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Prusa Announces Next-Gen, MK4 3D Printer

By Les Pounder published 29 March 23

Prusa's MK4 is designed for rapid prototyping. Auto bed leveling, hot-swappable nozzles and custom firmware mean every part of this 3D printer is designed for speed and quality.

New Philips 44.5-inch Double-QHD Curved Monitor Comes With Pop-Up Webcam

By Mark Tyson published 29 March 23

Philips 45B1U6900C delivers an expansive and seamless double-QHD monitor experience, with several business-focused benefits. An H-suffixed variation features a pop-up webcam.

Raspberry Pi Pico Plays MicroPython River Raid

By Les Pounder published 29 March 23

Written entirely in MicroPython, Pixylatte's clone of the 1982 Atari classic River Raid is played on a Pimoroni Tufty2040, powered by Raspberry Pi Pico

Intel Data Center and AI Webinar Liveblog: Roadmap, New Chips, and Demos

By Paul Alcorn last updated 29 March 23

Intel unveils its latest roadmaps along with a new product and roadmaps at its Data Center and AI Investor Webinar.

Intel Roadmap Update Includes 144-Core Sierra Forest, Clearwater Forest in 2025

By Paul Alcorn published 29 March 23

Moving to 18A process node early.

Qualcomm Nuvia Team's Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 Processor Leaked in Geekbench

By Mark Tyson published 29 March 23

Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 appears to have been put through Geekbench tests. If these results are real, it looks like some optimization is still needed.

Adafruit Feather RP2040 DVI Has Built-in Video Out, Raspberry Pi Silicon

By Les Pounder published 29 March 23

Adafruit's latest board nears release and it promises to provide easy digital video from our favorite microcontroller

Alleged Launch Dates for Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti and RTX 4050 Leak

By Anton Shilov published 29 March 23

Nvidia's reasonably priced GeForce RTX 4050 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti to land in May – June timeframe, according to leak.

AMD A620 Motherboards Listed Overseas For Under $100

By Zhiye Liu published 28 March 23

Overseas retailers have started to list AMD's upcoming budget AM5 motherboards with the A620 chipset.

DRAM Prices Dropped 20% in Q1 2023, Will Keep Falling in Q2

By Anton Shilov published 28 March 23

TrendForce says DRAM prices down 20% in Q1 2023, will continue to fall in Q2 2023.

AMD vs Intel: Which CPUs Are Better in 2023?

By Paul Alcorn published 28 March 23

We wade into the endless debate: Who makes the best CPU, AMD or Intel? Here's the blow-by-blow in ten categories.

Raspberry Pi GPIO Pinout: What Each Pin Does on Pi 4, Earlier Models

By Les Pounder published 28 March 23

The Raspberry Pi has 40 GPIO pins that connect to sensors, lights, motors and other devices. Here's a map and detailed explanation of what each does, including on the Pi 4.

Valve Prepares to Kill Steam Gaming on Windows 7 and 8

By Mark Tyson published 28 March 23

Valve will end support for Steam on Windows 7 and 8 PCs in January 2024. There are still 1.9% of Steam users on the older operating systems.

Grab an RTX 3080-Powered Gaming Laptop for $1,499: Real Deals

By Stewart Bendle published 28 March 23

Enjoy silky smooth laptop gaming for less with the Asus ROG Strix Scar 15 (RTX 3080) Gaming Laptop for $1,499 at Amazon.

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Raspberry Pi Powers Commodore 64 Expansion Cartridge, Plays Doom

By Les Pounder published 28 March 23

Bringing the power to a 40+ year old vintage computer, the Raspberry Pi provides CPU horsepower and more RAM than the Commodore 64 could ever dream of.

More News

Intel Roadmap Update Includes 144-Core Sierra Forest, Clearwater Forest in 2025 Moving to 18A process node early.

Intel Data Center and AI Webinar Liveblog: Roadmap, New Chips, and Demos Five nodes in four years.

Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 Review: Dragon Range Meets RTX 4090 Two screens powered by AMD and Nvidia.

Alleged Launch Dates for Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti and RTX 4050 Leak RTX 4060 launch date is still undecided

Qualcomm Nuvia Team's Snapdragon 8cx Gen 4 Processor Leaked in Geekbench Early benchmarks — if genuine — indicate the chip still needs some work.

Reviews

Drop Sense75 Review: Overpriced and Unbalanced

By Myles Goldman published 28 March 23

Drop's Sense75 looks good and has great keycaps, but for a gasket-mounted mechanical keyboard that's this expensive, there's lots of room for improvement.

