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A Steam game download filled the disk. — M2 MacBook Pro SSD became so full that data couldn't be deleted — user had to wipe SSD to make system functional again A Steam game download filled the disk.

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Kioxia

Kioxia aims to mass produce 1000-layer 3D NAND by 2031 — quadruple the current number of layers

Anton Shilov published 5 April 24

Kioxia expects 1,000-layer 3D NAND memory in six or seven years using innovative production methods.

Intel

Intel confirms new round of layoffs in its Sales and Marketing Group

Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 5 April 24

Earlier, Intel reported a $7 billion loss in 2023, prompting a new restructuring plan.

AMD AI

AMD claims LLMs run up to 79% faster on Ryzen 8040 CPUs compared to Intel’s newest Core Ultra chips

Aaron Klotz published 5 April 24

AMD has published performance slides of its Ryzen 7 7840U dominating Intel’s latest Core Ultra 7 155H processor in a plethora of large language model benchmarks.

Ryzen 8000

AMD's latest China-exclusive CPUs benchmarked

Zhiye Liu published 5 April 24

Chinese motherboard vendor JGINYUE evaluates the Ryzen 7 8700F and Ryzen 5 8400F processors and compares them to the Ryzen 7 8700G and Ryzen 5 7500F.

Intel Lunar Lake

Intel Core Ultra 5 234V laptop CPU leaks online

Christopher Harper published 5 April 24

Lunar Lake Intel Core i5 gets leaked with 8 cores, no SMT, and Xe2 Low Power Graphics onboard.

AMD

AMD RDNA 4-based Navi 48 GPU added to ROCm platform — lays the groundwork, though specifications are unknown

Anton Shilov published 5 April 24

AMD's first RDNA 4-powered graphics processor support added to ROCm platform.

Intel XeSS

XeSS 1.3 improves performance by up to 28% with refined image quality

Aaron Klotz published 5 April 24

A major update from the previous XeSS 1.2 version.

Raspberry Pi

This Raspberry Pi Pico 3D printed digital dice throws luck to the digital wind

Ash Hill published 5 April 24

Abe's Projects has created a Raspberry Pi Pico-powered digital dice that fits in the palm of your hand and is completely portable.

Real Deals

Frame your components with Thermaltake's Core P3 Open PC case for only $99

Stewart Bendle published 5 April 24

Thermaltake's Core P3 Open PC case gives you a full view of all your precious components and is ideal if you want to display the inner workings of your precious PC.

Ai Street Fighter III

Fourteen LLMs fight it out in Street Fighter III

Mark Tyson published 5 April 24

A new artificial intelligence (AI) benchmark based on classic arcade title Street Fighter III was devised at the Mistral AI hackathon in San Francisco last week.

A Sad Mac

M2 MacBook Pro SSD became so full that data couldn't be deleted — user had to wipe SSD to make system functional again

Mark Tyson published 5 April 24

An Apple Mac expert has written about an unfathomable issue one of his children faced after downloading a Steam game to an almost full SSD.

Seagate

Seagate demonstrates 3D magnetic recording for 120+ TB HDDs — dual-layer media stacks data bits to boost capacity

Anton Shilov published 5 April 24

Seagate, NIMS, and Tohoku University team up for dual-layer HAMR media for HDDs; multi-level HAMR hard drives could significantly increase HDD capacities.

ASML EUV machine

The US wants ASML to stop servicing its advanced chipmaking tools in China: Report

Anton Shilov published 5 April 24

The U.S. government plans to ask the Dutch government to force ASML to stop servicing its advanced lithography systems in China.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III / Warzone

Nvidia Game Ready Driver adds ReBAR support to 'Horizon Forbidden West' and game support for recent additions to 'Modern Warfare 3'

Aaron Klotz published 4 April 24

Nvidia's latest driver 552.12 has added new game-ready support for the third season of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III / Warzone that adds new gameplay to the title.

