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Asus tempts fate, unleashes 800W "XOC" vBIOS for its $4,000 ROG Matrix RTX 5090
By Hassam Nasir published
Because 600W through the 12V-2x6 connector was too safe.

A tiny 0.5MB SmartMedia card wins the Small Capacity Memory Card Championship (Japan)
By Mark Tyson published
The Small Capacity Memory Card Championship (Japan) has been a tightly run race, but the results are now in.

Best RAM for Gaming: DDR4, DDR5 Kits for 2025
By Zhiye Liu last updated
Here is the best RAM for gaming we’ve tested: computer memory that is ideal for video editing and graphics-heavy applications.

Dell and HP disable hardware H.265 decoding on select PCs due to rising royalty costs
By Anton Shilov last updated
Dell and HP are shipping many entry-level and midrange business laptops with HEVC/H.265 hardware decoding intentionally disabled, likely to avoid rising codec royalty costs.

The Panther stalks: Intel’s Panther Lake CPUs set to take off in Oregon, company reveals, and cutting-edge 18A process is on track
By Anton Shilov published
18A is in the middle of the yield ramp curve.

Kingston NV3 2230 2TB SSD Review: The Budget King is Back
By Shane Downing published
The Kingston NV3 2230 is Kingston’s budget take on this form factor, offering decent all-around performance and power efficiency at a good price.

AMD's Linux kernel patches suggest enablement of Instinct MI400-series GPU accelerators
By Anton Shilov published
AMD begins hardware enablement for GFX 12.1 IP, which could point to next-generation Instinct MI400-series GPUs, or future integrated GPUs based on the RDNA 4 architecture.

At 35% off for Black Friday, this £169.99 Intel Arc B570 is the best value graphics card for 1080p gaming
By Ben Stockton published
Deals This £169.99 Intel Arc B570 is simply the best value graphics card you can buy right now for gaming at 1080p, with a free £60 game thrown in.
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