A recent leak suggests that AMD might be using an older architecture for one of the Ryzen Z2 series APUs. The leak claims that the Ryzen Z2 A might be using the Van Gogh architecture, the same architecture found in the Steam Deck APU.

The Ryzen Z2 series already features various architectures, including Rembrandt, Hawk Point, and Strix Point. AMD is reportedly planning to add two more: the Ryzen Z2 A and the Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme. The latter is understood to be an enhanced version of Strix Point, featuring an integrated NPU. The architecture of the Z2 A, however, has been a source of speculation.

Hoang Anh Phu now claims that the Ryzen Z2 A is based on the “Van Gogh” APU found in the Steam Deck. This APU features a 4-core Zen 2 CPU and an 8-CU RDNA2 GPU. This would mean that the Ryzen Z2 A, like the Ryzen Z2 G, would be an RDNA2-based APU designed for handheld devices.

Based on what has been said about this series, the Ryzen Z2 is becoming increasingly complex, with a somewhat confusing naming scheme. The current Z2 lineup already encompasses a mix of CPU architectures (Zen 2, Zen 3+, Zen 4, and Zen 5) and GPU architectures (RDNA 2, RDNA 3, and RDNA 3.5), making it difficult to determine which APUs feature specific architectures.

The first handheld devices based on the Ryzen Z2 APUs are expected to be released later this year, but to date, we are not aware of any console that will utilise the Ryzen Z2 A. However, based on the specifications we have for this APU, we guess that it will be used in entry-level consoles.

KitGuru says: Do you think it makes sense to launch an APU based on GPU and CPU architectures that are now five to six years ago?

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The Apple Watch Series 11 will probably arrive this fall alongside the iPhone 17. Here's what the next generation of Apple's smartwatch could bring to the table.


The Apple Watch is much like the iPhone and other products in Apple's ecosystem, in that it is often the subject of rumors and speculation. With Apple's famous regularity when it comes to releases, the rumor mill expects that the Apple Watch Series 11 will be arriving in the future.

Here's what analysts and leakers believe is on the way for Apple's next-gen wearable device.


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The European Union has reportedly postponed fining Apple and Meta over alleged Digital Markets Act violations, specifically so the decision would not affect trade negotiations.


In January 2025, it was reported that the EU appeared to have put its planned rulings and fines against Apple on hold. It was partly because key EU staff were being replaced, but also because the European Commission was waiting to assess what the then-new Trump administration would do.

Subsequently, it was reported that the EU was planning to drastically reduce its fines against Apple and Meta, because of fears it Trump would impose retaliatory tariffs. Now according to the Wall Street Journal, the EU has delayed fines still further.


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The steady additions to the Apple Sports app are continuing, with a new option for users to share dynamic game cards.


Following its launch in February 2024, Apple Sports was initially considered too basic, but it has been slowing adding features. Now a new addition is intended to get users sharing Apple Sports with friends.

The new feature is called Game Card Sharing, and Apple says that fans "can now generate and share dynamic game cards across all supported leagues, whether the matchup is upcoming, live, or completed." It's a free addition to the iPhone-only Apple Sports app, which is itself free to download from the App Store.


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Weekend deals are in effect on Apple products at Amazon, as the retailer looks to start Q2 2025 off strong.


Amazon's weekend Apple sale offers discounts of up to $600 off dozens of devices. Save on Macs, iPads, Apple Watches, AirTags, and more.


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Following a federal judge ruling that Google is effectively an unlawful monopoly, the search company say that it will partially appeal.


On April 17, 2025, US District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google's control over advertising markets amounted to an unlawful monopoly. Google has now been reframing the ruling as a partial victory, while saying it will also file an appeal.



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It has been a few days since we covered some power supply shenanigans, which was a story that got us all fired up for a much-needed refresher on PSU purchasing strategies. Processors, graphics cards, and memory standards may come and go, but one fact remains: they all need a copious supply of clean power. Never skimp on your PSU, at the...

Frostpunk 2 is barely six months old but we are already starting to hear about the next installment in the survival strategy series. According to 11bit's latest earnings report, the company is targeting a 2027 release date for Frostpunk 3. 

11bit Studios, the team behind the Frostpunk franchise, has confirmed that a third game is now in the works. In the company's latest earnings report, they confirmed that “the next project set in the Frostpunk universe” is now in development, adding that they plan to launch “as early as 2027”.

The decision to begin work on Frostpunk 3 followed the cancellation of a different game, known as Project 8, a move intended to lower the company's operating costs.

In addition to Frostpunk 3, 11bit Studios is also working on another unannounced game. However, this project is more ambitious and isn't expected until 2029 at the earliest. Nothing else has been revealed publicly about this secret project.

KitGuru Says: It seems a little early to be talking about Frostpunk 3 but hopefully the game's early development start doesn't mean a lack of DLC for Frostpunk 2. 

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Team Group continues to refine its diverse storage portfolio with the launch of the X2 MAX USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 Portable SSD and S5 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive.

The Team Group X2 MAX USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 Portable SSD supports USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 and delivers transfer speeds of up to 1,000MB/s. Featuring both dual Type-A and Type-C connectors, the X2 MAX ensures broad compatibility across a wide range of devices, including the latest PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles, as well as PCs and laptops. With up to 2TB of storage and weighing only 12g, the X2 MAX eliminates the need for additional adapters or cables.

The Team Group S5 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive utilises Chip On Board technology, ensuring data integrity to protect important files in various environments. Available in capacities ranging from 32GB to 512GB, it packs a USB 3.2 Gen 1 interface that achieves read speeds of up to 140MB/s at 128GB capacities and up, or 100MB/s for 32GB and 64GB models.

The X2 MAX USB 3.2 Gen 2×1 Portable SSD comes with a five-year warranty, while the S5 USB 3.2 Gen 1 Flash Drive is backed by a lifetime warranty.

KitGuru Says: If you are in the need of compact and portable storage, Team Group has some great options on the table.

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The Lian Li Lancool 207 is being updated for 2025. The new version of the case boasts a large, customisable LCD display on the front panel, and comes with four pre-installed fans, removing the need to worry about picking up extra case fans for airflow.

The new LANCOOL 207 Digital is now equipped with a 6-inch customisable LCD display. The screen boasts a 720×1600 resolution, a 60Hz refresh rate, and a brightness of 500 nits, ensuring crisp and vivid visuals. Controlled through L-Connect 3 software, users can monitor their system’s CPU, GPU, and fan performance metrics at a quick glance. In addition to customisation, the display also serves as a secondary screen via a USB connection, offering added versatility for multitasking or system monitoring. In Offline mode, the LCD remains functional even when the system is powered off, displaying the time and date for continuous utility.

​Retaining its predecessor's innovative internal layout, the LANCOOL 207 Digital features a recessed motherboard design and a front-mounted PSU, optimising space utilisation and airflow within the chassis. This configuration maximizes clearance for high-end GPUs and keeps the case size to a minimum while providing easy access to the PSU ports, streamlining the building experience for both novice and experienced PC enthusiasts.

You can find the full specs for the Lian Li LANCOOL 207 Digital below:

Model	LANCOOL 207 Digital
Case Type	Tower Chassis
Dimensions	(D) 455.6 x (W) 219 x (H) 456mm
Color	Black
Material	Steel 4.0mm tempered glass Aluminum
Motherboard Support	ATX (Width = 240mm) MICRO-ATX MINI-ITX
Expansion Slot	7
Storage	2 x 3.5ʹʹ HDD or 2.5ʹʹ SSD
GPU Length Clearance	375mm(Max)
CPU Cooler Height Clearance	180mm (Max.)
PSU	ATX (Under 160mm)
Fan Support	(Front) 2 x 140mm (Pre-installed) (Top) 3 x 120mm / 2 x 140mm (Bottom) 2 x 120mm (Pre-installed) (Rear)1 x 120mm
Radiator Support	(Top) 360 / 280 / 240
I/O PORTS	1 x Power Button 2 x USB 3.0 1 x USB type C 1 x Audio
Dust Filters	1 x Bottom
Screen Type	6” LCD
Screen Resolution	720 x 1600 Pixels
Screen Refresh Rate	60 Hz
Screen Brightness	500 Nits

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Same as the LANCOOL 207, the LANCOOL 207 Digital is designed with cooling in mind right out of the box, featuring two pre-installed 140mm high-airflow PWM fans at the front and two 120mm PWM fans at the bottom to ensure immediate heat dissipation to the GPU.

​The LANCOOL 207 Digital is available starting this month, priced at $109.99.

KitGuru Says: Are you planning a new PC build for 2025? Are you considering a Lian Li case for the job?

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Intel was among the first GPU vendors to introduce dedicated generative AI software. Their AI Playground software, optimised for Intel Arc GPUs and integrated graphics solutions is described as an “AI HUB,” as it can run chat-based Large Language Models (LLMs) in addition to generating images. While widely praised for its user-friendliness, AI Playground's limitation to Intel hardware has been a drawback for some.

