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Updated 2026-03-20 05:15
Arctic's $1,400 AMD Strix Point fanless mini-PC hides under your desk — Senza AI 370 features Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU, 32GB RAM, and 1TB SSD
If you've been looking for a mini PC that goes beyond just decluttering your desk - one that basically doesn't even remind you of its existence, then Arctic has got just the thing for you. The new Senza AI 370 features a powerful AMD chip with a decent iGPU, 32 GB of fast RAM, a 1 TB SSD, and plenty of ports. It costs almost $1,400, though, but at least it's fanless.
Corsair's new 3200D mid-tower case redefines airflow and component compatibility — the case perfectly pairs with rear-connector motherboards
Corsair's new 3200D replaces the 3000D with a redesigned chassis, improved airflow, and broader hardware compatibility.
Walmart flooded with RTX 40-series GPUs as 50-series remains out of reach for most gamers — retailer slashes up to $480 off last-gen GPUs to offer sensible prices
Walmart stocks up on Nvidia's GeForce RTX 40-series (codenamed Ada Lovelace) graphics cards amid an AI-driven memory shortage.
Astro A50 X Review: For your battlestation
The Astro A50 X is a lightweight wireless headset that connects seamlessly to multiple devices at once - but requires its base station to work.
Optiscaler team fixes INT8 FSR 4 ghosting on RX 6000 series GPUs — adds support for the latest Adrenalin drivers
Optiscaler has provided a new update that helps remove ghosting on the INT8 version of FSR 4 for RX 6000 series graphics cards.
Save $350 on the cheapest RTX 5070 Ti laptop with an OLED display — Acer's excellent Predator Helios Neo 16S AI with 32GB of RAM is just $1,549 right now
Powerful laptops with impressive specs are often overpriced and only make sense when on sale. Thankfully, Acer has put its Helios Neo 16S AI with an RTX 5070 Ti, 32 GB of RAM, 240 Hz OLED display, and a Core Ultra 9 275HX processor on a steep discount. It's the best Windows laptop you can likely find at this price.
Tesla hiring semiconductor fabs construction manager — Elon Musk's ambitious Terafab project begins
Tesla begins to form a core team behind its Terafab project, which will define the fab and spearhead its construction and tamp.
US trade deficit hits a record $1.2 trillion as AI hardware imports surge under the Trump administration — massive demand for chips from Asia outpaces domestic production, fueling a 60% increase
AI-related imports across the computing and electronics sector have led to a big increase in the U.S. trade deficit, hitting a record $1.2 trillion in 2025, despite efforts from the Trump administration to reduce the gap.
How Nvidia's $20 billion Groq 3 LPU deal reshapes the Nvidia Vera Rubin Platform — Samsung 4nm process serves as bedrock for SRAM-based AI accelerator chip
Nvidia unveiled the Groq 3 language processing unit at GTC 2026 in San Jose on Monday, marking the first chip to emerge from its $20 billion licensing and talent deal with Groq.
MSI MPG X870E Carbon Max Wifi Review: Small tweaks, same Carbon DNA
The MSI X870E Carbon Max adds an OC Engine chip and a larger BIOS, though changes little else. But did it need to? See how the refresh fares against similarly equipped rivals in the crowded $500 space.
Opera GX finally arrives on Linux by popular demand — offers gamers and developers a highly customizable browser with advanced resource management
Opera brings its gaming browser to Linux users enabling better system control performance tuning and a highly personalized browsing experience.
Researchers reach superconductivity at ambient pressure, record high temperature — milestone of -122°C reached by using pressure quenching, still 140 degrees off room temperature target
Researchers from the University of Houston managed to increase the critical temperature for superconductivity by about 18 K at ambient pressure, but at -122C, they are still 140C away from the target.
Save $800 on this powerhouse Alienware 4K gaming PC with an RTX 5080 and 64GB DDR5 RAM — epic pre-built also includes a huge 4TB SSD and a 24-core Intel CPU for high-end performance
There's an unmissable deal on an top-end Alienware gaming PC, fitted with an RTX 5080, 24-core Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, 64GB of fast DDR5 RAM, and a whopping 4TB SSD, all with a $800 saving that brings it down to just $3,999.99.
Thermalright's impressive AIO cooler lets you add a panoramic screen to your PC for just $165 — bag a 20% saving on the Wonder Vision 360 and treat your CPU
Add an eye-catching AMOLED display to your PC and keep your processor cool at the same time with Thermalright's Wonder Vision 360 UB ARGB AIO cooler.
AMD and Samsung ink memory supply memorandum for EPYC and Instinct products — unprecedented deal also includes scope for foundry partnership
Samsung to remain primary HBM memory supplier for AMD's AI accelerators as the companies look into possible foundry relationship.
Kioxia announces new Super High IOPS SSD that helps accelerate AI workloads on Nvidia GPUs — 25.6TB drive provides more GPU-accessible memory for faster data access
Kioxia has developed a new AI SSD that is designed to provide a secondary cache for Nvidia AI GPUs. The new drive comes with the manufacturer's XL-Flash that is SLC based and performs at over 10 million IOPS.
