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Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti Super using AD102 GPU appears — a fresh variant surfaces with a harvested RTX 4090 die

An MSI product sheet and leaked GPU-Z screenshot point to a GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super with the AD102 silicon. It shouldn't affect performance as it has the same specifications, but the larger die could help with cooling.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 6:47:41 PM

Raspberry Pi Connect expanded to provide SSH access, support for older models

For headless operation of your Raspberry Pi or access when away from its location, the updated Raspberry Pi Connect service now supports older boards and remote shell access.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 6:04:36 PM

AMD MI300X posts fastest ever Geekbench 6 OpenCL score — 19% faster than RTX 4090, and only twelve times as expensive

AMD's flagship MI300X super AI GPU was tested in Geekbench 6, posting the fastest ever result in an increasingly meaningless GPU benchmark. It's 19% faster than Nvidia's RTX 4090, which in turn beats the H100 PCIe by 13%. This is clearly just for 'fun' as Geekbench 6 isn't designed to evaluate enterprise-grade AI GPUs.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 4:58:56 PM

Crucial's hyper-fast 4TB T700 PCIe Gen 5 SSD drops to its lowest-ever price of 9 cents per GB

Crucial's T700 SSD is a Gen 5 drive with hyperfast read/write speeds of 12400/11800MB/s and is now at its lowest-ever price.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 4:57:46 PM

Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon X Elite in PassMark: Fails to Beat Apple's M3

Qualcomm's flagship Snadragon X Elite X1E-84-100 is on par with M2 in single-thread workloads and with Apple's M4 in multi-thread workloads in PassMark.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 3:55:13 PM

AMD talks 1.2 million GPU AI supercomputer to compete with Nvidia — 30X more GPUs than world's fastest supercomputer

AMD reveals that unnamed individuals are seriously considering building an AI "supercluster" with over a million AI GPUs.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 3:29:34 PM

Windows adds custom widgets called Companions to the Start Menu – here's how to make and use your own

Companions can appear on the left or right side of the Start menu. Third party developers make them.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 3:02:27 PM

Organ-on-chip market for drug testing expected to see tenfold growth to $1.3 trillion by 2032

Pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies are the number one consumers of this tech, but other industries are taking notice.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 3:02:08 PM

NZXT H7 Flow (2024) Review: Playing it safe

The new NZXT H7 Flow’s design has undergone some changes, adding room for more fans and a new mesh front panel.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 3:00:57 PM

Microsoft now forces automatic OneDrive backups — feature enabled during clean Windows installs, users surprised with desktop icons and files

OneDrive backup and syncing becomes an opt-out feature for Windows 11.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 2:12:40 PM

Logitech G515 Lightspeed TKL Review: Low profile, affordable price

The Logitech G515 Lightspeed TKL is a low-profile wireless gaming keyboard with updated low-profile switches and access to Logitech's new KEYCONTROL multi-layer keymapping, and a much more budget-friendly build.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 1:59:01 PM

Raspberry Pi Pico PCB uses all 26 pins in custom capacitive touch sensor

Tom Fox has created a capacitive touch sensor using a Raspberry Pi Pico that makes use of all 26 pins with his custom PCB he calls Spoke.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 1:47:14 PM

Intel Core Ultra 200V specs leak points to nine Lunar Lake SKUs and a single Ultra 9 variant

Intel's latest-generation mobile CPUs are expected to launch in September, with leaked specifications suggesting just how powerful and capable they might be.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 1:39:27 PM

How to Fix CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED Errors in Windows

This error occurs when, as its name says, an important process crashes. Here’s how to diagnose and fix it.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 1:06:40 PM

How to Fix the KMODE EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED BSOD

Learn how to diagnose and fix KMODE EXCEPTION NOT HANDLED errors in Windows.

Tuesday, June 25, 2024 12:52:52 PM

This custom Raspberry Pi PC is battery-powered, has a built-in handle, and glows with RGB LEDs

Arnov Sharma has created a Raspberry Pi-powered PC that is completely portable thanks to it's integrated battery pack.

Monday, June 24, 2024 8:18:24 PM

AMD's upcoming Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 beats the company's current best mobile chip – Strix Point ES Geekbench results show big improvements

Geekbench results for another Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 engineering sample have been found, and the results are promising: Strix Point is hitting 4.8 GHz and beating the Ryzen 9 7945HX3D in Geekbench.

Monday, June 24, 2024 5:26:10 PM

Save $300 off this RTX 4070-powered HP Omen Transcend 14 laptop with OLED display

A small and compact gaming laptop from HP, the Omen Transcend 14 comes with an RTX 4070 GPU and OLED display - now with $300 knocked off of the MSRP.

Monday, June 24, 2024 4:34:39 PM

Intel’s Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake to launch this fall: Rumored launch dates revealed

Possible launch dates of Intel's next-generation Lunar Lake and Arrow Lake CPUs have been revealed in a leak.

Monday, June 24, 2024 4:11:32 PM

Pocket Z project hopes to rekindle pocket PC form factor — with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W inside

It may not be as powerful as your smartphone, but this UPMC is on the right track

Monday, June 24, 2024 3:37:10 PM

Intel could be prepping 24-core Arrow Lake-H processors for notebooks

Intel reportedly readies Arrow Lake-H CPU for laptops based on 24-core silicon aimed at desktops.

Monday, June 24, 2024 3:21:49 PM

LG Tandem OLED display hits mass production — Dell XPS 13 is the super vibrant display's first design win

LG has announced the successful beginning of mass production for its first Tandem OLED display. The 13-inch 2880x1800 pixel touchscreen display will see use in Dell XPS 13 laptops first, unique for its stacking of two light-emitting layers which together increase brightness and decrease power consumption.

Monday, June 24, 2024 2:36:42 PM

Surface Copilot+ PCs the most repairable ever — iFixit praises Microsoft's change in philosophy

The team at iFixit have bought their Microsoft Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7, and promptly disassembled them to show how repairable the latest tablet and laptop are.

Monday, June 24, 2024 12:37:03 PM

PC designed to be air cooled at the center of a massive fan — centrifugal force says no

A PC is built into a giant case fan and operates as it spins violently.

Sunday, June 23, 2024 6:29:39 PM

Nvidia to sell its advanced AI processors to Middle East countries, despite sanctions

Nvidia to supply AI GPUs to Ooredoo, a telecom giant that operates in six Middle East countries.

Sunday, June 23, 2024 6:15:27 PM

Mechanical keyboard with see-through chassis, LED matrix, TFT display, scroll wheel, and panic lever becomes instant Kickstarter success

Machenike's 2nd ever Kickstarter promises a see-through mechanical keyboard with a delightful look and a host of features, shipping with everything but the kitchen sink (or a numpad).

Sunday, June 23, 2024 6:03:42 PM

Best Graphics Cards for Gaming in 2024

We've benchmarked all the latest GPUs to select the best graphics cards for gaming. These graphics cards offer the best performance at their price and resolution, from 1080p to 4K.

Sunday, June 23, 2024 5:14:24 PM

AMD's Strix Halo being tested with 128GB RAM — shipping records reveal more about extreme 120W APU

AMD's upcoming Strix Halo APU, never confirmed but seen in shipping records and other leaks, has been spotted again in trade data: now with 128GB of RAM and 120W TDP.

Sunday, June 23, 2024 4:31:09 PM

The AMD Ryzen 7 7700 CPU is now only $246 at Amazon

You can buy the AMD Ryzen 7 7700 processor over at Amazon for one of its lowest prices to date - just $246 instead of its recommended $329.

Sunday, June 23, 2024 4:23:06 PM

Gigabyte RTX 4070 Ti Super WindForce Max OC minimizes cable protrusion with hidden power connector

Gigabyte's GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super Windforce Max OC comes with a huge cooler and power connector placed in a curious position.

Sunday, June 23, 2024 4:13:18 PM

Researchers hope to quash AI hallucination bugs that stem from words with more than one meaning

Semantic entropy is when we use words that have multiple meanings, thus leading to confusion. The researchers want to use this as a way to estimate the chance that an AI is hallucinating.

Sunday, June 23, 2024 3:42:46 PM

Microsoft Defender flags text file containing ‘This content is no longer available.’ as a severe threat

Microsoft Defender marks text files containing 'This content is no longer available.' as a Trojan horse and severe threat.

Sunday, June 23, 2024 3:02:59 PM

Microsoft Account to local account conversion guide erased from official Windows 11 guide — instructions redacted earlier this week

Microsoft posted an official guide on converting your Windows 11 PC login credentials from a Microsoft Account to a local account. But then it changed its mind, and decided that it is not a good idea to give users these instructions.

Sunday, June 23, 2024 1:09:18 PM

Nvidia who? Green team branding files under the public radar — triple trillion dollar firm fails to enter the top 100 Interbrand survey

Nvidia didn't make the list of the top 100 most recognizable brands in the world.

Sunday, June 23, 2024 12:37:05 PM

HighPoint Rocket 1608A add-in card review: More drives, more power

The HighPoint Rocket 1608A is a new, PCIe 5.0 add-in-card that allows you to boost storage performance with up to eight SSDs in tandem. It’s super fast for the right workloads, if you need that kind of performance.

Sunday, June 23, 2024 12:00:47 PM

Firmware flaw affects numerous generations of Intel CPUs — UEFI code execution vulnerability found for Intel CPUs from 14th Gen Raptor Lake to 6th Gen Skylake CPUs, and TPM will not save you

Phoenix Technologies is the latest to report buffer overflow into arbitrary code execution, which was made possible through a widespread exploit on several generations of Intel CPUs, with or without TPM support.

Saturday, June 22, 2024 7:29:32 PM

Seagate opens an eBay store to sell refurbished hard drives — 22TB drives for $311

To expand its Hard Drive Circularity Program and reduce electronic waste, Seagate is now selling its refurbished and recertified mechanical hard drives through eBay for attractive prices.

Saturday, June 22, 2024 6:27:29 PM

This Raspberry Pi rover bot is named Floyd and is super sassy, thanks to Chat GPT

Larry's Workbench is using a Raspberry Pi to power his custom rover bot, which is voice-activated and very sassy, thanks to Chat GPT.

