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While the RTX 4070 hasn't been officially announced by Nvidia yet, some curious listings were recently spotted on the Gigabyte website. Six RTX 4070 models were found on Gigabyte's page, suggesting 10GB, 12GB and 16GB versions of the card. 

Cooler Master is launching V SFX Platinum, the first SFX power supply unit supporting 1100 and 1300 (230V) wattage, marking a new era for the company's ATX 3.0 and SFX power supply line-up. The new units boast 80Plus Platinum certification, making them highly efficient, in addition to the other protection …

Is this 2TB Kingston Fury Renegade SSD worth a purchase at the £230 asking price?

Last year, it came to light that Tencent was working on its own VR headset, in part to get in on the Metaverse trend. Now, it would seem that those plans have been scrapped.  According to a Reuters report, Tencent has cancelled its own VR hardware plans. Despite setting up …

Leo builds a PC with one of Thermaltake's newest cases, the Ceres 500 TG ARGB

This week, Antec is launching its new AX90 chassis, offering all the features you need to put together a solid gaming rig, all while remaining budget-friendly.  The new AX90 includes a tempered glass side panel, and diamond-shaped frames in a mesh front panel, so you'll have plenty of airflow coming …

The PlayStation VR2 is less than one week away from launch, and as such we have seen Sony beginning to seriously ramp up its marketing of the device. Of course, a VR headset is only as good as the games it supports, and so it is exciting to see even …

Recently we reported that Gran Turismo 7 is set to get a VR update come the release of the next generation PlayStation VR2 headset later this month. Ahead of its launch, Polyphony Digital has fully detailed and explained this upcoming update – including the full scope of the game’s VR …

Though not officially confirmed, it has long been rumoured that a Twisted Metal game is currently in development at Firesprite. With the PlayStation VR2 roughly one week away from launch, it is encouraging to hear that the destruction derby title might be compatible with PSVR2 – as is the case …

The RTX 4060 specifications have seemingly been leaked. As per the report, the upcoming graphics card will be based on Nvidia's smallest Ada GPU, the AD107 GPU. Assuming that's true, it means the desktop and laptop variants of the RTX 4060 will use the same GPU, unlike the other RTX …

We check out three Threadripper Pro CPUs and see how they stack up in 2023

Back when 3DFX was still an active company, it was working on releasing the promising Voodoo 5 6000 graphics card. Despite the manufacturer's efforts, it was never released. However, a number of functioning prototypes have surfaced over the years and recently, one such prototype was auctioned off for a whopping $15,000.

Most MSI 600 and 700 series motherboards are listed as supporting up to 64GB (two channels) or 128GB (four channels) of DDR5 memory. However, that's only because up to now, there were 16GB and 32GB modules. Thanks to Crucial's recent announcement of 24GB and 48GB modules, these boards can now …

The new Intel Xeon processors are expected to be announced in just a few days, but we're already starting to see at least one of these upcoming processors in benchmark databases. Recently, Geekbench was updated with a benchmark entry for the Xeon W7-2495X. The Geekbench entry found by Benchleaks shows …

Whether we're talking about single-core or multi-core performance on a laptop platform, it seems we have a new reigning champion. The first Core i9-13980HX entries have started to be submitted into PassMark's database, and in both rankings, the upcoming Intel flagship mobile CPU is the new leader.

Nvidia RTX 40 series laptop GPUs will be available on numerous laptops soon. However, the company has yet to announce any SKUs for portable workstations. Based on recent findings, these should be currently in development, as recent graphics drivers already support them.  According to StefanG3d from LaptopVideo2Go (via VideoCardz), the …

Yet another overclocking record has been broken. This time around, the DogFace team is making headlines, after packing an AMD EPYC-powered system onto the back of a pickup truck and then benchmarking it, setting a new record in the y-cruncher benchmark.  Over at StorageReview, the team behind the new world …

The Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics cards have been available for some time, but AIB partners still have a few new designs up their sleeves. PowerColor, for example, has now unveiled its first Radeon RX 7900 series card for custom loops – the Radeon RX 7900 XTX Liquid Devil. Employing …

MSI's RTX 4080 and RTX 4070 Ti Gaming X Trio graphics cards are getting a makeover. This week, the company unveiled its new white edition variants, swapping out the black shroud for a white and silver one.  The new white models provide the same blend of performance, cooling, and low …

We check out this entry-level mid-tower case from Sharkoon, with four included ARGB fans

We've been hearing a lot about the RTX 4070, but Nvidia has yet to announce it formally. The latest rumours claim we'll see the upcoming graphics card release in April, but an announcement may come before that.

The PlayStation VR2 is set to launch later this month alongside a slew of virtual reality games. One of the headset’s premiere launch titles – Horizon Call of the Mountain – has now officially gone gold, meaning the game is unlikely to be pushed past its 22nd of February release …

Like last generation's Core i5-12490F, Intel will launch two Raptor Lake CPUs exclusive to the Chinese market — the Intel Core i5-13490F and Core i7-13790F.  Currently available at JD (via VideoCardz), these two chips are similar to the Core i5-13400F and the Core i7-13700F, with slight changes that should result …

The PlayStation VR2 headset is set to release in just a few short weeks. Ahead of the headsets 22nd of February launch, Sony has now released what it is calling “The Ultimate FAQ” – answering any and all questions that a prospective purchaser might ponder. Taking to the PlayStation Blog, …

Following on from the announcement at CES 2023, Cooler Master is now launching its TD500 Mesh V2 chassis. The design looks similar to the V1 version of this case, but some smart changes have been made throughout to improve liquid cooling compatibility, I/O connectivity and more.  Maintaining the original version’s …

PassMark has recently updated the multi-core ranking for laptop CPUs, introducing the first AMD Ryzen 7000 series chip. Currently, the Ryzen 9 7845HX is the fastest multi-core chip in this test, but that should change after PassMark adds data for the Ryzen 9 7945HX. The PassMark ranking for multi-core laptop …

After over two months without new graphics drivers for Radeon RX 6000 series and older GPUs, AMD's chief architect of gaming solutions announced a new one will release “within the next two weeks”. AMD's Frank Azor addressed the driver drought for old-gen GPUs on Twitter, explaining that new drivers are on …

We've known about Intel's new-gen Xeon chips for a while now. Intel is cooking up its next wave of workstation processors and it looks like we'll see the first of these CPUs in action, along with compatible motherboards, before the end of Q1.  According to Wccftech, Intel's new Xeon W3400 …

The same leaker behind a recent Radeon 780M benchmark has now revealed the first Cinebench R23 results for the upcoming Ryzen 7 7840HS laptop processor, giving us an early look at performance.  The screenshot shared on Bilibili (via VideoCardz) shows the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS was running on a Windows …

We are still a little while away from Ryzen 7000HS-equipped laptops becoming available to consumers, but some already have these new-gen laptops on hand for testing. In a recently spotted benchmark run, we see the new Radeon 780M iGPU in action.  Over at Bilibili (via VideoCardz), a user shared what …