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Where to Buy a Raspberry Pi 5 in the U.S or UK

By Avram Piltch published 29 September 23

A handful of stores already have the boards listed and some are taking pre-orders.

Raspberry Pi 5 Live Blog: Whole New Board, Whole New Ecosystem

By Avram Piltch, Les Pounder, Ash Hill last updated 29 September 23

Follow along as we do more in-depth testing and report on new accessories, upgrades and challenges.

French Authorities Raided Nvidia's France Office

By Zhiye Liu published 29 September 23

The Wall Street Journal has reported that the French Competition Authority has conducted a surprise raid on Nvidia's French offices.

Acer Nitro 32-Inch Curved Monitor Down to $169 at Amazon

By Ash Hill published 28 September 23

The Acer Nitro 32-Inch curved gaming monitor is marked down at Amazon to $169, one of its best prices yet.

Maximum Fury's Cyberpunk 2077 2.0 Benchmark Linux Nobara OS vs Windows 11

Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty Runs 31% Faster on AMD GPUs in Linux Compared to Windows 11

By Aaron Klotz published 28 September 23

Impressive performance differences detailed by a YouTuber

Maxsun's Z790 Motherboard Embraces 400W Overclocked Intel CPUs

By Zhiye Liu published 28 September 23

Maxsun has announced the company's iCraft Z790 White motherboard, available in October for $299.

Microsoft Still Procuring Nvidia's H100 Despite Rumors: Quanta

By Anton Shilov published 28 September 23

Despite rumors, Microsoft is buying Nvidia's H100 in full swing, says chairman of Quanta.

Leaked MSI Gaming Monitor Roadmap Shows QD-OLED Ambitions

By Mark Tyson published 28 September 23

A leak of MSI's gaming monitor roadmap shows the company will be releasing several new gaming-focused QD-OLED monitors in the coming months.

Counter-Strike 2 Arrives, Though Curiously Only AMD Has Officially Announced Driver Support

By Aaron Klotz published 28 September 23

Nvidia already patched CS2 optimizations into its drivers long ago, and Intel has yet to announce a new driver with CS2 support.

Battery Binding Material Swap Delivers 10% Endurance Boost Say Researchers

By Mark Tyson published 28 September 23

Research found cells made with PP tape showed significantly decreased self-discharge (up to 70%) and increased cycle life (up to 10%).

Newegg's AMD Combo Bundle Starts Your Gaming Rig Build for $333: Real Deals

By Stewart Bendle published 28 September 23

Are you looking for a cost-effective way to put together a little gaming rig? You can't beat a bundle offer that lets you save almost $100.

Intel Brings High-Volume EUV to Europe: Fab 34 Starts Producing Intel 4 Node

By Anton Shilov published 28 September 23

Intel begins crafting 4nm-class chips at its Leixlip, Ireland-based Fab 34.

TSMC Motorcycle Bomber Gets Nine Years in Prison

By Mark Tyson published 28 September 23

A court had found a man guilty of making explosives with criminal intent after a bomb went off at TSMC Fab 12 last year.

China's First Domestic PCIe 5.0 Enterprise SSD Controller Enters Mass Production

By Zhiye Liu published 27 September 23

Yingren Technology has announced that mass production has started on the YR S900 PCIe 5.0 enterprise SSD controller.

Intel's Upcoming Core i7-14700KF Nearly Hits 6 GHz in New Benchmark

By Aaron Klotz published 27 September 23

Intel's upcoming Core i7-14700KF was spotted with clock speeds of almost 6 GHz in a new Geekbench 6 run.

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Raspberry Pi 5 Review: A New Standard for Makers The first new flagship Pi in four years was worth the wait.

Samsung 990 Pro 4TB Review: The Best Gets Bigger Samsung bulks up its fastest SSD.

Raspberry Pi 5 Live Blog: Whole New Board, Whole New Ecosystem Follow along as we do more in-depth testing and report on new accessories and upgrades.

TSMC Motorcycle Bomber Gets Nine Years in Prison A remote-controlled bomb exploded at Fab 12 causing both injuries and collateral damage.

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TeamGroup T-Force Siren Duo 360 Review: Keeping Gen 5 SSDs Speedy With Liquid Cooling

By Albert Thomas published 28 September 23

A unique AIO designed to keep PCIe 5 SSDs operating at peak performance, while also cooling your CPU effectively.

Cooling

Sapphire RX 7700 XT Pure Review: Pretty but Expensive

By Jarred Walton published 27 September 23

It's also exceptionally quiet, which helps justify the price.

