Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx performs Intel Core i5-8250U : Windows on ARM
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx performs Intel Core i5-8250U : Windows on ARM

When Qualcomm launched their first Windows and ARM devices, the performance was a little lacklustre as well as compatibility issue with 64-bit applications. I still use my HP Envy X2, and things have improved with Windows updates, but it is not good enough as a main laptop. The laptop used the Snapdragon 835 Mobile PC…

Thermaltake Commander C36 TG ARGB Edition Review – 200mm ARGB and verticle GPU mount for under £100
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Thermaltake Commander C36 TG ARGB Edition Review – 200mm ARGB and verticle GPU mount for under £100

Thermaltake is determined to make a case for every budget and requirement, I have reviewed some of their more affordable options, and some of their largest and more expensive choices. The Thermaltake Commander series builds upon this by offering six new options. Functionally they are all the same case, but with different mesh front panels…

AMD Navi  Radeon RX 5700 launches in July with 25% performance gains & power efficiency improved by 50%. 10% better than RTX 2070 (in one test)
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AMD Navi Radeon RX 5700 launches in July with 25% performance gains & power efficiency improved by 50%. 10% better than RTX 2070 (in one test)

The AMD keynote at Computex was mainly focussed on the new  3rd generation Ryzen CPUs, but the company did tease us with their up and coming  Radeon RX 5700 series which will be based on Navi. The first Navi cards will be the Radeon RX 5700 series, which are launching in July and on an…

AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 18% faster and half the price vs Intel Core i9 9920x. Available 7/7
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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 18% faster and half the price vs Intel Core i9 9920x. Available 7/7

And it’s finally official! The AMD Ryzen 9 3900X has been officially announced with 12-core, 24-thread, 4.6Ghz Boost, 3.8Ghz 105W. AMD announced they have increased the single threaded performacne by 32% from the last first generation Zen chips, and doubled the multi thread performance. They put the new flagship chip up against the £1k+ Intel…

Acer XV273k 144hz 4K HDR FreeSync / G-Sync Monitor Review
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Acer XV273k 144hz 4K HDR FreeSync / G-Sync Monitor Review

Last year both Acer and Asus launched the first 4K HDR 144Hz G-Sync monitors, being bleeding edge technology they commanded an astronomical price of over £2000. Even today, the Acer X27 will set you back around £1700. Granted, to run those monitors at their full potential you would need one, if not two £1000+ RTX2080…

If you are interested in Intel’s new-gen Comet Lake-S CPUs, you might have to buy a new motherboard

If you are interested in Intel’s new-gen Comet Lake-S CPUs, you might have to buy a new motherboard

Intel never really rushes when it comes to a change in architecture for their processor lineup. At least, that’s been the case for many years. Broad-well (5th Gen) was the first series with a 14nm architecture. There hasn’t been a major upgrade in the architecture since. The reason they are so slow in this department…

TP-Link Deco W2400 Mesh WiFi System Announced for less than $100 looks the same as the £100 Deco M4
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TP-Link Deco W2400 Mesh WiFi System Announced for less than $100 looks the same as the £100 Deco M4

I am a big fan of mesh Wi-Fi systems, they help eliminate the biggest issues with Wi-Fi and based on the number of systems on the market, it appears manufacturers think these are the future for the consumer. I was very impressed with the TP-Link Deco P7 when I reviewed it, but at around £190…

AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Zen 2 16-core Engineering Sample Spec Leak – 3.3Ghz with a boost of 4.2Ghz
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AMD Ryzen 3000 Series Zen 2 16-core Engineering Sample Spec Leak – 3.3Ghz with a boost of 4.2Ghz

With the AMD Ryzen 3000 series launching within the next few months, the frequency of leaks is increasing. Today, TUM_APISAK on Twitter revealed details of an early engineering sample. The sample was a 16-core chip, presumably 32 thread, and clocked at 3.3Ghz with a boost of 4.2Ghz We already know that AMD will be increasing…

AMD Radeon Navi RX 3080 XT to launch at E3 2019, costs $330 and offers RTX 2070 performance
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AMD Radeon Navi RX 3080 XT to launch at E3 2019, costs $330 and offers RTX 2070 performance

This is very much a rumour, so take it with a pinch of salt, there is growing speculation that the new AMD Radeon Navi 10 cards may launch at E3 2019 which starts on the 11th of June. This is part of a rumour that AMD’s Navi graphics architecture will be discussed at Computex 2019…