It's been a while since I last looked at a prebuilt system, but the PCSpecialist Topaz Spark has certainly caught my eye. This gaming PC ships with a six-core Zen 4 CPU, RX 6700 graphics, 32GB DDR5 memory and a 750W 80+ Gold power supply - all for £999. Surely it's too good to be true? The Topaz Spark is available for £999 here: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/configure-review/558/
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00:00 Intro 01:00 Looking at the spec - the case! 01:37 CPU and 32GB memory 03:07 RX 6700 and mobo 04:11 A single 1TB SSD… 05:05 PSU and cable management 06:36 CPU/GPU behaviour 07:44 CPU/System benchmarks 09:52 1080p/1440p game benchmarks 13:32 Thermals, noise and power 15:11 Closing thoughts
Today Andy is checking out something quite different from Corsair - a small, 5-inch touchscreen device known as the NEXUS. What exactly does it do, and should you buy one? Andy takes us through everything we need to know. read more here: https://bit.ly/2Ej9LHD
00:00 video start
00:13 introduction
01:04 well, what is it?
01:49 unboxing the Nexus
03:05 installing the Nexus
04:20 some key specs
05:35 so how do we use it? iCUE software
07:48 mapping keyboard buttons to the Nexus
08:39 back to iCUE and the controls…
09:26 saving presets and Widgets
10:49 real world use
12:17 wrapping up!
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Custom Navi graphics cards are finally here! Today Dominic checks out the Sapphire RX 5700 PULSE, with a dual-fan cooler and factory overclocked core. It's priced at $359/£365, so is it a good buy or should you wait a little bit longer for your next GPU upgrade?
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Leo was prepared to be underwhelmed by AMD's big reveal about Radeon RX 6000 but Holy Heck did Lisa Su do the business. The new RX 6800 and 6800 XT take the fight to Nvidia RTX 3070 and 3080 but who predicted that Radeon RX 6900 XT might take on the mighty RTX 3090? Leo was so shocked he nearly put down his gin and tonic. We have been praying for competition in the graphics market and it seems late 2020 is the point where the tide is starting to turn.
00:00 Video Start
00:13 AMD Big Navi, Leo is excited
01:26 What does Leo think? lets talk technical
08:36 RX 6900 XT - wowsers
09:10 The platform and release dates
10:09 The pricing
11:12 Leo’s closing thoughts
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Today Christina takes a look at the £139.99 priced HyperX Alloy Elite 2 keyboard - boasting a solid steel frame with RGB brightness set to burn holes in your retinas - is this one for your shortlist? read more here: https://bit.ly/30u5Hg7
00:00 Video Start
00:13 Introduction
01:02 The bundle
02:04 The keyboard itself
03:18 Connectivity
03:36 Solid Steel Frame - its heavy!
04:12 Anti Ghosting / N Key rollover and passthrough
04:41 Volume Scroll wheel and extra keys
05:03 Intense RGB - burning the retinas
05:15 Ngenuity Software
06:03 Gaming with the keyboard
06:37 Closing Thoughts - Pros and Cons
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Have you never overclocked your system ? Are you afraid of the BIOS? Would you like to get some extra free performance from your system? We sent BRIONY down to Overclockers UK HQ to get some time with Overclocking legend 8PACK. The purpose wasn't to use Liquid Nitrogen or to hit crazy benchmark figures but to get some hands on experience with 8PACK and to show Briony that using the basic functions in the BIOS really isn't witchcraft, and it shouldn't be scary either. It wasn't. We recorded it all for you. Let us know if you want more of these kind of videos on our Channel!
00:05 Introduction
00:30 Overclocking? 8Pack Explains
01:47 Any negatives?
03:12 What to look out for?
06:21 Stock cooler?
07:39 Cheaper coolers aren’t all bad
08:34 Ram and Overclocking?
10:06 The System Setup
11:08 Starting the process
11:30 CPUz explained
12:30 Stock Cinebench scores
13:36 Pushing it to the limit?
14:05 The BIOS - how to overclock
14:33 A CPU and memory explained
14:46 XMP explained
15:00 Memory not set out of the box
15:27 XMP is critical
15:47 Overclocking in four or five settings
16:30 UnCore Ratio - what is it ?
17:12 Minor Voltage adjustments
17:37 LLC explained
19:01 How to find out safe voltages
20:10 Always check the temperatures
20:49 Saving as a profile for future use
21:15 What if it crashes? Emergency steps
22:22 Easy Overclock Results!
23:52 16% gains - easy peasy
24:08 Stability checks
25:10 Real Bench
27:20 Temperatures under load
28:04 Its not too difficult
28:31 Other software stress examples
28:57 AVX offsets for the non gamer and what you need to look out for
32:20 One clock for gaming, one clock for pro work
33:04 Thanks to 8PACK! and recap
34:21 Quick Jargon Buster!
