AMD calls its Zen 4's 15% Single-Threaded Uplift "Conservative" and their 5.5GHz clock speeds "very easy"

Is AMD sandbagging us?

Published: 27th May 2022 | Source: TechPowerUp | Author: Mark Campbell

Should we expect Zen 4 to be better than claimed?

When AMD showcased their Ryzen 7000 series processors at Computex, a lot of hardcore PC enthusiasts were unimpressed. AMD's claims of a "^15% single-threaded uplift" seemingly implied that the majority of Zen 4's performance gains would come from clock speed enhancements and not IPC gains, leaving many Ryzen

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It looks like Returnal may be the next PlayStation exclusive to come to PC though Steam

Is Housemarque's latest roguelike coming to PC?

Published: 27th May 2022 | Source: SteamDB Listing | Author: Mark Campbell

Is Sony about to reveal a PC version of Returnal?

A new listing over at SteamDB , the unofficial Steam Database, suggests that the PlayStation 5 exclusive Returnal could soon be coming to PC. Returnal is a AAA roguelite 3rd person shooter from Housemarque, which has already proven to be incredibly popular on PlayStation 5.

Sony has already revealed its plans to expand PlayStation


PlayStation expects almost half of its games to launch on PC and mobile by 2025

Sony expects to make $300 million from PC games this year

Published: 27th May 2022 | Source: Sony | Author: Mark Campbell

PlayStation expects to fuel its "exponential growth" through new PC game releases

Sony's commitment to the PC games market is part of the company's long-term strategy for PlayStation, with Sony moving beyond its first party hardware ecosystem to become a company that's more deeply integrated into the broader gaming market.

This year (FY2

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TCL expects 8K capable PlayStation 5 Pro and new Xbox Series consoles with Radeon RX 7700 XT Performance in 2023/2024

Are 8K consoles on the horizon?

Published: 27th May 2022 | Source: PPE | Author: Mark Campbell

TCL expects new half-generation consoles to launch within the next two years

This week, the Polish publication PPE attended an event that was hosted by TCL, the television manufacturer. Here, TCL outlined their expectations for the PC and console market over the next few years, which detailed the launches of new "half-generation" consoles from Sony and Microsoft.

According to TCL,

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AMD clarifies Zen 4/Ryzen 7000's power limits - 170W TDP, up to 230W PPT

AMD has finally resolved their 170W confusion

Published: 27th May 2022 | Source: AMD | Author: Mark Campbell

What are the power limits of AM5? AMD Answers

One of AMD's biggest showcases at Computex 2022 was for their new Ryzen 7000 series processors and their new AM5 CPU platform. At Computex, AMD declared that their AM5 socket was capable of handling 170 watts of power, causing a lot of confusion regarding what

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Bioshock: The Collection is currently available for free on PC through the Epic Games Store

Now is a great time to enter Rapture

Published: 26th May 2022 | Source: Epic Games Store | Author: Mark Campbell

For the next week, Bioshock: The Collection will be available for free on the Epic Games Store

The Epic Games Store is currently in the middle of its 2022 "Epic Mega Sale", and every week Epic Games plans to give away free games to entice more PC gamers to jump onto their Steam competitor.

This week, Epic Games has worked with

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NZXT H7, H7 Flow, and H7 Elite Review

Introduction - Three cases that cover all types of user

Published: 25th May 2022 | Source: OC3D Internal Testing | Price: | Author: Mark Campbell

Introduction - NZXT's launching everything at once with their H7 series of cases

With NZXT's previous generation of cases, the company started off with more basic designs. For the H510 series, NZXT started off by launching their standard H510, later launching their enhanced H510i model

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Crucial upgrades their Value SSD lineup with new P3 and P3 Plus models

Crucial's Value M.2 offerings have just gotten faster

Published: 25th May 2022 | Source: Crucial | Author: Mark Campbell

Expect Crucial's value M.2 SSDs to get a lot faster

At Computex 2022, Crucial has just revealed their new P3 and P3 Plus M.2 SSDs, reworking the company's value M.2 SSD range by delivering higher performance levels and larger per-drive capacities to their mainstream M.2 SSD lineup.

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Kingston launches their FURY Beast series of RGB DDR5 memory modules

Kingston's entering the DDR5 memory market with high-speed DIMMs

Published: 25th May 2022 | Source: Kingston | Author: Mark Campbell

Kingston launches their new FURY Beast RGB series of DDR5 memory modules

Kingston has just revealed a new series of DDR5 memory modules, revealing kits that will be available with DDR5-6000 speeds and per kit capacities of up to 64GB (2x 32GB). These new modules will be marketed under the

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LG launches a trio of large format UltraGear gaming monitors, including a 48-inch OLED model

LG has launched their first OLED gaming monitor

Published: 25th May 2022 | Source: LG UltraGear | Author: Mark Campbell

Press Release - LG Electronics Gear up for Next-Level Gaming Experiences With New LG UltraGear Gaming Monitors

LG Electronics (LG) has announced the launch of its new UltraGearâ„¢ gaming monitor lineup (models 32GQ950, 32GQ850 and 48GQ900). With an all-new design language, the latest display tech

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