Saturday, June 22, 2024 5:00:25 PM

Nvidia's next-gen DLSS may leverage AI — tech will be able to generate in-game textures, characters, and objects from scratch

Jensen Huang revealed his vision for DLSS's future. He envisions DLSS generating in-game assets and NPCs from scratch.

Saturday, June 22, 2024 4:52:10 PM

Asus TUF 24-inch 165 Hz IPS gaming monitor is only $99 at Newegg

The Asus TUF VG249Q1R gaming monitor is currently available at Newegg for just $99, one of its lowest prices to date.

Saturday, June 22, 2024 4:47:11 PM

Microsoft shelves its underwater data center — Project Natick had fewer server failures compared to servers on land

Although Microsoft quietly discontinued 'Project Natick,' its undersea data center returned excellent results. Throughout the experiment, 0.7% of servers failed, compared to 5.9% on land.

Saturday, June 22, 2024 4:44:17 PM

Qualcomm makes its AI models available to app developers

Developers can now use Qualcomm's AI models to build their AI apps.

Saturday, June 22, 2024 3:41:01 PM

U.S. bans Kaspersky and hands out sanctions to execs — 100 days until class-leading antivirus ban takes effect

Antivirus company Kaspersky Labs and several subsidiaries were banned from U.S. operations on Thursday, and customers had 100 days to find an alternative. The U.S. also sanctioned 12 executives.

Saturday, June 22, 2024 3:37:32 PM

Smuggler busted with 596 Intel Xeon CPUs valued at $1.5 million — trafficker faces seven-year jailtime and over $256K fine

Hong Kong Customs intercepted the smuggling of $1.5 million in Intel Xeon processors in secret compartments of a private car.

Saturday, June 22, 2024 3:10:24 PM

Early Zen 5 CPU benchmarks support AMD's IPC claims — Ryzen AI 9 365 shows 15% improvement over the previous gen

Hardware tester David Huang received an engineering sample of the Ryzen AI 9 365 and ran a couple of benchmarks on it.

Saturday, June 22, 2024 2:32:31 PM

Should you upgrade your GPU or CPU for faster gaming? We tested many hardware combos to find out

We've tested four different CPUs and GPUs, spanning the past seven years of PC hardware, to show how different upgrade paths can perform. If you're still using an older system, we'll provide benchmarks of 16 different hardware configurations to help you plan your next upgrade.

Saturday, June 22, 2024 2:04:18 PM

U.S. to curb investments in China's AI and semiconductor sectors

The U.S. is close to finalizing rules to restrict investments in China, but there will be exceptions.

Saturday, June 22, 2024 1:43:34 PM

VKD3D Proton update improves OpenVR and Nvidia Reflex performance

VKD3D Proton updates to Version 2.13 to improve high-end Linux gaming via Proton.

Saturday, June 22, 2024 1:41:06 PM

Keychron Q1 HE Review: The wireless HE keyboard you've been waiting for

The Keychron Q1 HE is a 75-percent keyboard with magnetic Hall Effect switches, a full aluminum chassis, and low-latency 2.4GHz wireless connectivity.

Saturday, June 22, 2024 12:00:08 PM

Snapdragon X Elite laptops last 15+ hours on our battery test, but Intel systems not that far behind

Is a difference of 2 or 3 hours a real game-changer?

Saturday, June 22, 2024 11:30:46 AM

Several AI companies said to be ignoring robots dot txt exclusion, scraping content without permission: report

Some AIs bypass robots.txt protocol, perhaps risking lawsuits.

Friday, June 21, 2024 8:55:18 PM

AI titans Microsoft and Nvidia reportedly had a standoff over use of Microsoft's B200 AI GPUs in its own server rooms

AI titans Microsoft and Nvidia reportedly had a standoff over what server racks were to be used for Microsoft's newly acquired B200 GPUs. Microsoft won the fight and will use its own custom racks that can be adapted to Nvidia's competitor's GPUs if needed, rather than Nvidia's proprietary solution.

Friday, June 21, 2024 8:50:11 PM

Gigabyte launches AI TOP GPUs — AMD reference-like designs in fancy boxes

Gigabyte has announced the Radeon Pro W7900 Dual Slot AI TOP 48G and the Radeon Pro W7800 AI TOP 32G.

Friday, June 21, 2024 5:47:15 PM

Biwin demos 14.5 GB/s SSD with Maxio controller and YMTC memory — first non-Phison PCIe 5.0 SSD

Biwin has an exclusive SSD coming: An ultra high-performance SSD with Maxio's MAP1806 controller and YMTC's 3D NAND memory.

Friday, June 21, 2024 5:45:19 PM

Now that EVGA has quit Nvidia, extreme overclocker Kingpin hints at GPU partnership with PNY

Kingpin is reportedly considering making a comeback to the GPU manufacturing scene in a potential partnership with PNY. This would be PNY's first foray into the extreme overclocking scene.

Friday, June 21, 2024 5:18:06 PM

Get $100 off Alienware's AW3225QF curved gaming monitor — 4K QD-OLED visuals with a blistering 240 Hz refresh rate

Grab the Alienware AW3225QF 4K QD-OLED gaming monitor with 240 Hz refresh rate for $100 off at Dell.

Friday, June 21, 2024 3:42:21 PM

Raspberry Pi used to count bees — Brazilian researchers use a Pi Zero 2 W and some AI to help keep hives healthy

University researchers are using a Raspberry Pi as the main board behind their bee counting project that relies on AI to monitor overall hive health.

Friday, June 21, 2024 2:40:45 PM

Fire at Micron's Taichung, Taiwan facility reportedly caused by high-pressure gas leak — no injuries reported, fab operating normally

Thanks to the automated fire suppression systems, onsite response and Taichung firefighters, the high-pressure leak that caused the fire was handled quickly, resulting in minimal damage without affecting the safety of its workers.

Friday, June 21, 2024 2:25:56 PM

AMD's Ryzen 8000G lineup gets a price drop — high-end integrated graphics get cheaper ahead of 9000-series release

Prices have dropped on AMD's Ryzen 8000G series of desktop APUs with integrated graphics, indicating a planned price change ahead of Ryzen 9000's launch on desktops in July.

Friday, June 21, 2024 1:27:26 PM

Retro Pocket 386 Win 95 laptop arrives for less than $200 — comes with 40MHz 386 SX processor, 8 MB RAM, and replaceable graphics

The Pocket 386 is a retro Windows gaming laptop that you can easily put in your pocket.

Friday, June 21, 2024 1:22:05 PM

Western Digital My Passport (6TB) review: spacious and stocky

WD bumps its My Passport gets bumped up to a 6TB top capacity. But the extra terabyte comes with a steep price hike. The drive is thicker than the 5TB model, and of course it's much slower than portable SSDs.

Friday, June 21, 2024 12:00:14 PM

Intelbroker claims they hacked Apple in the same week as AMD

After claiming to have hacked AMD, Intelbroker says they have hacked Apple too, gaining access to internal tools source code

Friday, June 21, 2024 10:27:32 AM

Save 10% on Elgato's Stream Deck+ Studio Controller and up your streaming game

Save 10% on Elgato's Stream Deck+ Studio Controller and upgrade your streaming setup to give you more control over your production.

Friday, June 21, 2024 8:00:50 AM

Microsoft kills Win + C shortcut to promote dedicated Copilot key, drive PC sales

Microsoft's latest Windows 11 insider preview completely gets rid of the Copilot keyboard hotkey shortcut in an attempt to steer people towards a Copilot+ PC, which has a dedicated Copilot key on the keyboard.

Thursday, June 20, 2024 6:46:32 PM

Modder builds a totally fanless 'retro-futuristic' mini PC — attached to a USB4-powered bank of SSDs

TheJiral on Reddit showcases a custom fanless PC.

Thursday, June 20, 2024 4:52:28 PM

Gone, but not forgotten: Recall feature disappears from latest Windows Insider builds

Microsoft had said Insiders could run Recall, but apparently not yet.

Thursday, June 20, 2024 4:50:03 PM

Intel Battlemage display drivers coming soon for Linux — functional drivers to focus on power efficiency first

Intel is working on bringing Linux display driver functionality to its upcoming Battlemage GPUs. A functional driver will be integrated into Linux 6.11's next kernel cycle.

Thursday, June 20, 2024 4:10:36 PM

TSMC explores using 510x515 mm rectangular silicon wafers — tripling the usable area of current 300mm diameter tech

Nikkei says TSMC is researching rectangular substrates for advanced chip packaging.

Thursday, June 20, 2024 2:46:32 PM

This Raspberry Pi Pico project will sort your candies by color

Techtronic3D is using a Raspberry Pi Pico to power his custom candy sorter that automatically drops candy into bins that correspond with their respective colors.

Thursday, June 20, 2024 2:21:57 PM

Minisforum DEG1 eGPU dock launched at $99 — open-air device supports up to RTX 4090 and OCuLink connections

The DEG1 is a great solution for those who need an external graphics card but cannot spare the space for a tower case.

Thursday, June 20, 2024 2:14:01 PM

SkatterBencher is working on a telemetry tool for the Raspberry Pi

SkatterBencher's telemetry tool for the Raspberry Pi brings real-time data logging to our favorite SBC. Data is output to the terminal and logged to CSV for later analysis.

Thursday, June 20, 2024 1:43:21 PM

Supercomputer designer shrinks the Cray C90 to wristwatch size … sort of

An electrical engineer who designs real-life supercomputers took his love for Cray and built a supercomputer-inspired wristwatch.

Thursday, June 20, 2024 1:32:47 PM

Copilot+ PCs are getting better at gaming, says Microsoft — Prism optimizations and anti-cheat software compatibility celebrated

Microsoft is continuously working on improvements to make gaming on Windows 11 on Arm possible, ensuring gamers can use Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs for their favorite past time.

Thursday, June 20, 2024 12:38:18 PM

Valkyrie Vind SL125 Review: Anime aesthetic meets underwhelming performance

The Valkyrie VIND SL125 is an anime-themed cooler with fancy packaging, but can it compete with other similarly priced products?

