Leo takes a close look at DRR5 memory - just how much does it matter?

The big day has arrived! For Day 25 of the KitGuru Advent Calendar, we're teaming up with Sapphire to give away TWO graphics cards. One winner today will get a new RX 7800 XT graphics card and another will get the RX 7700 XT! 

Leo takes us through an EPYC history of AMD Threadripper

MSI and ASRock have increased support for up to 192GB of memory capacity on their AMD-based 600-series motherboards earlier this year. However, that limit is about to be pushed even higher. The companies have recently announced that their motherboards can support even larger memory sizes, up to 256GB for 4 …

Back at Intel Innovation 2023, Intel announced plans to launch its Intel Core Ultra processors in mid December. Based on the Meteor Lake architecture, the first wave of Core Ultra CPUs for laptops have now been officially announced and we have all the details on specs and features.

Asus recently announced the release of a new BIOS for AM5-based motherboards featuring the AGESA 1.1.0.1 microcode. The beta BIOS has been issued to 19 boards based on X670 and B650 chipsets. Although this is a minor update, it's necessary if you're planning to pair these motherboards with one of …

Intel's CEO, Pat Gelsinger, is expected to deliver a keynote speech on January 9th as a part of Intel's participation at CES 2024. The discussion will focus on the intersection of silicon and software and improving the accessibility of artificial intelligence. CNBC journalist Kristina Partsinevelos will join Gelsinger in this …

The Legend 970 is ADATA's first crack at the slowly growing PCIe Gen 5.0 market segment. The drive uses a combination of a Phison controller and 232-layer NAND and comes with an active cooling solution. We review the 2TB model, landing at just under £300 here in the UK.  ADATA's …

Leo goes hands-on with the Thermaltake CTE T500 Air - and a lot of smoke!

AMD has released its day-one graphics driver for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora. Ubisoft's latest open world game has already been available to Ryzen and Radeon hardware buyers through a game bundle, now, you'll get optimisations in time for its launch. AMD has worked with Ubisoft to optimise the Snowdrop Engine …

We're running a lot of competitions this month through our Advent Calendar but we're not the only ones. The folks at be quiet! have launched a huge competition to end the year to give away seven gaming PCs! be quiet! has put together a new PC buyers guide targeting the …

CyberpowerPC had some excellent deals during Black Friday and now, their Christmas deals have arrived. If you are looking to pick up a solid pre-built gaming PC, then we have details on all the deals.  There are three discounted PCs in CyberpowerPC's Christmas sale, each with similar specs but differentiated …

Intel uploaded and swiftly deleted an odd presentation this week. The slides told a story of 'Core Truths', taking aim at AMD's new Ryzen laptop processor naming scheme and accusing AMD of selling 'snake oil'. Leo gives his thoughts...

Can a budget case brand really make a dual chamber chassis better than the O11D - today we find out!

Upgrading the memory on a desktop is simple, but the new age of handheld gaming PCs is a different story, requiring specific teardown knowledge and the right tools for the job. Still, it is possible, as one modder was able to upgrade an ROG Ally with 32GB of ultra-fast DDR5 …

After a couple of delays, Homeworld 3 is finally coming out. The classic space RTS returned to the forefront back in 2015 with a pair of remasters for the original game and a true sequel has been in the works ever since. Now with the game's release date approaching, the …

Looking to add more storage to a handheld device? The SN770M could be just the thing

Just as promised, last night Capcom showcased Dragon's Dogma 2, with a new story trailer, a gameplay deep dive and confirmation of the game's swiftly approaching March 2024 release date. On the PC side, we also have confirmation of system requirements targeting 1080p/30FPS or 4K/30FPS.

An experiment has shown that using AMD Ryzen processors' 3D V-Cache as a RAM disc is possible. As you might've guessed, such a RAM disc is extremely fast, offering sequential read and write speeds over ten times faster than the best PCIe 5.0 SSDs. The experiment began with an unusual …

Tuxedo Computers, a specialist in Linux notebooks, has decided to launch what should be the first mass-produced all-AMD Linux gaming laptop, the Sirius 16, powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS APU and Radeon RX 7600M XT GPU. The laptop has a sleek all-aluminium chassis with configurable RGB keys, providing …

Black Friday has arrived - if you are looking around for some new PC upgrades, we've rounded up some of the best deals we've found for CPUs, GPUs, motherboards, RAM, AIO liquid coolers and M.2 SSDs.

Bandai Namco has unveiled Tekken 8's PC system requirements through Steam. Overall, the game looks relatively easy on the system, with the minimum specs asking for an eight-year-old mid-range GPU and CPU. For running this upcoming fighting game, PC gamers will need at least an Intel Core i5-6600K or AMD …

The new APNX Creator C1 chassis that looks unique - on the outside at least!

AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series processors and TRX50 chipset motherboards are finally launching and G.Skill is armed and ready with new optimised DDR5 memory for the platform. The new G.Skill Zeta R5 Neo series will offer high-capacity and speedy DDR5 kits for AMD's latest workstation platform.  This is the first …

Rocksteady has released the official PC system requirements for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and it appears that the game won't need a high-end PC to run smoothly. Built on Unreal Engine 4, the game will use DirectX 12. As of now, it's unclear if any PC upscaling techniques …

We've already covered a wide range of gaming monitor and graphics card deals from MSI this Black Friday. Now, our attention turns to all the other bits, with discounts for those looking to pick up a case, cooler, motherboard or power supply for a new build. We'll start off with …

The upcoming Intel Core 100 Ultra series, codenamed Meteor Lake, will have a dedicated GPU tile based on the same architecture used in Intel's Arc Alchemist desktop and mobile processors. Based on the Xe-HPG architecture, this iGPU is expected to be as good as an entry-level dedicated GPU, and the …

The Fusion prebuilt desktop PC from PCSpecialist has seen it's price slashed for Black Friday

If you are looking to pick up a new gaming PC during this year's sales, then it is worth shopping around as there are plenty of decent deals to be found. Gladiator PC has put together a few special configurations for Black Friday this year, only available for a limited time. 

Corsair is back with an even faster Gen5 SSD - we put it through its paces today