Nvidia's RTX 20 launch is taking place in just a few days time but early adopters will need to hold on for a bit longer to experience real-time ray-tracing first hand. This is Nvidia's key feature for this launch but unfortunately, the ball currently lies in Microsoft's court when it …
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While the RTX 2080 will continue to be readily available from the 20th of September onwards, those after an RTX 2080Ti will have to wait a little bit longer.
Read More »Nvidia RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti Unboxing!
After the announcement of the new RTX 20 series in Germany last month, the RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti cards have arrived at KitGuru's labs. While we can't show any performance figures today, we do have complete unboxings of both cards, as well as an overview of the new Founders Edition card design.
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While most eyes have turned to next year’s Zen 2 architecture, AMD has continued to bolster its mid-range 2nd Generation Ryzen line-up. Introducing two X Series and two E Series CPUs, AMD has focused on delivering higher performance while lowering power consumption, achieving unprecedented TDP targets for the company. AMD …
Read More »Intel suggests that it is handling the 14nm demand on its own, refuting claims of seeking TSMC’s help
Earlier this week, reports emerged claiming that Intel had outsourced some of its manufacturing to rival TSMC amidst a 14nm silicon shortage. In a bid to dispel these claims, Intel has since issued a statement emphasising that it would solely be investing in its own 14nm manufacturing capacity. The reason …
Read More »Gaming on a budget with EasySMX!
Can't afford the fancy new peripherals from Corsair or Razer?
Read More »DRAM market expected to see a steeper price decline thanks to Intel’s 14nm CPU shortage
Industry analysts expect Intel’s 14nm CPU shortage to lead to a further price decline for DRAM and storage markets later in the year.
Read More »Nvidia’s latest GPU drivers prep for Tomb Raider, Assetto Corsa and COD Blackout
There are some big game launches heading our way this month, which means its time for a GPU driver update. This week, Nvidia has launched its new 399.24 WHQL driver for GeForce graphics cards, bringing optimisations for Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Assetto Corsa Competizione and the Call of Duty …
Read More »Intel set to counter tight supply of 14nm chips by outsourcing some production to TSMC
Intel aims to counter reported 14nm yield problems by enlisting TSMC to deal with production for its lower-end products.
Read More »MSI MEG X399 Creation – The best motherboard ever!
This really is a hell of a showcase for MSI - read on to see why.
Read More »Gamerstorm Castle 240RGB Review
It has great looking addressable RGB illumination for fans and CPU block, but how does it perform?
Read More »MSI B450 Tomahawk Motherboard Review
MSI makes a convincing case for choosing B450 over X470.
Read More »AMD expands CPU lineup with Athlon and Ryzen PRO
AMD has enjoyed plenty of success following the launch of 2nd Gen Ryzen processors earlier this year. Now the company is expanding its desktop lineup, with new Athlon APUs and a series of Ryzen PRO CPUs for the commercial sector. Starting off with the Athlon side of things, AMD has …
Read More »be quiet! Silent Base 601 Review – No RGB, No Problem!
If you're going to spend over £100 on a new case, is the Silent Base 601 worth buying?
Read More »Intel’s upcoming i7-9700K shows impressive Geekbench scores and 5.3GHz overclock
Intel's upcoming i7-9700K seems to be faring well on Geekbench's database, while a CPU-Z leak sees the chip hitting 5.3GHz.
Read More »Reported benchmark leak claims RTX 2080Ti performance in games
We are still waiting for final reviews for Nvidia's new RTX series of graphics cards. In the meantime though, we've had a few leaks to tide us over, with the latest claiming to show RTX 2080Ti performance in a number of games.
Read More »Gigabyte AORUS GP-AP850GM PSU Review
Yes, a new power supply from Gigabyte, just before ASUS release their THOR platform.
Read More »Phanteks Evolv X – Best ATX case of 2018 (so far!)
This is the best case we have seen all year - find out why.
Read More »IFA 2018: Huawei announces its AI-powered Kirin 980 mobile chipset
Huawei took to IFA 2018 to unveil its next generation mobile chipset, the Kirin 980. It seems as though this processor is much more than a new coat of paint, with Huawei boasting significant perforance increases thanks to its 8-core arrangement. Using brand new architecture, Huawei has split its 8 …
Read More »Apple has acquired an augmented reality lens company
We've known for quite some time that Apple is looking to break into the Augmented Reality market. The company reportedly has around 1,000 engineers working on AR projects, is working with TSMC to manufacture displays and has acquired its own headset maker. This week, Apple took another step towards its …
Read More »Users have discovered two methods for getting Nvidia GPUs to work with FreeSync
Despite FreeSync being an open standard, over the years Nvidia GPUs have been locked down to only support G-Sync. It has taken some time, but this week two separate workarounds for this have come to light, allowing Nvidia GPUs and FreeSync to work together for the first time.
Read More »AMD turns to TSMC for future 7nm CPU and GPU production
With GloFlo dropping out of the 7nm race, AMD turns to TSMC for future 7nm CPUs and GPUs.
Read More »IFA 2018: Acer launches new Mixed Reality headset
IFA has kicked off today and Acer is the first to unload its latest announcements. At the event this morning, Acer launched its new Windows Mixed Reality headset, known as the ‘OJO 500', switching out the old light blue design for a much sleeker and stealthier look. Acer's new Mixed …
Read More »Cooler Master MasterAir MA410M Review
It features addressable RGB LEDs, but does the performance live up to the £59.99 price?
Read More »Nvidia RTX 2080 TimeSpy result reportedly leaks out
We are still waiting for reviews but some RTX 20-series benchmarks are already starting to leak out
Read More »AMD launches dual-Vega Radeon Pro V340 graphics card
Using the tailwind of Nvidia’s ray tracing GeForce 20 Series Turing graphics cards announcement, AMD has unveiled its own dual-Vega Radeon Pro V340. Unlike the Green Team’s efforts, however, this looks to be based on AMD’s existing Vega architecture, strictly marketed towards data centres. During its panel at the Las …
Read More »Microsoft reportedly scrapped Xbox One X VR plans to wait for better tech
Back when Microsoft announced the Xbox One X in 2016, Phil Spencer mentioned that the console would deliver 4K gaming in addition to ‘high-fidelity VR'. The Xbox team definitely had some virtual reality support plans in the works but earlier this year, we learned that it had been scrapped for …
Read More »Vizio and Sigma Designs found guilty of infringing on AMD graphics patent
Back in early 2017, we learned that AMD had filed a lawsuit against TV makers, LG and Vizio, in addition to chip suppliers MediaTek and Sigma Designs. In the complaint, AMD said that these companies were infringing on two patents from the ATI days and requested an investigation from the …
Read More »Benchmark leaks show Intel’s Core i7-9700K overclocked to 5.5Ghz on all cores
Intel’s all-but-announced Core i7-9700K has been spotted sporting 5.5GHz across all cores just using water-cooling.
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