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Intel Foundry Services gets an 1.8nm Arm Neoverse chip order — Faraday to develop 64-core Intel 18A processor with Arm Neoverse design for SoC evaluation platform
Faraday announces plans to develop an Arm Neoverse-based data center processor to be made on Intel 18A technology.
MSI Titan 18 HX review: A wallet-crushing performer, with all the fixings
The $5,400 MSI Titan 18 HX has a gorgeous screen, strong performance, and tons of RAM and storage, making for a pleasing luxury laptop. You'll still put up with very loud fans, though.
Crucial T705 could deliver a blistering 14,500 MB/s of bandwidth — new PCIe 5.0 SSD pictures and specs leak
The new Crucial T705 and T705 Limited Edition SSDs have been leaked and appear to offer a very worthwhile performance uplift compared to the current generation, offering transfer speeds up to 14,500 MB/s.
An unholy SLI emerges — Intel's Arc A770 and Nvidia's Titan Xp pair up to provide 70% boost in FluidX3D
The developer for FluidX3D has showcased the software running on both an A770 and a Titan Xp.
Scalpers across Asia stripping RTX 4090 cards from pre-built PCs to smuggle into China
According to a report shared by MyDrivers, people in countries neighboring China have been buying full pre-built PC systems equipped with GeForce RTX 4090 GPUs only to strip out the graphics cards and sell them into the Chinese market.
How to Fix Elephant Foot Issues in 3D Prints
Fix first-layer squashing issues and improve your prints' dimension accuracy and precision using the methods below.
Asus TUF Gaming A16 Laptop Only $799 at Best Buy
The Asus TUF Gaming A16 laptop is available at Best Buy for $799, down from its usual price of $1,099.
Steam Survey reveals momentum behind octa-core and better CPUs - Windows 11 and VR headsets also gain traction
Valve released the January statistics from its Steam hardware and software survey, showing trends toward CPUs with eight or more cores, the adoption of Windows 11, and even interest in VR.
YMTC denies Pentagon allegations - says it doesn't supply technology for Chinese military use
YMTC claims it does not supply 3D NAND to the military. But its owner Tsinghua Unigroup is linked to China's government
Qualcomm CEO says that the next version of Windows is due in mid 2024 - place your bets on Windows 11 24H2 or Windows 12
Qualcomm's CEO alludes to the "next version of Windows" with a launch date in the middle of the year.
Gamer hacks Palworld onto Apple Vision Pro, plays game on 300-inch virtual screen — makes 115-inch 4K projector look puny
An AI evangelist has been quick to illustrate the gaming potential of Apple's newly released Vision Pro headset by hacking Palworld onto the device and gplaying on a 300-inch virtual screen.
AMD creates its own edible chips, embraces Guai Guai culture to ensure smooth running Ryzens
AMD engineers seem to be very fond of Taiwan's Guai Guai () snacks. We also saw a TSMC special edition of these 'edible chips' released last week.
Intel CPUs enjoy up to 14% boost in Linux - Intel Thread Director works its magic on the open source OS
A new patch for Thread Director on Linux sees hybrid Intel CPUs achieve better performance in virtual machines.
EK Direct Die AiO CPU cooler yields ‘impressive results’ - 13900KS temperatures can be 20 degrees better than stock
EK Direct Die AiO CPU cooler yields impressive results'. Overclocker Der8auer tested a prototype of this Socket 1700 cooler which will become available from mid-March.
Akko MOD007B-HE PC Review: Not Quite Wooting But Still Great
The Akko MOD007B-HE PC is a stylish keyboard that offers great-feeling switches with rapid trigger, customizable actuation, and more at a good price. It's not quite a Wooting, but it's still worth a look.
Workaround helps improve gaming performance on outdated Intel CPUs — Resizable Bar UEFI mod works with CPUs as old as Sandy Bridge
A modder on GitHub has published a mod that can enable the Resizable Bar on "unsupported" motherboards by modifying the BIOS/UEFI on the motherboard.
