The beta version for the latest AMD AGESA update for the Ryzen 3000, released by ASRock, is improving the boost clock across all cores. At the same time, MSI made the 1.0.0.4 patch for the X570 motherboards available, claiming improvements for boot times. As we've previously reported, MSI stated that the next …
Read More »New AMD driver brings optimisations for The Outer Worlds and Modern Warfare
Earlier this week, Nvidia began rolling out a new GeForce driver with optimisations for this weekend's big game releases- The Outer Worlds and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. Now, those equipped with a Radeon GPU also have a day-one driver available to install, which should grant some notable performance boosts. …
Read More »ASUS ROG STRIX X570-E Gaming Motherboard Review
This is a board you dont want to miss, given its powerful 16 phase power delivery system
Read More »AMD is paying up to $300 to customers who bought ‘8-core’ FX CPUs
As previously reported, AMD has settled its $12.1 million Bulldozer/Piledriver class-action lawsuit. Customers are now eligible to claim a piece of the settlement money, but only if you live in California or bought a processor from AMD's website. In 2011, when AMD released the Bulldozer CPUs, and later the Piledriver CPUs, both …
Read More »Bitspower announce new CPU and GPU blocks
Custom cooling specialist, Bitspower has announced new products adding to its already extensive range. Two new designs are available including a universal CPU water block with an OLED display and a GPU water block for Nvidia RTX cards. The Bitspower Summit M CPU water block is a follow on from …
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 »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 »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 »Intel to discontinue AMD collaboration Kaby Lake-G in 2020
Intel has killed off its Kaby Lake-G collaboration with AMD Radeon RX Vega M graphics. However, the company has vowed it will continue to support the product with drivers for five years to follow policy. Kaby Lake-G was released at the beginning of 2018 featuring a collaboration between Intel and …
Read More »AMD COMPETITION: Win one of THREE Radeon Pro graphics cards! (closed)
Our AMD Radeon Pro GPU competition is back for another week. Unfortunately due to a technical error, previous entrants will need to re-enter. We sincerely apologise for this error. Please see the full post for more details.
Read More »It looks like the Ryzen 5 3500 is going to release soon and there might be a 3500X too
There have been plenty of CPU leaks over the last month or so, from Intel 10th Gen and Cascade Lake-X to AMD Ryzen Threadripper and new additions to the Ryzen 9 lineup. Today, another previously unannounced chip has appeared on a retail listing, indicating that the Ryzen 5 3500 should …
Read More »Latest Radeon driver brings Radeon Image Sharpening to Vega GPUs
Just a few weeks ago, AMD rolled out a new graphics driver containing Radeon Image Sharpening support for several RX 500 and RX 400 series GPUs. At the time, we thought it was odd that Vega was left out of the equation, particularly since the Radeon VII is still AMD’s …
Read More »AMD’s ‘raise the game’ bundle is now live for CPUs and GPUs
Over the years, AMD has managed to put together some excellent game bundles for hardware buyers. Earlier this year, we saw some Ryzen CPUs and Radeon GPUs sold with free codes for The Division 2, Devil May Cry V and Resident Evil 2. Now just in time for the holiday …
Read More »AMD set to launch 7nm mobile graphics to rival Nvidia’s budget GPU’s
AMD looks set to shake up the mobile graphics market with leaks of their new RX 5300M and 5500M specifications showing performance to rival Nvidia's budget mobile offerings. There have been many rumours over the past few weeks regarding AMD’s Navi 12 and 14 desktop graphics looking likely to be …
Read More »AMD announces worldwide availability of Ryzen PRO CPUs designed for enterprise systems
AMD has today announced the global availability of its new Ryzen PRO 3000 series of desktop processors, with part of the line-up available with integrated Radeon graphics. Ryzen PRO is designed for enterprise systems and will be coming in Q4 2019. Following on from a story we reported on just …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 9 3900X CPU stock remains low with retailers hiking up pre-order prices
With Ryzen 3900X CPUs appearing to be extremely thin on the ground recently, retailers who have stock are hiking prices up daily. With both UK and US markets showing price increases, it may not be good news for potential buyers. AMD’s Ryzen 9 3900X CPU remains very difficult to get …
Read More »Sapphire TriXX Boost Analysed – DLSS Killer!
