We put the likes of the GTX 1080 head-to-head with the RTX 4070 and RTX 4070 Ti Super
Read More »Remedy ships update for Alan Wake 2 with new optimisations to support older GPUs
Alan Wake 2 was a pretty demanding game at launch, but after spending some additional time optimising the game further, Remedy now has the game at a point where it can actually lower the game's PC system requirements. The minimum PC system requirements for Alan Wake 2 have now been …
Read More »GTX 1080s are starting to drop back below £500
Over the last few months, getting hold of a graphics card upgrade has been difficult for many. Crypto miners have been eating up supply and prices for regular consumers shot up. Fortunately, it looks like things might be starting to improve with GTX 1080 prices dropping back down to normal …
Read More »Aorus X9 DT-CF1 Gaming Laptop Review (i9-8950HK and GTX 1080)
Got nearly £4000 for a gaming laptop? The Aorus X9 DT ticks all the boxes
Read More »Intel Core i9-8950HK spotted again, this time inside of an MSI laptop with dual GPUs
Back in November, an AIDA64 update unveiled some new upcoming Intel processors, the most interesting of which was the Core i9-8950HK. This is set to be the first Core i9 processor for laptops and will apparently be based on the Coffee Lake architecture. This week, this particular CPU broke cover …
Read More »AMD’s RX Vega tour confirms it is targeting GTX 1080
In preparation for the RX Vega's official launch at the end of this month, AMD has decided to take its latest graphics card out on a mini tour. During these small fan events, AMD is showing off the RX Vega to the public for the first time and demoing it …
Read More »Acer Predator 21 X Laptop (21-inch curved IPS screen, 120Hz, GTX 1080 SLI)
The Acer Predator 21 X is a huge laptop that is packed with top notch gaming hardware. The headline feature is the curved IPS panel with a refresh rate of 120Hz that sports G-Sync technology. There is minor controversy about the size of the screen as the specification says 21-inches …
Read More »New benchmark leak puts RX Vega performance slightly ahead of GTX 1080
Earlier this week, AMD finally confirmed that it would be launching the RX Vega graphics card at the end of this month. The reveal is set to take place at SIGGRAPH, which kicks off on the 30th of July. However, we won't have to wait that long to get a …
Read More »Asus ROG GX501VI Zephyrus 120hz IPS (GTX 1080 NVIDIA MAX-Q) FULL Review
Super Thin, super quiet, 120hz IPS panel, New GTX 1080 Max-Q, Intel Core i7 7700HQ. Is this the new laptop YOU want?
Read More »ASUS GTX 1080 ROG Strix OC 11Gbps Review
An excellent GTX 1080 in all regards, but encroaching on GTX 1080 Ti prices.
Read More »MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X Plus 8GB Review
Faster 11Gbps GDDR5X memory for the GTX 1080 is here, we take a look at the MSI Gaming X Plus.
Read More »Corsair One Pro (USA version)
Who needs a Mac Pro? Corsair have unleashed their superb Corsair One Pro.
Read More »Dragon Flair Inferno GR4 (i7 7700K/ GTX1080) System Review
Dragon Flair is a new system integrator. This is a great looking system, but does it perform?
Read More »Razer Blade (Kaby Lake Core i7) with Razer Core / GTX 1080
The Razer Blade with GTX 1060 not cut it? Why not upgrade it with a full on desktop GTX 1080 instead via the CORE system?
