**Update 20th October 2018** After leaving this in its box for a couple of months I have returned to it, updated Windows and now both Google and Spotify run fine** Following on from my initial impressions I have spent some more time with the HP Envy X2 allowing me to see if ARM-based laptops are…
Following my post on DRAM prices expecting to drop 5% before the year out, and that they have dropped over 25% this year, I thought it was worth seeing what are the best deals currently. I am eager to update my PC and relegate my R5 1600 to being the server, I am also keen…
I am always on the lookout for some positive news on DDR4 pricing, in the past few years we have seen the prices escalate by over three-fold in many cases. Since December the price races have slowed down and even dropped in many cases, but not where near to the levels of 2016. There have been…
It was clear from IFA 2018 that Acer is continuing to push forward in establishing themselves as one of the leading PC gaming brands. This included some over the top products such as the Predator Thronos gaming chair which weighs over 200KG and can accommodate three curved 27-inch monitors side-by-side. While the Thronos was a…
I previously reported that the new high-end Navi based AMD cards may not arrive until as late as 2020, which is partly due to AMD focussing on custom GPUs for the likes of Sony and Microsoft. However, there is still some life left in the Polaris architecture, and the mid-range market is arguably bigger and easier…
In the past few weeks, I have reviewed a couple of premium Thermaltake cases including the Level 20 XT and the Level 20 GT RGB. While these cases are both lust-worthy, they are likely out of the budget range for many PC gamers. The View 22 was an excellent affordable option, and today I have…
You have to give it to Thermaltake, they do their best to innovate and stand out from the crowd with what is technically a boring and simple product. For years most fan makers have obsessed with decibel levels, static pressure and max air flow. At a certain point, you face laws of diminishing returns. A…
Thermaltake have had a considerable number of new products recently, they are well known as a case brand, and I have covered affordable options such as the View 22 and View 32, along with the premium Level 20 XT and GT RGB. They also produce some fantastic other components for your PC including the Floe…
The Level 20 Series by Thermaltake commemorates 20 years of dedication to the PC industry and the range offers ultra-premium build quality, unique looks and an exceptional array of features. The Thermaltake Level 20 GT has been the best full tower case I have ever used, and the Level 20 XT puts most of the…
I have featured two fantastic Thermaltake cases recently both offering fashionable tempered glass features but at two very different price points one being the View 32 TG and the other being the View 22 TG. Today’s review is for something a little different, the Thermaltake Core P5 Tempered Glass Ti Edition ATX Wall-Mount Chassis. The…
This year saw the release of new laptop gaming CPUs that finally increased the core count to 6 with 12 threads using hyperthreading. Dell was one of the first companies to announce the chips across their range which went from the high-end consumer XPS 15 to the new affordable Dell G line and finally the…
Following on from my reviews of the excellent Thermaltake View 32 and View 22 cases I have now been checking out the budget-friendly Smart RGB 700 Watt 80+ PSU. As the name suggests this is a PSU with a pre-installed, 256 colour RGB fan hub with 15 lighting modes to choose from and built-in memory….