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NZXT Kraken X73 RGB AIO CPU Cooler Review
Liked the Kraken X73, but wanted more RGB? then this is for you!
Read More »Horizon Zero Dawn comes to PS Now permanently
Each month, Sony adds a number of new titles to its PlayStation Now subscription service. For the final month of 2020, subscribers can get their hands on Horizon Zero Dawn and its DLC, The Surge 2, and more. The titles being added to PlayStation Now in December are: Horizon Zero …
Read More »Doom Eternal is coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC this week
Back in October, shortly after Microsoft's acquisition of Zenimax and Bethesda, DOOM Eternal came to Xbox Game Pass on console. Now a few months later, Xbox Game Pass for PC subscribers are getting access to one of 2020's best shooters. Today, Microsoft announced that DOOM Eternal is coming to Xbox …
Read More »Luke & Leo (Ep9) – Intel attack AMD in media presentation
Leo recently sat through an Intel briefing relating to benchmarking laptops and focusing on performance both with and without the power adapter connected. Throughout, Intel was keen to highlight the AMD drops performance by a higher percentage in their own testing. Luke and Leo discuss this briefing and wonder why Intel is so keen to publicise AMD's weaknesses rather than focusing on its own strengths.
Read More »Streacom introduces the DB1 Mini-ITX chassis and Nano90 PSU
Streacom has designed a new Mini-ITX fanless case in a small form factor of just 5L. The DB1 is Streacom's “most compact fanless case”, giving up to “45W of cooling”, making it the perfect case for power-efficient systems based on the likes of the latest Ryzen APUs and Intel CPUs with …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3060Ti benchmark results spotted
As we get closer to the alleged release of Nvidia's RTX 3060Ti, new benchmarks of this SKU have emerged in the Ashes of The Singularity and Geekbench 4 and 5 databases. Starting with the Ashes of The Singularity benchmark results, the RTX 3060Ti scored 7900 points on the Crazy_1080p preset. …
Read More »Crucial Ballistix Max hits over 7000MHz, setting new world record
A new world record for memory frequency has been set this week, with one overclocker pushing a 16GB module of Crucial Ballistix Max DDR4 RAM to over 7000MHz. The new record was achieved by overclocker ‘baby-J', using Crucial Ballistix Max DDR4-4000 memory. In order to achieve the massive 7000MHz memory …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT overclocked to 2.8GHz sets new 3DMark world record
With the Radeon RX 6800 XT now out in the wild, professional overclockers are racing to set some new world records. We already saw a 3DMark Firestrike record broke last week, but just a few days later, a new world record has been set for the highest 3DMark Firestrike overall score.
Read More »Synology SNV3400-400G 400GB SSD Review
We check out this 400GB SSD, specifically designed for NAS caching duties
Read More »MSI launches beta BIOS for Smart Access Memory on AMD 500-series motherboards
Now that the Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards are available, MSI has launched a beta BIOS update for its AMD 500-series motherboards, introducing support for Smart Access Memory. To use Smart Access Memory, users need a Ryzen 5000 series processor, a Radeon RX 6000 series graphics cards, and an …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT sets the new 3DMark Firestrike world record
AMD has just launched the Radeon RX 6800 XT and it's already breaking world records. The widely known extreme overclocker Alva Jonathan aka "LUCKY_NOOB" has set a new world record for the 3DMark Firestrike using a reference design Radeon RX 6800 XT.
Read More »Kolink Big Chungus V2 Unit Edition Review
It's a pretty unique name for a case - but this might be one to avoid
Read More »AMD RX 6800 XT Review
Is the RX 6800 XT a match for Nvidia's RTX 3080? Let's find out
Read More »AMD RX 6800 Review
Let's see how the RX 6800 compares to the RTX 3070 and RTX 2080 Ti
Read More »Bethesda games will be “either first or better” on Xbox systems, claims Microsoft
Since it was first announced that Microsoft had purchased ZeniMax Media for $7.5 Billion, fans of Bethesda and its titles have been curious as to whether the console manufacturer intends to limit the publisher’s titles to Xbox platforms in the future. The company’s CFO has offered a hopeful statement on …
Read More »AMD isn’t planning to bring Smart Access Memory to older hardware
Following the announcement that Nvidia is developing a Smart Access Memory alternative, AMD has released a statement sharing new information about its technology. According to the company, Smart Access Memory won't be supported on older hardware, but AMD is welcoming other hardware vendors to use it.