However, the accessibility of AI Playground might be expanding soon. Intel has recently released the source code, making AI Playground open source, allowing developers to download, customise, and contribute to the codebase. This should hopefully expand support to other hardware that's not developed by Intel.

Intel AI Playground is described as an AI PC software that enables AI picture generation, image styling, and chatbots on a PC with an Intel Arc GPU. AI Playground makes use of libraries from GitHub and Huggingface, but note that some may not be available in all locations worldwide.

AI Playground supports several Gen AI libraries and models, including image diffusion options like Stable Diffusion 1.5, SDXL, Flux.1-Schnell, and LTX-Video, as well as LLM options such as Safetensor PyTorch LLMs for DeepSeek R1 models, Phi3, Qwen2, Mistral, and GGUF, OpenVINO TinyLlama, Mistral 7B, Phi3 mini, and Phi3.5 small.

KitGuru says: Do you use local generative AI tools? Have you ever tried Intel AI Playground? 

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AMD is reportedly preparing to unveil two new Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards in the coming weeks: the RX 9060 XT and the unexpected Radeon RX 9070 GRE. Some people suggested the latter may replace the RX 9070 non-XT in some regions. However, based on the newly reported specs, that might not be the case.

According to VideoCardz, the Navi 48-based RX 9070 GRE will feature 3,072 Stream Processors (48 CUs), indicating that a portion of the GPU's cores will be disabled, as Navi 48 has 64 CUs. To compensate for this, the RX 9070 GRE is expected to boast higher clock speeds than the RX 9070, potentially reaching a boost clock of 2.79GHz. This configuration yields an estimated 17.1 TFLOPS of compute performance, which is slightly lower than the RX 9070's 18 TFLOPS.

Further differentiating the RX 9070 GRE is its memory configuration. The GRE variant is rumoured to utilise 12GB of GDDR6 memory across a 192-bit memory bus. This is a step down from the RX 9070 (and XT) and RX 9060 XT 16GB, which employ 16GB of memory running at 20Gbps. Consequently, the memory bandwidth of the RX 9070 GRE will be 432GB/s.

Based on these specs, it appears that AMD is aiming to introduce a product that effectively bridges the performance gap between the RX 9070 and the RX 9060 XT, even if it may have less memory. The international availability of this new Navi 48-based graphics card remains uncertain. However, the rollout in China is said to be planned for this quarter.

KitGuru says: Do you think the Radeon RX 9070 GRE will find its place in the current GPU market? What kind of performance do you expect from this card?

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The Apple TV 4K set-top box is the most expensive one you can get, but it's also the best for its range of features and its ease of use — once you know how to get the most out of it.


Apple TV 4K plugs into your TV set and brings you streaming services, games, music, and apps. It can be a karaoke machine, it can be a video conferencing tool, and it comes with a fairly limited App Store.

But the thing about having an Apple TV 4K is that it just works. It's so long ago now that I can't remember what prompted me to buy one, but it was just for me, just for my interest — and it did not stay that way.


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As Google looks like it may have to split off its advertising business, Apple is expanding its own version, and there are rumors of the next Apple Vision Pro — plus a lament for last Intel Mac mini.


Just as this edition was being recorded, a US Distrcit Judge ruled that Google was effectively an unlawful monopoly — and that ruling makes it more likely that the company will have to sell off its advertising business. While that's going on, Apple has rebranded its own advertising division in what looks like a continued expansion of just where and what Apple will advertise.



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The SilverStone SETA A2 has been around for a while, but we thought it was still worth a look given it offers a range of features to suit all types of PC builds. These include great potential for cooling with mesh panels, large radiators and loads of fans supported, flexible motherboard support including back connect, alongside compatibility for big graphics cards and a huge amount of storage options for both 2.5 and 3.5-inch drives. Let's dive straight in and take a closer look.

Timestamps:

00:00 Start
00:41 Options, pricing, size, weight
02:00 A closer look at the panels
04:46 Massive Storage capabilities
05:50 GPU support / anti sag bracket
06:16 Cooling support
07:48 Mobo Support
08:19 PSU support
08:44 Back of case
09:18 Right Hand Side
10:50 The Cables
11:21 The Floor
12:29 Accessories
13:19 Test System
13:55 Building Into The System
14:05 Thermal Performance / Noise Output
15:33 James' notes and closing thoughts

Features:

• SETA A2 front panel boasts a fully perforated mesh design complemented by four 140mm pre-installed fans (3 x front, 1 x rear) for unobstructed airflow and optimal cooling performance.
• The motherboard tray supports up to an EATX motherboard, including back-connect designs such as MSI Project Zero and Asus BTF.
• As well as a massive 438mm space for graphics cards (with drive cages removed), 420mm top, side and front-mounted radiators, 190mm tall CPU air coolers and up to thirteen fans.
• It also supported flexible storage options with space for up to sixteen 2.5-inch or up to ten 3.5-inch drives.

Specifications:

• Case Type: ATX Mid-Tower
• Dimensions (LxWxH): 5 x 244.7 x 521.4mm
• Net Weight: 14.2 kg
• Material: Steel, plastic, tempered glass
• Motherboard Support: SSI-CEB, Extended ATX, ATX, Micro-ATX, Mini-ITX
• Back Connect Motherboards: Yes
• Expansion Slots: 8
• Storage bays: 3.5″ / 2.5″ x 8, 3.5″ / 2.5″ x 2 [1], 3.5” x 1 , 2.5” x 3
• Max GPU Length: 438mm
• MAX GPU Height: N/A
• MAX GPU Width: N/A
• Max CPU Cooler Height: 190mm
• Max PSU Size: ATX
• Pre-installed Fans: 3 x 140mm (Front) 1 x 140mm (Rear)
• Fan Support: 120mm x 3 / 140mm x 3 (Top) 120mm x 3 / 140mm x 3 (Front) 120mm x 1 / 140mm x 1 (Rear) 120mm x 1 / 140mm x 1 (Bottom) 120mm x 3 / 140mm x 3 (R/H Side)
• Radiator Support: 120mm / 140mm / 240mm / 280mm / 360mm / 420mm (Top) 120mm / 140mm / 240mm / 280mm / 360mm / 420mm (Front) 120mm / 140mm (Rear) 120mm / 140mm / 240mm / 280mm / 360mm / 420mm (R/H Side)
• Dust Filters: Bottom Nylon
• Font I/O: USB Type-C x 1, USB 3.0 x 2, Audio x 1, Mic x 1, Power, Reset, LED buttons
• LCD Screen: N/A

Thermal Performance Testing

To simulate thermal demand we run the Cinebench R23 multi-thread benchmark and 3DMark Speed Way stress test simultaneously in a loop for 30 minutes to load the system fully. This gives the CPU and GPU enough time to reach constant steady-state temperature. With this data, we can compare how the system handles the thermal demand and measure peak noise levels.

Thermal performance is measured with the case in various configurations, such as the default, with the tempered glass left-hand side panel removed and with the front panel removed to see how these configurations affect the CPU and GPU temperature. During testing, only stock case fans are used unless otherwise specified. All water pumps are set to maximum RPM and fans are set to a custom RPM curve by the Motherboard software/BIOS.

All temperature measurements are presented as Deltas – meaning the ambient temperature has been deducted from the CPU temperature giving us a Delta. Data shown in the charts represent the average component temperature over the length of the test as measured by HWiNFO and then the last 15 minutes of the data are calculated to get the average. The ambient temperature during thermal tests is between 19-20⁰C.

Test System Specification:

• CPU – AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
• Motherboard – ASROCK X870 Steel Legend WiFi
• Graphics Card – MSI RTX 5080 Gaming Trio White
• Memory – 32GB (2 x 16GB Modules) Corsair Dominator Titanium DDR5-6000
• Storage – 1TB Corsair MP600 Elite PCIE Gen4 x4 NVMe M.2 SSD
• CPU Cooler – SilverStone ICEMYST 420 AIO liquid cooler
• Power Supply – SilverStone Decathlon Series DA1000R ATX 3.0 / PCIE 5.0 Ready
• Case fans – Stock
• Chassis – SilverStone SETA A2 White/Rose Gold
• Operating System – Windows 11

Thermal Performance Overview

We tested the case thermals with a 420mm AIO CPU cooler installed in the roof and with the case in several different configurations. The default configuration shown in the charts is with a 420mm roof-mounted AIO, the stock case fans installed and all case panels and dust filters fitted.

In the default configuration, the case does a good job of keeping the CPU and GPU cool, with average load temperatures of 58°C over ambient for the CPU and 53°C over ambient for the GPU, which is what we would expect for this configuration under high load. Adding a couple of fans to the power supply shroud as intake has a small effect on GPU temperature, dropping it by 2°C, but the CPU temperature is unchanged.

Adding side intake fans has a similar effect, dropping GPU temperature to 51°C over ambient. However, removing the mesh panels and the glass has the most significant effect on CPU and GPU thermals, which suggests that the mesh panels cause some airflow restriction, but it's not enough to cause any concern.

