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This week, new rumours regarding Nvidia's RTX 4060 Ti GPU have hit the web. As per the latest reports, the upcoming mid-range graphics card will deliver the same performance as the RTX 3070, but at a lower price. Unfortunately, it's not yet clear exactly how much less it will cost. …

Nvidia's discrete MX laptop GPUs don't top the performance charts, but historically they've still provided a bit more grunt than a mobile CPU's iGPU. iGPUs are getting better and better however, and now they're often replacing the MX series in laptops that you would expect to have a dGPU. As …

Gran Turismo 7 is an impressive PlayStation console exclusive for a number of reasons. Not only is the game rich with content, but it is also a tech showpiece, taking advantage of all the various PS5 hardware and software features. It was previously announced that GT7 would be getting a …

Sony’s next big piece of gaming hardware will soon be upon us, with the second generation PlayStation VR headset set to launch on the 22nd of February. Ahead of this, Sony has now officially announced the full launch line-up of titles – including both new and familiar faces. Making the …

We're back with another Solidigm SSD review, this time it's the company's Gen4 flagship

If you have an MSI motherboard released in the last few years and have Secure Boot enabled, depending on the firmware version you're using, the feature might not work as you would hope. According to recent findings, almost300 MSI motherboards have a lousy Implementation of the component in select UEFI …

We're yet to see DDR5 modules reach 8,000MHz out of the box, but overclockers are already pushing past the 11,000MHz mark, setting a new record. This was achieved by the famous overclocker HiCookie, using a Gigabyte Aorus Tachyon motherboard and Aorus DDR5 memory modules. The HWBOT entry (via Wccftech)  shows …

Early rumours suggested the RTX 4060 Ti was likely to ship with a 220W TDP, which perhaps did seem a touch high for a xx60-series class of GPU. New information has come to light however, and the leaker who shared the previously-reported specs has now updated the TDP, which has …

The upcoming 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models will be powered by two new chips designed by Apple. We're talking about the M2 Pro and the M2 Max, two Apple Silicon-based chips built on the same architecture as the recently released M2 SoC. Starting with the M2 Pro, this 40 …

As the PC case industry is heavily trending towards airflow-oriented designs, Antec is launching two new Performance series cases with meshed front panels. Named P20C and P20CE, the two cases are identical, with the only apparent difference being the left-side panel: the former has a tempered glass panel, and the …

PlayStation VR2 is a big deal for the virtual reality market, with the headset set to be one of the most technically impressive peripherals released. One major improvement over the first-gen device is the fact that PSVR2 supports USB-C instead of a proprietary cable – though PC support might still …

Current AMD AM5 motherboards are generally considered pricier than they should be, but some lower-cost alternatives might finally be on the way. Gigabyte has submitted the first AMD A620 motherboards to the EEC, suggesting PC builders will soon have an entry-level option to pair with Ryzen 7000 series desktop chips. …

Videos of laptops using Intel's new flagship mobile processor have started to trickle out, with initial data suggesting this CPU could be very capable indeed. Unfortunately, gaming performance hasn't yet been tested as the GPU powering these laptops is still under embargo. However, we are able to share results of CPU-only benchmarks like Cinebench...

As far as we know, all Nvidia RTX 4080 graphics cards use AD103 GPUs. Up until now, the only variant of this GPU used for the RTX 4080 was AD103-300, but it seems a new AD103 configuration is in the works. This new variant is known as AD103-301, and it …

It's been widely reported that Radeon RX 7900 series GPUs are not as efficient initially hoped, with the GPUs consuming more power than expected while playing videos and games with an unlocked framerate. AMD has been aware of that fact for some time and has since released a graphics driver …

We've known for a while that some dual-CCD Ryzen 7000 series chips can behave slightly strangely. For as yet unknown reasons, the first core of each CCD can often boot disabled, reducing the number of working CPU cores by up to two. Fortunately, this behaviour is limited to Ryzen 5 …

The EK-Quantum Velocity2 ILM replacement – 1700 is a nifty tool that replaces your motherboard's integrated loading mechanism (ILM) with a frame that, according to EKWB, increases the structural integrity of the socket, motherboard, and CPU. EK's new ILM replacement works with Intel 12th and 13th Gen Core CPUs when …

It's hard to deny how influential the Lian Li O11 Dynamic was to the PC case market. Since its release, many brands have launched their own dual-chamber cases with tempered glass, including Hyte, Antec, Raijintek, and Kolink. Now, NZXT is being added to the list with the new H9 series. …

Modular power supplies have been following the same design approach for a while. However, it appears that Corsair has decided to stir things up a bit by introducing a PSU that, instead of having the cable connectors facing the front of the case, turns them to face towards the right-sided …

We check out Palit's flagship 4070 Ti, assessing thermals, overclocking and more

Intel first debuted a 'KS' version of its flagship chip with the i9-9900KS back in October 2019, and we also saw the i9-12900KS only last year. Now, the tech giant has quietly announced the i9-13900KS, claimed to be the first desktop processor offering 6GHz speeds out of the box...

EKWB kicks off the new year with a new AIO, could it be the one to beat in 2023?

When AMD initially announced the new generation of Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs at CES 2023, we were left waiting for a launch date. We thought we had one yesterday, when AMD added the launch date to the new processors' spec sheet, but the company quickly backtracked on that move, and issued …

be quiet! has unveiled the Dark Power 13 series, the company's first ATX 3.0-compliant power supplies. Following in the footsteps of Dark Power 12, the new PSU series comes in three variants: 750W, 850W, and 1000W. All models are equipped with upgraded Silent Wings 135mm fans and are certified as …

It's a new MP600-series SSD from Corsair, aimed at balancing price to performance

AMD has been offering game bundles with previous-gen hardware for a while now. We've already seen Radeon RX 6000 series buyers able to get up to two games (The Callisto Protocol and Dead Island 2), while previous Ryzen 5000 purchases were eligible for a copy of Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves. …

Although the era of PCIe 5.0 SSDs is now upon us, Gen4 drives are not going anywhere just yet. Take Gigabyte, for example, who has just revealed the Aorus Gen4 7300 SSD, an enhanced PCIe 4.0 SSD with read performance of up to 7300MB/s. Powering the SSD, we find a …

The Meta (then-Oculus) Quest was released all the way back in 2019 and in many ways served as one of the leading forces behind this modern re-interest in VR technology. It being a first-gen product, the Quest 1 is starting to show its age, and so Meta has announced that …

For Apple, 2023 will reportedly be quite low-key in terms of new product launches, but we might finally get an official announcement for the long-rumoured Apple AR/VR headset. According to Bloomberg, Apple's mixed reality headset will be revealed this spring, with the launch coming a few months later...

MSI Afterburner is probably the most popular GPU overclocking tool out there, but according to its developer, it may soon be dead. MSI, however, says otherwise, as the company is trying to keep things going with the dev in question. In a comment on the Guru3D forum, Alexey “Unwinder” Nicolaychuk, …