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AMD Adds Zen 3 Code To Linux Kernel Zen 3 support has been added to the Linux kernel.

News Stream

Intel Releases OSPRay 2.0 Ray Tracing Engine

By Arne Verheyde

Intel bulks up the open-source ray tracing engine

AMD Adds Zen 3 Code To Linux Kernel

By Niels Broekhuijsen

Henceforth, the Linux Kernel should support AMD's upcoming Zen 3-based CPUs.

AMD Has Now Definitively Confirmed Big Navi

By Niels Broekhuijsen

However, that doesn't necessarily mean it will be an "Nvidia Killer"

Ubisoft Is Taking a DDoS Attack Subscription Service to Court

By Nathaniel Mott

Ubisoft filed a lawsuit against the operators of a site that sells DDoS attacks to people who need to cheat in popular games.

Report: Hacker Publishes Credentials for 500,000 Telnet Devices

By Nathaniel Mott

A hacker reportedly published the IP addresses, usernames and passwords of 500,000 devices accessed via Telnet.

Leaked Benchmarks Show 11 Percent Uplift On Radeon RX 5600 XT With New vBIOS

By Zhiye Liu

Radeon RX 5600 XT flexes its muscles with new core and memory clocks.

Toshiba Claims New Algorithm Runs Faster on Desktop PCs than Similar Algorithms on Supercomputers

By Lucian Armasu

Toshiba's senior research scientist Hayato Goto invented a quantum computing-inspired algorithm that outperforms other combinatorial optimization algorithms running on supercomputers.

Best Tech Deals January 2020: CPUs, SSDs, More

By Avram Piltch

Score the best deals on everything from CPUs to laptops.

Report: AMD Laptop CPU Market Share Expected to Jump to 20% in Q1

By Lucian Armasu

Intel CPU shortages are reportedly convincing more laptop vendors to switch to AMD chips, which could help AMD reach 20% market share in the notebook market in Q1 2020.

Intel to Reduce Gen7 Performance Hit With Final Version of Graphics Driver Security Fix

By Lucian Armasu

Intel said it will reduce the performance loss seen by the Gen7 graphics driver after it patched a security vulnerability.

Report: AMD Ups Radeon RX 5600 XT Performance Amid Nvidia RTX 2060 Price Cut

By Zhiye Liu

AMD has allegedly pushed out a new vBIOS to all its graphics cards partners to raise the performance on the its looming Radeon RX 5600 XT graphics card.

PS5 and Xbox Series X Specs Point to Higher Demand for SSDs, GDDR6 in 2020

By Niels Broekhuijsen

Demand for SSDs and GDDR6 will rise thanks to the hefty specs of the next-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X, according to research firm DRAMeXchange.

In the Midst of Stadia, Google is Working on Steam for Chromebooks

By Niels Broekhuijsen

Google appears to be working to get Steam onto ChromeOS, which would make it the most significant game store on the operating system.

AOC Goes QHD With New 27-Inch 144Hz Gaming Monitors

By Niels Broekhuijsen

The AOC Q27G2U and CQ27G2U gaming monitors will arrive with 144Hz VA panels and high 3,000:1 contrast ratios.

Intel Core i9-10900, Core i5-10500 Comet Lake Results Posted

By Zhiye Liu

Comet Lake test submissions are dropping from the sky.

More News

AMD Has Now Definitively Confirmed Big Navi But will it be the "Nvidia Killer" we're hoping for?

Toshiba Claims New Algorithm Runs Faster on Desktop PCs than Similar Algorithms on Supercomputers It purportedly even outperforms a laser-based quantum computer.

Intel Core i9-10900, Core i5-10500 Comet Lake Results Posted Comet Lake test submissions are dropping from the sky.

Talking Threadripper 3990X With AMD's Robert Hallock AMD filled us in on a few details of the Threadripper 3990X

Reviews

SK Hynix Gold S31 SATA SSD Review: SK Hynix Barrels Into US Market

By Sean Webster

Editor's Choice

SK Hynix barrels into the U.S. SSD market with compelling performance and pricing.

