Government Survey: Semiconductor Fab Capacity Still a Huge Issue By Andrew E. Freedman published 25 January 22 A U.S. Commerce Department Survey shows that manufactuers and companies using chips don't expect the semiconductor shortage to let up in the next six months.
Nvidia GPU Subwarp Interleaving Boosts Ray Tracing by up to 20% By Mark Tyson published 25 January 22 Probing the inherent problems of ray tracing on today's GPUs, researchers aim to tackle two major design limitations caused by warp divergence and scheduler stalls.
PiGear Nano Compute Module 4 Carrier Board Is the New USB King By Ian Evenden published 25 January 22 A new carrier board brings the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 to Mini-ITX cases.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Can't Catch Alder Lake Mobile in Geekbench 5 By Aaron Klotz published 25 January 22 AMD's brand new Ryzen 9 6900HX 8-core flagship falls short compared to Intel's new Core i9-12900H Alder Lake CPU in Geekbench 5.
Grab This RTX 3080 Gaming Laptop for the Lowest Price We've Seen This Year — Real Deals By Jason England published 25 January 22 Today, thanks to a massive $500 price cut, you can pick up the MSI GP66 Leopard with a powerful RTX 3080 GPU for just $1,799.
Steam Deck Dynamic Cloud Sync: Seamless Switching Between Steam Deck and PC By Anton Shilov published 25 January 22 Start your game on PC, continue on Steam Deck, everything seamlessly.
Tested: Alienware's x17 R2 Beams Core i9-12900HK, RTX 3080 Ti Aboard for Battle By Matt Safford published 25 January 22 Alienware's slim x17 gets the R2 treatment with the help of a new top-end Core i9 and 3080 Ti.
Nvidia's Arm Acquisition Expected to Fail, Nvidia Would Lose $1.25B Deposit By Mark Tyson published 25 January 22 With optimism towards the acquisition's success seemingly evaporating, unnamed insider sources say that Softbank is looking to IPO Arm instead, while Nvidia explores different CPU development angles.
RP2040 Launches Rocket Flight Computer By Ian Evenden published 25 January 22 Raspberry Pi's RP2040 microcontroller is at the heart of an amateur rocket flight computer from Finland.
Foot Operated Mouse Wheel Launches in Japan for $27 By Mark Tyson published 25 January 22 The "Crazy Small Wheel" is designed for mouse-wheel type UI scrolling using your foot. This driver-less input device connects via USB-C and is demonstrated being used in Excel and GarageBand.
G.Skill Smashes DDR5 WR With Overclocked DDR5-8888 RAM By Zhiye Liu published 25 January 22 G.Skill teams up with Asus to set a new world record for DDR5 overclocking.
Meta is Building New Supercomputer With 16,000 Nvidia A100 GPUs By Aaron Klotz published 24 January 22 Meta (Facebook), is currently building out a new supercomputer called the AI Research SuperCluster. Meta believes RSC will be the fastest supercomputer in the world once completed.
GPU Prices Drop Along With Crypto By Aaron Klotz published 24 January 22 Thanks to imploding cryptocurrency prices for Bitcoin and Ethereum, GPU prices are starting to drop. Even with 10% or larger dips on some cards, however, prices remain extremely inflated.
Alder Lake i7-12700H Shows Impressive Performance at 115W TDP By Aaron Klotz published 24 January 22 Intel's upcoming Alder Lake Core i7-12700H mobile processor shows incredible performance in several new Cinebench results shared on Twitter.
Steam Breaks Records Again: Next Stop, 30 Million Concurrent Users By Mark Tyson published 24 January 22 This popular PC gaming store and platform is going from strength to strength, giving hope that the PC gaming market isn't being too badly affected by hardware supply issues.
ViewSonic XG2431 24-inch 240 Hz Gaming Monitor Review: Smooth, Speedy and Solid By Christian Eberle published 24 January 22 The ViewSonic XG2431 delivers 240 Hz and Adaptive-Sync in a 24-inch IPS panel with 1080p resolution. It also sports Adaptive-Sync and solid build quality at an attractive price.
Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB DDR5-5200 C38 Review: Still Dominating By Zhiye Liu published 23 January 22 DDR5 has launched, and Corsair has brought its Dominator lineup up to speed. Just how fast is it, though?
Phrozen Sonic Mini 8k Review: High-Resolution Resin Printing By Denise Bertacchi published 22 January 22 Editor's Choice Phrozen’s Sonic Mini 8K is the first resin 3D printer to hit 7500 X 3240 resolution and it shows in extremely detailed prints.
