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Following on from launch-day reviews yesterday, today the RTX 4080 graphics card officially becomes available to the public. The first retail listings have gone live and so far, the UK pricing situation is an interesting one, with custom cards starting at close to £1300, with the higher-end models going for £1650. 

During the Radeon RX 7900 series announcement, AMD introduced a new feature called Hypr-RX. Based on the company's description, this one-click preset would enable AMD Radeon Boost, Anti-Lag, and Super Resolution technologies to reduce latency and increase FPS. Now, the company has shared a few more details about the tech …

Our first RTX 4080 AIB review is in - we check out the Gigabyte Gaming OC

Nvidia's 12VHPWR power adapter saga continues, now with a suspect identified. These power adapters are being supplied to Nvidia by two manufacturers, but it seems the melting issue can be isolated to one of them. This testing was conducted by Igor'sLAB, which has been working with R&D teams from various …

Intel already announced the Core i9-13900KS for 2023, but it seems it won't be the only Raptor Lake chip we'll get next year. According to reports, Intel will refresh the Raptor Lake lineup next year. Additionally, the same source claims that AMD’s Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs might be limited to 6- …

Is the RTX 4080 really as bad value as it looks? We find out in our launch day review

The RTX 4080 launches this week and just ahead of reviews, a new batch of gaming benchmarks have leaked onto the web. Originating from a China, we now have benchmark results for a wide range of titles, including the likes of Borderlands 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Forza Horizon 5 and more.  …

After months of teasing, Sony has finally given us a price for its second-generation PlayStation VR headset – and it’s more expensive than the PS5 itself. That being said, the headset looks to be on the bleeding edge of VR tech, and in trying to make it the best headset …

While AMD announced the RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT graphics cards earlier this month, we didn't get a ton of game benchmarks. Today, AMD has updated its press deck with new benchmarks, including the first in-game performance results for the upcoming RX 7900 XT. 

Intel 13th Gen Core CPUs are already available for desktops, but laptop chips have yet to arrive. Still, these lower TDP processors are on the way and plenty of them are showing up in benchmark leaks. The latest is the Intel Core i7-13700HX, which is already featured in two Geekbench entries. …

With the first AMD RDNA 3 products coming out in a month, AMD thought it was time to share more about the upcoming GPU architecture. That includes details about its chiplet design, physical structure, improved ray tracing and computing capabilities.

Lian Li is finally launching the airflow-focused Lancool 216. The new case has some unique features that make it stand out from the crowd, including two 160mm fans on the front and a bracket to install a 120mm fan to the rear of the case in the expansion slot area. …

Up to this point, we assumed that Nvidia's Frame Generation technology would only work in conjunction with native resolutions or in conjunction with DLSS 3. However, recent findings suggest otherwise, as the frame generation tech also works with AMD FSR 2 and Intel XeSS. According to Igor'sLAB, Frame Generation can …

It has been a few weeks since Nvidia revealed that it is investigating reports of dodgy 12VHPWR adapters shipping with RTX 4090 graphics cards. We've seen plenty of investigation into the matter from the tech press, but Nvidia itself has remained silent since the investigation began. That changed this week with Nvidia releasing a statement on the matter...

Can an external fan really drop GPU temperature? Lain Li seems to think so, we put it to the test

Earlier this week, sources claimed that the cancelled RTX 4080 12GB SKU would return as the RTX 4070 Ti in early 2023. Now, an updated report gives us a date. Apparently, we can expect the new graphics card to launch at CES 2023, with availability also planned for January. 

We've recently seen quite a few cases of laptop GPUs being used for desktop graphics cards, particularly in China. Recently, an AIB partner known as Sheli took the mobile RTX 3070 Ti and began selling it as a desktop graphics card.  The AliExpress listing (via VideoCardz) of the Sheli 51 …

A few weeks ago, Nvidia released a graphics driver that significantly improved DX12 gaming performance for RTX 30 series graphics cards. While preparing for upcoming reviews, we've been re-benchmarking on the latest drivers, and it brings to light an important note for upcoming RTX 4080 reviews. When reading reviews for …

While PCIe 5.0 is starting to roll out, PCIe 4.0 still serves as a great upgrade for many, and picking up a PCIe 4.0 SSD is significantly cheaper. This week, Corsair is adding two more M.2 SSDs to its PCIe 4.0 line-up – the MP600 GS and MP600 PRO NH. The …

God of War Ragnarok has just been released for PS4 and PS5, and to commemorate the occasion, Seagate has partnered with Sony to launch a special edition 2TB external hard drive.  Designed to match the Ragnarok-themed DualSense controller from Sony, the Seagate special edition God of War Ragnarök game drive …

The RTX 4080 is less than a week away from launch and sure enough, we are starting to see more benchmark leaks. Despite the considerable spec difference between the 4080 and 4090, some early gaming benchmarks show that the performance gap between the two GPUs might not be as large as anticipated in certain titles. 

We're just a week away from Nvidia launching the RTX 4080, and thanks to early samples floating around, we now have our first 3rd-party benchmark results to look at, including Geekbench and 3DMark scores, giving us a better view of how it compares to the RTX 4090 and previous-gen graphics …

A few weeks ago, Nvidia ‘unlaunched' the RTX 4080 12GB due to criticism around the performance gap between the 12GB version and the 16GB version. However, the GPU at the heart of that SKU will live on and will reportedly return as an RTX 4070 Ti early in 2023.  This …

With the RTX 4080 coming in just a few days, Gigabyte has announced its range of graphics cards. The lineup will be divided into three segments: the Aorus Xtreme Waterforce series for those looking for water-cooled solutions, the high-end Aorus Master series for best-in-class air cooling, and the Gaming, Eagle …

AMD is back with another Raise the Game bundle. The RX 7900 series graphics cards will be launching soon, but RX 6000 series cards are still a good option and stock is more readily available. Now, if you plan on picking up an RX 6000 series graphics card, you will …

Following on from AMD’s big reveal of the RDNA 3 architecture and the new 7000 series GPUs, Dominic sat down with Leo to go over the announcement with a fine tooth comb. They talk performance, pricing, product positioning and much more... will AMD really kick Nvidia’s ass?!

Asus was the first AMD AIB partner to share the design of its upcoming Radeon RX 7900 series graphics cards. For now, the company is only announcing TUF Gaming series cards, but we should see other designs in the future. Featuring a triple-slot design with three fans, a black shroud, …

The BG series of SSDs are to be found under Kioxia's business product banner. The latest member of the family is the BG5, the first in the series to feature a PCIe Gen4 interface, which is used in combination with Kioxia's 5th generation 112-layer BiCS Flash NAND. We check out …

Last week AMD officially unveiled its RDNA 3 GPU architecture and the first graphics cards to utilise it – the RX 7900XTX and the RX 7900XT. While we got a good amount of information last week, there is still more for AMD to share, as shown by new reports.  In …

The process of updating the firmware of a graphics card isn't something that users do very often. Still, it's helpful to know the requirements when the situation arises. One such scenario is updating the Graphics System Controller firmware of Intel Arc cards, which is only possible if you have the …