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Gigabyte is refreshing the Brix line of Mini-PCs with AMD Renoir APUs, joining the ranks of the models with Intel Tiger Lake-U processors. These new Brix models haven't been fully detailed yet, but Gigabyte shared some of the specifications this week. As per ComputerBase, the latest refresh to the Gigabyte …

As the release of the Radeon RX 6000 series comes closer, leaks and early details have begun frequently coming out. This time, it's regarding the overclocking potential of the Radeon RX 6800, which should also extend to the Radeon RX 6800XT and the RX 6900XT.

We review Seasonic's first ever case - and it's certainly a bit different!

It seems that Nvidia is developing an alternative technology similar to AMD's Smart Access Memory to work on RTX 30 series GPUs. Nvidia's version will also include support for both Intel and AMD CPUs.  During AMD's Radeon RX 6000 announcement, the company introduced a new technology named Smart Access Memory. …

Intel has already started to ship its first Tiger Lake processors, but higher-end Tiger Lake processors are expected to come in early 2021. As the release of these mobile high-powered processors comes closer, the first benchmark of a Tiger Lake-H processors has been spotted. For now, Intel has only released …

At launch, it swiftly became clear that the RTX 30 series graphics cards were in high demand and very short supply. There are still pre-order customers sitting in lengthy queues to get their hands on a GPU. As one of the most popular AIBs around, ASUS ROG is right in …

It seems that Super Flower is getting back into the CPU cooler market with three new products. Besides the Neon 122 air tower cooler, Super Flower will also launch two Neon AIO liquid coolers – the Neon 240 and the Neon 360.  Starting with the Neon 122, this cooler features …

Apple is promising that the 2020 MacBook Air is faster than “98 percent of PC laptops sold in the last year”, and based on new benchmark scores, there's a good chance that it will be. The Apple M1 APU is the company's first laptop processor. Powered by TSMC's 5nm process node, …

It seems that January will be a month full of graphics cards launches. Besides the RTX 3080Ti, new rumours suggest that Nvidia is also planning to launch the RTX 3060, the RTX 3050Ti, and the RTX 3050 in the same month. There is also the possibility that AMD launches the …

Priced at £370, this SSD is designed for use as a 24/7 cache drive in NAS devices

Phanteks has launched the Glacier G30 Strix waterblocks and backplates for the Asus ROG Strix RTX 3080 and 3090 graphic cards. Aimed at those who want to create a custom loop with an Asus ROG Strix RTX 3080 or 3090 graphics card, the Glacier G30 Strix waterblocks and backplates offer “the best possible performance” …

With AMD entering the ray-tracing capable GPU market this month, there has been some confusion around what games will be supported and whether or not previous RTX-supported titles are using proprietary technology for ray-tracing. Fortunately, Nvidia has begun clearing the air. 

Cooler Master has announced its first TEC AIO liquid cooler. The MasterLiquid ML360 Sub-Zero is powered by Intel Cryo Cooling technology, deviating itself from traditional cooling concepts and allowing users to push their processors to new heights of performance by reducing its temperatures below ambient. Powered by Intel Cryo Cooling …

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A new rumour detailing specifications of the RTX 3050 has emerged. The entry-level RTX 30 series card is a step below the rest but if leaks prove accurate, it should pack a decent performance increase over the GTX 1650.  Although it hasn't been announced yet, the RTX 3050 is expected …

Though we have seen a general increase in files sizes with each new generation, the Call of Duty titles consistently appear to be some of the worst offenders in that respect. While many had hoped that the introduction of SSDs would allow for less duplication of files, lowering overall file …

A new report suggests that Nvidia will launch the RTX 3080Ti in January 2021. The alleged specifications of this new SKU have already been leaked, and based on them, it will rival the AMD Radeon RX 6900XT.

Sapphire has unveiled its upcoming Radeon RX 6800 and 6800XT custom graphics cards. The Sapphire RX 6800 series cards consist of two Pulse cards, an RX 6800 and an RX 6800XT, and three Nitro+ cards – an RX 6800, an RX 6800XT, and a special edition RX 6800XT. All of …

Despite claims that Ryzen 5000 processors wouldn't be supported on 300-series motherboards, screenshots of a Ryzen 9 5900X running on an A320 motherboard have been spotted on a Chinese forum. AMD has only officially announced support for Ryzen 5000 processors on 500-series and 400-series motherboards, leaving 300-series motherboard owners out …

Following the success of the RTX 20 series iChill Frostbite graphics cards, Inno3D gave the RTX 3090 and 3080 the same treatment, introducing the RTX 3090/3080 iChill Frostbite cards featuring an updated design. The waterblock found on the RTX 30 series iChill Frostbite graphics cards features high-quality components and outstanding …

Ahead of this week's release for Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Nvidia has begun rolling out a Game Ready driver to prepare GeForce GPU owners for launch. Aside from day-one optimisations for Call of Duty, this latest driver also adds Nvidia Reflex support for a few more big …

Photos of a black AMD Radeon RX 6800XT have started to pop up on the Internet, showing it off in a size comparison next to an RTX 3070.  Apparently, these all-black versions are destined to be housed in Lenovo Legion gaming PCs.  As seen in the photos shared in Weibo (via …

Back in 2019, we heard rumblings from a few sources that the current batch of super-fast PCIe 4.0 SSDs were just the beginning. We were told at the time that a next-gen Phison SSD controller was already in the works, which would push beyond the 5,000MB/s speeds we are currently …

AMD's next-gen laptop processors aren't expected until early 2021, but listings for them are already popping up in the wild.

EKWB has released a special edition waterblock compatible with the Nvidia RTX 3080 Founders Edition graphics card. Available in both silver and black, the EK-Quantum Vector FE RTX 3080 D-RGB waterblocks come with two types of connection terminals and feature a significantly larger fin area compared to other Vector waterblocks.  …

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The NZXT CRFT range has been dedicated to limited edition, game-themed cases for a while now. The last chassis we saw was based on Rainbow Six Siege but today, the CRFT line's seventh case was officially announced, based on Mass Effect.  The NZXT CRFT 07 is a Mass Effect themed …

Asus has submitted its RTX 3060Ti graphics cards to EEC (Eurasian Economic Commission). As per usual, EEC listings are registered a few weeks before launch, meaning that an official release of the RTX 3060Ti before this year ends is most likely going to happen. This listing includes multiple Asus RTX …

To coincide with the release of AMD's Ryzen 5000 series processors, ASRock is launching a matching X570 motherboard. The X570 PG (Phantom Gaming) Velocita was “designed to meet the needs of high-end gamers” while offering the best price/performance ratio. The wireless and wired network connectivity of the X570 PG Velocita is …

As the release of the Radeon RX 6000 series approaches, AIB partners have started to announce their graphics cards. Until now, most of the models shown are using AMD's reference cooler, but companies like Sapphire have shown that they are also working on their own cooling solutions. A new teaser …