Thursday, June 20, 2024 12:00:57 PM

AMD provides update on data breach — says it won't 'have a material impact' on business

AMD has stated that its investigations into an internal network breach show potential data leak is not as damaging as initially suspected or as the alleged attacker claimed.

Thursday, June 20, 2024 11:41:17 AM

TSMC N3 production and packaging prices to increase by up to 20%, say reports

In time for ramp of Nvidia's and Intel's next-gen products, TSMC is set to increase quotes, according to analysts and media.

Thursday, June 20, 2024 10:55:39 AM

NAND and DRAM prices dropping in spot market, continuing downward trend

As memory module and SSD makers have loads of chips in stock, they do not buy ICs on spot market, which is why the spot prices of memory decrease.

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 9:33:36 PM

New Samsung SSDs are allegedly right around the corner — 990 Evo Plus and 9100 Pro trademarks have surfaced

Samsung trademarks the 990 Evo Plus and 9100 Pro with the Korea Intellectual Property Rights Information Service (KIPRIS).

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 5:28:16 PM

Geekom introduces AX8 Mini PC with 13th Gen Intel and AMD Ryzen 8000 CPU support

The blue Geekom AX8 Mini PC launches with Intel and AMD support, up to 2TB NVMe 4.0 storage and 32 GB RAM in all configurations.

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 5:25:45 PM

Intel 3 '3nm-class' process technology is in high-volume production: Intel

Intel details its 3nm-class process technology: 18% higher performance than 4nm-class, 1.2V support.

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 5:03:41 PM

Want a baby Macintosh Quadra 700? You can build one using Raspberry Pi

Using a 3D printed case, a Raspberry Pi 4B, and a few electronics parts, you too can build your own baby Macintosh Quadra 700.

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 4:59:37 PM

AMD enhances multi-GPU support in latest ROCm update: up to four RX or Pro GPUs supported, official support added for Pro W7900 Dual Slot

AMD has updated its ROCm driver/software open-source stack with improved multi-GPU support. Users can now take advantage of up to four qualifying GPUs in a single system for AI workflows.

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 4:54:16 PM

Jonsbo introduces T6 ITX walnut handled case in metal and wood — available in black or silver

The T6 ITX case adds wood accents and a moveable wooden handle to make your SFF PC look more elegant and beautiful.

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 4:42:41 PM

Intel offers new guidance on 13th and 14th Gen CPU instability — but no definitive fix yet

Intel continues to investigate what's causing instability problems with its 13th and 14th Generation CPUs, but is rolling out a fix for one contributing bug.

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 3:18:33 PM

This 2023 Razer Blade 15 gaming laptop comes with a whopping $1,000 discount — All-time low price

A gamer-centric gaming laptop from Razer, the Razer Blade 15 is now at its lowest-ever price thanks to a $1,000 discount.

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 2:17:21 PM

Micron to expand production of HBM3E memory across the world to increase HBM market share: Report

Nikkei says that Micron is set to produce more HBM3E memory in Taiwan, expand R&D operations in the U.S. and even start producing HBM3E memory in Malaysia.

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 2:12:01 PM

Fractal Design Mood fabric covered tower ITX case launched — comes in black or gray to match your living room

As shown during Computex 2024, Fractal Design releases the Mood mini ITX PC case with a pillar case design, accommodating the new 'SFF-ready' Nvidia graphics card standards and fabric exterior.

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 1:20:43 PM

Framework embraces RISC-V processor trend with new laptop mainboard — partners with DeepComputing for StarFive JH7110 SoC board

DeepComputing has built a prototype RISC-V mainboard for the Framework Laptop 13. It will debut at the RISC-V Summit Europe event next week.

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 12:23:57 PM

Rode Streamer X Review: Stream Dream?

An extra tool for streamers that combines a video capture device with an audio solution and customizable macro pads.

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 12:00:06 PM

AMD working with law enforcement after reports of massive data breach — hack may have uncovered future product details

Known cybercriminal Intelbroker claims to have breached AMD and got plenty of sensitive information that is now available for sale.

Wednesday, June 19, 2024 10:50:07 AM

Nvidia is now world's most valuable company by market cap, ahead of Apple, Microsoft, and Google

Nvidia has passed Microsoft and Apple, becoming the world's most valuable company — as the world needs more and more AI processors.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 7:42:10 PM

TikTok mistakenly refunds Bambu Lab A1 3D printer buyers — newer, non-faulty models flagged along with those that pose a safety risk

Bambu Lab tried to put the messy February recall of 12,800 A1 3D printers behind it. But a heavy-handed refund by TikTok Shop – that included perfectly good updated printers – has dragged the ordeal back into the light.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 7:30:53 PM

Gigabyte AI TOP 100E SSD features incredible 219,000 TBW endurance rating — 183X more than the venerable Samsung 990 Pro

Gigabyte reveals its AI TOP 100E SSD specifications, a drive that caters specifically to AI workloads and is designed to handle years of basically continuous writes with a massive 219,000 TBW rating for the 2TB model — that's 60 drive writes per day or around 17 hours of 2 TB/s writes.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 6:57:26 PM

Patent hoarder sues Micron for up to $480 million for infringement — South Korean firm Mimir IP acquired the patents from SK hynix in May

Mimir IP acquired around 1,500 patents from SK hynix just last month, and has now sued Micron and its partners for patent infringement in a seeming proxy battle. Such tactics are becoming increasingly common in the semiconductor industry.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 5:51:51 PM

AMD Ryzen AI 300 and Ryzen 9000 release dates and prices seemingly leak — retailers peg July 15 and 31 for laptops and desktop CPUs

The next generation of AMD desktop and laptop CPUs are prepping for a seemingly imminent retail launch. Ryzen AI 300 laptops will apparently go on sale July 15, with Ryzen 9000 desktop CPUs launching on July 31. We also have some retail price listings for the desktop processors.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 5:37:22 PM

4TB Crucial P3 Plus SSD is down to 5 cents per GB, for a limited time only

Great capacity and reasonable performance at an affordable price, the Crucial P3 Plus 4TB is one of the better budget SSDs.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 5:07:45 PM

Samsung GPU investment plan given green light — digital twins and lithography purposes likely, consumer GPU improbable

Samsung management recently approved plans to make heavy investments into GPUs. It is unlikely that the investment is going into a new consumer GPU, with likely options being digital twins or computational lithography research to make fabrication more efficient.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 4:15:52 PM

Copilot+ PC launch day live blog: Testing the new Snapdragon Laptops

The first group of Copilot+ PCs, powered by Snapdragon X CPUs, are out today and we're benchmarking them.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 3:35:14 PM

Microsoft Copilot+ PCs available now — here are all the Snapdragon Elite X laptops you can buy today

Microsoft's Snapdragon X-powered laptops are arriving on store shelves and start shipping out today. These are some of your options if you want to get in on the Copilot+ PC bandwagon.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 3:28:15 PM

Carbon fiber hewn structural batteries heralded as 'massless' solution for lighter devices

A Swedish startup is working to commercialize carbon fiber that offers not only structural support to a device, but also battery power.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 2:10:31 PM

TSMC suspends CoWoS fab construction because of archeological findings

When the past slows down the future: TSMC puts building of its AP7 packaging facility on hold due to discovery of ruins of something.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 1:35:11 PM

Samsung Texas fab delayed for 2nm upgrade to face-off with TSMC and Intel, according to Korean media

Industry sources say that one of the reasons for the delay of Samsung's Texas fab is that it is considering upgrading it from 4nm to 2nm.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 12:32:10 PM

Nuphy Halo75 V2 Review: An Affordable Enthusiast Mechanical Keyboard

The Halo75 V2 is the kind of evolution you hope for in a sequel — it builds on the original in big ways. Whether you’re looking for solid gaming performance, a great typing experience, or you just love RGB, it has something for everybody.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 12:00:32 PM

Intel's Open Image Denoise 2.3.0 library adds support for Battlemage GPUs, Arrow Lake, and Lunar Lake CPUs — Xe2 graphics edge closer

Intel has introduced the latest version 2.3.0 of its Open Image Denoise open-source library. The updated library adds support for the Arc Battlemage graphics processing architecture, as well as upcoming processors codenamed Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 11:06:09 AM

What is CAMM2? Meet the faster, smaller, upgradeable new memory standard

CAMM2 and its sleeker laptop version, LPCAMM2, are part of a new memory standard allowing for slimmer, cleaner devices and faster performance.

Tuesday, June 18, 2024 11:00:14 AM

ASRock PG27QFT2A 180 Hz gaming monitor review: Serious performance and value

The ASRock PG27QFT2A delivers Adaptive-Sync, 180 Hz and smooth gaming from a QHD IPS panel. High performance joins HDR and wide gamut color to create an excellent experience for very little money.

Monday, June 17, 2024 5:21:55 PM

World's smallest, cheapest network switch developed by US high school robotics team — Murex Robotics makes the hardware fully open-source

Murex Robotics, a high school robotics team, makes their world's-smallest network switch fully open-source. The move comes as part of their mission to democratize technology.

Monday, June 17, 2024 5:16:13 PM

Revolutionary Samsung tech that enables stacking HBM on CPU or GPU arrives this year — SAINT-D HBM scheduled for 2024 rollout, says report

Samsung paves the way for HBM4 integration with its SAINT-D interconnection and packaging technology.

Monday, June 17, 2024 3:45:00 PM

IBM and AIST collaborate on 10,000-qubit quantum computer — 75x more qubits than rivals

IBM and Japan's AIST are joining forces to create a new quantum computer with 10,000 qubits. This new machine will have 75x more qubits than today's smartest quantum computers, putting it on a track of vastly increased correctness over today's quantum processing.

Monday, June 17, 2024 3:18:08 PM

Melted Minitel terminal rescued from fire, listed for $500 — seller says it's a piece of art

An old terminal from the early days of France Telecom's Minitel network was rescued from a fire and is being auctioned off as a piece of art.

Monday, June 17, 2024 2:57:35 PM

Major Chinese semiconductor company goes bankrupt — 23 others recently withdrew IPO applications

Following a collapse of a $3 billion IDM project, doubts are growing about the prospects of China's chip industry.

