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Updated 2025-07-07 14:15
Intel Driver Adds Support for High End Cards, Toggle Performance Optimizations
The new driver supports Arc mobile, and ADL-H and -P iGPUs. As well as adding A770M, A550M support and a way to turn off benchmark cheats, there are new optimized games and a range of fixes.
Samsung Begins 3nm Production: World's First Gate-All-Around Transistors
Samsung's 3GAE and 3GAP set to improve performance while reducing power consumption.
HyperX Alloy Origins 65 Review: Small but Solidly-Built
The HyperX Alloy Origins 65 is a compact, tactical nuke more at home on the battlefield than in the office.
Where to Buy the Raspberry Pi Pico W
Wi-Fi finally makes its way to the Raspberry Pi Pico, and for just $6 we have quite the IoT platform for makers
Raspberry Pi Pico W Review: Built-in Wi-Fi Comes to Pico
The Raspberry Pi Pico W gives us the same form factor and performance as its predecessor, but adds onboard Wi-Fi for just $2 more.
Shed a Tear for HEDT: AMD's Official Threadripper Pro Pricing Marks the End of an Era
AMD gave us the official pricing for the Threadripper Pro processors as it announced the end of the non-Pro Threadripper era.
MSI's H610 Motherboard Debuts With ATX12VO Connector
The MSI Pro H610M 12VO is late to market for an entry-level Alder Lake motherboard. Instead, enthusiasts will be more interested in v2 of the ATX12VO standard, which adds a 12VHPWR connector for beefy next-gen GPUs.
MSI's 'Kombo Strike' Feature Boosts the Ryzen 7 5800X3D's Performance
MSI has a "Kombo Strike" feature design just for the Ryzen 7 5800X3D, to improve the chip's performance.
AyaNeo Next II May Sport an Intel Arc or AMD Radeon 6000 Discrete GPU
The AyaNeo Next II will either come with an Intel Alder lake CPU and Arc GPU or AMD Ryzen 6000 CPU and Radeon 6000 GPU.
ASRock Readies For Raptor Lake, Issues BIOS Updates for 600-Series Boards
ASRock has just announced full compatibility with Intel's upcoming Raptor Lake processors on most of its current 600-series motherboards. The only requirement is a BIOS update.
Pick up an HP Victus 15L With a Core i7-12700 and RTX 3060 for Only $1,099: Real Deals
Welcome to Wednesday and your midweek deal post. Discounted deals today start off with the Victus 15L from HP for only $1,099.
Wafer Maker to Invest $5 Billion in the U.S. to Serve Intel, Samsung, TSMC
GlobalWafers to invest $5 billion in the U.S. wafer production as new fabs from Intel, Samsung Foundry, and TSMC loom.
Pine64 Teases RISC-V Based Raspberry Pi Alternative
Arm-based SBC manufacturer Pine64 will be releasing a RISC-V board alongside its current offerings.
New Intel Raptor Lake ES CPU Rumored to Boost up to 5.5 GHz
The new 'Core i9-13900K ES3' chip increases the CPU-Z 1T score from 611 to 880, and nT score from 13015 to 15000+. Its max boost clock of 5.5 GHz for 1T and 5.3 GHz for all P-cores is an impressive step up too.
Raspberry Pi Robot Maps Its World with LiDAR
This project is using a Raspberry Pi to create a virtual 3D map of the room it's in using a LiDAR sensor.
AMD on Track to Launch Ryzen 7000 CPUs This September: Report
AMD's next-generation desktop processors in mid-September.
Fractal Design Pop Silent Review: Old-School, but Not so Cool
The Fractal Design Pop Silent is impressively quiet thanks to sound-dampening foam, but we’d prefer better cooling, even if that meant adding a few decibels.
HPE Unveils ProLiant Server With 128-Core Ampere Altra Max CPU
Hewlett Packard Enterprise now offers 1P machines based on Ampere's Altra processors with up to 128 cores.
Threadripper Pro 5000WX CPUs Arrive In China, 64 Cores For $7,000
Threadripper Pro 5000 CPUs are finally on sale, but only in China, and they cost significantly more than their Threadripper 3000WX-series counterparts.
Sony Inzone H9 and H3 Review: Double Duty Gaming Headsets
Sony's Inzone H9 and H3 headphones are meant for PC gaming and for use with the PS5. They offer a light, comfortable fit and work with intuitive software, but the high-end model should have some extra bells and whistles considering it costs $229.
Sony Inzone U27M90 27-Inch 4K Monitor Review: Optimized For PS5 And PC Gaming
Sony jumps into the gaming monitor market with a high-performance 27-inch 4K gaming monitor that features 144 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR, extended color and a full-array local-dimming backlight. It’s optimized for PlayStation 5 consoles and PCs.
Japanese Professor Sues Intel For Infringing Patent Involving FPGAs, SoCs
As per a new report, Intel finds itself in another patent infringement case, this time involving its FPGA and SoC chips that use ALMs.
Valve Halves Steam Deck SSD Bandwidth on Some Models
Valve has made a new change to the Steam Deck's original specifications, and is now allowing either a two-lane or four-lane NVMe SSD, which will reduce storage bandwidth on some models.
Arm Immortalis Flagship GPU Includes Hardware-Based Ray Tracing
Arm's Immortalis GPUs use just 4% of the shader core area to deliver a 300% uplift in ray tracing performance. These new GPUs should debut in flagship devices in early 2023.
AMD Introduces USB 4 Support in Chipset Update for Ryzen 6000 Mobile
AMD has released a new chipset driver updated centered around updating Ryzen 6000 mobile. The biggest update is USB4 support for Windows 10 and 11.
