I have recently been wanting to build an affordable gaming PC that can sit in the living room, which is also a capable media PC with Plex server and hardware transcoding. Following a recent eBay 15% off voucher, I impulse bought the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1650 Windforce OC 4G, which is about the bottom rung…
With the new AMD Ryzen CPUs launching in a few days, most people are excited about what the new generation of AMD chips have to offer and if they can deliver on the claimed 15% IPC claims. However, the Intel 10nm Sunny Cove ’10th Gen Ice Lake’ CPUs have recently been announced for laptops, and…
With the launch of both the 12-core 3900X and 16-core 3950X CPUs, the differences between the HEDT are becoming blurred and the trend looks set to continue. References towards another premium chipset, the X590, have been spotted by Computerbase which indicates more PCIe lanes and higher prices. The speculation arose from a Twitter user, 1usmus,…
There is no denying that our lives are running at a fast pace and we too are running to keep it balanced. In our fast moving life, we are mostly using our phones, laptops, tablets, etc. to continuously be active with our work. Since these gadgets are so important in our daily life; can we…
The Xiaomi Redmi K20 Pro is arguably one of the best phones of the year thanks to its low prices and superb specs. Sadly for UK users, there is no word on the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro yet, though the none pro Snapdragon 730 Mi 9T variant has launched and is available from Amazon.es. Redmi…
With the 7nm fabrication process, AMD has been able to double their core count on the mainstream Ryzen line-up using the AM4 socket. With the announcement of the Ryzen 9 3950X, the current 2950X Threadripper looks redundant. So it will probably come as no surprise that the new Threadripper chips will continue the trend of massively…
Fibreoptics, we’ve all heard of them, in fact, we’ve probably heard the term thrown around on TV so much in the last decade or so, we probably don’t even notice anymore. However, fibre optics are a pretty big deal in the world of technology, helping many things work. In fact, your internet wouldn’t be what…
Ttesports is Thermaltake’s peripheral sub-division, focussing on mice, keyboards, and audio for gamers. They have an impressive range of products that can fit any budget. Tt eSPORTS Talon V2 RGB Optical Gaming Mouse With some wired gaming mice costing north of £70, PC Gaming has become an expensive hobby for many. However, it doesn’t always…
Another Geekbench leak, following the Ryzen 5 3600 performance figures a week ago. As usual, I will preface that this isn’t always reliable nor necessarily accurate for your real-world usage. But it is always fun to see what performance your next CPU might have. If the AMD or Intel HEDT platform was a little too…
Amazon Fire TV is leading the cord-cutting revolution, bringing high quality streaming shows to your TV screen, all through your trustee Wi-Fi rather than a cable setup. I don’t know about you guys, but nothing beats the experience of watching shows and movies on the big TV screen. Although Netflix offers apps for PCs, smartphones,…