Monday, June 17, 2024 1:44:45 PM

MicroMac project recreates a Macintosh 128k on the Raspberry Pi Pico — hardware costs less than $7

If you want to experience the nostalgia of working on a Macintosh 128K, you can build one for less than the cost of lunch,

Monday, June 17, 2024 1:13:37 PM

Kioxia ends production cutting strategy — 3D NAND prices could stabilize or decline

Kioxia puts an end to its 3D NAND production cuts that were initiated in October, 2022.

Monday, June 17, 2024 12:28:58 PM

Zephyr launches 'world's first' Nvidia RTX 4070 ITX form factor card — dual-slot and just 172mm long

The world’s first ITX-friendly Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 has arrived, claims China’s Zephyr. An infomercial with details of the new RTX 4070 ITX Sakura Blizzard graphics card was shared by Zephyr this weekend.

Monday, June 17, 2024 12:02:49 PM

Optical PCIe 7.0 connection hits a blazing 128 GT/s

Cadence teases proprietary optical connectivity solution for PCIe 7.0 at 128 GT/s.

Monday, June 17, 2024 10:00:53 AM

$2.4 million Texas home listing boasts built-in 5,786 sq ft data center with full liquid cooling immersion system, no bedrooms

A Zillow listing for a $2.4 million "house", really a datacenter in disguise, in Dallas has been found on X, formerly Twitter. If you have corporate data center needs and want to work in a Texas suburb, this listing is for you.

Sunday, June 16, 2024 6:56:08 PM

Windows 11 Cross Device Service bug eats CPU resources — Microsoft identifies cause but no fix ready yet

Windows 11 Insider builds suffer from a buggy Service with High CPU usage.

Sunday, June 16, 2024 6:01:29 PM

DNA data preserved in amber-like polymer by MIT scientists — Jurassic Park inspires new long-term 'T-REX' preservation method

New DNA storage method based on Jurassic Park stores DNA in an amber-like polymer. Unlike previous styles which freeze DNA or embed it in silica, the amber method is easy to embed and extract, and is highly scalable.

Sunday, June 16, 2024 5:07:08 PM

DJI drone ban passes in U.S. House — 'Countering CCP Drones Act' would ban all DJI sales in U.S. if passed in Senate

The Countering CCP Drones Act, a part of the U.S.'s 2025 annual defense spending act, has passed in the House of Representatives. A successful passage through the Senate in the coming weeks would ban all DJI sales in the U.S.

Sunday, June 16, 2024 3:23:26 PM

Best Raspberry Pi Projects: June 2024

These are some of the best Raspberry Pi projects we've had the honor of featuring over the last month complete with all the details you need to make something like it yourself at home.

Sunday, June 16, 2024 3:00:57 PM

How to use SSH on Android with JuiceSSH

SSH is a great way to securely connect to a remote machine and run commands as if you were there. We can even do it from our Android device, and we show you how!

Sunday, June 16, 2024 2:30:11 PM

AMD’s Ryzen AI 300-series APUs could offer graphics performance on a par with low-end discrete GPUs

AMD's range-topping Ryzen AI HX 370 with Radeon 890M graphics offers 20% higher performance compared to its predecessor, rubbing shoulders with some discrete GPUs.

Sunday, June 16, 2024 2:03:28 PM

Sunfounder Pironman 5 Review: Some Avenging Assembly required

Looking like a gaming PC has been hit with a shrink-ray, this RGB adorned case for the Raspberry Pi 5 will keep your flagship cool under a heavy load.

Sunday, June 16, 2024 2:00:54 PM

Jensen Huang tells Caltech grads to pursue 'zero-billion-dollar markets' — hopes to inspire the next big tech leaders

'I hope you believe in something. Something unconventional, something unexplored. But let it be informed, and let it be reasoned, and dedicate yourself to making that happen.'

Sunday, June 16, 2024 1:45:44 PM

Logitech G Pro X 2 Lightspeed Review: Gamers only

The Logitech G Pro X 2 Lightspeed is a well-built, comfortable gaming headset with tri-mode connectivity and decent battery life, but it doesn't do much to stand out against the competition.

Sunday, June 16, 2024 12:00:03 PM

Russia continues work on homegrown game console as technology and scale issues persist

Russian ministry began to search for a company that would develop a domestic game console, or at least a Steam Deck analog.

Sunday, June 16, 2024 11:29:10 AM

Cooler Master bundles free 27-inch 240 Hz gaming monitor with 850W fanless power supply — X Silent Edge Platinum 850 goes up for preorder at $399

Cooler Master's long-awaited X Silent power supplies are here with the launch of the 850W unit. With no fan inside, those who buy early will receive $150 off the purchase, plus a curved gaming monitor and 90° 24-pin ATX cable adapter for free.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 8:08:30 PM

AMD RDNA 3 and Radeon RX 7000-series GPUs: Everything we know

The AMD RDNA 3 architecture and Radeon RX 7000-series GPUs are the latest and greatest from team red. Here's everything you need to know about the third generation of RDNA graphics cards.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 6:42:24 PM

Scientists used a retired supercomputer to prep for NASA’s Roman mission — Argonne Theta supercomputer created nearly four million simulated images

NASA is preparing to launch a new space telescope and is calibrating expectations with a supercomputer and the OpenUniverse project.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 6:17:09 PM

Asetek halts revenue guidance as large customers cancel orders

As Asetek's customers abruptly cancel orders, the company has to withdraw revenue guidance published in March.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 6:02:40 PM

Despite controversy, Recall adds new ‘Screenray’ feature, which analyzes current desktop contents

Recall is still available to Windows Insiders only, who now have a new feature and a new UI to play with.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 5:52:49 PM

Ryzen 9 7950X3D gaming CPU drops to $491, only $5 more expensive than the regular Ryzen 9 7950X

The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is currently available at Amazon for just $491 instead of its usual $699.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 5:52:03 PM

Asus launches budget-friendly overclocking motherboard — Z790-AYW WIFI W debuts with DDR5-8000+ support

Perhaps in response to recent announcements from MSI, Asus has revealed what a budget-friendly motherboard for overclocking enthusiasts should be.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 4:49:23 PM

Asus introduces compact Nvidia GPUs for SFF PCs — Prime lineup includes RTX 4060 Ti, RTX 4070, and RTX 4070 Super

Asus released six new GPUs built for SFF cases, from the Asus Prime RTX 4060 Ti to the RTX 4070 Super OC Edition.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 4:20:27 PM

Fixing Windows Update or Upgrade into Black Screen

After upgrading or updating Windows, you’ll reboot into a black screen. Here’s what to do if that happens.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 3:09:36 PM

XFX's new GPUs with swappable fans go up for sale — RX 7900 XTX start at $919 and RX 7800 XT at $519

XFX has now introduced the 'Mercury MagAir' and 'QickSilver MagAir' series via X, showing one of the key features being the swappable fans for its AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX and 7900 XT graphics cards.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 3:04:26 PM

What is an AI PC and do you actually need one?

There are many ways that PC vendors are defining an AI PC. Here's how to cut through the noise (and figure out if you need one).

Saturday, June 15, 2024 2:09:26 PM

Celebrate Father's Day with a new iBUYPOWER gaming PC

iBUYPOWER has a range of deals on their RDY prebuilt gaming PCs for Father's Day. Add one of our coupon offers for an even bigger savings.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 2:00:42 PM

Clevetura CLVX 1 Wireless Keyboard Review: Touch on Keys

The Clevetura CLVX 1 is a truly innovative keyboard. Combining intuitive and customizable capacitive touch controls, it pulls double duty as both a mouse and keyboard. You’ll need to like scissor switches, but if you do, it’s surprisingly great.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 2:00:37 PM

Intel slapped with class action lawsuit over foundry revenues — litigants allege securities fraud

Class action attorneys call Intel investors to sue the company over not properly disclosing losses generated by the manufacturing division.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 1:55:00 PM

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4S Review: An Industrial Legacy

Raspberry Pi’s latest board isn’t for everyone, starting at $25 and only available in 200 or 1000 unit purchases, the Compute Module 4S is made for industry.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 1:41:51 PM

55-year-old bug found in 'Lunar Landing,' the most popular video game from the 70's

An ancient text-based video game, Lunar Landing, has finally been found to have a bug after almost six decades.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 11:00:00 AM

Supercomputers can't figure out if you're good enough to beat Mario levels, researchers find

Researchers determine that only players, not supercomputers, can truly determine whether or not the most challenging Mario levels can actually be overcome.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 10:30:00 AM

Intel denies reports that it identified a root cause for Core i9 crashing issues — investigation continues

Contrary to media reports, Intel hasn't discovered the cause of the instability affecting 13th and 14th Generation Core i9 processors.

Saturday, June 15, 2024 3:20:10 AM

EVGA's classified AMD motherboard has been declassified — EVGA X670E Classified prototype motherboard fetches over $1,300

Hardware enthusiast shows off the EVGA X670E Classified motherboard, a prototype that recently surfaced in the Chinese second-hand market.

Friday, June 14, 2024 6:48:46 PM

Lofree Edge Review: Thin, light, and more expensive than Apple’s Magic Keyboard

The Lofree Edge is a thin, lightweight low-profile mechanical keyboard that sounds very good but isn't otherwise impressive.

Friday, June 14, 2024 5:58:28 PM

Samsung's ultrawide 49-inch OLED Odyssey G9 monitor is back down to its all-time lowest price

The size of two monitors merged into just one single OLED screen, the Samsung Odyssey G9 OLED has $600 knocked off of its MSRP.

Friday, June 14, 2024 5:08:45 PM

Framework disses other PC makers about overuse of AI branding

Framework doesn't use AI branding, even though the chips on its laptops are capable of handling some AI processes.

Friday, June 14, 2024 5:05:00 PM

A single modern AI GPU consumes up to 3.7 MWh of power per year — GPUs sold last year alone consumed more power than 1.3 million homes

The over 3.8 million GPUs sold last year has the power requirement of 1.3 million homes in a year, or about 7% of California's annual electricity output.

Friday, June 14, 2024 4:11:10 PM

AMD confirms Ryzen AI 300 PCs won't feature Copilot+ features at launch — will arrive via Windows Update later this year

AMD Ryzen AI 300-powered laptops do not get the Copilot+ PC certification at launch. Users will get Windows' AI features later this year via Windows Update.

