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Glaze 1.0 Modifies Art to Block AI-Generated Imitations

By Avram Piltch published 27 June 23

The tool shifts pixels around to prevent artwork from being used as training data.

Intel's 6th Generation Xeon Scalable 'Granite Rapids' Poses for the Camera

By Anton Shilov published 27 June 23

Intel's next-generation Xeon in LGA 7529 packaging gets pictured.

Seagate’s FireCuda 540 PCIe Gen5 M.2 SSDs Are Its Fastest Yet

By Mark Tyson published 27 June 23

Seagate has released its FireCuda 540 PCIe Gen 5 SSDs, which boast transfer speeds of up to 10,000 MB/s.

Google’s Next-Gen Gemini AI Expected to Surpass ChatGPT

By Ash Hill published 27 June 23

Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google DeepMind, expects their next AI program, Gemini, to surpass ChatGPT as a leading AI.

Windows 11’s Potential Subscription-Based Cloud Future Revealed by FTC

By Brandon Hill published 27 June 23

Part of Microsoft's long-term vision is to move Windows 11 fully into the cloud.

Raspberry Pi E Ink Frames Keep Loved Ones Connected

By Ash Hill published 27 June 23

Olivier Simard-Hanley is using a couple of Raspberry Pis to update digital picture frames by sending new photos to an email address.

Arduino Offers Up Two New Uno Boards

By Les Pounder published 27 June 23

Arduino's latest boards retain the same Uno form factor but upgrade the CPU and provide Wi-Fi and Bluetooth access via an ESP32-S3 co-processor

WinGPT AI Assistant for Windows 3.1 Released, Only 218KB

By Mark Tyson published 27 June 23

There is now a ChatGPT client for Windows 3.1 users, which will also work in any newer version of 16- or 32-bit Windows.

Noctua Unveils 3D-Printable Direct Die Kit for Delidded AM5 CPUs

By Anton Shilov published 27 June 23

Noctua teams up with Roman 'Der8auer' Hartung for the NM-DD1 direct die kit for AMD's delidded AM5 CPUs.

TSMC Expected to Charge $25,000 per 2nm Wafer

By Anton Shilov published 27 June 23

As process technologies get more sophisticated, TSMC charges more for wafers.

Hands-On: Corsair's iCue Link Brings USB-Like Connectivity to Cooling Components

By Matt Safford published 27 June 23

Corsair's iCue Link ecosystem makes connecting RGB cooling components a lot like USB. It works well, but adds to the cost.

How to Use a Laptop as Monitor For Another Computer

By Abhishek Mishra published 27 June 23

Want to use a laptop as a monitor for another computer? Check our guide on how to set up your spare laptop as a secondary display.

How to Download YouTube Videos to PC for Free (in Up to 4K)

By Avram Piltch last updated 26 June 23

Use simple, open-source tools to get an MP4 or MP3 file from YouTube.

U.S. to Invest $42 Billion in Universal Internet Access

By Anton Shilov published 26 June 23

President Biden announced plans to spend $42 billion on the Broadband Equity Access and Deployment Program by 2030.

Get the 4TB WD_Black SN850X SSD for Only $249: Real Deals

By Stewart Bendle published 26 June 23

If you want to get one of the best SSDs for Gen 4.0 with a 4TB capacity for only $249 then pick up the WD_Black SN850X 4TB at Western Digital.

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Hands-On: Corsair's iCue Link Brings USB-Like Connectivity to Cooling Components Easier PC building and some neat new tricks–for a price.

Intel's 6th Generation Xeon Scalable 'Granite Rapids' Poses for the Camera Our first look at Intel's next-gen LGA7529-based server silicon.

Best Budget 3D Printers 2023: High-Quality Output on the Cheap You can find great FDM or Resin 3D Printers for under $300.

Seagate’s FireCuda 540 PCIe Gen5 M.2 SSDs Are Its Fastest Yet Latest FireCuda drives promise up to 10,000 MB/s transfers.

TSMC Expected to Charge $25,000 per 2nm Wafer Chips not going to be cheap.

Reviews

WD Blue 8TB HDD Review: A Balanced, Entry-Level Hard Drive

By Shane Downing published 26 June 23

Back to Basics.

Hard Drives

Biostar Z790 Valkyrie Motherboard Review: Better, but not Best

By Joe Shields published 25 June 23

Improved, but still needs some work to compete with the big boys.

Motherboards

xTool D1 Pro 20 W Review: Premium Laser for Entrepreneurs

By Denise Bertacchi published 24 June 23

Editor's Choice

A deluxe 20 watt diode laser with serious power and safety features.

