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Pricing will be the key to the RX 5700 XT's success. (Source: Videocardz)

E3 2019 | AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT gaming benchmarks leak, shown to outpace the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 in most titles

Just ahead of AMD's Next Horizon E3 2019 keynote, gaming benchmarks of the Radeon RX 5700 XT have leaked online in what appears to be an official slide from the presentation. Dubbed 'the best GPU for 1440p gaming', the RX 5700 XT ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 10 Jun 2019 19:47

E3 2019 | Microsoft is giving Age of Empires II the 4K remaster treatment and it is coming this fall

Microsoft has announced that it is bringing a remastered version of Age of Empires II to PC this fall. The new version celebrates the 20th anniversary of the famous real-time strategy game and is newly presented in 4K Ultra HD and...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 10 Jun 2019 13:02

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate gets you more than 100 console and PC games for just US$15. (Source: Microsoft)

E3 2019 | Xbox Game Pass Ultimate offers over 100 console and PC games including Xbox Live Gold for just US$15 a month

Microsoft announced a new Xbox Game Pass for PC at its E3 2019 keynote that offers curated games for PC gamers for just US$10 a month. The company also announced a new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription that brings together Game...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 10 Jun 2019 11:04

Microsoft is bringing back Flight Simulator in a big way for 2020. (Source: Microsoft)

E3 2019 | Microsoft teases Azure AI-powered Flight Simulator for PC and Xbox, delivers breathtaking visuals

Microsoft has teased an all-new instalment of its venerable Flight Simulator series and it looks absolutely breathtaking. The new version of the game is coming in 2020 and is powered by both GPS data and Microsoft's cloud-based Az...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 10 Jun 2019 07:58

Project xCloud is coming this October to any modern device with a screen. (Source: Microsoft)

E3 2019 | Microsoft xCloud Xbox game streaming service coming October

Microsoft has announced that its xCloud-based game streaming service will be arriving in October. The platform will allow Xbox One gamers to play the games they own anywhere, whether on PC, TV, tablet or smartphone in or out of th...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 10 Jun 2019 06:36

The introduction of the Super range could force price cuts on the GeForce RTX 20 series. (Image source: Firstpost)

Rumored Nvidia Super graphics card prices should lead to super price drops for current GeForce RTX 20-series cards

Nvidia’s Super range of graphics cards could soon be upon us and there has been some speculation about how much the new products could cost. Along with that, there is a rumor that the current GeForce RTX 20-series cards will recei...

Daniel R Deakin, 10 Jun 2019 01:18

Nvidia has released a fully ray-traced version of Quake II. (Source: Nvidia)

Quake II RTX demo is live on Steam, yours to own for $5

Nvidia has released a remastered version of the classic FPS Quake II designed to take advantage of its RTX series graphics cards. The new version of the game is the first in the world that is fully path-traced giving it unpreceden...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 09 Jun 2019 03:41

Two heads are better than one: The AMD Radeon Pro Vega II Duo combines two Vega 20 GPUs on a single PCB. (Source: AMD)

AMD Radeon Pro Vega II Duo displaces the NVIDIA Titan RTX to become the "world's most powerful GPU", but don't expect to game on it anytime soon

Shortly after Apple announced the Mac Pro desktop earlier this week, AMD said that it is introducing two new Vega 20 cards for workstation users — the Radeon Pro Vega II and the Radeon Pro Vega II Duo targeted at high-compute work...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 07 Jun 2019 10:32

Google now sells a Stadia Founder's Edition bundle. (Source: Google)

Google releases a Founder's Edition to mark inaugural Stadia Connect

To celebrate an event in which more information on its first cloud gaming platform was released, Google has prepared a "Stadia Founder's Edition". It consists of a Stadia Controller in an exclusive Night Blue colorway and a Chrome...

Deirdre O Donnell, 06 Jun 2019 20:14

A new Insider's Preview for Windows 10 is here. (Source: YouTube)

New 20H1-based build makes it to Windows 10 Insiders Preview

The latest Insider's Preview version of Windows 10 (Build 18912) has updated from 19H1 to 20H1. This preliminary OS fixes some bugs found in its predecessor, but may also be associated with some new ones. It also adds a new abilit...

