Author: Jacob Ridley

Intel just announced the rest of the Raptor Lake Refresh lineup. In addition to the K-series processors launched last year, the 14th Gen now includes the Core i5 14500, 14400, and Core i3 14100, alongside new low power variants of most chips. You’ll find the same architecture used (mostly) throughout the 13th and 14th Gen:…

Intel’s performance-enhancing Application Optimizer software is set to be supported on some 12th and 13th Gen processors, in a complete reverse of the company’s previous position on the matter. Application Optimizer (APO) is a piece of software built into Intel’s drivers that helps optimise processor performance in supported games. It has the potential to be…

One way to prevent motion blur from occurring on a gaming monitor is to speed up how fast a pixel is able to transition to another value. Us PC gamers know that—we’re always chasing lower response times and higher refresh rates. However, Nvidia tells me there’s another important factor in causing motion blur in monitors:…

Ray tracing is coming to Diablo 4 this March. Announced during Nvidia’s CES 2024 Special Address, the update will offer ray-traced reflections and shadows to better show off the carnage you leave in your wake. You can check out a brief teaser trailer for the ray tracing update in the clip embedded above. I’m just…

Fanatec has delayed the release of its upcoming ClubSport DD+ racing wheel base due to a slow licensing process at Sony, the company has told customers awaiting the product. Originally expected to arrive with customers in December, the DD+ is now in a limbo until Fanatec can square it away with the console giant. “The…

The Intel Core i7 14700K brings something genuinely new to the table. It offers four more E-cores than the Core i7 13700K, and it’s a touch faster, for a couple dollars more. With tangible benefits and near-enough price parity, it’s arguably the only 14th Gen processor worth seeking out instead of the 13th Gen for…

When you buy a new gaming mouse you’re likely to stick with it for a very long time. I review these things for a living and I’ve stuck with the same shape Logitech mouse for years now. Creature of habit, I guess. That’s why it’s of the utmost important (utmost!) that you pick the right…

One of my favourite desktop additions over the years has been my high-end audio setup. It’s reasonably high-end, anyways, which I only mention because you can spend about as much money as you would like/can afford to on high-end audio equipment. I’m sure that £50,000 speaker is accurate down to an infinitesimally minute level, but…

The all singing, all dancing Alan Wake 2 told our favourite story of the year—progressing Remedy’s shared universe in myriad weird and wonderful ways. For more awards, head to our Game of the Year 2023 page. Jacob Ridley, Senior Hardware Editor: A blend of entertaining horror and surreal scenes, Alan Wake 2 manages to keep…