Intel revealed record fourth-quarter revenues during its earnings call last night, but is keen not to lose this profitability to recent security concerns. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich has since reassured investors that Intel already has a solution to its Meltdown and Spectre issues with a line of upcoming processors set …
Read More »Gamerstorm Baronkase Liquid – ships with AIO cooler!
Bargain of the year? or a badly made case shipping with a load of extras? We spill the beans
Read More »Two Graphics Industry veterans join AMD to lead Radeon Technologies Group
AMD has filled Raja Koduri's shoes with two industry veterans, Mike Rayfield and David Wang, who will now lead the Radeon Technologies Group.
Read More »Kolink Continuum KL-C1500PL PSU review – one for miners!
A power supply specifically designed with the mining community in mind, and its competitively priced too.
Read More »Intel isolates the issue surrounding Spectre & Meltdown reboot bug
Spectre and Meltdown have caused havoc for Intel, from the initial security issues posed, to impending lawsuits and even the company’s fix resulting in reboot issues across Broadwell and Haswell systems. It seems that Intel has finally isolated the problem and is now working on an update. “We have now …
Read More »Sapphire expands its custom Vega lineup with RX Vega 56 PULSE edition
It took some time, but over the last few months we've seen custom RX Vega cards finally making their way out. On the Sapphire side, we've seen Nitro+ versions of the RX Vega 64 and 56. Now this week, Sapphire is expanding its lineup with the RX Vega 56 Pulse Edition, opting for a dual-fan custom cooler known as the Dual-X.
Read More »Samsung SSD860 EVO 4TB SSD Review
The SSD860 EVO uses Samsung's latest 64-layer 3-bit MLC, V-NAND along with a new controller, the MJX.
Read More »AMD unveils specs for Ryzen 5 and Ryzen 3 APUs with Vega graphics
Back during the Pre-CES press day earlier this month, AMD unveiled its CPU roadmap for the year, confirming that we would be getting the first Ryzen ‘Raven Ridge' APUs quite soon. At the time, specific specs for the Ryzen 5 2400G and the Ryzen 3 2200G weren't announced, but this …
Read More »Asus Maximus IX Extreme – with Bitspower monoblock
Its the cream of the crop, but its £530, so its not for the faint of wallet. How good is it?
Read More »Nvidia asks retailers to prioritise gamers instead of cryptocurrency miners
It’s no secret that now isn’t the best time to build a custom PC, with the prices of hardware going through the roof. Part of the problem is cryptocurrency miners, but now Nvidia has spoken out against retailers selling to digital miners, asking for gamers to be prioritised instead. The …
Read More »SK Hynix is now making its 8-gigabit GDDR6 memory available
Hot in the heels of Samsung's 16-gigabit GDDR6 announcement last night, SK Hynix has also begun listing its own GDDR6 memory modules as ‘available'. We've known for a while that SK Hynix has been working on GDDR6 with a 2018 roll out date in mind, though these chips won't be …
Read More »NZXT has made some changes to reduce the price of its N7 Z370 motherboard
NZXT impressed us all last week with the launch of the Z370 N7 motherboard, though the price tag seemed a bit steep. Since then, the company has taken this feedback on board, and has made several changes to reduce the MSRP.
Read More »Seasonic Prime ULTRA Platinum 850W Power Supply Review
Surely not another great power supply from Seasonic, tweaked and upgraded for 2018?