Deirdre O Donnell, 06 Jun 2019 18:19

Previously thought to release in 2018, the Ampere architecture is now confirmed to launch in 2020 as the Turing successor. (Source: OC3D)

Nvidia's next gen Ampere GPUs to get 7 nm Samsung treatment, slated for 2020

Ampere was initially rumored to launch as the RTX 2000-series in early 2018, but sources now confirm that this new architecture will be featured in Nvidia's 2020 GPUs. No details regarding differences between Turing and Ampere for...

Bogdan Solca, 06 Jun 2019 16:50

The Noctua booth at Computex 2019. (Source: Noctua)

Computex 2019 | Noctua showcases its award-winning NF-A12x25 fan, among others

Noctua, often a go-to brand for PC fans, is at Computex to highlight its new and updated products. They include the NF-A12x25, which gained the European Hardware Association's best case-fan of 2019 award. The company has also made...

Deirdre O Donnell, 05 Jun 2019 19:16

The massive custom heatsink found in the new Mac Pro. (Source: Apple)

WWDC19 | Some notable aspects of the new Mac Pro design include a dual-sided mobo

Apple's long-awaited Mac Pro has finally been revealed ahead of its fall launch. Apple initially promised it would arrive in 2018, but it appears that the design team got quite creative and developed several innovative design solu...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 05 Jun 2019 15:20

The Liva Z3 Plus can easily fit the palm of your hand. (Source: Liliputing)

Computex 2019 | ECS showcases Liva Z3 Plus mini PC with Intel Comet Lake CPUs

Not much is known about the upcoming Comet Lake CPUs from Intel. Leaked benchmarks point out that these models are to replace the existing Whiskey Lake chips, and will still use the 14 nm manufacturing process. ECS confirmed that ...

Bogdan Solca, 04 Jun 2019 20:07

The 16TB Seagate Exos X16. (Source: Seagate)

Seagate introduces world-first 16TB Exos HDD and IronWolf NAS drives

Seagate announces that it is now prepared to market enterprise- and server-grade hard-drives with capacities of 16TB for the first time. The Exos X16 is a helium-based 7200rpm drive, whereas the IronWolf 16TB and IronWolf Pro 16TB...

Deirdre O Donnell, 04 Jun 2019 18:22

Apple pictures the Pro XDR display with its companion stand, although it is actually a US$999 option. (Source: Apple)

WWDC19 | Apple's pricey US$4,999 Pro XDR display may actually be a good value

Apple has taken off the covers of its both its long-anticipated all-new Mac Pro and companion 32-inch Pro XDR 6K display. At US$4,999 it is far from cheap, but for what it offers it is arguably a good value proposition.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 04 Jun 2019 13:37

Apple's state-of-the-art Pro XDR monitor stand is priced at US$999. (Source: Apple)

WWDC19 | Apple wants US$1,000 for the 'optional' stand for it's new high-tech 32-inch 6K Pro XDR display

Apple revealed a lot of interesting new technology at WWDC 19, but the one thing that almost everyone is talking about is the insane price it is charging for its fancy new Pro XDR monitor stand. The monitor is already eye-watering...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 04 Jun 2019 11:18

Could the Ryzen 5 3600 be the CPU of choice for gaming? (Source: PCWorld)

AMD Ryzen 5 3600 shown to post 6.3% higher FPS than an Intel Core i7-8700 in PUBG

An AMD Ryzen 5 3600 was shown to beat the Intel Core i7-8700 in a leaked PUBG benchmark over at the Chiphell forum. The Ryzen 5 3600 was shown to average about 6.3% higher than the 8700 when both of them were paired with DDR4-3000...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 04 Jun 2019 08:17

MSI warns account-holders of new Apple ID email scam

MSI has alerted its customers advising them of a fraudulent email that may be sent due to their possession of an account with the company. The message attempts to direct the reader to change their Apple IDs using its link. However...

Deirdre O Donnell, 03 Jun 2019 23:12

WWDC19 | Return of the Cheese Grater: Apple announces new Mac Pro desktop

Announced today, the new 2019 Mac Pro looks like an updated "cheese grater" Mac Pro. Featuring a massive spec bump over the current Mac Pro, the new desktop features 8 PCIe slots and Apple's new Mac Pro Expansion (MPX) Module syst...

Sam Medley, 03 Jun 2019 22:00

AMD previewed its new RDNA architecture for Radeon GPUs at Computex 2019.

