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Updated 2025-07-07 05:45
1Password Review: Very Secure, Great for Families
1Password is so secure that it's sometimes awkward to use. However, it offers a really great family plan with parental controls.
AMD Radeon Preview Driver Delivers Major Performance Boost in Early Testing
AMD's latest preview driver promises improved performance for a plethora of DX 11 games, and independent testing not only confirms the claims, but raises hope for the DX 11 gaming ecosystem.
Asus Prime Z690-A Motherboard Reduced to Only $279: Real Deals
Today I've found deals on components that are all colored white for those who are looking to perhaps build a clean white PC build that looks icy cool and reflects RGB like there's no tomorrow.
What Is PCIe? A Basic Definition
What is the meaning of PCIe? PCIe 4.0, PCIe 5.0, PCIe 6.0 and older generations explained.
Raspberry Pi Pico Powers 3D Printed Cyber Glasses
Kevin McAleer uses a Pico to operate these 3D printed cyber glasses, complete with a neopixel ring and servo.
AMD's Console and GPU Team Hiring for Next-Generation SoCs
AMD's console SoC, GPU team hiring verification engineer for next-generation SoC due in 2024 ~ 2025.
PCIe 4 Errors Prompt Gigabyte Z690I Motherboard Exchange, Refund Program
Affected customers were seeing PCIe Gen4 graphics card issues and system instability. Now they can apply for a replacement board upgrade or a refund.
What Is a GPU? A Basic Definition of Graphics Cards
What is the meaning of a GPU? Graphics/video cards explained.
Supermassive Black Hole Consumed 100 Million CPU Hours
Studying celestial bodies presents a number of difficulties - one of which directly relates to the impossibly large scales of distance between sensors and their targets. This week's reveal of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, Sagittarius A*, simply wouldn't be possible without millions of compute hours.
AUO Demos 480Hz Laptop and Desktop Displays
We first heard talk about these displays last summer, so it is gratifying to see them being demonstrated, and being prepared for both desktop (24 inch FHD) and laptop (16 inch FHD) PC eSports gamers.
MSI GeForce RTX 3060 12GB Ventus 2X Down to £369: Real Deals
Today you can get the MSI GeForce RTX 3060 12GB Ventus 2X for £369 from Ebuyer.
Samsung Foundry Could Hike Chip Prices by 20% — Report
Samsung Foundry in talks with clients about a 15% – 20% price hike.
Creality Ender 3 S1 Review: A Better Ender
Creality’s deluxe version of their popular Ender 3 for makers who just want to make.
AMD Zen 4 CPU Emerges With 5.2 GHz Boost, RDNA 2 iGPU
An anonymous user has tested one of AMD's octa-core Ryzen 7000 (Raphael) CPUs with RDNA 2 graphics.
Micron Announces 232-Layer 3D NAND Flash
Micron to start ramping 232-layer 3D TLC NAND chips in late calendar 2022.
High-End Desktop CPUs Disappearing from the Market — Puget Systems
HEDT users have to settle for desktop CPUs or pay extra for workstation processors, says Puget Systems.
WD Touts 3D NAND That's 60% Faster and 50% Higher Capacity
Western Digital readies BiCS6, BiCS+ 3D NAND memory for next-generation datacenter and client SSDs.
MakerBot and Ultimaker Announce Merger
Two giants in the 3D printing industry are joining forces.
Colorful's New Artsy Z690 Motherboard Only Supports PCIe Gen 4
Colorful makes a new artsy-looking Z690 motherboard for gamers and creators, with a relatively cheap price in comparison to other Z690 boards.
What Is a Motherboard Chipset? A Basic Definition
What is the meaning of a motherboard chipset? Intel and AMD PC chipsets explained.
Raspberry Pi RP2040 BB Q20 HID Keyboard Fits in Your Pocket
Solder Party has released its new RP2040-based BB Q20 keyboard and trackpad, a portable HID small enough to fit in your pocket.
What Is DRAM in RAM and GPUs? A Basic Definition
What is the meaning of DRAM? DRAM CPUs and GPUs explained.
AMD FSR 2.0 Goes Head-to-Head With DLSS and Works on 'All' GPUs
AMD has released FSR 2.0, and we tested Deathloop with the patch. Image quality has greatly improved and is now in line with Nvidia's DLSS upscaling technology — at least in this particular game. Now it just needs widespread developer support.
Nvidia Lines Up Six Keynote Speakers for Computex 2022
Among the speakers providing a keynote at Computex 2022 in 10 days time is Jeff Fisher, Senior Vice President of GeForce.
Grab a Radeon 6900XT For Under MSRP at Only $949: Real Deals
It's been a long time since we've seen semi-sensible prices in the GPU market, so it's great to see Gigabyte's Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming OC priced at $949.
