It looks like things are getting uglier in Zenimax's lawsuit filing against Oculus. The complaint was first filed back in 2014 and this week, things seemed to escalate, with Zenimax claiming that John Carmack stole documents and custom dev tools when he left id Software to join Oculus, the update …
Read More »PowerColor’s RX 480 ‘unlocked’ BIOS update boosts performance
The RX 480 is already an impressive card, so the fact that PowerColor has released a new BIOS update for its high-end Red Devil version is quite a surprise. However that's exactly what it's done and it unlocks a number of options which should help overclockers and enthusiasts push their …
Read More »Crucial cans planned Ballistix TX3 NVMe SSD
Crucial Micron has ditched plans to release a Ballistix TX3 NVMe SSD later this year, despite only announcing it back in June. Initially shown off alongside some new Ballistix DRAM at Computex, Crucial Micron has killed the idea altogether, leaving everyone wondering what Crucial's plans for solid state storage are. No …
Read More »AMD shows off how Zen compares to a 6900K in benchmark
Just last week we finally saw some performance numbers for Zen in an unofficial leak from the Ashes of Singularity database. Now this week, AMD has given us our first official look at performance for its 8 Core/16 Thread Zen CPU up against an Intel Core i7 6900k, a similarly …
Read More »Nvidia launches the 3GB GTX 1060
Back before the GTX 1060 launched, we did hear whispers of a cheaper, 3GB version of the card and today, Nvidia officially launched it. Going forward, if you don't quite have the budget for a 6GB GTX 1060, then you can pick up the slightly cut down 3GB version for …
Read More »Get ready, here come the VR gun peripherals
As much as the HTC Vive's wand controllers are a good amalgamation of what it's like to hold a gun, thanks to their shape and trigger design, it's not quite the same as peripherals of gaming's past. Looking to change that is The Persuader, a realistic looking M1A1 Thompson that holsters …
Read More »Seasonic Prime 850W Titanium Power Supply Review
Seasonic launched their new PRIME series of power supply back in July and we were on hand to review the 750W model. Today we take a look at the more powerful 850W unit priced at £219.95 in the UK. This is a fully modular 80 Plus Titanium certified power supply …
Read More »Nvidia’s Ansel tool is now available in The Witcher 3
When Nvidia first debuted the Pascal architecture, one of the big new feature announcements was Ansel, an in-depth game camera tool that could take unique, professional looking screenshots of games. A whole suite of editing tools are also included, along with the ability to take super-high resolution and 360-degree images. We …
Read More »Gears of War 4 has some very detailed PC system requirements
Normally when a publisher releases the PC system requirements for a game, we are presented with a fairly standard, predictable list of hardware that doesn't vary much between triple A titles. However, with Gears of War 4 Microsoft has really done its homework, offering the most detailed list of system requirements I …
Read More »Windows Holographic environment coming to your VR headset
Although not expected to show up until next year, Microsoft will introduce its Holographic environment designed for the Hololens, to just about every Windows 10 user with a VR headset. It blends 2D and 3D apps together in a virtual environment, to make Windows efficient in a virtual space. Along …
Read More »Palit GTX 1060 Super JetStream 6GB Review
As a mid-range GPU the most affordable GTX 1060's from Nvidia partners are likely to attract the eye of PC Gamers looking to upgrade on a tight budget. Palit answers this call directly with a more price-aggressive alternative to ASUS, MSI and other brands with its JetStream GTX 1060s. Palit …
Read More »The Oculus Rift hits UK shops next month with £549 price tag
Now that Oculus has officially cleared its backlog of Rift headset pre-orders, the company can begin to expand beyond its online store. From next month, you will be able to pick up the Oculus Rift at various shops in the UK, allowing you to skip the shipping time and take one …
Read More »nVidia launches Pascal graphics for laptops
Nvidia has launched GeForce GTX 10 series graphics chips for notebooks and the big news is that these are full Pascal chips, rather than M (for mobile) parts. We are still waiting for the full specs from Nvidia but as things stand we have some basic details on the first …
Read More »Nvidia released a new ‘Game Ready’ driver for No Man’s Sky
Nvidia has released a new “Game Ready” driver for both No Man's Sky, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Obduction, F1 2016, and the Paragon Open Beta, giving gamers with green branded hardware, a leg up in those various games. As with every driver release though, this one comes with a few bug …
Read More »Microsoft Hololens now available in ‘Commercial Suite’
Microsoft's Hololens has been available to early adopters for a while now – with a hefty $3,000 price tag to boot. Now though it's set for commercial availability, with Microsoft shipping it out to business as part of its new “Commercial Suite” package, which a number of new features designed …
Read More »MSI and Corsair team up again for GTX 1080 Hydro GFX
