Following on from a recent collaboration for League of Legends-themed peripherals, Riot is continuing to partner with PC hardware companies. This time around, AOC has teamed up with Riot to produce a LoL themed gaming monitor. The AOC AG275QXL packs a 27-inch IPS panel with 170Hz refresh rate, 2560×1440 resolution, …
Read More »Logitech is launching new TKL and full-size mechanical keyboards
Some gamers just want a simple mechanical keyboard with mechanical switches, PBT keycaps and no RGB lighting. Logitech is looking to serve that very market with its new G413 SE series keyboards, available in a more compact TKL form factor, or as a full-size keyboard. Despite a relatively low price, …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX shows up on Geekbench outperforming the 5900HX
AMD announced the new Ryzen 6000 series laptop APUs during CES 2022, but we haven't seen them in action just yet. Fortunately, some benchmarks are beginning to surface, giving us an early look at performance compared to AMD's previous generation APUs. The Geekbench entry found by @Benchleaks shows the 8C/16T …
Read More »Blizzard is working on a survival game for PC and console
Blizzard is mostly known for its pillar franchises and less so for new IP, but that doesn't mean the studio isn't experimenting with new ideas behind the scenes. This week, Blizzard revealed that it is working on a survival game for consoles and PC. The “unannounced survival game” for consoles …
Read More »Leaked Intel slide details Arc Alchemist laptop GPU memory specs
While we wait for a more precise date for the release of the Intel Arc Alchemist GPUs, a slide showing the memory configuration of the laptop SKUs has been leaked. As it seems, there will be five SKUs in total and up to 16GB of VRAM. Reading the table shared …
Read More »Valve reveals Dynamic Cloud Sync ahead of Steam Deck launch
With the Steam Deck expected to start shipping next month, Valve is making the final adjustments before the portable consoles find their way into the hands of users. One of those final adjustments is the addition of Dynamic Cloud Sync, a new SteamWorks feature that allows games played on the …
Read More »Graphics card prices are declining across Europe
Following on from five straight months of price increases, it seems that GPU prices are finally on the decline again across Europe. According to new data gathered, the average sale price for AMD and Nvidia GPUs has dipped over the course of January, although we are still far from getting …
Read More »Samsung’s RDNA 2 powered Exynos SoC outperforms Snapdragon 8 in GPU tests
Recently, Samsung unveiled its new Exynos 2200 chip with embedded RDNA 2 graphics thanks to a partnership with AMD. The company did not give us performance comparisons at the time, but the first benchmarks are now appearing, giving us a look at how it stands up to Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3050 performance revealed in 3DMark benchmark
With Nvidia releasing the RTX 3050 graphics card later this week, it was only expected that we would soon see the first 3DMark results being leaked. In our first look at performance, the RTX 3050 is drawing comparisons to the GTX 1660 Ti. The benchmark scores were shared by VideoCardz, …
Read More »Halo Infinite devs will add premium currency to battle pass rewards
After promising to improve Halo Infinite's in-game store, Jerry Hook, the head of design at 343 Industries, has spoke out again to share some more details. Starting with the season 2 battle pass, players will finally be able to earn premium currency in-game, which can then be used for tier …
Read More »PS5 to outsell Xbox Series X|S by 2-to-1 in 2022, but both behind Switch
Following strong sales from all consoles in 2021, expectations for 2022 are sky-high, with analysts claiming manufacturers will sell about 48 million consoles in total. The best-selling unit is expected to be the Nintendo Switch, but its margin over PS5 is likely to decrease compared to last year. According to …
Read More »Intel Arc Alchemist GPU shown matching RTX 3070 Ti in SiSoft Sandra
We all want to know exactly how well Intel's Arc Alchemist GPUs will perform, but right now the company is keeping its cards close to its chest. Still, rumours have suggested the Arc Alchemist SKU with 512 EUs will be roughly on par with the RTX 3070 Ti, and according to a leaked SiSoftware Sandra result, that appears to be accurate.