Asus TUF Gaming B650M-Plus Wi-Fi Review: TUF Goes MicroATX

By Joe Shields published 27 March 23

TUF looks and features at a more palatable price point.

Elecfreaks WuKong 2040 Robotics Board Review: Simple and Effective

By Les Pounder published 26 March 23

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Corsair iCUE H100i Elite Capellix XT Review: No Bursty Fan Behavior

By Albert Thomas published 26 March 23

If you need a 240mm cooler that doesn’t suffer from bursty fan behavior, Corsair’s iCUE H100i Elite Capellix XT is what you’re looking for.

BenQ Mobiuz EX270QM Gaming Monitor Review: Super Speedy, Super Colorful

By Christian Eberle published 25 March 23

BenQ’s Mobiuz line takes on a new member in the EX270QM. Its IPS QHD panel sports 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, extended color, HDR and superb video processing with low input lag and quick response.

Best Picks

Best Thermal Paste for CPUs 2023: 90 Pastes Tested and Ranked

By Paul Alcorn published 25 March 23

We tested 90 different thermal pastes to help you find the best one to help cool your CPU.

Best Budget CPUs of 2023, Tested and Ranked

By Paul Alcorn published 17 March 23

You can get a surprisingly powerful processor for less than $60. We've tested several cheap budget CPUs to help you find the right one for your needs and budget.

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Best Gaming PCs of 2023

By Andrew E. Freedman published 15 March 23

We test the best gaming PCs with our typical gauntlet of real-world and synthetic benchmarks to measure overall prebuilt system performance.

CPUs

DRAM Prices Dropped 20% in Q1 2023, Will Keep Falling in Q2

By Anton Shilov published 28 March 23

TrendForce says DRAM prices down 20% in Q1 2023, will continue to fall in Q2 2023.

AMD vs Intel: Which CPUs Are Better in 2023?

By Paul Alcorn published 28 March 23

We wade into the endless debate: Who makes the best CPU, AMD or Intel? Here's the blow-by-blow in ten categories.

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Managing Editor. 15 years covering components -- and building PCs since the AMD K6-2 days.

Sarah Jacobsson Purewal

Senior Editor: Peripherals. Needs bigger desk for all these monitors.

Avram Piltch

Editor-in-Chief. Building PCs since they had floppies. Codes for fun.

Jarred Walton

GPU benchmarking guru, powered by 16-pin connector and Dr. Pepper.

Andrew E. Freedman

Senior Editor: Laptops and Desktops. Needs the right screwdriver bit for this upgrade.

Brandon Hill

Senior Editor - Monitors and Networking

Les Pounder

Associate Editor. Raspberry Pi and microcontroller wizard. Can program anything with pins.

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Graphics Cards

AV1 Live Streaming Is Finally Coming To YouTube

By Aaron Klotz published 28 March 23

A preview of YouTube's new AV1 live stream support was tested by EposVox, showing amazing video quality results with the new codec.

Nvidia CTO: Cryptocurrency Adds Nothing Useful to Society

By Anton Shilov published 27 March 23

GPU processing power can be used for much more useful things than mining cryptocurrencies, Nvidia CTO says.

EEC Filing Suggests Multiple MSI RTX 4070s Will Feature 12GB of VRAM, Just Like the 4070 Ti

By Aaron Klotz published 27 March 23

Nvidia's upcoming RTX 4070 is suspected of having 12GB of capacity, according to one of Nvidia's board partners, MSI.

Laptops

Lenovo Aims for Creatives With New Slim Pro and Yoga Laptops

By Andrew E. Freedman published 28 March 23

Lenovo has a handful of new productivity laptops in its Slim Pro and Yoga laptops.

HP's Omen Transcend 16 Adds Mini LED and a Thin Design

By Andrew E. Freedman published 28 March 23

HP's new Omen Transcend 16 boasts a mini LED screen and a thin design with chips from Intel and Nvidia.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi GPIO Pinout: What Each Pin Does on Pi 4, Earlier Models

By Les Pounder published 28 March 23

The Raspberry Pi has 40 GPIO pins that connect to sensors, lights, motors and other devices. Here's a map and detailed explanation of what each does, including on the Pi 4.

Raspberry Pi Powers Commodore 64 Expansion Cartridge, Plays Doom

By Les Pounder published 28 March 23

Bringing the power to a 40+ year old vintage computer, the Raspberry Pi provides CPU horsepower and more RAM than the Commodore 64 could ever dream of.