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It's a £2500 system from MSI - but you can't buy it in the UK

You may remember Viglen from way back - we review their £999 Incepta Professional RX PC

If you're a casual gamer, you probably won't need Acer's Predator Orion 5000 – with an i7-8700K and up to two GTX 1080 Tis, it is both immensely powerful and (most likely) immensely expensive. However, for the entry-level gamers out there, Acer's Nitro 50 desktops could be just the ticket. …

At the ‘Next@Acer' event in New York, the first thing to catch our eye was the new range of Orion 5000 desktops. These are from Acer's Predator range, so they are designed with gaming in mind – and it shows. While it is important to note that is is a …

It's a compact, SFF PC from Zotac. Is it 2018's console killer?

It's a smart-looking system from Alienware, but is it just too expensive for what you get?

While console gamers can simply purchase an Xbox or PlayStation from the nearest GameStop and enjoy fun straight out of the box, PC gamers don’t always have this luxury. It takes a lot of resources to build an efficient gaming machine. And if you aren’t careful, you could end up …

PC Specialist is bolstering its gaming laptop line-up today with the official launch of the RECOIL II. This new 15.6-inch gaming laptop slims things down with a new brushed aluminium chassis, while offering plenty of gaming power with new Intel 8th Gen processors and Nvidia GTX 10-series graphics. This is …

There are just a handful of places you can go in the UK to get some hands-on time with high-end PC gaming gear, and more often than not, it involves travelling. ASUS is looking to change that with the launch of the ROG Battle Bus, intent on delivering the ROG …

Today she showcases a 30 minute update on her original 2 hr 30 minute 'build' video - she has made some changes - a new graphics card, some changes to her cable management layout and she has gotten hold of the latest Corsair software which she demos in the video. Oh yes, thanks to everyone who helped her come up with a name for her system - she finally picked one but you have to watch the video to find out what it was.

It's a beast from MSI - and at £3500 it's not cheap either!

It's a new gaming PC from Mesh with a 8600K and GTX 1070. Worth £1449?

Mesh has been in the PC building business for quite some time now, and with high markups currently affecting retail graphics cards, now seems like a better time than ever to turn towards a pre-build. This week, Mesh launched its new enthusiast range of systems, filled with different hardware customisation …

It's only £800 and has a Quad core i5, GTX 1050 and 8GB RAM. But is it any good for 1080p gaming?

Afraid of the BIOS, dont like the thought of overclocking? Wouldn't you like some extra performance from your system without much effort? 8PACK showed Briony how to do it. Its not rocket science. Honest.

We travelled to the home of Overclockers UK to take a look at some of the fastest PCs money can buy. Ian '8PACK' Parry shows Briony two of the updated ultimate watercooled PCs in the 8PACK range. Each system can be fully customised in a range of colour combinations and only the best performing components make the final cut!

A couple of weeks ago, the Red Bull Gaming Sphere opened up. The London-based gaming and esports venue is now open to the public, we already knew that there were plenty of powerful gaming PCs set up there, but Asus has since given us the full rundown of the hardware. …

Xiaomi, the fifth largest smartphone maker in the world, is now venturing into the world of gaming. Xiaomi has branched out into mainstream laptops in the past, but this time around, Xiaomi is targeting gamers in China with the Mi Gaming Laptop, which packs a 15.6-inch display, a 7th-Gen Core i7 …

It's a tiny SFF rig from MSI, but at £1885 is it just too expensive for its own good?

As esports continues to grow, more and more public venues are popping up around the UK for competitive gaming fans to gather and take part. Today, Red Bull has launched the Gaming Sphere in London, a new publicly accessible esports venue, for events and other activities. As you would expect …

Too scared to build your own system? Briony is no expert, did a live build - its well worth a look.

It's a small ITX rig with an 8700K and GTX 1080 Ti. Is it worth £2799?

Overclockers UK is offering an i3-8350K and GTX 1060 rig for £1230. Is it a good deal?

It's a stunning rig from Chillblast, with impressive water-cooling. But is it worth £7500?!

Over the last four years, the portable Steam machine concept has grown from being just an idea, to a full-blown product under the name ‘Smach Z'. The handheld gaming PC has had a long and somewhat troubled development, but it looks like the device will finally make its way out …

Microsoft has been working on bringing Windows 10 to ARM chipsets for a couple of years now, with the goal of launching affordable portable PCs. The full roll out is expected to kick off over the next few months, but today HP gave us a preview of what to expect, …

The 5G connectivity arms race is on. Qualcomm has already outlined its ambitions for the always connected PC with 5G connectivity and today, Intel announced the steps it is taking to compete. Intel already has several collaborations in place with Dell, HP, Lenovo and Microsoft to bring 5G connected PCs …

Microsoft has been working on bringing Windows 10 to ARM chipsets for a couple of years now, with the first supported PCs set to go on sale this year. While Microsoft has demonstrated Windows running on ARM before, it has kept quiet about its various limitations. That changed this week …

In March last year, Corsair unleashed the Corsair One, an incredible looking small form factor gaming PC. The system is housed in a tiny cuboid chassis, while having enough room for high-end hardware. Now this year, Corsair is launching the One Elite, an updated version featuring Intel's new six-core Coffee …

Back in November, an AIDA64 update unveiled some new upcoming Intel processors, the most interesting of which was the Core i9-8950HK. This is set to be the first Core i9 processor for laptops and will apparently be based on the Coffee Lake architecture. This week, this particular CPU broke cover …