Read More »EVGA rolls out GTX 1080 FTW2 and SC2 GPUs with iCX and upgraded RAM
Back when Nvidia first announced the GTX 1080Ti, the company also announced some improvements coming to its older Pascal cards. The GTX 1080 and GTX 1060 were both due to get faster RAM modules and now, add-in board partners are catching up. We've already seen ASUS and MSI release their …
Read More »ASUS to refresh GTX 1080 and GTX 1060 with faster memory
Back when Nvidia first announced the GTX 1080Ti, the company also announced some improvements coming to its older Pascal cards. The GTX 1080 and GTX 1060 were both due to get faster RAM modules and now, it looks like board partners are catching up with that, as ASUS has revealed …
Read More »Price drops are coming in for GTX 1080s and Intel CPUs at UK retailers
Earlier this week we heard that retailers in the US were starting to offer reduced pricing for Intel's desktop processors in the build up to AMD's Ryzen launch today and now it looks like UK retailers are joining in the fun. However, it's not just CPUs going on sale this week …
Read More »The GTX 1080 is now $100 cheaper and comes with faster RAM
Last night, Nvidia finally announced the GTX 1080Ti, delivering up to 35 percent higher performance than a GTX 1080 with a $699 MSRP in the US. However, this new addition to the Pascal lineup has also prompted some reshuffling of other GPUs, which is why Nvidia is lowering the base …
Read More »GTX 1080 Ti launch: other announcements you might have missed
While the GTX 1080 Ti was of course the main announcement from Nvidia's event yesterday, we were also briefed on a few other announcements throughout the day that you might have missed. Here we give you the low-down on some of the highlight announcements stretching beyond the GTX 1080Ti. In-case …
Read More »MSI is teasing a new Mini-ITX GPU
It looks like we can expect a new mini-ITX graphics card from MSI any day now as the company has begun teasing a shrunk down version of what could either be a GTX 1080 or a GTX 1070. MSI posted a quick teaser image on its Facebook page late last …
Read More »Square Enix already has Final Fantasy XV running on PC, but only as a ‘technical experiment’
Recently, we heard Final Fantasy XV director, Hajime Tabata talk a bit more about a PC version of the game, mostly for the purposes of really pushing the engine as far as it can go graphically. Now, just over a week later, it seems that an experimental PC version of Final …
Read More »Fallout 4’s high-resolution texture pack for PC requires a really high-end rig
While Bethesda might be all done cranking out season pass DLC for Fallout 4, the studio isn't quite finished with the game entirely. Next week, not only with there be a PS4 Pro upgrade for this game, but PC players will finally be able to download the high-resolution texture pack, …
Read More »Get For Honour or Ghost Recon Wildlands with select Nvidia GPUs
Buying a new GTX 1080, GTX 1070 or PC with either of those graphics cards in? Then you stand a good chance of having a free game to try out on your new hardware. Nvidia has launched a brand new promotion known as the Be The Hero bundle, which lets …
Read More »PC Specialist Vortex VI Laptop Review (6700K/GTX1080 SLI)
KitGuru has reviewed a handful of high end gaming laptops that fail to deliver the level of performance you might expect to see from one or two GTX 1080 graphics chips. Our working theory is that 45W mobile Intel CPUs such as Core i7-6820HK and 6920HQ simply do not have …
Read More »Colorful’s new GTX 1080 is a 4-slot hybrid cooled monster
There are many add-in board partners in the world of graphics cards, some more popular than others. One you may not have heard much about is Colorful, who surprised us all over the weekend with the announcement of the new iGAME GTX 1080 Kudan- a four slot GTX 1080 with …
Read More »ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1080 Gaming A8G Review
Today we are taking a look at the slightly more conservatively clocked ‘A8G' ASUS ROG STRIX GTX 1080. With an out-of-the-box boost clock of up to 1809MHz (1835MHz if you enable the OC mode in ASUS' software), the A8G STRIX is around 90MHz slower than the STRIX OC O8G model. …
Read More »EVGA explains GTX 1080/1070 heat issues, offers update
Over the last week, there have been plenty of reports surrounding EVGA's new ACX 3.0 cooler, which features on the GTX 1080 and GTX 1060. It turns out that some users were experiencing poor VRM temperatures under certain conditions. While EVGA has already offered to send out thermal pads to …
Read More »Gears of War 4 now free with select GTX 1070 and 1080s
If you buy one of Nvidia's GTX 1070 or 1080 graphics cards, on top of whatever other bundles you might find, you'll be eligible for a free copy of Gears of War 4 too. As an Xbox Play anywhere title, that means that once you've registered it, you'll own a …
Read More »MSI Pro-Modding competition and GT73 VR at Gamescom 2016
With almost 350,00 visitors expected to tour the vast halls of the Koelnmesse before Gamescom closes its doors on 21st August 2016, KitGuru walked a marathon on your behalf to find the best bits. While the MSI booth did have hands-on opportunities for gamers to try out the latest GT73 …
Read More »nVidia launches Pascal graphics for laptops
Nvidia has launched GeForce GTX 10 series graphics chips for notebooks and the big news is that these are full Pascal chips, rather than M (for mobile) parts. We are still waiting for the full specs from Nvidia but as things stand we have some basic details on the first …
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