While Jonsbo may not be a familiar name to some system builders and PC enthusiasts over here in the UK, it has just re-entered the U.S market and has some rather funky PC chassis designs to offer. Jonsbo is a Chinese brand, manufacturing PC hardware including cases and cooling solutions. …
Read More »Europe’s most powerful Supercomputer to be powered by AMD EPYC CPUs
Back in May, we covered how AMD and Cray, a supercomputing expert subsidiary of HP, would together build the world's fastest computer for the US Department of Energy. But apparently, another government plans to have a supercomputer built by both companies. The UK government chose AMD and Cray to build the …
Read More »Riot announces exciting new projects during 10th anniversary League of Legends stream
Earlier today, Riot held a special anniversary stream, celebrating 10 years since League of Legends launched. The livestream contained news on many new projects Riot is currently working on. Of the long list of announcements, three stood out: Arcane, League of Legends: Wild Rift, and a mysterious Project L. League …
Read More »Images of a custom Radeon RX 5500 have been spotted online
A plethora of Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super leaks have been spotted online in recent weeks, it now seems attention is turning to AMD’s new Radeon 5500 GPUs after images of the XFX RX 5500 THICC II may have popped up. Graphics card rumour specialists VideoCardz has released images of …
Read More »EVGA releases new RTX 2070 Super, narrowing the gap between the 2080 Super
EVGA has recently released a new addition to its 2070 Super line of GPUs, and – impressively – the specs list is about as long as its name. If you’re in the market for a new GPU, you’ll likely be spoiled for choice. In the RTX 2070 Super category, EVGA …
Read More »Blizzard cancel Nintendo Switch Overwatch launch event
Only a week ago, Blizzard announced a special event to mark the launch of Overwatch Legendary Edition on the Nintendo Switch, which was due to take place today. However, the event has been cancelled in the wake of the Hong Kong democracy protests. A launch event to celebrate the release …
Read More »AMD announces new embedded GPUs for the casino gaming industry
AMD has announced a new embedded GPU for the casino gaming industry, which enables gaming machine manufacturers to create beautiful and immersive graphics in the latest casino gaming platforms. Modern casino gaming platforms are adopting the same high-quality motion graphics as seen in consumer-based gaming devices. The AMD Ryzen Embedded …
Read More »Philips announces new professional UltraWide monitor
MMD has announced the launch of a new Philips 34-inch UltraWide monitor with integrated USB Type-C dock. The Philips 346B1C is said to offer stunning images and powerful features with an ergonomic design. Philips, along with brand licensing partner MMD has launched a new 346B1C 34-inch ultrawide monitor featuring a …
Read More »Made By Google 2019 – all the big announcements
Missed Google's big event yesterday? Here's everything that was announced
Read More »Fortnite Chapter 2 has launched
After Fortnite's “The End” event, the game greeted players who logged in with a black hole, but after a day and a half, the game has gone live with a new chapter and season. Fortnite has proved immensely popular since its launch, two years ago. One of those reasons has …
Read More »AOC U2790PQU 27in 4K Professional Monitor Review
The AOC U2790PQU is colour accurate, 4k and less than £300
Read More »InWin introduce the Alice PC chassis with vivid polyester side panels
InWin has announced a rather interesting and somewhat different PC chassis. The Alice mid-tower PC chassis is said to “gather inspiration” from the classic story Alice in Wonderland, with a lightweight, sturdy frame and a variety of vivid coloured materials as side panels. “InWin is taking PC builders on a …
Read More »Intel may be about to counter AMD with $3 billion price cuts
There's no doubt AMD has been applying pressure to Intel's market share of the CPU segment since the launch of Ryzen. Now, according to a recent leak, Intel wants to disrupt the CPU market by injecting billions of dollars in price cuts and incentives to fight back AMD competition. Based …
Read More »Cyberpunk 2077 won’t have microtransactions, following Witcher 3’s footsteps
CD Projekt Red has confirmed that microtransactions won’t be present in its upcoming RPG, Cyberpunk 2077. Instead, the developer has opted to continue the DLC strategy it used with The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Recently at PAX Australia, where over an hour of Cyberpunk 2077 footage was being shown off, …
Read More »EKWB announces new aluminium GPU block for RX 5700 series
EK has announced it is releasing an interesting new product to its custom liquid cooling range, with a new water block coming for AMD Radeon RX 5700 and 5700 XT GPUs forming part of the company's Fluid Gaming lineup. The new EK-AC Radeon RX 5700/5700XT D-RGB water block is compatible …
