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Pretty quickly after Intel released its 12th Gen core processors, we began hearing a lot of user reports claiming the inability to play certain games using DRM services. Intel and motherboard vendors, including Gigabyte, quickly launched fixes and workarounds to solve these issues, but Intel has now finally confirmed that the games exhibiting these errors have been fixed...

Last week at CES 2022, AMD officially introduced its latest GPU, the RX 6500 XT. Announced with a $199 MSRP, the RX 6500 XT has been positioned as an ‘affordable' RDNA 2-based graphics card. Confirming what we all knew, however, ASUS has announced its own set of MSRPs for the …

Luke checks out two AIO coolers, both with integrated screens. Just how do they work?

Intel only announced the company's new 12th Gen Core laptop CPUs last week, but thanks to an early preview from Lab501, we've already got some performance data for the Core i9-12900HK mobile CPU, showing what the processor can do in Cinebench R20 and other benchmarks. The Core i9-12900HK preview comes …

We've heard a ton of rumours about Nvidia updating the RTX 3080 with 12GB VRAM, but so far nothing has ever been officially confirmed. That could change soon though, as rumours point to January 11th as the announcement date for this new(ish) graphics card...

With AMD Zen 4 processors planned to come out later this year, it's reasonable to expect the chipmaker has already begun making engineering samples. Two of those samples have now been spotted in the BOINC database, giving the first benchmark results of the upcoming processors. The entries were spotted by …

Many of us have been waiting for AMD to introduce support for Ryzen 5000 series CPUs on 300-series motherboards. Currently, that's only possible through custom BIOS and on A320 motherboards, but AMD is reportedly planning to expand adoption to B350 and X370 boards. That's according to Tom's Hardware, who had …

Over the last few years, Apple has made some waves after moving away from Intel processors and producing its own high-power chips based on ARM. Now, the industry is seeing another shakeup, with Apple's Silicon lead now departing the company to join … you guessed it, Intel. Apple Silicon lead, …

Luke picks his top 3 memory kits for 2021, including both DDR4 and DDR5

The AMD AM4 socket has been around since September 2016, and even today, AMD is still releasing processors compatible with it. However, AMD plans to launch a new platform based on the AM5 socket later this year. This announcement led some to question if the new socket would last as …

SK Hynix, the second largest memory maker in the world, has today announced its latest NVMe PCIe Gen 4.0 SSD – the Platinum P41. The new Platinum P41 offers increased performance over the previous Gold P31 series, offering top-end PCIe 4.0 speeds.  The new SK Hynix Platinum P41 is the …

Alongside CES 2022, Thermaltake is running its own virtual expo, hosting announcements for a ton of new products for 2022. Aside from its new DDR5 memory kits, TT also has new cases to unveil, including the new Divider 550 TG Ultra and a new addition to The Tower series. The …

With Intel introducing a slew of new processors for desktops at CES 2022, it is time to check back in with motherboard vendors to see what's new. This week, MSI has unveiled its expanded line-up of 600-series motherboards, including new H670, H610 and B660 boards.  For now, there's only a …

Alongside CES 2022, Thermaltake is holding its own expo, showcasing a bunch of upcoming products for 2022. One of these early 2022 launches is none other than the first set of DDR5 TOUGHRAM memory modules.  This week, Thermaltake has announced the launch of TOUGHRAM RC DDR5 Memory, the first DDR5 …

Today in an out of the blue announcement, Sony revealed some of the key specifications for the upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset. Interestingly, this immediately follows a leak claiming the headset will go into mass production soon, with plans to release later this year. Sony originally announced that it was working …

As we've come to expect from Intel's CES 2022 keynote, the company announced new 12th Gen Core processors. Out of the 50 new processors introduced during the keynote, 22 are targeted at desktops, while the remaining 28 are for laptops. Ranging from the entry-level Pentiums up to Core i9 powerhouses, …

Besides the entry-level RTX 3050, Nvidia also had announcements for high-end gamers and enthusiasts during its CES 2022 press conference. Alongside the long rumoured RTX 3090 Ti, Nvidia introduced the RTX 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti laptop GPUs. Nvidia hasn't yet specified the RTX 3090 Ti graphics card, but most …

Out of all CES 2022 keynotes, AMD seemed to have the most hardware-rich presentation, featuring new processors and GPUs for both desktops and laptops. Besides announcing a new Ryzen 3D V-cache processor, AMD also told us more about Zen4 and the AM5 socket, Zen3+ and Ryzen 6000 series mobile APUs …

It's Leo's new favourite case - but what makes the Lian Li O11D EVO so special?

Nvidia isn't the only one launching a new entry-level desktop graphics card today at CES. AMD has also announced the RX 6500 XT graphics card, coming in with a $199 MSRP versus the RTX 3050 at $249.  Of course, MSRP means little in the current market, with GPU shortages and …

For a few months now, we've been hearing rumours that the RTX 3050 will eventually make its way to desktop. Now today at CES 2022, Nvidia has made it official, announcing the RTX 3050 desktop graphics card, providing a new entry point for the RTX 30 series.  The RTX 3050 …

Last month, we shared a rumour about Intel releasing a pre-binned version of the i9-12900K. Named i9-12900KS, this new SKU would come with an all-core maximum clock speed of 5.2GHz, but according to a tweet from the chip company, it looks like the maximum single-core might be slightly higher, set …

With Intel's CES 2022 keynote coming in just a few hours, we have new details to share with you about one of its upcoming desktop graphics cards. The specifications of the Arc A380 desktop graphics card have just leaked, alongside a new benchmark result giving us a good idea of …

While Sony confirmed that it is working on the next generation of PlayStation VR in early 2021, the company has yet to show off its headset or announce a launch date. So far though, it looks like 2022 will be the year, with reports claiming that the headset will soon …

CES 2022 is just around the corner, but Nvidia is already planning its next press conference. GTC 2022 has now been announced, kicking off on the 21st of March, during which we may see the first next-gen Nvidia GPU, based on the ‘Hopper' architecture.  While Nvidia's keynote at CES 2022 …

CES 2022 kicks off tomorrow, with Nvidia set to host its own keynote. During this presentation, it is expected that we'll see a new RTX 3090 Ti announced, and it seems that board partners will also be participating in the launch, with sources claiming details on an EVGA RTX 3090 …

Leo looks back over 2021 and picks his three favourite cases, with help from James

We are calling this the ‘Top 3 Processors of 2021!' however that isn't strictly correct since AMD launched Zen 3 late in 2020. What you really need to know is that Intel 12th Gen is better than we expected and has gone head-to-head with AMD's finest. Game on! Timestamps 00:00 …

PCIe Gen 4.0 has only been available to consumers for a short amount of time, but the industry is already upgrading to PCIe Gen 5, with the switch beginning with Intel's recently launched 12th Gen Core processors and Z690 motherboards. PCIe 5.0 SSDs aren't available yet, but we've now got …

Luke picks his top 3 CPU coolers of 2021, over a broad price spectrum