Japanese AIBs Revive AMD's Radeon RX 550 for $155 By Mark Tyson published 23 January 22 The "Expert-Oriented" Radeon RX 550 single-slot and low-profile graphics card sells for an equivalent of $155 in Japan. Retailers say there is "sufficient demand for low profile" GPUs.
GeForce RTX 3050 Pricing Skyrockets Ahead of Release By Aaron Klotz published 23 January 22 Two retailers are preselling Nvidia's "budget" friendly GeForce RTX 3050 8GB for two to three times over MSRP.
AMD 3D V-Cache Benchmarks Show Mixed Results For Milan-X CPUs By Aaron Klotz published 22 January 22 A new review has revealed the performance, latency, and bandwidth capabilities of AMD's 3D V-Cache technology for Zen 3 CPUs.
GeForce RTX 3050 Defeats Radeon RX 6500 XT In Leaked Benchmarks By Mark Tyson published 22 January 22 The new GeForce RTX 3050 looks like it is a very close competitor to the GTX 1660 Ti, but its architecture, DLSS-ability and 8GB VRAM will boost its longevity.
Intel's Core i5-12490F Hits 5.7 GHz With BCLK Overclocking By Anton Shilov published 22 January 22 Overclocker pushes Intel’s Core i5-12490F to 5.7 GHz by hiking up the BCLK, representing a 90% overclock.
Intel to Invest Up to $100 Billion in New Ohio Mega Site By Anton Shilov published 21 January 22 Intel to make initial investments of $20 billion in two new fabs in Ohio.
Intel's $7 Billion Fab 34 Gets First Equipment By Anton Shilov published 20 January 22 Intel installs first tools at Fab 34, set to start production in 2023.
Intel Orders Second High-NA EUV Scanner: On-Track for Mass Production in 2025 By Anton Shilov published 19 January 22 Intel orders ASML's TWINSCAN EXE:5200 scanner.
Intel CEO Gelsinger Says AMD Is "In the Rear-View Mirror" After Alder Lake By Mark Tyson published 17 January 22 Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has delivered a New Year message outlining Intel's recent achievements, its new vision, and delivering a warning to rivals at AMD.
Ryzen 7 5800X3D Surfaces In MilkyWay@Home Database By Aaron Klotz published 17 January 22 The first aftermarket benchmark results of AMD's new Ryzen 7 5800X3D CPU have appeared online.
MSI RTX 3090 Ti Allegedly Has 480W TDP, Needs 1000W Power Supply By Mark Tyson published 17 January 22 If genuine, MSI's Suprim X spec sheet confirms the Ti will eat up to 30W more than the RTX 3090. The card has triple 8-pin power connectors and a 1,000W system PSU requirement.
Custom RTX 3090 Ti Costs 66% More Than RTX 3090 In Europe By Mark Tyson published 16 January 22 Swiss retailer lists MSI's GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Suprim X for the equivalent of $4,022 and the RTX 3090 Ti Gaming X Trio at $3,932.
Overclocker Shows How to Overclock Locked Alder Lake CPUs By Mark Tyson published 16 January 22 Overclocker Der8auer discovered BCLK overclocking options for locked Alder Lake CPUs on high-end Z690 motherboards.
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU Enters The Matrix By Mark Tyson published 15 January 22 Nvidia and partner Warner Bros have put together a fantastic-looking The Matrix Resurrections GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, a new alluring green and black design with the reference cooler.
Intel's Celeron G6900 Alder Lake CPU Struggles In AAA Games By Mark Tyson published 15 January 22 The littlest member of the new Alder Lake family should probably stick to the home office and light content consumption tasks.
AMD 3D V-Cache Tests Reveal Minimal Latency Increase, Improved Bandwidth By Zhiye Liu published 15 January 22 Chips and Cheese tests the latency on AMD's EPYC 7V73X (Milan-X) with 3D V-Cache.
Nvidia's $249 RTX 3050 Sold Out Instantly In Japan For $400 By Anton Shilov published 15 January 22 Nvidia's new budget GeForce RTX 3050 graphics card is not so budget in Japan.
Alder Lake Systems Can't Play UHD Blu-rays By Mark Tyson published 15 January 22 We aren't shocked by this, as it was also the case with the Rocket Lake
TSMC Boosts CapEx to $44 Billion to Prepare for 3nm and 2nm By Anton Shilov published 13 January 22 TSMC to raise CapEx budget to $40 – $44 billion as demand for leading-edge and trailing-edge nodes set to remain strong.
Alder Lake Celeron Matches i9-10900K in Single-Core Benchmark By Zhiye Liu published 12 January 22 The new benchmark provides a sneak peek of the Celeron G6900's single-threaded performance.
