Custom cooling specialist, Bitspower has announced new products adding to its already extensive range. Two new designs are available including a universal CPU water block with an OLED display and a GPU water block for Nvidia RTX cards. The Bitspower Summit M CPU water block is a follow on from …
Read More »Jonsbo introduces the TR03 triangular PC case
While Jonsbo may not be a familiar name to some system builders and PC enthusiasts over here in the UK, it has just re-entered the U.S market and has some rather funky PC chassis designs to offer. Jonsbo is a Chinese brand, manufacturing PC hardware including cases and cooling solutions. …
Read More »Europe’s most powerful Supercomputer to be powered by AMD EPYC CPUs
Back in May, we covered how AMD and Cray, a supercomputing expert subsidiary of HP, would together build the world's fastest computer for the US Department of Energy. But apparently, another government plans to have a supercomputer built by both companies. The UK government chose AMD and Cray to build the …
Read More »Images of a custom Radeon RX 5500 have been spotted online
A plethora of Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super leaks have been spotted online in recent weeks, it now seems attention is turning to AMD’s new Radeon 5500 GPUs after images of the XFX RX 5500 THICC II may have popped up. Graphics card rumour specialists VideoCardz has released images of …
Read More »EVGA releases new RTX 2070 Super, narrowing the gap between the 2080 Super
EVGA has recently released a new addition to its 2070 Super line of GPUs, and – impressively – the specs list is about as long as its name. If you’re in the market for a new GPU, you’ll likely be spoiled for choice. In the RTX 2070 Super category, EVGA …
Read More »AMD announces new embedded GPUs for the casino gaming industry
AMD has announced a new embedded GPU for the casino gaming industry, which enables gaming machine manufacturers to create beautiful and immersive graphics in the latest casino gaming platforms. Modern casino gaming platforms are adopting the same high-quality motion graphics as seen in consumer-based gaming devices. The AMD Ryzen Embedded …
Read More »InWin introduce the Alice PC chassis with vivid polyester side panels
InWin has announced a rather interesting and somewhat different PC chassis. The Alice mid-tower PC chassis is said to “gather inspiration” from the classic story Alice in Wonderland, with a lightweight, sturdy frame and a variety of vivid coloured materials as side panels. “InWin is taking PC builders on a …
Read More »Intel may be about to counter AMD with $3 billion price cuts
There's no doubt AMD has been applying pressure to Intel's market share of the CPU segment since the launch of Ryzen. Now, according to a recent leak, Intel wants to disrupt the CPU market by injecting billions of dollars in price cuts and incentives to fight back AMD competition. Based …
Read More »EKWB announces new aluminium GPU block for RX 5700 series
EK has announced it is releasing an interesting new product to its custom liquid cooling range, with a new water block coming for AMD Radeon RX 5700 and 5700 XT GPUs forming part of the company's Fluid Gaming lineup. The new EK-AC Radeon RX 5700/5700XT D-RGB water block is compatible …
Read More »More GeForce GTX 1660 Super cards have been spotted
It seems more Nvidia GTX 1660 Super cards have been spotted online, with images, specification and pricing appearing in various places related to cards coming from EVGA, MSI, INNO3D, PNY and Maxsun. The guys over at Videocardz posted on their website multiple images of potential Nvidia GTX 1660 Super cards …
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Read More »Zen 3 could see IPC gains over 8% and up to 200MHz faster clocks
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Read More »B550A chipset for OEMs confirmed by AMD
Until now, AMD has remained tight-lipped on any budget 500 series chipsets for Ryzen 3000. However, one of AMD's chief marketers has commented in reply to a Reddit post that points out B550A chipsets exist. On the AMD subreddit, there was a comment made from an official AMD source to …
Read More »Rumour suggests Intel are scrapping 10nm desktop CPUs
Rumours coming from inside Intel are suggesting the company is about to scrap plans for 10nm production of desktop CPUs to concentrate on a 7nm node for this market instead. According to some exclusive information from the team at hardwareLUXX, Intel is planning to scrap all plans for 10nm CPUs …
Read More »Intel discontinues its 7th Gen Kaby Lake CPUs
It's been a couple of years since Intel's Kaby Lake processors were in the headlines, but Intel has announced that its 7th Gen desktop CPUs will be discontinued as of October 2020. This follows on from last week's news that the Kaby Lake-G mobile processors, using AMD Radeon RX Vega …
Read More »Rumoured AMD 7nm Mobility CPUs could launch early in 2020
According to rumours, AMD could be launching its Mobility CPUs based on 7nm technology early in 2020, with claims this could reduced the cost of gaming capable laptops to $699. According to the guys over at wccftech, they have got confirmation AMD will be launching 7nm mobile CPUs in Q1 …
