AMD have just launched their first Zen core based processors with Ryzen 7 for Desktop computing, but only a few days after gone by and more news is now being shared about Naples; AMD’s attack on Intel’s dominance in Datacenters. AMD have argued that Intel have been sloppy with new hardware, and aren’t providing big […]
AMD Ryzen 7 Pre-Review
AMD Ryzen is finally here, and with it brings some of the best competition and market shifting products we have seen in a long time. This is exactly what we were waiting for and AMD has delivered big time. AMD have been working on the Zen core for a good few years now and there […]
AMD Ryzen 7 officially ships 2nd of March, pre-orders start now
AMD have finally released the full details, including pricing on some of their upcoming Ryzen CPU’s. AMD will be releasing the Ryzen 7 series first, which includes the 1700, 1700X, and 1800X. All 8-core 16-thread processors that are set to being some real disturbance to the CPU market. Product Line Model Base Clock (GHz) Boost […]
AMD Ryzen processors and chipset details so far
AMD’s next series of CPU’s are almost here, but we are still a few weeks away. AMD have yet to share any firm specfics about pricing or complete specs, and since their official announcement, we have been relying on crumbs of information that has managed to leak out from retailers, suppliers and others. Now first and […]
Intel’s 8th Generation CPU (Cannonlake) to continue using 14nm process
Intel’s 8th generation of processors codenamed Cannonlake won’t be making the jump to 10nm as previously thought, but instead will continue to use the same 14nm process that Intel has been using since Broadwell. This makes it 4 generations of CPU’s from Intel stuck on the same process. It wasn’t long ago that Intel changed […]
Intel launch 7th generation processors and Z270 chipset for desktops
Intel have opened the curtain on their latest generation of processors, and with them the newest Z270 chipset. The new Kaby Lake processors have been leaked heavily before their official release, as it generally is with most tech nowadays, but none the less, let’s take a look at what the new processors and chipsets will […]
Intel no longer using Tick-Tock for processor development/release
Intel have announced they are moving away from their 2 year Tick-Tock cycle for an extended three year release. The Tick-Tock release has been used by Intel for the past decade. This technique involved using the same processing for two years, and then moving to a new process. Starting with a die size (e.g 22nm), […]
Intel Broadwell-E leaks, shows possible 10-core CPU and 4 different SKU’s
Intel’s Broadwell may have gotten some serious delays, but Boardwell-E leaks are already starting to show, which could mean we will see the Haswell-E successor early next year. The 6950X is rumored to house an extra 2-cores over the previous extreme generation bringing the core count to double digitals with 10-cores and 20 threads. The CPU […]
Review: Haswell-E 5960X Processor and Intel X99 Chipset
Intel’s latest enthusiast platform as arrived. The new X99 chipset which together with the new Haswell-E platform usher in DDR4 support for insane memory speeds. The new platform contains an extensive feature list . Let’s get the review rolling and take a closer look at the new chipset and processor line-up. The new Haswell-E […]
Review: Noctua NH-U14S heatsink
The NH-U14S heatsink from Noctua is a 140mm single tower heatsink that is stated to offer great performance and compatibility with high RAM profiles and Inte’s socket 2011 motherboards. The NH-U14S includes a 1,500RPM NF-A15 PWM fan. We have includes some of the main aspect of the heatsink, along with the full specs below. Award-winning […]