Navi 10-based AMD Radeon RX 5700 still has elements of GCN, 'pure' RDNA coming only in 2020

The upcoming AMD Navi GPUs such as the Radeon RX 5700 will use a hybrid GCN-RDNA architecture according to information obtained from AMD by Swedish outlet, SweClockers. Apparently, AMD feels that GCN is a mature architecture that ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 01 Jun 2019 21:44

Games will almost certainly make a huge market in the near future. (Source: Medical Xpress)

The games industry could be worth up to US$179 billion in 5 years

The video-game industry could accrue as much as US$179.1 billion by 2024. This is in line with a new market-research report on the subject. This valuation may be driven by conventional platforms such as mobile devices, PCs and con...

Deirdre O Donnell, 01 Jun 2019 14:18

The two new Super cards will fit in with the top-end RTX 20-series cards. (Image source: PCGamesN)

Nvidia to release two new Turing-based high-end graphics cards? That would be Super

Nvidia recently teased the word “Super” in a very brief promotional video that created speculation that the graphics card specialist had some new products coming. A new leak has suggested that the green team is preparing two new g...

Daniel R Deakin, 01 Jun 2019 11:00

AMD's Ryzen 3000 series could be comparatively cheap as chips. (Image source: The Verge/AMD)

Online retailer listing gives idea of how much AMD's Ryzen 3000 processors will actually cost

An online retailer specializing in consumer electronics has added the five current members of AMD’s Matisse family to its database. The prices listed for the Zen 2 desktop processors aren’t too much higher than what was expected: ...

Daniel R Deakin, 01 Jun 2019 08:44

Creative will integrate its Super X-Fi audio tech into Clevo notebooks. (Source: Creative)

Next-gen Clevo notebooks will incorporate Creative Super X-Fi audio at a hardware level

Today, (May 31, 2019) Creative unveils a new partnership with the Taiwanese PC-smiths Clevo. It will involve the integration of Super X-Fi technology into this manufacturer's notebooks in the future. Therefore, this platform will ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 31 May 2019 18:14

The Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus and AMD's Ryzen 5 3600 are clearly a good match. (Image source: Asus)

Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus with AMD's Ryzen 5 3600 defeats all other Ryzen chips in Geekbench single-core test

An unknown system incorporating an Asus TUF Gaming X570-Plus motherboard and an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 CPU has been tested on Geekbench. The device with the brand-new board and just-announced Ryzen 3000 processor managed a surprising sc...

Daniel R Deakin, 31 May 2019 12:56

AMD's Ryzen 5 3600 is very fast. (Image source: Tendencias)

AMD's new Ryzen 5 3600 zips past a Ryzen 7 2700X and an Intel Core i7-8700 on UserBenchmark

An AMD Ryzen 5 3600 processor has made an appearance on UserBenchmark and the results it achieved seem to point in the direction of the 3rd Gen Ryzen series achieving what was expected from it. High hopes had been pinned on the Ze...

Daniel R Deakin, 31 May 2019 09:36

Razer Chroma RGB lighting software will now encompass 25 additional brands (Source: Razer)

One RGB customization software to rule them all: Razer Chroma will now encompass 25 additional brands

Finally, we will no longer need separate RGB customization software for our Lian Li PC case, MSI keyboard, ASRock motherboard, AMD CPU fan, or Zotac graphics card. Razer Chroma will support all these manufacturers and more.

Allen Ngo, 31 May 2019 04:39

The upgraded Zotac MEK MINI at Computex 2019. (Source: NBC)

Computex 2019 | Zotac updates the MEK MINI gaming PC

Zotac released the MEK MINI, an appreciably compact high-powered gaming PC, some months ago. However, that has not stopped it from re-appearing as part of the OEM's showcase at Computex 2019. The unit in question has an Intel Core...

Deirdre O Donnell, 30 May 2019 21:52

The unique copper heatsink ensures 14% lower temperatures. (Source: Aorus)

Aorus announces NVMe PCIe Gen 4 SSDs with 5 GB/s read speeds

The PCIe 4.0 standard support combined with the Phison PS5016-E16 controller and Toshiba's BiCS4 96-layer 3D TLC NAND memory chips allow the Aorus NVMe PCIe Gen 4 M.2 SSDs to reach sequential read and write speeds of 5 GB/s and 4....