Noblechairs Hero TX Review: The Fabric of Growing Up By Benjamin Aboagye published 22 January 22 A gaming chair with back support you can be proud of.
iBuypower Intel 12th Gen Z690 i7 DDR4 Gaming PC Review: One Way to Get Parts By Andrew E. Freedman published 21 January 22 The iBuypower Intel 12th Gen Z690 i7 DDR4 Gaming lets you build an Alder Lake machine to your liking, with a three-year warranty. But it may not have all the bells and whistles.
Best Gaming Mouse: Top Pointers for 2022 By Michelle Ehrhardt, Scharon Harding published 21 January 22 Get the best gaming mouse for both your grip and games.
Best Wireless Mouse 2022: Premium Productivity Mice By Michelle Ehrhardt, Scharon Harding published 21 January 22 Looking for the best wireless mouse for productivity? These are our top picks for cable-free work.
Best Gaming Keyboards for 2022: Mechanical, TKL and More By Michelle Ehrhardt published 21 January 22 Whether clacking through a battle royale or a long typing session, here are the best gaming keyboards combining responsiveness, features and style.
AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX Can't Catch Alder Lake Mobile in Geekbench 5 By Aaron Klotz published 25 January 22 AMD's brand new Ryzen 9 6900HX 8-core flagship falls short compared to Intel's new Core i9-12900H Alder Lake CPU in Geekbench 5.
Intel Core i5-12400 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Face-Off: The Gaming Value Showdown By Paul Alcorn published 23 January 22 We put the Core i5-12400, Ryzen 5 5600X and Ryzen 5 5600G through a six-round fight to see which gaming chip comes out on top.
Nvidia GPU Subwarp Interleaving Boosts Ray Tracing by up to 20% By Mark Tyson published 25 January 22 Probing the inherent problems of ray tracing on today's GPUs, researchers aim to tackle two major design limitations caused by warp divergence and scheduler stalls.
Meta is Building New Supercomputer With 16,000 Nvidia A100 GPUs By Aaron Klotz published 24 January 22 Meta (Facebook), is currently building out a new supercomputer called the AI Research SuperCluster. Meta believes RSC will be the fastest supercomputer in the world once completed.
Japanese AIBs Revive AMD's Radeon RX 550 for $155 By Mark Tyson published 23 January 22 The "Expert-Oriented" Radeon RX 550 single-slot and low-profile graphics card sells for an equivalent of $155 in Japan. Retailers say there is "sufficient demand for low profile" GPUs.
Intel's DG2 Laptop Plans Allegedly Exposed by Leaked Slide By Mark Tyson published 24 January 22 Five laptop Xe-HPG architecture GPUs have their EU counts and VRAM configurations apparently outlined in a leaked slide.
Lenovo Legion 7 Review: Hot and Heavy Powerhouse By Isaac Rouse published 20 January 22 Editor's Choice The AMD-powered Lenovo Legion 7 is a powerhouse, especially when configured with top-of-the-line specs. Although it runs hot, the Lenovo Legion 7 is among the best gaming laptops available.
RP2040 Launches Rocket Flight Computer By Ian Evenden published 25 January 22 Raspberry Pi's RP2040 microcontroller is at the heart of an amateur rocket flight computer from Finland.
Raspberry Pi RP2040 Board Features Circular IPS Display By Ash Hill published 24 January 22 SB Components has teased a new RP2040-based board with GPIO access and a round OLED display.
Johnny 5 Iron is Alive: Raspberry Pi Golf Robot Selects Club and Launches it By Ian Evenden published 24 January 22 Voice controlled golf club launcher adds a little danger to the game of golf, thanks to the Raspberry Pi.
Best CPU Deals: Save on AMD and Intel By Avram Piltch published 25 January 22 We're rounding up the best deals on CPUs.
Grab This RTX 3080 Gaming Laptop for the Lowest Price We've Seen This Year — Real Deals By Jason England published 25 January 22 Today, thanks to a massive $500 price cut, you can pick up the MSI GP66 Leopard with a powerful RTX 3080 GPU for just $1,799.
Get a 32-inch QHD 144Hz Gaming Monitor for Just $200 — Real Deals By Jason England published 24 January 22 Today, after a $100 discount, you can pick up a 32-inch QHD gaming monitor with 144Hz refresh rate from Westinghouse for just under $200!
