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Last night during AMD's Computex 2022 keynote, the company gave us our first peak at next-gen PC components, including new details on Ryzen 7000 processors and Socket AM5 motherboards. Now, the first X670 and X670E motherboards have been revealed, with ASUS and MSI being amongst the first.  AMD has three …

Say hello to the new, lower-cost Ryzen 7 5700X and Ryzen 5 5600

The award-winning Fractal Design Meshify 2 series has received new models, bringing three new variants of the case to market, including a new ‘Lite' version.  Available in black (light tint tempered glass) and white (clear tint tempered glass), the new Meshify 2 RGB cases are much like the standard Meshify …

Today marks the beginning of Computex 2022 and AMD is hosting the first major keynote of the week. During the event, AMD has given us a preview of what's to come, confirming new details about Zen 4 processors, and the upcoming X670E, X670 and B650 motherboards, the first to use the new AM5 socket. 

In the last few days, there have been a lot of rumours about AMD's 600-series motherboards, with reports claiming we would see new X670 and B650 boards at Computex 2022. Now, just ahead of AMD's keynote, details about X670 motherboards from vendors like ASRock and Asus have emerged online.  Earlier …

Gigabyte has partnered with Maingear to create the new Project Stealth PC assembly kit, including a motherboard, graphics card, and case exclusive to this bundle. However, these are not like other Gigabyte components available at retailers, as they were designed to reduce cable clutter and simplify the installation process. Most …

This week, rumours of a new Nvidia GeForce graphics card began doing the rounds, claiming that a GTX 1630 would be launching soon. We didn't have much more information at the time, but just one day later, we have news on specifications and release date.  According to VideoCardz, the Nvidia …

You might have seen some news about AMD’s May 2022 Preview driver, promising up to 17% better performance in certain DirectX 11 titles. As someone who spends a lot of time benchmarking different game engines and APIs, this certainly piqued my interest... so today we are benchmarking fourteen DX11 games to see how the new driver performs, pitting the RX 6800 XT against the RTX 3080...

With the jump to DDR5, the new standard includes the PMIC and VRMs on the memory module, which is great for power management and speeds, but can lead to increased temperatures. With that in mind, memory makers are finding new ways to keep DDR5 memory cool, with GeiL unveiling the …

This week, reports claim that Nvidia has a new GeForce GTX series graphics card on the way. Years on from the initial launch of the GTX 16 series, Nvidia might be planning to introduce a new SKU, the GTX 1630.  According to VideoCardz, the new GPU would replace the GTX …

We're still a while away from Intel's 13th Gen “Raptor Lake” processor launch, but new leaks are coming through pretty regularly. The latest gives us a small look at the flagship Raptor Lake CPU's new cache configuration.  A quick look at the screenshot shared by @OneRaichu suggests this is a …

Three months before the launch of the RTX 30 series, leaked photos have us an early look at the heatsink used for the reference RTX 3090 FE cards. History is apparently repeating itself with the RTX 40 series, as the first alleged pictures of the RTX 4090 Ti have been …

Back in 2020, upon launching the Quest 2 headset, Meta made it a requirement that Facebook accounts be used to log in to the headset, a policy that caused a lot of issues and controversy at the time. Just one year later, the company changed its mind and began working …

Late last year, ASUS and Noctua teamed up, slapping a beefy Noctua air cooler on an RTX 3070 graphics card. Now in 2022, the two companies are teaming up again, this time for a Noctua Edition RTX 3080 graphics card. The Asus GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua Edition uses a massive …

We're almost two years removed from the launch of the RTX 30 series of graphics cards, which means a new generation of GPUs from Nvidia is just on the horizon. The RTX 40 series may even be arriving sooner than expected, according to new reports.   According to known leaker, kopite7kimi, …

We check out a 2TB NVMe SSD from HP, made in partnership with BIWIN

Intel has recently released a Beta DCH driver for its existing Arc Alchemist GPUs. However, after analysing the code, users found references to unannounced graphics cards, including what seems to be the Arc desktop line-up and workstation GPUs for laptops and desktops. A screenshot showing the list of cards supporting the …

With Zen 4 expected to release later this year, rumours and leaks about the upcoming architecture have become frequent. According to the latest reports, Zen 4 chips will bring a considerable IPC increase over Zen 3, as well as higher clock speeds. Starting with the benchmark entry spotted by Petykemano, …

If you own an MSI 300-series motherboard (AMD) and want to upgrade to a Ryzen 5000 series chip, you should be pleased to read this. A new BIOS is being made available for 300-series motherboards, which will introduce support for all Zen 3 chips, including the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. The new …

Intel announced the 12th Gen Core HX processors just yesterday, but laptops featuring these chips have already gotten into the hands of reviewers. The first HX chip to be tested was the Core i7-12800HX, which according to the review, seems like a Core i7-12700H with better multi-core performance. The author …

Computex is coming up in just a couple of weeks and it looks like Nvidia will be playing a big role in this year's event. This week, Nvidia announced its Computex 2022 keynote, during which, the company will reveal "the latest products and technologies for gamers and creators". 

If you like anime or just know a thing or two about Japanese animation, there's a good chance you've heard about Evangelion. If you're one of the millions of fans worldwide, you might be pleased to know that MSI has partnered with the Khara and the EVA e: Project esports …

Intel Vision has been taking place this week and Team Blue has had plenty to show. Earlier this week, we saw the launch of 12th Gen Core HX processors for the next generation of high-end laptops. Now, Intel has also shown off more of its upcoming chips, including two Meteor …

With the Radeon RX 6×50 XT series launch, AMD has also released its latest Preview Driver, bringing new optimisations and features, including performance improvements for games using the DX11 API. So far, the improvement seems promising, with some significant performance gains in certain titles.  Although DX12 is slowly becoming the …

Intel has pulled the curtain on the 12th Gen Core HX series mobile processors, revealing the next generation of CPUs aimed at high-end gaming laptops and mobile workstations. The line-up includes seven SKUs, all supporting DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0 and overclocking, delivering desktop-like performance in a portable format. Based on the …

The Kolink Citadel Mesh chassis has been around for a while already and has been popular in its micro-ATX form.  Now, for those looking to build a more powerful, hardware-packed system, the Kolink Citadel Mesh ATX is launching, making the case available in full size for the first time.  The …

After months of rumours, today AMD has officially announced its RX 6000 series refresh, consisting of three new RDNA 2 graphics cards – the RX 6950 XT, the RX 6750 XT and the RX 6650 XT. As you would expect, a flurry of custom-cooled solutions from AMD's board partners are …

AMD's RX 6X50 refresh is here, but what performance gains are on offer?

Laptops powered by intel's upcoming Arc A370M GPU will be launching soon. We've already seen a few benchmark leaks, but now, the first reviewer has had the chance to test the system, showcasing the entry-level gaming GPU up against the RTX 3050.  Review samples of laptops using Arc mobile GPUs …

Each month this year we've seen GPU prices slowly decline and availability has also started to increase. At this point, prices have dropped by another 5% over the last few weeks across both AMD and Nvidia's respective line-ups.