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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...

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 …

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 …

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 …

Nvidia is yet to officially announce the RTX 3070 Ti 16GB, but it seems that both Asus and Gigabyte are already preparing for its launch. Both AIB partners have submitted multiple new SKUs to the EEC, with plenty of RTX 3070 Ti 16GB cards among them. THE 16GB version of …

A lot of us were hoping that Intel would reveal more about the Arc Alchemist GPUs during CES 2022. Unfortunately, that didn't happen, but that doesn't mean the company isn't working on them. Twenty new Arc Alchemist PCI IDs were recently spotted in the Linux Mesa graphics drivers, but so …

A new rumour has surfaced claiming that Nvidia is set to ‘strengthen' supply for its upcoming RTX 3050 graphics card. Announced back at CES 2022, the RTX 3050 has a starting price of $249, making it the most affordable Ampere GPU yet – and if this rumour turns out to …

Kingston's DC1500M uses a Gen 3.0 x4 NVMe PCIe interface to deliver high throughput with low latency

We recently reported that AMD was considering support for Ryzen 5000 CPUs on X370 motherboards. As it turns out, it didn't take long for these rumours to prove true, as ASRock has just updated its support page for the X370 Pro4 motherboard, adding a new BIOS that supports Ryzen 5000 series CPUs...

PCIe 5.0 connectivity has only just hit the market thanks to Intel's Alder Lake platforms. However, PCI-SIG, the consortium responsible for specifying the PCI connectivity standards, has already shared the official specifications of  the PCIe 6.0 interface. Three years have passed since PCI-SIG announced the PCIe 5.0 standard. Now, the …

Following the success of the company's Freezer 34 coolers, Arctic is updating the series with the Freezer 35 range. There are four variants of this cooler, each with two models: one for Intel processors and the other for AMD chips. All Freezer 35 coolers feature a P-series 120mm PWM fan, …

Nvidia's upcomingGeForce Game Ready driver sure sounds promising. The new graphics driver will bring DLSS and Reflex support for God of War PC and Rainbow Six Extraction, optimisations and enhancements for Grit, The Anacrusis and Hitman III Year 2. The real highlights, however, are the advanced Freestyle filters and new DLDSR upscaling technology.

After months of speculation, rumours and leaks, the RTX 3080 12GB is finally official. Not thanks to a press release or announcement post though, Nvidia just quietly updated the product page for the existing RTX 3080 10GB, adding the 12GB model's new specs.

When Intel announced its new 12th Gen Core lineup at CES 2022, the company made no mention of the i5-12490F, but this processor has since been listed at multiple Chinese retailers. Moreover, the first Geekbench results for this CPU have come to light, showing a substantial performance uplift over the …

Do you remember the truckload of EVGA RTX 30 series cards stolen in California in October 2021? Some of those cards have now reportedly been found up for sale in a Vietnamese store. Ouch. As per Vietnamese Gaming Drama, users that bought RTX 30 series cards from an undisclosed Vietnamese …

Pretty quickly after Intel released its 12th Gen core processors, we began hearing a lot of user reports claiming the inability to play certain games using DRM services. Intel and motherboard vendors, including Gigabyte, quickly launched fixes and workarounds to solve these issues, but Intel has now finally confirmed that the games exhibiting these errors have been fixed...

Last week at CES 2022, AMD officially introduced its latest GPU, the RX 6500 XT. Announced with a $199 MSRP, the RX 6500 XT has been positioned as an ‘affordable' RDNA 2-based graphics card. Confirming what we all knew, however, ASUS has announced its own set of MSRPs for the …

Luke checks out two AIO coolers, both with integrated screens. Just how do they work?

Intel only announced the company's new 12th Gen Core laptop CPUs last week, but thanks to an early preview from Lab501, we've already got some performance data for the Core i9-12900HK mobile CPU, showing what the processor can do in Cinebench R20 and other benchmarks. The Core i9-12900HK preview comes …

We've heard a ton of rumours about Nvidia updating the RTX 3080 with 12GB VRAM, but so far nothing has ever been officially confirmed. That could change soon though, as rumours point to January 11th as the announcement date for this new(ish) graphics card...

With AMD Zen 4 processors planned to come out later this year, it's reasonable to expect the chipmaker has already begun making engineering samples. Two of those samples have now been spotted in the BOINC database, giving the first benchmark results of the upcoming processors. The entries were spotted by …

Many of us have been waiting for AMD to introduce support for Ryzen 5000 series CPUs on 300-series motherboards. Currently, that's only possible through custom BIOS and on A320 motherboards, but AMD is reportedly planning to expand adoption to B350 and X370 boards. That's according to Tom's Hardware, who had …

Over the last few years, Apple has made some waves after moving away from Intel processors and producing its own high-power chips based on ARM. Now, the industry is seeing another shakeup, with Apple's Silicon lead now departing the company to join … you guessed it, Intel. Apple Silicon lead, …

Luke picks his top 3 memory kits for 2021, including both DDR4 and DDR5

The AMD AM4 socket has been around since September 2016, and even today, AMD is still releasing processors compatible with it. However, AMD plans to launch a new platform based on the AM5 socket later this year. This announcement led some to question if the new socket would last as …

SK Hynix, the second largest memory maker in the world, has today announced its latest NVMe PCIe Gen 4.0 SSD – the Platinum P41. The new Platinum P41 offers increased performance over the previous Gold P31 series, offering top-end PCIe 4.0 speeds.  The new SK Hynix Platinum P41 is the …

Alongside CES 2022, Thermaltake is running its own virtual expo, hosting announcements for a ton of new products for 2022. Aside from its new DDR5 memory kits, TT also has new cases to unveil, including the new Divider 550 TG Ultra and a new addition to The Tower series. The …

With Intel introducing a slew of new processors for desktops at CES 2022, it is time to check back in with motherboard vendors to see what's new. This week, MSI has unveiled its expanded line-up of 600-series motherboards, including new H670, H610 and B660 boards.  For now, there's only a …

Alongside CES 2022, Thermaltake is holding its own expo, showcasing a bunch of upcoming products for 2022. One of these early 2022 launches is none other than the first set of DDR5 TOUGHRAM memory modules.  This week, Thermaltake has announced the launch of TOUGHRAM RC DDR5 Memory, the first DDR5 …

Today in an out of the blue announcement, Sony revealed some of the key specifications for the upcoming PlayStation VR2 headset. Interestingly, this immediately follows a leak claiming the headset will go into mass production soon, with plans to release later this year. Sony originally announced that it was working …