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The Sky X9C can easily replace a server but may cost twice as much. (Image Source: Eurocom)

Eurocom rolls out ridiculously priced laptops with up to 28 TB storage

If you want to get the absolute best laptop configurations, try out the new Eurocom Sky X9C with 4K 17.3-inch display, desktop-grade I9-9900K CPU, up to 128 GB DDR4-2666 DRAM, dual RTX 2080 GPU and up to 28 TB of SSD storage via 3...

Bogdan Solca, 18 Feb 2020 16:04

Introducing the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Cyberpunk 2077 Edition. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA launches GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Cyberpunk 2077 Edition - a limited run GPU

So, sooner than release an RTX 2080 Ti SUPER or Cyberpunk 2077, NVIDIA and CD Projekt have teamed up to create the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Cyberpunk 2077 Edition, a GPU that you cannot buy. 200 will be created, and NVIDIA plans to giv...

Alex Alderson, 17 Feb 2020 21:44

What does NVIDIA have planned for GTC 2020? (Image source: Wccftech)

Rumour | GTC 2020 will not disappoint, with Ampere GPUs set to launch at upcoming NVIDIA conference

You won't be disappointed, those are apparently the words of NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang about the company's upcoming GTC Conference in San Jose. Huang will be in attending GTC 2020, where the company is expected to announce Ampere GP...

Alex Alderson, 17 Feb 2020 21:24

This might be the RTX 2077, in a Cyberpunk trim (Image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia teases RTX 2077 on Twitter to commemorate the upcoming RTX-enabled Cyberpunk 2077

In what looks to be an interesting cross-branding exercise, Nvidia tweeted a blurred image of what appears to be an RTX 2077, commemorating CD Projekt Red's upcoming Cyberpunk 2077

Arjun Krishna Lal, 17 Feb 2020 17:52

SUPER cards from Nvidia have proved to be a popular choice for Steam users. (Image source: Nvidia)

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 SUPER pips AMD Radeon RX 5700 for take-up in Steam's hardware survey

Steam has published its hardware and software survey for January 2020. While the video card usage chart shows a better month overall for AMD after the bleak showing in December, there seems to be an interesting tussle starting bet...

Daniel R Deakin, 15 Feb 2020 23:35

The 4K ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 suffers from too many shortcomings, at least 4K models anyway. (Image source: Lenovo)

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2: A multimedia laptop that succeeds in being worse than its predecessor

The second generation of the X1 Extreme introduces new CPUs, a new GPU and a wider choice of displays. However, the X1 Extreme Gen 2 performs worse than its predecessor in some areas, especially in terms of its processor. We would...

Alex Alderson, 15 Feb 2020 20:24

Blender 2.82 improves on the new sculpting systems. (Image via Blender)

Blender 2.82 brings improved physics engines, support Pixar USD export, and more

Blender 2.82 was released on February 14th, bringing with it several new features. Among the most prominent are the inclusion of Mantaflow (a fluids system simulator), UDIM for texture mapping, and support for Pixar's USD file for...

Sam Medley, 15 Feb 2020 18:11

NVIDIA announces its latest financial performance results

NVIDIA has now completed its fiscal 2020, which ended on January 26 this year. It has reported revenues of just over US$3 billion for its last quarter (4FQ2020), or 41% greater compared to 4FQ2019. The company's CEO has attributed...

Deirdre O Donnell, 14 Feb 2020 22:27

Good Price-Performance Ratio: Schenker XMG Core 15 (Tongfang GK5CP6V)

The demand for compact gaming laptops is increasing. With the XMG Core 15, Schenker is offering a suitable 15-inch notebook that is able to convince, besides having a few weaknesses.

Florian Glaser, 14 Feb 2020 14:04

Nvidia GeForce Now went public on February 4, 2020. (Image source: Nvidia)

PlayStation 5 killer? Nvidia GeForce Now's Intel CC150 CPU and RTX T10-8 GPU tested on Geekbench and Ashes of the Singularity

Nvidia’s GeForce Now service has been spotted running tests on both Geekbench and Ashes of the Singularity. Although the results themselves are hardly mind-blowing, the Geekbench OpenCL score should give prospective PlayStation 5 ...

Daniel R Deakin, 09 Feb 2020 11:23

The Palit GTX 1650 KalmX silent graphics card. (Source: Palit)

Bring some Kalm to your computing with the fanless Palit GTX 1650 KalmX

Palit has released the GeForce GTX 1650 KalmX, a compact NVIDIA GPU with a large passive heatsink. The new KalmX is the first OEM available fanless Turing card, which could fill a niche for media server encoding or living-room gam...

