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M.2 SSDs are fast and compact but unfortunately in a high-end rig, they can get hot, which can have an adverse effect on performance. We have already seen some motherboard makers start to integrate M.2 SSD coolers into their design but if you happen to have a board that doesn't …

It looks like Corsair could soon be under new ownership according to reports this week. It turns out that at least two sources familiar with the matter have come forward to claim that equity firm, EagleTree, is looking to acquire Corsair for more than $500 million. Corsair is one of …

Last week, Blizzard officially announced the first seven teams for the Overwatch League esports tournament. At the same time, the league's logo was revealed, which appears to have caught the attention of Major League Baseball (MLB), which could lead to some legal trouble. Right now, MLB is said to be …

Telltale has some announcements to make later this week, so in preparation for that, you can currently get your hands on most of the studio's games for $15. This is all thanks to the latest Humble Bundle, which includes The Walking Dead season 1 & 2 as well as the …

If red and black is still your thing, then MSI's GTX 1080 Ti Gaming X could be for you.

This week, Samsung has begun ramping up production of its second generation High-Bandwidth Memory (HBM2) DRAM chips in preparation for increased demand. Samsung will be producing 8GB stacks with speeds as high as 256GB/s, offering the highest performance to date. Both AMD and Nvidia currently use HBM2 chips for graphics …

It has been a couple of years since Google took its experimental smart glasses off the market and while we have heard whispers about a Google Glass 2, nothing had come to fruition. However, this week, Google is giving Glass a second shot at success, though things will be very …

Back in January, Netflix sat at just over 93 million subscribers, with plans to spend around $6 billion producing new original shows and movies in an effort to boost the company over the 100 million subscriber mark. Now, that milestone has been achieved, with Netflix announcing that it now has …

The Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy got off to a great start last month with chart topping sales. However, some players did find the game much harder than they remembered. Now we know why, as developer Vicarious Visions has confirmed that the N.Sane trilogy does contain some “subtle differences” from the …

Its worth pointing out that this particular keyboard is not full RGB (they have the Alloy Elite RGB for that), however for an extra £20 spend over the Alloy FPS you get a wrist rest, volume slider, dedicated media keys and one button LED controls. Seems like money well spent to us.

The Xbox One X is set to arrive in November, with Microsoft promising plenty of titles that will be playable in ‘4K Ultra HD'. We already have a list of games getting Xbox One X enhancements but this week, two more were added to it, with Wolfenstein II and The …

The successor to the Alloy FPS - can the Elite version impress?

Before Intel ushers in 10nm with the launch of Cannon Lake, we still have one more round of 14nm CPUs to get through in the form of Coffee Lake. We are expecting to see Coffee Lake make its way to the desktop in 2018 but it looks like some details …

We recently heard that Amazon might just be looking to return to the smartphone business, after the company's original Fire Phone failed commercially. Now this week, we are hearing even more about Amazon's future mobile plans, with the retailer apparently planning to launch its own messaging service in an effort …

It is Bungie's time to shine this week as the Destiny 2 beta will be going live tomorrow for console, starting with PS4 owners. So what will be included in the beta, what issues can you expect to be present in this early build and what time do servers open? …

The well known Amazon GPU return scam is now spreading to CPUs.

Meet the Ataribox...

It has been the year of super sexy laptops - and this time we look at the Aero 15 from Gigabyte.

Yesterday's CPU news was mostly dominated by AMD's announcement of two Ryzen Threadripper CPUs, the 16C/32T 1950X and the 12C/24T 1920X. However, AMD also snuck in some Ryzen 3 news, revealing that two 4C/4T SKUs would be launching later this month for the mainstream desktop market. At the time, AMD …

Earlier this week, Oculus kicked off its Rift Summer Sale, cutting the price of the Oculus Rift and Touch controller bundle down to just £399. The only downside to this deal, is that it is temporary. However, today Oculus announced that when the Rift/Touch bundle sale is over, a new …

We examine Intel's new 3D XPoint technology in the Optane Memory module.

Last year, we saw Samsung launch the world's largest 2.5-inch SSD in the form of the $10,000 15.36TB PM1633A. While Samsung did have a lead in the capacity race for a while, this year, they have been beat, with Viking Technologies launching a 25TB and a 50TB SSD this week. …

A year ago, buying into VR was an expensive endeavour, particularly if you didn't already have a well spec'd PC. Fortunately, prices have been getting lower as we can see by Overclockers UK's new VR PC and Oculus bundle, which is quite the steal compared to VR costs just one …

Apple has been in the running to become the first trillion-dollar company for a few years, sitting with a value double that of its closest competitors. Apple's bank account appears to keep on growing too, with reports this week indicating that soon, Apple could become the world's first trillion-dollar company. …

In May 2016, Google's Paris headquarters was subjected to a raid by authorities in France, believing that the search giant had cheated the country out of €1.6 billion in unpaid taxes. The case has been ongoing ever since but this week, A French court ruled against France's tax authority, clearing …

While the current Oculus Rift might be at its cheapest price ever, the current headset still isn't quite ready for the ‘mass market'. To combat this, a standalone, wireless version of the Oculus Rift has been in the works for a little while now and according to reports this week, …

Ryzen Threadripper 16C/32T 1950X- $999, 12C/24T 1920X- $799.

At E3 last year when Microsoft first announced ‘Project Scorpio' (now Xbox One X), Phil Spencer promised to usher in two things, true 4K gaming and high-fidelity VR. When the Xbox One X was properly unveiled at E3 this year, 4K was still a huge sticking point but the company …

ASUS' Cerberus is back - can this updated £60 headset impress?

With the latest Hitman game, IO Interactive set out to create an episodic game with regularly updated content. This was largely achieved through ‘Elusive Targets' and for those who have been keeping up, there is going to be one last target to take down later this month, bringing Hitman Season …