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Gigabyte B760M DS3H AX Motherboard Review: Entry-level Micro ATX with three-screen output
Gigabyte's B760M DS3H AX is an entry-level budget Micro ATX motherboard offering users ana ffordable entry to Intel's recent platforms. Just make sure you're prepared for the low USB count and performance ceiling on high-powered processors.
Researchers discover battery-free technology which harvests power from radio and Wi-Fi signals for low-powered devices
Research conducted by researchers of the National University of Singapore in collaboration with others has found a way to harvest energy from different wireless signals used for multiple applications, giving the potential to reduce the dependency on batteries needed for certain situations.
Raspberry Pi powered Picade Max brings two-player retro gaming to Pimoroni's Picade family
Pimoroni's latest Pi-powered arcade cabinet is made for the flagship Raspberry Pi 5 and includes RP2040 add-ons for audio, controls and power
Best Computer Monitors 2024
We break down the best computer monitors for upgrading your setup in 2024.
Best Budget 4K Monitors 2024
We tested a room full of screens to find the best budget 4K monitors, including 32-inch, curved and gaming options.
Electronics engineer builds 1984 Macintosh Plus clone
Following their success in building a clone of the Apple Lisa, a vintage computer enthusiast has built a (mostly) working clone of the 1984 Macintosh Plus.
Nvidia reportedly planning RTX 3050 A using Ada Lovelace AD106 silicon — it's unclear what features remain available or how it might perform
Nvidia allegedly plans to launch an RTX 3050 A Laptop GPU using the normally more powerful AD106 die, which already powers the RTX 4060 Ti and 4070 Laptop GPU. Logic suggests it will be severely down-binned, but exact specifications are not yet known.
8BitDo's Famicom-inspired retro keyboard drops to an all-time low of $59
A retro mechanical keyboard that looks like it is straight from the 80s, 8BitDo's Famicom-inspired mechanical keyboard is now only $59.
Antec has a new woody PC case — buyers can pick between walnut or birch trim
Adding to its existing Flux PC case lineup, Antec has released two wood-trimmed variants of the mid-tower PC enclosure.
AMD's 128-core EPYC CPU becomes the multi-threaded performance champ in CPU-Z — EPYC 9755 Turin chip scores over 108,000 points
AMD's 128-core EPYC 9755 'Turin' processor with Zen 5 cores is 57% faster than the 128-core EPYC 9754 processor with Zen 4c cores in CPU-Z multi-thread benchmark, says Leaker.
ASRock intros thin AM5 Mini-ITX motherboard — the X600TM-ITX targets sleek HTPC DIYers
PC components and accessories make ASRock has introduced what is claimed to be the first AM5 Thin Mini ITX motherboard on the market.
$4 billion in restricted US chips flowed to Russia through one Hong Kong address
Several shell companies using the address of a seemingly unused office near Hong Kong's financial district have sent millions of dollars worth of banned chips to sanctioned Russia.
Ryzen 9 9950X supercharged with 6 GHz overclock — extra 250 MHz increases multi-core performance by 27% in Geekbench
It looks like those who have got their AMD Ryzen 9000 samples early are continuing to test them, as an interesting new benchmark result has been shared online.
AMD Zen 5 'Fire Range' CPUs retain FL1 packaging, but may mean refreshed laptops will stick with RTX 40 graphics
AMD's partners can swap Zen 4-based 'Dragon Range' CPUs with Zen 5-based 'Fire Range' CPUs in their notebooks, so expect Zen 5 gaming laptops rather sooner than later.
Microdisplay tracks your pupils to adjust brightness, avoid HUD fatigue
Kopin's NeuralDisplay Tech builds an eye-tracking camera into a microdisplay and uses it to dynamically adjust brightness and contrast.
Cryptominer with palm-sized $179 ASIC hits the jackpot with $206,000 in Bitcoins
An individual miner successfully mined a complete block using a small, open-source Bitaxe miner with ~500Gh/s hash rate, winning approximately $206,000.
New Zen 5 128-core EPYC CPU wields 512MB of L3 cache
AMD appears to be increasing its L3 cache sizes for Zen 5 EPYC. New evidence reveals that a new 128-core Zen 5 EPYC part will arrive with 512MB of L3 cache without the use of 3D V-Cache technology.
Chinese chipmaker Loongson claims its 16-core 3C6000 CPU matches Intel's Ice Lake 16-core Xeon Silver 4314
Loongson's 16-core 3C6000 datacenter CPU offers performance comparable to that of Intel's Xeon Silver 4314 'Ice Lake' processor, so it will still be around four years behind market leaders.