Craig Ward, 09 Feb 2020 08:50

The upcoming Ryzen 7 4800H and Radeon RX 5600M mobility chips are ready to take on the Intel and Nvidia competition. (Image Source: nl.hardware.info)

First tests pitting the upcoming Intel Comet Lake-H i7-10750H against the AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and the Radeon RX 5600M against the refreshed Nvidia RTX 2060 Max-Q emerge on 3DMark

The AMD chips appear to be dominating the Intel and Nvidia counterparts when it comes to 3DMark's separate tests. Still, the Intel + Nvidia setup leads in the combined tests, showing that AMD might want to further optimize its chi...

Bogdan Solca, 06 Feb 2020 16:18

NVIDIA will bring at least six new laptop GPUs to market next month. (Image source: NVIDIA via Wccftech)

NVIDIA will introduce at least six new GeForce GTX and RTX laptop GPUs next month

Contrary to recent reports, NVIDIA is planning to bring at least six new laptop GPUs to market next month. The refresh is not straightforward either, with there being two RTX 2070 SKUs and possibly a non-SUPER version of the RTX 2...

Alex Alderson, 03 Feb 2020 15:53

Marathon-Kämpfer: Lenovo Ideapad S540-15IML

Lenovo IdeaPad S540-15IML: It runs and runs and runs...

While many laptops run out of steam quite quickly, the IdeaPad S540-15IML proves to be extremely enduring. Here you'll find a short and clear overview of what the 15-incher has otherwise to offer.

Florian Glaser, 31 Jan 2020 01:26

Microsoft last refreshed the Surface Book in 2017. (Image source: Microsoft)

Rumour | Microsoft Surface Book 3 appears on 3DMark powered by an Intel Core i7-1065G7 and NVIDIA Max-Q GPUs

Microsoft might be releasing the Surface Duo and Surface Neo later this year, but a Surface Book 3 could be in development too. Two devices that would fit the description have now appeared on 3DMark, which suggest that the Surface...

Alex Alderson, 29 Jan 2020 20:29

MSI Modern 14 foregoes features in favor of GeForce MX250 graphics, a well-calibrated display, and a low price (Image source: Xotic PC)

MSI Modern 14 vs. Prestige 14: What's the difference?

The Modern 14 may be a lot cheaper, but it actually has a few advantages over the more expensive Prestige 14 including additional ports and expandable RAM.

Allen Ngo, 29 Jan 2020 05:55

Buy a Gigabyte Aero RTX laptop and get 3 months of Adobe Creative Cloud free (Source: Gigabyte)

Buy a Gigabyte Aero GeForce RTX laptop and get 3 months of Adobe Creative Cloud free

Get Adobe Photoshop, Color, Exchange, Lightroom, Illustrator, Camera, Premiere Pro, and more at no additional charge if you purchase a Gigabyte Aero RTX laptop between now and May 2020.

Allen Ngo, 29 Jan 2020 00:15

NVIDIA is bringing its SUPER series to laptops in March. (Image source: NVIDIA)

Initial benchmarks reveal what the NVIDIA RTX 2070 SUPER will bring to laptops later this year

The RTX 20 SUPER refresh for laptops is right around the corner, and initial benchmarks show what the RTX 2070 SUPER could offer. The card, which will NVIDIA's third most-powerful laptop GPU of 2020, offers up to 10% better perfor...

Alex Alderson, 28 Jan 2020 15:14

Some EVGA RTX 2060 KOs use the same die as the RTX 2080 (Image source: Newegg)

Is the RTX 2060 KO an RTX 2080 in disguise? Some RTX 2060 KOs ship with the TU104 GPU

In the wake of AMD’s RTX 5600 XT launch, Nvidia instituted a heavy RTX 2060 price-cut, bringing 2060 prices down to $299. The RTX 2060, the cheapest RTX part, now offers viable competition to the 5600 XT. How exactly did Nvidia ma...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 27 Jan 2020 20:31

The GTX 1650 SUPER and GTX 1650 Ti will be joined by SUPER versions of the RTX 20 series, too. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA takes Turing for a spin again with laptop versions of the GeForce GTX 1650 SUPER and GeForce GTX 1650 Ti

NVIDIA is fleshing out its mid-range laptop GPU offerings this quarter, with the GeForce GTX 1650 and GTX 1650 Ti set to take on the AMD Radeon RX 5500M and RX 5300M. The GTX 1650 refreshes will both sport 4 GB of GDDR6 VRAM runni...

