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AMD's Zen 2 FPU for PlayStation 5 is 35% smaller than a Ryzen 7 3800X but sacrifices nothing in terms of gaming performance
By Aaron Klotz published
It has been discovered that AMD was able to shrink Sony's custom PS5 Zen 2 FPU by 35% compared to normal Ryzen CPUs by chopping off parts of the CPU that aren't needed for gaming.

Lenovo G27q-30 165 Hz Gaming Monitor Review: Solid Performance and Color Accuracy
By Christian Eberle published
27-inch QHD VA gaming monitor with 165 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR and wide gamut color.

Qualcomm's Arm chip beats Intel in pre-launch Windows performance demo
By Matthew Connatser published
Qualcomm showed early performance results for its upcoming Snapdragon X Elite processor, comparing it with Intel's Core 7 Ultra 155H under Windows and scoring the win.

ID-Cooling FROZN A410 and A610 Review: Budget Coolers, Reasonable Performance
By Albert Thomas published
The A410 is A-OK and performs similarly to other coolers of its class, but the A610 is disappointing in comparison.

AMD Ryzen 5 8600G Review
By Paul Alcorn published
We put AMD's new $229 Ryzen 5 8600G "Phoenix" chip through our test suite to see how it ranks against the Intel competition and its own pricier sibling, the Ryzen 7 8700G.

MSI apologizes for slower RTX 4070 Ti Supers and delivers BIOS fixes
By Mark Tyson published
Apply these updates for an up to 5% performance boost.

Linux dev delivers a 6% file system performance increase with five minutes work
By Mark Tyson published
Jens Axboe, the developer of IO_uring for Linux, delivers software patches that provide a 6% file system performance increase – says the coding ‘was literally a 5 min job’

Does thermal paste expire? 20-year-old TIM tested
By Mark Tyson published
Testing shows that 20-year-old thermal paste performs similarly to new gunk. If you keep it well, then perhaps you don't need to renew your paste stocks over time.
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