Friday, June 14, 2024 4:09:00 PM

AMD patents configurable multi-chiplet GPU — illustration shows three dies

AMD has a new patent that shows a three-die GPU. Next-generation graphics processors could adopt more complex chiplet designs.

Friday, June 14, 2024 3:36:53 PM

Lexar SL500 and Professional SL600 Review: More 20 Gbps options

Lexar's SL500 and Professional SL600 do well on most of our tests. But our sustained write testing shows better-performing options are available at lower prices.

Friday, June 14, 2024 3:03:46 PM

Minecraft players outraged as Microsoft deletes accounts that weren't transitioned

Despite more than a year of warning, many Minecraft owners didn't upgrade their accounts to Microsoft accounts. As a result, they've lost access to a game they paid for.

Friday, June 14, 2024 1:54:31 PM

PCIe 6.0 and 7.0 standards hit a roadblock — compliance slowdown could lead to broader delays

PCI-SIG delays conformity tests for PCIe 6.0 and PCIe 7.0, which could slowdown adoption of these technologies.

Friday, June 14, 2024 12:58:59 PM

Woman busted smuggling 350 Nintendo Switch game cards in her brassiere — Chinese customs officials intercept smuggler at checkpoint

A woman arriving in mainland China from Hong Kong was found to have 350 Nintendo Switch game cartridges stuffed into her bra.

Friday, June 14, 2024 12:27:41 PM

XFX's new GPU will have swappable fans- Phoenix Nirvana series going global with its interchangeable fan design

XFX shared a picture in X, showing the ability to swap fans on its graphics card, giving the ability to use aftermarket fans with different colours and LED options, as it did with the Nitro Gear series.

Friday, June 14, 2024 12:10:44 PM

China only produces 1% of critical litho chipmaking tools, exposing it to harsh US sanctions — investment in domestic toolmakers looks to reverse the trend

Only 20% of China's chipmaking tools are domestically made, putting the country at the mercy of external forces.

Friday, June 14, 2024 10:59:41 AM

Russian chipmaker unveils Raspberry Pi competitor — despite US sanction woes, Elbrus packs its homegrown chip into the smallest form factor yet

The Elbrus-2S3 processor is being used to power a Raspberry Pi 5 competitor from Russian state agency Rostec. The problem? The Elbrus-2S3 hasn't been produced since 2022 when Taiwan sanctioned Russia.

Friday, June 14, 2024 10:29:11 AM

GPU-boosting GDDR7 memory coming this year — SK Hynix to launch in Q4, matching competitors

SK Hynix retracts comments made by booth rep, claims its GDDR7 memory is on track for mass production in Q4 this year.

Friday, June 14, 2024 10:00:14 AM

Microsoft recalls Recall: Controversial AI feature won't be in Copilot+ Windows build at launch

This is the second time Microsoft has back-tracked on Recall.

Friday, June 14, 2024 2:50:37 AM

Snapdragon X Elite in the wild is allegedly slower than iPhone 12 — first benchmarks of Samsung Book4 Edge disappoint

A Reddit user who got his hands on the newest Samsung Copilot+ PC early posted benchmarks, and the results are incredibly disappointing. The CPU clock speeds on the unit are locked to 2.5 GHz, much slower than the advertised 4.0 GHz boost.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 10:54:02 PM

Raspberry Pi powers creepy one-eyed, head-swiveling stuffed koala assistant with ChatGPT

Spiritual_Aside_7859 uses a Raspberry Pi to power a stuffed koala bear assistant that uses ChatGPT to talk.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 9:37:06 PM

Wells Fargo fires more than a dozen employees for faking work using mouse jigglers and keyboard simulation

The bank disclosed it fired the employees after finding they were giving the impression of working when they really weren't.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 7:34:13 PM

Microsoft dev shares story behind iconic Windows screensavers — 3D Pipes, 3D Maze, and more

Windows NT screensavers, including the most popular, get their origin story explained by Raymond Chen.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 6:33:39 PM

Snag Adata's superfast 4TB XPG Gammix S70 Blade SSD for only 5 cents per GB

With ever-soaring SSD prices, it's great to see a low $234 price tag on Adata's superfast 4TB XPG Gammix S70 Blade SSD.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 5:19:45 PM

Chinese company unveils sanctions-defying chip design tools that work on China chipmakers' Huawei and Phytium processors

Xinhuazhang develops EDA tools compatible with Arm-based Huawei's Kunpeng and SPARCv9-based Phytium's FeiTeng processors.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 4:58:10 PM

Intel fires back at AMD's AI benchmarks, shares results claiming current-gen Xeon chips are faster at AI than next-gen EPYC Turin

Intel fired back at AMD's recent AI benchmarks that claimed AMD's EPYC Turin is 5.4 times faster than Intel's Xeon chips in AI workloads. Intel claims its existing chips are faster than AMD's upcoming flagship.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 4:04:08 PM

Samsung's new roadmap unveils its 2nm process nodes and outlines backside power delivery plans

Samsung Foundry outlines roadmap for the next three years: 2nm, backside power delivery and more.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 3:59:13 PM

US sanctions PC cooling and power supply maker DeepCool for selling products to Russia, fueling its war efforts in Ukraine

A new round of companies sanctioned by the U.S. government for selling goods that could support Russia's war against Ukraine includes a popular PC cooling and power supply manufacturer.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 3:47:25 PM

Intel Core i5-14400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X Faceoff: AMD Delivers a Value Beatdown

We put Intel's Raptor Lake Refresh Core i5-14400 up against AMD's Ryzen 5 7600X in a six-round fight.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 2:28:38 PM

Basemark Breaking Limit benchmark tests ray traced gaming performance across diverse platforms — Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android

Basemark through GPUScore introduces a cross-platform ray tracing benchmark, Breaking Limit.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 2:11:59 PM

PC Factory Worker amusement center opens in Japan — kids learn PC DIY with 'real CPU, memory, graphics card'

Kids in Japan are set for a real treat later this month as a PC-building amusement center attraction opens at Kidzania Tokyo. From June 26, lucky children will be able to experience the daily work of a ‘PC Factory Worker,’ and assemble a computer, before attempting a first boot.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 1:45:13 PM

Disgruntled ex-employee costs company over $600,000 after he deletes all 180 of its test servers — found server deletion scripts on Google

NCS forgot to delete a former employee's access credentials, allowing him to install delete scripts that wiped out all 180 of its testing servers.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 1:38:28 PM

The world’s first RISC-V laptop gets a big update — DeepComputing doubled the core count, increased clocks to 2 GHz, and added AI capabilities

The world's first RISC-V laptop gets a better SoC, Ubuntu OS straight out of the box.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 12:28:58 PM

WD 2Tb 3D QLC NAND chips should open the door to cheaper high-capacity SSDs

High-capacity SSDs might get cheaper as Western Digital and Kioxia are prepping BiCS8 2Tb 3D QLC NAND devices.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 12:16:22 PM

Off means off: Splave Edition PSU has no residual power, discharges as soon as you flick the switch

Most power supplies keep juicing your motherboard while they are off, but not this new one from Enermax and World-champion Overclocker Splave.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 11:00:41 AM

Rampant speculation of blacklisted Huawei becoming China’s largest beef importer stems from an odd payment method for telecom equipment

In an odd story that hasn't been officially corroborated, Huawei may be accepting so much beef as payment for its goods that it has become China's largest importer of the commodity.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 10:57:29 AM

AMD CEO Lisa Su reminisces on helping design the PS3's infamous Cell processor at IBM

Lisa Su reminisces on when she helped design a processor for the PS3 while working at IBM.

Thursday, June 13, 2024 10:50:29 AM

ASRock doubles memory on AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT — budget gaming GPU has 8GB GDDR5 for $169

ASRock has launched the Radeon RX 6500 XT Phantom Gaming 8GB OC, a custom version of the GPU with twice as much memory as the original.

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 8:33:30 PM

China's chip sector is growing but may be nearing overcapacity — SMIC revenues rise as profits fall

China's semiconductor imports and exports have both grown in the first half of 2024, but growth falls behind competing nations and points to long-term problems.

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 6:20:07 PM

Elegoo's Neptune 4 Pro is now only $284

At just $284 this is the lowest price the Elegoo Neptune 4 Pro has been.

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 5:55:11 PM

Japanese researchers mull using particle accelerator for chipmaking — researchers claim EUV-like lithography capabilities

Free-electron laser generated by energy recovery linear accelerator could be used for chipmaking, perhaps, in the long-term future. Perhaps.

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 5:12:34 PM

The US is spending more money on chip manufacturing construction this year than the previous 28 years combined

The United States is on pace to add more investment into electronics manufacturing construction this year as it did from 1996 to 2023. The CHIPS Act is largely to credit for the meteoric growth.

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 5:02:50 PM

Realtek's new SSD controller hits 14 GB/s and 2.5M IOPS — roadmap also reveals its mainstream PCIe Gen5 and Gen4 controllers

Realtek wants to address high-end SSDs with its RTS5783 controller, it just does not know when.

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 2:27:36 PM

Microsoft's new Paint Cocreator requires an NPU — AI-powered feature requires 40 TOPS of performance and a Microsoft account

Microsoft Paint gets an AI image generation tool with Cocreator. It uses text and visual prompts to formulate your desired images, but requires a Copilot+ PC. You also have to sign up for a Microsoft Account if you want to use it.

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 1:54:07 PM

Windows security hole allows attackers to install malware via Wi-Fi — new patch plugs gaping vulnerability

In its June 'Patch Tuesday' release, Microsoft addressed 49 security vulnerabilities in its products, including one that could allow an attacker to deliver malware onto a PC over Wi-Fi.

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 1:23:53 PM

AMD updates 3D V-Cache optimizer driver ahead of Ryzen 9000X3D launch

AMD appears to have updated its 3D V-Cache driver for Ryzen 9000X3D.

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 1:10:59 PM

MediaTek reportedly preps Arm processors for Windows laptop — will arrive as Qualcomm's exclusivity deal expires

Three sources have indicated that MediaTek is working on a Windows-on-Arm SoC to compete with Qualcomm.