GPUs

Cooler Master CK720 Review: Cooler Master’s First “Enthusiast” Mechanical Keyboard

By Myles Goldman published 26 September 23

The Cooler Master CK720 is a simple, entry-level hot-swap mechanical keyboard.

Keyboards

Corsair Virtuoso Pro Review: A Different Virtuoso

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 25 September 23

Corsair’s first open-back gaming headset, the Virtuoso Pro, has 50mm graphene dynamic drivers and a plasticky build.

Gaming Headsets

Creality Ender 3 V3 SE Review: Over 200 mm/s for Less Than $200

By Denise Bertacchi published 24 September 23

Editor's Choice

Creality’s newest entry level Ender 3 offers a lot of speed for very little cash.

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Best RAM for Gaming: DDR4, DDR5 Kits for 2023

By Zhiye Liu last updated 21 September 23

Here are the best RAM kits we’ve tested: computer memory ideal for gaming, video editing, and graphics-heavy applications.

Memory

Best Motherboards 2023 for Gaming, by Socket and Chipset

By Matt Safford last updated 19 September 23

Here are the best AMD and Intel motherboards we've tested, for all the recent processor platforms.

Motherboards

Best Budget Mechanical Keyboards 2023

By Matt Safford last updated 19 September 23

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

Keyboards

CPUs

Intel Brings High-Volume EUV to Europe: Fab 34 Starts Producing Intel 4 Node

By Anton Shilov published 28 September 23

Intel begins crafting 4nm-class chips at its Leixlip, Ireland-based Fab 34.

CPUs

Intel's Upcoming Core i7-14700KF Nearly Hits 6 GHz in New Benchmark

By Aaron Klotz published 27 September 23

Intel's upcoming Core i7-14700KF was spotted with clock speeds of almost 6 GHz in a new Geekbench 6 run.

CPUs

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Graphics Cards

French Authorities Raided Nvidia's France Office

By Zhiye Liu published 29 September 23

The Wall Street Journal has reported that the French Competition Authority has conducted a surprise raid on Nvidia's French offices.

Graphics

Cyberpunk Phantom Liberty Runs 31% Faster on AMD GPUs in Linux Compared to Windows 11

By Aaron Klotz published 28 September 23

Impressive performance differences detailed by a YouTuber

Graphics

Counter-Strike 2 Arrives, Though Curiously Only AMD Has Officially Announced Driver Support

By Aaron Klotz published 28 September 23

Nvidia already patched CS2 optimizations into its drivers long ago, and Intel has yet to announce a new driver with CS2 support.

Gaming

Laptops

Lenovo Yoga 14s 2023 Ryzen Edition - With Ryzen 7 7840S

Ryzen 7 7840S Shows Impressive 30W Performance in Yoga 14s Ryzen Edition Laptop

By Aaron Klotz published 26 September 23

AMD's Lenovo exclusive chip is super potent.

Laptops

Acer's New Gaming Laptop Starts at $699 (With an RTX 2050)

By Andrew E. Freedman published 26 September 23

The Acer Nitro V 15 is a budget gaming laptop starting at just $699, but entry-level models have an RTX 2050 GPU that's two generations old.

Laptops

Raspberry Pi

Where to Buy a Raspberry Pi 5 in the U.S or UK

By Avram Piltch published 29 September 23

A handful of stores already have the boards listed and some are taking pre-orders.

Raspberry Pi

This Raspberry Pi Confetti Bot is Ready to Party

By Ash Hill published 27 September 23

Hazal Mestci is using a Raspberry Pi to trigger a tiny confetti cannon in a customizable project fit for your next party.

Raspberry Pi

Self-Balancing Raspberry Pi Robot Features Wheeled Legs

By Ash Hill published 26 September 23

Diablo-World has created a Raspberry Pi-powered robot that has two wheels, two legs and can self-balance,

Raspberry Pi

Deals

Newegg's AMD Combo Bundle Starts Your Gaming Rig Build for $333: Real Deals

By Stewart Bendle published 28 September 23

Are you looking for a cost-effective way to put together a little gaming rig? You can't beat a bundle offer that lets you save almost $100.

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Best Graphics Card Deals: Cheap Nvidia and AMD GPUs

By Avram Piltch last updated 28 September 23

Save money on with Radeon, RTX, and GTX graphics cards.

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Best Raspberry Pi Deals

By Stewart Bendle last updated 28 September 23

You can find tons of savings on Raspberry Pi products and accessories for your Pi projects or as gifts for the maker in your life.

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