Zotac GTX 1660 AMP Review: Quiet but Pricey

By Joe Shields

Zotac's GTX 1660 AMP delivers good 1080p performance at high settings and frame rates, in a compact package.

Acer Predator CG437K 43” Monitor Review: Perfectly Sized 4K Gaming

By Christian Eberle

Editor's Choice

This high-end display offers some of the best contrast, and therefore image quality, available.

MSI Creator TRX40 Review: Creative Competition

By Thomas Soderstrom

The Creator TRX40 from MSI has a better feature set than it’s competitor’s TRX40 Creator, but is it worth the price difference?

Seagate FireCuda 520 SSD Review: Big Performance in an Expensive Package

By Sean Webster

Editor's Choice

Seagate's latest drive is fast, but expensive.

Best Picks

Best Power Supplies 2020

By Aris Mpitziopoulos

Here are the best power supplies for gaming PCs. These PSUs offer the best reliability, performance and protection for your components.

The Best External Hard Drives and Portable SSDs of 2020

By Matt Safford, Sean Webster

These external drives offer the best balance of performance, features and price.

Best 4K Gaming Monitors for PC 2020: 144Hz, Curved and More

By Scharon Harding

We break down the best 4K monitors for gaming in 2020, including 144Hz, curved and HDR screens.

CPUs

Report: AMD Laptop CPU Market Share Expected to Jump to 20% in Q1

By Lucian Armasu

Intel CPU shortages are reportedly convincing more laptop vendors to switch to AMD chips, which could help AMD reach 20% market share in the notebook market in Q1 2020.

Intel to Reduce Gen7 Performance Hit With Final Version of Graphics Driver Security Fix

By Lucian Armasu

Intel said it will reduce the performance loss seen by the Gen7 graphics driver after it patched a security vulnerability.

Graphics Cards

Intel Releases OSPRay 2.0 Ray Tracing Engine

By Arne Verheyde

Intel bulks up the open-source ray tracing engine

Leaked Benchmarks Show 11 Percent Uplift On Radeon RX 5600 XT With New vBIOS

By Zhiye Liu

Radeon RX 5600 XT flexes its muscles with new core and memory clocks.

Zotac GTX 1660 AMP Review: Quiet but Pricey

By Joe Shields

Zotac's GTX 1660 AMP delivers good 1080p performance at high settings and frame rates, in a compact package.

Laptops

Report: AMD Laptop CPU Market Share Expected to Jump to 20% in Q1

By Lucian Armasu

Intel CPU shortages are reportedly convincing more laptop vendors to switch to AMD chips, which could help AMD reach 20% market share in the notebook market in Q1 2020.

Report: Intel CPU Shortages Still Hit Laptop Market in Q4 2019

By Arne Verheyde

Laptop vendors were reportedly still impacted by Intel's supply issues in the Q4 2019, and laptop shipments are expected to drop up to 15% in Q1 2020.

Raspberry Pi

Endless OS, a Kid-Friendly Linux, Is Coming to Raspberry Pi

By Avram Piltch

The operating system also comes with the Hack learning software for children.

Raspberry Pi-Powered Reachy Robot Can Grab Almost Anything, Including Your Heart

By Avram Piltch

Up for pre-order now, the open-source robot can pick up and move objects and even display emotions.

Security Developer Creates WiFi Hacking Module With Pi Zero

By Ash Puckett

The best way to prevent a hack is to know how it's done.

Deals

Best Tech Deals January 2020: CPUs, SSDs, More

By Avram Piltch

Score the best deals on everything from CPUs to laptops.

AOC Gaming Monitor Brings 27-Inch, 144Hz Goodness Down to $190

By Niels Broekhuijsen

AOC's curved 27-inch 144Hz FreeSync gaming monitor is on sale for just $190.

Razer’s DeathAdder Elite Gaming Mouse Is at Its Lowest Ever Price (64% Off)

By Zak Storey

Razer’s DeathAdder Elite has long been our favorite go-to FPS gaming mouse. It was, and still is, a solid flagship for any and all looking to get into competitive FPS/RTS multiplayer play.