Read More »10th generation Intel Core i3 processors could feature Hyper-Threading
Intel may be ready to offer a Core i3 Comet Lake CPU featuring Hyper-Threading after a benchmark submission is spotted listing a Core i3-10100 processor sporting four cores and eight threads, marking a big step up from previous generations. A SiSoftsoftare benchmark submission revealed on Twitter by @TUM_APISAK has shown …
Read More »Leaked Zotac images could prove the GTX 1660 Super is coming
Although there has been no official confirmation from Nvidia that the Super series will actually make an appearance under the 1660 brand, it is looking more and more likely every day, with new leaks coming thick and fast. A website post recently by the guys over at Videocardz may be …
Read More »AMD has had Microsoft ray tracing code in its drivers since July
Even though none of AMD's current generation of graphics cards officially support Microsoft’s DirectX Raytracing (DXR), according to recent reports, it seems AMD has been putting code in its GPU drivers since July this year. As reported by PCGamesN, recent images from AMD’s China partner summit event, which were shared …
Read More »Samsung Develops Industry’s First 12-Layer 3D-TSV DRAM Packaging Technology
Samsung recently announced that they have developed the worlds first 12-layer 3D-TSV (Through Silicon Via) technology DRAM modules with up to 24GB capacity, one of the first products to use the technology will be Samsung’s very own HBM2 KGSDs. Samsung’s new 12-layer 3D-TSV process features 12 DRAM chips interconnected through …
Read More »New Vengeance LPX memory kits from Corsair break the 5000Mhz barrier
Corsair has announced a new DDR4 memory kit from its low-profile Vengeance LPX range. The new modules are set to break the 5000Mhz barrier for consumer desktop memory solutions. However, that performance comes with a rather large price tag. Vengeance LPX is a familiar name in the memory market, offering …
Read More »G.SKILL announce a series of high-performance, high-capacity memory modules
G.SKILL has announced new high-capacity, high-performance memory kits based on 32 GB modules and spanning several of their current DDR4 series. The company claims these modules will push the performance of high-capacity memory solutions to the limits. Included in the new specifications are G.SKILL’s Trident Z Royal and Trident Z …
Read More »Intel to discontinue AMD collaboration Kaby Lake-G in 2020
Intel has killed off its Kaby Lake-G collaboration with AMD Radeon RX Vega M graphics. However, the company has vowed it will continue to support the product with drivers for five years to follow policy. Kaby Lake-G was released at the beginning of 2018 featuring a collaboration between Intel and …
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It's a Helium-filled 14TB HDD, designed for use in NAS systems
Read More »XFX to release THICC III RX 5700 XT
We've seen a number of custom Radeon RX 5700 XTs since the reference cards launched back in July, and we've reviewed several high-quality models ourselves. We've already seen XFX release its THICC II card, and now it seems a THICC III is in the works. As reported by VideoCardz, XFX …
Read More »TSMC is hitting 7nm+ yields in time for AMD Zen 3
There is growing optimism that AMD will deliver on its schedule for next-generation Zen 3 processors after TSMC says it has begun mass production of chips based on its new 7nm+ EUV technology. TSMC this week announced it is “delivering customer products to market in high volume”, which means they …
Read More »MSI may have accidentally leaked a TRX40 motherboard
MSI has been pushing content creator based products for some time now. It seems they might have a new content creator HEDT motherboard on the way to support AMD's upcoming TRX40 Threadripper 3000 socket too. MSI have been putting a lot of effort into their content creator featured products of …
Read More »AMD announce two new Ryzen 3000 CPUs, but there is a catch
AMD has officially announced two new processors are being added to the Ryzen 3000 line up. Although it looks like they will only be available to OEM system builders for the moment. Since the initial launch of AMD Ryzen 3000 processors back in July, AMD has introduced new products into …
Read More »Noctua finally introduces all black versions of their high-end air coolers
Noctua has introduced the long-awaited all-black versions of its CPU coolers. The legendary NH-D15, NH-U12S and the NH-L9i all getting a makeover along with new chromax.black fans. Staying close to its successful formula, Noctua has taken its signature quiet cooling performance and introduced an all-black coating to the heatsinks and …
Read More »Intel and Partners Showcase Vast Array of Products at Technology Open House Event
Intel’s Technology Open House in London was an exhibition of products from the chipmaker and its partners that showcase the capabilities provided by Intel. Core to the showcases were 10th Gen Ice Lake and Comet Lake laptops, Optane-accelerated systems, and gaming PCs designed for high framerate horsepower.
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