3D Printing

Gigabyte Aero 14 OLED Review: Creative Aims, But Bring the Charger With You

By Charles Jefferies published 23 June 23

Gigabyte’s Aero 14 OLED is high on style, screen quality, and performance, but its battery life falls well short of the mark.

Laptops

Cooler Master MA824 Stealth Review: Expensive Big Air Excellence

By Albert Thomas published 22 June 23

Editor's Choice

Cooler Master’s MA824 runs quietly and delivers top-tier cooling performance, but it doesn’t come cheap.

Cooling

Best Picks

Best Curved Gaming Monitors 2023

By Brandon Hill published 26 June 23

Here are the best curved gaming monitors for PC available in 2023.

Monitors

Best Monitors for PS5, XBox Series X and XBox Series S

By Brandon Hill published 22 June 23

Here are the best gaming monitors for the Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 available in 2023.

Monitors

Best Ultrawide Gaming Monitors 2023

By Brandon Hill published 21 June 23

These are the best ultrawide gaming monitors available in 2023, including 240 Hz, OLED and DQHD options.

Monitors

CPUs

Noctua Unveils 3D-Printable Direct Die Kit for Delidded AM5 CPUs

By Anton Shilov published 27 June 23

Noctua teams up with Roman 'Der8auer' Hartung for the NM-DD1 direct die kit for AMD's delidded AM5 CPUs.

Cooling

Cezanne Lives On: Ryzen 7 5700 Surfaces Without Integrated Graphics

By Zhiye Liu published 24 June 23

Gigabyte lists an unannounced 7nm Ryzen 7 5700 (Cezanne) processor with Zen 3 cores from AMD.

CPUs

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Senior Editor: Peripherals. Needs bigger desk for all these monitors.

Avram Piltch

Editor-in-Chief. Building PCs since they had floppies. Codes for fun.

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Senior Editor: Laptops and Desktops. Needs the right screwdriver bit for this upgrade.

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Associate Editor. Raspberry Pi and microcontroller wizard. Can program anything with pins.

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Graphics Cards

To No One's Surprise, the RTX 4060 is an Unimpressive Overclocker

By Aaron Klotz published 26 June 23

Previews of the RTX 4060 finds its overclocking performance to be pretty weak, based on a single sample point.

Graphics

MSI RTX 4060 Graphics Cards Surface on Newegg, Starting at $299

By Mark Tyson published 26 June 23

MSi GemForce RTX 4060 graphics cards surface on Newegg US, ranging from $299 to $329, or around $80 to $100 cheaper than the RTX 4060 Ti models.

GPUs

RTX 4060 Leaked 3DMark Tests Show 23 Percent Uplift Over RTX 3060 12GB

By Mark Tyson published 25 June 23

GeForce RTX 4060 appears to be about 23% faster than the RTX 3060 12GB and 48% faster than the RTX 3060 8GB.

Graphics

Laptops

Gigabyte Aero 14 OLED Review: Creative Aims, But Bring the Charger With You

By Charles Jefferies published 23 June 23

Gigabyte’s Aero 14 OLED is high on style, screen quality, and performance, but its battery life falls well short of the mark.

Laptops

Razer Blade 14 (2023) Review: Ryzen ‘Phoenix’ and RTX 4070 in a Compact Chassis

By Brandon Hill published 20 June 23

The Razer Blade 14 is high on performance, features, quality and price.

Laptops

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi E Ink Frames Keep Loved Ones Connected

By Ash Hill published 27 June 23

Olivier Simard-Hanley is using a couple of Raspberry Pis to update digital picture frames by sending new photos to an email address.

Raspberry Pi

Arduino Offers Up Two New Uno Boards

By Les Pounder published 27 June 23

Arduino's latest boards retain the same Uno form factor but upgrade the CPU and provide Wi-Fi and Bluetooth access via an ESP32-S3 co-processor

Raspberry Pi

This Mac II Emulator Runs on Pocket C.H.I.P.

By Ash Hill published 26 June 23

Paul Rickards, aka Biosrhythm, shows off how to set up Mac II emulator Mini VMac on a portable PocketCHIP board.

Raspberry Pi

Deals

Best Graphics Card Deals: Cheap Nvidia and AMD GPUs

By Avram Piltch last updated 27 June 23

Save money on Radeon, RTX, and GTX graphics cards.

Deal

Best 3D Printer Deals

By Stewart Bendle last updated 27 June 23

Here are the best cheap 3D printers available.

Deal

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

By Stewart Bendle last updated 27 June 23

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

Deal