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Updated 2025-05-31 10:30
MSI China is so confident in its power supplies, its warranties now cover all your PC's components
MSI China has announced a new after-purchase warranty program, covering all PC components connected to MSI's 80+ Gold or higher units in the event of major failure.
Molex demonstrates PCIe 7.0 cabling solution: 128 GT/s at 1 meter
Molex unveiled its Genesis connector and cable system at Computex, targeting future PCIe 7.0 deployments with a design optimized for 128 GT/s signaling.
Realtek eyes SSDs with new PCIe 5.0 x4 DRAM-less controller — Up to 10 GB/s and 1.4M IOPS
Realtek is attempting to enter the SSD controller market with its RTS5781DL, a PCIe 5.0 DRAM-less controller that is now sampling. But can it compete with established players?
Dude, where's my GPU? — Micro Center customer gets backpack-stuffed box instead of RTX 5090
A customer received a Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 5090 Solid OC but found the box packed with backpacks, prompting an investigation that revealed additional impacted cases.
A new SSD form factor can house a staggering 1,000,000 GB of storage – E2 drives could store 11,000 4K movies with 80W power draw
E2 is a new flash form factor
Gigabyte hints AMD's next-gen gaming APUs will drop into current-gen motherboards — Ryzen 9000G support listed for AM5 platforms
AMD's rumored Ryzen 9000G APUs have been listed under the memory support list for one of Gigabyte's B650 motherboards.
The Essential Linux commands that every user needs to know
All the Ubuntu / Debian Linux commands you need to copy files, install software, edit text and much, much more.
Intel details new advanced packaging breakthroughs — EMIB-T paves the way for HBM4 and increased UCIe bandwidth
Intel disclosed several chip packaging breakthroughs at the Electronic Components Technology Conference (ECTC), outlining the technical merits of multiple new chip packaging techniques that the company plans to deploy in production in the future.
Snag this RTX 4060 Asus TUF A15 Gaming Laptop for only $679
Laptop gaming for only $679, the Asus TUF Gaming A15 is an exceptional value at this price.
Mozilla fires off emergency patch to fix Nvidia GPU artifacting bugs in Firefox
If you've been experiencing unusual visual glitches and artifacts with Firefox, Mozilla has rolled out a hotfix that may help.
Kit out your kids with this Asus TUF Gaming keyboard, headset, mouse, and mouse pad combo bundle for under £90
Everything you need for a gaming setup in one peripheral bundle.
China tech companies scramble to ditch Nvidia as Washington tightens export controls
This will threaten the U.S.'s AI supremacy, if China can pull it off.
Chip design software giant pauses China sales and suspends financial guidance — Synopsys slams on the brakes as Washington issues fresh crackdown on semiconductor software exports
Synopsys has told staff in China to halt sales and services, and has suspended future financial guidance, following new U.S. export restrictions on semiconductor software.
DRAM prices have jumped by 20% for the second month in a row — surging demand is likely due to stockpiling
DRAM and NAND chip prices have jumped to $2.10 in May - a massive jump from the $1.37 average price from March.
Custom PCIe 5.0 SSD with 3D XL-Flash debuts — special Optane-like flash memory delivers up to 3.5 million random IOPS
InnoGrit demonstrates reference solid-state drive based on Kioxia's XL-Flash memory: custom-built XL-Flash-based drives on the way?
Microsoft shelves first-party Xbox handheld to work on Windows 11 portable performance
Windows Central reports that Microsoft has postponed work on its own Xbox handheld in favor of enhancing Windows 11's handheld gaming support.
China's first 6nm domestic GPU with purported RTX 4060-like performance has powered on
Chinese GPU startup Lisuan Technology has announced via its official WeChat account that its G100 6nm graphics card has been powered on.
ASRock confirms its BIOS settings are killing Ryzen CPUs, is fully committed to fixing any damaged motherboards
ASRock confirmed that its motherboards are responsible for Ryzen 9000 deaths affecting ASRock motherboard customers. It also confirmed that it will charge both ways for motherboard RMAs.
Lian Li’s tube-hiding Hydroshift II LCD-C AIO cooler adds a rotating dial for software-free display and RGB control
It also comes with improved tubing, thinner design, and wireless fan options
20TB Seagate Exos X20 HDD is only $16 per Terabyte — massive Newegg discount deal
Thanks to a $50 Newegg discount code, you can save big on the Seagate X20 Exos 20TB HDD.
Biwin unveils PCIe Gen5 SSD with 14,500 MB/s read speeds
Biwin officially launches the Maxio MAP1806-based X570 SSD that is expected to offer leading-edge performance and a low price.
Nvidia CEO says Trump's tariff plan is 'utterly visionary'
Nvidia boss also says rescinding the AI diffusion rule was completely visionary.'
WeCreat Vision Pro 45W review: Greater than the sum of its parts
The WeCreat Vision Pro is a powerful enclosed laser engraver with automatic focusing, an intuitive software platform, and enough add-ons to satisfy most small businesses. With the automatic pass-through feeder, rotary engraver, and 2W IR module for engraving metal, the Vision Pro has something for everyone.
Intel's next-gen Nova Lake CPUs may be backwards compatible with Arrow Lake coolers — LGA1954 and LGA1851 sockets share the same dimensions
Shipping records suggest Intel's next-gen LGA1954 socket shares dimensions with existing LGA1851 sockets, hinting at mechanical cooler compatibility.