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 1:06:44 PM

Startup claims it can boost any processor's performance by 100X — Flow Computing introduces its 'CPU 2.0' architecture

Flow Computing, a spinout from Finland’s acclaimed VTT Technical Research Center, says its Parallel Processing Unit (PPU) can enable '100X Improved performance for any CPU architecture.'

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 12:55:33 PM

Gigabyte Aorus FO32U2P 240 Hz 4K OLED gaming monitor review: High style, high performance

Gigabyte’s Aorus FO32U2P brings premium style and high performance to the desktop. With an 4K OLED panel running at 240 Hz, it serves up Adaptive-Sync, HDR and wide gamut color. It’s stunning in every respect.

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 12:00:58 PM

The coolest case mods of Computex 2024

From battle robots to beer and coffee servers, these chassis wowed us.

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 12:00:27 PM

Elon Musk drops lawsuit against OpenAI, Sam Altman one day after criticizing Apple for using ChatGPT

Elon Musk withdrew his suit against OpenAI, Sam Altman, and Greg Brockman one day before a San Francisco court was due to hear it.

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 11:38:58 AM

Amazon Web Services introduce an 896-core instance — prices range from $150 to $400 per hour

AWS ups the ante once more.

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 10:15:32 AM

Intel is trucking a 916,000-pound 'Super Load' across Ohio to its new fab, spawning road closures over nine days

Intel is trucking a 916,000-pound cold box from the Ohio River to its new fab near Columbus. This load is one of the largest of Intel's approximately 20 super loads making their way across the state.

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 9:59:50 AM

White House seeks to restrict China’s access to GAA chip technology and the high bandwidth memory that's critical for AI accelerators

China cannot buy chips using GAA technology because of current sanctions but might be able to produce them with older process nodes. To prevent that, the U.S. government is mulling more restrictions.

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 7:53:37 PM

You can use a full-sized GPU with ASRock's new Mini PC — DeskMate X600 only for China, priced at roughly $193 USD

The ASRock DeskMate X600 rounds out ASRock's current Mini PC lineup with a top-mounted PCIe slot intended for use with full-speed graphics cards — size doesn't matter when the card's not inside the case.

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 6:12:39 PM

Nvidia Blackwell and GeForce RTX 50-Series GPUs: Rumors, specifications, release dates, pricing, and everything we know (updated)

Nvidia's Blackwell architecture is on the horizon, set to power the RTX 50-series graphics cards. We've gathered together what we've heard as well as rumors of what to expect from the next generation GPUs, including potential specs and release dates. Here's everything we know about Nvidia Blackwell GPUs.

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 5:43:58 PM

Inside Micro Center's new North Carolina superstore

My first trip to a Micro Center was like being a kid in a candy shop

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 5:33:53 PM

Unexpected Intel military chip contract drained $3 billion from CHIPS Act, Senate mulls auction to restore funds

The U.S. Senate is looking for ways to increase CHIPS Act funding after the Pentagon pulled out of its $2.5 billion commitment to the 'Secure Enclave' project for building defense chips.

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 5:30:02 PM

Nvidia will increase shader counts but not ROPS on RTX 50-series GPUs — except on the lowest tier GB207, according to leak

Nvidia's Blackwell gaming-oriented GPU architecture will reportedly not boast any additional render output units compared with Ada Lovelace, according to a leaker. Nvidia will be relying on the Blackwell architecture itself to provide performance improvements, which can of course be designed to work around potential ROPS limitations.

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 5:16:11 PM

Netgear's latest Wi-Fi 7 routers cost less and pack fewer features — but don't call them cheap

The Orbi 770 and Nighthawk RS300 seriously undercut earlier Netgear Wi-Fi 7 offerings in pricing

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 4:26:39 PM

AMD RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT graphics cards get a new game bundle — get Company of Heroes 3 and Lies of P for 'free' with your new GPU

AMD's latest game bundle for its RX 7800XT and RX 7700XT graphics cards provides two free game codes with your GPU purchase. Pick from Company of Heroes 3, Lies of P, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and Starfield — from participating retailers.

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 4:15:19 PM

Single-line Meteor Lake Linux patch boosts performance by 72%

Intel recently released a one-line code patch for its Meteor Lake CPUs, resulting in huge performance wins in Linux. That single line of code fine-tunes the P-State CPU frequency scaling driver.

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 3:11:27 PM

Musk says he'll ban all Apple devices if OpenAI is integrated at the OS level — claims it would represent a massive security risk

Elon claims that Apple has no clue what OpenAI will do it users' data after it processes their requests.

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 2:55:23 PM

AMD's Ryzen 9000 won't beat the previous-gen X3D models in gaming, but they'll be close — improved 3D V-Cache coming, too

AMD says its new Ryzen 9000 chips won't be faster in gaming than the previous-gen X3D models but says big improvements are coming to its 3D V-Cache tech.

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 2:17:55 PM

AMD's 12-core Ryzen 9 7900X3D processor drops to its lowest-ever price — currently cheaper than the 7800X3D

Today's deal is quite the price drop, bringing one of the best CPUs for gaming, the 7900X3D, to its lowest-ever price. Even cheaper than the 7800X3D.

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 2:05:03 PM

UpHere C5C and D6Sec Air Coolers Review: Decent performance for less than $20

UpHere’s C5C is a budget air cooler costing less than $20 USD, but can it tame Intel’s i7-13700K?

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 1:00:34 PM

Nvidia shipped 3.76M data center GPUs in 2023 — dominates business with 98% revenue share

Nvidia grew its data center GPU sales by over a million units in 2023.

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 12:47:01 PM

Intel Israel factory expansion cancellation rumors unfounded according to official statements

Reports hinting that Intel may have canceled a planned factory expansion in Israel aren't of any substance and have been countered by statements from Intel and local government officials.

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 12:34:19 PM

Raspberry Pi IPO set to raise $689 million

Raspberry Pi's IPO is set to raise $689 million based on an offer price of $3.56 per ordinary share

Tuesday, June 11, 2024 10:45:04 AM

Apple Intelligence: Siri gets an LLM brain transplant, ChatGPT integration, and Genmojis

Apple Intelligence will also get a helping hand from ChatGPT-4o.

Monday, June 10, 2024 8:10:06 PM

Early sample of AMD's Ryzen 5 9600X is only 12% quicker than Ryzen 5 7600X in CPU-Z benchmark

A CPU-Z benchmark has cropped up featuring the all-new Zen 5-powered Ryzen 5 9600X. However, the chip's CPU-Z performance appears to be weaker than its IPC performance suggests.

Monday, June 10, 2024 7:18:58 PM

Multiple ChatGPT instances work together to find and exploit security flaws — teams of LLMs tested by UIUC beat single bots and dedicated software

UIUC computer scientists have innovated a system for teams of LLMs to work together to exploit zero-day security vulnerabilities without an explanation of the flaws, a major improvement in the school's ongoing research.

Monday, June 10, 2024 6:42:53 PM

AMD's has preemptively dropped support for Windows 10 on its new Ryzen AI 300 Series chips

AMD's Ryzen AI 300 Series CPUs drop support for Windows 10.

Monday, June 10, 2024 6:27:40 PM

MSI's M.2 add-in card looks like a GPU, sports two hot-swap PCIe Gen 5 SSD slots

MSI unveiled a new PCIe-based M.2 expansion card at Computex this year, featuring two PCIe NVMe Gen 5 drive bays that are hot-swappable and cooled by a single large GPU cooler fan.

Monday, June 10, 2024 6:18:18 PM

This graphics card makes it easy to have more than four displays — sub-$100 DisplayLink adapter uses a PCIe x1 slot

DisplayLink has a new graphics card that lets you easily add more monitors to your PC. Modern graphics cards typically only support up to four displays, so if you want a fifth, sixth or even eighth monitor, this card might be for you.

Monday, June 10, 2024 6:07:59 PM

Apple announces visionOS 2 supporting Dual 4K resolution with Mac Virtual Display, Vision Pro sales go global June 28

Apple adds some useful features to Vision Pro, including a new train mode and higher display resolutions when using the Mac Virtual Display

Monday, June 10, 2024 6:03:28 PM

Newegg offers up a GTX 1080 Ti for $1.63, if you ignore the $400 shipping — strange GPU 'bargain' sparks many questions

A Newegg listing for a GTX 1080 Ti has hit the web with a sale price of only $1.63, or four payments of 41 cents. But the GPU ships from Hong Kong for $400.

Monday, June 10, 2024 4:20:34 PM

Lenovo's RTX 4060-Powered Legion Slim 5 gaming laptop is down to its lowest-ever price of $849

Lenovo's Legion Slim 5 gaming laptop is on sale for just $849, the lowest price I've seen it.

Monday, June 10, 2024 3:26:57 PM

Linux Snapdragon X Elite laptop Shown at Computex — Tuxedo OEM hopes to ship by the end of the year

Laptop and desktop OEM Tuxedo, which specializes in Linux-based computers, showed off a Snapdragon X Elite laptop shipping with Linux at Computex 2024.

Monday, June 10, 2024 3:11:42 PM

Ryzen 5 9600X benchmarks show doubled cache bandwidth improvements — leaked AIDA64 benchmarks point to much faster L1 and L2 cache

A Ryzen 5 9600X engineering sample was tested in Aida64's memory benchmark, proving that AMD's Zen 5 L1 and L2 cache improvements are real.

Monday, June 10, 2024 3:01:59 PM

Huawei exec concerned over China’s inability to obtain 3.5nm chips, bemoans lack of advanced chipmaking tools

Speaking at an industry conference in China, a Huawei executive expressed concerns about China's near future in the semiconductor industry under U.S. sanctions.

Monday, June 10, 2024 2:35:12 PM

Microsoft announces three new Xbox console options and hints at its Xbox handheld plans

Microsoft has prepared three new Xbox console configurations for launch ahead of the holiday season. And, in a post-showcase interview, Xbox chief Phil Spencer dropped the biggest hints yet about an Xbox Handheld.

Monday, June 10, 2024 12:09:13 PM

The Samsung Odyssey G50A 27-inch QHD IPS monitor is now just $255 at Amazon

The Samsung Odyssey G50A 27-inch gaming monitor is currently marked down at Amazon to one of its lowest prices to date.

