Just ahead of the RX Vega launch, AMD has detailed its biggest driver update of the year...
Read More »Antec Mercury 240 AIO Review
Is Antec's Mercury 240 - an £80 liquid cooler - worth buying?
Read More »Phanteks launches Evolv Shift and Shift-X cases
If £800 is a little out of your price range for a new PC case, Phanteks has you covered with its new Evolv Shift and Shift-X cases. Although both cases fall in line with the tempered glass and aluminium craze, the Shift and Shift-X take PC tower form factor a …
Read More »AMD is working on 7nm tech but it’s proving to be the toughest generational leap in years
We heard back in May that AMD was already preparing for the jump to 7nm CPUs in time for ‘Zen 2' and ‘Zen 3' some time in the next few years but it seems that the company is beginning to open up about the difficulties getting there. In an interview …
Read More »RX Vega FireStrike results pop up online
It will be a short while longer before we see proper reviews but in the meantime, early benchmarks continue to appear online...
Read More »Gigabyte X299 Aorus Gaming 3 Motherboard Review
What does Gigabyte provide an X299 punter for £270?
Read More »Nvidia’s new Game Ready driver prepares for five upcoming games and adds ShadowPlay Highlights
There is a new Nvidia Game Ready driver rolling out but this time around it contains a little more than optimisations. There is a new feature debuting for Nvidia ShadowPlay called Highlights, which will automatically capture ‘highlight' moments during gameplay in supported games. Nvidia has teamed up with Bosskey Productions …
Read More »AMD Threadripper to hit retail on August 10th
Back in mid-June, KitGuru reported that AMD's upcoming Threadripper CPUs would hit the market on the 10th of August, based on information from one of our reliable sources. Now, a second source has stepped in pointing towards a 10th of August retail date, while also providing some details on availability …
Read More »Cougar Conquer Aluminium/Glass Case Review (The $300 case)
Now, there are computer cases - and then there's this thing!
Read More »Thermaltake’s View 21 is more tempered glass than case
Thermaltake is quite the fan of tempered glass designs on its cases, having unleashed three just a couple of weeks ago. Adding one more to its range, the View 21 Tempered Glass Edition showcases your build in its entirety with a glass panel on both sides. The View 21 Tempered …
Read More »Oculus won’t be launching a Gen 2 Rift anytime soon
We have had the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive on the market for just over a year now and while current gen VR prices are falling, many are still holding out for future headsets. From the sounds of it though, we shouldn't expect a second generation Oculus Rift for the …
Read More »How Will Virtual Reality Change Workplace Communication?
Virtual reality is starting to take off, but so far, most of its applications are focused on gaming. Over the past few years, consumers and industry experts alike have been building hype around a presumed explosion of VR tech, set to revolutionize the world, but with 2016 revenue of only …
Read More »be quiet! Silent Loop 360 Cooler Review
After a big liquid cooler? be quiet!'s Silent Loop 360 could be just the ticket.
Read More »Kingston KC1000 NVMe PCIe SSD 960GB Review
The KC1000 has a PCIe Gen 3.0 x 4 interface with a Phison PS5007-E7 controller looking after Toshiba 15nm 2D Planer MLC NAND.
Read More »AMD’s RX Vega tour confirms it is targeting GTX 1080
In preparation for the RX Vega's official launch at the end of this month, AMD has decided to take its latest graphics card out on a mini tour. During these small fan events, AMD is showing off the RX Vega to the public for the first time and demoing it …
Read More »Intel’s 12C/24T Core i9 7920X to ship with 2.9GHz base frequency
Last month during Computex, Intel officially unveiled its new Core-X lineup and while most of those new CPUs are already on the market, there are still four Core i9 SKUs we have yet to see. Intel still has a few more SKUs up its sleeve, with 12C/24T, 14C/28T, 16C/32T and …
Read More »Alphacool launches Eisblock HDX 2 and HDX 3 SSD coolers
M.2 SSDs are fast and compact but unfortunately in a high-end rig, they can get hot, which can have an adverse effect on performance. We have already seen some motherboard makers start to integrate M.2 SSD coolers into their design but if you happen to have a board that doesn't …
Read More »MSI GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X 11GB Review
If red and black is still your thing, then MSI's GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X could be for you.
