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Many CPU cooler manufacturers announced they will give out LGA1700 mounting kits for free if you own an Intel Alder Lake CPU and a selected cooler. This is usually a good idea, as it allows PC builders to reuse their current CPU cooler, rather than being forced to buy a new one. However, early reports seem to point to cooling issues when bringing older AIO coolers to the LGA1700 platform. 

AMD just announced it will hold a new event focusing on future data centre products. Although the company didn't specify what it would show during the event, leakers believe it will include the Epyc “Milan-X” processors with 3D V-cache and the Instinct MI250 HPC GPUs, marking the announcement of the …

Recently, Intel has been running the Xe HPG Scavenger Hunt, a competition event that will end with Intel giving away some of the first Arc Alchemist graphics cards. While Intel has yet to confirm pricing for its upcoming desktop graphics cards, the terms and conditions page for this giveaway has …

Intel is expected to launch its 12th Gen Core desktop processors in just a few days time, but early benchmarks are already giving us some a good idea of what to expect. Over the weekend, new Core i5-12600K benchmarks surfaced, showing favourable performance up against the Ryzen 5 5600X.  New …

An alleged benchmark result of the upcoming Intel Core i9-12900HK recently appeared online. Based on the benchmark result alone, the upcoming flagship mobile CPU could be quite the beast, outperforming all mobile CPUs in the market, including the Apple M1 Max. The alleged benchmark result of the Core i9-12900HK comes …

It looks like some people are getting their Intel 12th Gen Core CPUs sooner than they should.  A few users have been uploading photos of retail samples of the Intel Core i9-12900K and Core i5-12600K to social media. We also seem to have confirmed specifications for the Core i9-12900K The …

While John Carmack and other members of the Oculus team did have plans for an Oculus Go 2, the success of the Oculus Quest forced the company to recalibrate, dropping all other projects to double down on the Quest. As a result, there will be no more updates for the …

This month, G.Skill has been announcing its plans for the upcoming launch of DDR5 memory. We've already seen the flagship Trident Z5 series of DDR5 memory announced, but G.Skill does have other DDR5 products prepared, including the low-profile Ripjaws S5 series. Rather than using a full-sized heatsink design, the Ripjaws …

While the jury is still out on whether or not AMD will release Ryzen Threadripper 5000 (Chagall) series processors, it would seem that at the very least, Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000WX series processors are on the way. This time around, the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5975WX was spotted on Geekbench, sporting …

The ROG Ryujin is back - but would you pay £280 for a 360mm AIO liquid cooler?

One of the most impressive aspects of both the PS5 and Xbox Series X are their SSDs which allow for extremely fast loading speeds, and bigger and more seamless open worlds – to name a few. This does not come cheap however – especially for the Xbox consoles. It has …

Like EK, Corsair has also announced new CPU water blocks for Intel Alder Lake CPUs. As part of Corsair's Hydro X series, the new XC5 RGB Pro and XC7 RGB Pro water blocks will come with RGB lighting and support for Intel LGA1700, as well as older Intel and AMD …

At long last, Razer is officially getting into the PC components business. Soon, you'll be able to kit your gaming PC out with Razer hardware, building off the success of the Razer Tomahawk case. Today at RazerCon, the company is announcing its first wave of components, including new case fans and a fan controller, an AIO liquid cooler and a Platinum-rated power supply. 

With the launch of Intel's 12th Gen Core processors swiftly approaching, those with early samples are starting to share information and benchmarks a bit more freely. The latest leak details overclocking the Core i9-12900K, and the amount of power the chip consumes when overclocked.  A poster on Bilibili (via @9550pro) …

Luke takes a look at six different DDR4 memory kits

While SK Hynix planned to offer at least 665 GB/s of bandwidth with its HBM3 memory, the company has been able to handily surpass that goal. Today, SK Hynix officially announced the specifications for its HBM3 memory, with each module offering 819 GB/s of maximum bandwidth.  SK Hynix has become …

Microsoft has invested in many fringe technologies over the years. The company has created the AR Hololens headset, the Xbox Kinect and more, however it seems that when it comes to the VR space, Microsoft isn’t interested. Though nothing new, the console manufacturer has once again reiterated the fact that …

With Alder Lake-S processors about to release, it's time to see which type of cooling solutions we will have to cool the new CPUs at launch. Besides air coolers and AIO solutions, it looks like we can also consider building custom liquid loops, as EK has just introduced LGA1700-compatible water …

The Ashes of the Singularity benchmark database never ceases to surprise us. An entry featuring an Intel Core i9-12900H laptop CPU has been found in the database, confirming it will come with 20x CPU threads and giving us a glimpse at how it performs. According to the entry found by …

TeamGroup was the first memory manufacturer to launch DDR5 memory to the market, but it looks like the company isn't resting on its laurels. Joining brands such as Corsair, XPG, G.Skill and a few more, TeamGroup has announced its first DDR5 gaming memory module, the T-Force Vulcan DDR5. The new …

Arctic recently launched two new CPU air coolers, but that's not the only area the company is expanding. Today, Arctic has also announced the new Liquid Freezer II 280 and Liquid Freezer II 420 RGB and ARGB models, compatible with Intel's upcoming Alder Lake CPUs and the LGA 1700 socket. …

Today, Corsair is launching new H100i Elite LCD, H150i Elite LCD and H170i Elite LCD all-in-one CPU liquid coolers. All three have one thing in common – a 2.1-inch LCD display on the pump head capable of displaying anything from system vitals to animated GIFs. The LCD screen is also …

Currently, AMD's best CPU for laptops comes with 8 cores, but it looks like that will change with the Ryzen 7000 mobile generation. Codenamed “Raphael-H”, these Zen 4 chips are rumoured to double the core count for laptop processors, reaching as high as 16 cores.  The rumour originated from @NiceMing, …

Since launching the Apple M1 processor last year, many rumours have surfaced about what's next. While we expected an upgraded 'M1X' chip at some point later this year, it turns out Apple was actually working on two new SoCs - the M1 Pro and the M1 Max, bringing up to a 70 percent boost in CPU performance. 

Crucial's first PCIe 4.0 SSD is here and it's pretty well priced for the 1TB model

Like many other memory manufacturers, Galax announced its upcoming DDR5 memory modules. However, in Galax's case, their modules differ a bit from the others, as they are compatible with LEGO bricks, which should allow users to do some crazy things with them. In what seems like a great move to …

When the Xbox Series X was first announced, many fans noted how the console’s rectangular and vertical nature made it look similar to a conventional kitchen fridge. In the wake of these comparisons, Microsoft has now announced that you can soon buy an official (and working) Xbox Series X mini …

When we talk about custom water cooling a GPU, workstation graphics cards aren't the first ones to come to mind, but there are still some obvious benefits to doing so. Starting this month, those with an Nvidia RTX A6000 or A100 graphics card will be able to move over to …

This week, Corsair is announcing its own support for the upcoming Intel LGA 1700 socket, which will launch in a couple of weeks alongside Intel Alder Lake processors. While other cooler manufacturers are offering free mounting upgrade kits to customers, Corsair users will have to pay a small fee to …

Today, HTC is launching a new all-in-one, standalone VR headset – the HTC VIVE Flow. Rather than being a true competitor to the Oculus Quest, this is a very pricey headset aimed for mobile and media use, rather than gaming.  Since launching the original Vive headset, HTC has slowly stepped …