Sunday, June 9, 2024 5:38:42 PM

World's first chip-based 3D printer is smaller than a coin — benefits from having no moving parts

This small 3D printer concept uses a photonic chip's light beam and optical antennas to use a specific light wave and cure resin.

Sunday, June 9, 2024 5:30:56 PM

HP bricks ProBook laptops with bad BIOS — many users face black screen after Windows includes firmware in automatic updates

HP and Microsoft prove the danger of automatic firmware updates.

Sunday, June 9, 2024 4:57:54 PM

Office 2007 infosec researcher recalls panic after major bug announcement turned out to be a false positive

Former eEye researcher Greg Linares and team scrambled to find an Office 2007 vulnerability after their first heralded bug turned out to be a false positive.

Sunday, June 9, 2024 4:32:29 PM

This PSU has enough juice to power four RTX 4090s — the HELA 2500R comes with four 12V-2x6 connectors and requires a special wall plug

This 2,500-watt PSU can power four high-powered GPUs natively. SilverStone designed for it for professional applications like AI research, and you need a 240-volt outlet to power it.

Sunday, June 9, 2024 1:24:17 PM

Titan Army P27A2R 180 Hz gaming monitor review: No frills value and performance

Titan Army delivers solid value with its P27A2R. It’s a 27-inch QHD IPS flat panel with 180 Hz, Adaptive-Sync and wide gamut color. It’s a great value choice that offers excellent gaming performance and color accuracy.

Sunday, June 9, 2024 1:00:21 PM

Playdate $400K consoles theft misery ends with mysterious return of consignment — investigations 'closing in' on the perps

Gaming handheld brand Playdate is celebrating the return of hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of misdelivered-then-stolen devices. Playdate has a curious tale to share about the return of the stolen loot.

Sunday, June 9, 2024 12:54:56 PM

This AIO cooler is designed to cool two CPUs at once — Silverstone’s new XE360-Dual

SilverStone introduced the XE360-Dual, which has two water blocks connected in serial, to cool two AMD or Intel server processors using a single radiator.

Sunday, June 9, 2024 11:28:45 AM

M3 MacBook Air 16GB 13-inch laptop is on sale for $1,149

Right now, at B&H Photo, you can buy the Apple MacBook Air M3 13-inch laptop for $1149, down from its recommended price of $1299.

Saturday, June 8, 2024 7:33:43 PM

GeForce RTX 50 series laptop GPUs reportedly leaked — mobile Blackwell with GDDR7 en route for 2025

A new leak shows the alleged configurations for Nvidia's upcoming GeForce RTX 50-series (Blackwell) graphics cards for mobile devices.

Saturday, June 8, 2024 6:44:37 PM

PowerColor's new tech uses the NPU to reduce gaming power usage — vendor-provided benchmarks show up to 22.4% lower power consumption

PowerColor's booth at Computex 2024 featured its "new gen" Radeon GPUs, which leverage NPUs to reduce power consumption by up to 22.4%.

Saturday, June 8, 2024 5:37:51 PM

Intel Arc GPUs shown in all flavors — BTF design with hidden connectors, blower-type coolers, and liquid-cooled GPUs

Sparkle adds the A380 Genie and A310 GPUs to its lineup. It also showed some concept cards that work well with small builds and clean setups.

Saturday, June 8, 2024 5:09:19 PM

The best SSD for the Steam Deck in 2024: Fast NVMe drives for gaming on the go

Our list of the best SSDs for the Steam Deck uses benchmarks and data from a large collection of modern NVMe M.2 2230 drives to see how they handle gaming on the go. We pick the winners from both 1TB and 2TB capacitites.

Saturday, June 8, 2024 3:54:06 PM

Best Raspberry Pi HATs 2024: Expansion Boards for Every Project

The Raspberry Pi HATs (Hardware Attached on Top) bring tons of extra functionality to your Pi. The best HATs allow you to build a retro gaming machine, develop an A.I., power a robot or just learn about programming.

Saturday, June 8, 2024 3:35:39 PM

Microsoft backtracks on new Recall feature — enhancing Recall's security and making it an opt-in decision

Days before Copilot+ laptops ship to customers, Microsoft has addressed security and privacy concerns centered around one of the AI features developed for the platform.

Saturday, June 8, 2024 2:36:05 PM

Best Wi-Fi Routers 2024: High-Speed, Low Cost Choices for Wi-Fi 6, 6E and 7

The right Wi-Fi router can make a huge difference in your day-to-day productivity and gaming experience. We’ve tested a slew of models to help you find the best one.

Saturday, June 8, 2024 12:43:58 PM

Anycubic Kobra 3 Review: The First Multicolor Clone

Anycubic is first to market its multicolor Bambu clone.

Saturday, June 8, 2024 12:14:15 PM

How to work with layers and filters in GIMP

Learn how to create your own artistic compositions using the free GIMP image editing tool with layers and filters.

Saturday, June 8, 2024 12:00:59 PM

Best Budget 4K Monitors 2024

We tested a room full of screens to find the best budget 4K monitors, including 32-inch, curved and gaming options.

Friday, June 7, 2024 7:32:03 PM

Asus RT-AX57 Go Wi-Fi 6 router review: Pocket-sized router for travel

Asus finds its wireless router niche with the tiny RT-AX57 Go

Friday, June 7, 2024 6:58:11 PM

Jensen signs PNY RTX 4070 Super blower card at Computex — proves Nvidia doesn't hate blower-style coolers

We discovered at Computex that Nvidia doesn't hate all blower-style coolers. Turns out, the company does allow its AIB Partners to make blower-style GeForce cards, but only on cards sporting a 300W TBP or lower.

Friday, June 7, 2024 6:11:32 PM

Gigabyte shows off Aorus Xtreme and Xtreme Ice motherboards, GPUs at Computex

Gigabyte had plenty of hardware on display at Computex 2024

Friday, June 7, 2024 5:50:47 PM

Maker recreates classic Winamp MP3 player in real life with the Linamp, Llamas not included

Those of us around during the early days of MP3 players have fond memories of Winamp. One maker has brought those memories back in the form of a physical audio player with the feel of the venerable software.

Friday, June 7, 2024 4:54:24 PM

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 approaches Ryzen 7945HX3D Geekbench performance while chilling in Silent Mode

An Asus ProArt 16 laptop was tested in Geekbench sporting AMD's brand new Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor. The chip scored impressive results, nearly matching AMD's previous-gen 16-core mobile CPU despite running in the laptop's silent mode.

Friday, June 7, 2024 3:17:27 PM

Lian Li releases 'wireless' ARGB Strimer v3 lighting — also announces affordable PC cases at Computex

The company made new, more affordable cases, wireless ARGB controllers for the Strimer Plus V3 WRLS, and more.

Friday, June 7, 2024 2:57:59 PM

This powerful MSI Aegis R2 with RTX 4070 Super and Intel Core i7-14700KF is on sale for under $1,600 — great value for a prebuilt gaming PC

With a mix of great component choices and an excellent price point, the MSI Aegis RS2 is a great pick while at this $1,599 offer price.

Friday, June 7, 2024 2:39:19 PM

The GPU benchmarks hierarchy 2024: All recent graphics cards ranked

Our GPU benchmarks hierarchy ranks all the current and previous generation graphics cards based on real-world gaming tests. Find out how the latest GPUs from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel stack up, with this comprehensive look at over 80 GPUs from the past decade.

Friday, June 7, 2024 2:32:25 PM

How to manage Windows Updates with WinGet (Microsoft.AppInstaller)

Use this command-line tool to get your updates.

Friday, June 7, 2024 1:00:53 PM

Silicon Motion's PCIe 5.0 x4 SM2508-based low-power SSDs coming in Q4

Silicon Motion gives an update on its consumer PCIe Gen5 SSD platform at Computex

Friday, June 7, 2024 1:00:41 PM

AI-focused MSI desktop has a 1080p touch screen built into the front of its chassis

The MSI MEG Vision X has a powerful touch UI built into the front of its chassis.

Friday, June 7, 2024 9:12:37 AM

Geometric Future's Model 0 Flamingo is a PC case that folds around your Mini-ITX motherboard

Geometric Future's Model 0 Flamingo can wrap around your Mini-ITX motherboard in seconds, and is super easy to open, giving you full access to your system.

Friday, June 7, 2024 5:09:33 AM

Hygon 8-core Chinese CPU matches Zen 2 multi-threaded performance in Geekbench

A system sporting a Hygon C86 3350 processor was benchmarked by a Bilibili content creator in Geekbench revealing the chip has Zen 2 levels of multi-threaded performance. A huge step up from Hygon's previous CPUs.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 8:45:50 PM

NZXT's impressive H7 Flow mid-tower high-airflow PC case now only $84

The NZXT H7 Flow is a mid-tower ATX case with mesh panels for good airflow throughout the case and a tempered glass side panel for viewing what's inside, and at $84 is a great deal.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 7:58:44 PM

Adata shows off hybrid air/water cooling tower at Computex — new PSUs and PCIe 5.0 SSDs also on deck

Adata's display at Computex includes a pair of new styles of CPU cooler, a line of interlocking fans, a new SFX power supply, and an SSD with intense cooling.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 6:50:23 PM

ASRock Z890 Taichi Aqua comes with ten USB Type-C ports, two being Thunderbolt ports

ASRock's next generation Taichi Aqua flagship makes radical changes to the rear I/O, deleting all USB Type-A ports in favor of ten USB Type-C ports. Time to upgrade your keyboard and mouse.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 5:08:03 PM

Acemagic's Z1A is a dual-screen laptop you might actually want to use

The Z1A features dual 14-inch displays, a powerful hinge and a useful button system.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 5:04:08 PM

Best of Computex 2024: Hardware Evolution Meets the AI Revolution

From mini PCs with super-fast graphics to dual-screen monitors and super-powerful CPUs, these are the best products of Computex 2024.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 4:51:57 PM

Noctua NH-D15 G2 update has quieter fans, more heatpipes, new offset design

Noctua showed off its highly anticipated next-generation NH-D15 CPU air cooler at Computex 2024. Key changes with the new NH-D15 G2 design include quieter fans, more heatpipes, a denser fin stack, and a new offset design. PC DIYers should be able to grab a new Noctua NH-D15 G2 later this month.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 4:46:13 PM

Computex 2024 Day Three Wrap-Up: Cheap PCIe 5.0 SSDs, Samsung’s AI monitors, cases galore, and more

Patriot embraces more affordable PCIe 5.0 SSDs, and Palit shows a prototype GeForce RTX 4090 with a water block and 7-inch display

Thursday, June 6, 2024 4:14:11 PM

Teamgroup shows off SSD cooling including a 120mm radiator — seems a bit overkill for 12W M.2 SSDs

Teamgroup tests out fancy, innovative, perhaps questionable SSD cooling designs.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 4:04:15 PM

Corsair launches its largest case ever — Obsidian 9000D can fit two motherboards, 11 drives, and a wind tunnel's worth of fans

Corsairs launches the Obsidian 9000D and 3500X-series PC cases, and also starts offering thicker fans and modular fans that work with any ARGB motherboard.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 2:45:59 PM

Fractal announces its first chair and headset, also shows off some cases

Fractal Design is branching out into peripherals at Computex 2024, where it announced its first gaming chair and headset (and also some cases).

