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GTX Titan X Engineering Sample Surfaces With Just Two Video Outputs

By Zhiye Liu published 4 December 22

Redditor bought a GeForce GTX Titan X engineering sample without knowing it.

Intel Charts Course to Trillion-Transistor Chips: 2D Transistor Materials, 3D Packaging Research

By Paul Alcorn published 3 December 22

Intel released nine research papers at the IEDM 2022 conference outlining its advances in 2D transistors, 3D packaging, and new memory and quantum computing technologies.

Core i5-13500 ES CPU Beats Core i5-12500 By Over 50 Percent In Early Multi-Threaded Benchmarks

By Aaron Klotz published 3 December 22

Multi-threaded performance improves massively on the Core i5-13500 thanks to added E-cores.

U.S. PC Shipments Dropped 12% in Q3 2022 According to New Survey

By Mark Tyson published 2 December 22

Declines in US PC shipments are expected to continue until H2 2023. However, some firms are faring much better than others, with Apple and Acer enjoying double digit growth.

Raspberry Pi Turns Its IQAudio HATs Green

By Ian Evenden published 2 December 22

Raspberry Pi's IQAudio HATs have been revamped to feature the company's signature green PCBs.

Smuggler Hid Over 200 Alder Lake CPUs in Fake Silicone Belly

By Zhiye Liu published 2 December 22

Chinese customs authorities have detained a woman who tried to smuggle 202 Intel processors and nine iPhones into mainland China.

AMD Allegedly Prepping Three Ryzen 7000 X3D CPUs

By Anton Shilov published 2 December 22

AMD's Ryzen 7000X3D lineup details leak: three CPUs incoming.

GlobalFoundries to Lay off Nearly 6% of Staff by End of 2022

By Anton Shilov published 2 December 22

GlobalFoundries to cut less than 800 of jobs globally by end of 2022.

PowerColor Launches Hellhound RX 7900 XTX and XT GPUs With Triple-Fan Coolers

By Aaron Klotz published 2 December 22

Monster cards, that will serve as runner-ups to the Red Devil Flagships

Intel Sapphire Rapids-WS Lineup Leaks: Up to 56 Cores With Overclocking

By Anton Shilov published 2 December 22

Intel's next-generation workstation platform to feature 17 models with six to 56 cores.

GTX 1650 Takes Top GPU Spot in Steam Hardware Survey

By Ian Evenden published 2 December 22

The Steam Hardware Survey results for November 2022 see a new GPU sitting at the top of the chart, sort of.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 with 16-pin adapter.

Nvidia’s Melting 16-Pin Connectors on RTX 4090: All We Know

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 2 December 22

Some Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 16-pin 12VHPWR adapters are melting. There are still more questions than answers, but here’s what we know so far.

Intel Ireland Cost Cutting Drive: 2,000 Employees Offered Unpaid Leave

By Mark Tyson published 2 December 22

Approx 2,000 workers at the Intel Leixlip campus have been offered three months unpaid leave, say reports. If take-up is strong it might save the Irish business from the prospect of layoffs.

AMD: Instinct MI300 APU with Zen 4 and CDNA 3 Up and Running in the Lab

By Anton Shilov published 2 December 22

Mark Papermaster says that AMD's 2024 data center APU for El Capitan is up and running in AMD's lab.

Sapphire RX 7900 XTX & XT Vapor-X Teaser

Sapphire Teases RX 7900 Vapor-X GPUs With Triple 8-Pin Connectors

By Aaron Klotz published 1 December 22

Sapphire has teased new RX 7900 XTX and XT GPUs, announcing that these will be Vapor-X models. A sub-brand we haven't seen in eight years.

More News

Intel Charts Course to Trillion-Transistor Chips: 2D Transistor Materials, 3D Packaging Research Intel's IEDM 2022 research papers hold promising new tech.

Smuggler Hid Over 200 Alder Lake CPUs in Fake Silicone Belly Intel inside

Core i5-13500 ES CPU Beats Core i5-12500 By Over 50 Percent In Early Multi-Threaded Benchmarks Multi-threaded performance improves massively on the Core i5-13500 thanks to added E-cores.

GTX 1650 Takes Top GPU Spot in Steam Hardware Survey Linux gaming makes gains too

AMD Allegedly Prepping Three Ryzen 7000 X3D CPUs 3D V-Cache coming to Zen 4 CPUs.

