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By Kevin Lee If you think the CPU war is crazy now with 32-core Ryzen Threadripper 2nd Generation processors at the high end, AMD next generation Zen 2 architecture could double core counts for the mainstream yet again, if the latest rumors hold weight. The upcoming 7-nanometer (nm) Zen 2 architecture is said to make…

By Kevin Lee Corsair is introducing a new H100i Pro AIO liquid-cooler to round out its new line of RGB-lit CPU coolers. While Corsair announced the 280mm H115i Pro and 360mm H150i Pro coolers at CES 2018, the H100i Pro is a smaller 240mm cooler designed to fit in smaller cases. Like the AIO liquid-coolers…

By Matt Hanson In the battle between the graphics giants there appears to be one area where AMD can claim a definitive win over Nvidia: driver stability. A few months ago AMD commissioned QA Consultants, an independent software assurance firm, to test the stability of its latest graphics card drivers in comparison to Nvidia’s drivers.…

By Joe Osborne The next wave of mobile-grade, fanless processors from Intel, ‘Amber Lake,’ just had what’s likely its entire lineup leaked through both Romanian technology news website NextLab 501 and a Dell product listing in Chile. Intel’s line of mobile-focused processors continues the existing trend of using the letter ‘Y’ to denote this range,…

By Kevin Lee Intel 9th generation processors rumors and leaks have hit a boiling point, and now we even have a possible release date. Supposedly, Intel will launch new Coffee Lake Refresh CPUs on August 1 with products said to release in the following weeks to months after that, according to PC Builders Club. What’s…

By Joe Osborne The B450 series, the next lineup of mid-range motherboards from AMD, have been announced with vendors like ASRock, Asus, Gigabyte and MSI already with products to show. These motherboards all come in at or below $200 (about £150, AU$270), and as such are missing a few of the features enthusiasts enjoy from…

By Kevin Lee Fast solid-state drives are already expensive to start and if you want a high-capacity version, prices tend to get astronomical quickly. That’s why this $120 off deal on the WD Black NVMe SSD is one of the most impressive bargains you’ll find during Amazon Prime Day. Although it’s not technically labelled an…

By Matt Hanson One of the best ways to give your PC or laptop a major speed boost is to use an M.2 PCIe solid state drive, and one of the best ones on the market, the Samsung 970 EVO, has had a price cut for Amazon Prime Day. This drive is much faster than…

By Kevin Lee It’s an Amazon Prime Day miracle, there’s actually a deal on a graphics card! Forgive our excitement, but it’s practically been a year and a half since we’ve seen any sort of a discount on a GPU. Heck, it’s almost been two long since we saw a graphics card going for anywhere…

By Kevin Lee Amazon is kicking off Prime Day 2018 with a huge $80 off discount on one of our favorite solid-state drives, the Samsung 960 Evo. $169 is a steal of a price for what is one of the industry’s fastest SSD’s. If you’re looking for a little more storage space than that, we’ve…

By Joe Osborne If you’re in the market for a PC monitor upgrade, then Amazon Prime Day 2018 is just for you, as several leading computer screens are on sale from 30% to as much as 45% off. The best monitor deals on Amazon range from affordable Full HD models with 25- to-27-inch displays from…

By Kevin Lee Amazon Prime Day 2018 is the perfect time to stock up on extra storage, especially when the data we carry is growing exponentially every year. Whether you’re looking for a little memory card to give your Nintendo Switch some more space for downloadable games or looking to seriously back up everything on…

By Matt Hanson As part of Amazon Prime Day 2018, Logitech has cut the price of a range of its products by up to 40%. These include Logitech keyboards, mice, webcams and speakers. We’ve collected the best deals below, so if you’re in the market for a new PC peripheral, you may be able to…

By Kevin Lee Amazon Prime Day 2018 is little more than a day away, but Corsair was excited to share some early details on its biggest deals coming soon. Whether you’re looking to pick up a gaming keyboard, mouse, CPU cooler or a PC case on the cheap, Corsair will have a little bit of…

By Bill Thomas Intel Whiskey Lake will supposedly be behind the next generation of laptops, but what do we know about it? Because it wouldn’t be 2018 without a plethora of different Intel releases that may or may never actually happen, we thought it would be fitting to dive into all the details and rumors…