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Yesterday, Intel acknowledged that it had caused an uproar with its controversial terms and conditions, attempting to prevent comparison benchmarks between its older microcode updates and its new Foreshadow mitigating patch. After promising to update the license, the firm got in touch with us to provide a statement, as well …

It's only £65 in the UK, but is it worth considering if you are building a new budget system?

Are you a big Asus fan? then the new ROG chair by AKRacing might tick the boxes. Its certainly built well.

Update (24/08/18): The firm has now “simplified the Intel license to make it easier to distribute CPU microcode updates and posted the new version,” reiterating that it “welcomes all feedback.” Original Story (23/08/18): Alongside its series of microcode fixes to combat Foreshadow and Spectre vulnerabilities, Intel stirred up controversy earlier …

Back in 2016, Oculus began teasing ‘Santa Cruz' a high-end standalone VR headset free of cables. The goal was to create a more powerful headset that didn't need to be tethered to a PC like the Rift. Now it looks like we are close to seeing the finished version, with …

Nvidia unveiled its new RTX 20 Series of graphics cards on Monday, built around demanding real-time ray tracing technology. Alphacool understands that early adopters are going to need to keep their new GPUs cool in order to push them to their limits, introducing a range of new Eisblock radiators that …

While the bulk of Nvidia's conference was focussed on ray-tracing performance, the company has now released the first set of standard benchmark results for the RTX 2080, showing off 4K performance in current titles.

For the past three years, Denuvo has kept software crackers on their toes with its divisive digital rights management. Now, having been acquired by parent company Irdeto, Denuvo is looking to join the ranks of BattlEye with its own anti-piracy technology, “soon to be launched as a full end-to-end solution.” …

Huawei and ZTE seem to have run into another snag as Australia's government has imposed a ban on both companies. The ban will stop the pair from bringing 5G wireless devices to the country over national security concerns. The situation harkens back to other issues Huawei and ZTE have faced …

It's G.Skill's latest DDR4 memory kit - if you can see it, that is!

Ever tried overclocking to get an extra couple hundred points in Cinebench? Well, der8auer has taken that to next level with his overclocked AMD EPYC server rig

Nvidia announced its brand new RTX 20 series of GPUs earlier this week with many eyes drawn to the ‘cheaper' GeForce RTX 2070 launching in October. Sadly, it looks as though the RTX 2070 will be following in the footsteps as the GTX 1060, with Nvidia seemingly removing the option …

This has been a big week for the graphics card world. Nvidia has officially launched the RTX 20 series and custom cards will be available at the same time as the Founder's Edition release in September. Today, we are taking a look at the launch line-up from ASUS. The Nvidia …

Fancy yourself as a bit of a PC modder? Well, Ali 'Cre8or' Abbas knows a thing or two about creating next-level systems, and we spoke to him at Gamescom 2018

It's another laptop with an i7-8750H and GTX 1060 - is it worth £1380?

Google’s Pixel 2 XL launched with a plethora of issues in 2017, from reports of screen burn-in to distinct cracking in its speakers. While Google fortunately managed to mitigate a lot of these problems in subsequent updates, it seems that users continuing to use the handset one year on are …

Last week, we began hearing that Valve might be planning a Steam update that would bring Windows game compatibility to Linux on a wider scale. Now, the feature has launched in public beta, giving Linux users the chance to test out some new games that were previously only available on …

Way back in late 2014, Valve began experimenting with game broadcasting, bringing the ability for Steam users to livestream their games to their friends. Last week, we noticed that bigger moves were being made, as Valve was gearing up to launch Steam.tv. Now, the site is officially live. We don't …

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai was questioned by Congress last week, following the revelation that the regulator had lied about a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack at the height of the net neutrality debate. Pai has admitted to having knowledge on the false statements as early as …

We've known that Nvidia was planning a big push for real-time ray tracing in games since March when the first demos were shown off. This all came to fruition last night with the launch of the new RTX 20-series, which will support ray-tracing in several upcoming games. At Gamescom this …

ASUS has announced a third new laptop at Gamescom 2018 - the TUF Gaming FX705

Back in May, EA officially announced Battlefield 5, which will be heading our way on the 19th of October. As usual though, there will be a beta beforehand. If you would like to give the multiplayer a try ahead of launch, then you'll be able to do so very soon. …

Gamescom is one of the largest entertainment events on the planet, and with its 10th anniversary this year, it promises to be the biggest one yet. A lot of work goes into setting up such a big event, as we get an exclusive look at imposing billboards, crazy PC mods …

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Update (21/08/18): We already knew that the Black Ops 4 Blackout beta would be kicking off for PS4 owners on the 10th of September. However, we now have dates for PC players. In an update last night, Treyarch tweeted out that the Blackout PC beta will go live on the …

Since the streaming platform was absorbed by Amazon, the Twitch Prime subscription has offered a range of goodies, from a free channel subscription, exclusive in-game content and even games themselves. The main reason people often made sure to continue paying, however, was the ability to view content without advertisements which …

The big day has finally arrived. Today Nvidia launched the RTX 20 series of graphics cards, bringing forward the RTX 2080Ti, RTX 2080 and RTX 2070 all at once. We’ve already dived into the specs for these three Turing cards but pre-orders are also already going live here in the …

It's been a long time coming, but the new generation of Nvidia GPUs is finally here

AOC established its AGON line of monitors in 2016, catering to esports enthusiasts. This began with the AG271QX and AG271QG each sporting 144Hz FreeSync and G-Sync respectively, while its 2017 second generation upped things to 240Hz. Now, its AGON 3 Series packs 27-inch curved QHD displays with high-dynamic-range. Until now, …

Back at E3, CD Projekt Red surprised us all with the first full trailer for Cyberpunk 2077, after several years of silence. Now, it looks like we'll get to see even more of the game, as there are plans to bring Cyberpunk 2077 to Gamescom this week. CD Projekt Red …