AMD Software Adrenalin Edition 23.2.1 is a bug deal for Radeon owners

This new driver is a must download for Radeon users

Published: 15th February 2023 | Source: AMD | Author:

AMD's latest Radeon drivers are a big deal for users of RX 6000 series and older GPUs

The folks over at Radeon have just released AMD Software Adrenalin Edition version 23.2.1, unifying the company's Radeon RX 7000 series drivers with their legacy AMD Software to allow all of their supported graphics cards to utilise the same driver

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Geekbench 6 is now available, offering updated "real-world" tests and new multi-core handling

A new benchmark for 2023

Published: 15th February 2023 | Source: Geekbench | Author: Mark Campbell

Geekbench 6 has arrived and offers new "real-world" test scenarios to benchmark modern processors

Geekbench, the cross-platform CPU benchmark has received a new version, updating the tool's tests to better match the "real-world" use cases of modern users of computational devices. Geekbench 6 is now here, allowing users to compare the performance of Windows, Linux,

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Intel's 670p SSD is now the cheapest 2TB NVMe drive on the market

Want a high cappacity SSDs for your games and other software? Scan UK has an offer for you

Published: 14th February 2023 | Source: Scan UK | Author: Mark Campbell

Scan UK's making this SSD deal even better by throwing in a free heatsink and more

With many modern games being 100GB+ in size, it is easy to see why demand for 1TB+ SSDs is growing, and why smaller SSDs are typically seen as "not large enough" for the

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CD Projekt Red plans to tackle performance issues with The Witcher 3's future updates

Future patches are expected to boost CPU utilisation and DX12 performance

Published: 13th February 2023 | Source: CD Projekt Red | Author: Mark Campbell

Expect The Witcher 3's next-gen version to run better on PC after the game's next few updates

When The Witcher 3's "Next-Gen" patch 4.0 launched last year, many PC gamers were disappointed by how the game ran on PC, especially when the game's ray tracing effects were enabled

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Cooler Master TD500 Mesh v2 PC Case Review

The TD500 Evolved

Published: 13th February 2023 | Source: OC3D Internal Testing | Price: | Author: Mark Campbell

A 2023 Revamp of an already great Cooler Master chassis

We are well within the era of the remake/remaster, so much so that remakes are often more highly anticipated than new IPs or something completely fresh. It is easy to see why remakes or remasters are so appealing. If the original was great, surely its new version will also

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Samsung releases new 990 PRO SSD firmware, reportedly addressing the SSD's Health Decline bug

It's time to update your 990 PRO's firmware

Published: 13th February 2023 | Source: Samsung | Author: Mark Campbell

Samsung's new 990 PRO SSD firmware reportedly addresses the SSD's health decline "anomalies"

Earlier this month we wrote about the firmware issues surrounding Samsung's 990 PRO SSDs, which saw the drive's apparently wearing out faster than expected when drive health metrics were viewed within the company's SSD Magician software or

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Windows 11 will soon feature an integrated RGB control software for your PC accessories

Ready to say goodbye to Aura Sync, iCUE and Synapse?

Published: 13th February 2023 | Source: Albacore | Author: Mark Campbell

Finally, a standardized RGB control software for PC builders - Windows 11 will soon have RGB control software

RGB control software can be an incredibly annoying thing to deal with, especially if you are using accessories from multiple different manufacturers. Perhaps you have a Corsair iCUE fans inside your PC case, a Razer Synapse RGB keyboard, and a motherboard that has its lighting


Hogwarts Legacy PC Performance Review & Settings Guide

Welcome to Hogwarts PC gamers

Published: 10th February 2023 | Source: OC3D Internal Testing | Price: | Author: Mark Campbell

Hogwarts Legacy has arrived on PC, and it is a challenging release

Hogwarts Legacy has shaped up to be one of the largest releases of 2023, with early reviews giving the game more praise that most of us could have expected. While an Victorian-era Wizarding game based in Harry Potter's Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry sounds intriguing,

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Zen 5 looks impressive in early leaks - 22-30% ST Gains!

Zen 5 is coming, and huge single-threaded performance gains are expected

Published: 10th February 2023 | Source: Red Gaming Tech | Author: Mark Campbell

Zen 5 is coming next year, and early leaks are setting expectations high

AMD's Zen 4 CPU architecture has already impressed with the launch of AMD's EPYC Genoa and Ryzen 7000 series processors, offering users huge clock speed benefits over AMD's proceeding architectures alongside new features like AVX-512 support,

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Reddit confirms hack - Recommends 2FA to users

Reddit is sure that user accounts, and passwords are safe

Published: 10th February 2023 | Source: Reddit | Author: Mark Campbell

Reddit recommends two-factor authentication following hack

Reddit, the social media website has confirmed that the company has had a "security incident", with one of their employees being successfully targeted by a phishing campaign. After self reporting the issue, Reddit's security team jumped in, removing the attacker's access and starting an investigation into the infiltration.

Thankfully,

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