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Sapphire is building its portfolio of embedded motherboards with the addition of new AMD Ryzen APU powered boards. The new designs which include the BP-FP5 and NP-FP5 embedded platforms feature AMD Zen CPU architecture with AMD Radeon “Vega” graphics. These new embedded motherboards will provide a balance of low power …

Patriot’s gaming brand Viper has announced it will showcase a new M.2 PCIe external SSD during the gaming festival at PAX East 2020. The new device will be ideally suited to offering extra storage to console gamers with its high-speed data transfer rates and compact form factor. The PAX East …

NZXT has released some fantastic PC cases over the years and today, we are welcoming another one to the market. The NZXT H1 is a powerfully small chassis that focuses on Mini-ITX builds, all while including accessories like a 650W SFX PSU, 140mm AIO CPU cooler and a PCIe riser …

Corsair launched its Hydro X custom water-cooling products in 2019 and the range has been growing ever since. The company has now announced updated white version for some of its Hydro X products along with some brand-new additions. Updated versions of the Corsair Hydro X XC7 water block and XD5 …

PC cooling specialist Raijintek has added a new D5 water pump and reservoir combo to its range of custom water-cooling products. The new Antila D5 EVO RBW features unique rainbow ARGB lighting and a 200mm reservoir. The Antila D5 EVO RBW series from Raijintek is equipped with a cylindrical reservoir …

Could Corsair's latest AIO series be the "best of both worlds" - find out why

Western Digital has launched its new iNAND EU521 embedded Universal Flash Storage designed to assist mobile developers to enhance the 5G smartphone experience for users, which makes Western Digital one of the first manufacturers to offer USF 3.1 5G applications and capabilities in commercial storage solutions, with its support for …

Intel has collaborated with QuTech this week, to outline key technical features of a new cryogenic quantum control chip codenamed “Horse Ridge” through a research paper unveiled at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) in San Francisco. The research paper released by Intel and QuTech details features of the Horse …

TeamGroup has introduced two new storage devices that are being added to its portable storage range. The new devices include the multifunctional T183 Stationary Flash drive and the tough PD1000 Portable SSD. The new T193 Stationary Flash drive from TeamGroup is equipped with multifunctional stationary features such as a 180-degree …

Kioxia has announced that its CM6 and CD6 series of PCIe 4.0 NVMe drives for enterprise customers are now being shipped, this means that Kioxia is the first company to ship these next-generation PCIe 4.0 SSDs to enterprise and data centre partners. Both the CM6 and CD6 SSDs are compliant …

Samsung announced this week that mass production of 7nm extreme ultraviolet (EUV) chips for partners at its cutting-edge fabrication line at Hwaseong in Korea has begun, with its first batch of products produced at the fab expected to be delivered to customers in the first quarter of 2020. The Hwaseong …

This could be the first indication that a Comet Lake-S launch is imminent

Gigabyte’s line of Brix Mini-PCs has been treated to a refresh, the Brix series is being equipped with the latest Intel 10th generation Comet Lake mobile CPUs offering even more power inside the tiny form factor PC. The Brix range of Mini-PCs from Gigabyte features an ultra-compact form factor measuring …

AMD's previous B350 and B450 motherboards gave savvy PC gamers and enthusiast a more cost-effective way to migrate to the AM4 platform compared to X370 and X470 with the first two generations of Ryzen processors. Since Ryzen 3000 launched in the middle of 2019, very little has been officially revealed …

EK Water blocks has announced a new addition to its water-cooling products line up with the introduction of a control hub capable of providing the user information from all relevant parameters of a liquid-cooled system. The EK-Loop Connect can control RGB lighting effects, fan RPM and pump speed all in …

Deepcool has rolled out a new Micro-ATX desktop PC case this week, designed for users that don’t need to show off the internal components of their pc and prefer the more understated appearance of a small form factor system. The Deepcool Matrexx 30 SI is a reworked version of the …

Intel brings back the F-series processors for Comet Lake-S

Following the announcement of Half-Life: Alyx last year, Valve quickly sold 100,000 Index VR headsets before the end of 2019 and was on track to keep selling at a high rate into early 2020. Unfortunately, stock shortages hit early and while Valve initially anticipated to get on top of the …

We put two Gigabyte RX 5700 XTs head to to head - which is right for you?

During the next few weeks, MSI will be running a promotion that offers customers cashback on purchases of participating AMD motherboards, AMD Ryzen CPUs and/or MSI PC cases. Depending on the combination of components purchased, customers will be eligible for up to £86 cashback via a refund process. Customers who …

Though it was only yesterday that we reported on PlayStation’s decision to withdraw from PAX East due to concerns regarding the potential danger of Coronavirus, the company has now announced that it will also be removing itself from the upcoming Game Developers Conference due to the exact same reason. In …

ADATA has launched the ISSS333, a 2.5in 3D TLC SSD with power loss protection (PLP). Designed for “applications that require durability, reliability, and high capacities”, the ISSS333 SSD uses a SATA III 6Gb/s interface to deliver transfer speeds of up to 560/520MBps. With capacities ranging from 64GB to 2TB and an extensive …

MetallicGear, a sub-brand of Phanteks, has launched a new dual-chamber chassis called Neo Qube. Designed to showcase your system, the dual tempered glass panels (front + side) with integrated Digital-RGB gives a clear view of the case's interior. The dual-chamber design allows for the installation of not one but two …

Aside from revisions to the Vive Cosmos lineup, HTC has also begun showing off ‘Project Proton', which is intended to be an early look at the true next generation of VR headsets. There are two key headband designs, one that closer resembles traditional glasses with stems, and another that uses …

Towards the end of last year, HTC released the VIVE Cosmos, a wireless, standalone VR headset to compete with the Oculus Quest. Now for 2020, HTC is rolling out three more headsets, including the higher end Cosmos Elite, a cheaper version of the standard Vive Cosmos and an all new …

Leo checks out the latest case from Fractal - how good is it?

Asus has added a pair of new graphics card to its Mini form factor series, the RTX 2060 Dual Mini could be built to compete with the likes of the AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT and possibly arrive in a similar price bracket to the recently launched EVGA RTX 2060 …

Asus is expanding its case lineup with the new TUF Gaming GT301, a compact mid-tower with a tempered glass side panel. With a mesh front panel and mesh on top, this case is designed with airflow in mind- it also ships with four fans included,  so temperatures should be kept …

Overclocking and tuning your system can be great fun and is very rewarding when you see the results of your work pay off in benchmarks and real-world performance gains. While most of us overlock our systems at home as a hobby and to extract a few more FPS in games, …

While the ASUS ROG Strix GPU cooler is usually praised, it would seem that the version found on RX 5700-series graphics cards has been having some issues keeping temperatures in check. Asus has responded to those concerns this week, pinning the issue on AMD's own guidelines for cooler mounting and …