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Let the games begin: after October the battle of the next-gen processors kicks off, so you might wanna hold off on building that new PC
More AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D announcement rumors
An RTX 5070 18GB GDDR7 version may follow the planned 12GB model, but I have to ask, Nvidia - is it really necessary?
The upcoming RTX 5070 12GB may be followed up with an 18GB model, expected to offer a 5-10% improvement on the 12GB model and could be released under Nvidia’s 'Super' branding.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 hits turbulence with reports of the game bringing internet connections to their knees – but don’t grab the sick bag just yet
Is Flight Simulator 2024 going to blow an Airbus A380-sized hole in your internet data plan?
AMD Ryzen 9800X3D benchmark leaks could disappoint PC gamers – but let’s not rule out this CPU just yet
New leaks have burst the optimistic bubble around the CPU’s gaming prowess, but there’s lots to chew over with these benchmarks.
Intel’s Arrow Lake CPUs get a free gaming boost with APO, and 12 new games are supported including Fortnite and CyberPunk 2077
Intel’s Core Ultra 200S processors have got off to a somewhat rocky start, at least in the gaming arena – but APO could well help here.
Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU price hike could be much less painful than a previous rumor suggested
RTX 5090 leak that suggested a huge price hike is ‘totally fake’ we’re told – GPU shouldn’t get any kind of significant price rise.
Are custom liquid-cooled PCs even worth it anymore? Why we’re fast approaching the end for bespoke cooling
Could liquid cooling be on its last legs? Multiple industry titans are now struggling, and I think I know why.
Intel’s already working on its 3rd-gen Celestial GPUs – but we’re still waiting for discrete 2nd-gen Battlemage graphics cards
Celestial, or Xe3, will debut in Panther Lake laptop chips next year, and work is already underway to support it in Linux.
