Prime Day has some incredible SSD deals - 1TB for £60 and more

Overclock3D.Net | June 21, 2021, 2:29 a.m. | Original

There are some great deals for SATA and NVMe SSDs

Published: 21st June 2021 | Source: Amazon | Author: Mark Campbell

Prime Day has some incredible SSD deals - 1TB for £60 and more

Amazon Prime Day is here, and with it has come a large number of excellent SSD deals, allowing PC builders to gain access to a tonne of ultra-fast storage without an ultra-premium price tag.

These offers are only available to Amazon Prime members, whether they are taking
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Samsung Expands its 2021 Odyssey Gaming Monitor Lineup with Three New Models

Overclock3D.Net | June 21, 2021, 12:28 a.m. | Original

New FreeSync and G-Sync Compatible screens for PCs and the latest consoles

Published: 21st June 2021 | Source: Samsung | Author: Mark Campbell

Samsung Expands its 2021 Odyssey Gaming Monitor Lineup with Three New Models

Samsung has just launched three new monitors for the gaming market, all of which focus on delivering high framerate gameplay at the popular 4K, 1440p and 1080p display resolutions with 144Hz and 165Hz refresh rates
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Intel

Windows 11's Leaked Build Highlights Scheduler Changes for Hybrid CPU Architectures

Overclock3D.Net | June 19, 2021, 7:39 a.m. | Original

Ready for Alder Lake?

Published: 19th June 2021 | Source: Hot Hardware | Author: Mark Campbell

Windows 11's Leaked Build Highlights Scheduler Changes for Hybrid CPU Architectures

Microsoft's Windows 11 OS is due to be revealed on June 24th and leaked builds of the OS are already circulating online. Rumour has it that, amongst other things, Windows 11 will feature scheduler changes that will make the OS more suitable for next-generation hybrid CPU architecture, which should
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COLORFUL Launches their Limited Edition RTX 3090 KUDAN - The Most Expensive RTX 3090

Overclock3D.Net | June 19, 2021, 5:09 a.m. | Original

This graphics card has an MSRP of $4999

Published: 19th June 2021 | Source: Press Release | Author: Mark Campbell

COLORFUL Launches their Limited Edition RTX 3090 KUDAN - The Most Expensive RTX 3090

COLORFUL has created what we believe to be the most expensive RTX 3090 graphics card on the planet, a GPU that features a hybrid liquid/air-cooled heatsink design that can handle up to 500 watts of power.

Only
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Intel

Intel's planning to create a chip factory in Bavaria Germany

Overclock3D.Net | June 19, 2021, 4:11 a.m. | Original

Intel wants more factories and its hounding nations for subsidies

Published: 19th June 2021 | Source: Reuters | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel's planning to create a chip factory in Bavaria Germany

Germany's Economic Minister Hubert Aiwanger has confirmed (via Reuters ) that Intel is in talks with the German government to create a European chipmaking fab in Bavaria, hoping to counter the world's chip shortage with additional manufacturing capacity in the EU and US.

With Germany being a manufacturing hub for many automakers

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Need a Wooden RTX GPU? EK's Lignum Water Blocks reach Nvidia's RTX 30 Series

Overclock3D.Net | June 18, 2021, 9:50 a.m. | Original

Ever feel like your RTX 3080/90 needed to be even more expensive?

Published: 18th June 2021 | Source: EKWB | Author: Mark Campbell

Need a Wooden RTX GPU? EK's Lignum Water Blocks reach Nvidia's RTX 30 Series

The look of clear acrylic or acetal-covered water cooling components isn't for everyone. After all, PC building is, at its core, about customisation, the ability to create a system that is dedicated to
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Forza Horizon 5 has surprisingly low minimum requirements on PC

Overclock3D.Net | June 18, 2021, 5:39 a.m. | Original

Expect Forza Horizon 5 to be easy to run on PC

Published: 18th June 2021 | Source: Steam | Author: Mark Campbell

Forza Horizon 5 has surprisingly low minimum requirements on PC

Forza Horizon 5 was easily one of Microsoft's strongest showcases of E3 2021, showcasing strong visuals while promising support for 4K 60 FPS gameplay on Xbox Series X. The game is due to release on Xbox Series X/S, PC and Xbox One on November 9th and
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ASROCK's expecting GPU demand from cryptocurrency miners to drop

Overclock3D.Net | June 18, 2021, 4:54 a.m. | Original

Will The GPU shortage soon be over?

Published: 18th June 2021 | Source: Digitimes | Author: Mark Campbell

ASROCK's expecting GPU demand from cryptocurrency miners to drop

ASRock expects its sales to grow sequentially in Q2 2021, despite component shortages and an expected decline in cryptocurrency hardware demand from Chinese miners.

Right now, ASRock expects GPU shipments to improve in the second half of this year, as supply constraints for substrates and other materials are alleviated. This should come as
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Absolute Drift: Zen Edition is currently available for free on GOG

Overclock3D.Net | June 18, 2021, 3:48 a.m. | Original

It's time to relax and drift

Published: 18th June 2021 | Source: GOG | Author: Mark Campbell

Absolute Drift: Zen Edition is currently available for free on GOG

For the next 24 hours, GOG users will be able to redeem a free copy of Absolute Drift: Zen Edition, granting them access to this uncluttered top-down drifting game. Like all games on GOG, Absolute Drift will be DRM-free on GOG.

Absolute Drift is a minimalist driving game that is
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PCSpecialist Quartz Elite R Review

Overclock3D.Net | June 18, 2021, 2:47 a.m. | Original

Introduction and Technical Specifications

Published: 18th June 2021 | Source: PCSpecialist | Price: £1299 | Author: Bryan Waters

Introduction

Those of you who keep up with our system reviews will know that we recently looked at about the most affordable gaming system you could hope to find in the form of the PCSpecialist Lunar Spark. A system which rocked up at £999 and was based around the Intel Core i5-11400 and the RTX 306

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