Alex Alderson, 27 Jan 2020 20:14

The RX 5600 XT, a card that comes in many guises. (Image source: AMD)

Opinion | AMD has messed up the release of the RX 5600 XT, but it still emerges victorious over NVIDIA

Paraphrasing Radeon VP Scott Herkelman, has AMD jebaited NVIDIA again, or has it pulled one on itself this time? The Radeon RX 5600 XT may be an excellent mid-tier desktop GPU, but the manner in which AMD has released it is nothin...

Alex Alderson, 24 Jan 2020 13:39

The entire Half-Life series is available to download on Steam for free till March. (Source: Valve)

Valve's Half-Life series is free on Steam for the next two months

To help drum up the hype ahead of the launch of Half-Life: Alyx in March, Valve is offering gamers an unbeatabale deal. For the next two months, anyone with a Steam account can download and play each of all previous Half-Life titl...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 22 Jan 2020 02:57

The NVIDIA RTX 2080 Super Max-Q shows up on Geekbench. (Image Source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA RTX 2080 Super Max-Q and Core i9-10980HK appear on Geekbench, expected to launch later this quarter

A Geekbench result showing the NVIDIA RTX 2080 Super Max-Q's OpenCL score has surfaced confirming our earlier exclusive report about NVIDIA's plans of bringing the new RTX 20-series Super GPUS in Max-Q versions for laptops. We als...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 21 Jan 2020 15:54

NVIDIA RTX 3080 spec leak points to an enticing upgrade. (Image Source: NVIDIA)

Rumour | More alleged NVIDIA Ampere GPU details leak — GA103 RTX 3080 could feature 3480 CUDA cores, 320-bit memory bus, and 20 GB GDDR6 RAM giving Big Navi a headache

Details about NVIDIA's upcoming Ampere GPUs have leaked online, and it looks like we may in for a treat this year. We are getting to know a few hardware specs about two Ampere GPUs — GA103 and GA104, which could eventually be desi...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 20 Jan 2020 15:41

The NVIDIA GeForce MX350, a Pascal throwback. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA returns to Pascal with the GeForce MX330 and GeForce MX350

NVIDIA may be moving onto 7 nm GPUs this year, but there is still life in its old 14 nm architecture yet. The GeForce MX330 and MX350 were teased at CES 2020, and now a new driver release has unveiled their hardware IDs.

Alex Alderson, 20 Jan 2020 14:41

Google is already investing heavily in AAA gaming with its Stadia streaming platform. (Source: Google)

Native Steam support in the works for Chrome OS

Google is working on bringing support for Steam to its Chrome OS, reports Android Police. The platform would run on inside Linux on Chrome, which is already backed into Google’s lightweight browser-based operating system.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 19 Jan 2020 10:39

MSI GF63 Thin 9SC Notebook: Entry-level gamer with compact case

Amazing price-to-performance ratio? Affordable gaming laptops are in demand, which is why almost every manufacturer has devices available for around $1000. One particularly interesting model is the GF63 9SC from MSI, which is equi...

Florian Glaser, 19 Jan 2020 10:34

Dell Inspiron 14 3493 in Review: Dell's 14-inch laptop neglects the GPU department

Better without dedicated GPU - The Dell Inspiron 14 3493 in Review

Dell's 14-inch laptop offers decent or even good battery life, an NVMe SSD and a powerful Ice Lake Core i7 processor. Due to thermal constraints, the dedicated MX230 graphics chip is only able to put its full potential on display ...

Sascha Mölck, 18 Jan 2020 11:40

The RTX 2060 Founders Edition now costs US$299. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA responds to the RX 5600 XT; price cuts incoming

Is NVIDIA worried about AMD's RX product stack? Well, its latest round of price cuts would suggest so. The company has unexpectedly dropped the RTX 2060 Founders Edition from US$349, conveniently just ahead of the release of the R...

Alex Alderson, 17 Jan 2020 12:12

The Asus Dual GeForce RTX 2070 Mini is designed for Intel's 'Ghost Canyon' NUC 9 Extreme. (Source: Asus)

Asus creates first 'Mini' RTX 2070 GPU for Intel's 'Ghost Canyon' gaming NUC

Asus has launched its first custom GPU for Intel’s forthcoming ‘Ghost Canyon’ modular gaming NUCs. The new card is a compact version of Nvidia’s RTX 2070 features two Axial-tech fans two help maximize frame rates during play....

Sanjiv Sathiah, 14 Jan 2020 12:40

Update | Do you really need a 240 Hz or 300 Hz laptop display? The common misconception about high refresh rate monitors

No, you don't need a stable 144 FPS to take advantage of a 144 Hz display. For gaming laptops in particular where CPU and GPU power are limited, these 240 Hz and 300 Hz high refresh rate panels are more useful for their wide range...