Noise

In any configuration, the test system runs relatively quietly as the case provides good airflow and cooling, especially with a 420mm AIO installed. Adding three side intake fans very slightly increases idle noise, but the lowest load noise output is with the glass side removed, as the system is at its coolest here with lower fan speed. But in any configuration, the system shouldn’t be too loud if you accurately configure a custom fan curve, and it will stay cool, too.

Closing Thoughts

If you need a large mid-tower ATX case with extensive hardware support, great cooling options and masses of storage drive space, then the SilverStone SETA A2 could be the perfect fit. However, the drive bays on the left side do necessitate some compromises, such as the maximum graphics card length and radiator installation. Removing a couple of the drive bays increases the max GPU length to the case's full supported length, so you can still have a decent combination of drives and a big GPU.

It's good to see that SilverStone includes all those drive bays in with the price of the case, some vendors will charge extra for additional storage bays like this. The GPU anti-sag bracket is also a handy included feature, and so is the rotatable PCIe slot bracket and the removable top and front radiator mounts. You may not need all the drive bays, but at least they are there if you do. Build quality of the case is great too, it's up there with some of the best for sure.

There's only a few minor negatives with the case, I had trouble installing a SilverStone power supply from the rear (which is the way it should be installed) due to the labels on each side of the power supply being thick, causing a very tight fit. There are some caveats with 420mm radiator installation too – although the case supports three 420mm rads (top, front and side) they cannot be installed simultaneously. However, SilverStone says the top and front can be installed together, so that’s good for custom cooling enthusiasts.

The other gripe I have is with the fans; they are only voltage controlled and not PWM, even though the included fan hub is PWM. This seems like an odd decision as these days PWM fans surely can't cost much more to vendors, so I don’t know why SilverStone doesn’t include PWM fans; they are just better for the end user.

Other than those minor faults, the SETA A2 is a good case with decent out-of-the-box cooling, great hardware and radiator support, and it has some useful features built in. For £150 it's a very solid option, especially for users who need tonnes of storage drives.

The SilverStone SETA A2 is available to purchase now from Scan in black for £149.99 HERE and pre-order in white/rose gold for £159.98 HERE.

Pros: 

• High build quality and solid feel.
• Excellent for storage and radiator support.
• Good airflow and cooling.
• Great cable management / easy installation.

Cons:

• Some power supplies might be difficult to install from the rear.
• Included fans are voltage control only.
• Arrived with one faulty fan.

KitGuru says: If you use your PC for more than just gaming and need tonnes of storage, then this could be the perfect case for you.

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Earlier this week, Ubisoft announced that they would be present during this year’s Star Wars Celebration Day to show off the second story DLC for Star Wars Outlaws – A Pirate’s Fortune. Ahead of this however, Ubisoft seemingly accidentally published all the details early.

In a video uploaded to YouTube (which has since been made private), Ubisoft detailed the upcoming story DLC for Star Wars Outlaws: A Pirate’s Fortune.

Set to arrive on the 15th of May, this DLC will have players “Embark on a mysterious adventure with Kay and Nix to explore the Khepi system and learn what it takes to be a true leader. Team up with legendary pirate Hondo Ohnaka and face off against Stinger Tash and her Rokana Raiders as you infiltrate the Khepi Tomb to uncover the secrets and hidden treasures it holds.”

The trailer itself was rather short, clocking in at just over a minute long, and so it is likely that Ubisoft plans to go into more depth during the event itself – with this video serving more as a closing trailer.

Regardless, we won’t have to wait long to find out, as Star Wars Celebration 2025 kicks off today.

KitGuru says: Are you looking forward to A Pirate’s Fortune? What do you hope to see changed/added with this DLC? Could it have the potential to elevate the game’s overall experience? Let us know down below.

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Ever since Marvel Rivals launched late last year, fans have been waiting to see whether the game’s contemporary – Overwatch 2 – could compete with what seemed to be a genre-shifting entrant into the market. In a welcome announcement, the upcoming Season 16 for Overwatch 2 is set to add a surprising amount of new content.

Releasing the official trailer for Overwatch 2 Season 16: Stadium, Blizzard detailed the brand new game mode which comprises the namesake of this upcoming Season.

Set to go live on the 22nd of April, Stadium is a wholly new game mode for Overwatch, described as a: “best-of-7, multi-round way to play Overwatch 2, where two teams of five face off in magnificent arenas as they purchase upgraded items and powers to radically transform their Heroes—all experienced through our new third-person camera.”

The announcement that this new mode will be played in 3rd person is of particular note due to the fact that its ‘rival’ Marvel Rivals is played with a 3rd-person perspective. Is this a coincidence? Unlikely, especially as many ex-Overwatch players flocked to the competing title.

Whether this new game mode and perspective will go down well with both old and new fans alike, we will have to wait and see. That said, it is encouraging to know that Blizzard at least seems to be trying.

KitGuru says: Are you looking forward to Season 16? What do you think of the new mode? What about the 3rd-person perspective? Let us know down below.

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Since its arrival in 2023, Lords of the Fallen has received a ton of post-launch support from CI Games, releasing multiple ‘Final’ updates, all of which brought quite significant changes. In a move which shouldn’t surprise anyone at this point, Lords of the Fallen has gotten yet another major update, with Version 2.0 available now.

Making the announcement via a blogpost, CI Games officially detailed version 2.0 for Lords of the Fallen, claiming “This isn’t just a polish job. It’s a refined beast that proves the studio’s grit and player feedback can forge something truly special.”

With that, just some of the changes made include:

• Full shared co-op progression with cross-play
• Free friend’s pass for “the entire adventure”
• Further gameplay enhancements
  • Improved weapon responsiveness
  • Enhanced lock-on
  • Smoother evasions and movement animations
  • Better combat audio
• Lamp Guidance mechanic
• Character creator overhaul
• UI improvements
• Revamped tutorial
• A dedicated jump button

Given just how many updates Lords of the Fallen has received over the years, it’s surprising to see so much still being improved upon. Hopefully version 2.0 finally represents what the team at CI Games wanted Lords of the Fallen to be all along.

KitGuru says: What do you think of the update? What change/addition do you appreciate the most? How different is 2.0 to the launch version? Let us know your thoughts down below.

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One of the biggest surprise hits from the recent rise in adaptations of video games into film/TV was Peacock’s Twisted Metal. Released back in 2023, a second season was officially announced during last year’s Game Awards. Now, we’ve gotten our first look at the second series – alongside the announcement of its July release date.

Releasing the ‘Date Announcement’ teaser trailer to YouTube, Peacock confirmed that Season 2 of Twisted Metal is officially coming in time for the peak of Summer; set to premiere on the 31st of July.

For the uninitiated, the first season of Peacock’s Twisted metal was a surprise success, achieving an audience Rotten Tomatoes score of 93% following its release back in July of 2023 – setting records for the streaming service despite a less-than-promising marketing reveal.

Given the fact that the show has already proven itself, it will be interesting to see how much attention the second season gets. Its synopsis reads as follows:

“Following the revelations in the season one finale, John and Quiet find themselves entering the deadly TWISTED METAL tournament, a sinister demolition derby hosted by a mysterious man known as Calypso. As they try to survive an onslaught of dangerous new foes and familiar faces alike, including the murderous clown Sweet Tooth, things get complicated for John when he reunites with his long-lost sister, the vigilante Dollface.”

KitGuru says: What did you think of Twisted Metal Season 1? Are you excited for its follow-up? Will you be checking it out day-one? Let us know down below.

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Kioxia's latest drive for the consumer market space is the Exceria Plus G4, the company's first Gen 5 consumer-orientated SSD. Using a combination of a Phison controller and Kioxia 218-layer NAND, it offers sequential read and write speeds of up to 10,000MB/s and 8,200MB/s, respectively.

At the time of writing, the Exceria Plus G4 lineup consists of just two capacities, 1TB and 2TB (the drive we are looking at here). At the heart of the drive is a Phison PS5031-E31T 4-channel controller paired up with Kioxia's BiCS8 218-layer 3D TLC NAND.

Kioxia rates the Sequential performance of the 2TB Exceria Plus G4 as up to 10,000MB/s for reads and up to 8,200MB/s for writes. The 1TB drive gets the same 10,000MB/s figure for reads, but writes are down to 7,900MB/s. Random performance is quoted as up to 1,300,000 IOPS for reads and up to 1,400,000 IOPS for writes for both drives.

The 2TB drive gets a TBW endurance rating of 1,200TB while the 1TB gets 600TB, and Kioxia backs the drives with a 5-year warranty.

Physical Specifications:

• Usable Capacities: 2TB.
• NAND Components:  Kioxia BiCS8 218-layer 3D TLC NAND.
• NAND Controller: Phison PS5031-E31T.
• Cache: none, DRAM-less design.
• Interface: PCIe Gen 5 x4, NVMe 2.0.
• Form Factor: M.2 2280.
• Dimensions: 80.15 x 22.15 x 2.38mm.
• Drive Weight: 5.7g.

Firmware Version: EVFAJ1.0

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Spotlight extensions enhance third-party app searches, letting you look up more app-specific content. Here's how to enable or disable the extensions in macOS.


