ASUS isn't slowing down on new gaming monitor announcements. Not only is the ROG Strix XG43UQ close to hitting the market, but there is a new impressive high refresh rate display on the way for gamers that prefer QHD resolution – the ROG Strix XG27AQM.  Featuring a 27-inch Fast IPS …

Microsoft has been in desperate need of a re-design for its Windows 10 Store app for years and now, it looks like the big overhaul is finally happening. According to sources this week, Microsoft is working on a new version of the Store with fewer limitations, allowing a broader range …

Using a PowerColor RX 6900 XT Liquid Devil Ultimate, Der8auer has set a new overclocking world record, pushing the GPU above 3.2GHz clock speeds.

Acer is getting into memory and SSDs, teaming up with Biwin to produce Predator-branded RAM modules and M.2 SSDs. Through this partnership, we'll see Acer Predator Apollo and Talos memory modules, as well as the GM3500 M.2 SSD.  We'll start off with the SSD. The new Predator GM3500 uses a …

Earlier this year we saw AOC take its first steps beyond monitors and into the PC gaming peripherals market. AOC already has two headsets and now, there are two mechanical keyboards, two gaming mice and a new mousepad to add to that line-up.  In total, the new AOC Gaming series …

Apple's Spring Loaded event took place last night as planned and as expected, new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro models were announced. However, the announcements didn't stop there, as Apple also unveiled a new Apple TV, new iMac models, AirTag and a new purple colourway for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Mini.

Gigabyte has unveiled two new gaming monitors this week- the G24F and M28U. The former is a Full HD display with a 170Hz refresh rate, while the other is a high-end 4K display with 144Hz refresh rate and a KVM switch.  The Gigabyte G24F features a 24-inch Super Speed IPS …

AUO has recently introduced ‘A.R.T.' (advanced reflectionless technology) for gaming and professional-oriented displays. During that same announcement, the manufacturer also introduced two new display panels, a 27-inch QHD with a 300Hz refresh rate and a 32-inch 8K4K for professionals. AUO developed A.R.T. to allow users to stay at the screen …

The Windows 10 KB5001330 and KB5001337 cumulative updates released on April 13th are causing some problems for gamers. Users are reporting that following this update, performance in games has dropped, new error messages are appearing and there are issues with V-Sync and BSODs.  As reported by ComputerBase, it may be …

It seems that Nvidia's RTX 3060 won't be the only SKU featuring the crypto mining limiter. We've already heard rumours that the RTX 3080 Ti may come with the limiter in place, but new sources point towards the whole RTX 30 range being updated with it.  According to new reports, …

Photos of a GPU shipment containing unreleased MSI RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3X 12GB graphics cards have emerged. The photos show the shipping labels, confirming the existence of the RTX 3080 Ti and the 12GB memory buffer.  Besides confirming the existence of the RTX 3080 Ti, the photos shared by …

Amazon Game Studios and Athlon Games were co-developing a new MMO set in the Lord of the Rings universe, but it looks like those plans have now been scrapped due to a dispute between both parties.  As reported by Bloomberg, Amazon has cancelled yet another video game. Following Breakaway and …

MSI has reportedly discontinued the RTX 3080 Gaming X Trio and cancelled a number of unfulfilled pre-orders of the graphics card. Currently, it looks like the graphics card will be replaced by the RTX 3080 Gaming Z Trio, which comes with a few small differences that should not impact performance.  …

It looks like the Samsung Odyssey G9 already has some competition. A new curved gaming monitor from Acer has been listed at a Chinese retailer, and as per the product description, it will have specs to match Samsung's improved Odyssey G9 display.  According to a Taobao listing (via TFT Central), the …

A newly leaked Intel roadmap has given us a hint at what to expect from Intel in the coming months. As it turns out, Intel Alder Lake-S could be landing a bit sooner than anticipated, with this roadmap showing plans for a Q3 2021 release.  The roadmap leaked by @9550pro …

Announced back at CES 2021, MSI has finally released the water-cooled RTX 3080 Sea Hawk X. Featuring a two-part cooling system, the RTX 3080 Sea Hawk X was designed to operate silently even at full load. The cooling system consists of a 240mm aluminium radiator cooled by 2x 120mm fans …

ASRock has released its flagship Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics card - the Radeon RX 6900 XT OC Formula, complete with a 21-phase power design for enhanced overclocking potential. 

