Month: July 2021
- Displays & Monitors
MSI Oculux NXG253R eSports Gaming Monitor Review
Typically, when I review a monitor, the bigger they are, the more expensive they are. However, today that system gets flipped on its head, as this is one of the smallest monitors I’ve reviewed, yet it’s certainly one of the most expensive. The MSI Oculux NXG253R is designed for eSports,…
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AMD Officially Unveils the Radeon RX 6600 XT
After months of speculation, it’s finally here. Well, technically not quite yet, but as prior rumours earlier this week correctly predicted, AMD has officially unveiled it’s brand new Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card and while clearly not representing the most potent GPU from the 6000 series, for those of…
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Sources Claim Next-Gen AMD/Nvidia GPUs will Require 400-500 Watts!
It’s not exactly a secret that graphics cards over recent years have become significantly more potent than their predecessors. And where there are high levels of performance, there is (nearly always) a pretty hefty amount of power required to back it up. – Following a report via Videocardz, however, reliable…
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Seagate Firecuda 530 Becomes First Official PS5 Compatible SSD
Earlier this week, Sony officially began rolling out its first software beta update for the PS5. While this brought with it a number of improvements and optimisations, however, the key focus of the news was that the M.2 SSD storage expansion slot on the console had finally been unlocked. –…
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- News
Renders of AMD AM5 Socket (Zen 4) Leak Online
It’s been well speculated for several months now that with the launch of the new AMD Ryzen Zen 4 processors (expected late next year), Team Red, for the first time under the Ryzen consumer name, will be transitioning itself to a brand new socket design. Known (or at least speculated)…
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Kingston FURY Beast 3600MHz 32GB DDR4 Review
It has been about a year since I reviewed some Kingston memory. Of course, back then they were flying under the HyperX banner, but they spun that name off when they sold their peripheral business. However, that means Kingston is back to what they do best, making memory products. With…
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AGON by AOC Unveil AGON PRO AG254FG Gaming Monitor
AGON by AOC today has announced the launch of an entirely new product category for the most demanding and competitive gamers and esports players: the AGON PRO. The first model launched in the AGON PRO category brings cutting-edge technologies to the gamers that require legendary specs. The 24.5″ (62.2 cm)…
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Noctua Launches CPU Coolers for Intel’s LGA4189 Xeon Platform
Noctua has announced the launch of four CPU coolers and a separate mounting kit for Intel’s LGA4189 platform. The new NH-U14S DX-4189, NH-U12S DX-4189, NH-U9 DX-4189, and NH-D9 DX-4189 4U are ideal for creating whisper-quiet high-end workstations using Intel’s just-announced Ice Lake-64L based W3300 series Xeon processors for LGA4189. In…
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- News
PS5 Software Beta Launched Unlocking M.2 SSD Support!
I think many would agree that while the 825GB of internal storage that comes with the disk-based PS5 might sound like a nice chunk to work with, it’s not exactly hard to fill it up pretty quickly. While the PS5 does have an M.2 SSD expansion port to help assist…
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ASRock Launches its C621A WS Motherboard
ASRock has announced the launch of its new Intel C621A powered workstation motherboards, the C621A WS. This motherboard is able to pair with the latest Xeon W-3300 processors, giving an ultimate performance for almost every application such as content creating, rendering machine, and high-end workstation. The ASRock C621A WS is…
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Designer Reveals Official Noctua Keycaps! – Vote Now to Make Them a Reality!
I have to admit that when it comes to customisable keycaps, it’s a market area I’ve never been overly fussed with. I’m happy with my Corsair K55 and, quite frankly, feel very little need to change it. When it comes to anything Noctua-related, however, it always has my full and…
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- Cases
COUGAR DarkBlader X7 Midnight Green Case Review
Cougar continues to go from strength to strength with its fantastic range of PC cases. I recently reviewed the new Cougar MX440 MESH RGB, as well as the Cougar DarkBlader X5, and I absolutely loved them both. However, today, I’ll be taking a look at the Cougar DarkBlader X7. I…
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The PS5 is (Somehow) Sony’s Officially Fastest-Selling Console Ever
The PS5 has been in absolutely huge demand ever since it was released late last year, but due to a large combination of unfortunate circumstances, even nearly 9 months on, it’s still very difficult to actually get your hands on one of the systems. Well, not unless you’re willing to…
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Nintendo Decides to Pull the Plug on Dr Mario World
I must confess that Dr Mario is quite possibly one of my most favourite games of all time. When I heard, therefore, that it was set to get a mobile revival, I have to admit to being more than a little interested in checking it out. When it did release…
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