8BitDo launches $40 Nintendo 64-inspired wireless controller with 2.4 GHz connection — dedicated wireless receiver even works with the original N64
8BitDo has released the 2.4 GHz version of its popular 8BitDo 64 controller; it ships with a Retro Receiver inside the box that can even be connected to an actual N64 console. The receiver can also be bought separately to work over a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) connection with most 8BitDo first-party controllers, and other third-party ones, too.
North Korean fake IT army of 100,000 nets Kim Jong-Un a cool $500 million a year — NK-aligned workers infiltrated in IT companies worldwide, feeding the nation's revenue generation
North Korean army of IT workers infiltrates western companies to make money for the nation.
Intel's new feature can improve game loading times by up to 3x — Precompiled Shader Delivery comes to Arc Xe2 and Xe3 GPUs following DirectX SDK release
Following in Nvidia's footsteps, Intel has now officially adopted Microsoft's Advanced Shader Delivery to make shader compilation much faster in games. Intel is calling it Precompiled Shader Distribution and it's available on a bunch of Arc GPUs right away, supported in 11 games at launch, with more likely to follow. AMD is now the only company left who hasn't officially embraced this feature.
Australian researchers develop quantum battery proof-of-concept which uses lasers to charge near-instantly — breakthrough could pave the way for ultra-fast wireless charging for EVs and drones i
Australian researchers have reportedly created the world's first quantum battery prototype.
16TB M.2 SSD hits retail if you’re ready to drop $16,000 for the ultimate storage upgrade — price tag explodes 4X in just four months
The Exascend PE4 16TB, one of the first 16TB M.2 SSDs, has gone up for purchase on Amazon for a jaw-dropping $15,935.
Testing CPU scaling in Crimson Desert — X3D wins, but not by much, and Raptor Lake shines
We tested 20 CPUs in Crimson Desert to see how performance holds up with various gaming processors. The results are positive, showcasing Pearl Abyss' unique BlackSpace engine that's been in development for years.
Nvidia will only produce one 88-core Vera CPU model — Jensen says the company will make billions of dollars from a single SKU
Nvidia intends to build a multi-billion-dollar CPU business with its Vera processors, but only plans to offer one SKU.
With H200s set to flow into China, Groq is reportedly set to follow — Nvidia is allegedly preparing a custom version of inferencing chip to penetrate region
According to a new report, Nvidia's Groq inferencing chips are set to head to China for export, following approval of its H200 AI accelerators.
AMD claims it had no knowledge of fake Ryzen 5 7430U CPUs in Chuwi laptops — Chinese vendor announces recall of products and refunds, PCB manufacturer could be culprit
AMD has responded to the Chuwi scandal involving mislabeled Ryzen 5 7430U-equipped laptops. The CPU maker claims it had no knowledge of the issue, and warns that it does not condone mislabelling CPUs in any way.
Microsoft considering suing OpenAI over Altman's recent deal with Amazon, report claims — exclusivity dispute revolves around Frontier multi-agent service
Microsoft ruminating on suing OpenAI over Altman's recent deal with Amazon
Flash sale at Autodesk slashes up to 20% off the company's most popular products — just two days left to save
Save 20% on Autodesk's most popular software including AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, Revit LT Suite, 3ds Max, Maya, and Flow Studio
AMD reportedly strikes back with Zen 5 refresh to counter Intel's latest Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs — 65W Ryzen supercharged with 400 MHz base clock uplift and almost double the TDP
Reputable leaker shares alleged specifications for the unannounced Ryzen 7 9750X and Ryzen 5 9650X processors from AMD.
Endgame: What’s it Like to build the Noctua-everything PC inside the Antec Flux Pro Noctua-Edition
Antec and Noctua just released the Flux Pro Noctua-Edition case. And with it, we finally have all the ingredients required to build a 100% Noctua-Edition PC with off-the-shelf components. The question is, does building a PC this way make sense?
Score a liquid-cooled Asus ROG 4K gaming PC with a 9800X3D and RX 9070 XT for under $1,900 right now — powerhouse rig comes equipped with 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1TB SSD
Don't miss out on this brilliant Asus ROG GM700 gaming PC from Newegg. This rig is powered by the powerhouse AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1 TB SSD, all for only $1,899.99
Go retro with this Commodore 64 Mini console for $69 — revamped 80s home computing with 25 games now 42% off
Get that retro 80s gaming vibe with this 42% discount on the C64 Mini - Black Edition
Get 32GB of DDR5 RAM for an effective price of $101 thanks to this Newegg AM5 bundle — buy a 9850X3D, premium MSI X870E Max motherboard, and 32GB of V-Color RAM for $1,278.99
Find elite gaming performance and strong value in this 3-item Newegg combo - get nearly $400 off a 9850X3D, MSI X870E Ace Max, and 32GB of DDR5-6400 RAM and build your AM5 rig now.
SK Group chairman says memory chip shortage will last until 2030 — wafer supply trails demand by 20%
SK Group chairman Chey Tae-won told reporters at Nvidia's GTC conference in San Jose on Monday that the global memory chip shortage is likely to persist for another four to five years.