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Today Dominic takes a look at the Corsair H100X cooler - one that Corsair wouldn't sample themselves directly. We got one from Overclockers UK because we wanted to see how this Coolit designed cooler would perform for the price. Spoiler: it performs well, but it can get really loud!
Read the full review on www.kitguru.net - coming soon!
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We have looked at some very expensive gaming chairs recently, but we were sent a more affordable option for £230. Is the Nitro Concepts S300 Gaming chair a solid buy or should you be looking elsewhere? Briony takes the chair for a spin and details how long it took her to assemble from scratch! Read more over here: https://goo.gl/6NTCMM Buy from OCUK here: https://goo.gl/Kwkmna
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This is part of a new series of modded system builds from our guy James Dawson - we will be presenting these videos with (sometimes!) weekly updates, from start to finish - showing a series of in depth mods to create something unique - will be laser cutting, 3D printing, and hydro dipping a series of projects in parts - and recording everything for you to see with a mixture of Panasonic cameras and Head mounted GO PROS - all in 4K.
Today James takes you through the second part of the SEASONIC AURA build - which involves him taking apart the Corsair memory, then removing the white colouring to make them brushed aluminium - then polishing them to a shined finish. Stay tuned in for Part 3 in around a weeks time!
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00:00 Video Start
00:05 Introduction
01:24 Laser Cutting and details
03:26 Removing memory heat spreaders
09:44 They are off! - testing in the system
11:56 Modding the memory
14:20 Concentrating on modding the white modules - brushed aluminium
19:30 Metal polishing the spreaders
21:18 Double sided adhesive thermal tape and glue for reassembly
25:49 Finished polished aluminium memory modules!
Hardware Specification
• CPU – Intel Core i9-10850K
• Motherboard – Gigabyte Z490 Vision D
• Graphics card – Gigabyte RTX 2080 Super Gaming OC Waterforce
• Memory – 32GB (2 x 16GB Modules) Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4-3200
• 1st storage drive – 500GB WD Blue SN550 NVMe M.2 SSD
• 2nd storage drive – 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD
• 3rd storage drive – 1TB WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD
• Power supply – Seasonic Prime TX-1000 100W 80+ Titanium
• Case – Fractal Define 7 XL
• System Fans – NZXT AER P120 120mm
• Cooling – Alphacool Custom liquid cooling
o Alphacool Eisblock XPX CPU - deep black CPU block
o Alphacool NexXxoS XT45 Full Copper 360mm radiator V.2
o Alphacool HardTube 13/10mm brass chrome 20cm tubing
o Alphacool Eisbecher D5 250mm Acetal reservoir
o Alphacool VPP655 PWM pump
o Alphacool Eiszapfen PRO 13mm HardTube Fitting G1/4 chrome
o Alphacool Eiswasser Crystal Blue coolant
o Alphacool Eiszapfen double nippel rotatable G1/4 outer thread to G1/4 outer thread – chrome
o Alphacool Eiszapfen L-connector rotatable G1/4 outer thread to G1/4 inner thread – chrome
o Alphacool Eiszapfen 2-way ball valve G1/4 – Chrome
o Alphacool Eiszapfen L-connector G1/4 inner thread to G1/4 inner thread – chrome
o Alphacool Eiszapfen extension G1/4 outer thread to G1/4 inner thread – chrome
o Alphacool Eiszapfen extension 20mm G1/4 outer thread to G1/4 inner thread – chrome
o Alphacool Eiszapfen angled adaptor 45° rotatable G1/4 outer thread to G1/4 inner thread – chrome
o Alphacool Eiszapfen angled adaptor double-45° rotatable G1/4 outer thread to G1/4 inner thread – chrome
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Leo spent some time at the Lian Li booth in Computex 2018 - he likes the look of some of the cases - and surprisingly EVEN Lian Li have jumped on the RGB bandwagon. They have some new RGB cases, and even RGB cable sleeves to go inside them.
Lancool One Digital with ARGB lighting, launching very soon
Front white fan, rear black fan. Tempered glass main panel, steel on back panel. USB type C.
US$99
Lancool One with front panel lighting, launching very soon
Front white fan, rear black fan. Tempered glass main panel, steel on back panel. Blanked off Type C.
US$89
O11 Air - coming soon in 2018 US$129
Der 8auer
dual chamber, USB type C, two black and white PWM fans
O11 Air RGB - coming soon in 2018 US$149
Der 8auer
dual chamber, USB type C, two black and white PWM fans,
plus three RGB (not ARGB) fans included, unmounted, in a box, customer chooses location
O11 Dynamic with Razer logo on the front
Top panel comes off after you remove two thumb screws and the glass front and side lift out.
Strimer RGB cable accessory
RGB developed in house. Lian li has six engineers working on this side of the hardware.
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