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Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition

Nvidia's New RTX 40 GPU Dies Seem to Fix Bug, Likely Won't Cut Price

By Anton Shilov published 18 January 23

New AD103 and AD104 graphics processors do not cut costs, but will require graphics cards makers to redesign their boards.

Wi-Fi based perception technology generates wireframes

Wi-Fi Routers Used to Detect Human Locations, Poses Within a Room

By Mark Tyson published 18 January 23

Wi-Fi router signal analysis fed through a deep neural network trained on the human form shows promising results for privacy sensitive monitoring purposes.

Leaker Suggests RTX 4060 Ti Has 160W TGP

By Anton Shilov published 18 January 23

Nvidia plans to radically lower power consumption of new-generation performance-mainstream part, a leaker says.

Star Trek Artifact Borg Cube ATX - Snow White Edition

Snow White Borg Cube Is Ready To Assimilate Your Desktop

By Les Pounder published 18 January 23

If Locutus of Borg had a PC, chances are that this would be the case.

Intel Kills VROC Prematurely, Then Changes Course

By Paul Alcorn published 17 January 23

Intel unexpectedly killed off its Virtual Raid on CPU (VROC) technology, but then changed course and decided to support the tech for the foreseeable future.

Microsoft May Cut 10,000 Jobs This Week

By Brandon Hill published 17 January 23

Microsoft isn't immune to the realities of an economic slowdown.

Don't Buy Scammy $100 16TB SSDs on Amazon

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 17 January 23

You can't buy a portable 16TB SSD for $120 and you can't trust Amazon

Tape Storage Soars While HDD Sales Crash

By Anton Shilov published 17 January 23

Sales of LTO tape for archive storage increased in 2022, in contrast to decreases in HDD sales.

Micron Unveils 24GB and 48GB DDR5 Memory Modules

By Anton Shilov published 17 January 23

Micron's DDR5-5200 and DDR5-5600 modules feature 8GB, 16GB, 24GB, 32GB, and 48GB capacity. They're AMD EXPO and Intel XMP 3.0 compatible.

Pick up a 17-Inch RTX 3060 Powered MSI Katana for $1,129: Real Deals

By Stewart Bendle published 17 January 23

Grab a gaming laptop deal thanks to a discount sliced off of the price of this MSI Katana laptop.

Nvidia's New RTX 4080 GPU Die Pictured

By Zhiye Liu published 17 January 23

Minor changes and PCB updates

Apple Releases M2 Pro and M2 Max: 20 Percent Faster, Up to 19 GPU Cores

By Brandon Hill published 17 January 23

Apple's new M2 Pro and M2 Pro Max power refreshed MacBook Pros

Raspberry Pi: Tutorials, Models, How to Get Started

By Avram Piltch published 17 January 23

From which model to buy to how to get started, we’ve got the advice, tutorials and background info you need to make the most of Raspberry Pi.

Apple Refreshes MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max

By Andrew E. Freedman published 17 January 23

Apple refreshed the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro with new M2 Pro and M2 Max processors, promising longer battery life and up to 96GB of RAM on the M2 Max model.

Researcher: Secure Boot Disabled on 290 MSI Motherboards

By Anton Shilov published 17 January 23

Over 290 MSI motherboards come with Secure Boot disabled.

More News

Asus ROG Swift PG42UQ 4K OLED Review: Stunning in Every Respect The Asus ROG Swift PG42UQ is a 42-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor with 138 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR and extended color.

Intel Kills VROC Prematurely, Then Changes Course VROC rode into the sunset...for 11 days.

Acer Predator GM7 SSD Review: YMTC Flash Powers the New Efficiency King Good performance and extreme efficiency in one package

Intel Haifa Development Center Cancelled, Site to Be Parking Lot Ambitious plans for IDC21 come to end.

Nvidia's New RTX 4080 GPU Die Pictured Minor changes and PCB updates

Reviews

DeepCool AG620 Air Cooler Review: Great Performance, Reasonable Value

By Albert Thomas published 15 January 23

Handling loads of up to 277W, the AG620 has a deep cooling capacity when paired with hot CPUs like Intel’s i9-13900K.

