While AMD initially planned to launch RX Vega in high volume, it seems that retailers in many countries have been struggling to get stock in. While we know that more stock is coming in, we could be stuck with a shortage until October according to a report this week. According …
Read More »HTC may spin-off or sell the Vive business
Over the last few years, HTC has struggled a bit in the smartphone market. However, the company has found renewed success in the virtual reality market. Right now, the HTC Vive is the most popular PC VR headset but as it turns out, HTC might not be entirely sure what …
Read More »Microsoft has patented an augmented reality wand
Microsoft has been experimenting with augmented and virtual reality headsets for a while now but it looks like the company is now starting to turn its attention to coming up with new input methods. While companies like Vive and Oculus are focussing on creating controllers that bring natural hand presence …
Read More »Arctic’s theme continues with Freezer 33 PENTA tower cooler
Arctic has taken a shine to theming its tower coolers lately, last time giving its Freezer 33 a makeover with AMD’s signature black and red colour scheme. Continuing this trend, the company has revealed the Freezer 33 PENTA, boasting the German eSports team’s logo on top of an orange and …
Read More »Bethesda’s VR versions of DOOM, Fallout 4 and Skyrim now have release dates
At E3 this year, Bethesda gave us a good look at its first batch of virtual reality games. Not only are DOOM and Fallout 4 making their way to VR but Skyrim is also getting a new version to take advantage of this technology. Now, all three games have release …
Read More »New Surface Book teased in Intel’s 8th-Gen promo
Intel seems to have hidden quite a few details in the marketing for its upcoming 8th generation processors, with core information of the new i5 and i7 being revealed via images of its packaging. It seems that Intel is at it again, however this time its hinting at a new …
Read More »Western Digital launches 20TB external storage solution
Storage needs have drastically increased over the last ten years as more people switch to digital content and file sizes increase. As a result, larger hard drives are needed, whether it be for work-related projects, personal use or a mix of the two. With that in mind, Western Digital has …
Read More »AMD Vega Mobile graphics spotted in Raven Ridge benchmarks
It’s known that AMD’s next line of APUs, dubbed Raven Ridge, will fuse the latest in Zen processing units with Vega graphics. Although they are not expected to arrive until later this year, a recent benchmark has revealed the Vega Mobile tech, codenamed Radeon Vega 8 and 10 Mobile Graphics. …
Read More »Intel 8th Gen desktop CPU packaging confirms jump to six cores and more
Earlier this morning, Intel kicked off its series of 8th Gen CPU announcements by unveiling the low-power U-series for notebooks. However, there is still more to come, as Intel still has its desktop 8th Gen processors to announce. We have already heard several rumours about these processors and now, thanks …
Read More »HTC Vive gets an official price cut down to £599/$599
Back in July, Oculus began its big push against the HTC Vive by cutting prices down from £699 to £399 for the Rift+Touch bundle. At the time, it didn’t seem like HTC was feeling the pressure, as the company held on to its original price point for the Vive, It …
Read More »Intel launches 15W ‘8th Gen’ Kaby Lake refresh for notebooks
Intel's 8th-Gen rollout kicks off with the U-series.
Read More »Intel slide leak shows Coffee Lake VS Kaby Lake
With Intel’s Coffee Lake announcement just days away, the leaks are starting to roll in. Today, slides from one of Intel’s presentations appeared on the web, showing the expected performance gains the company is expecting in the jump from Kaby Lake to Coffee Lake on desktop systems. This presentation reportedly …
Read More »AMD’s official statement on RX Vega64 pricing answers absolutely nothing
AMD's statement on the RX Vega64 pricing fiasco is ambiguous at best. Definitive answers are still nowhere to be found.
Read More »Asus ROG STRIX RX Vega64 O8G Gaming Preview
With Vega firmly upon us - this week we look at an early sample of the upcoming, custom cooled ASUS Vega card.
Read More »AMD Radeon RX Vega56 8GB Review
Can AMD's Radeon RX Vega56 take on Nvidia's immensely-popular GTX 1070?