CoolerMaster is adding two new cases to its vast portfolio – the MasterBox 540 for RGB-lovers and the MasterBox MB600L V2 for those who prefer a minimalistic design.  The CoolerMaster MasterBox 540 has a unique ARGB ether front panel to create a dazzling display of colours. Users can choose to …

Samsung is back with another PCIe 4 SSD – the PM9A1. The latest SSD is aimed at OEMs, but Samsung's specifications suggest that it should offer very similar performance to the pre-existing 980 Pro SSD. Similar to the 980 Pro, the Samsung PM9A1 uses the Elpis controller, DRAM cache, and …

Nvidia announced the CMP 30HX series in March and while we knew AiB partners would be working with Nvidia on this, partners didn't announce their cards straight away. That changed this week, with Gigabyte becoming the first AiB partner to introduce its own CMP 30HX mining processor officially. Based on the …

This week, G.Skill is launching a new series of DDR4 memory – Trident Z Royal Elite, which not only looks lavish but is also blazing fast with clock speeds up to 5333MHz. The Trident Z Royal Elite series updates the shroud design with a “uniquely sculpted crystaline pattern”. Available in …

Back at CES 2021, AMD confirmed that the Ryzen 9 5900 and Ryzen 7 5800 (non-X) will be coming this year for OEMs. As it seems, PC makers are finally starting to receive those processors, with Alienware being one of the first to include them as a configuration option. The …

The Corsair ONE is getting an upgrade for 2021, with CPU upgrades to the latest processors from AMD and Intel. The Corsair One a200 is now available with a Ryzen 9 5900X while the Corsair One i200 is available with up to an Intel Core i9-11900K. Besides the powerful new …

We've seen plenty of leaks for Microsoft's Surface Laptop 4 over the last month. We can now put an end to those, as the Surface Laptop 4 has been officially announced, complete with options for Intel 11th Gen Core processors or Ryzen 4000 series processors. There will be two AMD …

Gigabyte has recently announced its first 4K gaming monitors. Ranging from 32 to 48 inches, the upcoming Gigabyte Aorus gaming monitors offer up to 144Hz refresh rates, HDMI 2.1 connectivity, and Aorus Space Audio, making them ideal for both PC and console gaming. The new Gigabyte Aorus 4K gaming monitors …

Nvidia will expand its RTX A workstation series with two new desktop GPUs and four laptop GPUs. During GTC, the company also revealed two entry-level mobile GPUs based on the Turing GPU architecture without RT or Tensor cores. Up to now, the Nvidia RTX A6000 was the only desktop workstation …

Last night during Jensen's GTC 2021 keynote, Nvidia announced a new ARM-based CPU. Known as "Grace", Nvidia's latest CPU utilises ARM core architecture and aims to deliver 10x more performance for systems training AI models and other high-performance computing workloads.

In August 2020, we came across an alleged AMD roadmap introducing multiple new architectures, such as “Warhol” and “Cezanne”. Over time, these names have been revealed as official, bringing some legitimacy to last year's leak. Now in an updated roadmap, we also have some details on an upcoming “Raphael” series …

GPU virtualisation is officially exclusive to some Nvidia data centre and professional graphics cards, but a group of modders have been working on changing that. Through some tweaking, developers have managed to enable GPU virtualisation on GeForce and Quadro graphics cards.  Nvidia GeForce gaming graphics cards have always had the …

The Ryzen 5000G series is closer to launch than ever. Last week, the AMD's upcoming APU line-up was leaked and now, we appear to have some performance data to go along with those leaks. Someone has managed to get their hands on the upcoming Ryzen 7 5700G, releasing the benchmarks …