Introduction

Gigabyte have really turned things around since the introduction of their Aorus range, and the Master demonstrated how they could flex their muscles are some time in the wilderness. Suffice to say having seen the specifications and motherboard of this latest Z690 model we don't think that they've regressed. It is a beast both in size,

Introduction

We don't think we're giving away any secrets by suggesting that Intel largely had their bums handed to them on a platter in the last generation. By the time they'd hitched up their petticoats and had a go at this new fangled PCI Express 4.0 thing all the cool kids were raving about it turned out that the

Introduction

The MSI range has, like most manufacturers, a whole suite of models to suit every budget. The important things to remember is the general rule that their MAG range is their mid-pack stuff, whilst their MEG range is the upper level. Their equivalent to ROG or Aorus. When the MSI Unify arrived in the office we were stunned at

Introduction

The MSI Carbon range has long been a stalwart of solid performance. Some times when you get a model name that you recognise the end result can be a little up and down. It makes it difficult to purchase a product on brand recognition alone.

The MSI Carbon, on the other hand, might not have won too many outright performance awards,

Introduction

One of the biggest problems with the Intel product launches is always how they demand a new system to handle them. You can transfer your GPU and PSU across, but otherwise it's a wholesale, and expensive, upgrade path.

The 12th Generation is even worse than usual with its

Introduction

The Intel 10th generation processors were fantastic, bringing high performance at a relatively affordable price point. Things between Intel and AMD were very tight back then with arguments made on both sides for them being the better