Like EK, Corsair has also announced new CPU water blocks for Intel Alder Lake CPUs. As part of Corsair's Hydro X series, the new XC5 RGB Pro and XC7 RGB Pro water blocks will come with RGB lighting and support for Intel LGA1700, as well as older Intel and AMD …
Read More »Intel Core i9-12900K benchmarked with 5.2GHz overclock on all performance cores
With the launch of Intel's 12th Gen Core processors swiftly approaching, those with early samples are starting to share information and benchmarks a bit more freely. The latest leak details overclocking the Core i9-12900K, and the amount of power the chip consumes when overclocked. A poster on Bilibili (via @9550pro) …
Read More »Gigabyte introduces Project Cielo – its own modular PC desktop system
Many have tried to create a successful modular PC, but none have quite nailed it yet. Gigabyte is the latest to take this concept on with Project Cielo, a portable PC with 5G that looks a bit like a Roomba, but with taller, stackable pieces. Project Cielo will consist of three …
Read More »SK Hynix HBM3 memory is even faster than expected
While SK Hynix planned to offer at least 665 GB/s of bandwidth with its HBM3 memory, the company has been able to handily surpass that goal. Today, SK Hynix officially announced the specifications for its HBM3 memory, with each module offering 819 GB/s of maximum bandwidth. SK Hynix has become …
Read More »EK launches Alder Lake-ready Quantum Velocity² D-RGB water blocks
With Alder Lake-S processors about to release, it's time to see which type of cooling solutions we will have to cool the new CPUs at launch. Besides air coolers and AIO solutions, it looks like we can also consider building custom liquid loops, as EK has just introduced LGA1700-compatible water …
Read More »Intel Core i9-12900H flagship laptop CPU confirmed to have 20 threads
The Ashes of the Singularity benchmark database never ceases to surprise us. An entry featuring an Intel Core i9-12900H laptop CPU has been found in the database, confirming it will come with 20x CPU threads and giving us a glimpse at how it performs. According to the entry found by …
Read More »TeamGroup T-Force Vulcan DDR5 memory launches with 5200MHz speeds
TeamGroup was the first memory manufacturer to launch DDR5 memory to the market, but it looks like the company isn't resting on its laurels. Joining brands such as Corsair, XPG, G.Skill and a few more, TeamGroup has announced its first DDR5 gaming memory module, the T-Force Vulcan DDR5. The new …
Read More »AMD Ryzen 7000 mobile “Raphael-H” CPUs to feature up to 16 cores
Currently, AMD's best CPU for laptops comes with 8 cores, but it looks like that will change with the Ryzen 7000 mobile generation. Codenamed “Raphael-H”, these Zen 4 chips are rumoured to double the core count for laptop processors, reaching as high as 16 cores. The rumour originated from @NiceMing, …
Read More »AirPods 3 come with a new design, spatial audio technology and more battery life
During an event last night, Apple introduced its new generation of earbuds, the AirPods 3. Designed to be more durable, offer more playtime and improve upon its predecessors, the new AirPods aim to offer better value than previous generations. The AirPods 3 design was slightly tweaked, supposedly to offer a …
Read More »Apple’s new M1 Pro and M1 Max processors are up to 70% faster
Since launching the Apple M1 processor last year, many rumours have surfaced about what's next. While we expected an upgraded 'M1X' chip at some point later this year, it turns out Apple was actually working on two new SoCs - the M1 Pro and the M1 Max, bringing up to a 70 percent boost in CPU performance.
Read More »Honkai Impact 3rd is coming to Steam this month
miHoYo has found plenty of success over the last year thanks to Genshin Impact, but the studio did have another action RPG available beforehand – Honkai Impact 3rd. While this game has only been available on mobile to date, the studio is now bringing it to PC via Steam. The …
Read More »New World server transfers to go live this week
Amazon is still working on implementing server transfers in New World. Following additional testing last week, the feature now appears to be ready, but Amazon chose to hold off on rolling it out over the weekend to avoid disrupting the “peak play period” and potentially causing server balance issues. New …
Read More »Epic Games will give you a £10 coupon to subscribe to its newsletter
If you're willing to give your email address to Epic Games, you can receive a £10/$10/€10 coupon to spend on the Epic Games Store until November 15th. The campaign started back on October 15th, but it will last until November 15th at 11:59 pm PST. To get the voucher, visit …
Read More »You can mount LEGOs on the new Galax Gamer RGB DDR5 memory modules
Like many other memory manufacturers, Galax announced its upcoming DDR5 memory modules. However, in Galax's case, their modules differ a bit from the others, as they are compatible with LEGO bricks, which should allow users to do some crazy things with them. In what seems like a great move to …
Read More »TSMC N3 node-based chips expected to ship in Q1 2023
During its quarterly earnings call, TSMC gave an update on future process node technologies. As expected, it mentioned what advancements it has made in current and future process nodes. Besides the N7 and N5 nodes, TSMC also mentioned its N3 node and the enhanced version, the N3E. According to the …