Spotlight is Apple's search indexing technology, which speeds up searches of data on your Mac or iOS device by storing metadata about files and their contents.

From time to time, macOS runs a process in the background to catalog the files and data on your storage devices. This data is stored in an index that Spotlight can use to look up data when you do a search in the future.


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CEO Tim Cook's working relationship with President Donald Trump has once again helped Apple escape issues in the U.S.-China tariff battle. Here's how.


On April 11, following after a week of increases to the import tariff for Chinese goods entering the United States, President Trump made an announcement. While many products would be affected by a high import tariff of 145% at the time, Trump decided he was giving a reprieve on a variety of tech products and components.

While the reprieve itself is not permanent, with a semiconductor tariff expected to arrive in the future, the exemptions were immediately helpful to Apple. Indeed, a few days later, Trump confirmed that he was in talks with Tim Cook, and that he "helped" him with the tariff exemption.


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More Marketing BS: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Review & Benchmarks vs GTX 1060, 4060 Ti, & Morejimmy_thang April 17, 2025

We benchmark the RTX 5060 Ti against the RTX 4060 Ti 8GB, the RTX 3070 Ti, 3080, RX 9070, and dozens of other GPUs

The Highlights

• NVIDIA’s RTX 5060 Ti ships in either 8GB or 16GB variants
• Counter to NVIDIA’s claims, the 5060 Ti does not offer a “50x” performance increase over a GTX 1060
• The 5060 Ti is about 13%-27% better than the 4060 Ti at 1440p
• Original MSRP: $430
• Release Date: April 16, 2025

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The shortest possible conclusion upfront is that the 5060 Ti is about 13%-27% better than the 4060 Ti at 1440p, typically in the range of 20-25%. At 1080p, the new card is 11-24% better, typically about 18-20%. 
Against the 3060 Ti from 5 years ago, the 5060 Ti at 1440p is 16-39% improved, depending on the game. 1080p posted 21-40% gains, with a huge exception in Black Myth with ray tracing enabled, where there was a 56% uplift. The 3060 Ti was also the card that the 4060 Ti sometimes lost against.

For older devices or possible used candidates, the closest alternatives (by performance) to pay attention to in our charts will be the 3080 (watch our review) and 3070 Ti (watch our review), which often flank the 5060 Ti, and the 7700 XT (read our review) or 7800 XT (read our review) on AMD's side.

Editor's note: This was originally published on April 16, 2025 as a video. This content has been adapted to written format for this article and is unchanged from the original publication.

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But pricing is the big challenge today. NVIDIA says that this card has an MSRP of $430, with the 8GB variant at $380 and RTX 5060 non-Ti at $300, launching in May. The 5060 Ti cards launch today with the reviews. We only have the 16GB model right now. We might look at the 8GB version later.

Full transparency up-front. We’re keeping this review as simple and focused as possible, mostly because we’re currently traveling with a big story we’re working on. We still have dozens of gaming charts, but we wanted to be clear on that. 

We’re also going to keep our concluding thoughts simple because we need to see how the actual pricing shakes-out before making firmer judgments, which means there’ll be more discussion in the coming weeks -- likely in HW News or potentially another dedicated story.

With that out of the way, here’s a quick version of the specs:

The short version is that NVIDIA’s RTX 5060 Ti ships in either 8GB or 16GB variants. The review samples we’re aware of are the 16GB model. There shouldn’t be any difference between these beyond the memory, from what we’re told. These cards have 4608 CUDA cores, 144 TMUs, and a gacha box of ROPs. Memory bandwidth is rated at 448GB/s with a memory bus of 128-bit, which is why we have the multiples of 8GB for memory.

The RTX 5070 technically has a lower memory capacity at 12GB. Theoretically, they could do a 24GB model, but these options stem from the bus width and controller choices.

The RTX 5060 non-Ti will ship in May and have 3840 CUDA cores with an 8GB framebuffer, also on a 128-bit bus.

AMD’s competition will include the, in theory, RX 9060 series, for which we don’t have full details yet. We’ll hear about that more likely next month.

We’re keeping it simple today, so let’s just get into the benchmarks.

RTX 5060 Ti Gaming Benchmarks

FFXIV 4K

Final Fantasy 14 at 4K is up first.

This one was bad for the RTX 4060 Ti, with the card landing at an abysmal 41 FPS AVG as compared to the 3060 Ti FTW3’s 48 FPS AVG. RIP EVGA. We explained this regression in our 4060 Ti review previously, which we titled “Do Not Buy.” Spoiler alert: The conclusion was to not buy it.

The 5060 Ti isn’t really competing with the 4060 Ti here: It’s competing with the 3060 Ti, and against that, we see an uplift of 12% to 54 FPS AVG. The improvement over the 4060 Ti looks more impressive, but that’s because the 4060 Ti sucks. The uplift over its 41 FPS AVG was 31%. The RTX 5070’s 78 FPS AVG has it about 43% ahead of the 5060 Ti.

Used RTX 3070 (watch our review) and 3070 Ti cards might be worth exploring: We saw completed and sold listings on eBay ranging from $270 to $340, which would put them below the 5060 Ti if it even hits its marketed MSRP, which it probably won’t. The 3070 is about equal to the 5060 Ti, with the 3070 Ti slightly ahead.

AMD’s RX 7800 XT is its closest performer to the 5060 Ti, landing at 58 FPS AVG and leading the 5060 Ti by almost 7%. 

AMD’s RX 7600 (watch our review) falls way down the chart and runs at 32 FPS AVG. But then again, AMD does overall poorly in this particular game, with its 9070 XT (read our review) down below the RTX 5070. We talked about that in our 9070 series reviews.

Finally, NVIDIA’s claimed 50x performance increase over the GTX 1060 (watch our revisit) doesn’t come to fruition when not arbitrarily enabling and disabling favorable settings. The 1060 ran at 16 FPS AVG. 16 x 50 is 800 FPS, which would be 4x the performance of an RTX 5090 (read our review). We’ve gone beyond an RTX 5070 = 4090 and to a RTX 5060 Ti = RTX 9090. In reality, the 5060 Ti is 236% ahead. That’s still a big jump, but no need to stretch the truth about it.

FFXIV 1440p

At 1440p, the RTX 5060 Ti landed at 104 FPS AVG, which has it functionally tied with the 3070 Ti’s 108 FPS AVG and only slightly ahead of the 7700 XT’s 98 FPS AVG or 3070’s 97 FPS AVG. The lead over the 3060 Ti is now 16%, or about 25% ahead of the 4060 Ti. These gains are down from 4K. Lows are where you’d expect them for each card, with no meaningful differences.

The 5070 is about 47% ahead of the 5060 Ti, slightly up from the lead at 4K.

AMD’s 9070 ran at 126 FPS AVG here, producing a 22% advantage. The MSRP is higher, but then so is everything, including the companies that set these prices.

The GTX 1060 ran at 33 FPS AVG here, the 1650 (watch our review) at 23 FPS, 6500 XT (watch our review) at 31 FPS, and 3050 (watch our review) at 45 FPS AVG. Predictably, the 5060 Ti is a big improvement over all of these, but again, not 50x.

FFXIV 1080p

At 1080p, the 5060 Ti ran at 160 FPS AVG. That’s about the same as the 7700 XT and slightly ahead of the 3070 Ti. It’s finally moving up the relative ranking compared to Ampere. We think you’d still be better off with a used card right now. 

The 4060 Ti ran at 133 FPS AVG here, so the 5060 Ti improves by 20%. Against the 3060 Ti, the 5060 Ti is about 25% better. The 4060 Ti is finally better than the 3060 Ti when at 1080p, so those two have flipped as well.

The lower-end round-up includes the GTX 1060 at 51 FPS AVG, 3050 at 66, 1070 (watch our review) at 70, and 2060 (watch our review) at 83. The 6600 (watch our review) ran at 86 FPS AVG and AMD’s 7600 ran at 107 FPS AVG.

Black Myth: Wukong - 4K

Black Myth: Wukong is up now, first at 4K. The 5060 Ti ran at 31 FPS AVG. That’s obviously unplayable and is because of the resolution and settings, but it’s still useful for relative scaling.

The result has it about equal to a 7800 XT. The 3080 leads by 18%, with the 5070 leading by 29%. The 3070 Ti ran a lower framerate than the 5060 Ti in this one.

Let’s move to something more playable.

Black Myth: Wukong - 1440p

At 1440p, the 5060 Ti ran at 57 FPS AVG and landed right between the 7800 XT and RTX 4070 (watch our review). These are all effectively tied. The 5070 held a 72 FPS AVG, or 27% ahead. That’s slightly down from 4K. The 5060 Ti is ahead of the 3070 Ti by 13%, the 4060 Ti by 27%, and the 3060 Ti by 34%. This is one of the games where the 4060 Ti and 3060 Ti are right next to each other. 

AMD’s 7600 ran at 31.6 FPS AVG and isn’t really in the same class of card as what we’re reviewing today. Its 7800 XT and 7900 GRE (read our review) are the most comparable, but in theory, the inbound 9060 XT should be fighting in this territory.

