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AMD RDNA 3 Lineup Concludes With RX 7800 XT, RX 7700 XT

By Aaron Klotz last updated 26 August 23

AMD's Scott Herkelman has confirmed that there won't be new RDNA 3 ASICs for the Radeon RX 7000 series after the Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7700 XT.

Save Big With Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD At 7 Cents Per GB

By Ash Hill published 26 August 23

The Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD heatsink edition is discounted to one of its best prices yet at Amazon and other retailers.

Retailer Lists Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh K-Series CPUs

By Zhiye Liu published 26 August 23

Intel's 14th Generation Raptor Lake Refresh processors are starting to emerge at retailers before the official launch.

Raspberry Pi Revitalizes Broken Vintage TV With OSMC

By Ash Hill published 26 August 23

Joe_vs_the_Jalapeno is using a Raspberry Pi to bring an old Sony TV-750 back to life, complete with OSMC for a fantastic modern interface.

Sparkle Unveils Arc A770 GPU With 16GB of Memory

By Anton Shilov published 26 August 23

Sparkle is set to launch its range-topping graphics card: Titan Arc A770 16 GB.

Raspberry Pi Radio Tunes Into Stations Around the World

By Ash Hill published 26 August 23

This Raspberry Pi radio lets you tune into radio stations from around the world using a cool LCD screen for an interface.

Gigabyte 28-Inch 4K Gaming Monitor M28U at New Low Price of $429

By Ash Hill published 26 August 23

You can pick up the Gigabyte M28U for its best price to date over at Newegg when using the $20 rebate card included with the purchase.

AMD Claims Starfield Devs Have the Power to Add DLSS Support

By Aaron Klotz published 25 August 23

AMD's Frank Azor assures gamers that it is in no way blocking Starfield's development team from using Nvidia's competing DLSS tech in the game.

Bambu Lab Launching New 3D Model Site, Complete with Pre-Sliced Models

By Denise Bertacchi published 25 August 23

The new 3D printing hub will offer gcode files and filament profiles from the community.

Intel Gamer Days 2023 Deals

By Stewart Bendle published 25 August 23

A selection of some of the best Intel Gamer Days deals across the web.

AMD RX 7800 XT 7700 XT Gamescom materials

All the AMD RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT Graphics Cards

By Jarred Walton published 25 August 23

AMD and its partners are getting ready to release plenty of RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT cards. Here's the rundown of everything shown so far.

LG Announces Trio of 144Hz Mainstream UltraGear Gaming Monitors

By Mark Tyson published 25 August 23

These new UltraGear monitors have a lot less frills than some recent releases but seem to be decent mainstream releases.

AMD Announces Radeon RX 7800 XT at $499, RX 7700 XT at $449

By Jarred Walton published 25 August 23

AMD announced the Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7700 XT at its Gamescom session today, powered by the Navi 32 GPU. The cards will be available on September 6.

Raspberry Pi Mood Light Changes Color by Detecting Your Emotions

By Ash Hill published 25 August 23

Mohammad Reza Sharifi is using a Raspberry Pi to detect emotions and change the color of an RGB light based on the detected emotion.

MSI Details Official Workaround for Windows 11 KB5029351 BSODs

By Mark Tyson published 25 August 23

MSI's statement on the BSODs seen by users of its newest BIOS images and Windows 11 Update KB5029351 confirms workarounds.

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AMD Announces Radeon RX 7800 XT at $499, RX 7700 XT at $449 Navi 32 officially arrives on September 6, 2023.

Is LK-99 a Superconductor After All? New Research and Updated Patent Say So Not even the scientific community seems to know at this point.

Samsung 990 Pro SSD Is Getting a 4TB Upgrade No pricing, but Samsung teased the device on social media.

Windows 11 Update Causing BSODs on Some MSI Motherboards Latest KB5029351 precipitates “unsupported processor” error on affected systems.

MSI Accidentally Publishes Specs of new Raptor Lake-S Refresh CPUs Core i7-14700K is the only chip that's getting a bump up in core count

Reviews

AOSeed’s X-Maker Review: A 3D Printer for Kids and More

By Denise Bertacchi published 26 August 23

AOSeed’s X-Maker makes 3D printing child’s play.

3D Printing

PNY XLR8 CS3140 SSD Review: Speedy Mediocrity (Updated)

By Shane Downing published 25 August 23

Update We put the PNY XLR8 CS3140 SSD through our rigorous test suite against the best competing SSDs in the industry.

