Our regular readers will know that we like to run a lot of competitions ourselves, but sometimes we see a giveaway running elsewhere that we think you'd all be interested in. This month, be quiet! is running a competition for a gaming PC worth €3000. The system being given away …
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AMD Behemoth System Build – Part 1
Our next modding project is underway - here James gives us the lowdown on what to expect
Read More »MSI releases new Alpha 15/17 and Delta 15 AMD-powered laptops
MSI is revamping the Alpha 15/17 laptops with Ryzen 5000H processors and Radeon RX 6600M mobile GPUs. Moreover, MSI is also launching a brand new laptop, the light and slim Delta 15, also with Ryzen 5000H processors and the Radeon RX 6700M mobile GPU. As part of the AMD Advantage …
Read More »G.SKILL Trident Z Royal Review – 4000MHz C17
This is a high-quality memory kit from G.SKILL - here's Luke's full analysis
Read More »A 20C/40T Intel Sapphire Rapids CPU revealed on benchmark database
According to a roadmap we shared a few days ago, we are still more than a year away from the release of consumer Intel Sapphire Rapids CPUs. However, considering there are already benchmarks of dual-socket systems equipped with Sapphire Rapids CPUs, the server-grade processors might be coming sooner rather than …
Read More »Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt PC system requirements raised
Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 is not coming out this year, but spin-off title, Bloodhunt, likely is. The multiplayer game previously had pretty tame PC system requirements, but following a recent alpha playtest, the system requirements for this game have been updated with higher-end hardware. Previously, the Steam listing for …
Read More »Intel Sapphire Rapids HEDT CPUs rumoured to use W790 chipset and release in Q2 2022
Intel hasn't launched new HEDT processors since late 2019, and according to a recently leaked roadmap, anyone waiting for them might still have to wait a year. By looking at the roadmap, it seems Intel is developing a new workstation HEDT platform based on Sapphire Rapids for Q2 2022.
Read More »Cooler Master ML360 Sub-Zero – Core i9 at 0C, 200W Cooler!
Can this cooler really keep your CPU at 0C?
Read More »CTR creator working on new AMD CPU tuning tool named Project Hydra
Yuri Bubliy, also known as ‘1usmus' online, has introduced the successor to CTR. Expected to release later this month, the new tool, called Project Hydra, aims to bring better overclocking to systems equipped with a Zen 3 processor or upcoming Zen 3+ processor, if they ever release. According to the …
Read More »WD Blackout Modded Build Project – Part 3
Distro Plate 2.0 is ready, let the WD_Blackout build commence!
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6700M 3DMark benchmark results spotted
Although it was announced alongside the already available AMD Radeon RX 6800M and RX 6600M, the RX 6700M hasn't released yet. A launch could be happening soon though, as the 3DMark benchmark database now includes results for the upcoming laptop GPU. The benchmark results were shared by Twitter leaker, @ro_game. …
Read More »EVGA teases first AMD-based motherboard
It looks like EVGA won't just be making Intel-based motherboards anymore. This week, the company began teasing a new motherboard for Ryzen processors. The teaser is just nine seconds long, teasing a new EVGA DARK series motherboard. The Zen logo appears on screen behind the Dark logo, indicating that we'll …
Read More »ASUS ROG Strix G15 Advantage w/ AMD Radeon RX 6800M
We're checking out the all-AMD ASUS ROG G15 laptop
Read More »Windows 11 may support systems without TPM
Microsoft officially unveiled Windows 11 last week with a new set of minimum system requirements to run the operating system. The one causing the most trouble right now is the requirement for TPM 2.0, but there is already talk of workarounds for this.
Read More »PNY XLR8 CS3040 1TB SSD Review
How good is PNY's mainstream PCIe 4.0 SSD?
Read More »ASRock’s upcoming ITX system features unknown AMD Radeon P120 ITX graphics card
During a live stream where an ASRock representative was detailing the company's upcoming Desk Mini Max ITX system, something unexpected happened. When they were talking about the GPU compatibility, an unknown AMD Radeon P120 ITX card was mentioned. No details about the card were disclosed, but considering the looks, size, …
Read More »AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution Tested!
Want to see how FidelityFX Super Resolution performs? That's exactly what we're looking at today
Read More »Gigabyte Aorus 17G Review – with Intel Tiger Lake H!
This Aorus laptop packs an RTX 3080 and the latest Intel Tiger Lake CPU
Read More »The 8Pack Hypercube returns – introducing the Hypercube MK2
Overclockers UK and 8Pack are back at it again with another high-end, masterfully crafted gaming PC. This time around, the Hypercube is making its grand return with a brand new look and the latest technological innovations that 2021 has to offer. The 8Pack Hypercube Mark 2 gaming PC packs a …
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 »Stalker 2 PC system requirements call for an RTX 2070 Super
Stalker 2 had a very impressive showing at Xbox's E3 showcase over the weekend. The official gameplay reveal gave us a truly next-gen looking game and now, we know what hardware it will take to run it on PC. Stalker 2 isn't coming out until April 2022 but it looks …
Read More »Razer’s new Blade 14 aims to be the ultimate AMD gaming laptop
This week during E3, Razer announced that it is finally bringing the Razer Blade 14 laptop back after a three-year hiatus. Beyond that, this will also be the first ever Razer laptop to be powered by an AMD processor, in this case, the Ryzen 9 5900HX. The new Razer Blade …
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 »Tesla’s new infotainment system is said to be as powerful as a PlayStation 5
This week, Tesla launched its new Model S Plaid electric car, complete with a new infotainment system, demonstrated by Elon Musk. According to Musk, this new gaming-capable system can deliver performance on par with a PlayStation 5. The infotainment system features a 17-inch display with a 2200×1300 resolution. Under the …
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 »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 »Gigabyte Aorus 7000s 2TB SSD Review
We check out Gigabyte's latest PCIe 4.0 SSD - can it match the competition?
Read More »Dell to update Alienware m15 laptop after users discover disabled cores on RTX 3070
Dell has been facing some backlash recently, not only is the company facing a lawsuit over alleged false advertising, but recently it was discovered that the RTX 3070 found inside the Alienware m15 gaming laptop has had a number of its CUDA cores disabled, dropping them below Nvidia's spec. The …
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 …
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