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Too hot to handle? We push four CPU coolers to their limits on the Threadripper 3990X

The Eiszyklon Aurora LUX PRO 2 Digital RGB fan is Alphacool's latest addition to its cooling portfolio. The Eiszyklon Aurora LUX PRO 2 features PWM control and digitally addressable RGB LEDs. The 5V RGB LEDs in the Eiszyklon Aurora LUX PRO 2 surround the fan blades in a light diffuser …

The German overclocker der8auer succeeded with pushing an AMD FX-8350 to 8.127 MHz – speeds nearly twice as fast as what we'd expect from a stock chip. The 32 nm CPU was forced up to this speed by giving it voltage of 1.920 vCore – making a single core pull 100 W of power. …

AMD recently announced the new 4C/8T Ryzen 3 processors. Although the CPUs haven't launched yet, the first benchmarks for the Ryzen 3 3000 series have started to pop up, and they seem to pack quite a punch...

Update 10:47 24/04/2020: The price has dropped further – now to under £159. Even better. AMD's Ryzen 3000 processors have been around for almost a year now, and they have been widely praised for offering top multi-threaded performance and high efficiency levels. Now, you can get a 6-core Ryzen 5 …

Though the next generation of consoles are likely to bring with them a massive leap in performance and technical ability allowing developers to take full advantage of new technologies, there have been fears that the rumoured Xbox Lockhart could hold back all other next-gen systems. According to some developers however, …

GIGABYTE's AORUS products are usually equipped with the latest technology and aimed towards gamers – with the company's upcoming Z490 motherboards being no exception. The lineup is reported to come with forwards-compatibility for PCIe 4.0. Based on reports from VideoCardz, GIGABYTE's AORUS Z490 lineup will consist of 14 different boards that …

OWC has unveiled its Thunderbay 8 storage solution that offers up to 128 TB storage and uses Thunderbolt 3 to reach speeds of up to 2586 MB/s. Those who are in dire need of even more storage can daisy-chain up to six units together for up to 768 TB of storage …

Can the ML240L V2 knock the Arctic Liquid Freezer II from its perch as best budget AIO?

The Crucial P5 is the company's latest addition to its P-series M.2 NVMe SSDs. The P5 SSDs combine 3D NAND and ‘cutting-edge controller technology' to attain read and write speeds of up to 3400MB/s and 3000 MB/s, respectively. The read and write speeds of up to 3400 respectively 3000 MB/s are …

Patriot has released a new high-speed external SSD with three storage capacity options: 512GB, 1TB, and 2 TB. Aimed at those who need a portable high-speed storage device, the PXD SSD can also be used as external storage for your PS4 or Xbox One. Weighing about 35g and measuring 103×31.5×9.7mm …

AMD's Ryzen 3 1200 launched back in 2017, using the original Zen architecture and 14nm process node. However, the CPU is getting a refresh this year as AMD is updating it to the 12nm process node, due to the lack of supply of 14nm wafers. In a very similar way …

FSP is back again with a new line of power supplies, this time focusing on the compact NUC market segment. As the popularity of smaller NUCs continues to grow, there needs to be more specialised hardware options to accompany them, which is where the new FSP500-30AS comes in.  Under the …

Today, AMD is announcing its 3rd Gen Ryzen 3 series processors in addition to the B550 chipset for Socket AM4 motherboards. The new Ryzen 3 series will include the Ryzen 3 3300X and the Ryzen 3 3100, both housing four cores and eight threads...

Things are looking busy for AMD. Last week saw new set of EPYC processor SKUs released, and we've also seen leaks and rumours pointing to an impending release of Zen 2-based Ryzen 3 3000 processors. And Luke and Leo talk about the prospect of a Zen 2-based desktop APU akin to what we see from the new Ryzen 4000 Mobile APUs...

Analyst research companies Forward Insights and TRENDFOCUS have released their market share data for 2019, with the former company ranking Kingston ahead of both Samsung and Western Digital in terms of channel SSD shipments. Forward Insights ranked several SSD manufacturers by marketshare, looking at worldwide channel SSD shipments. Kingston was ranked in first place, …

Following the leak of two Asus Prime Z490 motherboards, Videocardz has shared new leaked slides detailing the ROG Strix Z490 motherboard series, the ROG Maximus XII motherboard series, the TUF Gaming Z490 motherboard series, and further details for the Prime motherboards...

Nvidia has released a new plugin for RTX GPUs which can help reduce background noise...

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 …

Lian Li has announced updated and improved versions of its motorised standing desk PC. The new DK-04F and DK-05F offer more control over system fans and RGB lighting compared to the previous versions and are equipped with a new switchable glass top panel. The new Lian Li DK-04F and DK-05F …

With game install sizes increasing all the time, the current crop of games consoles are struggling to fit all this data on their internal hard drives, so external storage is almost a necessity if you want to keep your game library packed with new releases. Silicon Power has a new …

We shouldn’t have to wait too much longer for Intel to launch its 10th generation desktop Core CPU line up and it seems as though motherboard manufacturers are putting the final touches on product pages ready for the big launch. Rumours have been circulating for a while that Intel will …

EK Water Blocks has announced its latest Torque fittings featuring replaceable aesthetic colour rings will now be available in multipacks. The six-piece fittings packs will come in three different finishes including Nickel, Satin, Black and Black Nickel. Torque multipack options include both fittings for hard and soft tubing, the EK-Quantum …

QNAP has announced the launch of two new multi-platform USB 3.2 Gen 2 JBOD storage enclosures including an 8-bay desktop model and a 12-bay 3U rackmount redundant power model designed for NAS, PCs and servers. The new TL series USB JBOD enclosures from QNAP could be used to expand QNAP …

RGB lighting is implemented into almost everything enthusiast PC related these days, we have motherboards, cases, graphics cards, fans and peripherals all sporting the RGB illumination. But what else could manufacturers possibly think of to equip with RGB lighting? The answer to that question is an HDMI cable of course …

be quiet! announced an update to its Pure Base 500 compact mid-tower chassis series this week, the new Pure Base 500DX PC case focuses on airflow and thermal performance with a redesigned front panel featuring a large mesh vent. A new DX line of be quiet! Pure Base 500 PC …

Creative is adding a new soundcard option to its portfolio, designed to sit between the company's Sound BlasterX AE-5 and AE-7 models. The new Sound BlasterX AE-5 Plus is a PCIe card and DAC with RGB lighting that supports Dolby Digital Live and DTS Connect. Featuring a Sabre32 DAC, this soundcard allows the user …

SilentiumPC is set to update its Vero L and M series of power supplies, with new L3 and M3 units. Utilising a simple and modern design, both the L3 and the M3 are available with different wattages, using a DC-DC design, and 80-Plus Bronze certification. The Vero L3 is a …

Facebook has already had to make changes to one of its annual conferences due to COVID-19 and now, the company's October-bound Oculus Connect is also going to be impacted. Traditionally, Oculus Connect is an in-person event, consisting of a main press conference for hardware and game announcements, and a show …

There's already a long list of chip makers in the tech industry, including Qualcomm, Apple, AMD, Intel, Nvidia and Samsung to just mention few examples. Now it looks like one more name could be added to the list – Google.  According to reports from Axios, Google has made “significant progress toward …