Alleged Core i9-13900K Raptor Lake CPU Spotted on the Black Market
A Chinese black market retailer just sold an engineering sample Core i9-13900K on the black market. It's a sign that Intel is finalizing Raptor Lake development.
TSMC to Hike Chip Prices in 2023
TSMC will reportedly increase chip prices by another 6% in 2023, which is less than earlier rumors indicated. This will help with expanding its foundry locations and capacities.
GeForce GTX 1630 Proves the RX 6400 Is the Hero We Needed
AMD's Radeon RX 6400 looks far better when sitting alongside the new GeForce GTX 1630. Nvidia and its partners trimmed the specs far too much on this entry-level GPU, without cutting price enough.
Ethereum Miners Likely Lost Money During the Past Two Years
With Ethereum prices way down and mining profits trailing off toward nothing, we take a look at the potential profits from mining with various graphics cards over the past two years. What hardware came out ahead, and what was the best strategy for turning a profit?
Dell's Fantastic 27-Inch S2721DGF QHD Monitor is Back Down to $299: Real Deals
Dell's fantastic S2721DGF 27-inch gaming monitor is back down to $299 currently and that's a huge saving from its usual retail price.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1630 4GB Graphics Card Launched Packing 512 CUDA Cores
A GTX 1630 launch driver has been released by Nvidia today. Leaks regarding the card's 512 CUDA cores, and 4GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus were correct.
Intel to Cut Alder Lake Pricing for Major PC Makers: Report
Intel already cut its Alder Lake CPU pricing by as much as 10% in Q2, and it is unprecedented to cut current-gen pricing so early, says a Taiwanese PC industry sourced report.
Dell XPS 17 (9720) Review: Bright Screen Meets Efficiency Cores
Dell's big-screen XPS 17 gets Intel's latest CPUs for better performance and battery life. Its screen is also great but the design, while solid, feels stale.
MNT Research Unveils Arm Powered Pocket Reform
The Pocket Reform compact laptop from MNT Research is open source, modular, and extremely cute
AMD Investigating Alleged 450Gb Data Theft by RansomHouse Extortionists (Update)
The RansomHouse extortion group claims to have 450Gb of stolen AMD data and is charging an unknown ransom.
Valve More Than Doubles Steam Deck Production, Q3 Reservations Starting Soon
Valve says production of the Steam Deck has more than doubled per week, which should hopefully drive down reservation times for future owners.
Asus, Gigabyte Lower Motherboard Projections, Bemoan Lost GPU Bundles: Report
Worldwide motherboard sales are projected to drop from 40m in 2021 to 30m this year.
MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio Review: Power Hungry
We tested the MSI Radeon RX 6950 XT Gaming X Trio and found it delivered similar performance to the Sapphire RX 6950 XT card we tested, but it used 13% more power on average. MSI might want to rethink the design of this board, which can compete with the RTX 3090 Ti for pure power consumption.
Intel Arc Alchemist Professional GPUs? Arc Pro A40 and A50 Spotted
According to a new discovery on SiSoftware, Intel is apparently building prototype Arc Alchemist Pro GPUs aimed at the workstation market. But details related to these GPUs are very scarce.
AMD’s Ryzen 9 5950X Is Now Only $516: Real Deals
You can get your hands on AMD's flagship 5950X CPU for $516, which is a fantastic price for such a powerful CPU.
New Benchmarks Show GTX 1650 and RX 6400 Outperforming Intel's Arc A380 Graphics Card
A new benchmark suite from Intel showcases its A380 desktop GPU getting beaten out by the 3-year-old GTX 1650 and entry-level Radeon RX 6400 GPU.
Some MacBook Pro SSDs Slower Than Last-Gen, Single Chip to Blame
The use of a single NAND chip in entry-level M2 MacBook Pro SSDs leads to slower transfer rates, YouTubers discover
Raspberry Pi Restores Guitar Amp, Complete With Effects
David Silverman has restored an old guitar amp using a Raspberry Pi to power the unit and programmed it to provide special effects.
Sidestep Windows 11's Microsoft Account Requirement With Rufus Beta
As well as offering the option to skip Microsoft Account sign-in, the latest edition of Rufus has options to swerve secure boot and TPM requirements, minimum RAM and storage requirements, and more.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1630 Briefly Appears on Colorful Website
The disastrous showing of the Intel Arc A380 in Chinese reviews may have inspired enough confidence in Nvidia to release a cheaper trimmed down GTX 1650 relative.
Supermicro 1024US-TRT Server Review: 128 Cores in a 1U Chassis
Supermicro's 1023US-TR4 platform serves up powerful performance in a slim package, with up to 128 cores packed into a slim 1U footprint.
Gigabyte B660I Aorus Pro DDR4 Review: Pricey Mini-ITX
The Gigabyte B660I Aorus Pro DDR4 is a well-rounded Mini ITX B660 board with four SATA ports, a single M.2 socket, overkill power delivery, and a premium appearance with integrated RGBs. It’s missing a 20 Gbps USB port, and the $245 seems high for what you get.
Steam Deck Designer Warns Against SSD Mod
A valve employee has taken to Twitter to warn against modding the Steam Deck's M.2 drive with a physically bigger SSD.
Raspberry Pi Zero Prints Giant Pictures with Thermal Receipt Printer
Maker -PJFry- uses a Raspberry Pi Zero to print large, poster-sized images using a thermal receipt printer to create them one piece at a time.
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 and 5500 Review: Firing Back at Alder Lake
We review AMD's new Ryzen 5 5600 and Ryzen 5 5500 that bring budget chips to the company's vaunted Zen 3 lineup.
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