Thursday, June 6, 2024 2:00:36 PM

Nvidia's grasp of desktop GPU market balloons to 88% — AMD has just 12%, Intel negligible, says JPR

Nvidia solidifies its position in the desktop graphics cards market as sales of AMD Radeon cards crater.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 1:57:46 PM

ASRock unveils a gauntlet of Arrow Lake-compatible motherboards, including a new Taichi variant with CAMM2 memory

ASRock has unveiled a huge list of motherboards at Computex 2024 designed to work with Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake-S desktop processors.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 1:30:58 PM

SK hynix and HLDS revive the optical-era Super Multi brand for mainstream flash products – new PS5 Slim cooler and higher-capacity external SSDs also shown

SK hynix and Hitachi-LG Data Storage showed off new flash, a new PS5 Slim SSD cooler, and a revival of the Super Multi brand for mainstream flash storage products at Computex 2024.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 1:30:50 PM

Fractal Design Raspberry Pi North case teased — but Fractal indicates it will remain a Computex curiosity

Fractal Design showcased a number of new products at Computex 2024, including a conversation piece Raspberry Pi case that may never make it to market.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 1:26:36 PM

Noctua creates a monstrous cooler for Nvidia's GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip

Noctua reveals air CPU coolers for Nvidia H200 Grace Hopper Superchip and Ampere's Altra processors.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 1:00:03 PM

Intel's Gaudi 3 will cost half the price of Nvidia's H100

Intel reveals Gaudi 2 and Gaudi 3 prices: A lot of AI horsepower at a fraction of Nvidia's B200 price.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 12:30:59 PM

Noctua shows off pumpless AIO liquid cooler prototype that uses evaporative cooling

Noctua showed off a prototype of a pumpless AIO CPU cooling solution at Computex. The device is a proof of concept that uses evaporative cooling to move heat away from the CPU.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 12:00:49 PM

Teamgroup's T-Force Dark AirFlow D5 memory cooler looks like a GPU cooler

Teamgroup showcased its T-Force Dark AirFlow D5 memory cooler which provides dual 40mm fans for cooling, along with vertical and horizontal rotational adjustment, allowing for multi-angle airflow to RAM.

Thursday, June 6, 2024 10:30:00 AM

Patriot preps affordable 14 GB/s PCIe Gen5 SSD — Maxiotek controller and YMTC 3D NAND

Patriot's upcoming Viper PD573 SSD promises to wed extreme performance enabled by Maxiotek controller and YMTC 3D NAND with democratic price

Thursday, June 6, 2024 10:08:08 AM

Cougar's newest PC case includes an RGB turntable for your action figures — new and refreshed cases at Computex

Cougar's newest case offerings are on display at this year's Computex, including the new FV270, the MX600 Mini RGB, and the Airfare Eco.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 10:05:53 PM

Samsung refreshes Odyssey, Smart Monitor, and ViewFinity monitors with AI technology

Samsung updates some of its monitors for 2024.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 8:48:19 PM

Thermaltake unveils two mid-tower cases supporting motherboards with backside power delivery

Thermaltake debuts two new mid-tower cases at Computex 2024, featuring support for motherboards that have power connectors on the back rather than the front.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 7:53:46 PM

be quiet! announces highly configurable PC cases and illuminated fans that bring light into the darkness

be quiet! has some fresh new products on display at Computex

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 6:12:30 PM

This overpowered RTX 4090 card has a built-in water block, a screen and a modular AIO

The water pump pops right onto the GPU and you screw on the tubes.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 5:49:12 PM

Upgrade to an Acer Nitro 27-inch gaming monitor with a 170 Hz refresh rate for only $149

If you're looking to get the most bang for your buck on a new budget gaming system and don't already have a gaming monitor in your setup then today's deal on Acer's Nitro ED27OU P2bmiipx is one to cast an eye on.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 5:37:16 PM

Maxsun's new mini-ITX motherboard puts the GPU slot on its backside

Maxsun reveals the MS-Challenger B760BKB D5 motherboard, which features a back-to-back design.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 4:45:46 PM

DIY mini PC kit boasts direct PCIe connection to eGPU with faster speeds than Thunderbolt 4

Mini Maker's Turbo Mini X also supports desktop CPUs up to 65W.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 4:39:31 PM

Computex 2024 Day Two Wrap-Up: Intel Xeon 6, CAMM2 memory, and wild cases from InWin and Phanteks

Intel has an answer for “Turin” EPYC processors, Super Flower launches a 2,800W power supply, and CAMM2 memory comes to the desktop

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 4:36:43 PM

Cooler Master showcases a massive 57-inch super ultrawide dual-4K Mini LED gaming monitor

Cooler Master's GP57ZS is built around a 57-inch diagonal display with dual-4K resolution. Boosting the immersion, the firm has leveraged a 1000R curvature screen and punchy visuals driven by Mini-LED technology which covers 98% of the DCI-P3 gamut.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 3:37:29 PM

Ducky One X keyboard first to use Cherry's innovative induction switches

The analog switches use less power than Hall effect switches, promising longer battery life.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 2:54:43 PM

Amazon Project PI uses AI to detect damaged goods before shipping — unlikely to help with PC parts issues, though

This AI system should prevent damaged goods from getting shipped to customers. Amazon will also use an MLLM to discover return and negative feedback trends to fix product issues.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 2:50:04 PM

AOC Agon Pro AG456UCZD 45-inch ultra-wide OLED gaming monitor review: Extreme curve and speedy performance

AOC’s Agon Pro AG456UCZD is an extreme monitor in every respect. Its OLED panel is 45-inches diagonal in a 21:9 aspect ratio with WQHD resolution, 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10 and wide gamut color. An 800R curvature makes it super immersive.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 2:14:11 PM

ASRock's 32-inch, 480 Hz OLED monitor is a feast for the eyes and your router

The Phantom Gaming PG032UFS2B has eye-popping color and boosts your Wi-Fi.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 1:55:06 PM

InWin flexes its glass-bending skills with new Signature case — Infinite and F3 revealed at Computex 2024

InWin reveals two new cases at Computex 2024: the Infinite, a motorized glass-enshrined showcase, and the F3, a smart microATX remodel.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 1:30:34 PM

Intel launching new AI starter app for dummies — AI Playground will leverage Intel Arc GPUs

AI Playground is "coming soon" for computers with Intel Arc GPUs, bringing a one-stop shop for all generative AI needs to the AI neophyte.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 1:00:14 PM

ASRock shows off new AMD Ryzen 9000 motherboards

ASRock has introduced its motherboard lineup to support the AMD Ryzen 9000 Series CPUs.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 12:30:11 PM

Adata demonstrates XPG Nia handheld with upgradable RAM and SSD at Computex – claims to be the first to support LPCAMM2

Adata looks set to jump on the handheld PC gaming bandwagon with a new device called the XPG Nia. The special features of the handheld are its upgradable RAM and storage – delivering a first for the industry.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 12:14:39 PM

A curious use case for CAMM2 memory modules on desktops: Liquid cooling

Why would anyone use CAMM2 memory modules on a desktop PC? Because it is easier to cool down this memory module with liquid, MSI answers.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 12:00:58 PM

Phanteks Evolv X2 is the perfect showcase PC chassis — floating motherboard tray and recessed fans a delight

Phanteks' Evolv X2 innovates on the fishtank PC trend with a floating motherboard tray, curved metallic interior, and optional gold accents all for a shockingly cheap $149.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 10:41:20 AM

SureCore announces low power cryogenic memory technology for quantum computing — operates at temperatures as low as 4 Kelvin

SureCore and Semiwise have collaborated on an SRAM project to design memory that can function at temperatures below liquid nitrogen. As you might guess, it's meant to be integrated into quantum computing systems rather than typical PCs or servers.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 10:00:01 AM

Kingston unveils new CAMM2 RAM modules at Computex — bold new RAM form factor comes to PC on MSI and Asus boards

Kingston's DDR5 CAMM2 module has been shown in person at Computex 2024 in motherboards, making it among the first desktop CAMM2 modules ever.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 9:07:21 AM

Intel CEO says China must make its own chips if sanctions become too restrictive, points to EUV as key cutoff point

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger told Tom's Hardware during a question and answer session at Computex 2024 that China must make its own processors if US sanctions on the latest chips become too restrictive.

Wednesday, June 5, 2024 12:59:50 AM

Intel Launches 144-core 'Sierra Forrest' Xeon 6 CPUs, Granite Rapids Follows in Q3

Intel announced the launch of the company's 144-core Xeon 6 'Sierra Forest' processors.

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 9:24:15 PM

2800W Super Flower PSU boasts four 12V-2x6 power connectors — good for quad GPU setups used for AI training, not gaming

Super Flower showed off a 2800W PSU with four 12V-2x6 connectors at its Computex 2024 booth. That's enough for running four RTX 4080 cards at the same time, though it would be for compute and AI purposes rather than for gaming.

Tuesday, June 4, 2024 7:17:36 PM