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Thermaltake is expanding its lineup of power supplies this week with the new Smart BM2 PSU series. These are 80Plus Bronze certified units, hitting wattages from 450W all the way up to 750W.  The new Smart BM2 line-up consists of four semi-modular PSUs – having a capacity of 450W, 550W, …

Intel Hybrid Technology was officially introduced when the company announced its Lakefield processors. These processors were designed to be used on mobile devices, offering reduced power consumption without sacrificing  performance. This same hybrid technology has been rumoured to come to desktop processors too, and Alder Lake-S might be its gateway. …

AMD is back with another ‘Raise the Game' bundle for Radeon graphics cards. Recent months have seen titles like Resident Evil 3, Monster Hunter Iceborne and Xbox Game Pass memberships given away. In the latest update to the bundle, Radeon RX 5000 series GPU buyers will get access to Godfall …

ID-Cooling is back with a new 240mm all-in-one CPU liquid cooler- the IceFlow 240. This particular AIO comes with a patented pump design and addressable RGB lighting to bring an extra dash of colour to your gaming rig.  The ID-Cooling IceFlow 240's ARGB lighting is applied on both the frame …

Cooler Master's latest pair of PC cases aim to be the "ultimate gateway enclosure into the small form factor world".

Silverstone has added two new ET-MG PSUs to its portfolio. The 500W ET500-MG and the 600W ET600-MG ATX power supplies are fully modular, offering multiple options to power your components, and are certified with 80PLUS Gold power efficiency. As 80 PLUS Gold power supplies, their efficiency can be as high …

HyperX is revamping its lineup of Predator and Fury DDR4 RAM, this time with up to 256GB of memory and up to 4800MHz speeds. These new kits were designed to pass “rigorous certification test procedures” for both Intel and AMD based systems.  The Predator modules are available with 8GB, 16GB, …

How good is Kingston's KC2500, built on a Silicon Motion controller & 96-layer 3D TLC NAND

A big area of focus for China in recent years has been growing the semiconductor industry, with a goal to be able to develop and manufacture CPUs and GPUs within the country without needing to rely on companies from other regions of the world. We've seen plenty of progress here …

In the past week, we shared with you a photo showing an AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX, which raised the possibility of a complete Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000 series. According to the latest leak, it seems that AMD will indeed launch it, and it will consist of 4 processors with up to …

Biostar is about to launch a couple of Radeon RX 5000 series graphics cards. Both the Biostar Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB and the Biostar Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB feature reference clock speeds and a custom cooling solution for improved GPU cooling. As per the packaging, these graphics cards belong to Biostar's …

Back in June, the EK-Expo was held, bringing us a ton of announcements for new water cooling gear. Now, these new products are starting to hit the market, starting off with the EK-Quantum flow indicators. The EK-Quantum Flow Indicator comes in three flavours depending on your needs. One is just …

Towards the end of 2019, Lian-Li launched the LANCOOL II series of PC cases. While the original had some mesh sections on the case, the front panel was not full mesh, so there was still some room for improvement. Now, The LANCOOL II Mesh has officially launched, providing even better …

MSI has taken on a different approach with this AIO cooler design, but is it any good?

Gigabyte announced the release of new BIOS firmware for AMD motherboards. The company said that the new firmware will fix security issues, improve performance, and optimise stability. AMD's APU processors that were released from 2016 to 2019 have suffered from the possibility of SMM Callout related security issues. The SMM Callout …

Qualcomm has announced a follow up to its Snapdragon 865, the Snapdragon 865 Plus 5G, featuring a boost to both CPU and GPU performance.  The Snapdragon 865 Plus 5G from Qualcomm features a CPU that runs up to 3.1 GHz – a 10% increase from the original chip. The upgraded SoC also comes …

A picture tiering the upcoming Intel “Rocket Lake-S” vPRO processors has surfaced, revealing some key specs. Of course, the Core i9 is the highest tier, with 8C/16T, meanwhile, the Core i7 sports 8C/12T.  The image was shared by a source from Videocardz, and seems to pack fresh information regarding Intel's …

EVGA is about to expand its portfolio of power supplies with the new BA Bronze series. Featuring 80PLUS Bronze certification, a single +12V rail, and a DC-DC converter, EVGA BA Bronze PSUs offer a decent set of protections combined with efficiency.  The BA series will consist of 2x hard-lined PSU models, one …

This week, TeamGroup is making waves in the overclocking scene, as the company's T-FORCE XTREEM ARGB memory modules have been pushed to world record speeds.  Working with overclocker ‘LeeGH', TeamGroup's XTREEM ARGB DDR4 3200MHz was able to take the quad-channel memory record on AIDA64. Utilising the ASUS ROG Rampage VI …

With more big games on the horizon, it is time for another Nvidia driver update. The latest Game Ready update preps GeForce GPU users for Death Stranding, but that isn't the only news we have today, as Nvidia has also announced that it will be bundling Death Stranding with RTX …

For the first time this week, NVIDIA has surpassed Intel in market cap, making Nvidia the largest U.S. chip maker in terms of market value. This comes after a steady rise in Nvidia share prices over the last 12 months, bolstering the GPU company's value.  The upswing in Nvidia's stocks …

While there were some rumours claiming that AMD's Zen 3 CPUs could be delayed, the company has stood firm, maintaining that its next big architecture upgrade is still on track. That was reaffirmed again this week, with AMD CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, briefly touching on the subject in a new …

Ryzen Threadripper PRO series processors appear to be on the way...

If you own an EK D5 pump, you can now improve its hydraulic performance (up to 15%) by adding the newly released EK-Quantum Inertia D5 Body D-RGB tops. Featuring D-RGB LED lighting and a design that “seamlessly blends with the rest of the EK Quantum Line”, these new EK pump-tops are …

It has been a couple of months since HP officially unveiled its ‘next-gen' VR headset. Built in collaboration with Valve and Microsoft, the HP Reverb G2 is due to release this year and now thanks to an early retail listing, we have a more specific date to circle in the …

Earlier this week, the first online listings for the Phanteks Eclipse P500A chassis began surfacing and now, the company is officially ready for launch. We've had the chance to review the Phanteks Eclipse P500A already, offering high airflow and other handy features for DIY PC builders.  Positioned between the P400 …

Phanteks are back, and Leo looks at the brand-new Eclipse P500A

With the release of AMD's Ryzen 4000 desktop APUs approaching, the first distributed samples have started to appear in multiple databases. The latest we have to share was spotted on the CPU-Z Validator database and was overclocked to an impressive 4.765GHz. The database entry was first shared by ITCooker, showing an …

Could this be our first look at the RTX 3070?

Last month, AMD officially announced its new 3rd Gen Ryzen ‘XT' series desktop processors, consisting of the Ryzen 9 3900XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT and Ryzen 5 3600XT. Today, reviews for these CPUs officially went live and retailers were able to begin shipping out to customers, so we've had a look at …