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After the success of Meshlicious, SSUPD is launching the successor to its award-winning ITX chassis – the Meshroom S. Lian Li's sub-brand kept the predecessor's design with the addition of new features, improving the functionality and aesthetics of the new case. Like the Meshlicious, the Meshroom S is covered in …

AMD has today given more details on its upcoming Ryzen 7000 Series - Zen 4 - processors and the AM5 platform. Launching 27th September, the Ryzen 9 7950X flagship is touted as having a 29% faster core for gamers versus Ryzen 5000 Series whilst also enhancing power efficiency thanks to the application of TSMC's 5nm process node. Four chips launch on September 27th alongside DDR5- and PCIe 5.0-capable X-Series motherboards, with B-Series boards to follow-up in October.

Nvidia has yet to officially unveil its next generation of RTX graphics cards, but the company did recently confirm that they are on the way. Chances are, we'll be seeing the RTX 4090 first, followed by the RTX 4080 and RTX 4070. The RTX 4060 should arrive in 2023, and …

We've already seen the Intel Core i9-13900K hitting 5.7GHz, and reports claim it can even reach 5.8GHz. That won't be enough to take the clock speed crown away from AMD, however, as it is claimed that the Ryzen 9 7950X will boost over 5.8GHz. Those looking to tinker further with …

While Meta will continue to support the Quest 2 as its primary gaming VR headset for the foreseeable future, the company is also working on a new pro-level headset codenamed Project Cambria. In a recent podcast, it seems that Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has confirmed that Cambria will be launching …

Asus is expanding its offering of cases this week with the new TUF Gaming GT502. This is a dual-chamber case, with panoramic tempered glass and a ton of room for additional cooling fans.  The TUF Gaming GT502 chassis gives users a wide array of options for planning their next high-powered …

Would you pay £450 for 32GB DDR5? TeamGroup certainly hopes so

We're days away from AMD properly unveiling its new Ryzen 7000 series processors. Some samples already seem to be out in the wild, leading to benchmark leaks. In a recent leak, we get Cinebench R23 results for the Ryzen 7 7700X and the Ryzen 5 7600X, showing significant gains over …

Recently, a retailer leaked what looked to be the full launch line-up for AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7000 series CPUs. Now, two retailers have leaked Intel's launch line-up for its 13th Gen Core “Raptor Lake” processors.  The listings found by @momomo_us (1, 2) on two different Canadian store websites suggest the …

Rumours have pointed to an October launch for the first RTX 40 series graphics cards and today, Nvidia announced plans to unveil its next-gen GPU architecture at GTC in September. Previous rumours have indicated that the RTX 4090 will launch first, and according to new sources, production has already begun.  …

A leaker has recently shared what may well be the first Cinebench R20 results for the Ryzen 7 7700X. As expected, the upcoming CPU was considerably faster than its predecessors, scoring 20% higher than the Ryzen 5000 series flagship in the single-core test. The CB R20 results shared by Extreme …

We've been hearing about Nvidia's next-gen graphics architecture for months, but as usual, Nvidia has remained quiet and has not responded to any rumours or leaks. That is finally starting to change, with Nvidia announcing a new GTC keynote for September, during which we'll see what's next.  Earlier this month, …

A week ago, a PCI-SIG listing showed that Samsung is working on a new 990 Pro PCIe 5.0 SSD. As it turns out, the Samsung 990 Pro is actually a PCIe 4.0 SSD, but the new combination of V-NAND and Samsung's new controller tech enable the company to get as …

While the rumoured specifications of the RTX 4090 seem more or less set in stone, that has not been the case with the RTX 4070 and 4080, both of which appear to have had several revisions already. The RTX 4080 specs were recently updated again, and this time, it looks …

At Gamescom this week, we swung by Asus's massive ROG booth to get the low-down on upcoming hardware. AMD is currently gearing up to launch its Ryzen 7000 series processors soon, and motherboard makers are beginning to show off what they'll have available at launch. At the event, we got to see the first full set of Asus motherboards for AMD's next-gen CPUs. 

Sony has been sporadically dropping details about the PlayStation VR2 all year long. In a surprise move, at 11PM last night, Sony announced that PlayStation VR2 is launching in early 2023. 

By now, it's clear that Meteor Lake will bring many architectural changes over Raptor Lake. Unlike the latter, which is basically a revised version of Alder Lake, Meteor Lake will have new components, including a VPU (Versatile Processing Unit) for AI workloads and likely a new integrated graphics architecture. Intel …

The AMD X670 and X670E chipsets were announced earlier this month, with each of the leading manufacturers showcasing their flagship models. Asus was at this event, where it introduced the ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme and X670E Hero motherboards. However, the company has plans to launch other boards, including the ROG …

Intel is expected to reveal the 13th generation of Core series desktop processors fairly soon, but we're already seeing leaks surfacing across the web. This time around, a leaker has revealed what looks to be the full launch line-up for Raptor Lake on desktop.  Over on Bilibili, ExtremePlayer (via VideoCardz) …

ASUS has issued a recall through the US Consumer Products Safety Commission, asking consumers and retailers to send back their ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboards due to a misplaced memory capacitor. Due to the error, the capacitor poses a fire risk, leading to the recall of roughly 10,000 units in the US. 

HP hits the market with some RGB DDR4 memory - Luke puts them to the test

Intel has new high-performance HX laptop CPUs on the way. Recently, an unannounced 13th Gen Core i5-13600HX was spotted in a database, suggesting that engineering samples are now being circulated for testing.  The BAPCo entry shared by @momomo_us shows the unreleased processor will pack 14x cores and 20x threads, meaning …

Intel already launched an Arc A300 series desktop GPU and is currently focused on spreading the word on the A700 series. There is a middle ground here that Intel hasn't spoke about much - the A500 series. The Ashes of the Singularity benchmark database was recently updated with results for the Arc A580. 

Fractal Design is finally updating the Focus case. The new Focus 2 promises to deliver good airflow in a straightforward, easy to build in chassis, with an affordable price tag to boot.  The new Fractal Design Focus 2 is the company's entry-level chassis, offering what it considers to be the …

With two more platforms supporting the PCIe 5.0 standard coming over the next few months, Corsair has decided it was time to start teasing its fastest SSD to date, the MP700. This will be Corsair's first PCIe 5.0 SSD and the company is aiming high, with plans to reach 10,000 …

Earlier this week, AMD announced that it will be holding its Ryzen 7000 launch event this month, matching what we've previously heard through rumours. It was also expected that Ryzen 7000 CPUs would be available by mid-September, but this has apparently shifted to late September. According to one reviewer, this …

Thermaltake's unique SWAFANs have swappable blades but are they any good for building a system? We find out.

It's starting to look like September will be a good month to get a current-gen graphics card. New reports claim AMD and Nvidia will reduce the prices of their graphics cards, just in time to make room for new-gen GPUs.  The prices of GPUs have been steadily dropping since early …

Intel's first desktop Arc Alchemist GPU, the A380, has been available in China for a while now, but had not launched elsewhere. That is finally starting to change, with the ASRock Arc A380 Challenger ITX graphics card set to arrive in the US starting this month.  Newegg recently began listing …

Back in 2020, upon launching the Quest 2 headset, Meta made it a requirement that Facebook accounts be used to log in to the headset, a policy that caused a lot of issues and controversy at the time. Just one year later, the company changed its mind and began working on a new Facebook-less login system. It has been a while since the last update, but later this month, Facebook logins will no longer be required for VR headsets.