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Updated 2025-04-18 14:45
Nintendo Switch 2 developers confirm DLSS, hardware ray tracing, and more
At a roundtable with the Switch 2's developers, we learned more about the capabilities that Nvidia's custom chip delivers.
Nintendo Switch 2 Hands-on: Bigger, faster, and with mouse controls
We went hands-on with the Nintendo Switch 2, trying its newest games, mouse mode, and improved Joy-Cons.
Thermalright Hyper Vision 360 Review: Confusing SKU Spam
We tested Thermalright's Hyper Vision 360 with Intel's i7-14700K and Core Ultra 9 285K CPUs.
Trump creates U.S. Investment Accelerator to manage CHIPS Act and 'negotiate much better deals'
President Trump established the U.S. Investment Accelerator office to manage CHIPS Act awards and make it easier for investors to build businesses within the U.S.
Intel refreshes iconic brand with 'That's the power of Intel Inside' campaign
Intel revives and redefines its iconic 'Intel Inside' campaign with the new slogan 'That's the power of Intel Inside. ' The company aims to reconnect its legacy brand with today's pervasive role of technology and highlight the impact of its products.
Chinese tech giants boosted Nvidia GPU purchases by 4x to 6x during Q1
Chinese tech giants continue to buy Nvidia AI GPUs despite DeepSeek impact, demand slowdown.
Russian spy infiltrates ASML and NXP to steal technical data necessary to build 28nm-capable fabs
A Russian engineer is accused of leaking confidential technical data from ASML, NXP, TSMC, and GlobalFoundries to Russia, allegedly to support construction of a 28nm-capable fab.
Defective RX 9070 XT card with pitted silicon surface runs extremely hot — report indicates it's unclear if this was an isolated incident
A PowerColor RX 9070 XT Hellhound was found to have defective silicon out of the factory, resulting in unsustainable hotspot temperatures that caused the GPU to overheat and throttle.
WD's Blue SN5000 4TB SSD is only $209 while supplies last
The WD Blue SN5000 is a single-sided 4TB SSD that pairs well with a PC or the PS5 and is on sale at Amazon for just $209.
AMD pins Ryzen 9000 'failures' on compatibility issues — BIOS update recommended to avoid boot problems
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D issues on ASRock motherboards have been caused by a BIOS issue, which has since been rectified.
RTX 5080 laptop GPU beats RTX 4090 counterpart — delivers 10% less performance than RTX 5090
RTX 5080 laptop benchmark results show only an 8% to 15% difference from the top-end RTX 5090 laptop.
President Trump's 25% tariff on aluminum sparks concerns over rising PC enclosure and GPU costs
PC vendors initially believed the 25% tariff applied only to raw aluminum and steel, but the policy also extends to finished products
Amazon reserves RTX 5070, RX 9070 XT GPUs as Amazon Prime exclusives, to the dismay of scalpers
Club386 has reportedly discovered a selection of RTX 5070 and RTX 9070 XT graphics card listings over at Amazon reserved exclusively for Amazon Prime members.
Chinese DRAM maker reportedly mulls DDR4 hike prices
Chinese memory maker CXMT is reportedly preparing to raise DDR4 prices after months of aggressive discounting, as demand stabilizes and major suppliers shift focus to newer memory types.
Nintendo Switch 2 will release June 5 priced at $449 with 4K support in docked mode, mouse functionality, and a Chat button
Nintendo has pulled the wraps off the Switch 2 in a Direct live stream. It will release on June 5.
Puget Systems says it will absorb PC tariff costs for now, but will increase prices when it becomes inevitable
Puget Systems expects graphics cards, network controllers, storage controllers, chassis, and coolers to see major price increases in the coming months. Eventually, it will have to pass on the cost to its customers, though in the near term it may absorb some of the added costs.
Lightmatter unveils high-performance photonic 'superchip', claims world's fastest AI interconnect
Lightmatter proposes to use photonic interconnect platform for ultra-high-performance multi-chiplet processors.
Arm aims to capture 50% of data center CPU market in 2025
Arm Holdings aims to boost its data center CPU market share from 15% to 50% by the end of 2025, betting on AI-driven servers and growing support from major cloud service providers.
Lip-Bu Tan's first speech as Intel CEO focuses on innovation and working with foundry customers
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan made his first keynote speech, laying down the path he intends to take for the company and soliciting customer feedback.
Open-source tool designed to throttle PC and server performance based on electricity pricing — lightweight CLI will automatically limit clocks during peak hours
ML Engineer Naveen Kulandaivelu built a CLI power management app that automatically throttled his CPU and GPU based on Time of Use pricing.
Intel announces 18A process node has entered risk production — crucial milestone comes as company ramps to Panther Lake chips
At its Vision 2025 conference, Intel announced that its 18A process node has entered risk production, a crucial milestone. This comes as the company gets ready to ramp up production of the upcoming Panther Lake chips and signifies the final steps of the 'five nodes in four years' plan started by former CEO Pat Gelsinger.
Rapidus to begin trial production of its 2nm process this month — Japan gets closer to cutting-edge silicon manufacturing
Japan chipmaker Rapidus is preparing to launch pilot production of 2nm-class wafers using gate-all-around transistors later this month, with first wafers expected by July and full-scale manufacturing targeted for 2027.
Crucial's recently released P310 M.2 2280 1TB SSD with heatsink is on sale at its lowest-ever price of $74
If you're looking to upgrade your PC's storage, this budget-oriented SSD from Crucial is now at its lowest-ever price.
Retailer clarifies RTX 5090 'B-stock' listing with missing ROPs was a system error
The above-MSRP "B-stock" RTX 5090 with missing ROPs that popped up on Alternate's web store a few days back was accidental and due to a system error.
