expensive than the Oculus Rift S but it will also offer up an impressive spec bump. The new HTC VIVE …

The Corsair H100i RGB Platinum supports socket TR4, but will the 2950X be too hot to handle?

With the recent resurgence of AMD and its 7nm Ryzen 3000 CPU line-up, pressure is on Intel to launch 10th Gen Comet Lake CPUs for desktops. AMD has set the precedent for high core count consumer desktop CPUs, so Intel will have to follow suit. In an attempt to suppress …

At this point, we know that 3rd Gen Ryzen Threadripper processors are coming, it is just a matter of when. In the months following Computex, lots of rumours have been circulating, giving us an early idea of what to expect from 7nm Threadripper and its new chipset. Right now, 3rd …

It's a new £80 case from be quiet! with plenty of features to justify the price tag

A couple of decades ago, Nintendo attempted to one-up the entire gaming industry by breaking in to virtual reality far before the technology was truly ready. The Virtual Boy swiftly died but in the last few years, VR has regained ground and is now viable for consumer gaming devices. Nintendo …

It's Sapphire's flagship RX 5700 XT card, but just how well does it perform?

AMD has been making a big push for new software features this year with new Radeon technologies like Anti-Lag and Radeon Image Sharpening. RIS launched alongside the RX 5700 series and is already on its way to being implemented in a bunch of key games this year, including Gears 5, …

ASUS already has a few ATX-sized X570 motherboards out in the wild but today, we are seeing two new additions to the lineup for small form factor builds.

While the first generation of Ryzen processors had some issues maintaining high DDR4 memory speeds, significant improvements have been made since then. Now with 3rd Gen Ryzen and X570, memory makers are able to release blazing fast DDR4 kits tailored to AMD's platform. Corsair's new Vengeance LPX for instance runs …

Back at Computex, we got a good look at a lot of the upcoming gear from Phanteks, including new cases and accessories. Now a couple of months later, we are seeing the launches of three new Phanteks products- the Evolv Shift Air, the Eclipse P360X and the Neon Digital RGB …

It is an absolute beast of a hard drive, with 16TB capacity, but can it perform as well?

Kolink have launched a budget series of Gold power supplies. But are they actually any good ?

Last week, AMD addressed complaints surrounding 3rd Gen Ryzen processors not hitting their advertised boost clock speeds. Now, a fix is on the way, with motherboard partners currently working to implement the latest firmware update.

We've regularly seen G.Skill memory breaking overclocking records over the summer months. Last year, G.Skill memory was used to set 23 new overclocking records and this year, G.Skill has become the first DDR4 memory maker to surpass 6GHz speeds. Taiwanese professional overclocker, ‘Toppc', used G.Skill Trident Z Royal and the …

At IFA this week, LEO had the chance to check out all of the latest hard drives and SSDs coming from both Western Digital and SanDisk. There are a bunch of external ‘Game Drives' aimed at consoles in capacities up to 8TB, in addition to a new WD Black NVMe …

Dig deep with Luke as he analyses the new MSI MEG X570 ACE motherboard

At Computex earlier this year, we got a sneak peek at Thermaltake's next foray into the memory market. Last year, we saw the beginning with the launch of WaterRAM and this year, non-watercooled TOUGHRAM is coming in 3000MHz, 3200MHz and 3600MHz flavours. Each TOUGHRAM kit comes with a 10-layer PCB …

Update (05.09.19): While ASUS was set to end the GeForce ‘Trade Up' program for GPU upgraders at the end of August, the promotion has been extended. Prospective buyers now have until the end of the 30th of September to trade in an old GPU for money off of an NVIDIA …