Tag Archives: Software & Gaming

Phanteks Eclipse goes Mini-ITX, and it's pretty cheap too

AUO has recently introduced ‘A.R.T.' (advanced reflectionless technology) for gaming and professional-oriented displays. During that same announcement, the manufacturer also introduced two new display panels, a 27-inch QHD with a 300Hz refresh rate and a 32-inch 8K4K for professionals. AUO developed A.R.T. to allow users to stay at the screen …

Last year, MonsterLabo officially announced ‘The Beast', a powerful, fanless PC case with 6 kilograms of heatsinks capable of cooling 400 watts passively. Ahead of the launch, MonsterLabo has given us a good idea of what performance to expect while gaming, with the latest video detailing performance and temperatures while …

After Nvidia officially unveiled RTX 3060 yesterday, many AIB partners have since announced their custom-cooled GeForce RTX 3060 graphics cards. While we can expect more models to trickle through over the next few days, we've already seen quite a variety of RTX 3060 cards announced from the likes of MSI, …

By now, most of you have noticed that the availability of Radeon RX 6800 graphics cards has been quite limited. Stock is low and most retailers don't even have an estimated date for their arrival. Given this situation, MSI has decided to focus solely on the Radeon RX 6000 Gaming series …

Leo takes a look at the latest mini-ITX chassis from Phanteks

Today, SteelSeries is preparing for the next generation of gaming with two new headsets specifically made for the Xbox Series X/S and the PS5. Utilising the best components of the original Arctis 7 and adding the USB-C dongle from the Arctis 1,  SteelSeries hopes that the Arctis 7X and 7P …

What sort of hardware do you need for 144FPS+ gaming? Luke investigates

We've known for a long time now that Amazon has been quietly working on its own cloud gaming solution. Yesterday in a surprise twist, the company officially announced it. Luna is Amazon's game streaming service, which takes another different approach compared to Google Stadia or Project xCloud. 

If you are in the market for a peripheral upgrade or two, then you may want to check out Amazon over the next few days. This week, Razer is slashing prices on a range of gaming gear, including the Razer Viper Ultimate, the Razer Mamba Elite, the Razer Kraken and more...

Konami might be lagging behind when it comes to new releases in some of its historic game franchises, but it is not lagging behind when it comes to hardware. This week, Konami is taking a step away from Pachinko machines and instead launching a series of decently spec'd gaming PCs.  …

Leo checks out the dual-screen Zephyrus Duo 15 laptop

This week, ASUS has launched the ROG Falchion wireless mechanical gaming keyboard, featuring a compact, 60% design. Impressively, it is also rated for up to 400 hours of battery life.  ASUS introduced the ROG Falchion wireless gaming keyboard. The small keyboard from ASUS sports an Interactive touch panel that make it possible …

Xiaomi is looking to break into the western gaming monitor market, this time with a new 34-inch ultra-wide display. It ticks a lot of the right boxes for gaming, with a 3440×1440 resolution and 144Hz refresh rate, in addition to a 1500R curve in the panel.  Xiaomi's new monitor comes …

Earlier this year, we reviewed the Sharkoon Light² 200 , which won our worth buying award. Now, Sharkoon is back with another ultra-lightweight mouse, the Light² 100, weighing in at only 78g.  The Light² 100 is equipped with adjustable RGB illumination and has an optical sensor that is capable of up to 5,000 DPI. …

Over this console generation, Microsoft made a push to support higher refresh rates and technologies like FreeSync on Xbox. As we approach next-gen, both the Xbox Series X and PS5 will support these features, which are traditionally found mainly in gaming monitors. To cater to the console gaming market, Philips …

Back in January, during CES 2020, Razer announced that the Kishi Universal Gaming Controller was in development. At the time it was said that the launch was set for ‘early 2020’, but a little more than six months on, the Gaming Controller from Razer is finally available to purchase. The …

MSI has launched its new Codex R 10th gaming desktops that are equipped with 10th Generation Intel Core processors and Nvidia graphics. Specific models also include the Clutch GM11 mouse and Vigor GK30 keyboard. Not everyone builds their own PCs, and MSI is catering for those looking for a prebuilt system …

Razer has revealed its updated Razer Blade Stealth 13 that comes equipped with the "world's fastest 13.3” display with a 120Hz refresh rate" alongside a discrete GTX 1650 Ti GPU and low-power Core i7 processor...

ASRock has launched a new graphics cards designed for small form factor systems this week, the Radeon RX 5500 XT Challenger ITX 8G is based on the current AMD 7nm RDNA architecture and offers a new entry-level card for systems with a small footprint. The Radeon RX 5500 XT series …

Luke and Leo are back, and this time it's all about next-gen consoles

We get our first look at how Ryzen 4000 performs in the Zephyrus G14

Optoma has announced a new short-throw gaming projector that builds on the features of its previous HD29H model. The new HD29HST is equipped with a short-throw lens capable of projecting a 100-inch image from just over a meter away. The short-throw lens of the Optoma HD29HST projector makes it ideal …

Patriot’s gaming brand Viper has announced it will showcase a new M.2 PCIe external SSD during the gaming festival at PAX East 2020. The new device will be ideally suited to offering extra storage to console gamers with its high-speed data transfer rates and compact form factor. The PAX East …

Both of these laptops are on sale today - the question is - are they any good ?

Last night during Samsung Unpacked, not only did the Galaxy S20 series get unveiled, but Samsung also took another step towards establishing itself in the gaming market. Samsung is partnering up with Microsoft, which will see new games and services like Project xCloud launch on Samsung devices. Few details were …

EVGA unveiled the Z10 RGB mechanical gaming keyboard back at Computex 2019 and has now officially released it for sale. The Z10 RGB keyboard is an update of the previous Z10 that now includes customisable RGB lighting, with the same core features of the original. The EVGA Z10 RGB gaming …

Asus has added a 17.3-inch portable gaming display to its ROG Strix monitor series, known as the ROG Strix XG17AHPE...

We all know the big names in PC gaming peripherals such as Corsair, Razer or HyperX and the likes, but what about new companies that are trying to break into this highly competitive sector? Well, let us introduce you to Mountain. Mountain is a new gaming peripherals company looking to …

Corsair has returned to the CPU air cooling market with the A500 dual tower cooler