Red reference laptops running Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite

I went hands-on with two different Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chips as the company claims it will beat Intel's Core Ultra

Andrew E. Freedman published 4 April 24

Qualcomm is continuing to show off its Snapdragon X Elite, and is now comparing it to Intel Core Ultra chips and Apple's M3.

RAM Limiter for Microsoft Edge featured in Windows 11 Canary Build

Microsoft is working on a RAM limit slider for its Edge Browser

Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 4 April 24

But will it be enough to tempt users away from Chome?

Maxio

China-based Maxio creates full line of PCIe 5.0 SSD controllers — capable of up to 14.8 GB/s

Anton Shilov published 4 April 24

Chinese developer of SSD controllers rolls out a PCIe 5.0 x4 controllers for SSDs capable of 14.8 GB/s.

Gigabyte Z790 Aorus Xtreme X Ice

Gigabyte puts a golden CPU socket on upcoming Intel Z790 motherboard

Zhiye Liu published 4 April 24

Facebook user shares renders of Gigabyte's upcoming Z790 Aorus Xtreme X Ice motherboard.

ASRock Z790I Lighting motherboard

Splave uses ASRock's new Z790I Lightning WiFi motherboard to set multiple overclocking world records

Aaron Klotz published 4 April 24

Overclocker Splave used one of ASRock’s new motherboards to achieve multiple world records with Intel’s i9-14900KS CPU.

Doom running on a Time Icedesk desk PC.

Rescued retro desk PC is the latest device to run Doom

Christopher Harper published 4 April 24

A YouTuber shows Doom running on an AMD Duron desk PC found on eBay.

A Steam game download filled the disk. — M2 MacBook Pro SSD became so full that data couldn't be deleted — user had to wipe SSD to make system functional again A Steam game download filled the disk.

HDD storage stacks bits to boost capacity. — Seagate demonstrates 3D magnetic recording for 120+ TB HDDs — dual-layer media stacks data bits to boost capacity HDD storage stacks bits to boost capacity.

Smaller LLMs seemingly have faster reactions — Fourteen LLMs fight it out in Street Fighter III — AI showdown finds out which models make the best street fighters. Smaller LLMs seemingly have faster reactions

The U.S. government does not want SMIC to keep using advanced DUV tools. — The US wants ASML to stop servicing its advanced chipmaking tools in China: Report The U.S. government does not want SMIC to keep using advanced DUV tools.

One core to rule them all? — New RISC-V microprocessor can run CPU, GPU, and NPU workloads simultaneously One core to rule them all?

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Reviews

Elgato Facecam MK.2

Elgato Facecam MK.2 Review: Uncompressed 1080p/60fps video, HDR, and a lot of plastic

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 5 April 24

The Elgato Facecam MK.2 brings HDR, a built-in privacy shutter, and onboard memory to the original Facecam. But image quality hasn't improved that much.

Neptune 4 Max

Elegoo Neptune 4 Max Review: Bigger, Buggy and a Bit Faster

By Denise Bertacchi published 4 April 24

The Neptune 4 Max is a blundered Klipper update of the wildly popular Neptune 3 Max.

Sabrent Rocket 5 2TB SSD

Sabrent Rocket 5 2TB SSD review: Rocketing to new heights

By Shane Downing published 3 April 24

An exceptionally fast PCIe 5.0 SSD

Scythe Mugen 6 and Mugen 6 Black Edition

Scythe Mugen 6 and Mugen 6 Black Edition Review: Quiet cooling at a reasonable price

By Albert Thomas published 2 April 24

Scythe’s Mugen 6 Black Edition improves on performance and noise levels compared to last year’s Fuma 3, and will delight quiet cooling enthusiasts on a budget.

Adata SD810 External SSD

Adata SD810 External SSD review: 20Gbps speed on a budget, but not for pros

By Matt Safford published 1 April 24

Impressive for the price, as long as you don't count sustained write speeds

Best Picks

Cooler Master Hybrid 1

Best Gaming Chairs 2024

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal last updated 3 April 24

These are the best gaming chairs we've tested, from budget seats to big and tall thrones.

