on (#74VCA)
The clever software trick works on both x86 and Arm to radically reduce worst-case memory latency, but it has severe limitations, too.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#74TZT)
Intel's latest GPU driver is capable of booting Crimson Desert and can reportedly run at nearly 60 FPS at ultra settings on an Arc B580. But the game suffers from occasional crashing and visual artifacts.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#74TZV)
Intel tops $300 billion, its highest market capitalization in 25 years on AI, CPU, and foundry announcements momentum.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#74TXE)
Geekbench 6.7 comes with Intel BOT detection to ensure any runs using it are flagged. The developer argues BOT gives unrealistic performance bumps to select workloads that don't represent real-world performance.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#74TTF)
Nvidia's N1 SoC leaks yet again, but this time in the flesh, with potentially a laptop motherboard featuring the long-rumored chip. It was spotted on sale on a Chinese marketplace for roughly $1,400. The pictures show the PCB rocking 128 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 RAM, robust power delivery, and a decent I/O selection.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#74TTG)
Although Google now has its own Arm-based Axion CPUs, Intel's Xeon processors with custom IPUs will continue to be used for AI and other demanding workloads in Google's data centers for years.
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on (#74TQT)
If these billions per year" in deals close, it'd mark quite the turnaround for Intel Foundry, which generated just $307 million in external revenue last year.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#74TQV)
Bryson DeChambeau will use a 3D-printed 5-iron at the Masters this weekend.
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on (#74TMN)
A Royal Navy warship and P8 maritime patrol aircraft have tracked three Russian submarines, including two Gugi-class deep-sea vessels, attempting to survey undersea cables and pipelines.
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on (#74TJB)
Build a gaming PC worth $5,019 for just $2,771.98 in this epic Newegg combo deal with a 9800X3D, a whopping 128GB of DDR5 RAM, an MSI X870E motherboard, and a RTX 5070, along with a free 4TB SSD, MSI MAG liquid cooler, and three free games, saving you over $2,247 in total.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#74TJC)
Some high-end motherboards for Intel's upcoming Nova Lake processors have been tipped to include a dual-lever retention mechanism called "2L-ILM." We've seen something similar before with LGA 2011, but that a server platform. Boards with 2L-ILM will live alongside standard ILM (1L-ILM?) variants that are cheaper to produce.
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on (#74TJD)
Acer delivers a solid value with the Predator X27 X1. It's a 27-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor with 4K resolution, 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR400, and wide gamut color. It delivers high speed and saturated color in equal measure.
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A fully loaded wireless gaming controller from GameSir for under $30.
by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#74TJF)
South Korea is taking government action to reduce the pressure of the DRAM and NAND crisis on its population.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) on (#74TJG)
Go maintainer joins collective klaxon about encryption-breaking quantum computers and urges immediate switch to post-quantum methods to prevent disaster.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#74TGB)
Leaked Steam files show that Valve is developing a "SteamGPT" AI bot that will help its employees with customer support and anti-cheat in CS2.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#74TGC)
The FBI breaks down the $21 billion lost by over a million Americans through online scams, with more than half involving cryptocurrency.
by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#74TGD)
Hacker or hacker group steals secret data concerning aerospace engineering, bioinformatics, fusion modeling from China's National Supercomputing Center.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#74T58)
Intel and SambaNova announce heterogeneous inference platform that can take advantage of Intel Xeon 6 CPUs, SambaNova SN50 RDUs, and Nvidia GPUs.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#74T30)
We take a deep-dive into the past, present, and future of the ubiquitous PCIe standard, and look ahead at the challenges that await manufacturers when integrating PCIe 6.0 and beyond into real-world hardware.
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on (#74T0Q)
AMD revealed its upcoming Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 will launch for $899 on April 22, which marks a $200 price increase over the previous Ryzen 9 9950X3D.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#74SXJ)
Megaspeed gets final nail in its coffin after Bridge Data Centers cancels its tenancy and replaces it with U.S.-based Zenplayer.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#74SXK)
The hunt for Satoshi Nakamoto has circled back to a likely candidate, Adam Back, thanks to a New York Times article that draws striking parallels between the two. Back denies being Satoshi, saying it's all just a coincidence and confirmation bias on behalf of the reporter. The 40-page-long investigation goes over decades of evidence to try to prove otherwise.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#74SV7)
Many of these job cuts are blamed on AI, but some experts say that it's actually caused by bad business decisions or corporate pivots. Still, they do not discount the disruption that AI will have on the job market, even as some companies buck the trend and hire more junior roles.
