While many of us have been expecting AMD's new Zen architecture CPUs to launch during the second half of this year, with some rumours pointing towards an October launch, a new report this week citing industry sources claims that due to “serious inventory issues” we may not see Zen until …
Read More »12 Overclocking records were broken at G.Skill OC World Record Stage
G.Skill hosted the 5th annual OC World Record stage at Computex this year and it seems that the event was quite the success as 12 records were broken across eight different benchmarks over the course of the week. For RAM, overclocker ‘Splave' managed to get some of G.Skill's own to …
Read More »ASUS ROG STRIX X99 Gaming Motherboard Review
With Intel's new range of Broadwell-E enthusiast grade CPUs now available, including the 10-core Core i7 6950X, it's only fitting that motherboard vendors have refreshed ageing X99 portfolios. ASUS was quick off the mark releasing the X99-A II, X99-DELUXE II, Rampage V Edition 10 and ROG STRIX X99 Gaming. The …
Read More »Nvidia updates driver for Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst and GTX 1070
This week will see the launch of not just Mirror's Edge: Catalyst but also the GTX 1070, which hits retail on the 10th of June. In preparation for both of these launches, Nvidia has released its GeForce 368.39 WHQL driver, which brings support and optimizations for the new game and …
Read More »The HTC Vive now ships within three days of ordering
While both the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive launched back at the end of March/start of April, there has been pretty high demand for headsets from both companies, resulting in a bit of a wait for early VR adopters. However, this week HTC announced that it has managed to …
Read More »Asus Republic Of Gamers Strix GTX 1080 Aura RGB OC Review
On May 17th Nvidia released their Founders Edition GTX 1080 and today we follow up on the launch review by looking at the first custom partner card to hit our offices. The Asus ROG Strix GTX1080 is fully loaded, featuring the latest Direct CU III cooler, customisable RGB lighting and …
Read More »New lens technology could make next-gen VR headsets tiny
Even though Oculus and HTC/Valve did a great job of slimming down the lenses used in the new generation of VR headsets, they're still one of the reasons the headsets are as big and as thick as they are. That could well change with the second generation though, as a …
Read More »HTC Vive virtual reality headset indepth review
The HTC Vive has proved to be quite a formidable piece of kit. Not only did it surprise when it stole much of Oculus' pre-release thunder with roomscale and hand tracked controllers, but it surprised post launch by being more widely available. Where it does not surprise us though is …
Read More »Computex: Nvidia shanghaid Zotac’s fanbase for its VR showing
One of the stories we ran last week broke down Nvidia's big VR showing at the Grand Hyatt Hotel during Computex 2016, where it debuted a number of HTC Vive's powered by Nvidia GTX 1080 graphics cards and a few desktop stations with the same internal hardware too. What we didn't …
Read More »Computex: Antec details cases, but they’re nowhere to be seen
Antec made an appearance at this year's Computex last week, but while it talked up cases of the future, the actual hardware it had on show was mostly coolers. They might have been big and red, but it's the chassis that Antec has planned that had us most interested. …
Read More »Nvidia said to skip GTX 1080M, will use desktop 1080 for notebooks
Earlier this week, reports began circulating suggesting that Nvidia may skip a high-end mobile graphics chip this year and just cut straight to implementing the desktop GTX 1080 into notebooks. Nvidia did something similar last year, when it successfully began putting desktop GTX 980 chips into gaming notebooks. The initial …
Read More »Computex: Sapphire drives VR with Radeon Pro Duo
Although AMD might have begun showing off its first Polaris cards at this year's Computex show, Sapphire is still looking to the previous generation to power its systems and yours. At its booth, we found it showing off a HTC Vive VR headset which anyone could try, all powered by …
Read More »Nvidia GTX 1070 Founders Edition Graphics Card Review
Back on May 17th Nvidia released their flagship, cutting edge GTX 1080, and today we look at the second card based on their Pascal architecture. The GTX 1070 Founders Edition is built on the 16nm FinFET manufacturing process and is priced to target a wider audience. That said, at around …
Read More »Computex: Lian Li loves tempered glass too
It looks like Bitfenix isn't the only case manufacturer loving tempered glass panels right now. At its booth at this year's Computex, Lian Li is also sporting some brand new, glassy cases, this ones ditching much of the usual front panels, making the entire thing as see through as possible. The …
Read More »Computex: Bitfenix ditches side panels for tempered glass
Bitfenix is looking to do away with the windowed side-panels of old on its chassis, instead replacing the entire thing with tempered glass. It provides an unprecedented look inside the interiors of the cases it's been showing off at this year's Computex, giving the lighting plenty of room to shine …