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6800 Basemark scores emerge
Basemark database entries of an “AMD Radeon RX 6900 series” GPU have surfaced, placing it above both the Nvidia RTX 2080Ti and the RTX 3070. Despite being named “AMD Radeon RX 6900 series”, the entry details show that it is indeed a Radeon RX 6800. As a benchmark, Basemark isn't …
Read More »Gigabyte is readying up Brix Mini-PCs featuring AMD Renoir APUs
Gigabyte is refreshing the Brix line of Mini-PCs with AMD Renoir APUs, joining the ranks of the models with Intel Tiger Lake-U processors. These new Brix models haven't been fully detailed yet, but Gigabyte shared some of the specifications this week. As per ComputerBase, the latest refresh to the Gigabyte …
Read More »Seasonic Syncro Q704 Case Review (with Syncro DGC-750)
We review Seasonic's first ever case - and it's certainly a bit different!
Read More »NVIDIA is developing its own “Smart Access Memory” tech for the RTX 30 GPUs
It seems that Nvidia is developing an alternative technology similar to AMD's Smart Access Memory to work on RTX 30 series GPUs. Nvidia's version will also include support for both Intel and AMD CPUs. During AMD's Radeon RX 6000 announcement, the company introduced a new technology named Smart Access Memory. …
Read More »Apple M1 benchmark score shows incredible single-threaded performance
Apple is promising that the 2020 MacBook Air is faster than “98 percent of PC laptops sold in the last year”, and based on new benchmark scores, there's a good chance that it will be. The Apple M1 APU is the company's first laptop processor. Powered by TSMC's 5nm process node, …
Read More »Seagate IronWolf 510 1.92TB SSD Review
Priced at £370, this SSD is designed for use as a 24/7 cache drive in NAS devices
Read More »Fractal Design Meshify 2 Review
Could this be the best case of the year so far?
Read More »Patriot Viper Steel Series 3600MHz 64GB (2x32GB) Review
Looking for 64GB of DDR4 memory? We check out a kit from Patriot
Read More »Immortals Fenyx Rising PC system requirements announced
Ubisoft has a busy month ahead, not only is Assassin's Creed Valhalla on the way, but the publisher is also launching a brand new IP – Immortals Fenyx Rising. This particular game is still a few weeks away, making now a great time to go over the PC system requirements. …
Read More »Opinion: The Best Games of the Generation!
As we approach the final weeks of the Eighth generation of consoles, it's high time that we took a deep breath, looked back, and showed appreciation for all of the fun, exciting and emotional experiences that we’ve gone through over the past 7 years. Here we look back at some of the best PlayStation 4 and Xbox One video games.
Read More »Godfall PC system requirements announced
Godfall is coming next week for both the PlayStation 5 and PC. Given that this is a PS5 console launch exclusive, we'd expect some beefy PC hardware requirements. Today, we get to see exactly how demanding the game will be on PC. This week, Gearbox and Counterplay announced the PC …
Read More »WD Black AN1500 2TB AIC SSD Review
This is a fast drive, but should you consider buying it?
Read More »Intel’s 11th Gen Rocket Lake-S processor architecture detailed
Intel has detailed its upcoming Rocket Lake-S processor architecture. Scheduled for release in Q1 2021, Rocket Lake-S has appeared in multiple leaks and rumours, but it was only confirmed by Intel recently. A new presentation on Rocket Lake-S confirms some rumours and denies others. Rocket Lake-S will feature up to …
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