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on (#74SV8)
The Asus ROG Xbox Ally is the cheapest Windows-based PC gaming handheld you can get right now, but some technical hitches and a mediocre processor don't help it shine next to the Steam Deck OLED.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) on (#74SV9)
A brief history of Denuvo DRM and the new hypervisor bypass.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#74SS1)
Taiwan's semiconductor industry alliance is urging the government to expand its strategic stockpiles of LNG and helium, find alternative suppliers, and restart nuclear power plants to ensure stability during times of crisis.
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An epic deal over at HP's website is knocking over $1,600 off the price of this Omen Max gaming PC, fitted with an RTX 5090, 9800X3D, 32GB RAM, and a 1TB SSD, all for just $3,808.69 if you purchase it with a monitor or a $39 accessory.
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Powered by AMD's Ryzen Z2 A chip and featuring a 120Hz display, the ROG Xbox Ally is now cheaper than ever
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A premium Asus ROG Strix X870E motherboard, 9800X3D, 32GB Corsair Vengeance RAM, a free AIO cooler, and a copy of Crimson Desert are yours for just $1054.98
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The UK National Cyber Security Centre says that Russian state hackers have been exploiting vulnerable small office and home office routers since 2024 to overwrite their DHCP and DNS settings
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on (#74SS6)
The Be Quiet! Pure Power 13 M 1200W combines exceptional build quality from CWT with Platinum-level efficiency and a comprehensive 10-year warranty, though its limited connectivity and premium pricing demand careful consideration.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#74SQ2)
Taiwan's National Security Bureau claims that China is intensifying efforts to steal semiconductor process technologies and other chip-related know-how from Taiwan as international restrictions get more severe.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#74SQ3)
Corsair has launched a new case customizer for its Frame 4000D that allows buyers to change almost anything about the enclosure, from the side panel to the front-panel I/O configuration.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#74SQ4)
Corsair has silently raised the prices on its AI Workstation 300 mini PCs. The top-end Ryzen AI Max+ 395 model is now $3,399, or $400 pricier than it was just a couple months ago. That increase comes amid spiraling RAM and storage prices thanks to the AI boom.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Bruno Ferreira) on (#74SF2)
The macOS networking stack has a bug that creates a 49.7-day-long countdown to disaster that currently requires a reboot to fix, as discovered by AI service provider Photon.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#74SBB)
Intel is working on its own neural texture compression with similar compression performance to Nvidia's counterpart. Best of all, Intel has a fallback version of its compression tech that will work with GPUs that don't come with Intel's XMX engine.
on (#74SBC)
Anthropic's latest frontier AI model, Claude Mythos Preview, is so adept at finding software vulnerabilities that the lab is holding it back to allow companies and institutions to proactively patch their products against the 'thousands' of bugs it has already uncovered.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#74S74)
The 2TB SanDisk Extreme Pro UHS-II SD card costs $2,000, bringing its price per GB to nearly $1, making it more than four times more expensive than much faster microSD Express cards.
by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#74S47)
As Intel joins Elon Musk's TeraFab project, Lip-Bu Tan expects Elon Musk to reimagine the semiconductor industry.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#74S48)
Zortos293 uploaded an open-source GeForce Now client to GitHub, allowing gamers to connect to Nvidia's service without being tracked by the tech giant.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#74S49)
The company is already adjusting pricing for high-capacity SSDs and memory-heavy configurations as supply costs increase.
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on (#74S4A)
The Asus Zenbook A16 is a lightweight housing for Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme, but comes with compromises in build quality and battery life.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#74S0Y)
A city councilor's home has been shot up for allegedly supporting a data center project in Indianapolis. Opposing neighborhood groups condemn the shooting, while the authorities have yet to determine who's behind the crime.
on (#74RYS)
Save $200 on this awesome AMD build from iBuyPower, featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D, RTX 5070, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 2TB SSD, all for just $2,049 right now.
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on (#74RYT)
Broadcom disclosed in a securities filing on Monday that it'll supply Anthropic with roughly 3.5 gigawatts of Google TPU capacity starting in 2027.
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on (#74RYV)
The entire range of Apple's M5-powered 13-inch MacBook Air laptops receives the largest discounts to date. Save up to $150 off all models.
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on (#74RWN)
Intel is understood to be in active talks with Google and Amazon to provide advanced chip packaging services for their custom AI ASICs.
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on (#74RWP)
Motherboards, who needs them? Not Breadboarding Labs, which recently drafted plans for a retro Intel 80386 (i386) PC build using solderless breadboards.
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on (#74RKC)
More than a dozen investors are pressuring Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet's Google to provide detailed data on water and energy consumption at their U.S. data centers.
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