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Repair shop diagnosis: no fix. — Amazon sold a fake RTX 4090 FrankenGPU cobbled together using a 4080 GPU and board — scam card was found in a returns pallet deal Repair shop diagnosis: no fix.

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Not an RTX 4090

Amazon sold a fake RTX 4090 FrankenGPU cobbled together using a 4080 GPU and board

Mark Tyson published 22 January 24

An RTX 4090 was sent to a repairer, but it turned out that beneath the exterior this was a 'fried' RTX 4080 PCB.

Core i9-13900K QS tested

Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake CPUs might come without hyperthreaded cores

Anton Shilov published 21 January 24

An alleged Intel document points to the core count of socketed Arrow Lake-S processors.

Leaked files for the "MG20" 3DS prototype made by Nvidia prior to the final DMP 3DS and full Nvidia adoption on Switch.

Nvidia's fabled Nintendo 3DS prototype details leak

Christopher Harper published 21 January 24

Nvidia's MG20 hardware may have been the true predecessor to Nvidia Tegra.

Smallest Windows 11 Ever in Text-Only Mode

Windows 11 installer squeezed into a mere 100MB using text-only trick by NTDEV

Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 21 January 24

Should we colloquially call this 'MS-DOS 11.0'?

5th Generation Xeon Emerald Rapids CPU

Intel's Granite Rapids spill reveals huge L3 cache upgrade to tackle AMD EPYC

Christopher Harper published 21 January 24

Compared to the 320MB L3 Cache of Emerald Rapids, Granite Rapids is expected to boast 480MB L3 Cache, or a solid 1.5x increase

Biomemory's 1KB "DNA Card". The DNA is stored in the white circle.

New memory card uses DNA to store your data but costs $1,100 to store one kilobyte of data

Christopher Harper published 21 January 24

All that for a drop of kilobyte

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi 5 squares off against a scrawny Intel CPU

Ash Hill published 20 January 24

Explaining Computers looks at the Raspberry Pi 5 and how it compares to his N100 mini PC.

ASRock Radeon Steel Legend Graphics Card

ASRock prepped two new exotic Radeon GPUs that'll be hard to find

Aaron Klotz published 20 January 24

A pair of new ASRock RX 7900 GRE graphics cards were spotted through an online retailer, featuring Steel Legend and Challenger models.

SATA SSD overclocked to perform at maximum specification

SSD overclocking yields big performance gains

Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 20 January 24

But would you overclock an SSD?

Dell Monitor

Dell 32-inch 1440p USB-C gaming monitor drops to $249 at Dell

Ash Hill published 20 January 24

The Dell G3223D gaming monitor is currently available for its lowest price — just $259, down from its usual rate of $299.

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I survived a scary Blue Screen of Death, the dreaded Kernel Security Check Failure. Here's how.

Avram Piltch published 20 January 24

After some investigation, I found an easy fix to this perplexing Windows error.

OpenAI

OpenAI's Sam Altman raising billions to build AI chip empire: Report

Anton Shilov published 19 January 24

Chief executive of OpenAI raises funds to build fabs to make in-house designed chips.

Samsung

Samsung reportedly trials second-gen 3nm chip production

Anton Shilov published 19 January 24

Samsung reportedly starts trial production on SF3 node, which contradicts the company's official SF3 status.

Ryzen 7000

AMD removes Taiwan branding from CPUs, says change wasn't made to appease China

Paul Alcorn published 19 January 24

AMD will no longer mark its chips as made in Taiwan, a change that many theorize was made at the behest of China.

The GDP Win Max II

GPD shoves Ryzen 7 8840U into Win Max 2 handheld -- NPU upgrade will improve AI workloads, but not gaming performance

Aaron Klotz published 19 January 24

No need to upgrade if you already have the 7840U version of GPD's latest handheld — unless you are into AI.

Radeon RX 7600 XT Steel Legend

ASRock's new AMD entry-level gaming GPUs look tasty

Zhiye Liu published 19 January 24

ASRock revealed the Radeon RX 7600 XT Steel Legend and Radeon RX 7600 XT Challenger graphics cards.

Raspberry Pi

Custom Raspberry Pi Pico project supports Ethernet over USB-C

Ash Hill published 19 January 24

Maker and developer Alan has created a Raspberry Pi Pico board that supports Ethernet connections over USB C.

Raspberry Pi 5 delidded and cooled using a Peltier element

Raspberry Pi 5 delidded and topped with Peltier element for the ultimate cooling test

Les Pounder published 19 January 24

Ivan Kuleshov delids a Raspberry Pi 5 and using a little electronics and thermodynamics to keep the flagship Raspberry Pi 5 cool

A Loongson Chinese CPU.

Chinese chipmaker Loongson wins case over rights to MIPS architecture

Matthew Connatser published 19 January 24

An arbitration court ruled in Loongson's favor over whether it unlawfully used the MIPS architecture.

ASUS USB4 PCIe Gen4 X4 Add-In Card

Asus's PCIe 4.0 x4 add-in card has two USB4 Type-C ports with 60W power delivery

Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 19 January 24

Asus PCIe 4.0 Add-In Card makes your system 'Future Ready' for USB4

Repair shop diagnosis: no fix. — Amazon sold a fake RTX 4090 FrankenGPU cobbled together using a 4080 GPU and board — scam card was found in a returns pallet deal Repair shop diagnosis: no fix.

According to a leak, Arrow Lake-S processors will not increase core count but will require a new chipset. — Intel's next-gen Arrow Lake CPUs might come without hyperthreaded cores — leak points to 24 CPU cores, DDR5-6400 support, and a new 800-series chipset According to a leak, Arrow Lake-S processors will not increase core count but will require a new chipset.

