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Leo catches up with Alphacool to check out the new liquid cooling blocks for RTX 5090 and 5080

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Laptop GPU is already flexing its muscles in a leaked Geekbench benchmark, giving us a glimpse of the performance leap it brings over the previous generation. Just days after its official unveiling, the RTX 5080 Laptop GPU has appeared in an OpenCL test on Geekbench …

At CES today, we stopped by one of two MSI booths to check out all of the latest laptops. Of particular interest are the latest generation of gaming laptops sporting RTX 50 GPUs, which will be available starting in March. 

At CES 2025, Corsair announced its new Frame 4000D mid-ATX PC case, the first chassis to feature the company's new Modular Case System. Building on the success of the popular 4000 series, the frame 4000D offers unparalleled more customisation options, allowing PC enthusiasts to create truly a personalised build that …

MSI is making a splash at CES 2025 with a range of exciting new products, including liquid coolers, power supplies, and a groundbreaking concept case that redefines PC building.

Asus has unleashed a wave of new motherboards based on AMD's B850 and B840 chipsets, offering a compelling blend of performance, features, and value for Ryzen users. In addition, it also announced two new high-end X870E motherboards, including the ROG Crosshair X870E Apex and Crosshair X870E Extreme motherboards. The B850 …

Get a sneak peek at upcoming Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 graphics cards...

At CES this week, Nvidia launched its new RTX 50 series graphics cards, which naturally means that lots of board partners are now showing off their upcoming custom-cooled models. Today, Leo stops by to meet with Palit to take a look at all of their upcoming graphics cards. 

Leo was in attendance at Las Vegas for Nvidia's CES keynote. Now that there has been some time for the announcements to settle in, Leo shares his thoughts on the latest announcements, including the RTX 50 series graphics cards. 

Day One of CES continues. This time around, Leo and Mat stop by the Acer booth to check out everything from new gaming monitors and laptops, to new PCs and even an interesting prototype known as the 'DualPlay Laptop'. 

MSI is expanding its motherboard lineup with the new B860 and H810 boards, offering a compelling blend of performance, features, and affordability for Intel's latest platform. Moreover, the company is also launching new Z890 Project Zero motherboards so users can create cleaner builds with less cabling. The new B860 and …

We've arrived at CES and for one of our first stops of the week, Leo swings by to visit Thermaltake

Phison is making waves at CES 2025 with a showcase of cutting-edge storage solutions, including PCIe Gen 5 SSD controllers that shatter speed barriers and redefine efficiency and the world's first 128 TB SSD for data centres. Leading the charge is the PS5028-E28, Phison's flagship PCIe Gen 5 controller built …

Aside from desktop RTX 50 graphics cards, Nvidia is also launching its new generation of laptop GPUs. The RTX 50 series for laptops will offer the same feature set as the desktop cards and companies like Razer, Acer, MSI, Asus and others already have new gaming laptops equipped with these …

After months of leaks and rumours, Nvidia has officially announced the GeForce RTX 50 series of graphics cards. Based on the Blackwell architecture, with new generation Tensor and RT cores, and of course, DLSS 4. 

At CES today, AMD officially announced plans for new-gen graphics cards, including the RX 9070 XT and the RX 9070, both of which are due to launch in Q1 2025. While FSR 4 has been confirmed as a key feature for the new generation of RDNA 4 GPUs, AMD is keeping many of the details under wraps. 

Acer has plenty to showcase at CES this year. Aside from the new Nitro Blaze gaming handhelds, Acer also has a wide range of new-generation laptops ready to hit the market, utilising the latest CPUs from both AMD and Intel.  The new Acer Copilot+ PCs harness the power of AI …

Aside from new X3D CPUs for laptops, AMD is also launching new Ryzen 9 X3D processors for desktops. Following on from the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, AMD is now unveiling the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D CPUs with up to 144MB of total cache. Ryzen X3D processors are well …

AMD has announced new CPUs for both laptops and desktops at CES this week, but what about gaming handhelds? For the next generation of handheld gaming systems, AMD is offering up the Ryzen Z2 series, consisting of the Ryzen Z2, the Ryzen Z2 Extreme and the Ryzen Z2 Go.  These …

Intel has officially retired its budget-oriented Laminar RS1 CPU cooler, ending an era of affordable (and often underwhelming) thermal solutions. The Laminar RS1 has been a staple of the company's low-end CPU offerings, bundled with Pentium and Celeron processors. While not entirely deserving of its negative reputation, the RS1's cooling …

CES begins today and Intel is starting things off with a range of new processors. The new Intel Core Ultra 200HX and H series mobile processors are the focal point, but we also have new 65W and 35W Core Ultra 200S desktop processors.

While the launch of the latest AMD and Intel platforms didn't excite the market as much as new CPU launches did a decade ago, the upcoming graphics card launches are sure to stimulate significant sales in 2025. Enthusiasts who purchased 4070, 4080 and 4090 cards over two years ago – …

G.Skill is expanding its lineup with new low-latency memory kits, perfect to pair with AMD Ryzen 9000 series systems. The new memory kits will be available under the Trident Z5 Neo, Trident Z5 Royal Neo, and Ripjaws M5 Neo series. G.Skill recently introduced DDR5-6000 CL26 kits in 32GB (2x16GB) and …

Nvidia's upcoming GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU might have more VRAM than we initially believed. Recent reports claim the flagship mobile GPU will feature 24GB of GDDR7 memory. According to Golden Pig Upgrade, Nvidia reportedly uses the new 3GB GDDR7 modules to achieve this. With the RTX 5090 Laptop GPU …

It is rare to see something truly new in the power supply market. This week ahead of CES, Lian Li surprised us with the launch of the Edge Gold PSU, a new line of power supplies with a T-shape structure and, for the first time, a removable USB/PWM hub. The …

Leo goes over no less than FIVE ASRock Z890 motherboards!

Benchmark leaks are beginning to drop for the upcoming Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards, giving us an early look at RTX 5060 laptop performance.

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5080 might be coming out sooner than you think. According to the latest reports, the upcoming high-end graphics card from the green team will launch on January 21st.

G.Skill is kicking off the year with a new set of memory kits for AMD Ryzen 9000 powered PCs. Available in 64GB or 96GB kits with CL26 latency.

Intel will finally bring its Core Ultra 200 series to the masses with the launch of its non-K CPUs and more affordable B860 and H810 motherboards. Budget-conscious gamers and system builders can rejoice as these new offerings promise a compelling combination of performance and value. According to 孤城Hardware (via VideoCardz), …