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Report: AMD Ups Radeon RX 5600 XT Performance Amid Nvidia RTX 2060 Price Cut A vBIOS reportedly increases the RX 5600 XT's typical board power from 150W to 160W.

News Stream

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.

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.

AMD Hires Intel FPGA Exec to Lead Server Business Unit Amid Promotions

By Arne Verheyde

AMD has hired top Intel FPGA executive Dan McNamara to lead the company's Server Business Unit. He will be responsible for building on the successful launch of last year's Epyc Rome processor.

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.

Windows 7 Is Dead. But not for Professional Overclockers

By Scharon Harding

Professional overclockers say they'll keep benchmarking with Windows 7 even though it reached end-of-life this week.

Nvidia Slashes RTX 2060 to $299 in Wake of AMD's RX 5600 XT, Third-Party Cards Follow Suit

By Niels Broekhuijsen

Nvidia lowered the cost of RTX 2060 FE graphics cards, sending a wave of AIB price reductions.

Talking Threadripper 3990X With AMD's Robert Hallock

By Paul Alcorn

AMD shared a few additional details about the Threadripper 3990X at CES 2020.

Cyberpunk 2077 Gets Delayed From April to September

By Nathaniel Mott

CD Projekt Red has offically delayed its upcoming open-world RPG, "Cyberpunk 2077," from April to September.

More News

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

Windows 7 Is Dead. But not for Professional Overclockers Professional overclockers say they'll keep benchmarking with Windows 7 even though it reached end-of-life this week.

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

EPYC Pressure: Intel Discontinues Some Cascade Lake Xeon Models, Slashes Pricing on Others Intel kills one product, slashes prices on another.

Reviews

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.

Razer DeathAdder V2 Gaming Mouse Review: Deadlier Than Ever

By Nathaniel Mott

The addition of a Razer Focus+ optical sensor makes this a worthy option for gamers who don’t need a bunch of whiz-bang features to appreciate a well-performing mouse.

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

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.

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.

Intel to Detail Xe Architecture In-Depth at GDC in March

By Arne Verheyde

Intel will detail its upcoming Xe architecture for integrated and discrete graphics, including software optimization guidance and performance improvements.

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.