Content and news by Rob Williams

A couple of months ago, Intel launched its (then) top-end 7900X, a 10-core chip that somehow deserved a new, much grander moniker: Core i9. At the time, I wrote that since last year’s top-end 10-core model, 6950X, was also an i7, it made no sense to see this year’s 10-core called anything…..

Following-up on the launch of its 8th-gen Core processors for notebooks last month, Intel today reveals its desktop complement. I admit; it doesn’t even feel that long ago that the i7-2600K came out, and the i7-4770K? It still strikes me as a modern CPU. But here we are, looking at an 8th-gen…..

Proving that some series are just not meant to die, Ghost Games, along with beloved publisher EA, are soon to release the twenty-third iteration of Need for Speed, dubbed Payback. The title doesn’t leave much to the imagination about what to expect from the story. Payback, due out on November 10, features…..

As covered last month, NVIDIA’s Ansel screenshot technology makes its debut in a sports game through Konami’s Pro Evolution Soccer 2018, or PES 2018 for short. So far, the game has been enjoying some good reception from fans, but hopefully those fans playing on the PC and running a GeForce graphics card decide…..

At a time when PC gamers are eagerly awaiting Destiny 2 for their platform of choice, the game has now been available for Sony and Microsoft consoles for just under two weeks. We’ve been playing it, doing everything short of the raid, so read on to see what we think about Bungie’s seriously hyped sequel, and what you have to look forward to if you’re waiting on the PC version.

When an engineering sample of a Ryzen Threadripper chip revealed four die under the IHS a couple of months ago, some were surprised, and some weren’t. I admit that I was in the latter camp; I had suspected from the get-go that Threadripper was essentially an EPYC CPU with two die that didn’t…..

Despite the overall lack of content, last week’s Destiny 2 PC beta seemed to go off without a hitch – minus the fact that Bungie killed off Fraps support in the middle of my benchmarking. I spent hours testing out and benchmarking the beta, and really, there was no bad taste left…..

When AMD launched its Ryzen Threadripper processors last month, the company pulled a surprise out of its hat: the 1900X. As if the 1920X and 1950X weren’t feature-packed enough for their price, AMD wanted to offer a chip similar to its Ryzen 7 1800X, but with the backing of a top-end enthusiast…..

The long-awaited Destiny 2 PC beta has arrived, and before you know it, it’ll be gone. We spent our time in the beta so far benching twelve GPUs at four different resolutions, so if you are about to jump in, and want to know where your GPU stands, this is your guide. Ditto, if you need help deciding on a card for an upcoming build.

Following months of anticipation, PC gamers who’ve been craving the chance to explore the Destiny universe will soon be able to – as of today, tomorrow, or even Wednesday. The primary way you can access the beta today is by having preordered the game. If you did so, you should have received…..

Let’s get the obvious out-of-the-way: RX Vega 56 is going to be just as difficult, if not more so, to acquire, than Vega 64. It’s going to be even more difficult securing it at the SEP of $399, based on initial information. As of the time of writing, very few etailers have…..

If I ever need a reminder of how fast life can move, I just need to remember how often a new version of Acronis’ True Image comes out. Yup, we’re at version 2018, and based on what I know so far, it looks like it’s a worthy upgrade. Talk of artificial intelligence…..

To say that the past week has been an exhaustive one in RX Vega’s world would be an understatement. Alongside our look at compute performance, gaming performance, and the chips’ HBCC (high-bandwidth cache controller), we were hit with a deluge of uncertainties and raised questions. I covered most of my thoughts this…..

Intel has today launched its 8th generation Core processors, unveiling the first four models that will see the light of day. If you’re asking why Intel is launching its 8th gen series mere months after its Core X series, the simple answer is that neither product stack will compete with each other…..

As news from Gamescom begins to flood the web, NVIDIA thought it’d contribute as well with its own onslaught of announcements. If you’re a fan of HDR, or any of NVIDIA’s technologies such as Ansel, SLI, and ShadowPlay Highlights, there’s probably something for you here. At the forefront, ShadowPlay Highlights infuses one…..

AMD’s Vega GPU architecture brings many notable features to the table, but the one to find its way into Radeon chief Raja Koduri’s heart is HBCC – or “high-bandwidth cache controller”. In this article, we’re going to take a look at what HBCC is, why it offers no benefit right this moment, and talk about what it could offer in the future.

The very second the embargo lifted on AMD’s Radeon RX Vega series, people stormed etailers like Newegg and Amazon to snatch one up as quickly as possible. Some got lucky, but many didn’t. In a matter of minutes, many who were craving to own an RX Vega were left empty-handed. Of course,…..

We’ve taken a look at AMD’s latest top-end Radeon in workstation and compute scenarios, and now, the attention is turned to gaming. In this Vega review follow-up, we’re going to look at the “Best Playable” settings for both the Vega 64 and GTX 1080 at 4K, as well as ultrawide, adding Vega 56 and GTX 1070 to the mix.

While most websites around the globe are posting their in-depth looks at RX Vega in gaming today, I decided to be a goof and go a different route by tackling the workstation side of things first. This was largely fueled by the fact that I had the workstation test PC hooked up…..

After months and months of anticipation, AMD’s RX Vega series has arrived. The first model out-of-the-gate is the RX Vega 64, going up against the GTX 1080 in gaming. In lieu of a look at gaming to start our Vega coverage, we decided to go the workstation route – and we’re glad we did. Prepare yourself to be decently surprised.