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While most of the attention from Gigabyte over recent months has been on new motherboards for the 3rd generation AMD Ryzen platform, the company has been quietly working on boards for the upcoming Intel Xeon server platform too. To coincide with the recent announcement from Intel regarding new Xeon E-2200 …

Due to a recent fall in the price of NAND, the overall cost of SSD manufacture has become a little lower – this means companies are able to provide higher capacity drives at a more competitive price, in budget-friendly ranges. The BX500 series from Crucial is a popular budget-friendly SSD …

Early adopters of AMD Ryzen 3rd generation desktop processors will know only too well that the CPUs didn’t quite live up to the official specification regarding boost frequency figures upon launch. New motherboard BIOS updates with AGESA 1.0.0.4 B are aimed at addressing performance and are rolling out now. Gigabyte …

MSI offers a great range of laptops, everything from entry-level right up to the top tier gaming systems. The company has introduced a new line to its notebook range with the Modern 15, which is aimed squarely at content creators. The Modern 15 notebook will offer content creators the power …

An area which Intel still has a vast share of the market is with server CPUs – the company has announced that the new Xeon E-2200 processors are available now for entry-level servers. Intel’s Xeon E-2200 is designed to deliver essential performance for businesses, with advanced security features for cloud-based …

Responding to a question on Twitter, God of War (2018) director Cory Barlog added clarity to the deal struck between Hideo Kojima and Sony, with regards to Death Stranding releasing on PC. Ultimately it seems that the decision came from Hideo Kojima, not PlayStation. The discussion started when Barlog responded …

Corsair's 110R is a budget case, but does it offer enough to tempt the enthusiast user ?

Corsair have released a budget friendly headset for PC & console gamers- The HS45 SURROUND

PC gamers won’t have to wait much longer to play the highly anticipated Red Dead Redemption 2. The games developer, Rockstar, has dropped a PC launch trailer and screenshots ahead of the 5th November launch. It wasn’t too long ago that there was some confusion over whether Red Dead Redemption …

Battling multiple mice and keyboards to meet your productivity needs? The Rapoo 9300M kit can connect up to 4 different devices simultaneously!

It appears that Google Stadia is here for the long run. After recently announcing it would be opening its first games studio in Montreal, Stadia Games and Entertainment now look to be planning to open 2 more studios, one in London, and the other in Tokyo.  Google Stadia is Google’s …

BlizzCon 2019 kicked off yesterday with an apology from Blizzard president J. Allen Brack, regarding the controversial suspension of certain esports competitors over the Hong Kong democracy protests. The major points to come out of BlizzCon 2019 were the announcements of two big new games. If you are a fan …

PC gamers looking for large format displays with high refresh rates and Nvidia G-Sync technology don’t have much variation to choose from at the moment. Displays currently available aren't what you would call budget-friendly either. However, that might be about to change with Nvidia now implementing G-Sync compatible technology into …

Gigabyte’s range of Notebooks is getting a boost with the announcement that the company will be adding to its Aero series. At the Adobe Max event in Los Angeles, special celebrity guests will showcase the new products on behalf of Gigabyte. Visual Effects Supervisor, Mark A.J. Nazal, winner of the …

UK based headset manufacturer Venom has launched a new product to its already impressive gaming headset stack. The Venom Sabre Stereo headset is compatible with multiple platforms and features 50mm speaker drivers. The new Sabre Stereo headset from venom is marketed as a premium gaming headset that is compatible with …

Nvidia GTX 16 Super series custom cards keep on coming. INNO3D is the latest manufacturer to announce new versions of the GTX 16 series carrying the Super label. The company has introduced both GTX 1660 Super and 1650 Super iterations to its lineup. INNO3D is hoping to continue its success …

Just as the PlayStation halloween sale ended, the PlayStation Store is already back with another sale, this time targeting PlayStation Plus users. The ‘Double Discounts’ sale offers discounts to its regular users, but then doubles the discount percentage to all those with an active PS Plus subscription. Over 150 games …

Briony unboxes the new Shield TV Pro and gives us her first impressions

While most custom-cooled RX 5700 series GPUs to date have been promising,  the first attempt from XFX did draw criticism. Reviewers ended up encountering issues with the XFX RX 5700 XT THICC II due to design issues with the cooler's heatsink. Now, a revised version of the XFX THICC II …

It would appear that Chinese companies love to be inspired by Apple’s hardware designs. Following the recent leaks that Xiaomi is planning on releasing a smartwatch which is heavily inspired by the Apple Watch, Huawei appears to also be looking at Apple for inspiration – this time for its upcoming …

Google announced today that it would be purchasing the fitness tracking company Fitbit for $2.1 billion. The move is intended to assist Google in revitalising its Android-based smartwatch OS, ‘Wear OS’ which until now has lagged far behind the Apple Watch in both user experience, and sales. Fitbit was founded …

As testing waves continue for Halo: Reach on PC, the developers are getting closer to finalising controls and graphics settings, in addition to matchmaking and crossplay services. As part of the latest Master Chief Collection development update, the current recommended minimum system requirements were revealed, with specs targeting 60 frames …

Earlier this week, Ubisoft held its quarterly financial earnings call with investors, going over recent sales performance and adjusting financial expectations for the months ahead. The big news from Ubisoft this time around was that some of its big releases scheduled for 2020 have been delayed after Ghost Recon Breakpoint’s …

ThermalTake began showing off its new ToughRAM DDR4 modules at Computex earlier this year, with enhanced RGB lighting features, a 10-layer PCB and pre-binned memory ICs to ensure performance. In September, new kits released to push speeds up to 3600MHz. Now, three more kits are on the way, raising performance …

The Epic Games Store is continuing to hand out free games to users of its client. This weeks offerings are the Sci-Fi horror game ‘SOMA’ from the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and ‘Costume Quest’, a Halloween themed role playing game by Doube Fine Productions. The games are available …

Gigabyte’s line of Aorus memory offer gamers high-speed DDR4 RAM in 16GB 3200 MHz kits and feature the full range of RGB lighting colours and patterns. Gigabyte is set to expand the lineup with new modules featuring Aorus Memory Boost technology. Two new DDR4 memory kits are being added to …

Although Antec is commonly known for outlandish and wacky PC case designs, the company also produces other PC hardware components and accessories. Antec currently has a broad range of PC power supplies and has added a new line to these products. Antec has announced the introduction of its new line …

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With a rise in smart camera devices featuring higher resolutions driving the requirement for high speed, high capacity on-device storage in smart city environments, manufacturers are looking for solutions to optimise storage for video and AI analytics. Western Digital has addressed this by offering new WD Purple storage drives. According …

Recently, we have been on a streak of foldable devices being announced – Microsoft, Lenovo, Samsung, and Huawei have all demoed some sort folding mobile device. Now, it's time for Motorola to show us its hand, and by the looks of it, it seems to stand out from the rest. …