After the largest PC outage in history due to buggy software updates, CrowdStrike now offers affected partners a $10 UberEats gift card
CrowdStrike seeks to repair its reputation, one $10 UberEats gift card at a time.
A third AMD Strix Point Ryzen AI CPU has been officially confirmed— Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 debuts just above HX 370
Today, AMD officially confirmed that a third Ryzen AI 9 300 Series CPU, the Ryzen AI 9 HX 375, will join the Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Ryzen AI 9 365.
Cooler Master ION 360 AIO Liquid Cooler Review: One step forward, two steps back
Does Cooler Master's first high-performance AIO liquid cooler with a fancy LCD screen impress in our testing?
AMD delays its Ryzen 9000 launch due to unspecified quality issue — new launch in August; chipmaker pulls back all units shipped globally for quality checks [Updated]
AMD announced today that it has delayed its Zen 5 Ryzen 9000 launch due to an unspecified quality issue. As a result, AMD tells us it has pulled back all Ryzen 9000 units it has delivered to retailers and OEMs worldwide.
Japanese Prime Minister Kishida vows government funds for local chip fabs — Rapidus eyes 2nm production by 2027
Rapidus struggles to get financing from Japanese banks to build its fab, but it has time and the support of the Japanese government.
Patched Microsoft Defender flaw still being used to deliver information-stealing malware to vulnerable machines
Despite the security vulnerability being patched in February, hackers are still finding out-of-date servers and workstations to exploit the hole and steal data.
Leaked internal reports allegedly reveal Intel's instability problems are not over — elevated voltages could be only one of the causes of CPU crashing
Internal reports from alleged Intel sources reveal that Intel has not told the entire story about Raptor Lake instability. Elevated voltages are only part of the problem, and other root causes are being investigated.
Switzerland mandates government agencies use open-source software
Switzerland's new law mandates the use of open-source software in the public sector in a push to increase transparency, security, and efficiency of the software it uses.
SAS storage isn't dead yet — SAS 24G+ adds new features for next-gen enterprise hard drives and SSDs
SNIA SCSI trade association unveils next-gen 24G+ SAS specification for next-generation storage devices.
HostGator VPS and Shared Hosting Review
We've tested HostGator's VPS and shared hosting plans with a collection of benchmarking tools.
Arrow Lake CPU up to 18% faster than Core i9-14900K at 250W — Ryzen 9 9950X still faster
An upcoming Core Ultra Arrow Lake-S CPU qualification sample was benchmarked and compared to Intel's outgoing Core i9-14900K. The Arrow Lake part was up to 18% faster than its predecessor but did not outperform it in all benchmarks.
Pick up Acer's RTX 4070-Powered Nitro 16 gaming laptop with AMD CPU for only $1,129
If you're looking for a new gaming laptop without an Intel CPU then this deal on a Ryzen 7 7735HS-powered laptop with RTX 4070 graphics for just over $1K is a great option.
AMD dishes out more Zen 5 details — compact core is 25% smaller than the normal core, new SoC and chip architecture with dual CCXs
AMD followed up this week with even more deep-dive details on its Zen 5 microarchitecture, new Zen 5c cores, and SoC layout. Here are additional details on the new Ryzen 9000 series chips that are slated to launch next week.
Asus ROG Azoth Extreme Review: $500
The Asus ROG Extreme is a wireless mechanical gaming keyboard with a full aluminum body, carbon fiber positioning plate, and an adjustable gasket mount design. It feels and sounds great, but not $500 great.
Raspberry Pi gains Bluetooth assisted Wi-Fi config tool from Remote.It
Remote.It's new open source tool brings easy management of multiple Raspberry Pis and Wi-Fi configuration via Bluetooth connectivity
Elon Musk powers new 'World's Fastest AI Data Center" with gargantuan portable power generators to sidestep electricity supply constraints
Elon Musk deployed 14 mobile generators at the xAI Memphis Supercluster to generate 35 MWe to power 32,000 H100 GPUs.
Elon Musk reveals photos of Dojo D1 Supercomputer cluster — roughly equivalent to 8,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs for AI training
Elon Musk says that he'll have 90,000 Nvidia H100s, 40,000 AI4 chips, and the equivalent of 8,000 H100 GPUs in Dojo D1 processors by the end of 2024.