Read More »Samsung lists full series of 860 EVO SSDs ahead of official launch
It looks like Samsung's 4TB 860 Pro SSD won't be the only new drive hitting the market soon. Another update to Samsung's website has unveiled a full range of 860 EVO SSDs too. The 860 Evo listings were more comprehensive, showing new SATA drives in 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB and …
Read More »Samsung kicks off mass production of 16 gigabit GDDR6 memory
Samsung is preparing for the next wave of graphics cards by kicking off mass production on the industry's first 16-Gigabit GDDR6 memory
Read More »Samsung is gearing up to launch new 860 Pro 4TB SSD
It looks like Samsung is going to be bolstering its high-capacity SSD options this year, as the company accidentally listed a brand new 860 Pro SSD on its website ahead of an official announcement. The Samsung 860 Pro will be available in capacities up to 4TB, though the price tag …
Read More »AMD is also being dragged into court following Spectre and Meltdown reports
During the fallout of the Spectre/Meltdown bug discovery, lawsuits have already begun flying left and right. Intel, ARM and Apple are already named in one particular suit, and it looks like AMD won't be getting away unscathed either. This week, an AMD shareholder filed a lawsuit against the company, after …
Read More »Intel releases Spectre/Meltdown firmware updates, publishes benchmark results for data centre systems
Intel's fight against the Spectre and Meltdown bugs continues but with it, more issues are also beginning to arise. Last week, it was discovered that a recent firmware update was causing reboot issues with older Intel processors. Now Intel has confirmed that newer processors can also be affected, with Sandy …
Read More »CES Update: Alphacool updates is watercooling solutions for GPUs and CPUs
Keen to live up to its name, Alphacool took to CES 2018 to unveil a selection of its new watercooling solutions. This ranges includes a new high-end GPU waterblock, an experimental AIO unit and an adapter to illuminate clear CPU waterblocks with RGB lighting. Alphacool has high-end GPUs in its …
Read More »RAM prices might finally stabilise this year due to memory chip price drop
Over the course of 2017, the prices of RAM have been in flux, often breaching double that of the original. This could all change soon, however, as a recent drop in memory chip pricing spells good news for incoming memory kits.
Read More »CES: First look at HyperX Predator IR Synchronized DDR4 RGB RAM
CES 2018 has kicked off and we are already starting to see some exciting announcements. Today, HyperX launched its new Predator DDR4 RGB Memory, which leverages IR technology to synchronize lighting across all channels. This new HyperX Predator memory has IR communication channels embedded onto each memory module, allowing for …
Read More »AMD issues update on CPU security: Spectre is a concern, Meltdown is not
There has been a lot of discussion surrounding the Spectre and Meltdown security bugs over the last week. After evaluating the situation, AMD has explained which of these bugs affect its own CPUs and how it plans to solve the problem.
Read More »CES: first look at Deepcool limited edition ‘Electro’ series and FRYZEN air cooler
We managed to get up close and personal with the Limited Edition Quadstellar and ARK 90 cases from Deepcool! We also took a closer look at the Fryzen CPU cooler in all of its RGB glory.
Read More »Seasonic Prime Ultra Titanium 1000W Power Supply Review
A cracking Titanium power supply from Seasonic to start the year.
Read More »CES: Phanteks launches new cases, power supplies, RGB gear and waterblock
There was plenty of new gear on show at the Phanteks booth during CES this year. For starters, the company has teamed up with Seasonic to launch a new range of power supplies that support dual-system set ups. Beyond that, there were new cases, some new RGB gear and a …
Read More »CES: be quiet! revamps its flagship air coolers with Dark Rock Pro 4 and Dark Rock 4
Be quiet! make some of the best CPU coolers around, the Dark Rock series in particular has been a consistently top performer. This year at CES, we had the chance to catch up with be quiet! and to our surprise, we were greeted with the Dark Rock Pro 4 and …
Read More »CES: Thermaltake swaps aluminium for copper with its new liquid cooling line
While Thermaltake has debuted an impressive line of cases at CES, one of the most impressive technologies it has under its belt is its Pacific CL line of liquid cooling radiators along with the C-Pro fittings. Each are built to be sturdier than predecessors, utilising a new design and new …
Read More »CES: Thermaltake celebrates 20th anniversary with range of new cases
Thermaltake has taken to CES to celebrate its 20th anniversary, debuting a line of experimental cases including triangular prism shapes, curved tempered glass and, of course, patented RGB lighting.
Read More »ASRock X299E-ITX/ac Motherboard Review
ASRock has made the world's first, and only, mini-ITX motherboard for Intel's X299 platform.
Read More »CES: Riotoro showcases new and improved chassis
Following Computex 2017, Riotoro received a lot of good feedback when it came to the CR1288 PC case. Now at CES, the company is showing the new and improved version, which takes much of that feedback on board and makes improvements all over the place. With a target price of …
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