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There is no doubt that so far, Ryzen has been a huge success for AMD. Not only has competition been restored to the mainstream and high-end gaming segments of the CPU market, but Threadripper also posed a huge challenge to Intel’s HEDT line up. We are closing in on the …

be quiet!'s Dark Rock series goes on a diet with the new Dark Rock Slim

SSD adoption is on the rise and prices are set to fall, particularly for high-capacity drives.

ASRock has expanded its motherboard range over the last month with two new additions based on Intel’s Z390 chipset. The Z390 Phantom Gaming 4S takes aim at the mainstream gaming crowd and serves as an upgrade over the original Phantom Gaming 4. Meanwhile, the Steel Legend brings this familiar design …

MSI has an ACE up its sleeve with this high-end Z390 motherboard

Over the last few years, a company known as ‘Xperi Corporation’ has been throwing patent infringement lawsuits at some of the biggest companies in tech. In 2017, Xperi won a settlement and license agreement with Broadcom and managed to achieve the same result against Samsung in December 2018. Now, Xperi …

AMD has been doing extremely well in the CPU market over the last couple of years, as the launch of the Zen architecture brought some much needed competition back to the forefront. We are currently awaiting the launch of Zen 2, which will push AMD CPUs over to the 7nm …

Last year, we saw ASUS enter the all-in-one liquid cooler market with the ROG Ryuo and ROG Ryujin CPU coolers. This year, the ROG Strix LC AIO will be joining the family, adding a lower cost option in 120mm and 240mm form factors. We had our first peek at the …

It's Gigabyte's top-tier RTX 2060 card, but can it justify the £360 asking price?

Back in March, Crytek debuted the ‘Neon Noir' demo at GDC, showing off real-time ray tracing in CRYENGINE for the first time, all running on an RX Vega 56. The demo does a good job of showing off ray-traced reflections specifically but now Crytek has shared an update diving deeper …

Intel's struggles to get 10nm off the ground are well documented at this point but it looks like 2019 will finally be the year. This week, Intel revealed its latest CPU roadmap, which says that the first Intel 10nm processor will begin shipping in June, with multiple new products coming …

Aerocool's Tor is a budget case with a big focus on RGB lighting - but can it perform?

The age of the traditional Hard Disk Drive has slowly been coming to an end over the years as SSD sales have risen and prices have dropped down. Here in Europe, the shift is more apparent than ever, with new statistics showing significant growth for SSD-based systems compared to one …

AMD has scored a $600m contract to help build 'The Frontier', a supercomputer powered by EPYC and Radeon Instinct graphics.

It's Sapphire's Thunderbolt 3 external GPU enclosure, coming to market at £274.99

It has been a few months since the HoloLens 2 was first announced and now, Microsoft is ready to start shipping the augmented reality headset off to developers. It will be an expensive investment, with the ‘development edition' costing $3,500, although you do get some bonuses. The HoloLens 2 is …

Building a custom liquid cooling loop is a fulfilling task but it also takes a lot of careful planning and accurate measuring to get it looking as good as can be. Alphacool is hoping to make that last part a bit easier for enthusiasts soon with Eiszapfen laser fittings. The …

AMD's next generation Ryzen processors are just around the corner and motherboard makers are busy preparing for the launch. Since launching Ryzen, AMD has been committed to maintaining motherboard compatibility across generations and that will be continuing. We've already seen MSI issue BIOS updates to add 3rd-gen Ryzen support to …

While we've known for some time now that Intel is working on its own discrete graphics cards under the leadership of Raja Koduri, there are still a lot of mysteries left to be solved. We know that the Intel Xe architecture will cater to both data centres and gaming PCs, …

The Valve Index VR headset was finally revealed this week, boasting some impressive specs and improvements that should put it ahead of the VIVE Pro. The downside is that all of this new tech comes with a hefty price tag, although plenty are willing to foot the bill. The first …

AMD seems to be on track to launch the first Zen 2 processors and Navi graphics cards in Q3.

This time last year, we saw Oculus beginning to experiment with all-in-one VR headsets thanks to the Oculus Go. While the Go was intended as an entry-level, low-power VR device, this year we are getting something more ambitious. The Oculus Quest is launching this month, and aims to deliver a …

Back in March, Facebook officially announced the Oculus Rift S– an upgraded PC-tethered VR headset intended to replace the original Oculus Rift CV1. Now during Facebook's F8 conference, more details have been revealed, including the release date. When the Rift S was announced, some of the core details were a bit vague, …

The Valve Index VR headset is officially here but Valve isn't ready to start showing off its own games just yet.

We've known about Valve's own VR headset for quite some time but now after months of waiting, the hardware has been officially revealed. The Valve Index will open up for pre-orders today and begin shipping in June but with no announced Valve software to look forward to, buyers will need …

Back at CES, we had the chance to catch up with be quiet! to get a sneak preview at some of the new hardware heading our way this year. During our visit, we came across the new Dark Rock Slim, which cuts down the heatsink considerably compared to the Dark Rock …

Leo builds an EPIC £3500 custom loop system, based around the Gigabyte Aorus WaterForce Motherboard

Patriot's latest SSD comes with a massive heatsink installed - but is the drive actually any good?

Fractal Design makes some of the sleekest PC cases around and this week, the company is revamping one of its best offerings. The Define S2 Vision is a modified version of the popular S2 chassis with some key material and visual upgrades, including dark tempered glass. The Define S2 Vision …

This year, AMD is celebrating its 50th year in business. To celebrate the milestone, AMD is releasing ‘Gold Edition' versions of the Ryzen 7 2700x CPU and Radeon VII graphics card. These Gold Edition releases don't appear to come with any particular performance benefits like higher clock speeds. Instead, AMD …