Nvidia GeForce GTX 1630 4GB Graphics Card Launched Packing 512 CUDA Cores By Mark Tyson published 28 June 22 A GTX 1630 launch driver has been released by Nvidia today. Leaks regarding the card's 512 CUDA cores, and 4GB of GDDR6 on a 64-bit bus were correct.
Intel to Cut Alder Lake Pricing for Major PC Makers: Report By Mark Tyson published 28 June 22 Intel already cut its Alder Lake CPU pricing by as much as 10% in Q2, and it is unprecedented to cut current-gen pricing so early, says a Taiwanese PC industry sourced report.
MNT Research Unveils Arm Powered Pocket Reform By Ian Evenden published 28 June 22 The Pocket Reform compact laptop from MNT Research is open source, modular, and extremely cute
AMD Investigating Alleged 450Gb Data Theft by RansomHouse Extortionists (Update) By Paul Alcorn published 28 June 22 The RansomHouse extortion group claims to have 450Gb of stolen AMD data and is charging an unknown ransom.
How to Safely Overclock Your CPU By Paul Alcorn published 28 June 22 We cover all of the nitty-gritty details of how to overclock your CPU.
Valve More Than Doubles Steam Deck Production, Q3 Reservations Starting Soon By Aaron Klotz published 27 June 22 Valve says production of the Steam Deck has more than doubled per week, which should hopefully drive down reservation times for future owners.
AMD Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 Specs, Release Date Window, Benchmarks, and More By Paul Alcorn published 27 June 22 Here's the Ryzen 7000 release date, benchmarks, specifications, pricing, and all we know about AMD's Zen 4 architecture.
Asus, Gigabyte Lower Motherboard Projections, Bemoan Lost GPU Bundles: Report By Mark Tyson published 27 June 22 Worldwide motherboard sales are projected to drop from 40m in 2021 to 30m this year.
Intel Arc Alchemist Professional GPUs? Arc Pro A40 and A50 Spotted By Aaron Klotz published 27 June 22 According to a new discovery on SiSoftware, Intel is apparently building prototype Arc Alchemist Pro GPUs aimed at the workstation market. But details related to these GPUs are very scarce.
New Benchmarks Show GTX 1650 and RX 6400 Outperforming Intel's Arc A380 Graphics Card By Aaron Klotz published 27 June 22 A new benchmark suite from Intel showcases its A380 desktop GPU getting beaten out by the 3-year-old GTX 1650 and entry-level Radeon RX 6400 GPU.
Some MacBook Pro SSDs Slower Than Last-Gen, Single Chip to Blame By Ian Evenden published 27 June 22 The use of a single NAND chip in entry-level M2 MacBook Pro SSDs leads to slower transfer rates, YouTubers discover
Raspberry Pi Restores Guitar Amp, Complete With Effects By Ash Hill published 27 June 22 David Silverman has restored an old guitar amp using a Raspberry Pi to power the unit and programmed it to provide special effects.
Sidestep Windows 11's Microsoft Account Requirement With Rufus Beta By Mark Tyson published 27 June 22 As well as offering the option to skip Microsoft Account sign-in, the latest edition of Rufus has options to swerve secure boot and TPM requirements, minimum RAM and storage requirements, and more.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1630 Briefly Appears on Colorful Website By Mark Tyson published 27 June 22 The disastrous showing of the Intel Arc A380 in Chinese reviews may have inspired enough confidence in Nvidia to release a cheaper trimmed down GTX 1650 relative.
Supermicro 1024US-TRT Server Review: 128 Cores in a 1U Chassis By Paul Alcorn published 27 June 22 Supermicro's 1023US-TR4 platform serves up powerful performance in a slim package, with up to 128 cores packed into a slim 1U footprint.
Best Dell and Alienware Deals: Cheap Aurora Gaming PCs and XPS Laptops By Stewart Bendle published 27 June 22 Dell often drops impressive PC and laptop deals, from the latest and greatest Alienware gaming rigs to XPS laptops.
Steam Deck Designer Warns Against SSD Mod By Aaron Klotz published 26 June 22 A valve employee has taken to Twitter to warn against modding the Steam Deck's M.2 drive with a physically bigger SSD.
Raspberry Pi Zero Prints Giant Pictures with Thermal Receipt Printer By Ash Hill published 26 June 22 Maker -PJFry- uses a Raspberry Pi Zero to print large, poster-sized images using a thermal receipt printer to create them one piece at a time.
Intel 12th-Gen Alder Lake Pricing, Benchmarks, Specs and All We Know By Paul Alcorn published 25 June 22 Here's everything we know about Intel's disruptive 12th-gen Alder Lake chips that come with the first hybrid x86 architecture for the desktop PC.
MSI X570 Beta BIOS Enables Ryzen 7 5800X3D Tweaking By Zhiye Liu published 25 June 22 A beta BIOS for MSI's MEG X570 Unify motherboard has emerged on the company's forum.