Old Nvidia gaming GPUs enjoy huge performance uplifts from new mod — DLSS 3 to FSR 3 mod enables frame generation to deliver up to 75% better performance on previous GeForce RTX GPUs
Digital Foundry reviewed an FSR 3 mod capable of being injected into any game that supports DLSS 3 frame generation. It found that the mod can provide up to 75% more performance with older GPUs like Nvidia's RTX 3080.
Pink thermal paste smells like strawberries — Extreme Mugurisu 4G Strawberry Edition rivals Thermal Grizzly's Kryonaut
In collaboration with Mining Co. Ltd, CWTP has now made a strawberry-scented thermal paste available only in Japan. A few months ago, the company released an Apple Edition thermal paste.
Palit brings the DVI port back on Nvidia's budget gaming GPU — RTX 3050 KalmX features a passive cooler and zero power connectors
Palit introduced the RTX 3050 KalmX Graphics card with a reduced CUDA core count and lowered VRAM to 6GB. But as a result, it managed to bring its power consumption enough not to need an external power source or active cooling.
AMD mobile CPUs power new mini-ITX motherboards — Zen 3 or Zen 4 chip onboard, two M.2 slots, and four 2.5G Ethernet ports
Changwang has launched a series of motherboards integrated with mobile Zen 3 and Zen 4 APUs.
Intel's latest lower-powered CPUs give Ryzen rivals a run for their money — Core i9-14900T trades blows with Ryzen 9 7900 in Geekbench 6 benchmark
The Core i9-14900T has a TDP less than half that of the Core i9-14900K but is only 22% slower in Geekbench 6's multicore test.
Raspberry Pi 5 HAT connects two NVMe SSDs for more storage
This Raspberry Pi 5 X1004 HAT from Geekworm supports up to two NVMe SSDs simultaneously for serious storage.
More and more USB sticks and microSD cards are being made with dubious components — data recovery firm uncovers no-name, low-quality NAND inside many devices
Data recovery company CBL warns that microSD and USB sticks are becoming less reliable as more are made with bad NAND flash.
Nvidia's new entry-level gaming GPU is slow but very power-efficient — RTX 3050 6GB benchmarks show 20% lower performance than RTX 3050 8GB but draws 50% less power
Some of the first RTX 3050 6GB benchmarks shows that the GPU's lower performance is offset by much higher efficiency.
Samsung Odyssey Neo G7 32-Inch Curved 4K 165 Hz Monitor Drops to $717
The Samsung Odyssey Neo G7 monitor is available at Amazon for $717, one of its best prices to date, according to CamelCamelCamel.
Nvidia's top gaming GPU prices are out of control in Asia — RTX 4090 price hikes up to 60%
The price of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4090 skyrockets to $2,500 in Asian stores due to demand from China.
AMD and Raytheon team up for advanced chip packaging for military applications
Raytheon aims to package state-of-the-art devices from partners like AMD into military-aimed multi-chip packages.
I love my numpad, because I use it for everything but numbers
It's easy to turn any numeric keypad into a media player or use the keys to launch macros.
Samsung 990 EVO 2TB SSD Review: A Hybrid Drive for a Hybrid Time
The Samsung 990 EVO is a hybrid drive with an identity crisis, not exactly sure what it's trying to be. This balancing act produces good performance but disappointing power efficiency in what is essentially a budget drive.
Bambu Lab A1 Recall: Company asks owners to turn off their 3D printers as Micro Center pulls product from shelves
Bambu Lab reaches out to Influencers before updating the general public.
Faulty 12V2x6 connector found with RTX 4080 Super card — it could be a one-off problem, but caution is advisable
Igor's Lab has discovered yet another potentially serious problem with the 16-pin adapters that come with RTX 40-series graphics cards. At least one 16-pin adapter was found to be defective, preventing it from locking into place.
This Raspberry Pi composite video player fits inside an old school VHS tape
Alan Boris is using a Raspberry Pi to power his custom VHS player and recorder housed inside an old VHS tape.
Google is axing cached webpages from search results, tells everyone to use Internet Archive instead
An official statement from Google Search Liaison Danny Sullivan laments the change, but directly shouts out Internet Archive as an alternative.