Bogdan Solca, 30 May 2019 20:53

AMD X570 motherboards have been quite a rage at Computex 2019. (Source: Asus)

Computex 2019 | A round-up of all the AMD X570 news from Computex — connectivity, power draw, overclocking, backward compatibility, and more

AMD's Ryzen 3000 launch has been the talking point at Computex 2019 and all eyes were on the plethora of X570 motherboards unveiled by various OEMs. The excitement with this new chipset generation is largely due to the transition ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 30 May 2019 18:53

The Intel Prometheus concept graphics card. (Image source: LegitReviews)

Intel shows off some amazing concept graphics cards that might be on store shelves by 2035

Intel has been entertaining visitors at Computex 2019 with some images of graphics cards that could make their way into desktops by 2035. The concept designs, which were created by Cristiano Siqueira, were displayed during the rec...

Daniel R Deakin, 30 May 2019 12:34

Navi to the left and Ryzen to the right. (Image source: MyNavi)

Here is a fresh up-close look at AMD's Navi GPU next to the Ryzen 9 3900X CPU

A couple of photos of an AMD Navi chip and a Ryzen 3000 series processor have been published by a Japanese website. After months of rumors and leaks, the physical products are finally available to see. The Ryzen 9 3900X is easily ...

Daniel R Deakin, 30 May 2019 11:20

Microsoft's keynote on the latest Windows developments also previewed some of the latest laptop models revealed at Computex. (Source: The Verge)

Computex 2019 | Microsoft reveals plans for future Modern Windows OS

In a recent Computex keynote, Microsoft presented its vision for a future Windows version that would include features like seamless updates, increased security, always-connected state via 5G, sustained performance, expanded cloud ...

Bogdan Solca, 29 May 2019 21:35

War Thunder 1.89 "Imperial Navy" is finally available

War Thunder 1.89 "Imperial Navy" goes live with Japanese ships, two new locations, and more

War Thunder 1.89 "Imperial Navy" comes with a full naval tech tree for Japan, a first — premium, as usual — helicopter for the same nation, a few new ground vehicles — the long-awaited French Leclerc tank is one of them — and plan...

Codrut Nistor, 29 May 2019 17:09

Lisa Su stated "Threadripper will have to move up". (Image source: TechCrunch)

Lisa Su on AMD's Ryzen Threadripper processors: "you will definitely see more"

AMD’s CEO, Lisa Su, has managed to allay concerns that development of 3rd Gen Ryzen Threadripper processors has been abandoned. An AMD Investor Presentation from March had the vaunted HEDT chips included in the 2019 AMD client lin...

Daniel R Deakin, 29 May 2019 10:47

Even if the 12-core Ryzen 9 3900X features 2 dies like the 16-core version, the second die is not fully unlocked. (Source: AMD)

AMD's 16-core Ryzen 9 CPU beats Intel's 18-core i9-9980XE in Cinebench

The rumored 16-core Ryzen 9 CPU was tested behind-the-scenes at Computex by a group of overclockers, who managed to push the processor to 4.25 GHz on water cooling. Thus, the 16-core CPU that is rumored to cost around US$800 manag...

Bogdan Solca, 28 May 2019 21:58

ASRock's Phantom Gaming VGA Concept Card #1. (Image source: VideoCardz)

ASRock may have just shown off physical Navi Radeon RX 5700 desktop graphics cards

ASRock has been displaying quite a few of its new products at the Computex 2019 trade event in Taiwan. Two especially interesting items from the Taiwanese manufacturer have already sparked speculation online as to what they could ...

Daniel R Deakin, 28 May 2019 11:35

The new HP Mini-in-One 24 Display. (Source: HP)

Computex 2019 | HP debuts "the world's most secure" modular AIO

HP is set to release a new all-in-one (AIO) for 2019: a modular one. The Mini-in-One 24 Display looks like just another 1080p monitor. However, it has an enclosure at the back into which certain HP Mini desktops can be slotted. Th...

Deirdre O Donnell, 28 May 2019 08:00

TUF has new gaming monitors in the works. (Source: Asus)

Computex 2019 | Asus also unveils new TUF gaming monitors

The TUF sub-division of Asus has released new gaming monitors at Computex this year. There are 3 of these devices, 1 of which is a vertically-aligned panel. All 3 support HDR, Adaptive-Sync and HDMI v2.0.

