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AMD Simulated RX 7800 XT Performs Similarly to RX 6800 XT

By Aaron Klotz published 14 June 23

Igor's Lab simulated an AMD RX 7800 XT using the new Radeon Pro W7800 to see where performance might land. Igor's results put the theoretical 7800 XT slightly ahead of a 6800 XT.

Zen 4 CPU Powers 4x4 Mini-PC With up to 64GB DDR5, 16TB Storage

By Zhiye Liu published 14 June 23

Simply NUC has announced the company's latest Moonstone mini-PC featuring AMD's Ryzen 7040 HS series (Phoenix) and Ryzen 7035 series (Rembrandt-R) processors.

Sony Tests PS5 Game Streaming for PlayStation Plus Premium

By Ash Hill published 14 June 23

Sony announces new features and giveaways in celebration of the PlayStation Plus tiered plans’ one-year anniversary.

Treat Yourself to the Best Value 4TB Gen 4 SSD for Only 4 Cents per GB: Real Deals

By Stewart Bendle published 14 June 23

For only 4 cents per GB, you can pick up one of our favorite 4TB SSDs.

Microsoft Is Finally Selling Replacement Parts for Some Surface Devices

By Andrew E. Freedman published 14 June 23

Microsoft has made user-replaceable Surface components available in the Microsoft Store for out-of-warranty repair on devices.

ASRock Brings 56-Core Xeon W3400 to Deep MicroATX

By Anton Shilov published 14 June 23

ASRock's W790D8UD-1L1N2T can power a workstation, or a server.

Moore Threads MTT S80 GPU Escapes China, Gets Benchmarked

By Mark Tyson published 14 June 23

The Moore Threads MTT S80 GPU has been through some extensive testing by a Japanese tech site in games that we are familiar with. It's... not good.

Media coverage of Iran's Quantum announcement

Iran's 'Quantum' Computer is Apparently Powered by an Arm Development Board

By Francisco Pires published 14 June 23

There's not much quantum to Iran's quantum computing, it seems.

GeForce RTX 4060 Launches on June 29th for $299

By Aaron Klotz published 14 June 23

Hopefully, it will inject some life into the mid-range GPU market.

Razer’s Latest Blade 14 Cuts Deep With Ryzen 7940HS and RTX 4070 Muscle

By Brandon Hill published 14 June 23

Razer’s yearly refresh of the Blade 14 brings the expected upgrades to performance

European Parliament Preps AI Regulation Targeting Apps Like ChatGPT

By Ash Hill published 14 June 23

MEPs have proposed new regulation that addresses how AI applications are to be classified and what practices are no longer permitted.

Raspberry Pi Pico Displays BIOS POST Codes with LEDs

By Ash Hill published 14 June 23

Mr. Green’s Workshop is using a Raspberry Pi Pico to read BIOS POST codes on an old X86 firewall motherboard.

U.S. Patent Office Rules in Intel's Favor for $2.18 Billion VLSI Patents Case

By Anton Shilov published 14 June 23

U.S. PTO nullifies VLSI's 7,523,373 and 7,725,759 patents.

Raspberry Pi Pico W MicroPython Gains Official Bluetooth Support

By Les Pounder published 14 June 23

In a recent update, Raspberry Pi adds Bluetooth support for MicroPython projects.

When Will AMD Launch the RX 7700 and RX 7800?

By Jarred Walton published 13 June 23

AMD has launched the RX 7900-series and RX 7600, but nothing in between. When will the RX 7700 and RX 7800 arrive? Because we really want RDNA 3 upgrades in the $400–$600 range.

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Zen 4 CPU Powers 4x4 Mini-PC With up to 64GB DDR5, 16TB Storage A powerhouse with a small footprint.

Moore Threads MTT S80 GPU Escapes China, Gets Benchmarked Tested in a suite of more familiar benchmarks and games

GeForce RTX 4060 Launches on June 29th for $299 Hopefully, it will inject some life into the mid-range GPU market

Treat Yourself to the Best Value 4TB Gen 4 SSD for Only 4 Cents per GB: Real Deals Great performance and superb value

Ricoh 150 Portable Monitor Review: Colorful OLED, High Price Ricoh's latest portable monitor hits high notes with a colorful screen and an included stylus.

