The PCIe 4.0 generation of SSDs kicked off two years ago, with the first drives delivering speeds up to 5000MB/s. Now with the technology maturing, faster PCIe 4.0 SSDs are starting to hit the market, with the latest from KLEVV delivering up to 7000MB/s read speeds. This week, KLEVV, a …
Read More »Noctua launches its first passive CPU cooler
Back at Computex 2019, Noctua began teasing an upcoming passive CPU cooler with a custom designed heatsink targeted towards cooling 120W CPUs effectively. Now this week, Noctua is finally ready to unveil and launch the NH-P1, the company's first passive CPU cooler. The Noctua NH-P1 is a passive CPU cooler, …
Read More »Early benchmarks of Radeon RX 6600M GPU surface
Although the Radeon RX 6600M hasn't been released yet, the first benchmarks of the laptop GPU have started to emerge. Considering the results, the laptop GPU seems to offer a performance level between an RTX 3050 Ti and an RTX 3060 in gaming and content creation. The performance results were …
Read More »Rosie, Leo and the Golden Field Lucky Pink PC case
You may remember this Golden Field Lucky Pink PC chassis from Luke and Jasmine's recent build log. Here, Leo and Rosie set about building a system inside this case...
Read More »Intel Core i9-11900KB benchmarks put it on par with the Core i9-11900
A couple of weeks ago, Intel surprisingly launched new Tiger Lake Core series desktop processors. Now, it looks like someone has managed to get their hands on a Core i9-11900KB and thanks to the 3DMark benchmark database, we can get a better look at what level of performance to expect …
Read More »AMD patent describes task relocation system in a hybrid processor architecture
We've known for a while now that AMD plans to switch to a big.LITTLE hybrid processor architecture in the future, but we've seen very little about how this architecture will work. That changed this week, as patent filings from AMD have been unearthed, giving us our first glimpse at the …
Read More »Nvidia reportedly reduces RTX 2060 production in favour of RTX 30 series cards
Earlier this year, some reports claimed Nvidia would be re-launching the RTX 2060 and RTX 2060 Super to meet the worldwide demand for graphics cards. However, a new rumour suggests that is no longer the case, as Nvidia will reduce RTX 2060 production to further increase production capacity for RTX …
Read More »Colorful and Nvidia partner up to open the first GPU history museum
In partnership with Nvidia, Colorful has opened up the world's first GPU History Museum in Shenzhen New Generation Industrial Park, China. As the first of its kind, the GPU History Museum is a tribute to graphics cards and everything directly related to it, showcasing its origins and evolution until now. …
Read More »Nvidia is ending driver support for Kepler-based GPUs this year
A few weeks ago, updates to Nvidia's support pages suggested that support for Kepler-based GPUs would be ending later this year. Now, Nvidia has confirmed this, with plans to drop support for Kepler in October 2021. Nvidia's Kepler architecture has served well since launching in 2012 with the GTX 600 …
Read More »Phanteks launches Glacier G30 Aorus water blocks and backplates
Phanteks has just announced two Glacier G30 Aorus bundles including a water block and a backplate for the GIGABYTE Aorus RTX 30 series graphics cards. The bundles will be available in black and chrome, allowing users to choose which one fits their system better. Compatible with the Gigabyte Aorus RTX …
Read More »AMD Navi 23 GPU die image and details surface
AMD's upcoming Navi 23 GPU, also known as ‘Dimgrey Cavefish', has leaked, with new details about the GPU and an image of the GPU die. This upcoming Navi GPU should be destined for mid-range GPUs, such as the Radeon RX 6600 and its XT variant. As per U/T1beriu's Reddit post, …
Read More »ASUS ZenBook 13 & Flip S – Ryzen 7 5800U vs Core i7-1165G7
We check out two ASUS ZenBooks, one Intel and one AMD
Read More »EKWB launches GPU water blocks for Sapphire Nitro+ RX 6800XT/6900XT
If you're one of the few that has been able to get hold of an RX 6800XT or an RX 6900XT, and have been thinking about water cooling, then there is some good news for you. This week, EKWB is launching the EK-Quantum Vector Nitro+ water block, made specifically for …
Read More »Samsung introduces 176-layer V-NAND memory to power next-gen PCIe 5 SSDs
Samsung is getting ready to release the 7th Generation of V-NAND chips featuring 176 layers in 2H 2021. Additionally, Samsung is already working on the 8th Generation of V-NAND, which use +200 layers, and there are even plans for 1,000-layer V-NAND memory in the future. The first 176-layer V-NAND memory …
Read More »Intel to launch 24C Raptor Lake CPUs and Alder Lake HX enthusiast mobile series
An extensive report on Intel's upcoming Alder Lake and Raptor Lake processors has just come out, and it shares a lot of details about the upcoming architectures. Besides talking about these two architectures, there is also come more information on Meteor Lake and what's next for Intel. According to the …
Read More »SK Hynix claims its HBM3 memory can offer over 665GB/s of bandwidth per chip
It was less than a year ago that SK Hynix started to mass-produced HBM2E, but the memory manufacturer is already working on the next generation of HBM memory. Named HBM3, the next-gen memory promises to deliver speeds of up to 5.2Gbps per chip, which translates into a bandwidth of over 665GB/s.
