DDR5 vs DDR4 – Advantages of DDR5 Memory

DDR5 vs DDR4 memory

DDR5 memory is just a few months away and we will start to see these new memory kits in the DIY PC market. The upcoming 12th Gen Intel CPU and 600 Series chipset, as well as AMD’s Zen4 architecture, are said to support and will make use of DDR5 memory. Kingston recently announced that they … continue reading

IBM 2nm Chip Technology Announced – It’s the World’s First!

IBM 2nm Wafer Sheet

IBM recently announced its breakthrough in semiconductor process and design with the world’s first chip featuring 2 nanometers (nm) nanosheet technology. While we have seen substantial performance gains and efficiency that a 7nm fab process can offer, IBM’s 2nm even push those numbers to a new level. IBM’s 2nm is said to offer up to … continue reading

Intel Core 1800 Alder Lake CPU Rocks 16 Cores and 24 Threads

12th Gen Intel Core Alder Lake CPU

It has only been several weeks since Intel released the 11th Gen Intel Core Rocket Lake-S CPUs. But more information about Intel’s upcoming 12th Gen Alder Lake desktop processor is one by one surfacing on the web. Recently, specs about a certain Intel Core 1800 Alder Lake (engineering sample) CPU were leaked by Igor’s LAB. … continue reading

COLORFUL iGame M600 Mirage Desktop Gaming PC Unleashed – 11th Gen Intel Core CPUs and RTX 30-Series Graphics

Colorful Technology recently announced its latest prebuilt desktop gaming PC – the Colorful iGame M600 Mirage. It is powered by Intel’s latest 11th Gen Core CPU and paired with NVIDIA’s RTX 30 series graphics card. Design-wise, the iGame M600 looks stylish, elegant, and sleek. But somebody has to do something with that (unattractive) single DDR4 … continue reading

Thermaltake ToughAir 510 and ToughAir 310 CPU Air Cooler Now Available

Thermaltake ToughAir 510 and ToughAir 310 CPU Air Coolers

Thermaltake USA announces the availability of its latest high-performance CPU coolers – the Thermaltake ToughAir 510 and ToughAir 310 CPU air coolers. Both coolers feature a single tower design, coupled with an optimized 120mm high static pressure fan. The ToughAir 510 has a push-pull configuration, while the ToughAir 310 uses a push configuration. Both CPU … continue reading

Luxury & Precision W2 Review – Best Portable USB DAC AMP for Smartphones?

Luxury Precision W2 DAC Review

Today, we are going to check out the new Luxury & Precision W2. It is a portable USB DAC with headphone AMP and is part of the company’s flagship W series. Portable DAC/AMPs like the W2 have been gaining popularity since it upgrades your smartphone’s or other compatible mobile device’s audio. It turns your smartphone … continue reading

ASUS ROG SWIFT PG32UQX – World’s First 4K HDR Mini LED Gaming Monitor

asus rog pg32uqx 4k monitor-01

The Asus ROG Swift PG32UQX is the world’s first 4K HDR gaming monitor that uses 1,152 independent mini LED zones that deliver a peak brightness of 1400 nits. It’s DisplayHDR 1400 certified and features a 144Hz refresh rate with Quantum-dot technology. This is perhaps the best 4K gaming monitor (yet) released this year. Pre-orders for … continue reading

Yottamaster MS3 M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure Review – With Active Cooling

yottamaster ms3 m.2 nvme ssd enclosure review

Today we are going to check out an M.2 SSD enclosure – the Yottamaster MS3 M.2 NVMe SSD Enclosure. As the name of the product suggests, the MS3 is an external portable enclosure for M.2 NVMe SSDs. It offers 10Gbps of bandwidth and the unique thing about this M.2 enclosure is that it features an … continue reading

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Specs Leaked and GPU Die Pictured

NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti GA102-225-GPU

After photos of MSI’s RTX 3080 Ti Ventus 3X graphics card shipping leaked out, more leaks regarding this GPU are expected to surface. Recently, a photo of the RTX 3080 Ti’s GPU die and some of its specifications, including its Ethereum mining hash rate were leaked out via Videocardz. Well, at this point the RTX … continue reading