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ASUS ROG expands its Zephyrus laptop family with three new models
ASUS ROG's global press conference was a busy event, with multiple launches taking places. Alongside three new Strix laptops, ROG also expanded its premium thin-and-light Zephyrus range with three new models. To keep things clear and easy to understand, ASUS ROG has segmented its three new Zephyrus models into a clear …
Read More »ASUS ROG announces trio of new Strix gaming laptops
As part of its global press conference held last week, ASUS ROG announced a slew of new gaming laptops. Among these were three new entries to the Strix laptop family, each aimed at a slightly different market segment. With prices varying from £1400 all the way up to £2800, there's …
Read More »Leo helps Melissa build her FIRST CUSTOM LOOP GAMING PC!
Leo helped me build my first custom loop gaming PC - it was good fun - see how I got on !
Read More »EHA Awards 2019 – Finalists Announced
In preparation for the EHA Awards 2019 on Monday 27th May, over 100 specialist editors from European Hardware Association publications across the region, have been deciding on a definitive list of the best hardware available in the market. Work on that list is now complete and we’re ready to announce …
Read More »Next At Acer keynote presentation
LEO was over in Brooklyn, New York, this week checking out the Next At Acer event. We've heard all about the new announcements at this point and we've had a chance to get up close with most of them. Now, we present Acer's press conference, edited down from the original …
Read More »Next At Acer: Laptop with a slidable keyboard? ConceptD, new Predator gaming gear and more
LEO has been over in New York this week checking out the Next At Acer event. We've heard all about the new ConceptD range, Nitro laptop refresh and the new Predator gear. Now it is time to hear what the man himself thinks while taking a closer look at all …
Read More »Acer unveils new ConceptD range, spanning across mixed reality headsets, desktops, laptops and monitors
Last night, Acer rounded up journalists in New York City to show off a huge range of upcoming launches for 2019. We've already covered most of the gaming oriented stuff, with coverage for new Predator systems and monitors, as well as Nitro and Helios laptops. Now, we are turning our …
Read More »Acer refreshes Nitro 7 and Nitro 5 gaming laptops
So far today, we've seen plenty of announcements for the revamped, 2019 range of Acer Predator products, including a new monitor, a new desktop and two new Helios series laptops. Now, our attention is turning to the Acer Nitro series, which strikes a decent balance between price and performance. Today …
Read More »Acer’s new Predator lineup includes a 43-inch 4K/144Hz monitor and a new pre-built desktop PC
Today in the heart of NYC, Acer rounded up journalists to launch a slew of new products, from gaming peripherals and laptops, to full desktop systems and monitors. In this article, we'll be going over the launch of the Predator Orion 5000 desktop PC and the new Predator Large Format …
Read More »Nvidia’s latest driver adds ray-tracing support to GTX 10 and GTX 16 series graphics cards
At GDC last year, we saw multiple tech companies begin discussing the potential for bringing real-time ray-tracing to video games. Nvidia was the first to really begin pushing that boat with the launch of RTX graphics cards, featuring specific hardware to make ray-tracing faster and more efficient. From today onward, …
Read More »SuperO C9Z390-PGW Motherboard Review
Has SuperMicro missed the mark? Leo explores one of 2019's most interesting boards.
Read More »Acer Predator XB273K 144Hz 4K IPS Monitor Review – it has a fan!
It's another 4K 144Hz display, this time priced at £1200 - is it worth buying?!
Read More »XFX RX 590 Fatboy Edition giveaway winner announced
Last month alongside the launch of our brand new Patreon, we launched an exclusive giveaway for our supporters, bringing an XFX RX 590 Fatboy Edition to the table. We saw great support for this first giveaway and today, we are excited to announce the winner. We still run hardware giveaways …
Read More »2019’s best April Fools’ Day jokes in the tech world
KitGuru explores the many high-quality April Fools’ Day jokes that the tech world has put out in 2019.
