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This week, Nvidia has expanded the pool of GPUs that can take advantage of the Nvidia GPU Cloud, allowing developers and data scientists to build and test machine learning systems on their own PCs before moving on to something more powerful. The software tool released this week means that TITAN …

Cooler Master is bolstering its RGB efforts this week with the launch of two new all-in-one liquid coolers. Today, the MasterLiquid ML240L RGB and MasterLiquid ML120L RGB hit the market, both featuring a dual chamber pump for increased reliability and a low resistance radiator. Of course the big takeaway here …

Since AMD launched its Vega line of graphics cards, many have speculated about a potential budget card. This became known as Vega 11, which might actually be here sooner than you think, but not in the way you would imagine. AMD’s business development manager, as well as product manager for …

Samsung is back in the labs, this time producing the industry’s first 512GB embedded Universal Flash Storage (eUFS). According to the firm, this new chip boasts incredible speed and is being developed for “next generation” smartphones, which could include the tentatively titled Samsung Galaxy S9. While consumers won’t care too …

It looks like AMD is gaining more traction with its server-oriented EPYC processors. These 32-core Zen-powered behemoths came out of the gate with wide support from tech companies and we even saw Dropbox sign a deal to start using EPYC to power its cloud storage platform. Now, AMD has scored …

This has been a massive year for CPU launches, with AMD giving Intel a run for their money with the Zen architecture. There are no plans for AMD to slow down next year either, with Ryzen 2 planned for the first half of 2018. How is Intel going to respond …

Last year to help kick off Sony's launch of the PlayStation VR, Square Enix released some virtual reality exclusive content for Rise of the Tomb Raider known as the ‘Blood Ties' DLC. Now, just over a year later, this content has broken out of platform exclusivity, meaning it can now …

Intel released its Coffee Lake line of processors earlier this year, causing quite the stir among customers by requiring an entirely new chipset. Now, a modder has successfully booted an i3- 8350K on an old Z170 motherboard. Although Intel often move chipsets for new CPUs, its common for the company …

Is this one of the best power supplies of 2017? I think its one of the best of all time.

This board has been in the spotlight for a lot of reasons - but is it really a bad board?

A new power supply from Antec? yes, we kid you not.

This week Leo talks about Apple V PC, Apple security issues, AMD Ryzen 14nm, Concerns over Kaspersky being Russian and if we will see Intel Core i11 in the not too distant future. And at what cost?

Another GTX 1070 Ti - this one from Zotac. Is the AMP Extreme any good?

Given that there is a very public and ugly legal battle going on between Zenimax and Oculus/Facebook at the moment, Oculus Rift support for Bethesda's new virtual reality titles was in doubt. DOOM VFR is the first of Bethesda's VR games to land on PC and sure enough, it seems …

While tempered glass cases are currently the ‘in thing’, open-frame cases are still somewhat few and far between. Thermaltake continues to expand its Core brand to include the P90, retaining the hybrid open-frame and tempered glass approach while changing up its shape. The unique triangular prism shape of the Core …

It has been two years since AMD doubled down on driver support and began rolling out Radeon Software: Crimson Edition. In 2016, the company decided to stick with Crimson for a bit longer, launching Radeon Software Crimson Relive. Now this year, AMD is going to start rolling out its next …

It’s no secret that Samsung continuously impresses us with its line of SSDs, however its latest update might have botched it for owners of Samsung's 960 Pro drives. Reports have been cropping up that its latest firmware is causing instability across the board, and while Samsung is aware of the …

Samsung has begun preparing itself for the incoming wave of demand for 10nm chips. Today, the company announced that its Foundries have commenced mass production of system-on-chip (SoC) products built using Samsung's second generation 10nm FinFET process, known as 10LPP (Low Power Plus). The new 10LPP process allows up to …

ASRock's X299 Taichi XE is loaded with connectivity and powered by an excellent VRM.

Virtual reality started off understandable slow, with the new tech costing an arm and a leg for early adopters. Two years later, it seems that the technology is finally taking off, shipping 1 million virtual reality headsets in the third quarter of 2017. This was, in fact, the first time …

There has been a wealth of Intel news over the last few weeks and that doesn't seem to be slowing down just yet. This week, sources have come out with information on Intel's upcoming 9th Generation desktop processors, as well as details on what's next for Intel's mobile CPUs. We …

When G.Skill isn’t breaking world records for the speed of its memory, it’s taking the crown for latency instead. It’s latest lot of Trident Z RGB memory ranges from a speedy 4000MHz up, sporting ultra-low latency at a tiny CL17 timing. To achieve such a low latency of CL17, the …

A few weeks after we first saw leaks of the card, XFX has officially announced the RX Vega 64 and RX Vega 56 Double Edition. Both cards come with a newly designed custom cooler and dual 8-pin power connectors, though out of the box clock speeds seem to match the …

Gigabyte’s new X299 AORUS Gaming 7 Pro motherboard features an updated VRM design paired with Smart Fan 5 technology, built to satisfy high power demands. This primes the Gaming 7 Pro for use with Intel’s weighty 18-Core i9 7980XE processor, all while keeping the system sufficiently cooled. “The X299 AORUS …

Out of sight, out of mind is no longer the only way when it comes to PC building, with RGB fans and tempered glass cases becoming the new de facto standard. Recognising this, Lian-Li has further pushed into both markets, launching two affordable Alpha mid towers alongside a set of …

This month, Futuremark began rolling out the Cyan Room benchmark, its latest virtual reality focussed benchmark for the VRMark software. We've known for a while that AMD has been pushing for higher VR performance on its GPUs but it seems that Vega really shines in this particular benchmark. In an …

Back in 2014/2015, Oculus was the go-to company as far as virtual reality was concerned, then in 2016, things began snowballing downhill pretty quickly. One of the key reasons so many were turned away was pricing. This year, Oculus has taken steps to change that, bringing the cost of the …

The inclusion of a GTX 1060 might make the Surface Book 2 a capable laptop for games, but it's power supply seems to hamper that.

Its a new 'PRO' version of the Project 7 C1 we reviewed some time ago - what exactly is 'PRO' about it ?

There have been plenty of reports surrounding Apple's augmented reality plans over the last year. The most recent reports have indicated that Apple intends to have its own AR headset ready by 2020, now there seems to be a bit more evidence pointing towards that. This week, it has been …