Black Myth: Wukong - 1080p

At 1080p, the 5060 Ti pushed 81 FPS average with lows where you’d expect given the average. There is no particularly special frametime consistency benefit.

The 5060 Ti ends up at about the same level as the RTX 3080 and RTX 4070 (watch our review). The 5070, which still doesn’t equal a 4090 (no matter what NVIDIA says), and its 98 FPS AVG puts it 21% ahead of the 5060 Ti.

As for the last generations, NVIDIA’s new 5060 Ti leads the 4060 Ti by 24%, or the 3060 Ti by 40%. 

AMD’s 7900 GRE is its closest card here, slightly ahead of the 5060 Ti, with the 7800 XT just behind. 

Intel’s B580 cards are at around 46 FPS AVG, which has them similar to the RX 7600.

Starfield - 4K

In Starfield at 4K, the 5060 Ti ran at 41 FPS AVG with lows at 34 and 29, proportional to the cards around it. This puts the 3080 ahead of the 5060 Ti and the 5060 Ti ahead of the 3070 Ti. 

AMD’s 7800 XT outdoes the 5060 Ti by 18%, with the more expensive 9070 non-XT up at 63 FPS AVG.

The RTX 5070 ran at 54 FPS AVG here, 32% ahead of the 5060 Ti. We’ll move to 1440p for prior generations.

Starfield - 1440p

At 1440p, the 5060 Ti landed at 65 FPS AVG. Unfortunately for NVIDIA, this is a terrible result: The 4060 Ti was at 58 FPS AVG, narrowing the uplift to only 13.4%. That isn’t a big improvement. The lead over the 3060 Ti’s 50 FPS AVG is 30%, also not that impressive for two generations.

AMD’s 7800 XT leads the 5060 Ti by 15.5%, with the 9070 (read our review) obviously way ahead given its higher theoretical price and positioning.

For those considering used options, the 5060 Ti only outdoes the 3070 Ti by about 8%, making it a reasonable alternative that might save some money.

Starfield - 1080p

At 1080p, the 5060 Ti held an 82 FPS AVG with lows positioned about the same as everything around it. The 3070 Ti’s 76 FPS AVG encroaches on the 5060 Ti’s result and, from an actual human perspective, would look about the same. The 4070 outperforms the 5060 Ti by 16%, with the 5070 ahead by 26%. 

The 4060 Ti’s 74 FPS AVG means the 5060 Ti is about 11% better, overall a boring generational jaunt. The uplift over the 3060 Ti is 28%.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 - 4K

Dragon’s Dogma 2 at 4K is up next.

The 5060 Ti ran at 40 FPS AVG, so it’s nearly exactly tied with the 3070 Ti. The 0.2 FPS AVG advantage is well within run-to-run variance. Lows are also tied. AMD’s 7800 XT is 17% ahead of the 5060 Ti’s average FPS, with the 5070 ahead by 41%.

We’ll move to lower resolutions to look at the prior generation 60 and 60 Ti-class cards.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 - 1440p

At 1440p, the 5060 Ti ran at 70 FPS AVG, planting it right in the middle of the 3080 and 7700 XT. The 3070 Ti is right behind with a 65 FPS AVG, with the 4060 Ti at about the level of the 3070. The new 5060 Ti leads the 4060 Ti by 22% and the 3060 Ti with its 53 FPS AVG by 32%.

AMD’s 7600 is far down this chart, so it’ll need something newer in the 9060 class to compete here. Intel’s B580 is also down near the RTX 4060 and RX 6600 XT (watch our review).

As for what’s better than the 5060 Ti: Other than the 3080, the 4070 is about 12% better and 5070 is about 37% higher average FPS.

Dragon’s Dogma 2 - 1080p

At 1080p, the 5060 Ti ran at 93 FPS AVG, landing between the 3080 and 7700 XT again. The improvement over the 4060 Ti is just 19%, followed by the 3060 Ti’s 68 FPS AVG for an uplift of 36%. The 3070 Ti gives the 5060 Ti just a 10% lead, doing better than the 4060 Ti.

As for the GTX 1060, considering 50x its performance would put it over 1,100 FPS, we’d say NVIDIA missed the mark on this by orders of magnitude.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - 4K

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty is next. This is newer data, so we haven’t re-run the 4060 Ti, 4060, and 3060 series cards through here yet. We’ll show it anyway for the other comparisons.

At 4K/Ultra without RT first, the RTX 5060 Ti ran at 31 FPS AVG. This has it meaningfully ahead of the 3070 Ti by percentage, improved by 19%. The 7800 XT leads the 5060 Ti by about 10% here, with the 5070 about 30% ahead of the 5060 Ti.

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - 1440p

At 1440p, the 5060 Ti ran at 68 FPS AVG, putting the 5060 Ti between the 3080 and 3070 Ti. The 5070 ends up about 30% ahead with its 88 FPS AVG, meaning that, if we just pretend that the MSRP numbers stick, you’re paying about 1% more money for every 1% more performance between the 16GB 5060 Ti and 5070. 

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty - 1080p

At 1080p, the 5070 is down to a 27% lead over the 5060 Ti. The 5060 Ti now leads the 3070 Ti by 20% and the 3070 non-Ti by 27%. The 7800 XT is about 8% ahead of the 5060 Ti here.

Let’s move to something where we have last-gen numbers.

Dying Light 2 - 1440p

Dying Light 2 at 1440p is one of the situations that was bad for the 4060 Ti versus the 3060 Ti: The two cards are indistinguishable, with performance identical between them. The RTX 5060 Ti ran at 74 FPS AVG, so it outperforms the 4060 Ti (and therefore 3060 Ti) by about 23%. It took them two generations, but they’ve finally beaten the 3060 Ti in this game. The 4070 is about 6% better than the 5060 Ti here, with the 7800 XT about 14% ahead. The 5070 leads the 5060 Ti by 44% here, so if anything, the 5060 Ti stands to make the 5070 look better. Against the Intel B580’s 63 FPS AVG, NVIDIA’s 5060 Ti is about 17% better in one of the better B580 showings. 

Dying Light 2 - 1080p

1080p has the 3060 Ti and 4060 Ti again roughly adjacent to one another, with the 5060 Ti leading the 4060 Ti by 19%. The 5060 Ti’s lead has diminished from the 1440p result. The 5060 Ti is similar to the 7700 XT’s performance here, including in lows, with the 4070 leading the 5060 Ti by almost 9%.

Against older cards, the 5060 Ti improves on the GTX 1060 by not 50x, to nobody’s surprise, and instead by about 3.8x. Even with MFG, you would not get 50x. Maybe with DLSS at Ultra Sh*t quality and upscaling from 144p, we’re not certain you could squeeze 50x out of this lemon, though. You’d have to go out of your way to hurt the 1060.

For those still on an RTX 2060, you can expect about a doubling of performance to the 5060 Ti in a scenario like this. 

Resident Evil 4 - 4K

Resident Evil 4 is up now, first at 4K and without ray tracing. The RTX 5060 Ti ends up performing about the same as the 7700 XT. The RTX 4070 leads the 5060 Ti by about 10-11% here, at 63 FPS AVG to 57, with the 5070 leading by 38%. That’s similar to what we’ve seen elsewhere so far. The 3060 Ti also launched for $400. Adjusted for inflation, that amounts to $491. The new card is $430. So things haven’t changed that much. The price is similar/slightly lower and performance has hardly improved. The improvement over the 2060 is about 135%. 

Resident Evil 4 - 1440p

At 1440p, the 5060 Ti leads the 3070 Ti by 13% and the 4060 Ti by 23%, followed by the 3060 Ti at 36.5%. The reduced resolution has benefitted the 4060 Ti marginally, allowing it to distance itself from the 3060 Ti. The B580 (read our review) is actually around the 3060 Ti’s performance, excepting 1% lows.

As for the RTX 5070, which remains not a 4090 (watch our review), NVIDIA’s biggest lie leads the 5060 Ti by 36%. 

AMD still doesn’t have a new and direct competitor here, but probably will in May in the 9060 series. For now, the 7700 XT is the closest and outperforms the 5060 Ti slightly.

RTX 5060 Ti Ray Tracing Benchmarks

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Ray tracing is up next. These games are generally a heavier load, so we have a mix of upscaled benchmarks and of native resolution benchmarks, but all of them are with RT on now.

Ray Tracing - Black Myth: Wukong 4K

In Black Myth: Wukong at 4K upscaled, the RTX 5060 Ti landed at 29 FPS AVG. That has it ahead of the RX 9070, which is more of a problem for AMD than it is a positive for NVIDIA. We already knew this about this game and AMD, though. The 9070 XT ends up about tied with the 5060 Ti here, and actually, the 3090 non-Ti (watch our review) at 29.8 FPS AVG is only about 3-4% ahead of the 5060 Ti. This game remains heavily favored for NVIDIA, especially with ray tracing. 