Gaming Chairs and Desks

Best Motherboards

Best Motherboards 2024 for Gaming, by Socket and Chipset

By Matt Safford last updated 2 April 24

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

Best Flash Drives

Best Flash Drives 2024: Fast, Roomy, Pocketable USB Storage

By Matt Safford last updated 2 April 24

Today's best flash drives are faster and speedier than ever. We've tested dozens to find the best.

USB Flash Drives

CPUs

Loongson

Chinese chipmaker gains traction replacing American processors - Longsoon ships 10,000 chips into schools

By Anton Shilov published 3 April 24

China's schools adopt Loongson processors as the country transits away from foreign CPUs.

Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme

Asus adds AMD Ryzen Zen 5 Granite Ridge CPU support for its X670E motherboards

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 3 April 24

Asus's latest BETA BIOS update brings Zen 5 support to some of its X670E motherboards, hinting that AMD's Zen 5 chips are just around the corner.

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Graphics Cards

Intel XeSS

XeSS 1.3 improves performance by up to 28% with refined image quality

By Aaron Klotz published 5 April 24

A major update from the previous XeSS 1.2 version.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III / Warzone

Nvidia Game Ready Driver adds ReBAR support to 'Horizon Forbidden West' and game support for recent additions to 'Modern Warfare 3'

By Aaron Klotz published 4 April 24

Nvidia's latest driver 552.12 has added new game-ready support for the third season of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III / Warzone that adds new gameplay to the title.

Alex Fish' Homemade 3D graphics engine

Programmer builds homemade GPU, shows it off with 3D graphics and physics engine made from scratch

By Aaron Klotz published 3 April 24

A self-taught programmer created his own 3D graphics engine and physics engine and successfully demonstrated both working on a tiny GPU made from off-the-shelf-parts.

Laptops

Red reference laptops running Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite

I went hands-on with two different Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite chips as the company claims it will beat Intel's Core Ultra

By Andrew E. Freedman published 4 April 24

Qualcomm is continuing to show off its Snapdragon X Elite, and is now comparing it to Intel Core Ultra chips and Apple's M3.

A shot of the MITX Laptop running 3DS emulation on its dual screens.

Mini-ITX board transformed into a Mini-ITX Laptop with a battery and 32GB of memory

By Christopher Harper published 31 March 24

A dedicated hardware modder from SmallFormFactor.net showcases a fanless Mini ITX laptop PC.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi

This Raspberry Pi Pico 3D printed digital dice throws luck to the digital wind

By Ash Hill published 5 April 24

Abe's Projects has created a Raspberry Pi Pico-powered digital dice that fits in the palm of your hand and is completely portable.

Pi Apps

How to manage applications on your Raspberry Pi with Pi-Apps

By Les Pounder published 4 April 24

If you need to install a few common applications then Pi-Apps is the easiest tool to manage applications on your Raspberry Pi.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi BMO TV plays constant loop of Adventure Time episodes

By Ash Hill published 4 April 24

Golbscholar is using a Raspberry Pi to operate this custom BMO-themed 'Adventure Time' TV that plays episodes from the series on loop.

Deals

Real Deals

Frame your components with Thermaltake's Core P3 Open PC case for only $99

By Stewart Bendle published 5 April 24

Thermaltake's Core P3 Open PC case gives you a full view of all your precious components and is ideal if you want to display the inner workings of your precious PC.

Real Deals

Pick up this CyberPower gaming PC for just $999 — includes Nvidia RTX 4060 8GB, Intel Core i5-14400F, and 32GB of DDR5 RAM

By Stewart Bendle published 4 April 24

A gaming PC that has everything you need to start playing your favorite games without breaking the bank.

Real Deals

Razer's Nommo V2 X PC speakers dropped to just $89 — Perfect for a minimalist gaming setup

By Stewart Bendle published 3 April 24

If you're looking for a minimalist 2.0 PC speaker setup, check out this deal on Razer's Nommo V2 X.

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