RTX 4080 Super teardown sheds light on power connector controversy — PCB shows traces for two 8-pin connectors along with the 16-pin connector
A Japanese reviewer tore apart the Palit GeForce RTX 4080 Super GamingPro OC and found some exciting traces on the PCB.
Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme dips to $599 at Best Buy
The Asus ROG Ally has fallen in price to $599 for the AMD Ryzen Z1 Processor version at Best Buy.
Rasti laptop inspired by sci-fi classic 'Aliens' -- uses Framework motherboard and 3D printed chassis
Maker and creator Penk Chen has unveiled the Rasti Computer on GitHub, detailing components and sharing 3D printer files so DIYers can make their own 'Aliens:DC' retro laptop.
SK Hynix says new high bandwidth memory for GPUs on track for 2024 - HBM4 with 2048-bit interface and 1.5TB/s per stack is on the way
HBM4 memory with a 2048-bit interface on track for production in 2026.
Nvidia slashes memory capacity with new entry-level GPU — cut-down RTX 3050 has 6GB of memory, down from 8GB two years ago, but cheaper
Nvidia has quietly launched its newest entry-level GPU, the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB. Meanwhile, AIB partner models are starting to appear in online listings
Defective RTX 3070 gaming GPU gets 12GB memory upgrade — mod boosts performance by 66% in RE4
A Repair technician and his team successfully swapped the 8GB VRAM on an RTX 3070 with one defective memory channel to recognize and use 12GB GDDR6 memory, showing a good performance yield as a result
China's top AI accelerator and CPU designers are bleeding tens of millions -- Longsoon and Cambricon losses continue despite billions in government subsidies
Chinese AI accelerator and CPU developers lose tens of millions of dollars in 2023.
Nvidia's H100 AI GPUs cost up to four times more than AMD's competing MI300X — AMD's chips cost $10 to $15K apiece; Nvidia's H100 has peaked beyond $40,000: Report
Citi estimates that AMD sells Instinct MI300X for $10,000 to Microsoft, while Nvidia's H100 can sell for $40,000 albeit in retail.
Maxsun iCraft Z790 White V2 review: A white PCB for mid-range builders
Priced around $260, the iCraft Z790 White V2 sports a white PCB, tasteful RGB implementation, and solid performance. It's missing PCIe 5.0-capable M.2 and uses a dated audio codec, but is still a viable option in the mid-range space, especially for those who need a white motherboard.
Chips aren't getting cheaper — the cost per transistor stopped dropping a decade ago at 28nm
Google says transistor cost scaling stalled at 28nm and remains flat with every new node.
China's CXMT reportedly aims to make HBM memory for AI chips — exotic memory is a missing piece for China's chipmaking self-sufficiency
CXMT to compete against Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix for lucrative HBM memory market, says report.
Pentagon now considers China's 3D NAND maker YMTC a 'military company' — designation bars company from using US-designed chipmaking equipment
Pentagon believes that Yangtze Memory could be supporting China's military complex.
Amazon’s new AWS charge for using IPv4 is expected to rake in up to $1B per year — change should speed IPv6 adoption
On Thursday, Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced a new charge for customers with public IPv4 addresses. It had warned a new pricing plan was going to be put into place last July, but new estimates suggest that it could make an extra $1 billion per annum from this change.
Intel's Ohio fabs could reportedly slip to late 2026 — 'Silicon Heartland' factories were originally planned for 2025
Intel reportedly delays $20 billion Ohio fab project due to govt incentives and chip demand.
Meta to deploy custom-designed Artemis AI processor alongside commercial GPUs
Meta set to augment its AI prowess with its own 'Artemis' processor.
Next-gen Intel Arrow Lake-S CPU spotted with 24-threads and no AVX-512 functionality
A new Intel test system was spotted featuring an Arrow-Lake S desktop engineering sample. The chip reportedly comes with 24-threads and a rather low 3 GHz clock speed. Apparently, there's no AVX-512 support on the chip either.
AMD's integrated graphics performance shines in AI tests with extreme memory — Ryzen 7 8700G with DDR5-9000 up to 15% better
Enthusiasts have demonstrated the prowess of AMD's Ryzen 7 8700G with DDR5-9000 memory and how fast memory affects AI performance.
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