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By Kevin Lee Ryzen 7 was just the tip of the iceberg for AMD’s next-generation processor ambitions. AMD also revealed its plans to roll out Ryzen 5 processors at an even more disruptive price (sub $300/£250/AU$400) for gamers and creators in the next couple of months. The first of these will be the Ryzen 5…

By Joe Osborne Update: We just held an interview with AMD, primarily regarding its Vega GPU technology. But, if you’re interested in Ryzen, chances are the same can be said of Vega, so read up right here! Ryzen has risen – sorry not sorry – at long last. AMD’s latest multi-core desktop processors were revealed…

By Joe Osborne Update: We recently chatted with an AMD representative to get more insight on AMD’s battle plan with Vega, namely its high-bandwidth cache controller and the multi-game optimization deal with Bethesda. Read it right here! During CES 2017, processor maker AMD officially revealed the first details about its Vega graphics processing unit (GPU)…

By Gabe Carey AMD’s history in high-end gaming is shaky. If it’s any indication of the company’s position in the race, its place among our picks of the best graphics cards is an entry-level spot with the Radeon RX 460. With that, it’s hard to believe that the upcoming AMD Vega, or Radeon RX Vega,…

By Joe Osborne After years of the processor market being dominated by Intel, it looks like AMD is back in the game with the launch of its new AMD Ryzen range of processors. If you’re excited about upgrading your machine, then you’ve come to the right place, as we’ve scoured the internet in the US…

By TechRadar deals Even in a world increasingly moving away from desktops for laptops and 2-in-1 devices, nothing beats having a big ol’ screen. Whether you’re watching a movie or working on a huge project, we all need that extra bit of screen real estate that only a monitor that can offer. Luckily for you…

By Darren Allan AOC has revealed a huge premium gaming monitor which is curved and ultra-wide, aimed at eSports pros and boasting Nvidia’s G-Sync technology. The AOC Agon AG352UCG is a large 35-inch VA panel with a curvature radius of 2000mm and a resolution of 3440 x 1440 (which is a 21:9 ratio otherwise known…

By Darren Allan After them being on sale over in the US since last autumn, the Surface Keyboard and Mouse are now available to purchase in the UK (and also Germany). These are the peripherals which were launched alongside the Surface Studio in late October last year – although note that the Dali-esque Surface Ergonomic…

By Kane Fulton A gaming mouse pad is one of those peripherals that you never think you’ll need to add to your computing setup until you’ve got one. Not only do the better ones add a luxurious strip of strokable material to your desktop that your palms will thank you for, they also help improve…

By Darren Allan Gigabyte has launched a pair of new low-profile graphics cards, with GTX 1050 and 1050 Ti offerings which will fit comfortably into a compact PC case. Both cards benefit from a low-profile design and are 69mm wide and 167mm in length, with the lesser model being the GTX 1050 OC Low Profile…

By Darren Allan Two fresh gaming mice have scuttled out from the Cooler Master stable, in the form of mid-range and budget MasterMouse S offerings. The middle-of-the-road MasterMouse S is a compact optical gaming mouse which offers four customizable levels of DPI from 400 up to 7,200 (there’s no interpolation or mouse acceleration here, Cooler…

By Kane Fulton Although you could argue that gaming laptops stole the show at CES 2017, it’s the monitor category that made us really sit up and take notice. Whatever innovation you can think of from a few years back – be it 4K, 21:9 or curved – a new model emerged in Las Vegas…

By Gabe Carey With CES 2017 kicking off, we’ve already seen everything from a new Nvidia Shield to Dell’s surreal 8K monitor. Things are just warming up, however, and although the average user can’t afford some of the more outrageous inclusions in our rundown of the most insane gaming laptops from this year’s Consumer Electronics…

By Darren Allan Over at CES this week, Asus took the wraps off a pair of new monitors, including a direct-lit LED 4K HDR display which the company claims delivers a breath-taking picture in terms of detail and brightness. The 4K monitor in question is the ProArt PA32U, and as the name suggests it’s aimed…

By Darren Allan AMD has officially taken the wraps off its next-generation graphics architecture named Vega at CES 2017. Vega offers a next-generation compute engine, and boasts a new programmable geometry pipeline which offers twice the peak output per clock. AMD notes that the R9 Fury X offers four geometry engines and a peak of…