Read More »More GeForce GTX 1660 Super cards have been spotted
It seems more Nvidia GTX 1660 Super cards have been spotted online, with images, specification and pricing appearing in various places related to cards coming from EVGA, MSI, INNO3D, PNY and Maxsun. The guys over at Videocardz posted on their website multiple images of potential Nvidia GTX 1660 Super cards …
Read More »Corsair expands its gaming PC lineup with updated Corsair One models
Corsair has announced it is ready to release updated versions of the Corsair One and Corsair One Pro, to expand its line-up of gaming and productivity systems with new models offering further specification options. From today, several new models of the Corsair One family of gaming PCs will be made …
Read More »Razer introduces world’s first optical laptop keyboard in the Razer Blade 15
Razer has introduced the world's first optical laptop keyboard in the Razer Blade 15, which is built to give gamers the advantage with lightning-fast actuation according to Razer. The world’s first optical keyboard designed for laptops announced by Razer introduces a low profile mechanical keyboard, featuring next-generation optical switches and …
Read More »PNY Pro Elite 1TB External SSD Drive Review
It's a very light and compact external SSD drive, priced at £135
Read More »iPhone SE 2 rumoured to launch in Q1 2020, specs and pricing revealed
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has revealed more information on the much-rumoured iPhone SE 2, including alleged specifications and pricing details. Kuo, who has long been the go-to person for Apple leaks and rumours, has recently revealed (via MacRumors) that the iPhone SE 2 will be launching in the first quarter …
Read More »Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will not include loot boxes to begin with
According to an official statement from Infinity Ward, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will not include loot boxes or a supply drop system on launch. Although it wasn’t confirmed that loot boxes are out of the game for good. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's Art Direct published a statement on …
Read More »Zen 3 could see IPC gains over 8% and up to 200MHz faster clocks
With Zen 3 scheduled to be released in 2020, we may get a better than expected performance increase
Read More »GeForce Now is available on Android devices
Back in August, Nvidia announced it would be launching GeForce Now on Android mobile devices. That rollout has now started. However, users in South Korea are the only ones able to install GeForce Now on Android, but the app should be coming to other regions soon. GeForce Now is a …
Read More »B550A chipset for OEMs confirmed by AMD
Until now, AMD has remained tight-lipped on any budget 500 series chipsets for Ryzen 3000. However, one of AMD's chief marketers has commented in reply to a Reddit post that points out B550A chipsets exist. On the AMD subreddit, there was a comment made from an official AMD source to …
Read More »Prototype Intel device could make system upgrades simple
Intel has unveiled a new device they are calling Element, a next-generation modular PC platform aimed at gaming and workstation NCUs which will offer up to eight-core Xeon or Core series processors. At a recent Intel event in London, the Element was on display. Similar to a concept which Razer …
Read More »Rumour suggests Intel are scrapping 10nm desktop CPUs
Rumours coming from inside Intel are suggesting the company is about to scrap plans for 10nm production of desktop CPUs to concentrate on a 7nm node for this market instead. According to some exclusive information from the team at hardwareLUXX, Intel is planning to scrap all plans for 10nm CPUs …
Read More »Intel discontinues its 7th Gen Kaby Lake CPUs
It's been a couple of years since Intel's Kaby Lake processors were in the headlines, but Intel has announced that its 7th Gen desktop CPUs will be discontinued as of October 2020. This follows on from last week's news that the Kaby Lake-G mobile processors, using AMD Radeon RX Vega …
Read More »Apex Legends update will bring a detailed training mode
Apex Legends is about to get a big update which will include an improved training mode where players can test out all the weapons and other gear to tailor their Battle Royale Skills. Respawn says the update will be coming soon. It can be a daunting prospect jumping into a …
Read More »Leo Says EP 43: Intel XPU Episode
Today Leo is back with another episode of Leo Says, with a big focus on the Intel XPU. A subject that has flown under the radar now for some time. What exactly is Intel's XPU all about ? Leo looks for answers.
Read More »Microsoft Flight Simulator alpha testing starts this month
Registration for the first stage of Microsoft Flight Simulator testing is due to end this week, with the Alpha versions of the sim being available in two stages between 24th October until the end of November. Alpha testing is due to commence on 24th October, with a further round of …
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