ASUS ROG Strix LC RX 6800 XT OC Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 25-01-2021 [ 0 comment(s) ]

The ROG team enter the arena with their liquid cooled Strix RX 6800 XT. Can this combination of using a high-performance cooler and large factory overclock mark this graphics card out as the best 6800 XT available?

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Cyberpower PC Ultra 7 RTX Elite Review

Posted by: Tim Harmer on: 22-12-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

The UK-based system integrators return with a new configurable system range that boasts Ryzen 5000-series CPUs and GeForce RTX 30-series hardware, but can it cut the mustard?

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Tagged as: Cyberpower PC, AMD, NVIDIA, MSI

XFX MERC 319 RX 6800 XT Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 10-12-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

AMD has made their biggest comeback with the RX 6800 XT graphics card and today we check out the XFX Speedster MERC319 AMD Radeon™ RX 6800 XT BLACK Gaming Graphics Card (RX-68XTACBD9).

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AMD Radeon RX 6800 Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 18-11-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Has AMD finally got something to challenge NVIDIA in the high-end GPU segment? We take a look at the new 'Big Navi' RX 6000 Series by way of the RX 6800 graphics card.

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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X & Ryzen 7 5800X Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 05-11-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

The much-anticipated AMD Zen 3 Vermeer CPUs are finally here! We take the Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 7 5800X processors for a spin to see how they compare to previous generations.

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ASRock B550 PG Velocita Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 09-09-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

We take a look at ASRock's latest AMD B550 motherboard - the Phantom Gaming Velocita. This board is packed with features, but is it worth the price-tag?

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ASUS ROG Strix RX 5600 XT Top Edition Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 11-02-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Touted as ASUS ROG's fastest RX 5600 XT, the Strix RX 5600 XT Top Edition (ROG-STRIX-RX5600XT-T6G-GAMING) bears factory overclocks to the GPU and memory and the renowned Max Contact Cooler. Is this the best RX 5600 XT graphics card money can buy?

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XFX RX 5600 XT THICC III Ultra Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 11-02-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

It's time to look at what XFX has to offer in the RX 5600 XT THICC III Ultra (RX-56XT6TBD8). This graphics card carries a triple fan cooler and a factory overclock, is it the best 5600 XT money can buy?

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Sapphire Pulse RX 5600 XT Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 22-01-2020 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Designed to be the ultimate 1080p GPU, the RX 5600 XT graphics card arrives on the scene - taking on the GTX 1660 Ti and maybe even the RTX 2060.

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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 22-12-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

The pinnacle of AMD's Zen2 architecture, at least in the AM4 format, is the 16-core, 32-thread behemoth codenamed the AMD Ryzen 9 3950X. Today we take a look and show you just what it's capable of.

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AMD Athlon 3000G Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 15-12-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

With AMD's recent success in the high-end processor market they're jumping from strength to strength, but what about the cheaper side of things? Let's delve into AMD's Athlon 3000G, one of the cheapest processors we've looked at for quite a while.

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Sapphire Pulse RX 5500 XT Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 12-12-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

AMD's mid-range Navi graphics cards are finally here, in the form of the RX 5500 XT. In this review we take a look at the Sapphire Pulse RX 5500 XT and see how it compares to the NVIDIA GTX 16 Series.

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ASRock TRX40 Creator Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 03-12-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Aimed at content creators, designers and professionals, the TRX40 Creator is packed with high-performance features with a reasonable price-tag. Should this be on the AMD Threadripper build list?

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 25-11-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

AMD's 3rd Gen Ryzen Threadripper is finally here and today we take a look at the new 3960X processor which carries an astounding feature-set including 24 cores and 48 threads.

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XFX RX 5700 XT THICC III ULTRA Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 11-11-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

XFX are back with an even larger variant of their THICC graphics card. The THICC III ULTRA arrives with a revamped cooler and promises to deliver even better performance.

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ASRock RX 5700 XT Taichi Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 17-10-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Touted as ASRock's flagship graphics card, the Taichi brings a wealth of features to the 5700 XT and seeks to sky rocket to the top of the AMD Navi leaderboard. RX5700XT TCX 8GP

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MSI RX 5700 XT GAMING X Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 15-09-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

MSI are back with their new Twin Frozr 7 cooling solution - do they have what it takes to top the AMD Navi 5700 XT leaderboard with the flagship GAMING X?

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XFX RX 5700 XT THICC II Ultra Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 10-09-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

A supersized graphics card from the XFX camp featuring the new THICC II cooler and under the Ultra Series. Can this new GPU rise to the top of the 5700 XT leaderboard?

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ASUS ROG STRIX RX 5700 XT OC Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 29-08-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

The first wave of AMD NAVI GPUs are here and today we take a look at the ROG-STRIX-RX5700XT-O8G-GAMING graphics card - carrying the Max Contact Cooler, a factory overclock and trademark ROG features

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600X Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 30-07-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

Offering a more wallet-friendly entry into the Ryzen 3rd Gen. family is the Ryzen 5 3600X featuring 6 cores, 12 threads and boost clocks up to 4.4GHz.

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AMD Ryzen 5 3400G Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 28-07-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

While the big brother's may be hogging all of the attention, the 3400G aims to offer Ryzen performance on a budget but how does it fare?

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AMD Ryzen 7 3800X Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 24-07-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

AMD's Ryzen 3rd Gen. CPUs are completely out in the wild but how does the top-end 8-core model compare to it's lower-powered brother? Let's have a look at the Ryzen 7 3800X and see what's what.

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AMD Radeon RX 5700 & 5700 XT Review

Posted by: David Mitchelson on: 07-07-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

AMD NAVI is finally here, was it worth the wait? We take a look at the new Radeon RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT graphics cards with new featured like PCIe 4.0 and RDNA architecture.

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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 07-07-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

The recipe of 8-cores and 16-threads is well-established in the Ryzen lineup, but now we see it produced in an entirely different way on the brand new 7nm lithographic process. Welcome everyone to the Ryzen 7 3700X.

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AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Review

Posted by: Matthew Hodgson on: 07-07-2019 [ 0 comment(s) ]

AMD's Zen 2 architecture eventually arrives, now with more than 8 cores and groundbreaking new CPU design on TSMCs 7nm process, let's take a look at the 12-core, 24-thread Ryzen 9 3900X processor.

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