Last year, the graphics industry had a major shakeup, with Raja Koduri switching to the blue team to take the reins on discrete GPU development for Intel. Since then, things have been somewhat quiet, but this week that changed with some discrete GPU prototype details making their way onto the web.
Read More »The Asus HC102 Windows 10 Mixed Reality headset is officially here
During CES in January, we learned that Asus would be taking its first step into the virtual reality market with the launch of its first HMD. At the time, we heard that the first Windows 10 Mixed Reality headset would be available in Q1 and now it seems that time …
Read More »PSA: EKWB is offering partial refund coupons to Threadripper Supremacy waterblock buyers
Earlier this month, EK Waterblocks issued an apology to customers, explaining that its EK-Supremacy EVO Threadripper waterblock didn't meet the company's standards. It turns out that these waterblocks suffered from less than expected performance due to a flaw with the cold plate design. For that reason, the Supremacy Threadripper block …
Read More »Samsung’s latest SSD sports 30TB of storage, 40GB of DRAM and super fast speeds
Back in 2016, Samsung debuted the world's highest capacity SSD for its time, measuring in at just over 15TB. Now they are back at it again, this time with a 30TB SSD featuring 512Gb V-NAND, 40GB of DRAM, an all new memory controller architecture and even faster read/write speeds.
Read More »AMD will send you a free processor if you are stuck in a Raven Ridge boot loop
Some early Ryzen 2000 series APU buyers are finding themselves stuck in a boot loop due to outdated motherboard BIOS versions. Fortunately, AMD has a solution, and it seems to involve sending out free processors.
Read More »Intel has racked up 32 lawsuits and counting, due to Meltdown and Spectre issues
Intel is experiencing an overwhelming amount of legal action over the Meltdown and Spectre flaws, as the company reveals that the count is currently at 32 lawsuits. The blue team is also under fire from the inside, as three shareholders have each filed shareholder derivative cases claiming a lack of …
Read More »Intel’s new iGPU graphics drivers will automatically optimize game settings for better performance
While Intel's integrated GPUs have never been a particularly strong option for PC gaming, it is an option that many still use to this date. In fact, Steam's hardware survey will often show Intel iGPUs among the most used. To help those users, Intel is introducing a new feature to …
Read More »HTC’s on-demand VR subscription service is getting a price bump
HTC has found great success in the virtual reality market, not just with the VIVE headset, but with the Viveport service too. The subscription-based service grants VIVE owners access to a bunch of virtual reality apps to dive in to each month. Unfortunately for current subscribers, in order to attract …
Read More »Bitcoin, Ethereum and Cryptocurrency: Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Mining
So you don't understand any of this jargon? You aren't alone - and we are here to help today.
Read More »Nvidia and Uni security researchers developed a new Spectre and Meltdown exploit
Ever since the Meltdown and Spectre revelations hit at the start of this year, security researchers have been working out the extent of the damage and the various ways it can be exploited in order to help with patch development. This week, experts from Nvidia and Princeton University managed to …
Read More »Intel begins developing silicon-based spin qubits for quantum computing
Chip makers and researchers have been circling around quantum computing for years now and while progress is being made, the industry is still “at mile one in a marathon” as Intel puts it. However, this week, a significant development was announced, with Intel unveiling that it has begun developing a …
Read More »MSI X299M Gaming Pro Carbon AC Motherboard Review
One of only three micro-ATX motherboards for Intel X299.
Read More »Rumours are conflicting as new report claims Nvidia ‘Turing’ GPUs will land in March
The graphics card rumour mill has been spinning back up recently, with reports claiming that Nvidia's next gaming graphics cards will be here in less than two months time under the name ‘Ampere'. However, a wrench was thrown into the works today thanks to the folks at Reuters, who claim …
Read More »Intel Core i9-8950HK spotted again, this time inside of an MSI laptop with dual GPUs
Back in November, an AIDA64 update unveiled some new upcoming Intel processors, the most interesting of which was the Core i9-8950HK. This is set to be the first Core i9 processor for laptops and will apparently be based on the Coffee Lake architecture. This week, this particular CPU broke cover …
Read More »AMD’s first Ryzen desktop processors with Vega graphics are here
During CES, AMD showed off its CPU roadmap for 2018, with the Ryzen 2000 series of desktop processors set to debut. Today, the rollout officially kicked things off, with the launch of the Ryzen 3 2200G and Ryzen 5 2400G processors with integrated RX Vega graphics. These are AMD's first …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 5 2400G & Ryzen 3 2200G Raven Ridge APU Review
AMD's first Ryzen desktop APUs are here! The Ryzen 5 2400G brings together Zen CPU architecture with an RX Vega 11 graphics core. The Ryzen 3 2200G on the other hand uses RX Vega 8 under the hood. How do they perform? Let's find out...