Deirdre O Donnell, 27 May 2019 23:02

Android Q preview (Source: Daniel Blandford on YouTube)

Early demo of Android Q desktop mode surfaces online

A developer has recently unveiled a video that shows the latest Android Q beta on the Essential Phone, which is wired to a portable monitor alongside a Bluetooth keyboard. With this setup, he is able to take the upcoming Android Q...

Codrut Nistor, 27 May 2019 21:40

The Asus Prime X299 Edition 30 motherboard comes with two LiveDash OLED displays. (Image source: Asus)

Computex 2019 | Asus commemorates 30 years in business with the awesome Prime X299 Edition 30 motherboard

Asus has revealed a new motherboard as part of its celebrations of enjoying 30 years in business. The Prime X299 Edition 30 supports the LGA 2066 socket that is compatible with Skylake-X, Kaby Lake-X, and Skylake-W processors from...

Daniel R Deakin, 27 May 2019 14:00

Kingston KC2000 NVMe PCIe SSD (Source: Kingston)

Kingston intros the high-performance KC2000 NVMe PCIe SSD lineup

Available in 250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB capacities, the Kingston KC2000 NVMe PCIe SSD can hit read and write speeds of up to 3,200 and 2,200 MB/s. In terms of security, this new storage solution comes with 256-bit AES hardware...

Codrut Nistor, 27 May 2019 12:51

The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X offers a massive 12C/24T configuration for mainstream desktops. (Source: AMD)

Computex 2019 | AMD Ryzen 3rd generation signals deep trouble for Intel

AMD is taking on Intel with not just one or two but a total of five high-end desktop CPUs that promise far greater performance than Intel's offerings at lower TDPs and price points. The new Ryzen 3000-series is being fabricated on...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 27 May 2019 09:55

Intel has previewed the i9-9900KS for Computex 2019. (Source: Intel)

Intel unleashes the i9-9900KS, a special edition clocked to 5GHz on all cores

The Intel i9-9900K is widely regarded as one of the best desktop CPUs out there. Ahead of Computex 2019, its maker has released a new version of this SoC. It is exactly like the base 9900K, except it runs at 5.0GHz on all 8 cores ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 26 May 2019 20:12

It seems the entry-level AMD Ryzen 3 3300 processor has amazing performance for a low cost. (Image source: ExtremeTech)

Entry-level AMD Ryzen 3000 Matisse processor's scores on Geekbench will make Intel nervous

A member of the upcoming Matisse family of Ryzen 3000 processors from AMD has been spotted on Geekbench, and the seemingly entry-level sample has delivered scores that will have Intel concerned. The apparent price-performance rati...

Daniel R Deakin, 26 May 2019 10:57

No more Bristol Ridge support for the MSI A320M Pro VH-Plus motherboard. (Source: MSI / Tom's Hardware)

MSI's latest BIOS update cuts support for Bristol Ridge APUs in some AM4 A320 motherboards

MSI has removed support for Bristol Ridge CPUs in the BIOS latest update to select A320 motherboards. Many other OEMs are expected to cut down legacy socket AM4 CPU support on low-end motherboards as they find it increasingly diff...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 26 May 2019 09:58

ASUS celebrates its 30th anniversary with a contest for lots of goodies

ASUS is currently holding a "30 Years Together" event to celebrate 3 decades as a hardware and peripherals OEM. It involves competitions in which contestants can enter a PC-centric quiz or tell their own ASUS/ROG ownership story t...

Deirdre O Donnell, 25 May 2019 19:26

Nvidia and AMD could soon be battling over the number 3080. (Image source: ExtremeTech)

Alleged new AMD Navi RX 3080 specifications leaked; Nvidia tries to trademark the number "3080"

New specifications for AMD’s Navi-based RX 3080 graphics card have apparently been leaked. It’s believed the RX 3080 will offer eight shader engines and 2,560 stream processors. It seems Nvidia is not too keen on AMD’s rumored nam...

Daniel R Deakin, 25 May 2019 12:27

The new Intel NUC 8 Mainstream-G mini PCs are designed for casual gamers and smart home entertainment. (Source: Intel)

Intel's NUC 8 Mainstream-G mini PCs announced with Radeon GPUs and Whiskey Lake CPUs

Due to their small footprint, the new Intel NUC 8 Mainstream-G mini PCs have a limited number of upgradeable components. These models integrate Intel's 15 W i7-8565U and i5-8265U quad-core CPUs, but the 8 GB of LPDDR3-1866 RAM and...

Bogdan Solca, 24 May 2019 21:10