Components

By Kevin Lee If 2018 is going to be anything like 2017, this year is going to be packed with new PC components. But, aside from Ryzen 2 and Nvidia Volta, there are plenty of smaller parts that are going to make computing in 2018 even better. From new motherboards to RGB fans, we’ve rounded…

By Gabe Carey For years, motherboards have been a barrier between gamers and power users looking to build their own PCs. And, for years, the reality has been far less complicated than the common perception. The truth is, it isn’t that tough to comprehend the differences between motherboard brands, chipsets and functionality. Better yet, as…

By Darren Allan You may recall that last week, Intel warned that its fixes for Meltdown and Spectre had caused elements of instability with some of its older processors, but now the firm has said that the stability gremlins also pertain to newer chips. Much newer chips, in fact. In a news update which clarified…

By Matt Hanson Samsung has beaten its rivals, SK Hynix and Micron, to become the first company to begin mass-producing GDDR6 memory chips – the extremely fast graphics memory that will power the next generation of graphics cards. All three companies, which are big players in the memory market, have announced their plans to produce…

By Rod Lawton,Ian Osborne Our list of the best printers for home and office use has been refined and updated, giving you the top advice for buying the best printer for your needs. There are so many decent multi-purpose printers at very competitive prices these days, so you’re spoilt for choice when looking for a…

By Matt Hanson A new leak appears to show Intel’s plans for its upcoming solid state drives (SSDs), and it looks like there is going to be some very impressive technology included that will bring faster read and write speeds, while upping storage space as well. The details, which leaked online and were reported on…

By Darren Allan As the scramble to patch the gaping Meltdown and Spectre security flaws continues, there are already real-world dangers pertaining to the vulnerabilities, with news of a fake patch emerging, as well as the likelihood that malicious users are coming close to weaponizing exploits. As International Business Times spotted, security firm Malwarebytes recently…

By Jon Porter Anyone who’s anyone knows that the only keyboards worth their salt are mechanical keyboards thanks to their beautifully engineered switches that type like a dream and last an eternity. The only problem is that such keyboards tend to be quite bulky. It’s not an issue if you’re using them on a desk,…

By Darren Allan Intel has cautioned that the fixes for the Meltdown and Spectre bugs may cause instability with some older processors, while the firm’s CEO also issued a statement promising greater transparency regarding these sort of major vulnerabilities going forward. The bad news on the fix front applies to Broadwell and Haswell CPUs in…

By Darren Allan A mouse is a mouse, right? Wrong, particularly when it comes to gaming mice, and at CES 2018 SteelSeries is proving that point further with an interesting innovation in its latest model, which adds a secondary optical sensor. The Rival 600 gaming mouse not only has a TrueMove 3 sensor – as…

By Darren Allan The Meltdown and Spectre bugs caused some considerable panic as the New Year kicked off, and prepare yourself for another dollop of concern now, because the security flaws don’t just affect processors – given that Nvidia has just implemented patches for the vulnerabilities in its latest set of graphics drivers. As ZDNet…

By Darren Allan Dell has revealed a pair of new Ultrathin 24-inch and 27-inch monitors over at CES, which the company claims are the brightest ultra-slim monitors in their class (i.e. the same sized displays). The Dell 24 Ultrathin Monitor (S2419HM) is a Full HD panel, whereas the larger 27-inch model (S2719DM) has a QHD…

By Kevin Lee We’ve seen plenty of wireless gaming peripherals at CES 2018, but Razer is putting a unique spin on its own entry with the Mamba Firefly HyperFlux. Rather than use wireless power to charge a battery, Razer’s new wireless gaming mouse uses it to directly power the mouse directly. The result is a…

By Kevin Lee Intel wasted no time during its keynote to address the Meltdown and Spectre bugs potentially threatening all its processors. At CES 2018, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich opening moments promised it would patch 90% of affected processors made in the past five years by the end of this week. From there, the following…

By Kevin Lee Wireless gaming peripherals, once bemoaned for adding latency, are now the prized by all PC gamers for the mobility they add. Last year, we saw one of the first wireless gaming keyboards from Logitech, and now Corsair is getting into the game with the Corsair K63 Wireless at CES 2018. This ten-keyless…