Surely not another great power supply from Seasonic, tweaked and upgraded for 2018?
Read More »Samsung lists full series of 860 EVO SSDs ahead of official launch
It looks like Samsung's 4TB 860 Pro SSD won't be the only new drive hitting the market soon. Another update to Samsung's website has unveiled a full range of 860 EVO SSDs too. The 860 Evo listings were more comprehensive, showing new SATA drives in 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB and …
Read More »Samsung kicks off mass production of 16 gigabit GDDR6 memory
Samsung is preparing for the next wave of graphics cards by kicking off mass production on the industry's first 16-Gigabit GDDR6 memory
Read More »Samsung is gearing up to launch new 860 Pro 4TB SSD
It looks like Samsung is going to be bolstering its high-capacity SSD options this year, as the company accidentally listed a brand new 860 Pro SSD on its website ahead of an official announcement. The Samsung 860 Pro will be available in capacities up to 4TB, though the price tag …
Read More »AMD is also being dragged into court following Spectre and Meltdown reports
During the fallout of the Spectre/Meltdown bug discovery, lawsuits have already begun flying left and right. Intel, ARM and Apple are already named in one particular suit, and it looks like AMD won't be getting away unscathed either. This week, an AMD shareholder filed a lawsuit against the company, after …
Read More »Intel releases Spectre/Meltdown firmware updates, publishes benchmark results for data centre systems
Intel's fight against the Spectre and Meltdown bugs continues but with it, more issues are also beginning to arise. Last week, it was discovered that a recent firmware update was causing reboot issues with older Intel processors. Now Intel has confirmed that newer processors can also be affected, with Sandy …
Read More »CES Update: Alphacool updates is watercooling solutions for GPUs and CPUs
Keen to live up to its name, Alphacool took to CES 2018 to unveil a selection of its new watercooling solutions. This ranges includes a new high-end GPU waterblock, an experimental AIO unit and an adapter to illuminate clear CPU waterblocks with RGB lighting. Alphacool has high-end GPUs in its …
Read More »RAM prices might finally stabilise this year due to memory chip price drop
Over the course of 2017, the prices of RAM have been in flux, often breaching double that of the original. This could all change soon, however, as a recent drop in memory chip pricing spells good news for incoming memory kits.
Read More »CES: First look at HyperX Predator IR Synchronized DDR4 RGB RAM
CES 2018 has kicked off and we are already starting to see some exciting announcements. Today, HyperX launched its new Predator DDR4 RGB Memory, which leverages IR technology to synchronize lighting across all channels. This new HyperX Predator memory has IR communication channels embedded onto each memory module, allowing for …
Read More »AMD issues update on CPU security: Spectre is a concern, Meltdown is not
There has been a lot of discussion surrounding the Spectre and Meltdown security bugs over the last week. After evaluating the situation, AMD has explained which of these bugs affect its own CPUs and how it plans to solve the problem.
Read More »CES: first look at Deepcool limited edition ‘Electro’ series and FRYZEN air cooler
We managed to get up close and personal with the Limited Edition Quadstellar and ARK 90 cases from Deepcool! We also took a closer look at the Fryzen CPU cooler in all of its RGB glory.
Read More »Seasonic Prime Ultra Titanium 1000W Power Supply Review
A cracking Titanium power supply from Seasonic to start the year.
Read More »CES: Phanteks launches new cases, power supplies, RGB gear and waterblock
There was plenty of new gear on show at the Phanteks booth during CES this year. For starters, the company has teamed up with Seasonic to launch a new range of power supplies that support dual-system set ups. Beyond that, there were new cases, some new RGB gear and a …
Read More »CES: be quiet! revamps its flagship air coolers with Dark Rock Pro 4 and Dark Rock 4
Be quiet! make some of the best CPU coolers around, the Dark Rock series in particular has been a consistently top performer. This year at CES, we had the chance to catch up with be quiet! and to our surprise, we were greeted with the Dark Rock Pro 4 and …
Read More »CES: Thermaltake swaps aluminium for copper with its new liquid cooling line
While Thermaltake has debuted an impressive line of cases at CES, one of the most impressive technologies it has under its belt is its Pacific CL line of liquid cooling radiators along with the C-Pro fittings. Each are built to be sturdier than predecessors, utilising a new design and new …
Read More »CES: Thermaltake celebrates 20th anniversary with range of new cases
Thermaltake has taken to CES to celebrate its 20th anniversary, debuting a line of experimental cases including triangular prism shapes, curved tempered glass and, of course, patented RGB lighting.