Read More »Computex: Nvidia takes over floor to show off GTX 1080 and VR
Nvidia might have debuted its new hardware before the start of Computex, but that doesn't mean people weren't interested in seeing it. In-fact the GPU maker ended up taking over almost a whole floor of the Grand Hyatt hotel, just to show off its GTX 1080 graphics card and its ability …
Read More »Computex: Prime units dominate Seasonic booth
If you're visiting Computex this year and swing by the Seasonic booth, there's one real focus there: Prime PSUs. The new units come in a variety of flavours, with high efficiency and modular cabling rounding out a solid feature set. The Prime range comes in three efficiency ratings: Titanium, …
Read More »Computex: QNAP brings solid state to NAS storage
Backing up your content to somewhere else on your network is a smart plan, but keeping lots of local storage can get a bit hefty considering the size of your average hard drive. What then, if you used a much more contemporary alternative like M.2 storage? That's what QNAP is …
Read More »Silverstone SST-SX550 550W PSU Review
Today we take a look at one of the latest power supplies from Silverstone – the SST-SX550. This is an SFX power supply designed to fit inside small form factor cases. It features 80 PLUS gold certification, a single +12V rail with a substantial 45A rating and it supports dual …
Read More »Computex: AMD pulls in Microsoft, HP, Dell for APU praise
Along with its big debut of the new RX series of AMD graphics cards, this year's Computex was also home to the first showing of its upcoming Zen CPU architecture. The new processors are designed to bring improved efficiency and power to the table. To throw more fuel on the …
Read More »Computex: Streacom’s DB4 reinvents the fanless case design
Streacom is looking to change how you look at fanless PC cases with the launch of its new DB4 chassis at this year's Computex. Combining thick, 13mm aluminium panels, with built in heat-pipes that run perpendicular to them, the heat is funnelled away from internal components, keeping your system cool …
Read More »Computex: Two AMD RX480s beat GTX 1080 in Ashes test
In the early hours of this morning AMD finally unveiled its first Polaris graphics card: the RX480. With specifications that peg it as comparable in power, but far more efficient than the R9 390, AMD also twinned up two of the $200 (£140) cards against a Nvidia GTX 1080 and by …
Read More »AMD launches 7th gen ‘Bristol Ridge’ APUs
Today, AMD arrived at Computex armed with its brand new 7th generation ‘Bristol Ridge' APUs, featuring up to a 50 percent compute performance improvement over 2014's Kaveri offerings and up to a 37 percent GPU performance improvement over last year's Carrizo APUs. These new Bristol Ridge APUs feature four Excavator …
Read More »Computex: Thermaltake shows off new cases with custom builds
The PC modding community often rivals their automotive cousins when it comes to making truly mind-blowing systems for purely aesthetic reasons and this year's Computex is no different. Thermaltake has been showing off a number of new cases, each put together with a custom build to showcase their unique attributes. …
Read More »Intel Core i7 6950X Broadwell-E (10-core) CPU Review
Intel's decision to skim over “Broadwell” CPUs on the mainstream LGA 115x platform meant that prior to today, the High End Desktop Platform (HEDT) was 2-generations behind the mainstream, and in need of a revamp. The latest architecture from Intel, “Skylake”, has been with us since August 2015 on the …
Read More »Hand tracked, VR tabletop RPGs coming soon
Tabletop role playing and board gaming action is set to arrive in virtual reality in various guises over the next week weeks, taking some of the best elements of real world play and making them available online. There will be hand tracking, room-scale tracking and a variety of environments to …
Read More »Computex: ARM announces processors designed with VR in mind
ARM Technologies is looking to become the mobile hardware provider for future VR-centric smartphones, with the announcement of a brand new processor and graphics processor at this year's Computex event. They are said to offer much higher performance and improved efficiency over current-gen models, but won't be available until 2017. …
Read More »Custom GTX 1080 prices are starting at £524.99
Nvidia introduced something a bit different this year with the launch of the GTX 1080- ‘Founders Edition' cards, which use reference coolers and start at £619.99 here in the UK. This led to some concern about the pricing of GTX 1080s using after market coolers but as it turns out, …
Read More »The GTX 1080 goes on sale at 2PM (BST) today!
At this point, many of you will have read the reviews for the GTX 1080 and some of you may also be planning on picking one up. If you're aiming to grab one on day one, then I am pleased to report that they will be in stock and available …
Read More »be quiet! present the Dark Base 900 Chassis
We recently had some time to chat with Aaron Licht about the upcoming be quiet! Dark Base 900 Chassis. This chassis is due for release at the end of June 2016 and Aaron takes us through all the main features, as well as a couple of unique talking points. As …
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