Reviews

Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1200W ATX v3.0 Power Supply Review

By Aris Mpitziopoulos published 4 December 22

The Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1200W, offers ATX v3.0 and PCIe 5.0 support and also tops our performance charts.

Biostar X670E Valkyrie Motherboard Review: Solid Features, Lacking Polish

By Joe Shields published 4 December 22

Good for your AM5 basics, but the competition is more refined

DeepCool AG400 Air Cooler Review : Budget Price, Medium Performance

By Albert Thomas published 3 December 22

DeepCool’s AG400 offers good performance at a budget $30 price.

Lian Li Lancool 216 Review: The Best for Less

By Myles Goldman published 2 December 22

Editor's Choice

The Lian Li Lancool 216 is not the average budget case. It’s one of the best budget case sof all time.

Loupedeck Live S Review: Li’l Loupedeck Live

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 2 December 22

The Loupedeck Live S is a small, portable streaming control console with touch buttons, tactile buttons, and analog dials.

Best Picks

The Best CPU for Gaming in 2022

By Paul Alcorn published 4 December 22

Here is the best CPU for gaming for the money, based on our benchmarks. These processors offer the best performance in their price ranges and most are suitable for overclocking.

Best Budget 4K Monitors 2022

By Brandon Hill, Christian Eberle last updated 2 December 22

We tested a room full of screens to find the best budget 4K monitors, including 32-inch, curved and gaming options.

Best Gaming Monitors 2022: Budget, Curved, G-Sync and More

By Christian Eberle last updated 2 December 22

Here are the best gaming monitors for PC available in 2022, from budget displays to 144Hz, 4K and curved.

CPUs

The Best CPU for Gaming in 2022

By Paul Alcorn published 4 December 22

Here is the best CPU for gaming for the money, based on our benchmarks. These processors offer the best performance in their price ranges and most are suitable for overclocking.

GlobalFoundries to Lay off Nearly 6% of Staff by End of 2022

By Anton Shilov published 2 December 22

GlobalFoundries to cut less than 800 of jobs globally by end of 2022.

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Graphics Cards

GTX Titan X Engineering Sample Surfaces With Just Two Video Outputs

By Zhiye Liu published 4 December 22

Redditor bought a GeForce GTX Titan X engineering sample without knowing it.

PowerColor Launches Hellhound RX 7900 XTX and XT GPUs With Triple-Fan Coolers

By Aaron Klotz published 2 December 22

Monster cards, that will serve as runner-ups to the Red Devil Flagships

Sapphire Teases RX 7900 Vapor-X GPUs With Triple 8-Pin Connectors

By Aaron Klotz published 1 December 22

Sapphire has teased new RX 7900 XTX and XT GPUs, announcing that these will be Vapor-X models. A sub-brand we haven't seen in eight years.

Laptops

Intel, Frore Systems Want to Move Beyond Fans With Solid-State Cooling Chip

By Aaron Klotz published 1 December 22

Frore Systems has created the worlds first solid state cooling solution, that is more efficient than fan based cooling systems in laptops.

Best Gaming Laptops Under $1,000

By Andrew E. Freedman last updated 18 November 22

You can spend less than $1,000 on a gaming laptop, and we've tested to find the best ones.

Raspberry Pi

Best Raspberry Pi Projects: December 2022

By Ash Hill published 3 December 22

Update We’re ending the year with a collection of awesome Raspberry Pi projects that are sure to get you excited for the holidays and keep you busy.

Update

Best RP2040 Boards 2022

By Les Pounder last updated 1 December 22

In such a short space of time, the RP2040 has disrupted the microcontroller community and we now have a smörgåsbord of RP2040 boards to choose from.

Best Raspberry Pi Accessories of 2022

By Avram Piltch last updated 1 December 22

From cases to keyboards, wires and cameras, these products will help you make the most of your Raspberry Pi.

Deals

RTX 3080 Laptop Deals: All the Models You Can Buy Right Now

By Stewart Bendle last updated 29 November 22

We help you find RTX 3080-powered gaming laptop deals.

Best Holiday SSD and Hard Drive Deals

By Stewart Bendle last updated 29 November 22

These are the best SSD and HDD deals — guaranteed to expand the storage on your PC without emptying your wallet.

Best Holiday Tech and PC Hardware Deals

By Stewart Bendle last updated 29 November 22

Whether you're looking for PC components, peripherals or prebuilt systems, these are the best deals on tech.