While Sony has revealed plenty of details about the upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset, very few people have actually tried the new device for themselves. It seems we'll finally see some hands-on demo impressions in January, as Sony will reportedly be showcasing the headset at CES. While Sony doesn't typically make …
Read More »ASUS overclocking team pushes Core i9-13900K past 9.0GHz
Led by overclocker Jon “Elmor” Sandström, the Asus overclocking team has set a new world record, breaking past the 9GHz clock speed barrier with a Core i9-13900K. As seen in the HWBot entry and on CPU-Z Validator, the result is legit. The Core i9-13900K was paired with 32GB of DDR5-5600 …
Read More »Asus x Noctua collaboration reportedly set to continue with RTX 40 graphics cards
We were all surprised when Asus and Noctua initially teamed up to produce a Noctua-cooled RTX 3070 graphics card. Now, it looks like this collaboration will continue with the Nvidia RTX 40 series. According to a report from a Chiphell user (via Wccftech), a new Asus x Noctua graphics card …
Read More »RTX 4070 Ti and RTX 4070 graphics cards appear on EEC database
Nvidia has yet to announce the RTX 4070 and 4070 Ti officially, but rumours claim we'll see the 4070 Ti in early 2023 and it does look like board partners are preparing for a launch. Recently, the EEC database was updated with a few new entries, pointing to upcoming RTX …
Read More »Corsair EX100U 2TB External SSD Review
Corsair's latest external SSD is the EX100U. A very compact drive – and that's putting it mildly! – it uses a USB 3.2 Gen2 x 2 interface for fast data transfers. We check out the 2TB model, priced around the £200 mark, to find out if it is worth your …
Read More »Intel Core i9-13900KS Cinebench R23 results 5% improvement over Core i9-13900K
Over the last couple of generations, Intel has followed up its flagship Core i9 CPU with a KS version, increasing clock speeds even further. Soon, Intel is expected to launch the Core i9-13900KS, and thanks to recent leaks, we have an early look at how it stacks up against the …
Read More »AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 CPUs will reportedly launch in September 2023
Enthusiasts are curious to see what AMD will bring to the table with its next-gen HEDT and workstation CPUs. However, according to the latest reports, we still have quite a long wait ahead to get our hands on them. Leaker chi11eddog has recently shared a few details about the AMD …
Read More »John Carmack is stepping down from Meta and is moving on from VR
John Carmack has been keenly involved in the VR space for a decade at this point, having joined Oculus before its sale to Facebook, and remaining on as CTO as the company transitioned to Meta. Carmack has been outspoken in his criticisms of the company previously and now, he is …
Read More »Intel 13th Gen Core mobile flagship CPU to be the 24-core i9-13980HX
Up to now, rumours have pointed to the Core i9-13900HX as the flagship Raptor Lake mobile chip, but a new report suggests otherwise. On top of the Core i9-13900HX, Intel is reportedly preparing a Core i9-13980HX, capable of boosting 200MHz higher than the other i9 chip. According to Wccftech, the …
Read More »Leaked slides reveal next wave of AMD Ryzen 7000 processors
We've been hearing for a while now that AMD is cooking up some new Ryzen 7000 series processors to launch in early 2023. Now, we seem to have some evidence of that, as it appears that presentation slides containing specs and pricing have leaked online. The slides shared by VideoCardz …
Read More »PNY NVIDIA RTX A4500 Professional Graphics Card Review
Looking for a pro GPU? We check out the RTX A4500
Read More »AMD FSR now supports 230 games, FSR 2 surpasses 100 games
Nvidia DLSS is still the most widely supported upscaling technique, but AMD FSR isn't far behind at this point. While DLSS is supported by over 280 games, FSR is at 230 games, showing faster growth than Nvidia's technology. Although there are over 280 games listed with DLSS support (including upcoming …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti seemingly shows up on Geekbench, outperforms the RTX 3090
Recent rumours have claimed that Nvidia will launch the RTX 4070 Ti in early 2023. It would seem this upcoming GPU has made its way into the hands of testers, leading to early Geekbench benchmark scores being shared. In this benchmark, the new GPU beats out the RTX 3090. The …
Read More »Retailers are already selling Gigabyte Intel Arc graphics cards
Gigabyte had been touted as a possible AIB partner for Intel after various models had been spotted on the EEC website. Now, without a formal announcement, the company has seemingly started shipping them to retailers in some regions. The Gigabyte Intel Arc graphics card listings shared by Tom's Hardware and …
Read More »Resident Evil Village VR will be a launch title for PS VR2
