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As we've come to expect from Intel's CES 2022 keynote, the company announced new 12th Gen Core processors. Out of the 50 new processors introduced during the keynote, 22 are targeted at desktops, while the remaining 28 are for laptops. Ranging from the entry-level Pentiums up to Core i9 powerhouses, …

Besides the entry-level RTX 3050, Nvidia also had announcements for high-end gamers and enthusiasts during its CES 2022 press conference. Alongside the long rumoured RTX 3090 Ti, Nvidia introduced the RTX 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti laptop GPUs. Nvidia hasn't yet specified the RTX 3090 Ti graphics card, but most …

Out of all CES 2022 keynotes, AMD seemed to have the most hardware-rich presentation, featuring new processors and GPUs for both desktops and laptops. Besides announcing a new Ryzen 3D V-cache processor, AMD also told us more about Zen4 and the AM5 socket, Zen3+ and Ryzen 6000 series mobile APUs …

It's Leo's new favourite case - but what makes the Lian Li O11D EVO so special?

Nvidia isn't the only one launching a new entry-level desktop graphics card today at CES. AMD has also announced the RX 6500 XT graphics card, coming in with a $199 MSRP versus the RTX 3050 at $249.  Of course, MSRP means little in the current market, with GPU shortages and …

For a few months now, we've been hearing rumours that the RTX 3050 will eventually make its way to desktop. Now today at CES 2022, Nvidia has made it official, announcing the RTX 3050 desktop graphics card, providing a new entry point for the RTX 30 series.  The RTX 3050 …

Last month, we shared a rumour about Intel releasing a pre-binned version of the i9-12900K. Named i9-12900KS, this new SKU would come with an all-core maximum clock speed of 5.2GHz, but according to a tweet from the chip company, it looks like the maximum single-core might be slightly higher, set …

With Intel's CES 2022 keynote coming in just a few hours, we have new details to share with you about one of its upcoming desktop graphics cards. The specifications of the Arc A380 desktop graphics card have just leaked, alongside a new benchmark result giving us a good idea of …

While Sony confirmed that it is working on the next generation of PlayStation VR in early 2021, the company has yet to show off its headset or announce a launch date. So far though, it looks like 2022 will be the year, with reports claiming that the headset will soon …

CES 2022 is just around the corner, but Nvidia is already planning its next press conference. GTC 2022 has now been announced, kicking off on the 21st of March, during which we may see the first next-gen Nvidia GPU, based on the ‘Hopper' architecture.  While Nvidia's keynote at CES 2022 …

CES 2022 kicks off tomorrow, with Nvidia set to host its own keynote. During this presentation, it is expected that we'll see a new RTX 3090 Ti announced, and it seems that board partners will also be participating in the launch, with sources claiming details on an EVGA RTX 3090 …

Leo looks back over 2021 and picks his three favourite cases, with help from James

We are calling this the ‘Top 3 Processors of 2021!' however that isn't strictly correct since AMD launched Zen 3 late in 2020. What you really need to know is that Intel 12th Gen is better than we expected and has gone head-to-head with AMD's finest. Game on! Timestamps 00:00 …

PCIe Gen 4.0 has only been available to consumers for a short amount of time, but the industry is already upgrading to PCIe Gen 5, with the switch beginning with Intel's recently launched 12th Gen Core processors and Z690 motherboards. PCIe 5.0 SSDs aren't available yet, but we've now got …

Luke picks his top 3 CPU coolers of 2021, over a broad price spectrum

We look back over the year and pick our three favourite motherboards across a broad price spectrum

While many memory makers have announced and ‘launched' new DDR5 memory kits in late 2021, availability has still been very scarce in many markets around the world. According to Micron, this trend is likely going to continue throughout a good chunk of 2022. If you've been looking to upgrade to …

2070 Super vs 5700 XT vs 2060 Super vs 5700 - tested over twenty-seven games!

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Kingston's first PCIe 4.0 SSD has finally hit the market, and we review the 2TB model

Intel started selling 12th Gen core processors over a month ago, but we expect the series will soon expand with the non-K processors. There could be one more high-end CPU up Intel's sleeve though, as rumours now point to a Core i9-12900KS. As reported by VideoCardz, the CPU will come …

Nvidia decided to surprise everyone by announcing three new entry-level laptop GPUs ahead of CES 2022: the RTX 2050, MX570 and MX550. The first laptops featuring the new GPUs should roll out early next year. Starting with the RTX 2050, Nvidia's latest ray-tracing capable laptop GPU, packing a GA107 die …

As we get closer to the launch of Intel's first Arc Alchemist GPUs, more and more information is being datamined from the company's graphics drivers. In the files for Intel's latest driver, the names of five upcoming Arc GPUs were found, with two of those being desktop GPUs and the …

We've been hearing rumours about the RTX 3050 desktop graphics card for a little while now, although most have focused on a variant with 4GB of VRAM. As it turns out, Nvidia may have a second version of this card planned with 8GB of memory and more CUDA cores.  According …

It is expected that Intel will launch new 12th Gen Core “Alder Lake” processors at CES in January, including the line-up of processors for laptops. Ahead of launch, many of these upcoming processors have begun appearing in benchmarks, giving us an early look at what to expect performance-wise.  Twitter leaker, …

Sapphire has launched their first AIO CPU liquid coolers - we check out the 360mm version

The DDR5 generation officially began in November with the launch of Intel's 12th Gen Alder Lake processors. We've known that higher speed DDR5 modules are in the works and now, we're starting to see some of them hitting the market. Today, Corsair is launching its new Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5 …

In partnership with multiple custom PC builders, Nvidia is commemorating the release of The Matrix Resurrections by giving away three unique and water-cooled desktop systems and 5x custom RTX 3080 Ti Matrix-themed backplates. As the name implies, the Digital Storm Backup Operator was developed by Digital Storm itself and Stefan …

AMD has yet to properly unveil its first processors with DDR5 memory support, but engineering samples of such CPUs are starting to do the rounds. This week, a new benchmark database entry was spotted, listing an unnamed AMD processor with DDR5 memory support.  As first spotted by Benchleaks, the BAPCO Crossmark …

Most recent graphics cards with GDDR6 memory have their VRAM clocked at 16Gbps, with a few rarer models with 18Gbps memory. Soon, we should start seeing even faster GDDR6 memory shipping on GPUs, as Samsung has begun producing new models with 20Gbps and 24Gbps speeds.  The news was first shared …