PCIe 4.0 is currently the fastest standard we have for consumer SSDs, but with Intel Alder Lake-S coming later this year, we expect to see the first PCIe 5.0 SSDs hitting the market in the near future. This week, Phison revealed that its PCIe 5.0 SSD controller is coming next …

The same leaker that shared the first Cinebench R23 single-core benchmarks for the Intel core i9-12900K has recently posted CPU-Z screenshots of the upcoming processor paired with 32GB of DDR5-8000 memory. According to the CPU-Z screenshots shared by @hw_reveal, the system featured a Gigabyte Z690 Tachyon motherboard. The DDR5 memory …

In the last decade, Corsair has been expanding into multiple new markets, launching peripherals, water cooling components, custom PCs and streaming gear. Now, Corsair is getting into gaming monitors too, starting off with the Xeneon 32QHD165. As the name implies, the Xeneon 32QHD165 will come with a 32-inch panel with …

As the year is slowly coming to its end, we are getting closer to a new Game Awards ceremony. Like in previous years, The Game Awards 2021 will be held in December, but there will be a big difference compared to last year's event — it will be in person. …

The recently launched eFootball 2022 might not be as good as many hoped. Users have been sharing screenshots of weird animations with deformed bodies and gameplay bugs that are just not acceptable for a game in 2021. The game launched less than 48 hours ago and already is the worst-rated …

GTC returns in November and as usual, Nvidia will be holding a keynote, hosted by none other than CEO Jensen Huang, joined by multiple AI research and industry leaders, including Tim Sweeney from Epic Games. During this keynote, Nvidia plans to unveil new AI technologies, an increasingly big focus for …

AMD recently announced that one of its goals is to increase the energy efficiency of AMD EPYC CPUs and AMD Instinct accelerators by 30x in AI and HPC. To put this into perspective, to achieve this goal, AMD will have to be 2.5x faster at increasing energy efficiency than the …

It's starting to look like every CPU cooler manufacturer will be offering Intel LGA1700 mounting kits for those upgrading to an Alder Lake-S processor. This week, be quiet! and Phanteks joined the growing list.  With the increase in the size of the Intel LGA1700 socket, cooler manufacturers had to create …

SteelSeries recently introduced the limited-edition Ghost collection, including two of its most popular peripherals: the Aerox 3 mouse and the Apex 7 TKL keyboard. The difference between the standard and the Ghost peripherals lies in the design, as the latter features a white matte colour and pudding design that enhances …

The ongoing chip shortage has been devastating to the world economy, but according to Dr Lisa Su, CEO at AMD, it will likely finish within a year. In an interview, AMD's CEO stated that the chip shortage might end during the second half of 2022, but the first half of …

MSI's new addition to its portfolio of CPU coolers is the MEG Coreliquid S series of AIO liquid coolers. Designed to be silent during operation, the new MEG Coreliquid S series will be available in two sizes, both featuring an IPS display that you can customise to your liking. Available …

Yesterday, we shared a rumour claiming the Intel Arc Alchemist line-up would include a 128EU-GPU. That particular rumour claimed the entry level GPU would feature 4GB or 8GB of memory, but a leaked photo suggests that it will actually ship with 6GB of VRAM across a 96-bit memory bus.  The …

The AMD Radeon RX 6600 has been circulating in rumours for months now. While AMD has yet to officially announce the card, it is believed that it will be launching in mid-October, and some retailers are already beginning to list them throughout Europe.  One listing appeared at a Portuguese retailer and …

Like several other cooler makers, MSI will also be offering a free upgrade kit so that users can continue to use their current CPU cooler on the upcoming Intel LGA 1700 socket. The new socket will launch on new motherboards alongside Intel's upcoming Alder Lake-S desktop processors, which may be …

With Intel's Alder Lake-S desktop processors set to launch very soon, we've been seeing more and more benchmark leaks. The Intel Core i9-12900K has been at the centre of most of these leaks, with the latest benchmark scores revealing strong single-core performance.  The screenshot shared on Bilibili (via VideoCardz) shows an unnamed …

