HiCookie sets a new DDR5 overclocking record by hitting 10,022 MT/s speeds on his Gigabyte TACHYON

How long will this new record last?

Published: 29th April 2022 | Source: Gigabyte | Author: Mark Campbell

Gigabyte sets a new DDR5 overclocking record with its TACHYON motherboard and AORUS DDR5 memory

MSI and Gigabyte are in the middle of an overclocking battle. Earlier this week, Kovan Yang, an overclocker for MSI was the first overclocker to officially validate an DDR5 memory overclock of over 10,000 MT/s on HWBOT ( more info here ). Now,

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Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2 will be current-gen only

Respawn Entertainment is currently working on three Star Wars games

Published: 29th April 2022 | Source: Jeff Grubb Q&A | Author: Mark Campbell

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2 is reportedly launching next year

Earlier this year, EA confirmed that Respawn Entertainment is working on three new Star Wars games ( more info here ), one of which is a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Recent reports have claimed that Respawn's sequel for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will be

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PCSpecialist Topaz Exige Review

Introduction and System Specifications

Published: 29th April 2022 | Source: PCSpecialist | Price: £2399 | Author: Bryan Waters

Introduction

No matter how often we receive one of their systems the first thing that always strikes us about the PCSpecialist way of building PCs is how quickly they can leverage their enormous purchasing power to utilise the very latest hardware.

We'd barely sat down after reviewing the newest addition to the AMD Ryzen range of processors, the gaming focused Ryzen 7 580


Intel

Intel's CEO reconfirms that they plan to release ARC series desktop GPUs in Q2

Intel's currently working to optimise its GPU drivers

Published: 29th April 2022 | Source: Intel Q1 2022 earnings call (Seeking Alpha Transcript) | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel plan to launch its ARC A-Series desktop graphics cards in Q2

Intel launched their first ARC series graphics cards last month, and to say that the launch was disappointing is an understatement. While Intel had some interesting showcases for their new ARC series mobile GPUs, systems with these graphics cards were

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Total War Warhammer III has recieved its 2022 update roadmap

Here's what to expect from Total War Warhammer III this year

Published: 29th April 2022 | Source: Creative Assembly | Author: Mark Campbell

Expect Immortal Empires to arrive in Total War Warhammer III in Q3 2022

Creative Assembly have to day released Total War Warhammer III's 2022 update roadmap, confirming that the company plans to release major updates to the game throughout this year alongside Free-LC content, faction updates, and the game's highly anticipated

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Microsoft Flight Simulator is getting FSR 2.0 support - Asobo Confirms

Both FSR and DLSS is coming to Microsoft Flight Simulator

Published: 29th April 2022 | Source: ASOBO | Author: Mark Campbell

Asobo confirms that Microsoft Flight Simulator's getting FSR 2.0 support and DLSS support as part of future game updates

As part of the company's latest Microsoft Flight Simulator Q&A session, Asobo has confirmed that they are now working with AMD to implement FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 (FSR 2.0) into their game. This runs parallel with

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Microsoft announces their yearly Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase

Expect to see the future of Xbox this June

Published: 28th April 2022 | Source: Microsoft | Author: Mark Campbell

Even without E3, Microsoft plans to host their annual Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase

E3 2022 may have been cancelled (more info here ), but that does not mean that there will be no gaming news or announcements this summer. This is especially true for Microsoft, who have now confirmed that they plan to host their annual Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase

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AMD's Radeon RDNA 3 Launch Schedule, Performance, and Specs Leak

AMD's RDAN 3 architecture is launching this year.

Published: 28th April 2022 | Source: Moore's Law is Dead | Author: Mark Campbell

Here's what to expect from RDNA 3

AMD's new to launch new CPUs and graphics cards later this year, moving their Ryzen and EPYC CPU lineups to Zen 4 core architecture and their high-end Radeon graphics cards to their RDNA 3 gaming architecture.

With RDNA 3, AMD plans to continue increasing the efficiency of their Radeon

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Steam Deck's latest SteamOS beta has added a revolutionary frame rate option

Don't want to game at 30Hz? Why not try 40Hz?

Published: 28th April 2022 | Source: Valve - Steam Deck | Author: Mark Campbell

The latest SteamOS beta allows users to set Steam Deck's maximum refresh rate

Valve's Steam Deck gaming system is a handheld, and that limits the amount of power that the system can draw, the heat that it can dissipate and the performance it can offer. Simply put, the system is limited.

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Early Nvidia RTX 40 series Specifications Leak - Expect lots of VRAM!

Expect high TDPs and lots of memory

Published: 28th April 2022 | Source: @kopite7kimi - Twitter | Author: Mark Campbell

Expect Nvidia to offer more generous amounts of VRAM with their RTX 40 series

Hardware leakers have started talking about Nvidia's RTX 40 series of graphics cards, signalling that Nvidia will be offering more generous amounts of video memory with their upcoming Lovelace series of graphics cards.

While Nvidia's RTX 4090 allegedly offering users 24GB of

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