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By Kevin Lee Looking for an easy upgrade to make your PC or laptop faster? Well RAM (Random Access Memory) might be just the thing you’re looking for. An extra pinch of memory can make your computer much more capable at demanding tasks like gaming as well as a better multi-tasker with several applications open…

By Darren Allan We finally have a good measure of exactly how Ryzen processors have boosted AMD’s share of the desktop CPU market, and the new hardware has made quite an impression by snaffling over 10% of processor territory back from Intel. The latest figures from PassMark for the second quarter of this year show…

By Darren Allan AMD has unveiled its new Ryzen Pro desktop processors, aiming to bring speedy performance, as well as security and reliability to business PCs. The Pro range mirrors the consumer Ryzen CPUs, with baseline offerings being named the Ryzen 3 Pro, which steps up to the Ryzen 5 Pro, with the top-of-the-line processors…

By Kevin Lee Intel’s solid-state drives have been the cream-of-the-crop for a long time, but they haven’t always been affordable and so now the chip maker has announced a new budget line that should be more approachable. Intel’s newest 545 SSDs start at $179 (about £140, AU$230) for a 2.5-inch drive with 512GB of capacity,…

By TechRadar India Bureau Why do you need the best gaming mouse? Because when you’re defending your team in Overwatch, there’s no time for the middling latency of a standard office mouse. Because in League of Legends and Dota 2, custom macro buttons are core to your success, not just in the short-term, but for…

By Chethan Rao Qualcomm has freshly unveiled the Snapdragon 450 SoC earlier today at MWC Shanghai. The new chipset brings forth some attractive new upgrades compared to the Snapdragon 435. The fact that the chipset now comes with up to 4 hours more battery life is probably the highlight here. Most notably, the Snapdragon 450…

By Darren Allan AMD has unleashed its Radeon Vega Frontier Edition graphics card aimed at professional users, with the basic card going on sale for $999 (around AU$1,315) over in the US. That’s the air-cooled version of the Frontier Edition, which is available at some retailers in the States right now – although one of…

By Darren Allan Asus has revealed a pair of new graphics cards which are specifically designed for those who wish to mine cryptocurrency such as Bitcoins with their PC. The Asus Mining RX 470 (pictured above) and Mining P106 (see below) are built with the demands of virtual coin mining firmly in mind, engineered to…

By Darren Allan Asus has announced that its ZenScreen MB16AC portable monitor is now on sale over in the US, where it will set you back $250 (around £200, AU$330). The idea here is that you can have a slim screen – it’s only 8mm thick and weighs 780g – which can be easily carted…

By TechRadar India Bureau It wasn’t long ago that the PC mouse was no more than a two-button rodent used for neglecting the advice of Clippy in Microsoft Office. Nowadays, especially with optical and laser mice having overtaken the market, prerequisites for the best mouse have grown much more demanding. Gaming mice like the Corsair…

By Shashank Sharma,Nick Peers,Nate Drake Note: Our Raspberry Pi distros round-up has been fully updated. This feature was first published in May 2015. Believe it or not, the Raspberry Pi is now five years old. In its relatively short life the Pi has ushered in a new revolution in computing that stretches far beyond its…

By TechRadar India Bureau Whether it’s snug in your tower of power’s PCI Express slot or soldered to the inside of your laptop, the discrete graphics card, or GPU, is an integral component when it comes to PC gaming. Without it, you’re given no other choice but to rely on weaker integrated graphics solutions from…

By TechRadar India Bureau Every PC gamer wants the best picture. After all, there’s nothing like a curved, ultra-wide or 4K monitor to really make for a top-notch immersive experience. But what about the best sound? As gamers flock to the latest graphics cards, processors, mice and keyboards, the best PC gaming headsets often fly…

By Darren Allan Microsoft has launched another keyboard (with a partner mouse) which is a spin on the Surface Keyboard that emerged last fall, although this variant adds a very nifty extra: a fingerprint sensor. Microsoft calls this new peripheral the Modern Keyboard, dropping the Surface branding, and making it more suitable for a wider…

By Darren Allan Nvidia has hooked up with Activision to push Destiny 2 for the PC, announcing that it will bundle the game with its high-end GeForce GTX 1080 and GTX 1080 Ti graphics cards. This offer runs until June 27, and those purchasing a GTX 1080 or 1080 Ti – or selected PCs or…