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We have Computex and E3 coming up fast, making the next few weeks a hugely busy time in the gaming software and hardware worlds. We already know what to expect from AMD, and we have a rough idea of Intel’s plans. However, we have heard very little from NVIDIA. That …

After co-founding Oculus and building it up into the VR force it is today, Palmer Luckey left the company back in 2017. At the time, the official word was that Luckey made the choice to step down himself. However, that story changed this week, as he was apparently fired by …

It's an entry-level NVMe SSD that can be found for under £70 - has WD nailed it?

We are still a while off from the launch of Sony’s next-gen PlayStation but we already began hearing about the console’s hardware specs back in April. At the time, Sony’s lead architect on the PS5, Mark Cerny, talked up the console’s SSD capabilities but some of it was difficult to …

AMD's top-end Navi will reportedly cost $499 and edge out an RTX 2070

The need for high-wattage external power supplies has been increasing in recent years, primarily in business. These external power supplies need to factor in a number of additional features, including high stability, efficiency, low noise and ease of replacement. FSP has the answer for those customers, thanks to the company’s …

Palit has come up with a TINY GTX 1650 card - but is it any good?

Back in Q3 2018, Nvidia reported lower than expected results due to a weakened crypto-mining market and excess Pascal inventory taking longer to sell. Then for Q4 2018, Nvidia had to cut its earnings estimates due to weaker than forecasted sales in the gaming and datacentre markets. Now, we have …

It's just £40, but Leo really likes this MicroATX case from SilverStone

It has been just over a year since CPU vulnerabilities like Spectre and Meltdown last dominated the news cycle. Efforts have been made to fix these flaws and newer CPUs have extra protections in place. Unfortunately for Intel, a new issue has now popped up, known as ‘Zombieload’, which has …

AMD has been making a habit of showing up at E3 for a few years now. Back in 2015, we saw Lisa Su arrive to launch the Radeon R9 Fury. One year later, AMD returned to the gaming-focused event to show off DOOM running on Ryzen, while also announcing the …

While much of this year’s focus will be on Navi, it looks like AMD might be squeezing a bit more life out of Polaris this year in addition to ushering in new architecture. Recent reports suggest that we’ll be getting a Radeon RX 640 at the low-end of the line-up, …

There is no doubt that so far, Ryzen has been a huge success for AMD. Not only has competition been restored to the mainstream and high-end gaming segments of the CPU market, but Threadripper also posed a huge challenge to Intel’s HEDT line up. We are closing in on the …

be quiet!'s Dark Rock series goes on a diet with the new Dark Rock Slim

SSD adoption is on the rise and prices are set to fall, particularly for high-capacity drives.

ASRock has expanded its motherboard range over the last month with two new additions based on Intel’s Z390 chipset. The Z390 Phantom Gaming 4S takes aim at the mainstream gaming crowd and serves as an upgrade over the original Phantom Gaming 4. Meanwhile, the Steel Legend brings this familiar design …

MSI has an ACE up its sleeve with this high-end Z390 motherboard

Over the last few years, a company known as ‘Xperi Corporation’ has been throwing patent infringement lawsuits at some of the biggest companies in tech. In 2017, Xperi won a settlement and license agreement with Broadcom and managed to achieve the same result against Samsung in December 2018. Now, Xperi …

AMD has been doing extremely well in the CPU market over the last couple of years, as the launch of the Zen architecture brought some much needed competition back to the forefront. We are currently awaiting the launch of Zen 2, which will push AMD CPUs over to the 7nm …

Last year, we saw ASUS enter the all-in-one liquid cooler market with the ROG Ryuo and ROG Ryujin CPU coolers. This year, the ROG Strix LC AIO will be joining the family, adding a lower cost option in 120mm and 240mm form factors. We had our first peek at the …

It's Gigabyte's top-tier RTX 2060 card, but can it justify the £360 asking price?

Back in March, Crytek debuted the ‘Neon Noir’ demo at GDC, showing off real-time ray tracing in CRYENGINE for the first time, all running on an RX Vega 56. The demo does a good job of showing off ray-traced reflections specifically but now Crytek has shared an update diving deeper …

Intel’s struggles to get 10nm off the ground are well documented at this point but it looks like 2019 will finally be the year. This week, Intel revealed its latest CPU roadmap, which says that the first Intel 10nm processor will begin shipping in June, with multiple new products coming …

Aerocool's Tor is a budget case with a big focus on RGB lighting - but can it perform?

The age of the traditional Hard Disk Drive has slowly been coming to an end over the years as SSD sales have risen and prices have dropped down. Here in Europe, the shift is more apparent than ever, with new statistics showing significant growth for SSD-based systems compared to one …

AMD has scored a $600m contract to help build 'The Frontier', a supercomputer powered by EPYC and Radeon Instinct graphics.

It's Sapphire's Thunderbolt 3 external GPU enclosure, coming to market at £274.99

It has been a few months since the HoloLens 2 was first announced and now, Microsoft is ready to start shipping the augmented reality headset off to developers. It will be an expensive investment, with the ‘development edition’ costing $3,500, although you do get some bonuses. The HoloLens 2 is …

Building a custom liquid cooling loop is a fulfilling task but it also takes a lot of careful planning and accurate measuring to get it looking as good as can be. Alphacool is hoping to make that last part a bit easier for enthusiasts soon with Eiszapfen laser fittings. The …

AMD’s next generation Ryzen processors are just around the corner and motherboard makers are busy preparing for the launch. Since launching Ryzen, AMD has been committed to maintaining motherboard compatibility across generations and that will be continuing. We’ve already seen MSI issue BIOS updates to add 3rd-gen Ryzen support to …