Read More »ASRock X299E-ITX/ac Motherboard Review
ASRock has made the world's first, and only, mini-ITX motherboard for Intel's X299 platform.
Read More »CES: Riotoro showcases new and improved chassis
Following Computex 2017, Riotoro received a lot of good feedback when it came to the CR1288 PC case. Now at CES, the company is showing the new and improved version, which takes much of that feedback on board and makes improvements all over the place. With a target price of …
Read More »CES: NZXT is launching its first motherboard- The N7 Z370
NZXT is jumping in to the motherboard arena for the first time ever. At CES this week, the company launched the N7 Z370, designed with a completely new approach in an effort to make PC building easier than ever before.
Read More »CES: Toshiba aims to bring M.2 NVMe SSDs to the mainstream with RC100 series
At CES this week, Toshiba Memory announced plans to bring NVMe M.2 SSDs to the mainstream market with the RC100 NVMe SSD series. These new drives come with a new cost-effective design, allowing NVMe storage to become more accessible to system builders. The RC100 series SSDs are built using Toshiba's …
Read More »CES: HyperX unleashes world’s first IR Synchronized DDR4 RGB RAM
CES 2018 has kicked off and we are already starting to see some exciting announcements. Today, HyperX launched its new Predator DDR4 RGB Memory, which leverages IR technology to synchronize lighting across all channels. This new HyperX Predator memory has IR communication channels embedded onto each memory module, allowing for …
Read More »CES: Deepcool launches limited edition ‘Electro’ series and FRYZEN air cooler
CES is kicking off today, so we can expect plenty of announcements across the board over the course of this week. Today, Deepcool kicked things off with the announcement of three limited edition launches for the Quadstellar case, a new ARK 90 case and finally, the Captain 240EX RGB AIO …
Read More »HTC announces the Vive Pro with a higher resolution display, alongside wireless VR adapter
It looks like the next big jump for virtual reality is happening sooner than we expected. This week at CES, HTC announced the HTC VIVE Pro, an upgraded HMD with a higher resolution display, offering 78 percent more pixels compared to the original VIVE headset. The new Vive Pro HMD …
Read More »Nvidia predicts 50 million VR headsets to be sold by 2021
Due to its initial cost and intensive requirements, virtual reality has taken a little while to get off the ground in the consumer market. Now, with the platform being much more accessible, Nvidia has revealed at its introductory keynote at CES that it expects 50 million devices to be sold …
Read More »Corsair H150i Pro RGB (360mm AIO) Liquid Cooler Review
It's Corsair's first 360mm liquid cooler - can the H150i Pro impress?
Read More »Corsair H115i Pro RGB (280mm AIO) Liquid Cooler Review
The H115i Pro - another new AIO from Corsair, this time its a 280mm unit. Any good?
Read More »CORSAIR AX1600i Digital Power Supply Review
This is a belter of a power supply - one of the best on the market. Just be prepared to pay for it.
Read More »Asus is launching its own Windows Mixed Reality headset
Asus is kicking off the 2018 wave of Windows Mixed Reality headsets, bringing its own HMD to CES this week. The Asus Mixed Reality headset will be launching in Q1 of this year and like other headsets built for Windows 10, it features built-in motion tracking and two wireless motion …
Read More »AMD updates its GPU roadmap with 7nm Vega, Navi and ‘next-gen’ architecture
Earlier today, AMD officially updated its 2018 roadmap with new information on its second generation Ryzen CPUs, APUs and 400-series motherboards. However, CPUs weren't the only focus of AMD's pre-CES festivities, as a small update has also been made to AMD's 2018 to 2020 GPU roadmap. Last year, AMD launched …
Read More »AMD reveals 2018 roadmap, lowers current gen Ryzen prices
We are just 24 hours away from the start of CES, which means we'll be getting plenty of major announcements today ahead of the show. We've already seen some of what Nvidia and Intel are bringing to the table this year, but now it's AMD's turn. Today, AMD announced its …
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