Earlier this year, Capcom announced plans to release a VR update for Resident Evil Village. While not officially announced for PC just yet, the VR version has been announced for PS5, and it will be a launch title for Sony's next-gen VR headset. The PlayStation VR2 is launching in early …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti to feature an AD106 GPU with 4,352 CUDA cores and 8GB of memory
Sooner or later, Nvidia will expand the RTX 40 series with mid-range SKUs. One of these SKUs should be the RTX 4060 Ti, which may have had its specs leaked this week. Twitter leaker, kopite7kimi, has provided an update on AD106, the GPU expected to power the RTX 4060 Ti. …
Read More »Leak shows up to 64% gen-on-gen multi-core performance gain for upcoming 13th Gen Core desktop CPUs
We're still a while away from Intel officially launching the first non-K 13th Gen Core desktop processors, but there have been plenty of leaks to give us an early look at performance. This week, a leaker obtained single-core and multi-core scores for the upcoming CPUs in Cinebench R23, showing that …
Read More »AMD and Nvidia refresh their gaming bundles with Dead Island 2, The Callisto Protocol and Marvel’s Midnight Suns
AMD and Nvidia have both started to release a new generation of graphics cards, but the stock of last-gen GPUs is still abundant. To thin it out, both companies have refreshed their game bundles, offering up newer titles to entice buyers. In AMD's case, anyone that grabs a Radeon RX …
Read More »Gigabyte launches Biscuits for Raptor Lake on Z790
In recent BIOS updates, Gigabyte has introduced a couple of new features for its high-end motherboards. We've already covered the ‘Instant 6GHz' overclocking feature but now our attention turns to something a little more mysterious – Biscuits. If you are using a Gigabyte/Aorus Z790 motherboard and a Core i9 CPU, …
Read More »SanDisk Professional PRO-G40 SSD 2TB External SSD Review
Would you spend over £650 on a 2TB external SSD? SanDisk certainly hopes so
Read More »Intel website confirms sockets and memory support for upcoming CPU architectures
Intel has a pretty big roadmap for products over the next few years, with new CPUs and architectures on the way. Typically, Intel doesn't share a ton of specific information on its upcoming chips until they are close to launch, but it would seem the company has accidentally revealed quite …
Read More »Sapphire unveils Nitro+ RX 7900 series graphics cards with Vapor-X cooling
Today is a big day for AMD, with the new high-end RX 7900 XT and RX 7900 XTX graphics cards now launching. We've already touched on Sapphire's reference model graphics cards, but now the company has also unveiled its first custom-cooled models too. Sapphire's Vapor-X cooler returns for AMD's Radeon …
Read More »The RX 7900 XT and RX 7900 XTX launch today, prices start at £899 and £1049
Following on from reviews yesterday, today the RX 7900 XT and RX 7900 XTX graphics cards are officially launching and becoming available to the public. Here in the UK, it looks like RX 7900 XT pricing will start at £899 for AIB models, while the XTX version will sit around …
Read More »Upcoming HP Omen 17 gaming laptop can be configured with an RTX 4090 16GB GPU
It looks like Nvidia will soon be launching the first RTX 40 mobile GPUs for laptops. It seems the upcoming HP Omen 17 gaming laptop will be one of the first to feature a new-gen Nvidia laptop GPU, as it has been spotted with the RTX 4090 listed as a …
Read More »KitGuru Advent Calendar 2022 Day 13 – Win an Inno 3D RTX 3060 Ti graphics card! (closed)
For Day 13 on the KitGuru Advent Calendar we are teaming up with Inno 3D to give one lucky reader a GPU upgrade - Our prize today is the RTX 3060 Ti Twin X2 OC graphics card!
Read More »Intel Core i5-13400 retail sample outperforms i5-12400 by up to 30%
We expect to see Intel launching new desktop processors in early 2023, including new non-K CPUs for the 13th Gen Core lineup. Some of these CPUs are already out in the wild, and the first retail sample review of the unreleased Core i5-13400 has gone live, giving us an early …
Read More »EVGA is auctioning off its prototype RTX 4090 graphics card
Ahead of Nvidia's RTX 40 launch, EVGA announced that it is ending its long-running partnership with Nvidia and will no longer make graphics cards. Still, the company did make a few prototype RTX 4090 graphics cards – one of which is now being auctioned off on the EVGA forums. Initially, …
Read More »AMD RX 7900 XTX Review
We put AMD's flagship GPU through its paces and find how it compares to the RTX 4080
Read More »AMD RX 7900 XT Review
It's been cut-down compared to the XTX, but just how much slower is AMD's RX 7900 XT?
Read More »Phanteks Eclipse G500A Case Review
Can Phanteks continue its good form with high airflow chassis? Eclipse G500A enters the ring
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