The RTX 5070 has a large lead at 40 FPS AVG, although its memory capacity can prove problematic in some of these heavier scenarios. The 5070 leads by 39% here. The 5060 Ti also shows more meaningful gains over the 3070 Ti in this test than in some of the raster tests, at 31% improved.

Ray Tracing - Black Myth: Wukong 1080p

At 1080p upscaled, the 5060 Ti's 74 FPS AVG has it ahead of the 9070 XT, 3090, and 3080. It also leads the 4060 Ti by 19% and the 3060 Ti's 48 FPS AVG by 57%.

The generational RT uplift is helping the 5060 Ti distinguish itself more here than it did when rasterized.

Against the first-gen ray tracing 60-class card, the RTX 2060, we're seeing a 175% improvement.

Ray Tracing - Dragon’s Dogma 2 4K

In Dragon's Dogma 2 at 4K and with ray tracing, the RTX 5060 Ti ran at 35 FPS AVG and roughly tied (but technically led) the 3070 Ti. That has it better than the 2080 and 2080 Ti of years past, although the 3080 still manages to best the 5060 Ti. AMD's 7900 GRE outperforms the 5060 Ti slightly, with its newer 9070 cards performing up around 3090 Ti levels -- but at a higher theoretical base MSRP than the 5060 Ti.

Ray Tracing - Dragon’s Dogma 2 1440p

At 1440p with RT, the 5060 Ti ran at 62 FPS AVG and kept the lows consistent with the average. There's nothing particularly impressive or bad for the frametime consistency and lows. It’s just kind of where we’d expect it. 

The 4070 and 7800 XT are about 9% ahead of the 5060 Ti. And for that matter, the 3080 is around that same area. The 5070's 82.8 FPS AVG is around 34% ahead of the 62 FPS for the 5060 Ti. We've seen higher in other games.

As for the lower-rank cards, the 4060 Ti ran at 49 FPS AVG and yields a 26% uplift to the 5060 Ti. The 3060 Ti isn't far behind the 4060 Ti in this one, but at least they're in the order you'd expect them to be. 

Ray Tracing - Dragon’s Dogma 2 1080p

At 1080p, the 5060 Ti's 82 FPS AVG landed it between the 3080 and 7700 XT again. This has been consistent. This result gives it a 20% improvement over the 4060 Ti and 37% improvement over the 3060 Ti.

Ray Tracing - Dying Light 2 4K

Dying Light 2 is up next. Dying Light 2 at 4K upscaled with ray tracing has the 5060 Ti at 31.8 FPS AVG and exactly tied with the 7900 GRE for average and 1% lows. The 5070 improves to 43.7 FPS AVG, or 37% once again. This seems to be a fairly consistent percentage improvement to the 5070.

Ray Tracing - Dying Light 2 1440p

At 1440p upscaled with RT, the 5060 Ti ran at 60 FPS AVG. We haven't yet re-run the 4060 Ti or 3060 Ti in this one, leaving us to compare instead with the 7900 GRE -- where they're about equal -- and the 3080, which remains a bit ahead of the 5060 Ti. The 5070 leads at 81 FPS AVG, or 34%.

Ray Tracing - Dying Light 2 1080p

At 1080p, we re-introduce the 4060 Ti and 3060 Ti. The 5060 Ti's 87 FPS AVG has it about 20% ahead of the 4060 Ti, which itself was only 11% ahead of the 3060 Ti. The B580 is actually somewhat close here, roughly tying the 3060 Ti. As for AMD, the 7900 GRE remains the next closest to the 5060 Ti.

Ray Tracing - Resident Evil 4 4K

Resident Evil 4 is up with ray tracing now, first with 4K and upscaled. The 5060 Ti's 67 FPS AVG has it tied with the 7700 XT, including in the 1% and 0.1% lows. The 4070 and 3080 lead these results, as they have for the past games. The 5070 leads the 5060 Ti by 36%, close to prior results. As for the 4060 Ti, its 52 FPS AVG gives the 5060 Ti a lead of 30% for one of the larger gaps.

Ray Tracing - Resident Evil 4 1440p

At 1440p, the 5060 Ti again falls between the 7700 XT and RTX 3080. The lead over the 4060 Ti is narrowed to 24% now, with the uplift over the 3060 Ti at 39%.

Ray Tracing - Cyberpunk 1080p RT Medium

In Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty at 1080p RT Medium, the 5060 Ti ran at 63 FPS AVG and sat between the 7900 GRE and 7900 XT. The lead over the 3070 Ti is about 10 FPS AVG here, or 17%. The 5070's 82 FPS AVG has it 31% ahead of the 5060 Ti, down in relative improvement from other benchmarks.

Ray Tracing - Cyberpunk 1080p RT Ultra

At 1080p and with RT Ultra, the 5060 Ti ran at 50 FPS AVG (which is really not bad when considering how heavy this workload is), or just ahead of the 7900 XT Hellhound. The 3070 Ti hit 40 FPS AVG here, with lows suffering for the 0.1% value. The 5060 Ti's lows are OK in this one, supported by the 16GB capacity.

Conclusion

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We’ve provided the benchmark numbers above. At the very least, you have the data you need to figure out if an upgrade makes sense for you. This is going to be one where we withhold full value judgment until it properly launches because we do not trust the MSRP to persist for the majority of purchasers.

It certainly isn’t going to 50x a GTX 1060, though.

GPU Price Comparison | GamersNexusApril 2025

Used pricing is an average of recent sale prices for used cards on Ebay.
GPU	Price at Retail	Price Used
RTX 5060 Ti	MSRP $430	N/A
RTX 4070	New: No 1st Party AvailableOpen Box: $600	$621
RTX 4060 Ti (16GB)	N/A	$540
RTX 3080	Open Box: $520	$449
RTX 3070 Ti	Open Box: $487	$358
RTX 3060 Ti	N/A	$266
RX 7900 GRE	N/A	$627
RX 7800 XT	N/A	$556
RX 7700 XT	N/A	$472
RX 6950 XT	N/A	$575

The 16GB RTX 5060 Ti’s MSRP is set at $430, whether or not we see it at that. That’s better than the previous 16GB 4060 Ti’s launch MSRP of $500, which was atrocious. The 4060 Ti 8GB model was $400, so 8GB more memory used to be a $100 upsell, but no one bought that, so now it’s a $50 upcharge. 

Accounting for inflation favors the 5060 Ti over the 4060 Ti for the 16GB models with MSRPs. 

Nearest performance neighbors to the 16GB RTX 5060 Ti are typically the RTX 3080 and RX 7800 XT above, and RX 7700 XT and RTX 3070 Ti commonly below.

We’d love to dig into value comparisons between the 5060 Ti and its current competitors, but the availability of GPUs at retail in this price bracket ($380-$480) is terrible. 

Using Newegg as a representation shows only 9 SKUs of any video card sold by Newegg in stock in that price range, and only one of them is actually brand new. It’s an EVGA RTX 3060 XC (not a Ti) for $440, which is an awful price.

So without any new cards to buy in this price bracket, we can look toward used options -- and this is where we think people should be seriously looking.

The RX 7900 GRE was around $627 average for sold listings, followed by the RX 6950 XT and 7800 XT at $556-$575 on average and the RX 7700 XT at $472 average.

There’s a potential edge case where a good deal on an RX 6950 XT could be an interesting higher-performing wild card – but that’s only if you’re entirely focused on raster performance, and you’re willing to hunt for a deal on one around $500. Higher power consumption is also something to consider. NVIDIA’s 5060 Ti is more efficient.

A used RTX 3070 Ti at $358 average would be a good lower-performing budget option below the MSRP of a new RTX 5060 Ti of any capacity. We found some that were in the upper $280-$290 to lower $310 range, which would be worth seriously considering. VRAM may be limiting in some situations. The RTX 3080 is going for around $449 and typically beats or is close to the 5060 Ti. The 3080 isn’t cheap enough on the second-hand market yet to get our strong recommendation in this specific scenario. That’s doubly the case for used RTX 4070s at the time of writing, which are newer and have been selling for $621 on average.

And that brings us to what we’ve said a lot in the past: if your computer is doing what you need it to do and if you don’t feel a need to upgrade, then we’d say hold off. But some people do either “need” to buy new devices to replace aging hardware or just really want the escape of building a PC, which we also appreciate and relate to. It’s just going to come down to your price tolerance.

Right now, we really don’t have the answers. 

We’re trying to figure them out, which is why we’re currently flying all around the US at our own expense to talk to companies about the pricing situation. We hate to not be able to give a value judgment at the end of a review, but until this card is actually available -- which will coincide with the launch of this review -- we just can’t know what it’s going to cost.

Once it is, we’re going to do a recap either in the news or standalone.

Just for context: We just met with a distributor that buys hundreds of thousands of GPUs per year. Last week, we saw their cost to buy RTX 5090s. The cheapest was around $2,400 up to $3,000, and that’s their cost. That means $2,000 is impossible. We’re not sure to what extent that’ll affect the 5060 Ti cards, especially after the launch period where pressure to maintain the price is off.

Now maybe that’ll change with the partial tariff exemptions, but those are up in the air.

