Installing Nvidia’s G-Sync DIY kit will probably break your monitor
One of Nvidia’s new bits of technology for 2014 is called G-Sync. It’s a piece of tech that promises to deliver “the smoothest and fastest gaming experience,” which it does by synchronizing your […]...
View ArticleIndustry voice: IT managers struggling to see through all-flash storage myths
UK businesses are being bamboozled by overhyped marketing myths about the performance, reliability and power consumption of all-flash storage arrays despite practical evidence and common-sense...
View ArticlePhotoshop CC earns 3D printing spurs in latest update
Adobe has crashed the 3D printing party with the latest update to its cloud-based Photoshop CC app, which can now help you print anything from rockets to seashells and, erm, horse pictures. If that...
View ArticleThe Tip Off: TechRadar Tip Off: 50% off Logitech G19s Gaming Keyboard
No matter what you hear, PCs aren’t dead. Not really anyway. The popularity of the latest consoles, Steam Machines and what have you, can’t really replace a good PC. Which is why you need good PC...
View ArticleSanDisk outs ULLtraDIMM enterprise SSD
SanDisk has launched its latest Solid State Drive (SSD) aimed at the enterprise server market, boasting ultra-low latency for improved application response times. The ULLtraDIMM SSD, developed in...
View ArticleHard drive test shows Seagate lacking, Hitachi on top
Online backup service Backblaze has tested a wide range of hard drives from five of the top manufacturers to discover just how reliable they are. The company uses 28,635 hard drives, 12,765 of which...
View ArticleAMD launches new 12-core and 16-core server processors
AMD has released new additions to its Opteron 6300 Series of server processors, which offer 12 or 14 cores and optimised performance for the AMD Open 3.0 Open Compute Platform. The new processors,...
View ArticleAmazon Web Services unveils new SSD-based storage option
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced its latest storage option called Dense Compute nodes, a new SSD-based node type for cost-effective scalable storage. The new offering, open to Amazon Redshift...
View ArticleOpinion: Resolution revolution: why are desktops so late to the 4K party?
Welcome to the revolution The king is dead. Long live the king. After a few years when stereoscopic 3D ruled supreme as the next big thing in PC displays, it’s finally been usurped. High-DPI or...
View ArticleCES 2015: LG hopes AMD FreeSync will make its new ultrawide gaming monitor a...
LG has placed gamers on alert by announcing that it will launch the first ultrawide 21:9 gaming monitor with AMD FreeSync support at CES 2015. The 34-inch 34UM67 has a 3440 x 1440 pixel-resolution...
View ArticleG-Sync or swim? AMD claims Nvidia gaming tech will ruin your frame rates
PC chip maker AMD has declared a small victory over its rival Nvidia‘s G-Sync monitors to celebrate the release of four new monitors that work with its competing FreeSync support. The claims, which...
View ArticlePC Gaming Week: Nvidia G-Sync vs AMD FreeSync
In the frame Calling all gamers, we have good news and bad news. The good news is that AMD and Nvidia have both solved the problem of screen tearing and frame stuttering in demanding PC games. The bad...
View ArticleDoes AMD have a new x86 APU in the pipeline?
AMD’s heterogeneous computing aspirations have taken another step forward after details began to seep out of a new advanced processing unit (APU) using its powerful Zen x86 cores. A slide leaked by...
View ArticleBuying Guide: 10 best graphics cards in the world today
Best Graphics Cards Are you a PC gamer? Then trust us on this: there is no other component nearly as important as the graphics card. Yes, your monitor and even your mouse matter. But nothing has more...
View ArticleComputex 2015: Computex 2015: The best bits
Day One We’ve been expecting big things from Computex this year and after a couple of days it’s clear that Asia’s biggest technology trade show doesn’t disappoint. Following a light schedule of...
View ArticleComputex 2015: Asus puts gamers in the frame with new G-Sync monitors and...
Asus has launched a slew of products featuring Nvidia’s frame-synching G-Sync technology at Computex 2015. First up is the ROG 3800R 34-inch curved G-Sync monitor, which sports a 3,440 x 1,440...
View ArticleSamsung’s 4K FreeSync displays juggle work and play
Samsung unveiled two UHD resolution desktop monitors targeting gamers and multitaskers. The U28E590D ($599, £378, AU$775) comes with a 28-inch panel while the E24E590D ($399, £252, AU$516) comes with...
View ArticleBlack Friday: The best computing and component deals for Black Friday 2015
There’s deals all over the place this Black Friday and in PC-land is no different. There are a host of fantastic prices hitting for everything from graphics cards and SSDs to controllers and full...
View ArticleAMD says DisplayPort 1.3 will take gaming monitors beyond 4K
AMD has big plans for its GPUs and one of the biggest shake ups will be the new DisplayPort 1.3 connector. Rather than teasing the incredible clock speeds its next graphics cards will have, the...
View ArticleAsus unveils splash-proof Cerberus keyboard with added gaming bite
Asus has revealed a pair of new wallet-friendly gaming peripherals, namely a keyboard and mouse – along with an accompanying mouse mat – which are all named after Cerberus (the fearsome three-headed...
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