New reports this week claim that the Intel Arc Alchemist GPU series will consist of three SKUs, from which two are based on the same GPU. These GPUs will be divided up based on the number of execution units (EUs), with the top-end GPU using 512 EUs, with the remaining …

Since its release, Nvidia RTX 3060 graphics cards have always featured a GA106 GPU, but that might be changing soon. Some board partners have recently begun updating listings for RTX 3060 graphics cards, pointing to a switch over to a cut down GA104 GPU instead.  Nvidia RTX 3060 cards usually …

ViewSonic has recently introduced a new monitor to its portfolio, the VX2882-4KP. From the outside, it looks like a standard office monitor, but taking a look at the spec sheet reveals key features aimed at high-end gaming.  The VX2882-4KP packs a 28-inch SuperClear IPS panel with 4K resolution, 1ms MPRT …

Over the past year, the world have been faced with a massive chip shortage. Soon, we may see passive components also in short supply due to factory shutdowns in Malaysia and Indonesia, impacting the production of capacitors, resistors, inductors and more. According to DigiTimes, Chemi-Con, Nichicon, and Rubycon are responsible for …

More alleged benchmark results of the Intel Core i9-12900K have surfaced. Until now, we only had a multi-core score on Cinebench R23 and the Ashes of the Singularity benchmark result, but the latest leaks add single-core scores of two benchmarks to the mix.  The results shared by HXL come from …

AMD introduced ray-tracing support to its graphics cards with the RX 6000 series. However, older GPUs may also be able to benefit, as a developer was recently able to implement ray-tracing support for Polaris, Vega and RDNA GPUs using the Linux Mesa 3D graphics library.  Nvidia and AMD GPUs with …

This week during the China Flash Memory Summit, Kioxia gave us a glimpse at the future of SSDs. While PCIe 4.0 is still relatively new, SSD makers are already working on PCIe 5.0 drives, and Kioxia's prototype is already capable of hitting very impressive speeds.  Photos of Kioxia's event posted …

Rumours around the RTX 30 Super series continue to pick up steam. This week, a known leaker claimed that there would be four RTX 30 Super SKUs, including an RTX 3060 Super, RTX 3070 Super, RTX 3080 Super and an RTX 3090 Super. Some alleged specifications for these GPUs were …

Last night, Microsoft held its annual Surface event, revamping its entire line-up of tablets, phones and PCs. On the tablet side, Microsoft launched three new Windows 11 devices – the Surface Pro 8, Pro X and Go 3.  The Surface Pro 8 looks to be a reasonable upgrade over its …

In recent weeks, we've seen a number of benchmark results for the upcoming Intel Core i9-12900K, mostly coming from the Ashes of the Singularity database. Today, we seem to have the first Cinebench R23 result for the same processor, showing higher performance than a Ryzen 9 5950X.  The screenshots shared …

AMD has released a new graphics driver, and with it comes multiple bug fixes, support for new games and optimisations for existing ones. The biggest highlight is a significant performance improvement for Diablo II: Resurrected, which now runs up to 13 percent better.  Diablo 2: Resurrected now runs up to …

As Microsoft gets ready to officially launch Windows 11 in just a couple of weeks, the PC Health Check app has been improved to give you more details on why your PC may not be compatible with Windows 11. The app's first version was released in June, but back then, …

A massive leak on AMD's mid-range Radeon RX 6600 graphics card has just been published, confirming its specifications, embargo dates and hinting at when we will see it hitting the shelves. The leak comes from VideoCardz, which got access to embargoed information on the upcoming Radeon RX 66000 and a …

It seems to be an unwritten rule that before every major CPU and GPU launch, someone has to run an early benchmark of Ashes of the Singularity using the new component. Well, that's what has happened here with the Intel i9-12900K, and judging by the results, we might be in …

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