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Microsoft's Surface Laptop 5 gets new 12th Gen Intel CPUs. But our tests show shorter battery life and performance that's not always better than the AMD-powered Surface Laptop 4.

Samsung and SK Hynix can install new tools into Chinese fabs for one year, but the future is uncertain.

By putting Arm into the Surface Pro 9, Microsoft seems to be suggesting Windows on Arm is just as good as it is on x86 systems, though performance still lacks a bit.

Biren's first GPUs can challenge Nvidia's A100 GPU in select workloads, at least on paper.

AMD reference designs and third party board makers have all decided to skip using the 16-pin 12VHPWR connector. AMD has confirmed that RDNA 3 GPUs will not use it.

Arctic’s Liquid Freezer Lives up to its name and performs well in loads of 200W+ when paired with Intel’s i9-12900K.

The MSI RTX 4090 Suprim Liquid X pairs a 240mm all-in-one liquid cooling configuration with Nvidia's new Ada Lovelace GPU. Performance still ranks at the top of the charts, but the card fails to put any meaningful distance between itself and the Founders Edition.

Out of nowhere, Memtest86+ has received its first major update since 2013, and is now in active development. The new update brings the application up to speed, supporting hardware from 2014 all the way up to the modern era.

All the online stores that are selling RTX 4090 cards right now and what they cost.

Two users on Reddit have now reported that the 12VHPWR adapter cable melted on their new RTX 4090 cards. There are various potential causes, but it is vital cables are firmly and positively inserted, without severe bend or shearing forces at the card connection. (Updated)

Best Buy has created a new upgrade plan that allows users to upgrade their MacBooks every three years to a brand new version.

ChormeOS has a built-in screen recording tool that we can easily use to capture images and video of our machine.

An enthusiast with the handle @mryeester found that salt can lower CPU temps by 2 to 3 degrees.

Microsoft's $599 Windows Dev Kit 2023 is a purpose-built box for developers to build apps for Windows on Arm

Apple has yet to transition the Mac Pro away from Intel, so the move straight to 'M2 Extreme' processors will be a highly anticipated change.

The Linux kernel lost support for i386 CPUs in 2012 and it seems that 2022 could be when i486 support is removed

AnkerMake’s first 3D printer boasts blinding speed without Klipper.

A tiny Compute Module 4 carrier board has emerged, in the form of the open-source PicoBerry by Mirko Electronics

Dmytro Panin has created a Pico W-powered Geiger counter that tracks ionizing radiation that outputs readings to a webpage each hour.

The Elgato Wave DX offers a rich sound and a good price, but you’ll need Elgato’s Wave XLR interface to unlock its full potential.

Nvidia reportedly shifts TSMC orders from producing GeForce RTX 4090 GPUs to H100 Hopper compute GPUs.

The peak at 14:00 UTC was 30,032,005 users. PC gaming's inexorable rise confounds those who don't see the platform as the strongest and most vibrant.

Maker Ricardo has built a custom synthesizer using a Raspberry Pi after the Dirtywave M8 synth he originally wanted was sold out.

With just eight lines of Python code we can create an application to remove the background from many images.

ASRock’s X670E Taichi is a well-rounded Ryzen 7000 board in the upper mid-range space. It offers four M.2 sockets (one PCIe 5.0), eight SATA ports, flagship-class audio, and the signature high-end Taichi appearance.

1H 2022 sales of PCs dropped in Russia by 20% as consumers stopped spending, but there are a few companies that thrive.

The GeForce RTX 4090 Mobile could pack the same die as the desktop GeForce RTX 4080 16GB with the opportunity to match RTX 3090 desktop performance.

With a little code we can use a Raspberry Pi Pico W and CircuitPython to grab the latest headlines and scroll them across a tiny OLED screen on our desktop.

Besides good performance, the Corsair HX1000i also has top build quality.

Asus has revealed the TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8GB GDDR6X in both standard and overclocked versions.

Intel's new Raptor Lake is hard to find, here's where to look.

Windows may have a wonderful GUI, but under the hood, we can use a powerful command prompt to get many jobs done much faster.

Paid $$$$ for super fast FPS, ended up with just two Flipping Pieces of Steel (2 FPS).

Russia wants to build ASML Twinscan NXT:2000i-class lithography scanner from scatch in six years.

The US intends to keep the pressure piled on China with ever-evolving sanctions aimed at fields that might pose a threat to its national and worldwide security. Reportedly, internal and external discussions are ongoing regarding sanctions in the AI and quantum computing fields.

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has communicated to employees that layoffs are imminent, on the back of high operational costs and lowered operating profits on the back of eakening demand and macroeconomic circumstances.

A new Windows app called PC Manager brings together tools to scan and protect your PC, plus boost its performance, in one place.

Nvidia's Korean CEO has offered a further explanation on the RTX 4080 12GB's cancellation, suggesting that performance and pricing were the issues.

Overclocker Elmor, has finally broken the 8 year CPU frequency record with a Core i9-13900K, operating at 8.8GHz under liquid nitrogen cooling.

YMTC says it did not talk to Chinese government regarding impact of U.S. sanctions on its business.

Raijintek's Morpheus 8069 fanless cooler dissipates up to 360W, provided good airflows inside chassis.

For less than $200, Dell offers its S2422HG 24-inch curved gaming monitor. It delivers solid performance and picture quality from an FHD/VA panel running at 165 Hz with Adaptive-Sync and extended color.

Grinding down Ryzen 7000's integrated heat spreader reportedly brings down its temperature at the cost of voiding the warranty.

Microsoft expects console and PC gamers to keep downloading games but does not expect them to switch to cloud gaming.

Intel has officially released its first graphics driver package, designed for Linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. The new driver stack will allow any PC user to quickly set up an Arc GPU in their system as if it were a Windows-based system.

Current worldwide internet bandwidth is said to be approximately 1 petabit/s, and this technology could almost double that over a single cable.

Inno3D's GeForce RTX 4090 iChill Black comes with Arctic's all-in-one liquid cooling solution, while GeForce RTX 4090 iChill Frostbit is equipped with custom waterblock.

Performance memory brands have prepared kits specially for the new Intel 13th Gen Core CPU and Z790 motherboard platforms. Corsair, G.Skill and Team Group want to be part of your high-end system upgrade plans.

BigTreeTech's CB1 compute module, which clones the form factor of the CM4, is now available

Basemark's Sacred Path cross-platform GPU benchmark attempts to show how completely different platforms stack up against each other in the graphics department.