Nvidia's MG20 hardware may have been the true predecessor to Nvidia Tegra. — Nvidia's fabled Nintendo 3DS prototype has been leaked — Rare Gaming Dump reveals the MG20 Nvidia's MG20 hardware may have been the true predecessor to Nvidia Tegra.

Should we colloquially call this 'MS-DOS 11.0'? — Windows 11 squeezed into a mere 100MB using text-only trick — Tiny11 maker NTDEV takes Windows install image challenge to the extreme Should we colloquially call this 'MS-DOS 11.0'?

All that for a drop of kilobyte — New memory card uses DNA to store your data — Biomemory's card costs $1,100 to store one kilobyte of data All that for a drop of kilobyte

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Asus ROG Swift PG248QP

Asus ROG Swift PG248QP 540 Hz gaming monitor review: Raw speed and performance

By Christian Eberle published 21 January 24

24-inch FHD TN gaming monitor with 540 Hz, Nvidia’s G-Sync Processor, HDR and wide gamut color.

Gaming Monitors

Pimoroni NVMe Base

Pimoroni NVMe Base for Raspberry Pi 5 Review: NVMe for Me

By Les Pounder published 20 January 24

The base for your next Raspberry Pi 5 build

Seagate Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5

Seagate Game Drive M.2 SSD for PS5 Review: A No-Fuss PlayStation 5 SSD

By Shane Downing published 19 January 24

A proven formula marketed for the PS5

AOC 27G15

AOC 27G15 180 Hz gaming monitor review: Impressive performance numbers and great value

By Christian Eberle published 17 January 24

AOC leads the value charge with its 27G15. For less than $150, you get a 27-inch VA FHD panel with 180 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR, wide gamut color and superlative gaming performance and speed.

Gaming Monitors

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super Founders Edition unboxing and card photos

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super review

By Jarred Walton published 16 January 24

Nvidia's mid-cycle 'Super' refresh kicks off with a bang.

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Best Gaming Mouse 2024

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal last updated 19 January 24

We've tested and reviewed the best gaming mice for every game type, gaming style, and grip style.

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Best Gaming Microphones 2024

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 18 January 24

Whether you're chatting with teammates or streaming on Twitch, these are the best gaming microphones to buy in 2024

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Best Mouse Pads 2024: Effortless Glide, Pretty Lights

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The best gaming mouse pads to complete your setup — soft and hard surfaces, with and without RGB, and every size from "regular" to "bigger than your desk."

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CPUs

Samsung

Samsung reportedly trials second-gen 3nm chip production

By Anton Shilov published 19 January 24

Samsung reportedly starts trial production on SF3 node, which contradicts the company's official SF3 status.

Ryzen 7000

AMD removes Taiwan branding from CPUs, says change wasn't made to appease China

By Paul Alcorn published 19 January 24

AMD will no longer mark its chips as made in Taiwan, a change that many theorize was made at the behest of China.

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Graphics Cards

ASRock Radeon Steel Legend Graphics Card

ASRock prepped two new exotic Radeon GPUs that'll be hard to find

By Aaron Klotz published 20 January 24

A pair of new ASRock RX 7900 GRE graphics cards were spotted through an online retailer, featuring Steel Legend and Challenger models.

Radeon RX 7600 XT Steel Legend

ASRock's new AMD entry-level gaming GPUs look tasty

By Zhiye Liu published 19 January 24

ASRock revealed the Radeon RX 7600 XT Steel Legend and Radeon RX 7600 XT Challenger graphics cards.

GPU Benchmarks and Performance Hierarchy

GPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy 2024: Graphics Cards Ranked

By Jarred Walton last updated 19 January 24

Our GPU benchmarks hierarchy ranks all the current and previous generation graphics cards based on real-world gaming tests. Find out how the latest GPUs from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel stack up.

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Laptops

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024)

Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2024) review: Beautiful screen, but needs refinement

By Charles Jefferies published 12 January 24

We like the new Mini-LED screen on Asus’s refreshed ROG Strix Scar 18, but this massive laptop needs to do more to justify its price.

Asus Zenbook Duo

Asus Zenbook Duo is a dual-screen foldable with two 14-inch OLED screens and Intel Core Ultra

By Andrew E. Freedman published 9 January 24

The Asus Zenbook Duo is a dual-screen foldable with a pair of OLED, 2880 x 1800 displays, and the latest Intel Core Ultra processors.

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Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi 5 squares off against a scrawny Intel CPU

By Ash Hill published 20 January 24

Explaining Computers looks at the Raspberry Pi 5 and how it compares to his N100 mini PC.

Pimoroni NVMe Base

Pimoroni NVMe Base for Raspberry Pi 5 Review: NVMe for Me

By Les Pounder published 20 January 24

The base for your next Raspberry Pi 5 build

Raspberry Pi

Custom Raspberry Pi Pico project supports Ethernet over USB-C

By Ash Hill published 19 January 24

Maker and developer Alan has created a Raspberry Pi Pico board that supports Ethernet connections over USB C.

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Deals

Dell Monitor

Dell 32-inch 1440p USB-C gaming monitor drops to $249 at Dell

By Ash Hill published 20 January 24

The Dell G3223D gaming monitor is currently available for its lowest price — just $259, down from its usual rate of $299.

Real Deals

On sale for just $29, the Keychron C3 Pro is unbelievable value

By Stewart Bendle published 19 January 24

A great value-for-money mechanical keyboard

Acer Monitor

Acer Predator X27U 2K OLED monitor drops to $599 at Newegg

By Ash Hill published 18 January 24

The Acer Predator X27U monitor is currently marked down to its lowest price to date over at Newegg.

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