Read More »RTX 30-series Founders Edition cards just got more expensive
RTX 30 series graphics cards have seen their MSRP increased by at least €20 in Europe. In the UK, so far only the RTX 3070 Ti has seen an increase to its listed price. However, considering all other SKUs are now more expensive in Europe, we would not be surprised …
Read More »RTX 3070 Ti laptop GPU is on par with Titan RTX in Geekbench
Announced at CES 2022, the RTX 3070 Ti laptop GPU is yet to hit the market, but an early benchmark result gives us a glimpse of what sort of performance we can expect. According to a leaked Geekbench result, the laptop GPU should perform similarly to an Nvidia Titan RTX …
Read More »Der8auer pushes i5-12400 to 5GHz on a B660 motherboard
After showcasing how to overclock Alder Lake non-K desktop processors on Z690 motherboards, Der8auer has posted a new video, this time using a B660 motherboard to overclock the i5-12400 up to 5GHz. Based on der8auer findings, only B660 motherboards with DDR5 memory support can be used for BCLK overclocking. The …
Read More »Zalman debuts Alpha AIO coolers featuring ‘triple water flow’ pump
Zalman has unveiled its latest line of AIO liquid coolers. Available in multiple sizes, the upcoming Alpha series packs some unique features that might help it to stand out from the competition. The new Zalman coolers come with a rotatable RGB water block cover that allows you to adjust the …
Read More »EVGA introduces Z690 Classified, its first 600-series motherboard
While most motherboard vendors have already launched multiple Z690 motherboards, EVGA has only just joined the party. Named the Z690 Classified, EVGA's motherboard is one of a kind, featuring fans built into the VRM heatsink. The Z690 Classified may be the only 600-series motherboard from EVGA, but it sure packs …
Read More »AMD introduces new Radeon Pro GPUs for desktop and mobile
AMD has just introduced three new entry-level workstation graphics cards. We were already expecting the company to officially announce the Radeon Pro W6400, but we got a pleasant surprise in the form of the Radeon W6500M and W6300M mobile workstation GPUs. Aimed at professional users, such as CAD designers, engineers …
Read More »MediaTek has already live demoed Wi-Fi 7 technology
MediaTek has just become the first company in the world to live demo Wi-Fi 7 technology to customers and partners, giving them an early look at what's coming to the field of wireless communications. According to Alan Hsu, Corporate VP and GM of the Intelligent Connectivity business at MediaTek, the …
Read More »Samsung’ Exynos 2200 SoC brings RDNA2 graphics to mobiles
After over half a year of rumours and even a last-minute announcement delay, Samsung has finally unveiled the Exynos 2200. As previously reported, Samsung's latest SoC is powered by AMD RDNA2 graphics, marking the red team's debut in the GPU phone market. The RDNA2 GPU is named Xclipse, and as rumours …
Read More »AMD RX 6X50XT graphics cards could hit the market in Q2 2022
New rumours regarding AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 6X50XT graphics cards have emerged, giving us more details about the alleged specifications of these cards, as well as their release window...
Read More »Arctic is recalling batches of MX-5 thermal paste due to ‘anomalies’
Arctic MX-series thermal compounds are widely known throughout the industry, and are frequently used here at KitGuru. As thermal pastes go, MX-series compounds are reliable and perform better than most pre-applied thermal pastes. However, a faulty batch of MX-5 paste has made its way into the wild, forcing Arctic to …
Read More »AMD’s RX 6000 series may get faster with memory refresh
At CES 2022, AMD announced two refreshed Radeon RX 6000 mobile GPU series, but there was no mention of new desktop graphics cards aside from the RX 6500 XT. However, a new report claims that, like the mobile series, the desktop Radeon RX 6000 SKUs are set to be refreshed, …
Read More »Yikes, the RTX 3090 Ti really will draw 450W+
Specs for the upcoming MSI RTX 3090 Ti Suprim X have been leaked, confirming some of the rumours we've been hearing about this new GPU. If you're thinking about getting one of these cards, you will want to make sure your power supply has at least a rated wattage of 1000W...
Read More »Biostar first to list Intel 700-series motherboards with EEC
Intel is still a few months away from releasing the successor to its current-gen Alder Lake CPUs, but things seem to be moving swiftly towards Raptor Lake and the Z790 chipset. That's based on several new EEC entries submitted by Biostar, which show multiple 700-series motherboards. As per the EEC …
Read More »AMD teasing new Radeon Pro graphics card, set to be announced January 19th
AMD is going to announce a new graphics card this week. As per a tease posted on social media, the GPU manufacturer is about to expand its Radeon Pro lineup with a new SKU, which many believe to be the W6400. AMD's tease on Twitter shows a crown with jewels …
Read More »Yes, you can still overclock Intel’s 12th Gen Core non-K processors
Intel's 'non-K' processors are not supposed to be overclockable. However, enthusiasts have had success in the past when trying to overclock them via the BCLK, significantly improving the performance of such chips. So it was only a matter of time before someone tried it out with Intel's 12th Gen Core processors, and that someone was no other than Der8auer...
Read More »Intel Raptor Lake processors to feature up to 68MB of cache
By now, it's clear that a large amount of cache memory can dramatically improve CPU performance. We've seen it firsthand when AMD moved from Zen+ to Zen2, as well as with the recently-announced Ryzen 7 5800X3D. It seems Intel is set to follow suit, giving its Raptor Lake processors a …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3060 Ti to use GA103-200 GPUs
Up til now, Nvidia has been using a GA104 GPU variant to power the RTX 3060 Ti graphics card. That may soon change, however, as Nvidia's 511 Studio driver has introduced a new ID for RTX 3060 Ti SKUs, suggesting we might get a third variant of the mid-range graphics …
Read More »DeepCool introduces new mid-towers, gaming mice and ARGB fans
DeepCool has been busy of late, introducing a whole heap of products this week. Besides announcing the new CK-series mid-tower cases, DeepCool also showed off a pair of new gaming mice as well as a new 120mm ARGB fan model. Starting with the CK-series cases, we have the CK500 and …
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