If your hopes of owning a Ryzen 7000 system were dashed due to recent motherboard pricing leaks, the fact that some X670E-chipset models won’t cost you more than £ probably comes as moderately good news. The ASRock X670E PG Lightning still costs more than we’d have paid for a premium offering a few years ago, … Read more
If you’re after a more affordable Socket AM5 option than the £ Taichi, ASRock also has the X670E Steel Legend, which will give you change from £ and isn’t as eye-wateringly expensive. In fact, in terms of appearance, we even think the Steel Legend looks a little sexier than the surprisingly dull-looking Taichi, with the … Read more
This autumn is going to represent an interesting battle for the CPU performance crown, with AMD’s new 5nm Zen 4 microarchitecture vying for pole position against the expected Core i9-13900K from Intel. However, while AMD has made huge performance gains from shrinking the manufacturing process and introducing a new microarchitecture, it hasn’t increased the core … Read more
After the Core i7-11700K proved almost as potent as the Core i9-11900K, but for much less cash, Alder Lake sees Intel’s mainstream Core i7 chip go back to basics. INTEL LGA1700 CPU It has a lower core count than the 12900K, but also a much lower price, retailing for £ less than the Core i9-12900K. … Read more
A LAPTOP WITH a 4K 144Hz display? That’s impressive. But does it actually make sense? Before we get to the answer, let’s cover off the new Blade 15’s speeds and feeds. The 4K screen is a 15.6 incher, an IPS panel described as the ‘Creator’ option—you can also opt for 360Hz 1080p and 240Hz 1440p … Read more
Of you fancied the look of NZXT’s N7 Z690, but couldn’t quite stretch to its £ asking price, NZXT has another option for you in the form of the N5 Z690. It retails for just £ which still isn’t exactly cheap, but that’s not a horrendous price fora Z690 motherboard. Both boards use DDR4 memory, … Read more
They’re very small This benefit almost goes without saying, but it’s still worth asking: how small is a mini PC? Many are built on what’s known as a Mini-ITX (Information Technology eXtended) motherboard, which is 17cm² (6.7in2). Add in a little extra space for air circulation and the case itself, and you can expect a … Read more
REMEMBER THAT THING we were saying last month about Asus and world-beating laptop innovation? Well, Asus is at it again. Last time around it was the 14-inch Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED with its OLED tech and dual screens. This month, get a load of the new Asus ROG Flow X16, a 16-inch gaming beast … Read more
THE TUF LINEUP from Asus is often seen as a budget-focused alternative to its ROG range. Unfortunately, this casts a negative judgment on TUF models before they’ve had a chance to show off what they can do. The TUF F15 has some interesting specs at a reasonable price, so does it deserve to be in … Read more
Our initial review of the Asus ROG Strix Z690-I Gaming WiFi was glowing, as it sported a mighty feature set and an imposing PCB crammed with even more goodies than previous generations. However, it still won’t leave you with much change from £ so can it still justify that price in the face of cheaper competition? Its triple-stacked array of M.2 … Read more
More than any other time, we’ve all realized that the old laptop that we’ve been running for half a decade just won’t do anymore. Read our Huawei Matebook 14 Review. We need more, and we’ve needed it for a while. More connectivity, more apps, and more of everything means we now need hardware that can keep up … Read more
Your hard drive is full of sensitive data. The emails, photos and browsing history scattered across its disks present an intimate portrait of your daily life. An identity thief would love to get their hands on it, so it’s vital that you take extra care when disposing of old drives. Read our Destroy an old … Read more