Read More »Overclockers UK Gaming XVI Essential Review: The £699 Gaming PC!
It's got a Ryzen 5 2600 and GTX 1660 - but still costs less than £700
Read More »Asus Zephyrus S GX701GX Review – The Incredible Vanishing Bezel
It's a very sleek laptop from ASUS ROG, packing RTX 2080 Max-Q graphics. Is it worth £3200?!
Read More »Samsung promises faster speeds and larger buffers with its new HBM2E memory
The introduction of GDDR6 has significantly closed the gap in memory standards, resulting in Samsung revising its high-bandwidth HBM2 architecture. Introducing HBM2E at Nvidia's GPU Technology Conference (GTC) earlier this week, the manufacturer promises up to 33 percent faster speeds and larger memory buffers while targeting artificial intelligence. Samsung dubbed …
Read More »Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 announced at GDC
Over the years, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines has become a cult classic. The game didn't fare particularly well at launch after going up against Half-Life 2 but nowadays, the game sits with very positive reviews on Steam and decent sales numbers. Now, the series is being given another chance …
Read More »8Pack OrionX2 – £33,000, the world’s most powerful PC!
The specification of 8Pack OrionX2 has evolved from the previous OrionX (base spec £25k, typical spec £30k) with the main system migrating from Intel X99 and ten CPU cores to Intel X299 with 18 cores and 36 threads. The secondary system moving from quad core Kaby Lake to 8 cores of i9-9900K.
Read More »Crytek demos real-time raytracing in CRYENGINE
There has been a lot of talk surrounding real-time raytracing over the last year. Nvidia, Microsoft and AMD all announced plans to begin supporting the technology at GDC 2018. Now this year, Crytek is carving out its own piece of the pie, releasing a real-time raytracing demo for CRYENGINE. CRYENGINE …
Read More »MSI GTX 1660 Gaming X 6G Review
GTX 1660 has launched and we look at MSI's flagship Gaming X model
Read More »Corsair Carbide 678C Review – Stylish, but can it flow air ?
It's a sleek-looking case from Corsair - but is the beauty only skin deep?
Read More »Gigabyte GTX 1660 Ti Gaming OC 6G Review – worth £300?
It's a triple-fan GTX 1660 Ti from Gigabyte - but with a £300 price tag
Read More »Nvidia explores whether newer technologies have real-world impact on battle royale K/D ratios
With the boom in popularity of the battle royale genre drawing millions of users per day, there has been an increased focus on squeezing every last bit of performance out of hardware. Better components certainly offer more frames per second, but Nvidia wanted discern whether more frames truly translated to …
Read More »Leo Says Ep. 38 – GTX 1660 Ti, DLSS, 16in MacBook Pro, and USB alphabet spaghetti
Today Leo returns with another episode of Leo Says. As always, our grumpy hero has a lot to discuss, touching first on GTX 1660 Ti and its distinct lack of RTX features. He also mentions DLSS and its limitations as explored by HARDWARE UNBOXED, while there is also news of a new 16in MacBook Pro and an overview of some announcements made at MWC 2019. You can also bet that Leo has a lot to say about the new USB naming conventions, too...
Read More »Gigabyte GTX 1660 Ti OC 6G Review – Bang For Buck King
It's a dual-fan 1660 Ti from Gigabyte, priced at £269 - but is it any good?
Read More »The latest version of OBS should allow Nvidia users to ditch that second ‘streaming PC’
While livestreaming is more accessible than it’s ever been before, many professionals continue to utilise a second PC in order to maximise performance. Nvidia is aiming to make this a thing of the past, as the latest version of OBS has improved support for the company’s proprietary NVENC hardware encoder, …
Read More »Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master – Best VRM Cooling We Have Ever Seen
This is one of the highlights of 2019, so far. Find out why.
Read More »Corsair SF750 SFX Platinum Power Supply Review
Corsair really have delivered the goods with the SFX SF750 - find out why
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