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Due to disruption across the world caused by the recent COVID-19 virus outbreak, MSI has decided to offer an extension to its warranty across a wide range of its products to ensure customers don’t have to worry about anything other than their health and safety during this difficult period. In …

Just last week, rumours of AMD releasing a new RX 590 graphics cards SKU were circulating around the industry after a Chinese retail outlet spilt the beans early with sales pages going live ahead of schedule. At the time there was some confusion whether this would be a worldwide release …

Just last week, researchers found that a security flaw inside the ROM of Intel processors could pose a security risk that is “impossible to fix” and now a new class of security threat has been found in Intel processors that could significantly reduce performance. According to a report by The …

Nvidia may be planning something new for gamers ahead of the 22nd March trade show GTC 2020. The Nvidia Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) Twitter handle posted a teaser earlier of something to look forward to on 19th March, which has since been taken down. According to TechPowerUp, the now-deleted …

According to an EEC listing made by Asus, there could be an 8GB model of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060. If this rumour proves to be true, it seems that Nvidia is trying to out-do AMD's RX 5600 XT, and put RTX 2060 on the same level as AMD's RX …

Biostar has announced the release of a new Mini-ITX Quad-Core SoC motherboard with a robust design for running basic tasks such as sending emails, web browsing and word processing in office and industrial applications. The A10N-9630E from Biostar is also suitable for edge computing with its higher performance and low …

MSI has introduced two new AMD B450 based motherboards to its B450 MAX series with the B450 Gaming Pro Carbon MAX WIFI and B450M Bazooka MAX WIFI added to the lineup. Both new B450 MAX motherboards support 3rd generation AMD Ryzen processors and offer more options to gamers looking for …

Overlockers UK has announced a new PC case from Kolink is being launched at its online store this week. The Kolink Balance is a mid-tower feature rich gaming chassis with a stunning exterior and plenty of internal space for high-end gaming components. Kolink Balance is a spacious mid-tower chassis that …

PC component manufacturer GeIL has announced plans to make its products more accessible to the UK market by entering a new partnership with UK based online retail outlets that will expand the GeIL brand across the United Kingdom. In-demand GeIL products will now become available at a handful of UK-based …

Just as promised, yesterday the Valve Index returned to the Steam Store with new stock available, although it didn't take long for immediate availability to sell out. Around ten minutes after Valve began accepting orders again, the estimated shipping date began to slide.  If you were fortunate enough to get …

EK Water Blocks has announced a new custom cooling monoblock for the Intel X299 high end desktop platform. The EK-Quantum Momentum ROG Rampage VI Encore D-RGB is specifically engineered for the Asus ROG Rampage VI Extreme Encore edition motherboard and features D-RGB lighting compatible with Asus Aura Sync control. The …

The cost-effective B550 upgrade path for AMD Ryzen 3000 could be on its way to consumers soon.

This 'Alpha' model motherboard is buffed-up with a set of sixteen 90 Amp power stages

Buffalo has launched a new line of miniature external SSDs, the smallest the company has ever released. Designed to resist damage caused by drops, the SSD-PSMU3 looks more like an USB pen drive than an external SSD. Measuring just 33×9.5×59.5mm and weighing 15 grams, the SSD-PSMU3 is MIL-STD compliant. This …

After spending some extra time in development, DOOM Eternal is officially releasing this month across consoles, cloud streaming platforms and of course, PC. With launch coming next week, it is time to take a look at the PC hardware requirements, which seem to be a notable jump over DOOM (2016). …

Last week, we learned that Valve would be ending its long-running drought of VR headset stock, with the Valve Index due to return to the Steam store in limited quantities. Valve has since confirmed exactly when its VR kit will be available to purchase.  In an email sent out to …

Kingston has announced a refresh of its Canvas series SD and microSD cards along with new MobileLite Plus card readers today. The new Canvas Plus SD series includes Kingston’s first UHS-II card while MobileLite Plus UHS-II readers have been engineered to support these new high-speed cards. The new Canvas Plus …

Rambus has announced a new addition to its range of High-speed memory interface solutions with a new High Bandwidth Memory 2E controller and a physical layer IP to deliver maximum performance in a compact, power-efficient package. The new HBM2E controller and PHY IP from Rambus provides customers with a complete …

More photos of 10th generation Intel desktop processors have been revealed.

It's a new PCIe Gen4 SSD from Seagate - how does it fare against the competition?

Bitspower has added to its range of PC cooling fans with a new Touchaqua Notos 120 series featuring integrated addressable RGB lighting, optimised for use with liquid cooling radiators and available in single or multipack quantities. The Touchaqua Notos 120 series is a new line of 120mm fans from Bitspower …

EK Water Blocks is trying to make building a custom water cooling loop inside you PC a more simple process that requires less tools to complete the job. A new EK-Loop Multi Allen key tool has been launched to replace standard 6mm, 8mm and 9mm Allen keys usually needed to …

AMD will be using a dual axial fan cooling solution on its next-generation reference graphics cards.

Enermax has upgraded its ETS-T50 AXE CPU air cooler series with a new ARGB version. The T50 AXE cooler is available in various forms and now includes a new version with addressable RGB fans, available in both black and white colour schemes. The ETS-T50 AXE ARGB CPU air cooler from …

According to sources in the industry, board partners of AMD are preparing a new RX 590 graphics card SKU named the Radeon RX 590 GME. A new sub-variant of the RX 590 series that is expected to feature a lower core clock frequency. As reported earlier this week by the …

Could this be the first photos of the new Intel Comet Lake-S desktop processors?

Researchers claim to have found a new security vulnerability inside the ROM of the Intel Converged Security and Management Engine (CSME) that is impossible to fix since firmware errors are hard-coded into the Mask ROM of Intel microprocessors allowing processors to be compromised at hardware level. The latest security vulnerability …

How good is be quiet!'s latest Shadow Rock air cooler?

One of the highlights of AMD's Financial Analyst Day yesterday was the insight given about the new RDNA 2 GPU architecture, which has now been codenamed “Navi 2X”. During AMD's Financial Analyst Day, the company shared data about its financial developments. The company also revealed technical details about coming releases and …

EK Water Blocks is launching what the company calls its most extreme fan to date, the EK-Furious Meltemi is a 38mm thick high static pressure fan designed purely for raw thermal performance, with a maximum speed of 3500 RPM. EK-Furious Meltemi fans are based around the popular EK-Vardar fan design. …