Elegoo launches automatic filament switching for color 3D printing, first open-source RFID system could revolutionize filament management
Elegoo has confirmed that full color printing is coming to the Centauri Series of FDM 3D printers by the 3rd quarter of 2025.
xMEMS' fan-on-a-chip cooling can reduce SSD temperatures by up to 20%
xMEMS is expanding its fan-on-a-chip platform to include active cooling solutions directly installed in SSDs.
Thermalright Royal Pretor 130 Review: The Crown Jewel of Air Cooling
Is the Royal Pretor 130 Thermalright's best yet? We go hands-on with its latest premium dual-tower air cooler, testing it with AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Intel's Core i7-14700K CPUs!
Team creates 3D-printed "soft robot" that walks off the machine that made it
The University of Edinburgh has shared a 3D-printed "soft robot" made by a team of theirs who claim it can walk off the machine that made it.
IDC says PC shipments will increase because of tariffs, now expects 274 million PCs to ship in 2025
Market research and tech analyst firm IDC reckons that global PC sales will reach 274 million units in 2025.
9,000 Asus routers compromised by botnet attack and persistent SSH backdoor that even firmware updates can't fix
New botnet campaign exploits legitimate system features to establish deep persistence while remaining virtually undetectable
Nvidia RTX 5070 vs AMD RX 9070 Face Off
We pit the Nvidia RTX 5070 and AMD RX 9070, two of the more affordable current-generation graphics cards you can buy, to see which is the best option.
AMD to build export-compliant AI chips for the Chinese market, Radeon AI PRO 9700 to arrive by 3Q25
The AMD Radeon AI PRO 9700 is expected to launch in China as the company's competitor to Nvidia's B20 AI chip.
Western Digital still plans to start shipping 36TB HAMR hard drives in 2027
At Computex 2025, Western Digital confirmed plans to begin mass production of HAMR-based hard drives in 2027, starting with 36TB, 40TB, and 44TB models.
Anthropic CEO says AI could cause up to 20% unemployment within five years, wipe out half of all entry-level white collar jobs
The CEO of Anthropic has claimed AI could wipe out half of all entry-level white collar jobs and spike unemployment by 20%.
Fanless AirJet Mini G2 cooler promises 42% more cooling performance in the same form-factor
Frore Systems launched its second-generation AirJet Mini solid-state cooling chip at Computex, delivering 50% greater heat dissipation in the same compact form factor.
China to ease rare earth export restrictions to benefit domestic and European semiconductor firms
China will ease rare earth export restrictions for domestic and European semiconductor firms, according to state media.
The high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD monopoly could be about to end: Silicon Motion’s new SSD controllers were everywhere at Computex
Silicon Motion is breaking Phison's monopoly in the high-end PCIe 5.0 SSD market as over a dozen companies, including Micron, Crucial, Kingston, and Lexar, adopt its SM2508 controller.
ASMedia and Via Labs are developing USB4 v2 controllers, still 18 months away from launch
ASMedia and Via Labs are working on their own USB4 v2 controllers, but don't expect them to come to market for at least 18 months.
U.S. Trade Court blocks President Trump's sweeping tariffs on countries including China
A U.S. trade court has blocked President Trump's sweeping tariffs.
Nvidia posts record $44 billion revenue, H20 export ban bites as gaming rises
Nvidia reported a record-breaking Q1 FY2026 with $44.1 billion in revenue driven by strong AI and gaming demand, but its margins were significantly impacted by a $4.5 billion charge related to U.S. export restrictions on H20 GPUs.
TSMC reiterates it doesn't need High-NA EUV for 1.4nm-class process technology
TSMC reaffirmed that it will not use High-NA EUV lithography for its upcoming A16 and A14 process technologies, as Low-NA EUV tools combined with internal innovations provide sufficient scaling and performance benefits.
Gigabyte RX 9070 XT thermal gel replacement reportedly lowers VRAM temperatures by 7 degrees
A consumer sent his Gigabyte Aorus Radeon RX 9070 XT Elite 16G to a store to upgrade its thermal solution.
AMD acquires Enosemi to enter photonics race — chasing Nvidia into light-based interconnect tech
AMD has acquired photonics firm Enosemi, highlighting a desire to push into photonics and to become a full software stack supplier in the datacenter, chasing Nvidia in both respects.
Windows Update will soon add app updates to its functionality
Microsoft is consolidating the update process in the new Windows Update orchestration platform which is now available in a private preview.
Down to $2,999, this high-power gaming PC packs both a 50-series GPU and a 9800X3D CPU
More time gaming and less time putting a PC together. The ABS Stratos Aqua packs both a 9800X3D and RTX 5080 for the best gaming experience.
Arc B770 spotted? Four new Intel Battlemage GPU IDs appear in Linux Mesa graphics driver
Intel has added four new PCI IDs to the Linux Mesa graphics library, potentially signaling the upcoming release of a B770 graphics card.
TSMC to open up chip design center in Munich to help local chip developers
TSMC will open its first European chip design center in Munich to support European developers with design technology co-optimization for both mature and advanced nodes.
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT is up to 31% faster than 7600 XT in early compute benchmarks
Early Geekbench tests show AMD's RX 9060 XT is allegedly between 25% to 31% faster than the last-generation RX 7600 XT.
Sandisk WD Black SN8100 2TB SSD Review: The fastest overall consumer SSD ever made
The Sandisk WD Black SN8100 is the dream drive everybody wants. It was worth the wait, now it just has to be worth the price.
Intel LGA9324 leak reveals colossal CPU socket with 9,324 pins for up to 700W Diamond Rapids Xeons
An image of Intel's LGA9324 socket for next-generation Diamond Rapids processors from a thermal test board has emerged at Goofish.
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