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Delidding a Ryzen 7000 using dental floss

YouTuber Shows Ryzen 7000 Delid Using Dental Floss

By Mark Tyson published 21 March 23

Delidding a Ryzen 7000 CPU with dental floss seems like a crazy idea, but a short video demonstrates it is very quick and easy.

Best Graphics Card Deals: Cheap Nvidia and AMD GPUs

By Avram Piltch last updated 21 March 23

You can save money on Radeon, RTX, and GTX cards.

Some RTX 4070 GPUs Will Use 16-Pin Power Connector

By Zhiye Liu published 21 March 23

Igor's Lab sources claim that there will be two classes of GeForce RTX 4070 graphics cards.

Intel's Next-Gen LGA 7529 Xeon Platform to Deliver 500W per CPU, 12-Channel DDR5

By Anton Shilov published 20 March 23

Intel's next-generation platform for datacenter CPUs to offer massive throughput improvements.

Latest Windows 11 Update May Slow SSD Performance

By Mark Tyson published 20 March 23

A number of folk have complained to Microsoft about halved NVMe SSD performance after the latest Windows 11 Moments update.

Save 30% On Razer’s Huntsman V2 Gaming Keyboard: Real Deals

By Stewart Bendle published 20 March 23

Power up your gaming peripherals with one of the best full-sized gaming keyboards from Razer. You can currently save 30% on the Huntsman V2, making it $139 at Amazon.

Asus RTX 4080 Noctua unboxing and product shots

Asus's RTX 4080 Noctua OC Edition Is Officially Available, Officially Huge

By Jarred Walton published 20 March 23

The Asus RTX 4080 Noctua OC Edition has officially launched, and we've got an unboxing and first look at the product. It's big, brown, and beautiful.

LAN iSilencer Audiophile Ethernet Dongle Claims to 'Quiet Your Network'

By Mark Tyson published 20 March 23

Japan’s iFi-Audio has launched a LAN iSilencer dongle to remove noise from your Ethernet music streaming. The firm seems to have missed a trick by charging under $1,000.

Gigabyte App Allegedly Confirms Nvidia RTX 4070 and RTX 4060 Memory Configs

By Anton Shilov published 20 March 23

Gigabyte's software reveals upcoming GeForce RTX 4060 with 8GB and GeForce RTX 4070 with 12GB of memory.

Chinese Customs Busts Man Smuggling 84 SSDs in a Scooter

By Avram Piltch published 19 March 23

Customs agents in China report they have caught a man attempting to hide drives inside of an electric scooter.

AI Text Generation 4-bit mode running on RTX 4070 Ti and Core i9-12900K

How to Run Your Own Large Language Model Chatbot

By Jarred Walton published 19 March 23

It's nowhere near ChatGPT, but at least it can work on a single GPU

Fake Samsung 980 Pro SSDs Are Spreading Around

By Zhiye Liu published 18 March 23

Chinese forum user shares his experience with what he thought was a Samsung 980 Pro SSD, but it turned out to be a fake.

AMD Allegedly Testing Hybrid Processor with Zen 4 and 4c Cores

By Anton Shilov published 18 March 23

AMD's Phoenix 2 APU may pack two Zen 4 cores, four Zen 4c cores.

How to Overclock and Underclock a Raspberry Pi Pico

By Les Pounder published 18 March 23

Just two lines of MicroPython is all it takes to overclock your Raspberry Pi Pico. We show you how, and how to test how far you can push your silicon luck.

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Intel Core i9-13900K Faceoff: Battle of the Gaming Flagships

By Paul Alcorn published 18 March 23

We put the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D and the Intel Core i9-13900K through a six-round fight to see which chip comes out on top.

Despite Sanctions, Russians Still Obtaining Latest PCs From Major Brands

By Anton Shilov published 17 March 23

Chinese, Taiwanese, and American brands dominated Russian PC market last year.

AMD Delays 7040HS 'Phoenix' Laptop CPUs to April

By Andrew E. Freedman published 17 March 23

AMD's 7040HS "Phoenix" processors are being pushed into April, after originally being announced for March.

Intel Reportedly Cancels Thunder Bay Hybrid SoC

By Anton Shilov published 17 March 23

Intel cancels hybrid SoC with Movidius VPU and general-purpose CPU for edge computing.

Dell’s S2722DGM 27-Inch Curved Gaming Monitor Is on Sale for $249: Real Deals

By Stewart Bendle published 17 March 23

Pick up Dell's S2722DGM 27-inch gaming monitor in the Semi-Annual sale and save $50 off of it's usual retail price.

Razer Releases the Atlas, Its First-Ever Glass Mouse Mat

By Mark Tyson published 17 March 23

The Razer Atlas is the lifestyle gaming firm’s first glass mouse mat and is priced at $99, which seems like a big premium over similar culinary slabs.