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Recently Acer announced a free £99 accessory bundle for UK gaming monitor buyers. Now, you can get some freebies when buying a new RX 9000 series GPU. 

The Acer Predator BiFrost and Acer Nitro RX 9000 series graphics cards are now available, covering both the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT. If you pick one of these cards up via Overclockers UK, then you'll also get a £50 Steam voucher, which you can use to buy whatever you want from the Steam Store.

Pre-orders for Acer's RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT graphics cards are now live in the UK. Once you've pre-ordered and received your graphics card, you'll need to register your purchase with Acer, which will require a copy of your receipt. Once that has all been approved, you'll be sent a digital code to redeem your Steam credit.

With the next Steam Sale just around the corner, now is a great time to have some extra credit handy on your account, and as we've seen from our earlier reviews, the RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT are both highly capable gaming graphics cards.

You can find Acer's redemption page with all of the T&Cs, HERE. You can pre-order Acer BiFrost and Acer Nitro RX 9000 series graphics cards at OCUK, HERE.

Discuss on our Facebook page, HERE.

KitGuru Says: Are you planning on picking up an RX 9070 soon? What game would you pick up with your Steam voucher? 

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Since the launch of Xbox Cloud Gaming, Microsoft has been planning to enable the option for game buyers to ‘stream their own games', without needing to make sure the title is available on Game Pass. This year, the feature finally went live, and the library is already quickly growing. 

You already have the option to stream games like Assassin's Creed Mirage, Animal Well, Atomic Heart, Balatro, Baldur's Gate 3, Cyberpunk 2077, Dying Light 2, The Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters and more. As of yesterday, eight more titles are available to stream, including:

• Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed
• Kill It With Fire
• LEGO Marvel Superheroes
• Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2
• Monster Jam Showdown
• Squirrel with a Gun
• Subnautica 2
• Wanderstop

Another nineteen titles are listed as ‘coming soon' including:

• Agatha Christie Murder on the Orient Express
• Amerzone: The Explorer’s Legacy
• Barton Lynch Pro Surfing
• Bratz Flaunt your fashion
• Construction Simulator
• Empire of the Ants
• Mandragora
• PAW Patrol Grand Prix
• Paw Patrol World
• Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate
• Predator: Hunting Grounds
• SpiderHeck
• Starship Troopers: Extermination
• Steep
• Teardown
• The Game of Life 2
• Undisputed
• Way of the Hunter
• Wizard of Legend II

Initially, a game had to be on Game Pass in order for you to stream it via Xbox Cloud Gaming, but now that is no longer the case, with more and more non-Game Pass titles being supported. All you have to do is own the game and from there, you can access it via Xbox Cloud Gaming on TVs, smartphones, console, and virtually any device that supports a web browser.

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KitGuru Says: Have you tried Xbox Cloud Gaming in the past 12 months? What was your experience with it like? 

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If the leaked screenshots or Xbox Support leaks weren't enough to convince you, then perhaps this will. Bethesda's own website has now been updated with mention of the Oblivion remake. 

Ahead of next week's reveal, Bethesda updated its website with details about The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered. While not public facing, fans seeking further evidence of the game's existence found references to the game using the Inspect Element tool to view the Bethesda.net website's code.

The newly surfaced evidence quickly began doing the rounds on Reddit. This is the latest in an ongoing saga. After leakers first claimed that the Oblivion Remake would be coming this month, fans were sceptical, but then, the Virtuos web admins forgot to make their database private and as a result, trailer screenshots for the new version of Oblivion hit the internet, confirming the news.

Days later, the official Xbox Support account on X responded to a fan confirming that the game would be releasing on the 21st of April, and that it would be a day-one Game Pass title.

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is a bit more ambitious than its title implies. VIrtuos has been hard at work completely updating the game's graphics and assets and has made tweaks to combat and other systems. It is far more involved than a simple remaster, which typically sees a game's code being updated to unlock resolutions and frame rates to higher values, with little else changed.

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KitGuru Says: I think we have all the evidence we need now to be confident in the Oblivion remake arriving this month. 

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Blooper Team had a very successful 2024 thanks to their well-received remake of Silent Hill 2. Now, Blooper Team is back with a new game in 2025, an original IP called Cronos: The New Dawn. 

In Cronos: The New Dawn players will be sent into the post-apocalyptic future, but thanks to time travel shenaningans, you'll also be spending some time in 1980s-era Poland.

In the gameplay trailer, we learn that defeated enemies may not stay dead for long. If players don't burn their fallen foes, they can be absorbed by other enemies, making them stronger.

The game promises a mix of Sci-Fi, time travel and horror. Cronos: The New Dawn will release for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S later this year.

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KitGuru Says: Blooper Team has had some hits and misses along the way. What do you think of their new IP so far based on the gameplay trailer? 

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As the Nintendo Switch 2 uses an Nvidia GPU, we were all expecting the console to support features like DLSS and even G-Sync for Variable Refresh Rate. At first, Nintendo did state that the Switch 2's display was VRR capable, but mentions of the feature have since been scrubbed from the website. 

Variable Refresh Rate comes in handy on consoles when running games at up to 120FPS. Getting a locked 120FPS is a challenge even on PC, so utilising VRR removes issues like screen tearing, keeping the image stable and fluid. With titles like Metroid Prime 4 set to feature 120Hz modes, fans were pleased to see that VRR was supported. Unfortunately, the situation has now taken a turn.

Oliver Mackenzie on X noticed that mentions of VRR have been removed from the Nintendo Switch 2 pages in several regions, including the US, Canada and Japan.

Nintendo has not yet commented publicly on this. Interestingly, the change coincides with another site update, revealing more details on Mario Kart World, which is set to be the Switch 2's major launch title in June.

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KitGuru Says: It would be a big shame if the 120Hz Switch 2 display did not support VRR. There is no reason it shouldn't, as the Nvidia chip at the centre of the console almost certainly does and nowadays, most displays on the market are VRR capable. 

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Any time there is a big, hyped-up game release, scammers are usually lurking with fake beta invites. The Witcher 4 is the latest example of this, with CD Projekt Red warning against fake beta scams for the game.

In a series of tweets last night, CD Projekt Red confirmed on the official Witcher account that scam beta emails are now doing the rounds. This exact same situation took place with Cyberpunk 2077 several years ago, despite the fact that CD Projekt Red had cancelled plans for multiplayer in the game.

At this point in time, The Witcher 4 has no multiplayer component announced. Typically, public beta tests only take place for multiplayer titles, so while there could be a beta for something like Project Sirius, there is no doubt in my mind that there will not be a beta test for The Witcher 4. With that said, CD Projekt Red has kept the door open for potential future betas.

Here is CD Projekt Red's full statement:

Recently, we've been getting reports from some community members that they've been invited to a beta test of The Witcher 4 — this is a scam! We've been taking the necessary steps to take this fraudulent messaging down. That said, if you receive any invites to or stumble upon news of one, we kindly ask you to report the scam using the tools available to you in your email client or the social media platform you are using. Remember: professional monster slayers don't fall for scams; they see right through them and slay them!”

The door is kept open for official beta tests in the future, with CD Projekt Red adding: “P.S. Should we ever organize any beta tests in the future, you will hear about it first, as always, via our official social media and websites”.

With all of that said, it is still far too early for a publicly playable build of The Witcher 4 to be available. CD Projekt recently confirmed that the game would not be releasing in 2026, meaning it is still at least two years away at the earliest.

Chances are, we'll see similar beta scams playing out later this year in the build-up to Grand Theft Auto 6, so stay vigilant, and always triple check for a spoofed email address in your inbox.

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KitGuru Says: Hopefully nobody ends up getting caught out on this. There may well be a beta for the multiplayer spin-off, but that is still a long way down the line. The likelihood of us seeing one for a blockbuster, Triple A, single-player RPG, is very slim.

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Nvidia has announced the next round of titles for GeForce Now. This week, eleven more games will join the cloud gaming library, including Crytek's much loved extraction shooter, Hunt: Showdown 1896. 

Hunt: Showdown 1896 is coming to PC Game Pass as of today, opening the game up to millions of new players. Those with a Game Pass subscription can link their Xbox and GeForce Now accounts to stream Game Pass titles via Nvidia's cloud gaming service, which in my experience is the superior option for anyone looking to stream games, rather than run them locally. This can be particularly handy for something like the Steam Deck, as you'll get higher performance, assuming your internet connection is good enough to keep up.

Here is the full list of titles joining GeForce Now this week:

• Forever Skies (New release on Steam, available April 14)
• Night Is Coming (New release on Steam, available April 14)
• Hunt: Showdown 1896 (New release on Xbox, available on PC Game Pass April 15)
• Crime Scene Cleaner (New release on Xbox, available on PC Game Pass April 17)
• Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree (New release on Steam, available April 17)
• Tempest Rising (New release on Steam, Advanced Access starts April 17)
• Aimlabs (Steam)
• ContractVille (Steam)
• Gedonia 2 (Steam)
• MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (Steam)
• Path of Exile 2 (Epic Games Store)

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AMD is rumoured to be preparing a new Radeon GPU targeting the mid-range market, offering a direct competitor to the newly released Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti. Similar to Nvidia's approach, this new card is expected to be available in two memory configurations: 16GB and 8GB. However, the reception to Nvidia's RTX 5060 Ti launch may influence AMD's decision on whether to proceed with this strategy.