Nvidia Releases Launch Day Driver for 'Evil Dead' With DLSS
Nvidia's latest Game Ready driver provides game ready support for Evil Dead: The Game, Dolmen and Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong.
Steam Deck Update Adds Per-Game Performance Profiles
The latest update to the Steam Deck adds per-game performance profiles, allowing users to save their preferred performance options once and have them launch with each game.
Ethereum Sell-Off Inspired by Bitcoin, Inflation and High Transaction Fees
As well as shadowing the latest BTC decline, Ethereum is facing inflationary pressure, and has some problems courtesy of the Bored Ape Yacht Club.
Mekotronics Reveals Budget Friendly Board With Eight-Core RK3588
Mekotronics is taking pre-orders for the cheapest board yet to feature the powerful RK3588 chipset.
Asus Warns PC Shipments Will Drop 10% in Q2
It also expects motherboard and graphics card shipments to drop by 10-15% in the current quarter. Crypto crash, Ukraine war, China lockdowns, and inflation are all blamed.
WD Black D30 1TB SSD Review: Last-Generation Gaming
The WD Black D30 is a portable gaming SSD designed for consoles, and that’s the niche it fits–and it's especially appealing there in its top 2TB capacity. It has otherwise mediocre to poor performance and bulky, utilitarian design.
Tachyum's Monster 128 Core 5.7GHz 'Universal Processor' Does Everything
Tachyum builds a 128-core super processor that can handle a multitude of high end applications on a single chip.
AMD Gains CPU Share Amid Biggest Desktop PC Quarterly Decline In History
The desktop PC market suffered its largest decline in history as it plunges 30 percent, but AMD managed to scrape out more share.
Nvidia Open-Sources Linux Drivers
From the next release, Nvidia's Linux drivers for its GPUs will be open-source.
AMD's New Radeon Preview Driver Brings Double-Digit Performance Gains
AMD has released the AMD Software Preview Driver May 2022 with new features and performance improvements.
Google Unveils 4th-Gen TPU Chips for Faster Machine Learning
Google's V4 TPUs are faster, more energy efficient, and available in large numbers.
Western Digital Shares Roadmap: 26TB Today, 50TB Tomorrow
Western Digital says ePMR 2 technology will enable 32TB+ HDDs, but HAMR is needed for 50TB hard drives.
Raspberry Pi Reptile Cam Monitors Lizards for Optimal Support
Jamie Munro is using a Raspberry Pi to monitor his pet lizards with a custom web-based GUI and environmental sensors.
Tesla Soft-Recalls 130,000 Cars Due to Overheating Ryzen APUs
Tesla has been forced to recall 130K of its vehicles due to a CPU overheating bug caused by a cooling distribution problem.
AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X CPU Down to its Lowest Price of $309: Real Deals
Today we have deals on two Zen 3 AMD CPUs: the Ryzen 7 5800X for $309 and the Ryzen 5 5600X for $199.
AMD, Google Partner in Unprecedented, EPYC Cybersecurity Effort
Teams of Google and AMD engineers partnered in a veritable hunt for cybersecurity issues on the AMD Security Processor (ASP) implemented on AMD's EPYC Milan CPUs.
Intel Releases 16 Security Advisories Covering 41 Vulnerabilities in CPUs, NUCs, SSDs
Probably of most interest to readers is the CPU microcode fix for several Core processor generations. However, there are also fixes to vulnerabilities in things like NUC firmware, Optane SSD firmware, and the XTU software.
TSMC Warns Clients of up to 9% Price Hike in 2023
TSMC will increase the prices by between 5% and 9%, affecting both advanced and mature processes, according to industry insiders.
Intel's Meteor Lake, Sapphire Rapids with HBM2E, Ponte Vecchio Pictured
Multi-tiled processor bonanza: Meteor Lake, Sapphire Rapids, Ponte Vecchio.
NordPass Review: Free Version is Actually Worth Using
This password manager is available in free and premium versions but, unlike with most competitors, the free version allows you to sync passwords across multiple devices.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D: Where to Buy The Fastest CPU For Gaming
AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X3D, the fastest CPU for gaming, is available now, but where can you get yours?
H610 Motherboard Roundup: i9-12900K Meets Sub-$120 Micro ATX
The H610 chipset is designed for users who want the latest platform, but a lower cost of entry. While there are limitations (no overclocking, limited connectivity), it’s a cheap way into Alder Lake. Just stay away from the high-power processors with this chipset.
Samsung Unveils 512GB CXL Memory Expander 2.0
Samsung’s CXL memory expander carries 512GB of DDR5 memory and uses a PCIe 5 interface.
RoboForm Review: Form Master Turned Security Pro
RoboForm is a secure password manager that is excels at filling out forms.
GeForce RTX 4090 May Have 24GB of 21 Gbps GDDR6X VRAM
Hardware leaker shares the potential memory configurations for Nvidia's next-generation GeForce RTX 40-series graphics cards.
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