Reviews

Creative Pebble Pro Review: Small and Mighty

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal published 13 June 23

Editor's Choice

The Pebble Pro is a compact but surprisingly powerful desktop PC speaker system that sounds great and doesn’t distort (too much) at higher volumes.

Speakers

ASRock Z790 PG-ITX/TB4 Review: Cheapest Mini-ITX Option With TB4/USB4

By Joe Shields published 13 June 23

Editor's Choice

Mini-ITX with three M.2 sockets and 40 Gbps ports for under $350.

Motherboards

Zotac RTX 4070 Ti — Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse edition

Zotac RTX 4070 Ti Review — Spider-Man™: Across the Spider-Verse Edition

By Jarred Walton published 12 June 23

For super fans of the webslinger's latest movie

GPUs

Mac Studio Review: M2 Ultra Powers a Small Workstation Wonder

By Andrew E. Freedman published 12 June 23

Editor's Choice

We tested and benchmarked the Mac Studio with Apple's M2 Ultra chip to see what it can do for graphics, 3D modeling, video editing and more.

Desktops

3DMakerPro Lynx 3D Scanner Review: Start 3D Scanning Today

By Andrew Sink published 11 June 23

Bring the physical world into the digital one with this 3D scanner from 3DMakerPro.

3D Printing

Best Picks

Best Gaming Chairs 2023

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal last updated 14 June 23

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

Gaming Chairs

Best Computer Monitors 2023

By Christian Eberle published 14 June 23

We break down the best computer monitors for upgrading your setup in 2023.

Monitors

Best Wireless Mouse 2023: Productivity, Portability, and Comfort

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal last updated 13 June 23

These are the best wireless mice for working from home, in an office, or on the road.

Mice

CPUs

ASRock Brings 56-Core Xeon W3400 to Deep MicroATX

By Anton Shilov published 14 June 23

ASRock's W790D8UD-1L1N2T can power a workstation, or a server.

Servers

U.S. Patent Office Rules in Intel's Favor for $2.18 Billion VLSI Patents Case

By Anton Shilov published 14 June 23

U.S. PTO nullifies VLSI's 7,523,373 and 7,725,759 patents.

CPUs

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Graphics Cards

AMD Simulated RX 7800 XT Performs Similarly to RX 6800 XT

By Aaron Klotz published 14 June 23

Igor's Lab simulated an AMD RX 7800 XT using the new Radeon Pro W7800 to see where performance might land. Igor's results put the theoretical 7800 XT slightly ahead of a 6800 XT.

Graphics

When Will AMD Launch the RX 7700 and RX 7800?

By Jarred Walton published 13 June 23

AMD has launched the RX 7900-series and RX 7600, but nothing in between. When will the RX 7700 and RX 7800 arrive? Because we really want RDNA 3 upgrades in the $400–$600 range.

GPUs

Vendor Had Twenty 16-Pin Adapter Meltdowns Among Tens of Thousands Sold

By Zhiye Liu published 13 June 23

Some users are still not fully inserting the adapter into the connector.

Graphics

Laptops

Microsoft Is Finally Selling Replacement Parts for Some Surface Devices

By Andrew E. Freedman published 14 June 23

Microsoft has made user-replaceable Surface components available in the Microsoft Store for out-of-warranty repair on devices.

Laptops

Razer’s Latest Blade 14 Cuts Deep With Ryzen 7940HS and RTX 4070 Muscle

By Brandon Hill published 14 June 23

Razer’s yearly refresh of the Blade 14 brings the expected upgrades to performance

Laptops

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Pico Displays BIOS POST Codes with LEDs

By Ash Hill published 14 June 23

Mr. Green’s Workshop is using a Raspberry Pi Pico to read BIOS POST codes on an old X86 firewall motherboard.

Raspberry Pi

$79 Raspberry Pi Alternative Comes with Built-in Touch Screen

By Les Pounder published 13 June 23

DFRobot's Unihiker features an Arm powered Linux OS and a RISC-V microcontroller working together with a generous touchscreen and selection of onboard, and optional external components

Raspberry Pi