The most pressing question surrounding this rumoured GPU is its release timeframe. While the veracity of the rumours remains uncertain, Apoleon (via videocardz) reported that the RX 9060 XT announcement would happen sometime in May, while others like Hoang Anh Phu were a bit more specific. The latter claims these cards will be announced at Computex 2025 and released two weeks later.

The RX 9060 XT will likely be powered by the Navi 44 GPU, necessitating a 500-550W PSU, and will likely utilise traditional 8-pin power connectors. Intriguingly, the RX 9060 XT is rumoured to boast significantly higher boost clock speeds than the RX 9070, potentially by as much as 700MHz. This clock speed advantage could translate to a substantial performance increase compared to previous generations of AMD GPUs. The GDDR6 memory speed is expected to be 20Gbps, a slight improvement over the 18Gbps found on the RDNA 3-based RX 7600.

Pricing is still unknown but like the RX 9070, we expect it to be very competitive with Nvidia's direct competitor graphics card, which in this case, would be the newly launched RTX 5060 TI.

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Google is an illegal monopolist in online advertising, a federal court has determined, in a ruling that could lead to a breakup of its ad business.


On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema ruled that Google unlawfully monopolized advertising markets. The ruling determined that Google had control over a number of advertising markets, to the level of a monopoly, which it used to its advantage.

In the ruling, Judge Brinkema determined that Google's monopoly affected the market for publisher ad servers and for ad exchanges. In effect, Google was able to influence the way advertisers bought ads, as well as how much publishers sold that ad space for.


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Apple's 2025 Mac Studio is discounted exclusively for AppleInsider readers, with the standard model with 36GB RAM falling to $1,859.07. Every spec is on sale at up to $967 off.


You can snag Apple's new Mac Studio at a significant discount without having to leave the comfort of your home, as Apple Premier Partner Expercom is issuing a 7% markdown on every model exclusively for AppleInsider readers.

Save up to $967


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More evidence of an Apple Vision Pro headset follow-up has seemingly surfaced, thanks to images of a battery connector matching previous color rumors.


On April 16, a leaker claimed that an upcoming headset in the Apple Vision range will be lighter than the existing Apple Vision Pro, through the strategic use of titanium. As part of the leaker's claim, they added that the model would also be using graphite dark blue components, and could be named the Air instead of the Pro.

Within hours of that X post, leaker Kosutami has published pictures of a component that seemingly proves their point. The images, also shared on X, show what appears to be the connecting cable that goes between the external battery housing and the headset.


Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible


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All Meta apps for the iPhone have been updated to take out the option to use the Writing Tools in Apple Intelligence.


It's unlikely that Meta will ever reveal the reasons behind its decision — even if it's happy to spill other firms' confidential details — but it is now blocking the use of Writing Tools. It's not clear when the change was made, but at time of writing, Writing Tools are unavailable across Facebook, Threads, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

Or at least they are on the iPhone and the iPad, although Instagram does not yet have a native iPadOS app. It's still, of course, possible to use Apple Intelligence Writing Tools in a browser. Whether on the Mac, iPhone, or iPad, accessing Meta services online can't prevent Apple Intelligence's Writing Tools from being provided.


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Modeled after the Logitech G403/G703, the right-handed ergonomic Terra Pro comes with PixArt's PAW3950 sensor, optical main button switches, a 51 g weight, and 70 hours of battery life. In addition, the optional 8K dongle provides wireless 8000 Hz polling.

Corsair's Void series has undergone multiple iterations over the years, consistently positioned as a mid-tier offering within the company's gaming headset portfolio. It’s been a while since we’ve seen a new Void headset, with most recent releases being in the Virtuoso and ‘HS’ product lines. Well that’s about to change with the release of the Void Wireless V2. Featuring 50mm drivers, support for Dolby Atmos Spatial Audio and a lightweight 303g design, will this be a new favourite for gamers?

Timestamps:

00:00 Start
00:51 Pricing / Warranty
01:10 Design, features and Build Quality
04:51 Real world / Dolby Atmos / EQ
05:48 Comfort
06:32 Mic Test
07:20 Battery Life
08:10 Connectivity
08:42 iCue Integration
10:14 Closing Thoughts

Specifications

• Audio Driver – Custom 50mm Neodymium
• Frequency Response – 20Hz – 20 kHz
• Impedance – 32 Ohms @ 1kHz
• Sensitivity – 116dB (± 3dB)
• Mic Type – Omni-directional
• Mic Impedance – 2.2k Ohms
• Mic Frequency Response – 100Hz – 10kHz
• Mic Sensitivity – -40dB (± 3dB)
• Dimensions – 105(L) x 170(W) x 193(H) mm
• Weight – 303g
• Warranty – 2 years

We don't yet have a buy link but the Void Wireless V2 will be available for £99.99.

Pros:

• Very comfortable.
• Lightweight.
• Impressive spatial audio performance.
• Dolby Atmos support.
• Solid battery life.

Cons:

• RGB can be distracting while wearing the headset.
• Too much plastic used in the adjustable parts (headband and yokes).
• Software needed for full customisation.

KitGuru says: The Void V2 has great spatial audio performance and a long lasting battery, it's only slightly let down by the plasticky construction.

 

 

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OCCT is now available for Linux. This marks the culmination of three years of development, primarily focused on overhauling the software's underlying infrastructure. This expansion opens up new testing possibilities across a broader range of hardware, including gaming handhelds running SteamOS.

The Linux version of OCCT aims to replicate the functionality of its Windows counterpart, providing a comprehensive suite of tools for system stability and performance analysis. According to the OCCT developers, the feature set of the Linux and Windows versions is “exactly the same”, allowing for consistent cross-platform hardware testing.

With OCCT, users can test their CPU, GPU, and memory under heavy workloads to assess system stability and resilience. The software also monitors crucial system parameters, including temperature, voltage, and power consumption. OCCT for Linux is designed to be compatible with various popular Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, Red Hat, and Arch Linux. Moreover, the Linux version features a simplified and intuitive interface, making it accessible to users of all technical skill levels.

While the Linux version was previously available in beta, it required a subscription. Now, it's freely available to all users. A paid version remains an option for those seeking advanced professional testing features or wanting to remove pop-up advertisements.

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Sharkoon has entered the CPU air cooling market with its new A series, comprising of three models: the A40, A50, and A60. These tower-style coolers are available in matte black, with or without RGB lighting, and white with RGB, offering a range of aesthetic choices.

The new Sharkoon A-series can be divided into single-tower models, such as the A40 and A50, and dual-tower models, like the A60. All three models feature copper heat pipes in direct contact with the CPU, with the A40 using four heat pipes, the A50 five, and the A60 six. The A40 and A50 are sized the same, with 120x72x153 mm, while the A60, due to its dual-tower design, is slightly larger at 120x125x156 mm. The coolers are rated for Thermal Design Power (TDP) values of 220W (A40), 230W (A50), and 260W (A60).

All Sharkoon A-series coolers utilize fluid dynamic bearing fans. However, while the A40 and A50 feature a single fan, the AA60 comes equipped with two, as is common for dual-tower coolers. Notably, only one fan in the dual-fan A60 RGB Black/White configuration offers RGB illumination.

These fans feature nine blades and a 4-pin PWM connection for precise speed control. They operate within a speed range of 500-1,800 RPM, delivering a maximum airflow of 121.55 m³/h, a static pressure of 2.90 mm H₂O, and a maximum noise output of 30 dB(A).

The Sharkoon A-series CPU coolers offer wide CPU socket compatibility, supporting Intel LGA1851/1700/1200/1150/1151/1155/1156/1356/1366/2011/2066 and AMD Socket AM5/AM4/AM3/AM2/FM1/FM2 CPUs.

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Forza Horizon 5 marks one of the biggest first-party Xbox games to come to PS5, with the open-world racing title set to drop onto Sony’s system later this month. Ahead of this, the game has broken one final player count barrier – surpassing a total of 45 million players.

As shared by ‘VGT Gaming News’ via BlueSky, Forza Horizon 5 has officially reached a new player milestone with over 45 million players.

For context, since its launch back in 2021, Horizon 5 quickly sped past 15 million players in just two months. This then increased to 28 million total within 15 months – later being pushed to over 32 million by August of 2023.

Of course, as with all first-party Microsoft titles, total players does not equate to total copies sold, with Microsoft-published games being a day-one addition to Game Pass.

All that said, with a total user base now established, it will be interesting to see how quickly following the PS5 version’s launch that Forza Horizon 5 grows to 50 million players total.

KitGuru says: Are you excited for Forza Horizon 5? How many copies do you think have been pre-ordered so far? Could Forza sell 10 million copies on PS5 alone? Let us know your thoughts down below.

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