Allen Ngo, 13 Jan 2020 17:51

NVIDIA may have brought consumer Ampere GPUs from Computex 2020 to GTC 2020. (Image source: HKEPC)

NVIDIA may have brought forward the release of consumer Ampere GPUs

Ampere GPUs may be back on track for a Q1 2020 release, according to current rumours. Previously slated to arrive in 2H 2020, the likes of the RTX 3070, RTX 3080 and RTX 3080 Ti could arrive as soon as March.

Alex Alderson, 13 Jan 2020 17:26

CES 2020 | Ultra-thin MSI GS66 dares to be thicker and heavier in the name of performance

The MSI GS series is home to some of the thinnest and lightest gaming laptops in the market and yet the latest model will be 10 percent heavier and 13 percent thicker than its predecessor. MSI wants to prove that it isn't just bli...

Allen Ngo, 12 Jan 2020 21:32

EVGA's RTX 2060 KO is the first sub-US$300 RTX 2060 (Image source: TechPowerUp)

RTX 2060 price drops to $299 after AMD's RX 5600 XT reveal

Seemingly in response to AMD's RX 5600 XT announcement, Nvidia's slashed prices on the RTX 2060. The new EVGA RTX 2060 KO is set to arrive on January 13th, priced at just $299. What will this do to the RX 5600 XT and GTX 1660 Ti?

Arjun Krishna Lal, 08 Jan 2020 19:26

The Eluktronics MAX-15 is the lightest 15.6-inch gaming laptop on the market. (All images via Eluktronics)

CES 2020 | Eluktronics announces MAX-15 and MAX-17 gaming laptops, the lightest 15-inch and 17-inch gaming laptops on the market

Eluktronics has two new gaming laptops out. The MAX-15 and MAX-17 are claimed to be the lightest 15.6-inch and 17.3-inch gaming laptops, respectively, currently on the market. Despite their light weights and compact cases, both la...

Sam Medley, 07 Jan 2020 16:59

CES 2020 | AMD Ryzen 4800HS processor launching exclusively on the Asus Zephyrus G14 for $1500

The 14-inch Zephyrus G14 will be the smallest gaming laptop in its family and it'll be the first to offer AMD Ryzen 4000 HS-series options. Optional 1 mm-thick outer lid LED covers add a unique level of customization not seen on o...

Allen Ngo, 07 Jan 2020 00:00

Asus TUF A15/A17 gaming laptops coming with Ryzen 4000H CPUs and GeForce RTX 2060 graphics

CES 2020 | Asus TUF A15/A17 gaming laptops coming with Ryzen 5 4600H and Ryzen 7 4800H CPUs and GeForce RTX 2060 graphics

Asus' budget to mid-range TUF laptops are getting new 3rd gen AMD H-series processors and a new naming convention that will make it easier for consumers to follow.

Allen Ngo, 07 Jan 2020 00:00

CES 2020 | Lenovo Yoga Slim 7: New Ultrabooks offer many different configurations, including AMD Ryzen 4000

Lenovo introduces three models of the new Yoga Slim 7 series at CES. The new Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 laptops are supposed to win over consumers with a range of configurations and design options.

Benjamin Herzig, 06 Jan 2020 20:30

MSI GE66 Raider redesigned from the ground up to include more LEDs and limited edition skins (Source: MSI)

CES 2020 | MSI GE66 Raider redesigned from the ground up to include more LEDs and limited edition skins

The GE65 will get a successor later this year with the GE66. MSI is doubling down on aesthetics and thinness especially since Intel and Nvidia have no major processor announcements this year at CES.

Allen Ngo, 06 Jan 2020 20:00

NVIDIA's latest Game Ready driver brings in many new features. (Source: Forbes)

CES 2020 | NVIDIA announces new Game Ready driver with VRSS, Wolfenstein: Youngblood to receive a major RTX update

NVIDIA has announced the release of a new Game Ready driver at CES 2020. The new driver brings support for variable rate supersampling (VRSS), Freestyle splitscreen, updates to image sharpening, and frame rate limiting among other...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 06 Jan 2020 17:30

NVIDIA feels 360 Hz is the refresh rate needed for ultra-competitive gaming. (Source: NVIDIA)

CES 2020 | Asus and NVIDIA team-up to showcase the ROG Swift 360 — the world's first 360 Hz G-Sync display

NVIDIA is demoing the world's first 360 Hz G-Sync display at CES 2020. Built in collaboration with Asus, the ROG Swift 360 is a 24.5-inch FHD display that supports G-Sync VRR and offers a 360 Hz refresh rate with extremely low lat...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 06 Jan 2020 03:00