Tag Archives: RTX 5080

MSI has rolled out a massive range of Prime Day discounts on Amazon UK this year, spanning gaming monitors, peripherals, graphics cards and more.

At Computex this week, Leo caught up with Thermal Grizzly

With the latest Star Wars film, The Mandalorian and Grogu, finally hitting the box office this week, MSI has also rolled out its limited edition RTX 5080 graphics card. There are only 500 of these being made, exclusive to the European market, so if you want one, you'll have to act fast. 

There's a new micro ATX O11 Vision from Lian Li, but is it any good?

Back in March, CyberPowerPC entered the console market, offering up PS5s alongside its suite of gaming PCs. Now for a limited time, CyberPowerPC is bundling PS5 consoles with the purchase of select custom-built PCs.

IO Interactive has detailed the official PC system requirements and technical features for 007 First Light ahead of its launch. The developer confirmed that while the minimum specifications target 1080p at 30FPS, a new “Ultra” tier has been introduced for high-end systems utilising Nvidia DLSS 4.5 to reach over 200FPS …

Yesterday as part of the Star Wars May 4th celebrations, MSI teased a new limited-edition graphics card. This time around, we seem to be getting a custom RTX 5080, featuring new from The Mandalorian and Grogu. We don't have all the details just yet, like a price or release date, …

Fractal has a new dual-chamber case with a familiar name, but is it any good?

Thermal Grizzly continues to expand its liquid-cooling line-up with the ROG Astral RTX 5080 DeltaMate GPU block – featuring borosilicate glass for the first time. The block retains the series’ core features, including 0.2mm microfins, full‑metal construction with an illuminated viewing window, and cooling coverage for all VRAM and VRM …

MSI gave us a slew of new hardware deals earlier this month as part of its Spring Sale. Now this week, the company is kicking off its Gaming Week promotion, slashing prices across a range of GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards, targeting everything from high-end 4K GPUs to more affordable models that target 1440p and 1080p gaming.

Noctua and Antec has combined to improve an already great chassis, but has it worked?

Corsair has a new compact mid tower case, but can the 3200D become the new budget benchmark?

Acer has refreshed its Predator Helios Neo lineup with three new gaming laptops built around Intel’s Core Ultra 200HX Plus processors. Acer has also upgraded the gaming grunt that these laptops provide with the addition of an RTX 5080 laptop GPU. The updated 16‑inch and 18‑inch models focus on high‑end performance, while the new 16S variant offers a slimmer, more portable option.

A new community-driven utility, NV-UV, promises to offer Nvidia RTX 50-series owners a more streamlined way to manage the power and thermal characteristics of their “Blackwell” hardware. Developed by cubi2k82, NV-UV (via PCGH and VideoCardz), which is still in closed alpha, is designed to work as a companion app for …

At the latest IEM Katowice tournament, Acer provided competitors with Predator Orion 7000 gaming PCs to play on. Now that the event has come to an end, Acer is now shipping this PC to the masses with stock now available throughout the UK.  The Acer Predator Orion 7000 is a …

PNY has officially entered the 2026 Small Form Factor (SFF) market at CES 2026, unveiling a trio of Blackwell-based graphics cards designed to fit where most modern flagships cannot. The new GeForce RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 Slim models all adhere to a strict dual-slot, 40mm-thick design, making them suitable for SFF builds. By leveraging a redesigned thermal solution that utilises a vapour chamber and an aluminium backplate, PNY aims to provide the full performance of Nvidia's reference specifications without the massive physical footprint

It's an mATX case with one-piece curved glass, but will its good looks be enough to impress?

The R7X3D 5080 Beast MSI Edition is an almost fully MSI-powered prebuilt from Wired2Fire

GeForce Now is adding support for seven more games this week. The headliner is Of Ash and Steel, a brand new release this week that will launch straight onto the RTX 5080-powered servers.  Most of 2025's biggest titles are available via GeForce Now, complete with the RTX 5080 upgrade, which …

MSI has rolled out a huge number of discounts across a wide range of components this week. If you are new to PC gaming and looking to build your first gaming rig, sorting through all of these components can be a bit of a daunting task, so we're here to make that process easy for you with a list of PC builds to suit different budgets, giving you a great starting point for your Black Friday shopping list.

Lian Li has a new Lancool 217 but does the visual change offer anything practical?

The be quiet! Light Base 500 LX aims to deliver premium build, strong cooling, and quiet operation

The A16 Pro aims to be one of the cheapest RTX 5080-equipped laptops on the market

Sudokoo made some very bold statements about its latest fan, but can it live up to the claims?

If you've been on the fence about upgrading to Nvidia's latest hardware, a new game bundle might just sweeten the deal. The green team has announced that, for a limited time, it will be bundling a free copy of Embark Studios' upcoming extraction shooter, Arc Raiders, with the purchase of select GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs and systems.

It's a cheaper North with mesh panels, but do we like Epoch?

Nvidia has cut prices across a range of RTX 50 series graphics cards for a limited time. Currently in the UK, you can save up to £250 across a range of ten custom-cooled graphics cards from the likes of MSI, Gigabyte, PNY, Palit and more. 

MSI is slashing prices across a wide range of high-end RTX 50-powered gaming laptops this month. The biggest discount is quite astonishing, with £1000 wiped off the price of an RTX 5090 gaming laptop, although you will still need deep pockets to buy one.

I first started using GeForce Now back when it first became available for Nvidia Shield tablets over a decade ago. Back then, we were limited to 30FPS gameplay, with choppy controls and low resolutions. Since then, the service has come a very long way, offering RTX powered servers to bring features like ray-tracing and DLSS directly to you, no matter what device you are using. I've had early access to the new RTX 5080-powered servers for about a week now, so let's jump back in and see if cloud gaming has reached a point where it could comfortably replace a traditional gaming PC. 

Corsair has launched the latest version of its small form factor Corsair One PC, the a600. The new system continues the series' tradition of packing immense power into a compact vertical chassis, this time pairing a next-generation AMD Ryzen 9000X3D series CPU with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card. …