Read More »be quiet! Pure Rock Slim 2 CPU Cooler Review
Want a small, cost-effective upgrade over a stock cooler? We test the new Pure Rock Slim 2
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3070 Ti Review ft. Inno3D & MSI
We put the RTX 3070 Ti to the test, with cards from MSI & Inno3D alongside Nvidia's Founders Edition
Read More »Intel ‘Beast Canyon’ NUC 11 Extreme to feature Intel Core i9-11900KB processor
We have a clue on how Intel will use the 11th Gen Core Tiger Lake processors. A recent report claims the Intel ‘Beast Canyon' NUC 11 Extreme will feature the Core i9-11900KB CPU, suggesting that the rest of the line-up could also be used on other Intel NUCs. We have …
Read More »Intel Core i7-1195G7 benchmarks show performance on par with Rocket Lake-S CPUs
The first Geekbench 5 benchmarks results of the Intel Core i7-1195G7 CPU have surfaced. For now, there are three entries in the database, and according to their single-core scores, performance is on the same level as the Rocket Lake-S desktop processors. The three Geekbench 5 entries seem to come from …
Read More »AMD RDNA 3 graphics cards and Zen 4 processors reportedly coming in Q4 2022
A new report claims that AMD will be releasing both the first RDNA 3 graphics cards and Zen 4 processors “around the same time”, in late 2022. The report further tells us that RDNA 3 will be taped out in late 2021. According to the release date reported by @Broly_X1, …
Read More »HTC’s $1,300 Vive Focus 3 wireless VR headset coming to Europe
Earlier this year, HTC officially announced its next virtual reality headset, the Vive Focus 3, aiming to push high-fidelity, wireless VR to its limits. Now, the full kit is heading towards the UK and Europe, although the asking price is very steep. The HTC Vive Focus 3 packs a Qualcomm …
Read More »AMD announces Radeon Pro W6000 series workstation graphics cards
AMD is introducing new Radeon Pro GPUs to its line of workstation cards. The new batch of GPUs includes two desktop cards, the Radeon Pro W6800 and the Radeon Pro W6600, and a laptop variant, the Radeon Pro W6600M.
Read More »Microsoft confirms AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution is coming to Xbox Series X|S
Now that AMD has announced its FidelityFx Super Resolution upscaling technology, Microsoft has come out to announce that the Xbox Series X|S consoles will support it. Way before AMD officially announced FSR, it was always expected that it would run on Xbox Series X|S consoles, but Microsoft has now officially …
Read More »Gigabyte Aorus 7000s 2TB SSD Review
We check out Gigabyte's latest PCIe 4.0 SSD - can it match the competition?
Read More »GPU shipments increased by 35% in Q1 2021
The PC GPU market continued to grow in 2021 despite supply constraints. Compared to Q1 2020, GPU shipments increased by 35 percent (year-on-year) in the first quarter of this year, coming close to matching Q4 2020 sales, avoiding the new-year drop off that we typically expect to see. According to …
Read More »G.Skill launches low-latency CL14 Trident Z Royal Elite memory
G.Skill is back with another kit of Trident Z Royal Elite memory. We've seen G.Skill push extreme speeds on DDR4 memory over the years, but this time around, the focus is on low-latency, delivering CL14 timings. The latest Trident Z Royal Elite series memory comes in two variants, one running …
Read More »AMD AM5 platform and ‘Raphael’ CPU details leak via internal presentation
It looks like recent leaks regarding AMD's codenamed ‘Raphael' desktop processors have some merit. The team at Gamers Nexus received an internal presentation from March 2020 detailing the upcoming CPU and AM5 platform. Now that other leakers are beginning to verify some of the information, the site decided to share …
Read More »AMD “Raphael” CPU render shows IHS with open cut-outs for capacitors
Recently, an insider shared the first renders of AMD's upcoming ‘Raphael' processors, using leaked information to put the visual together. Since then, more details have come to light, giving us a new look at the IHS that may cover AMD's next generation of desktop processors. Interestingly, the heat spreader may …
Read More »Phanteks introduces the white-themed Glacier One 360MPH AIO liquid cooler
Phanteks is about to expand the Glacier One AIO liquid cooler series with a 360mm white coloured model. Featuring 3x 120mm fans and a PWM pump, the Glacier One 360MPH AIO liquid cooler provides “sufficient cooling for an advanced modern system”. The 360mm aluminium dual radiator of the Glacier One …
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