Read More »Valve is banning blockchain games and NFTs from Steam
Alongside the latest cryptocurrency wave, NFT and blockchain games have started to bloom more than ever. At the moment, many developers are working on blockchain-based games with NFTs, and some are already on Steam. However, that will soon change, as Valve is banning all blockchain games and NFTs from its …
Read More »ViewSonic’s new 32-inch gaming monitor boasts 4K resolution at 150Hz
We've seen a number of 27-inch and 28-inch 4K/UHD 144Hz gaming monitors in recent years, as well as much larger 40+ inch models. Now, we're starting to see more 32-inch options, with the latest coming from ViewSonic, boasting a 32-inch UHD panel with a 150Hz refresh rate. Using a 32-inch …
Read More »EK is launching EK-Pro GPU water blocks for the RTX A100 and RTX A6000
When we talk about custom water cooling a GPU, workstation graphics cards aren't the first ones to come to mind, but there are still some obvious benefits to doing so. Starting this month, those with an Nvidia RTX A6000 or A100 graphics card will be able to move over to …
Read More »Nvidia RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti might be released as desktop graphics cards after all
The RTX 3050 and RTX 3050 Ti have been around for a while, but only in laptop GPU form. Rumours of a desktop release largely died down this year, but new reports this week indicate that both GPUs may still come to desktop with updated specifications. In November 2020, @kopite7kimi …
Read More »Acer’s new gaming monitor boasts QHD resolution and 300Hz refresh rate
For years now, 1440p gaming monitors have primarily been sold with up to 165Hz refresh rates. Now, monitor makers are starting to push well beyond that, with Acer’s latest gaming display boasting QHD resolution at 300Hz.
Read More »AMD Zen 3 processors with 3D V-Cache coming in early 2022, Zen 4 in late 2022
In celebration of Ryzen's 5th anniversary, John Taylor, AMD CMO, and Robert Hallock, director of technical marketing, discussed the past, present and future of Ryzen processors, confirming some interesting things along the way.
Read More »Noctua launches all-black CPU cooler and fans
While Noctua is primarily known for its brown and beige colour scheme, the company has been experimenting with a variety of colour combinations in recent years through its Chromax line of coolers and fans. This week, Noctua launched black Chromax versions of the NF-A12x25 fan, the NH-U12A CPU cooler, as …
Read More »Nvidia’s new 496.13 graphics driver removes support for Kepler-based graphics cards
Nvidia recently launched the new 496.13 graphics driver, bringing some considerable changes. Besides introducing DLSS to 10 new titles, Nvidia's latest driver also brings optimisations for Back 4 Blood, Crysis Remastered, Baldur's Gate 3 and a few more games. However, it also comes with its downsides, as it won't support …
Read More »Leaked Intel Core i5-12400 benchmarks suggest it’s faster than the Ryzen 5 5600X
Until now, we've mostly covered leaked benchmark results of the Core i9-12900K and the i7-12700K. However, this time we have the i5-12400, which, according to these results, is going to be very competitive against the Ryzen 5 5600X. A post found on Bilibili by @9550pro shows CPU-Z, Cinebench R20 and …
Read More »Asus introduces blower-style RTX 3070 Ti Turbo graphics card
When the RTX 3070 Ti first launched earlier this year, there was a lack of blower-style graphics cards from board partners. That is starting to change now, as ASUS is launching the new RTX 3070 Ti Turbo. The Asus RTX 3070 Ti Turbo blower-style graphics card has arrived, giving an …
Read More »Intel’s Raja Koduri details more about the upcoming Arc GPUs
As the launch of Intel Arc GPUs comes closer, we're learning more about the upcoming graphics cards. This week, Intel graphics lead, Raja Koduri, revealed more about the Arc GPU architecture, touching on supply, drivers, custom GPUs and crypto mining.
Read More »RTX 3090 Ti rumours point to PCIe 5.0 power connector and early 2022 launch
Recent rumours have claimed that Nvidia is working on multiple new RTX 30 series graphics cards. Apparently, we're not only going to get Super series GPUs, but there may also be an RTX 3090 Ti on the way. According to reports, the RTX 3090 Ti may come with a new PCIe 5.0 connector, capable of delivering up to 600W of power.
Read More »New World won’t let you transfer characters between regions after all
To deal with the massive amount of concurrent players at launch, Amazon opened up more servers for New World to handle the rising player population. At the time, the developers recommended that new adventurers play on these new servers for now, and then take advantage of a free server transfer …
Read More »Codemasters is hiring for its “most ambitious and biggest game” in over a decade
Codemasters has had a busy year, not only did the studio release Dirt 5 in late 2020, but the company was also acquired by EA right at the start of 2021. Now, the studio is hiring up for its “most ambitious and biggest game” in over a decade. Codemasters is …
Read More »AMD Radeon RX 6600 3DMark Time Spy benchmark results leak
The AMD Radeon RX 6600 is expected to be announced next week, but while we wait, we can take a look at a new leaked benchmark result. The latest leaked Radeon RX 6600 benchmark score shows the SKU’s performance in 3DMark Time Spy, coming in slightly below an RTX 2060 …
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