If you are looking to dip your toes into watercooled graphics cards, then Corsair and MSI have you covered with the GTX 1080 Hydro, which combines the convenience of an all-in-one liquid cooler with the power of Nvidia's latest Pascal architecture. Much like last year's GTX 980Ti Seahawk edition, the GTX …
Read More »Minecraft finally coming to Oculus Rift
Although an unofficial version of Minecraft – Minecrift – has been available for free download for some time now, the official release of Minecraft for the Oculus Rift is coming next week. Better yet, by the end of the year Touch support will be implemented too, delivering hand tracking to …
Read More »AMD Zen engineering sample benchmark leaks
So far, the only real performance numbers we've received for Zen have come from AMD's marketing and presentation slides. However, this week we may have got our first look at legitimate real-world performance thanks to the Ashes of Singularity benchmark database, in which a benchmark for one of AMD's Zen …
Read More »Nvidia Titan X (Pascal) 12GB Review
Nvidia's GTX 1080 has been dominating the high end this year with AMD placing focus in the low end to mid range market with their RX 480, RX 470 and RX 460. Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has described the latest Titan X as ‘The Ultimate' and at an eye watering …
Read More »Seagate one-ups Samsung with a 60TB SSD
Just recently, Samsung’s massive 15.6TB SSD began selling at retailers for $10,000. The 15TB drive was impressive at the time, but now it looks like Seagate is stealing the limelight with the announcement of its 60TB SSD. Seagate showed off its massive SSD at the Flash Memory Summit this week, …
Read More »Alleged updated AMD CPU roadmap appears online, Zen coming 2017
AMD has been pretty quiet as far as release dates go when it comes to the first mainstream desktop Zen CPUs. We have heard dates ranging from ‘October 2016’ to ‘early 2017’ but this week, what appears to be a leaked AMD CPU roadmap update appeared online, which seems to …
Read More »Making music with paintings: the TiltBrush music video
One of the more interesting features to come out of virtual reality development in recent weeks was the introduction of audio-reactive brushes in 3D painting experience, TiltBrush. Users have been experimenting with it since and it's lead to some amazing creations, like this VR painting music video. The song used …
Read More »Cooler Master MasterWatt Maker 1200 PSU Review
Today we are analysing the new Cooler Master MasterWatt Maker 1200, a power supply firmly targeting the wealthy enthusiast audience with sizeable disposal income. Available as a ‘Golden Product' not available to the channel, it can be purchased for an eye popping 399 euros direct from the Cooler Master store. …
Read More »MSI RX 470 Gaming X 8G Review
Today we take a look at the third RX 470 card to hit our labs – the MSI RX 470 Gaming X 8G. This card ships with a dual fan custom cooler, as well as enhanced out of the box clock speeds. The talking point? This is the first RX …
Read More »MSI GTX 1060 6GB Gaming X Review
There is certainly no shortage of options when it comes to choosing a GTX 1060 graphics card, Nvidia's mid-range GPU is the most fiercely contested by all its graphics partners. MSI's Gaming Series interpretation of Nvidia's GPUs has been a winning formula in this competitive market in the past, let's …
Read More »Asus Rampage V Edition 10 (X99) Motherboard Review
Founded in 2006, Asus is celebrating 10 years of creating gaming-orientated enthusiast hardware through its Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand. And what better way to celebrate a 10-year anniversary than with a special edition of the company’s flagship motherboard? An enhanced version of the Rampage V Extreme, the Rampage V …
Read More »The GTX 970 is still the most popular GPU in Steam’s Hardware Survey
Back at the start of this year, Steam's Hardware Survey showed that the GTX 970 had climbed the ladder to become the most popular graphics card amongst the users involved. Since then, we have had a slew of graphics card launches based on new architecture from both Nvidia and AMD …
Read More »Valve is opening up to custom VR tracking hardware
It looks like Valve is opening up its room-scale tracking system for all hardware makers to play around with, allowing custom hardware to be built for the HTC Vive headset, which means companies could end up releasing their own custom motion controllers to compete with Valve's own wand-style design, which comes bundled with …
Read More »Intel has built a camera add-on for the HTC Vive
If the in-built front-facing camera on the HTC Vive just isn't cutting it for you then it looks like Intel might have the answer to your problems as the company has developed a camera attachment of its own for the virtual reality headset. Given the amount of buzz around VR …
Read More »Update: Newegg clears up lawsuit email confusion
As we reported last night, this week, Newegg began sending out emails to Nvidia GTX 980, GTX 960 and even AMD R9 graphics card buyers, talking about a class-action lawsuit settlement. This was quite the surprise as we had never heard of any lawsuits occurring over these GPUs specifically and …
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