Today at CES, Leo had the chance to catch up with Alphacool to check out all of the new liquid cooling gear coming our way this year. The star of the show is the new Eisbaer Extreme all-in-one AIO, but we also have new water blocks, pumps and reservoirs to …
Read More »3DMark releases Port Royal ray tracing benchmark – benchmarks inside!
Last night we saw the official launch of 3DMark's new ray tracing benchmark – Port Royal. This is a 2560×1440 benchmark and is the world's first ‘dedicated real-time ray tracing benchmark for gamers' according to UL, the parent company of 3DMark. For your reference, we have benchmarked the RTX 2060, …
Read More »CES 2019: Phanteks Enthoo Luxe 2, Eclipse P600 and new watercooling gear
We had the chance to stop by at the Phanteks suite at CES yesterday. We were able to get a sneak peek at two new cases- the Eclipse P600 and the Enthoo Luxe 2, both of which come with new improvements compared to last generation. Beyond that, we have new …
Read More »CES 2019: be quiet! launches Dark Base 700 White edition, Dark Rock Slim and new fans
Our CES coverage continues, today we had the chance to catch up with be quiet!, who gave us an early look at the new Dark Base 700 White edition, Dark Rock 4 Slim and re-designed Shadow Wings and Pure Wings fans. The Dark Base 700 White edition doesn't change up …
Read More »Thermaltake 32GB DDR4-3200MHz WaterRAM RGB Review
Its unique, expensive, but really good. Leo likes it!
Read More »CES 2019: Intel is expanding its 9th generation line of processors
For the past three months, Intel has focused on flagship desktop and workstation variants of its 9th generation line-up, leaving little to compete on the budget end of the market. Taking to CES 2019, Intel’s Gregory Bryant revealed a much-needed expansion to the family, from Core i3 to i9 and …
Read More »CES 2019: Intel’s 10nm chips will be Ice Lake, release promised before the end of 2019
After numerous delays, Intel has finally demonstrated its 10nm Ice Lake desktop processor at CES 2019. Based on the Sunny Cove microarchitecture and integrated with the latest Thunderbolt 3, Wi-Fi 6, and DL Boost, Intel promises that manufacturers will finally have access to the 10nm line by the end of …
Read More »CES 2019: Thermaltake announces hard and soft tube watercooling kits
Jumping into full watercooling isn’t always the easiest, with an intimidating amount of components across the market of varying quality. Thermaltake attempts to make this easier, taking to CES 2019 to unveil four new complete watercooling kits for both hard tube and soft tube enthusiasts, each part selected in conjunction …
Read More »CES 2019: ASUS unveils its line-up of RTX 2060 graphics cards
After Nvidia officially announced the GeFroce RTX 2060 earlier today, it was only a matter of time before aftermarket vendors debuted their take mid-range Turing-based GPU. ASUS has now unveiled its Republic of Gamers (ROG) Strix, ASUS Dual, and ASUS Turbo variants of the RTX 2060, complete with faster GDDR6 …
Read More »CES 2019: ASUS launches ROG Matrix RTX 2080Ti with integrated liquid cooling
While much of today's news so far has focussed on the RTX 2060 launch, there are higher-end GPUs getting exciting announcements today too. Asus has unveiled the ROG Matrix RTX 2080Ti, a 3-slot flagship GPU with a completely integrated closed-loop liquid cooling set up- no additional radiators or tubing required. …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 2060 Founders Edition 6GB Review
Nvidia is back with another Turing card. Priced at £329, is the RTX 2060 worth buying?
Read More »CES 2019: Nvidia brings RTX graphics to gaming laptops
Aside from RTX 2060 and G-Sync news, Nvidia also had announcements for gaming laptop enthusiasts at its CES 2019 keynote today. Soon, RTX graphics are going to be available in laptops, with over 40 different models set to hit the market so far- this will include both Max-Q and regular …
Read More »Nvidia is going to start allowing G-Sync on FreeSync monitors
Nvidia is finally opening up its drivers to allow GTX/RTX graphics cards to make use of Adaptive Sync on FreeSync displays.
