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While the centerpiece of G.Skill’s Computex presence is the Overclocking World Championship, the ultra-fast memory maker had plenty of other interesting things to show off at their booth. For starters, there is a 5GHz DDR4 kit on the way for consumers, some very sleek mechanical keyboards on the way, and …

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Today is launch day for AMD’s 2nd Gen Ryzen processors, meaning the new CPUs and X470 motherboards have hit store shelves and begun shipping out to customers. To help bolster the launch, G.Skill has launched some new memory kits, bringing higher speed DDR4 to the new X470 platform. There are …

Two weeks ago, we saw G.Skill become the first memory maker to achieve 5GHz speeds on DDR4 using only air cooling. Now, it looks like others are starting to catch up, with ADATA announcing this week that it also managed to break the 5GHz barrier on an XPG RAM kit. …

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CES 2018 has kicked off and we are already starting to see some exciting announcements. Today, HyperX launched its new Predator DDR4 RGB Memory, which leverages IR technology to synchronize lighting across all channels. This new HyperX Predator memory has IR communication channels embedded onto each memory module, allowing for …

CES 2018 has kicked off and we are already starting to see some exciting announcements. Today, HyperX launched its new Predator DDR4 RGB Memory, which leverages IR technology to synchronize lighting across all channels. This new HyperX Predator memory has IR communication channels embedded onto each memory module, allowing for …

Core i7, GTX 1070, SSD, 17.3 inch screen - all for £1,399? Is this too good to be true?

This Thecus NAS is an upgraded version of the previous generation N4310 with a faster processor and updated DDR4 memory.

Synology’s J series of DiskStation NAS are aimed at the value end of the market. The latest 4-bay addition to the range is the DS418j, which takes over from the DS416j and is marketed as an entry-level 4-bay NAS for home data backup and multimedia streaming. The Synology DiskStation DS418j …

We might be in the midst of a RAM shortage but that isn’t stopping G.Skill from consistently raising the bar when it comes to DDR4 speed. This week, G.Skill unveiled its new 32GB kit, the world’s fastest running at 4400MHz. G.Skill’s latest Trident Z 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 RAM kit is …

Another killer motherboard from the ASUS team.

G.Skill seems to be going after every ‘world’s fastest’ title it can, this time pushing the boundaries of its DDR4 Ripjaw SO-DIMM memory. Coming in at 3800MHz, its new 32GB set manages to take the title of world’s fastest small outline dual in-line memory kit built for small-form factor setups. …

The Aorus GTX 1080Ti Xtreme Edition 11G is £800 worth of high end graphics card while the Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 and Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming are two brand new motherboards ready for the launch of Intel 8th Generation CPUs with the Z370 chipset.

DDR4 RAM speeds continue to rise this week as Corsair has announced its fastest ever Vengeance LPX 16GB kit ever. The latest kit was co-developed with ASRock’s X299 OC Formula motherboard in mind, allowing the modules to hit 4600MHz. The 2x8GB Vengeance LPX kit takes advantage of Intel XMP 2.0, …

With just how powerful AMD’s new Threadripper CPUs are, it is ideal to balance them with equally high-end components. G.Skill takes this to the extreme with the introduction of its new Flare X DDR4 RAM, coming in sets of 3600MHz or 128GB memory kits. While any DDR4 stick should slot …

There has been a lot going on in the overclocking scene over the last week or so. While a lot of recent news has focussed on CPU-related overclocks, today we got word that a new world record had been set for DDR4 frequency, with a G.Skill kit breaking past the …

Our team at Computex has been very busy today, but they still managed to fit in a visit to Crucial’s booth to check out some new products from the memory and SSD manufacturer. Primarily, Crucial is keen to get users with older laptops upgrading to SSDs, while the company is …

Can GeIL compete with G.Skill and Corsair with Evo X RGB memory?

PC enthusiast memory maker G.SKILL has announced a new line-up of top-tier memory kits for discerning modders and gamers. The Trident Z RGB DDR4-3333MHz 128GB and 64GB retail kits are squarely aimed at the high-end X99 and Z270 motherboards, respectively, currently driving the likes of Intel’s Xeon E5 (v3)-series and Kaby Lake …

Leo doesn't get excited often, but he loves this memory. Read on to find out why

While DDR4 RAM has only just broken into the mainstream in the last few years, the Joint Electronic Devices Engineering Council (JEDEC) is already looking ahead and planning out the jump to DDR5 memory. This week, it was revealed that the DDR5 memory specification is already being worked on, with …

Corsair has jumped on the RGB band wagon with its new Vengeance RGB memory. The 32GB kit we were sent consists of 4x8GB modules and is rated at DDR4-3000MHz which is a perfectly decent speed. The reviewer’s guide also puts the CAS 15 timing front and centre, a point we …

QNAP’s latest TVS NAS series, the TVS-473 sits under the company’s SMB midrange label and is available as four, six and eight-bay units. The TVS-473 is the 4-bay entry level model of the series; a 4-bay NAS that so packed full of features it can be used for just about …

Spoilt for choice would be an understatement for any prospective buyers of the X99 platform. MSI alone has a motherboard for almost every possible price point, use-case scenario and type of user. Add other motherboard vendors into the mix and the amount of choice is dizzying. With its high-end price …

Intel’s decision to skim over “Broadwell” CPUs on the mainstream LGA 115x platform meant that prior to today, the High End Desktop Platform (HEDT) was 2-generations behind the mainstream, and in need of a revamp. The latest architecture from Intel, “Skylake”, has been with us since August 2015 on the …