Today we look at TriXX Boost - Sapphire's software-based feature to increase your frame rates
Read More »Cyberpower Hydro-X Ultra Gaming System Review
Cyberpower's range of Hydro-X systems offer custom liquid cooling & high spec, any good for gaming?
Read More »New Budget Nvidia GPUs could be hitting shelves sooner than expected
Rumours of Nvidia possibly adding to its budget range of graphics cards have been gathering pace with talk of a 1650Ti rearing its head again. However, that’s not all, another source suggests ASUS is preparing three GTX 1660 Super cards for launch too. According to the folks over at Videocardz, their …
Read More »AMD B550 chipset missing PCIe Gen 4 & Ryzen 3500X specs detailed
AMD fans have reason to be cheerful this week, with news of its highly anticipated B550 Chipset specs being detailed online. This could give users a more budget-friendly incentive to upgrade to the new Zen 2, Ryzen 3000 platform. Hong Kong media HKEPC dropped the leaked specifications for the B550 …
Read More »New AMD Navi GPU listed by HP
This has been quite the week for PC hardware leaks. We’ve been hearing a lot about Threadripper, Intel 10th Gen, Cascade Lake-X and various motherboards but now, we are also getting early news of upcoming graphics cards. Specifically, new GPUs based on AMD’s Navi architecture. Over the weekend, we began …
Read More »Leaked range of Gigabyte Z490, X229X and TRX40 motherboards spotted on EEC database
We've seen a number of Intel and AMD leaks recently, pointing towards new processors and motherboards to go with them. This week, we have an interesting leak from the Eurasian Economic Commission's database, which lists a slew of TRX40, Z490 and X299X motherboards from Gigabyte. This news comes to us …
Read More »AMD’s Navi 12 and Navi 14 GPUs referenced online
It's been almost three months since AMD launched its latest RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT graphics cards, based on the Navi 10 GPU. Now, a recent post on Mesa 3D Graphics Library suggests the next Navi 12 and Navi 14 GPUs could be just around the corner. The post …
Read More »ASRock X570 Taichi Motherboard Review
It's ASRock's £300 X570 offering - what does Luke make of it?
Read More »AMD confirms 24-core 3rd Gen Threadripper and Ryzen 9 3950X coming in November
After plenty of rumours, leaks and speculation, today AMD has confirmed 3rd Gen Threadripper's launch in addition to providing an update on the impending release of the Ryzen 9 3950X.
Read More »Rumours of TSMC struggling to meet demand could see production lead times of 7nm chips tripled
A lot of major tech companies are making the jump to 7nm chips and TSMC has a lot of major clients vying for production lines. According to sources this week, TSMC might be struggling to meet this demand for 7nm chips, which could see production times jump. TSMC makes chips …
Read More »AMD drops surprise announcement of new 64-core 2nd generation EPYC processor
At an event in Rome, Italy today, AMD launched a brand new 64-core, 128-thread EPYC processor with faster speeds and a jump up to 280W TDP.
Read More »Microsoft’s next Surface laptop may switch from Intel to AMD CPUs
Microsoft has been working closely with AMD for a good number of years now, partnering up on Xbox One and Project Scarlet console hardware. Now, Microsoft may be turning to AMD in other parts of its business, with the latest rumours suggesting that the next line-up of Surface laptops will …
Read More »AMD Threadripper rumour round-up, TRX40, Gen 4.0 PCIe and more
At this point, we know that 3rd Gen Ryzen Threadripper processors are coming, it is just a matter of when. In the months following Computex, lots of rumours have been circulating, giving us an early idea of what to expect from 7nm Threadripper and its new chipset. Right now, 3rd …
Read More »Sapphire RX 5700 XT Nitro+ Review
It's Sapphire's flagship RX 5700 XT card, but just how well does it perform?
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