Read More »ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte and MSI begin rolling out Raven Ridge APU support to AM4 motherboards
AMD's Raven Ridge APU launch is imminent, with motherboard makers beginning to roll out support on current AM4 X370, B350 and A320 boards.
Read More »Nvidia reiterates that it is focused on catching up with GPU supply
Nvidia wasn’t shy of the success brought about by the current cryptocurrency boom during its earnings call on Friday, but it similarly hasn’t forgotten the huge problem it has been presenting gamers. The company has taken the time to reiterate previous statements, reassuring that gamers are still the number one …
Read More »Apple is taking a new approach to augmented reality according to latest patent
It is well known at this point that Apple is experimenting with Augmented Reality technology, with hopes of releasing a head-mounted display at some point. Apple dipped its toes in the water last year with the introduction of AR features on the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, but there are …
Read More »Rumors claim that Nvidia’s new ‘Ampere’ GeForce GPUs are just around the corner
At this point, Nvidia has surely reached the end of the Pascal life-cycle with no additional launches planned. While many of us were expecting Volta to feature in the next generation of GeForce graphics cards, a report back in November said otherwise, claiming that ‘Ampere' would be Nvidia's next generation …
Read More »Intel has begun rolling out its Spectre fix for Skylake processors
Intel is continuing to make progress in its efforts to tackle the Spectre/Meltdown bugs that were publicly unveiled last month. While earlier firmware updates ran into some issues, the chip maker is back on the ball with new firmware updates free of reboot errors. This week, new firmware began rolling …
Read More »Amazon and Newegg are now selling graphics cards in pricey six packs for miners
Graphics cards have been harder to get over the last few months, in large part due to demand from cryptocurrency miners. Prices have gone through the roof and it looks like retailers want to cash in on the mining craze further, with Amazon and Newegg beginning to list graphics card …
Read More »Reader Review: ASRock Fatal1ty H270 Performance Motherboard
This one comes from Ant Bird, who won an ASRock Fatal1ty H270 Performance motherboard from us.
Read More »Samsung is gearing to meet future memory chip demand
Over the last year, the tech world has been suffering from a shortage in memory chip manufacturing. This has led to huge price hikes in RAM and even SSDs at retailers, making it harder for DIY system builders to source components at reasonable prices. Now it looks like Samsung is …
Read More »FSP’s Hydro PTM+ liquid-cooled power supply is finally hitting the market
FSP is a name that KitGuru readers should recognise by now, particularly after their showing at Computex last year, featuring liquid cooled power supplies. At the time, we saw an early version of the FSP Hydro PTM+, a 1200W high-end power supply liquid cooled by a Bitspower block. Now this …
Read More »AMD and Valve team up to bring TrueAudio Next technology to Steam VR
This week, AMD has announced that it is teaming up with Valve to bring support for AMD's TrueAudio Next technology to Steam in an effort to improve audio in virtual reality content. By baking TrueAudio Next in with Steam Audio, virtual reality titles will get increased acoustic complexity and detail, …
Read More »Silicon Wafer makers plan 20% price increase for 2018, PC components will be affected
Back in November, we heard that SUMCO, one of the largest silicon wafer producers in the world, was planning to increase prices by 20 percent this year, with another price increase planned in 2019. Now, it looks like other Silicon wafer manufacturers are joining in, with Taiwan's GlobalWafers confirming that …
Read More »Backblaze has revealed 2017 Hard Drive reliability stats
If you've ever looked in to hard drive failure rates, then you have likely come across Backblaze. The company has recorded percentages for hard drive failures since 2013, deriving its stats from drives in its data centers. Over the last month, Backblaze has had a chance to over its 2017 …
Read More »Thermaltake Core P90 Black Tempered Glass Review – bonkers or brilliant?
It's certainly an unusual V-shaped design - but is it actually any use at all?
Read More »Benchmarks leak for AMD’s Ryzen APUs and Intel’s Vega-clad laptop chip
The first benchmarks are in for AMD's upcoming Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 3 2200G. We even have some performance results for the RX Vega M GL, the graphics core inside of Intel's upcoming laptop chips.
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