US requests proposals for next-gen Discovery supercomputer — will be up to five times faster than the world's fastest supercomputer, arrive in 2027
ORNL's Discovery supercomputer could offer up to 6 ExaFLOPS performance.
Core Ultra K prototype appears on CPU-Z, uses Intel 4 process node and hits 5 GHz, lacks AVX-512 support
Intel's next-generation Arrow Lake-S CPUs appear to be coming without AVX-512, marking another generation where Intel disables AVX-512 due to compatibility issues with its E-cores.
Unreal Engine supervisor at ModelFarm blasts 50% failure rate with Intel chips — company switching to AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X, praises single-threaded performance
Dylan Browne, an Unreal Engine Supervisor and Feature Film VFX at the ModelFarm visual effects studio, posted on X that his company is experiencing a 50% failure rate for systems powered by Intel's Core i9-13900K and 14900K computers.
Nvidia reportedly preparing a Blackwell-based Titan GPU — maybe that 4-slot prototype cooler will show up again
Well-known leaker confirms Nvidia's plans for a 'Big Thing' based on the Blackwell architecture. Indications are this is a Titan-class GPU, though whether it will actually see a retail release or not remains to be seen.
AMD introduces a free Frame Latency Meter tool to measure mouse response time — works with all GPUs, no high-speed camera or manual frame-counting needed
AMD released its Frame Latency Meter software utility for measuring mouse click to display latency that works with all GPUs, without the specialized hardware or manual frame counting that's normally required.
TP-Link and Walmart tout first sub-$100 Wi-Fi 7 router, but it lacks speedy 6 GHz band
The $99 price comes with some pretty big strings attached.
Get $50 off Alienware's high-end Pro wireless gaming keyboard
Save $50 off of Alienware's Pro wireless esports-inspired gaming keyboard.
HighPoint's new SSD adaptor hits 56 GB/s, stores 2 petabytes of data — the world's first PCIe Gen 5 x16 add-in card debuts at $1,999
HighPoint announces the world's first PCIe Gen 5 NVMe add-in card, supporting up to eight PCIe Gen 5 x 4 M.2 drives with RAID support.
Ultra-rare NES Gold Nintendo World Championships cartridge auction sits at $77,000 — one of only 26 ever made
A mega-rare gaming cartridge that was never sold but was instead given away to the winners of a sweepstakes in Nintendo Power Magazine is up for auction.
Lenovo to launch Yoga Portal AI 3.7-liter mini PC overseas — powered by 14th Gen Intel desktop CPUs, it looks just like the ThinkCentre Neo Ultra
Lenovo plans to launch a familiar-looking Intel 14th Gen mini PC overseas as the Yoga Portal AI, with an AI-powered 8MP camera to help with content creation. It looks very similar to the existing ThinkCentre Neo Ultra, though exact specifications aren't known just yet.
AMD's older Zen 4 gaming flagship pounds Zen 5 in new gaming benchmarks — Ryzen 7 7800X3D was up to 23% faster than Ryzen 9 9900X
One of the first 3rd party reviews of the Ryzen 9 9900X has revealed that AMD's previous generation, Ryzen 7 7800X3D, is still the best CPU for gaming, beating the 9900X by up to 23%.
Chinese cloud giant releases homegrown operating system for Chinese server CPUs — TencentOS Server V3 supports Huawei Kunpeng, Sugon Hygon, and Phytium FeiTeng chips
Tencent Cloud introduces an operating system that supports CPUs from Huawei, Phytium, and Sugon.
JEDEC's new standards will double DDR5 bandwidth, enable faster memory for laptops — DDR5 MRDIMM and LPDDR6 standards for next-generation servers and laptops being ratified
JEDEC plans to introduce multiplexed memory to double the bandwidth of current DDR5 RDIMMs on servers and data centers. It's also working on adding LPDDR6 to CAMM2 for laptops.
AMD President Victor Peng retires — SVP of AI group Vamsi Boppana will lead AMD's AI business
Executive responsible for AMD's FPGA, embedded, and compute GPUs retires from AMD.
Thunderbolt 4 dock fused into a $350 display mount — Sabrent's port-rich hybrid flaunts 65W USB power delivery, Ethernet, and more
Sabrent has launched the DS-T4WA Thunderbolt 4 docking station with monitor desk mount functionality. The storage-related accessories specialist must see some mileage in this particular niche, and the DS-T4WA combines a feature-packed hub at the base with a gas-lift mount supporting monitors up to 32 inches and 10kg.
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