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We're still some ways off from AMD officially announcing new Zen 5 CPUs and its next generation of Ryzen processors for laptops. However, according to a new report, specs are beginning to leak. A new video from Moore's Law Is Dead reports information about the CPU and GPU architectures for …

Level 4 cache isn't commonly used on CPUs nowadays, but according to some findings, Intel wants to make it a thing again for the upcoming Meteor Lake SoCs. Using Level 4 cache is quite promising, as it should enable faster access times and improved boot optimization and security for the …

DeepCool has listened to its followers and is ready to launch a white version of the popular LT720

Cooler Master unveiled its latest addition to the Hyper CPU cooler lineup – the Hyper 622 Halo. This CPU air cooler sets a new performance standard in the Hyper series, bringing the first dual-tower design. The Hyper 622 Halo has a list of new features and improvements, standing a touch …

Thermaltake has announced the new CTE C750 full tower chassis,  designed to provide high-level thermal performance to critical components and equipped with three of the latest CT140 cooling fans pre-installed. The CTE C750 is also an excellent showcase for custom liquid cooling builds, as it comes equipped with a pre-installed …

Zotac has partnered with Sony Pictures to launch a new campaign called “Power the Hero in You” to celebrate the upcoming release of the highly-anticipated Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is coming out in theatres on June 2nd, 2023. This campaign will give users a chance to get various items, …

High airflow or storage space, which one do you need?

The ASUS TUF system powered by the latest AMD Phoenix APU, Ryzen 9 7940HS, has been reviewed. The Phoenix APU was introduced by AMD at CES 2023, featuring the Zen 4 architecture and an RDNA3 iGPU. While we still don't know everything about the Ryzen 7040HS series, the review sheds …

We are just over a week on from the launch of the RTX 4070 and while the graphics card's launch price wasn't as high as once feared, it is still on the pricey side for an x70 GPU. Fortunately, we are already starting to see prices drop below Nvidia's target …

NZXT is revamping its AIO liquid cooling line-up this month with two new coolers, the Kraken and the Kraken Elite. These new coolers take over the mantle from the previous-generation Kraken X and Z AIO coolers. The new Kraken AIOs will be available with 240mm, 280mm and 360mm radiators. The …

Leo presents his review of Intel's Sapphire Rapids Xeon CPUs

A new leak has surfaced, revealing the existence of an Nvidia RTX 3060 with a fully enabled GA106 GPU that never made it to market. This SKU, identified as PG190 SKU 50, was one of the several specs for the GPU that were shared among board partners before its official …

EKWB recently launched a range of Direct Die CPU cooling products, but unfortunately, there have been some issues. This week, EK confirmed that it has heard the feedback around issues and is making adjustments to solve them.  Some of you may remember that we worked with EKWB last year on …

The Zen 4-based Ryzen 7040 processors were announced at CES 2023 in January. Things have been quiet in the months since then, but that should change soon. According to new reports, AMD is gearing up to launch its new generation Ryzen APUs within the next few weeks.  According to a …

The RTX 4080 is a powerful graphics card and most air-cooled models are indeed massive, taking up a lot of space inside of PC cases. One way to shrink down the size of the graphics card and improve performance is to add a liquid cooling block. Today, Phanteks is announcing …

Since 2022, Thermaltake has offered a full range of TOUGHRAM DDR5 memory modules, primarily in black and white colour options, with and without RGB. Now, TT is adding six new colourways to the TOUGHRAM RGB D5 memory line-up.  Thermaltake's TOUGHRAM RGB D5 memory contains tightly-screened ICs, an optimised 10-layer PCB …

Leo unboxes two Intel Sapphire Rapids CPUs, worth about 10 grand

Kingston has been a key player in the memory market for decades and even after selling off the HyperX brand, the company has not slowed down in the high-performance market segment. This week, Kingston officially surpassed a new milestone, having sold an impressive 100 million overclockable memory modules worldwide.  In …

According to a report, Nvidia won't be increasing orders for testing and packaging of its latest GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs anytime soon. The company is reportedly waiting for partners to sell the remaining inventory of GeForce RTX 30 series cards before supplying them with the new chips. Nvidia GPU …

Back in February, Intel began rolling out big performance-boosting drivers for its Arc graphics cards, greatly improving performance for a range of older DX9-based games. In our Arc re-test in March, we found that Intel's drivers have indeed come a long way, but there is still room for improvement. Now, …

Asus already has plenty of different graphics card designs, aimed at both gamers and professionals. Now, Asus is launching its first graphics card line aimed at the creator market, with new ProArt RTX 40 series graphics cards.  While graphics cards are traditionally associated with gaming, that's not true for the …

EK's AIO portfolio is expanding this week with the new all-white EK-Nucleus AIO Lux D-RGB AIO CPU cooler, arriving in 240mm or 360mm form.  Following the success of the EK-Nucleus AIO, the company launched the Dark version, aimed at those looking for a more optimized price-to-performance ratio. However, there's still …

Some juicy details have recently surfaced about AMD's upcoming Zen architectures, straight from the LinkedIn profile of one of their engineers. This content has since been removed, but as expected from the Internet, someone was fast enough to take a screenshot. According to the engineer's profile (via Wccftech), he was …

AMD has just announced its latest workstation GPUs. The Navi 31-based W7900 and W7800 will represent the high-end segment of the Radeon Pro series, delivering a remarkable increase in performance compared to the previous generation. The W7900 is a powerhouse, packing 96 CUs and 48GB of GDDR6 ECC memory across …

Although AMD's Zen 5 architecture is not expected to debut anytime soon, it seems the company is already hard at work developing Zen 5 EPYC processors. In a recent report, an alleged engineering sample of a dual AMD Zen 5 CPU system has been spotted running the Cinebench R23 nT …

It's a budget NVMe SSD, available for less than £50 in the UK - but can it perform?

The RTX 4070 is here and today we put it through its paces in a whole heap of games

This week, PowerColor unveiled the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Spectral White graphics card, the latest addition to the Hellhound line. As the name suggests, the new graphics card looks exactly like the original Radeon RX 7900 XTX Hellhound GPU, but this variant comes in an all-white colour scheme for …

Leo checks out the MSI MPG Z790 Carbon WiFi motherboard

Typically when buying a new PC case, it ships pre-assembled and ready for use. InWin's iBuildiShare series of cases goes in a different direction, with foldable parts so that you can put your PC case together yourself, using 0.8mm SECC steel sheets that you can shape to your liking.  DIY …