Alienware AW420K Review: Nothing Out of This World

By Myles Goldman published 14 January 23

The Alienware AW420K is an overpriced, uninspired mechanical keyboard that has no stand-out features to distinguish it from every other boring, black gaming keyboard.

Logitech G502 X Plus Review: Why Is It so Pretty?

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 14 January 23

The Logitech G502 X Plus is speedy, responsive, and reliable, thanks to its upgraded Hero 25K sensor and hybrid optical-mechanical switches. And also, RGB.

Sapphire RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Vapor-X Review: More Is More

By Jarred Walton published 13 January 23

Better cooling, lots of RGB lighting, and no faulty vapor chambers.

NZXT Canvas 27F Review: Good Clean Fun at a Low Price

By Christian Eberle published 12 January 23

Editor's Choice

The NZXT Canvas 27F is a 27-inch FHD/IPS gaming monitor with 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync and HDR400.

Best Picks

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

By Matt Safford published 12 January 23

The best flash drives are a lot more spacious and speedy than they used to be.

Best Password Managers 2023: Free and Paid

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 12 January 23

The best free, paid, and family plans for keeping passwords safe and secure.

Best Gaming Mouse 2023

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 12 January 23

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

CPUs

Micron Unveils 24GB and 48GB DDR5 Memory Modules

By Anton Shilov published 17 January 23

Micron's DDR5-5200 and DDR5-5600 modules feature 8GB, 16GB, 24GB, 32GB, and 48GB capacity. They're AMD EXPO and Intel XMP 3.0 compatible.

Apple Releases M2 Pro and M2 Max: 20 Percent Faster, Up to 19 GPU Cores

By Brandon Hill published 17 January 23

Apple's new M2 Pro and M2 Pro Max power refreshed MacBook Pros

Meet The Team

Paul Alcorn

Deputy Managing Editor. Leading CPU Expert. Has more chips than a bag of Doritos.

Anj Bryant

Assistant Managing Editor. STEM kit expert, spreadsheet ninja and all-around TH MVP.

Matt Safford

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.

Stewart Bendle

Deals Writer. Potion seller, Azeroth adventurer, sales soothsayer.

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Graphics Cards

Nvidia's New RTX 40 GPU Dies Seem to Fix Bug, Likely Won't Cut Price

By Anton Shilov published 18 January 23

New AD103 and AD104 graphics processors do not cut costs, but will require graphics cards makers to redesign their boards.

Leaker Suggests RTX 4060 Ti Has 160W TGP

By Anton Shilov published 18 January 23

Nvidia plans to radically lower power consumption of new-generation performance-mainstream part, a leaker says.

Nvidia Ships New RTX 4080 Silicon, Probably Still Too Expensive

By Zhiye Liu published 14 January 23

Rumors are that Nvidia has cooked up a new piece of silicon for the GeForce RTX 4080.

Laptops

Apple Refreshes MacBook Pro with M2 Pro and M2 Max

By Andrew E. Freedman published 17 January 23

Apple refreshed the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro with new M2 Pro and M2 Max processors, promising longer battery life and up to 96GB of RAM on the M2 Max model.

Apple's M2 Pro and M2 Max MacBook Pros Reportedly Delayed Again

By Brandon Hill published 12 January 23

Apple's MacBook Pro delay is also affecting the company's shipment outlook for Q1 2023.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi: Tutorials, Models, How to Get Started

By Avram Piltch published 17 January 23

From which model to buy to how to get started, we’ve got the advice, tutorials and background info you need to make the most of Raspberry Pi.

How To Use Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 with Python Code

By Les Pounder published 14 January 23

The Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 brings autofocus and HDR images to the oldest Raspberry Pi accessory and we show you how to take the best pictures with the latest camera.

Raspberry Pi Produced 10 Million RP2040s in 2021, More Pi Stores Likely

By Les Pounder published 11 January 23

In a recent episode of Tom's Hardware: The Pi Cast, Raspberry Pi CEO talks about a huge supply of RP2040 and the possibility of the first store outside the UK