Tech hobbyist makes shoulder-mounted guided missile prototype with $96 in parts and a 3D printer — DIY MANPADS includes assisted targeting, ballistics calculations, optional camera for tracking
Hobbyist makes a Stinger-like missile with $96 in parts and a 3D printer
Bitcoin is so resilient it could survive as much as 90% of the world's undersea cables failing simultaneously — study reveals Bitcoin could still be very vulnerable to targeted attacks, however
Cambridge scientists have completed the first longitudinal study of Bitcoin's resilience to network infrastructure disruption, with a particular eye on submarine data cables.
Intel's new Core Ultra 200HX Plus mobile CPUs include 290HX, 270HX Plus flagships — 8% faster gaming claims fall short of 15% boost promised by desktop Arrow Lake Refresh
No performance metrics for the 270HX Plus yet.
Nvidia updates data center roadmap with Rosa CPU and stacked Feynman GPUs — optical NVLink, Groq LPUs with NVFP4, and NVLink also on deck
Nvidia publishes 2026 - 2028 data center roadmap with Rosa CPU, Feynman GPU, optical NVLinks and Groq LPUs with NVFP4 and NVLink.
Jensen says Nvidia has received orders from Chinese customers for H200 GPUs, licenses from US gov't — H200 manufacturing restarting
This marks the first time that Nvidia's China supply chain has been back in motion since export restrictions froze shipments over a year ago.
Jensen Huang says gamers are 'completely wrong' about DLSS 5 — Nvidia CEO responds to DLSS 5 backlash
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang responded to backlash against DLSS 5, saying artistic control remained with developers and that the AI works with existing geometry.
Nvidia launches DGX Station with its bleeding-edge GB300 Grace Blackwell Superchip — now available to order and will begin shipping in the coming months
Nvidia officially launches the DGX Station featuring a GB300 Grace Blackwell Ultra Desktop Superchip, 784GB of LPPDDR5X and HBM3e memory, and a 1,600-watt power rating.
End of an era for decades-old PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii U as GameStop officially declares them retro — change means faulty or 'aesthetically unfortunate' consoles that can still
GameStop has declared that the Sony PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Nintendo Wii U are now officially retro consoles, with the change now allowing trade-in of any console that still powers on, even if they are faulty or "aesthetically unfortunate."
Nintendo Switch 2 update brings Handheld Mode Boost — unlocks higher resolutions and TV-mode performance for original Switch games
With the new Handheld Mode Boost feature, the Switch 2 can run games as if docked even in handheld mode, delivering better visuals and performance.
Examining Nvidia's 60 exaflop Vera Rubin POD — how seven chips underpin company's 40 rack AI factory supercomputer
Nvidia announced seven chips in full production at GTC 2026 on Monday, composing the Vera Rubin platform that the company intends to ship in the second half of this year.
We got a first look at Nvidia's DLSS 5 and the future of neural rendering at GTC — the results can be impressive, but there's work to do
Nvidia's DLSS 5 AI model uses a deep awareness of environmental lighting and how that light interacts with various materials in a scene to dramatically upgrade the appearance of games, and the results can be both impressive and uncanny.
Microsoft expects to commercialize MicroLED datacenter cables by late 2027 — expands Hollow Core Fiber deployment, promising 47% faster data transmission and approximately 33% lower latency
The technology, called MOSAIC, replaces lasers with inexpensive MicroLEDs and uses a fundamentally different architecture to transmit data inside datacenters.
Nvidia launches BlueField-4 STX storage architecture for agentic AI at GTC 2026
Nvidia announced BlueField-4 STX at GTC 2026 on March 16, a modular reference architecture for accelerated storage designed to address the data access bottleneck limiting agentic AI inference.
Grab 32GB of Corsair DDR5 RAM for just $111 in this epic Newegg combo with the 9850X3D — $1,020 bundle for an AMD gaming PC build includes an Asus X870E-E motherboard along with a free mouse and
Another fantastic Newegg combo deal has combined the eight-core AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D with 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5-6000 RAM and an Asus ROG Strix X870E-E motherboard for just $1,019.99, making the RAM effectively just $111 in this build.
South Korean company following ChatGPT management advice forced to backtrack by court — Krafton improperly ousted Subnautica developer bosses to dodge $250m bonus payout
Gaming company forced to backtrack by court after AI-driven plan to dodge $250m bonus payment backfires.
Precision Hall-Effect controls and a 45% saving on Razer's latest Wolverine V3 Tournament Edition game controller — get yours for just $54 in this limited-time sale
Razer's Wolverine V3 Tournament Edition game controller, with Hall-Effect thumbsticks, is 45% off in this Woot deal.
Airflow enthusiast 3D-prints 15 tiny fans to fit inside a custom, domed Noctua NF-A12x25 frame — bizarre 'Fanhattan Project' cools the CPU just as well as a regular fan
Have you ever wanted to use a fan that's more than three times as loud as the other option while providing the same performance? If you answered in resounding joy, then this project is exactly what you've been looking for. A YouTuber 3D-printed a fan that's actually made up of 15 tiny fans, fit inside the frame of a regular 120mm fan modelled after the Noctua NF-A12x25.
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