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AMD is taking the mid-range GPU market by storm with the RX 480 this week, which offers excellent performance for a $200 graphics card. However, AMD could end up with some competition quite soon as this week the first image of Nvidia's GTX 1060 appeared online and now, reports are …

For this review today, SilentiumPC sent us 6 different air coolers from their product catalogue. We decided to put them head-to-head and see which cooler comes out on top in regards to performance and value for money. The coolers range greatly in terms of size and weight, while some have …

HTC hasn't been doing too well in the smartphone market lately but the company has become a huge name in Virtual Reality thanks to the Vive headset and now, Vive is spinning off into its own company, though it will still be owned by HTC. This was talked about during …

The reviews are now live and those of you who were waiting to grab AMD's RX 480 now know exactly what sort of performance you will be getting for the money. So when will these cards be available to buy? Well stock has already landed at retailers and Overclockers UK is kicking …

2016 has been a slow year for graphics cards and while Nvidia launched their high end GTX1070 and GTX1080 solutions – they are strictly for the gaming audience with deeper pockets. AMD have approached their first 2016 GPU launch differently, opting to release their RX 480 – a mid range …

AMD is set to launch the RX 480 very soon but it looks like Nvidia won't be too far behind with a mid-range offering of its own as the first image of the GTX 1060 has appeared online today, ahead of a launch rumoured to happen as soon as next …

Although HTC has done a far better job of getting its Vive virtual reality headsets out to consumers than Oculus has done with its Rift, some have still found themselves wishing for another controller, or other additional accessories. It looks like they might get their wish soon though, as HTC …

Aerocool describes its Dream Box as a ‘revolutionary DIY kit…to give you the flexibility to build a computer case like no other!' and if you take a look at our photos and video no doubt you will agree with that sentiment. When you open the box you will find four …

Toshiba has gone ahead and quietly made a 1.6TB and a 3.2TB dual-port ZD6000 NVMe SSD available to OEMs, it was revealed this week after startup company, Apeiron certified them. There is also talk of even higher capacities coming later this year, with future models potentially hitting later this year. This …

Much like the deal that HTC struck with Valve to bring the HTC Vive virtual reality headset to market, Starbreeze has announced a partnership with Acer to make the StarVR headset a reality. To help that along, the two companies have even formed a new company: Acer Starbreeze Corporation, with …

Plextor's M7V is the companies first to be based around TLC (triple level cell) NAND and is being offered as a more cost-effective solution to Plextor's existing MLC drive range. Plextor also claim it offers better durability than other TLC drives currently in the market place. The Plextor M7V comes in two …

Oculus might be changing its often criticised approach to keeping Rift games on the Rift as the latest Oculus Home update removed hardware DRM checks, meaning the software is no longer checking you actually have a Rift headset plugged in before launching any software. This is good news specifically for those …

Microsoft recently announced Project Scorpio, its most powerful console ever with the intention of driving high-fidelity VR titles and 4K gaming. Microsoft has yet to jump into VR in the same way that Oculus, Sony or HTC have but the company is seeing potential there and is “very excited” about its …

Although cards from AMD's new Polaris line up have yet to even hit store shelves, AMD is already looking to the future. Its next-generation graphics cards, currently codenamed Vega, have just hit a new milestone, according to senior VP and chief architect at AMD, Raja Koduri, but he did warn …

If you have a HTC Vive headset and want to continue playing those games Oculus has popped behind its storefront wall, you can do so with the latest version of the Revive driver. It's not a bad time to download it either, as Oculus is discounting a bunch of its …

Oculus has faced a lot of criticism recently, largely due to the fact that the company has been buying timed exclusivity for a lot of upcoming VR games, some of which were previously going to launch on the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift at the same time. Now, Oculus's head …

Drobo is a company known for supplying storage devices with a leading combination of sophisticated data protection and management features, affordable capacity, and ease-of-use. This week, they announced their latest DAS, the 5D Turbo, featuring Thunderbolt 2 and USB 3.0 to bring faster speeds to power users. The 5D Turbo …

Along with Newegg jumping the gun and listing the Visiontek RX 480 a week early, we've now got a number of other listings from other RX 480 manufacturers all appearing online. From Sapphire, to XFX, to PowerColor, we can learn a little bit more about each of them in the …

AMD's new RX 400-series graphics cards are on their way at the end of the month and while we already know quite a bit about the new range, we now know that there will be two versions of the RX 480, a 4GB model priced at $199 and an 8GB model …

Back in 2009, the European Union hit Intel with a record breaking $1.2 billion antitrust fine, after concluding that the chip maker had abused its market position to try and stifle AMD's growth and avoid competition. Intel tried to fight back against the fine with an appeal back in June 2014 but …

Today we take a look at the new Asus Republic Of Gamers Strix GTX 1070 – a custom, overclocked card featuring a triple fan cooling system and dedicated RGB lighting system. We tested its bigger brother – the ROG Strix GTX 1080 early June, so we have high hopes that …

Playing board games with friends all over the world while feeling like you're in the same room as them is about to get a whole lot easier: Tabletop Simulator now supports the HTC Vive. Although currently in beta, the new trailer shows it working exceedingly well. This isn't the first look …

When it comes to Valve, what goes on in its offices is kept very secret, we can never really be too sure on what's being worked on or how far along any particular project is. However, we do know that right now a third of the company is involved in Virtual …

Last week, news hit the web that MSI and Asus had been sending out graphics cards to hardware reviewers featuring seemingly higher out of the box clock speeds than what was available at retail. We have already heard Asus's side of the story and now, MSI has also released a statement …

Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR), the platform that wants to see VR hardware and software be as open and wildly available as possible, has now begun accepting applicants for its game developmental fund. The $5 million initiative will see game makers with VR projects given big chunks of change to help them continue …

When I reviewed the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive virtual reality headsets, I added a caveat to both pieces saying that I wouldn't make many direct comparisons with the other, since I wanted to review them on their own merits. As much as they are very similar, they also offer …

Ever since the big exclusivity debate kicked off between the likes of Oculus and the virtual reality community, Palmer Luckey has been rather quiet online. Once a regular Redditor and Tweeter, he's been almost silent for the last few months. At E3 though he made a few statements, one of …

Back at the start of this month sources began claiming that Nvidia may skip the GTX1080M this generation and bring a modified/lower TDP version of the desktop GTX 1080 to laptops right off the bat. Nvidia already proved it could put desktop graphics in a laptop with the GTX 980 …

Cooler Master has been teasing us with the MasterCase Maker 5 for quite some time and finally the wait is over. We have previously seen the MasterCase 5 and Pro 5 (and rather liked the Pro) but what we really wanted was the Maker 5. In essence Pro 5 is …

The GTX 10-series has been in the public eye for over a month and now both the GTX 1080 and GTX 1070 can be found for purchase at many retailers. However, not every store can offer the same variety of partner cards, or secure the same amount of stock, so where is …