Read More »Samsung is ramping up HBM2 production to meet demand
This week, Samsung has begun ramping up production of its second generation High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM2) DRAM chips in preparation for increased demand. Samsung will be producing 8GB stacks with speeds as high as 256GB/s, offering the highest performance to date. Both AMD and Nvidia currently use HBM2 chips for graphics …
Read More »Rumour: Intel’s Coffee Lake CPUs to bring six cores to i7, i5 and laptops
Before Intel ushers in 10nm with the launch of Cannon Lake, we still have one more round of 14nm CPUs to get through in the form of Coffee Lake. We are expecting to see Coffee Lake make its way to the desktop in 2018 but it looks like some details …
Read More »Fake AMD Ryzen CPUs appear to be doing the rounds on Amazon
The well known Amazon GPU return scam is now spreading to CPUs.
Read More »Mysterious rumour claims AMD’s two Ryzen 3 CPUs will be $129 and $109
Yesterday's CPU news was mostly dominated by AMD's announcement of two Ryzen Threadripper CPUs, the 16C/32T 1950X and the 12C/24T 1920X. However, AMD also snuck in some Ryzen 3 news, revealing that two 4C/4T SKUs would be launching later this month for the mainstream desktop market. At the time, AMD …
Read More »The Oculus Rift and Touch bundle is now getting another permanent price cut
Earlier this week, Oculus kicked off its Rift Summer Sale, cutting the price of the Oculus Rift and Touch controller bundle down to just £399. The only downside to this deal, is that it is temporary. However, today Oculus announced that when the Rift/Touch bundle sale is over, a new …
Read More »Intel Optane Memory 32GB Review
We examine Intel's new 3D XPoint technology in the Optane Memory module.
Read More »Viking begins shipping the industry’s highest capacity SSD, measuring in at 50TB
Last year, we saw Samsung launch the world's largest 2.5-inch SSD in the form of the $10,000 15.36TB PM1633A. While Samsung did have a lead in the capacity race for a while, this year, they have been beat, with Viking Technologies launching a 25TB and a 50TB SSD this week. …
Read More »OCUK’s £999 Gaming Optic bundle gets you a PC, Oculus Rift and Touch
A year ago, buying into VR was an expensive endeavour, particularly if you didn't already have a well spec'd PC. Fortunately, prices have been getting lower as we can see by Overclockers UK's new VR PC and Oculus bundle, which is quite the steal compared to VR costs just one …
Read More »Oculus to launch $200 standalone/wireless Rift headset
While the current Oculus Rift might be at its cheapest price ever, the current headset still isn't quite ready for the ‘mass market'. To combat this, a standalone, wireless version of the Oculus Rift has been in the works for a little while now and according to reports this week, …
Read More »AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper CPUs launch in August starting at $799
Ryzen Threadripper 16C/32T 1950X- $999, 12C/24T 1920X- $799.
Read More »Microsoft is putting the brakes on console VR, focussing on bringing content to PC
At E3 last year when Microsoft first announced ‘Project Scorpio' (now Xbox One X), Phil Spencer promised to usher in two things, true 4K gaming and high-fidelity VR. When the Xbox One X was properly unveiled at E3 this year, 4K was still a huge sticking point but the company …
Read More »Intel launches Xeon Scalable CPUs
Just a few weeks ago, we saw AMD bring competition back to the server market with the launch of the EPYC CPU platform. Since then, Intel had been quiet on the Xeon front, until today, with the launch of Xeon SP, based on the new Skylake-SP architecture. ‘SP' in this …
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