Articles by Katharine Castle
Here’s where you can buy an RTX 3090, along with the 8K TV you’ll need to go with it
Update: many retailers are now out of stock of the RTX 3090, so here’s an update on UK and US availability. Nvidia’s monstrous is upon us. Launching today at 6am PT / 2pm BST, Nvidia’s so-called “BFGPU” will allegedly bring 8K gaming to the masses – a rather pointless endeavour if you ask me, especially […]
Nvidia apologise in advance for “limited supply” of RTX 3090 today
Nvidia have issued their second apology this week, this time for the launch of the . The so-called “BFGPU” isn’t due to go on sale until 6am PT / 2pm BST later today, September 24th, but Nvidia’s apology confirms previous reports that there will be a “limited supply” of GPUs available when it goes on […]
Samsung’s 980 Pro SSD brings PCIe 4.0 speeds next month
The Samsung 980 Pro is official. Arriving in early October in 250GB, 500GB and 1TB size capacities (with a larger 2TB model due before the end of the year), Samsung’s new NVMe SSD will be their first drive to support the new, super fast PCIe 4.0 standard, offering sequential read and write speeds up to […]
Roccat’s Vulcan keyboard is getting new optical and TKL models
Roccat have announced their excellent Vulcan mechanical keyboard series is expanding next month with three new variants. Two of them will be based around Roccat’s new super fast Titan Optical switch, also announced today, while the third will shrink down the original Vulcan into a new, tenkeyless form factor.
Graphics card deals of the week – 22nd September 2020
With the launch of Nvidia’s and the imminent arrival of AMD’s GPUs on the horizon, now is not a great time to be buying a new graphics card. Prices for older cards haven’t fallen as low as you might expect given they’re about to be replaced by something newer and shinier, and many graphics cards […]
Nvidia apologise for RTX 3080 launch, saying “we were not prepared”
Nvidia have apologised for last week’s “frustrating” launch, stating that demand for their new flagship GPU was “overwhelming” and that “we were not prepared for this level [of enthusiasm], nor were our partners.” The apology was posted on their GeForce blog earlier today, answering community questions such as what the overall RTX 3080 stock situation […]
Here’s how to find Crysis Remastered’s benchmark
I’m still in the process of putting Crysis Remastered through its paces on PC, but if you want to see for yourself if your PC can indeed run Crytek’s revamped FPS classic, then you’ll be pleased to know the game has its own dedicated benchmarking tool. You won’t find it in the game itself, sadly, […]