Asus drops teaser for Xbox 'Kennan' handheld — reveals sneak peek days before Switch 2 launch
Asus just dropped a teaser video, which seemingly reveals an Xbox gaming handheld.
Snapdragon X exclusive Copilot+ features begin trickling through to modern x86 Windows 11 PCs
Microsoft has announced that several Windows 11 Copilot+ AI features are graduating from Snapdragon X exclusivity to AMD Ryzen AI 300 series and Intel Core Ultra 200V PCs.
PNY CS2150 2TB SSD review: More 'budget' PCIe 5.0 SSD goodness
The PNY CS2150 follows in the footsteps of the Corsair MP700 Elite, bringing more PCIe 5.0 performance with excellent power efficiency to the budget" SSD market.
GlobalFoundries mulls UMC takeover in effort dubbed 'Project Ultron'
GlobalFoundries is exploring an ambitious but challenging merger with rival UMC to create a dominant global player in mature-node semiconductor manufacturing, aiming to boost scale, diversify risk, and counter rising competition.
The tiny-but-mighty Geekom A8 mini PC can tackle big workloads – and it’s up to 22% off right now
A tidy price drop makes the Geekom A8 Mini PC an easy pick for anyone after serious performance in a compact package.
Some Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs are allegedly dying prematurely — over 100 cases documented based on user feedback
A Redditor has compiled a list of all user-reported Ryzen 7 9800X3D failures on Reddit.
Micron confirms memory price hikes as AI and data center demand surges
With demand surging across multiple sectors, the U.S. memory giant is adjusting prices to match the tightening supply.
Seagate's 24TB IronWolf Pro is only $399 for World Backup Day
Don't neglect your backup needs. Get a reliable HDD for your NAS or backup RAID config. Seagate's IronWolf Pro 24TB HDD is on sale for $399 at B&H Photo.
Acer Predator X32 X2 and X27U X1 gaming monitors debut with 240 Hz QD-OLED panels
Acer launches two new QD-OLED gaming monitors priced from $599
PC enthusiast delidded a 9950X3D using fishing line and a clothes iron
A PC overclocking enthusiast successfully delidded their AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with a length of fishing line, a clothes iron, and nerves of steel.
CrystalMark Retro 2.0.0 brings retro benchmarking to systems from Windows 95 to Windows 11
Crystal Dew World has released a major update to CrystalMark Retro 2.0.0, with its scope extended to cover Windows 95/98/Me systems.
Gigabyte GS27QXA 240 Hz QHD gaming monitor review: Serious value and high performance
Gigabyte delivers serious value with the GS27QXA. It's a 27-inch QHD IPS gaming monitor with 240 Hz, a 260 Hz overclock, Adaptive-Sync, HDR and wide gamut color. And performance that truly punches above its weight class.
Game developers urge Nvidia RTX 30 and 40 series owners rollback to December 2024 driver after recent RTX 50-centric release issues
Nvidia RTX 40-series owners face more woes as game devs warn against new drivers to avoid stability issues.
World Backup Day: A reminder to protect against data loss
Monday, March 31st, 2025, is World Backup Day, a reminder to think about how your precious data is stored and protected. We also look at some of the biggest storage manufacturers' deals on SSDs and other storage products.
Can Earthquake in Myanmar disrupt PC hardware production? Manufacturers are checking out
After Myanmar's 7.7 quake, Taiwanese tech firms in Thailand checked for damage, found none, and quickly resumed operations.
XPG Prime tuning app dumps 50GB of anime girl photos in Redditor's temp folder
A Reddit user found 50GB of anime girl pictures in their temp folder that were traced back to XPG Prime, a software intended to customize and synchronize RGB.
Sandisk 1TB Extreme M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 SSD is now only $59 at Amazon
The Sandisk 1TB Extreme SSD Is currently available at Amazon for just $59 - one of its best prices since launching.
This Raspberry Pi Zero camera instantly prints photos using thermal paper
Spacerower is using a Raspberry Pi Zero to power this custom 3D-printed camera that instantly prints out photos using thermal paper.
Linus Torvalds rages against ‘random turd files’ in Linux 6.15-rc1 directories
Linus Torvalds is back at his explosively scatological best in a recent rant about a Linux 6.15-rc1 pull request.
Leaked Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme images suggest an imminent launch
Asus' flagship ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme motherboard has been pictured thanks to leaker momomo_us and might be announced shortly.
Crucial CUDIMM DDR5-6400 C52 2x16GB Review: Plug-and-Play Paradise for Arrow Lake
Crucial is one of the first to release a DDR5-6400 CUDIMM memory kit, but can it compete against faster rivals?
Chinese PCIe 5.0 SSD boasts 14.9 GB/s speeds, positioning as the fastest mainstream PCIe 5.0 drive on the market
UNIS, a Chinese manufacturer, has unveiled its S5 lineup of SSDs. It claims to hit 14.9 GB/s in sequential reads despite its DRAM-less design and old 12nm controller.
Microsoft eliminates workaround that circumvents Microsoft account requirement during Windows 11 installation
Microsoft pushes harder to ensure that all users exit setup with internet connectivity and a Microsoft Account.'
Acer's 27-inch 1440p 300 Hz gaming monitor hits an all-time low price of $219
The Acer Nitro XV272U F3bmiiprx is currently available at Amazon for $219, its lowest price.
AMD Ryzen 9000G APUs rumored to launch in Q4 for AM5 motherboards
Hardware leaker HXL suggests that AMD's next-gen APU family on the AM5 platform is expected to launch in the fourth quarter of this year. It will likely be armed with Zen 5 cores and an RDNA 3.5 iGPU.
How to use the Warp AI-enabled terminal for Windows or Linux
Warp is an AI enabled terminal that does more than just run commands, it can interpret natural language and generate code, perform OS level tasks and much more.
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