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AMD Ryzen 5 8600G Review
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
Apply these updates for an up to 5% performance boost.
Linux dev delivers a 6% file system performance increase with five minutes work
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
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.
MSI Releases BIOS Updates Enabling Intel APO For 14th Gen CPUs
MSI motherboards now support Intel APO for the Core i7 14700K, Core i9 14900K, and their KF variants.
Passive Salt Water Cooling Boosts CPU Performance by Almost 33%
A passive cooler using lithium bromide salt helped a test system deliver almost 33% better performance and stay cool for 10x longer, compared to alternatives.
Steam Deck Gets Easy Undervolting Controls With Firmware 118
SteamOS 3.5.1 Preview Update enhances the OS by delivering a range of fixes, and the new Firmware 118 introduces easy access undervolting controls.
AI Fees Up to 15x Cheaper for English Than Other Languages
Tokenization process gives unfair advantage to English.