Update

Scythe Fuma 3 Review: Compact Profile, Big Cooler Bite

By Albert Thomas published 25 August 23

Editor's Choice

Scythe’s Fuma 3 will fit into most SFF cases, with a height of only 154mm (6.06 inches), but it still manages to offer cooling performance comparable to larger, high options.

Cooling

Lexar Ares RGB DDR5-6000 C34 Review: Playing Both Sides

By Zhiye Liu published 25 August 23

Lexar's Ares RGB DDR5-6000 memory kit has hit the retail market. Can it keep up with the competition?

RAM

Asus ProArt X670E-Creator Wi-Fi Review: Creator Connectivity

By Joe Shields published 24 August 23

A flagship-class board designed for creators

Motherboards

Best Picks

Best Budget Mechanical Keyboards 2023

By Matt Safford last updated 25 August 23

We've tested dozens of cheap mechanical keyboards and picked the best budget options under $80.

Keyboards

The Best SSD for the Steam Deck in 2023: Fast NVMe Drives for Gaming on the Go

By Shane Downing published 25 August 23

Our tests show the best SSDs for games on the Steam Deck.

SSD

Best Flash Drives: Fast, Roomy USB Storage in Your Pocket

By Matt Safford published 23 August 23

Today's best flash drives are faster and more spacious than ever. We've tested dozens to find the best.

SSD

CPUs

Retailer Lists Intel 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh K-Series CPUs

By Zhiye Liu published 26 August 23

Intel's 14th Generation Raptor Lake Refresh processors are starting to emerge at retailers before the official launch.

CPUs

China Imports $5 Billion Worth of Chipmaking Tools: Report

By Anton Shilov published 25 August 23

Chinese companies continue to be among top wafer fab equipment buyers despite sanctions.

CPUs

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Graphics Cards

AMD RDNA 3 Lineup Concludes With RX 7800 XT, RX 7700 XT

By Aaron Klotz last updated 26 August 23

AMD's Scott Herkelman has confirmed that there won't be new RDNA 3 ASICs for the Radeon RX 7000 series after the Radeon RX 7800 XT and Radeon RX 7700 XT.

Graphics

AMD Claims Starfield Devs Have the Power to Add DLSS Support

By Aaron Klotz published 25 August 23

AMD's Frank Azor assures gamers that it is in no way blocking Starfield's development team from using Nvidia's competing DLSS tech in the game.

Gaming

All the AMD RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT Graphics Cards

By Jarred Walton published 25 August 23

AMD and its partners are getting ready to release plenty of RX 7800 XT and RX 7700 XT cards. Here's the rundown of everything shown so far.

GPUs

Laptops

Lenovo Touts Slimline, Water Cooled Legion 9i Laptop

By Mark Tyson published 22 August 23

Lenovo looks set to launch what it reckons is the slimmest water cooled laptop at IFA early in September. This gaming laptop also packs in Core i9-13980HX and GeForce RTX 4090 power.

Laptops

Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 X3D Review: 3D V-Cache Comes to Laptops

By Andrew E. Freedman published 22 August 23

The Asus ROG Strix Scar 17 X3D is the only laptop with the AMD Ryzen 9 745HX3D. It offers strong gaming performance on par with Intel's chips and has plenty of ports, but it's expensive.

Laptops

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Revitalizes Broken Vintage TV With OSMC

By Ash Hill published 26 August 23

Joe_vs_the_Jalapeno is using a Raspberry Pi to bring an old Sony TV-750 back to life, complete with OSMC for a fantastic modern interface.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Radio Tunes Into Stations Around the World

By Ash Hill published 26 August 23

This Raspberry Pi radio lets you tune into radio stations from around the world using a cool LCD screen for an interface.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Mood Light Changes Color by Detecting Your Emotions

By Ash Hill published 25 August 23

Mohammad Reza Sharifi is using a Raspberry Pi to detect emotions and change the color of an RGB light based on the detected emotion.

Raspberry Pi

Deals

Save Big With Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD At 7 Cents Per GB

By Ash Hill published 26 August 23

The Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD heatsink edition is discounted to one of its best prices yet at Amazon and other retailers.

Deal

Gigabyte 28-Inch 4K Gaming Monitor M28U at New Low Price of $429

By Ash Hill published 26 August 23

You can pick up the Gigabyte M28U for its best price to date over at Newegg when using the $20 rebate card included with the purchase.

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Intel Gamer Days 2023 Deals

By Stewart Bendle published 25 August 23

A selection of some of the best Intel Gamer Days deals across the web.

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