Read More »CES 2019: Nvidia announces RTX 2060, available this month for £329
Nvidia's RTX 2060 has been announced, bringing the entry-level price of Turing down to £329.
Read More »Asus ROG GZ700GX ‘Mothership’ & 17.3-inch ROG Zephyrus S GX701GX w/ RTX 2080 Max Q
Way back in the first week of December, Sascha Krohn, Global Senior Technical Marketing Manager at Asus made the trek from his office at Asus HQ in Taipei to tease KitGuru with two new laptops that will be launched at CES, early in January. As we said we originally held …
Read More »Sketchy Zen 2 retail listings pop up online claiming specs for Ryzen 3800X and more
We've known for some time now that AMD has been working on its next-gen ‘Zen 2' architecture, which will be built on the 7nm process. At the moment, we are expecting this new architecture to debut at some point in 2019, but a recent retail listing has already got the …
Read More »Thermaltake launches Level 20 MT and Level 20 GT ARGB cases
Last year was the 20th anniversary of Thermaltake, which was celebrated with the launch of a brand new Level 20 series of cases. We saw these impressive cases at Computex last year and now, two newcomers are being added to the mix, with Thermaltake launching the Level 20 MT and …
Read More »be quiet! System Power U9 700W PSU Review
It's a new non-modular PSU from be quiet! but is an 80+ Bronze unit worth it in 2019?
Read More »Nvidia could face class-action lawsuit over crypto-mining GPU demand
The majority of 2018 was unfortunately quite disappointing for PC gaming enthusiasts. The crypto-mining market had sent graphics card prices into a frenzy and when Bitcoin eventually began crashing back down, prices did not adjust quickly enough. This left Nvidia in an awkward position later in the year, as the …
Read More »Nvidia’s AI-generated graphics hint at an automatically generated gaming future
This month, Nvidia showcased one of the first proof-of-concept demos for the real-time creation of video game graphics. The new tech showcase focuses on a real-time driving simulation that covers a few city blocks, with AI generating in-game graphics based off of real-world footage. The demo is purely focused on …
Read More »Crucial P1 1000GB NVMe SSD Review
It's Crucial's first NVMe SSD, but how does it fare in a competitive market?
Read More »SilverStone Strider Titanium 1100W PSU Review
It's a high end unit with a 1100W capacity, but at £270 is this worth buying?
Read More »Seagate Exos X14 14TB HDD Review
It's a 14TB monster aimed at the data centre market - can it stand out above the competition?
Read More »Gigabyte MZ01-CE0 AMD EPYC Workstation Motherboard Review
It's a beast of a board if you're looking to build a server around an EPYC processor
Read More »Asus ROG Ryujin 360 Review – an AIO with an OLED screen?
It's got a built in 1.7" OLED screen - but is the Asus ROG Ryujin 360 worth the £249.95 asking price?
Read More »Alpenföhn Brocken 3 Revisited – worth a buy today?
It's not the newest, but the Brocken 3 is now just £43 - how does it compare to newer models?
Read More »DDR4 RAM prices seem to be fairly good right now
RAM prices have been in a constant state of flux over the last few years. Most of the time, picking up a 3000MHz+ 16GB kit will set you back close to, if not more than £200 here in the UK. Fortunately, memory pricing is predicted to be coming down over …
Read More »Sharkoon Pure Steel Midi ATX Case – White or Black with RGB
It's a well priced case, should you be shortlisting it for a new build in 2019 ?
Read More »Intel Core i9-9980XE Extreme Edition Review – It Hertz!
Intel has updated its range of Core X processors - but this will set you back £2270
Read More »Microsoft reportedly set to launch two next-gen consoles, ‘Anaconda’ and ‘Lockhart’
At this point, it is common knowledge that the next generation of consoles are on the way, with both Sony and Microsoft openly confirming that new hardware is in the works. Microsoft's strategy for next-gen is particularly interesting, as the company will be juggling cloud gaming in addition to standard …
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