Read More »Updated: OCUK’s Andrew Gibson clears up RX Vega64 pricing fiasco
Updated with AMD's official statement.
Read More »Report claims GPU VRAM prices have risen by 30 percent in August
We have been hearing about DRAM and NAND prices going on the rise since late 2016, with the most recent update showing that prices won’t be settling down any time soon. Now, it looks like part shortages are also leaking in to the graphics card market, with a report this …
Read More »WD 3D lands in the UK with some price variations
It was a week ago that KitGuru published its review of the WD Blue 500GB SSD with 64-layer BiCS3 3D TLC NAND technology. At the time, we expected pricing for the review unit to be a penny under £168, but it seems that the stock that landed at UK retailers this …
Read More »RX Vega shortage in UK, despite AMD’s previous claims of shipping good volume
Have you not been able to get hold of RX Vega in the UK? Many of our readers are in the same boat.
Read More »Alphacool release cooling solutions for RX Vega cards
First impressions of the new AMD RX Vega 56 and 64 cards have been impressive, with the red team now rivalling Nvidia on most of its high-end cards, however one of the main complaints in our RX Vega64 review is that the cooler is “loud with sub-par cooling” that can …
Read More »AMD RX VEGA – hit or miss?
Earlier this week Luke Hill reviewed AMD RX Vega64. Due to tight time constraints we didn't get our Vega56 review published in time, but its underway as we speak.Today Luke takes a look at VEGA at this point - the crazy prizes, performance characteristics and the noise levels.
Read More »Fractal Design Define C TG (Tempered Glass) Case Review
Take the original Define C, add tempered glass and you get the Fractal Design Define C TG.
Read More »Eve: Valkyrie will soon be playable without a virtual reality headset
Eve: Online spin-off, Eve: Valkyrie, first appeared in 2013, being announced as a multiplayer-only spaceship shooter for the Oculus Rift. The game is now playable across all three major virtual reality platforms, including the Rift, Vive and PlayStation VR but later this year, you will be able to play the …
Read More »Intel begins teasing Ice Lake Core processors, confirms 10nm+
Intel is currently gearing up to unveil its Coffee Lake processors next week but that isn’t stopping the chip giant from teasing the future too. In a brief update to the company’s website today, Intel began teasing the upcoming Ice Lake CPU, which will be based on an improved 10nm+ …
Read More »Alphacool launches the Eisbaer- the world’s biggest AIO liquid cooler
Today, Alphacool has announced the Eisbaer, the company’s latest all-in-one liquid cooler. It also happens to be the biggest AIO solution around, with a 420mm radiator version on the way alongside traditional 140mm and 240mm versions. With the Eisbaer 420mm, Alphacool has managed to claim the largest AIO liquid cooler …
Read More »RX Vega 64 launch prices have quickly risen across the board
It looks like retailers have been quick to throw AMD's suggested $499 price tag out of the window...
Read More »Nvidia and TSMC to increase production of 12nm Volta GPUs later this year
We've already had a peek at Nvidia's Volta architecture with the launch of the mega-expensive professional Tesla cards, but gamers are still waiting for this new tech to trickle down to consumer graphics cards. This week, TSMC, Nvidia's silicon partner, announced that it will be kicking off production of its …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX Vega64 8GB (Air) Review
Can AMD assert its authority with a long-awaited return to the high-end GPU market?
Read More »G.Skill launch extreme RAM kits aimed at AMD’s new Threadripper processors
With just how powerful AMD's new Threadripper CPUs are, it is ideal to balance them with equally high-end components. G.Skill takes this to the extreme with the introduction of its new Flare X DDR4 RAM, coming in sets of 3600MHz or 128GB memory kits. While any DDR4 stick should slot …
Read More »Arctic’s Freezer 33 TR air cooler chills AMD Threadripper CPUs
Fresh off of our own analysis of the new AMD Ryzen Threadripper CPUs, Arctic has unveiled its new air cooling solution for the oversized processors. The Freezer 33 TR tower CPU cooler is out now and compatible with all versions of AMD’s new SocketTR4 Platform. The Freezer 33 TR is …
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