ROG Strix SCAR gaming laptop on RTX 5090: back cover removable without screws, liquid metal instead of thermal paste, and noise level up to 45 dB
In my life, I have changed more than a dozen desktop builds and laptops. Perhaps someday I’ll write a nostalgic post about the technology of the 90s and early noughties — my first Search, the next desktop based on the first «stump», and my first personal build in the 10th grade — a Celeron 500. […]
Ventiva ICE9 fanless ionic cooling debuts in Dell laptop
Ventiva company showcased at CES 2025 their fanless cooling system Ventiva ICE9 in a Dell laptop with an Intel Lunar Lake processor.
Cost-effective Intel N150 (6W) as the basis for a laptop-transformer and tablet: Chuwi showed the MiniBook X N150 and Hi10 X N150
Chuwi has released two new devices based on the entry-level Intel NX50 (Twin Lake) processor: the MiniBook X N150 laptop-transformer and the Hi10 X N150 tablet.
RTX 5090 and a touchscreen AI interface: MSI reveals flagship MEG Vision X AI 2nd gaming PC
MSI presented several ready-made gaming desktops with artificial intelligence at CES 2025. They are available in the MEG, Aegis, Vision, and Codex lines.
Asus unveils ROG NUC 2025 mini PC with NVIDIA RTX 5080 and Intel Core Ultra 9 200HX
Asus, which is now producing the mini-PC NUC (Next Unit of Computing, formerly an Intel brand) introduced the ROG NUC 2025 with a mobile NVIDIA RTX 5080 and Core Ultra 9 200HX.
First RTX 5090 laptop benchmarks in Geekbench 6: unstable results and a loss to the older RTX 4090
The first results of Nvidia RTX 5090 laptop benchmarks in Geekbench 6 have already been published online. They showed extremely unstable performance, which is not surprising given the early stage of hardware and testing software development.
NVIDIA RTX 5090 and AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D — the world's fastest gaming laptops announced
At CES 2025, only laptops with NVIDIA RTX 5070 / 5080 paired with AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX were showcased. One of the manufacturers decided to address this with RTX 5090 and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang: «Games will never be completely created by artificial intelligence»
At CES 2025, Jensen Huang reappeared on stage to answer questions from journalists. The head of NVIDIA particularly discussed the potential role of artificial intelligence in games.
AMD explains why Ryzen 9 9950X3D 3D V-Cache is available on only one core block (CCD)
After the new NVIDIA video cards, the second main news of CES 2025 for PC gamers was the announcement of AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D processors. They received 3D V-Cache only on one CCD.
LG shows off the first 6K monitor with Thunderbolt 5 support
LG announced at CES 2025 a new monitor in the UltraFine series. It features a slim display and a base with minimalist design. This is also the first 6K monitor to support Thunderbolt 5. The screen diagonal is 32 inches.
Sony has shown a concept of technology that adds «real smells» to games — on the example of The Last of Us
It’s hard to understand how this is possible, but Sony is working on making game scents accessible on PlayStation.
RTX 5080 for laptops outperforms mobile RTX 4090 and desktop RX 7900 XTX in OpenCL test
The Geekbench 6 benchmarking database has published the results of testing the new RTX 5080 laptop graphics card. This is the first confirmed benchmark for the GPU RTX 50 series for laptops. The test was conducted on the Alienware 18 Area-51 laptop presented at CES 2025. Probably, the test was conducted right at the exhibition after installing the…
First NVIDIA RTX 5080 performance test with DLSS 4 in Digital Foundry's Cyberpunk 2077 — 913% boost and better image
YouTube channel Digital Foundry tested the NVIDIA RTX 5080 graphics card. In Cyberpunk 2077 DLSS 4 frame generation provides a tremendous acceleration with high image quality.
RTX 5090, Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX and OLED display - Lenovo Legion Pro 7i gaming laptop priced from $2400
Lenovo Legion gaming laptops are getting a significant upgrade, including new processors and graphics cards up to RTX 5090.
MSI and Gigabyte «have shown» NVIDIA RTX 5080 with 24 GB and 32 Gbps memory — but it's too early to rejoice
In an MSI video, 24 GB was spotted on NVIDIA RTX 5080, and Gigabyte listed in the specs of all their RTX 5080s 32 Gbps, instead of the official 30 Gbps. But these specs are unlikely to be accurate.
Lenovo unveils Legion Go S — first third-party console with SteamOS
At CES 2025, Lenovo showcased three new portable consoles powered by AMD Z1 Extreme or the new Ryzen Z2 processors. The Legion Go S can run on either Windows 11 or SteamOS.
Gaming laptops with NVIDIA RTX 50 from MSI, Acer, and Asus - for every taste
After the official presentation of the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series mobile graphics cards, laptop manufacturers began to announce their own devices with these models.
HDMI 2.2 and DisplayPort 2.1b introduced — better bandwidth and longer cables
At CES 2025, VESA introduced DisplayPort 2.1b with DP80LL cables over four lanes UHBR20, and HDMI Forum — HDMI 2.2 with Ultra96 cables at 96 Gbps with reduced latency.
NVIDIA introduced DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation — three additional frames from one, only for RTX 50xx
The fourth generation of NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling technology 4 (DLSS 4) provides an 8x performance increase in games through Multi-Frame Generation, exclusively for RTX 50xx.
NVIDIA has announced GeForce RTX 50 for laptops: RTX 5090 gets 24GB of GDDR7 memory
During CES 2025, NVIDIA officially announced the GeForce RTX 50 line of laptop graphics cards. This series offers new GPUs based on Blackwell architecture, new memory, and DLSS4 support.
NVIDIA has introduced the RTX 5090 for $1999, RTX 5080, 5070 Ti and 5070 for $549
NVIDIA announced the Blackwell family of video cards, which can truly be called long-awaited. GeForce RTX 5090 costs not as much as the leaks claimed.
AMD Ryzen AI MAX (Strix Halo): powerful APUs with Zen 5 and RDNA 3.5 for mobile systems
After months of leaks, AMD has finally officially announced the highly anticipated Strix Halo series APUs, branded as Ryzen AI MAX. These chips combine the latest computing cores based on the Zen 5 architecture with integrated graphics based on the RDNA3.5 architecture, which can outperform most modern budget GPUs. It is reported by the resource…
Samsung soundbars at CES 2025: new QS700F, updated Q990, more compact subwoofer, and artificial intelligence
At CES 2025, Samsung is demonstrating new soundbars and an updated version of an existing model. One of the main announcements was the HW-QS700F — a new soundbar that can be placed on a shelf or TV stand. In addition, it can be fixed on the wall under the TV in a horizontal position. Thanks to its built-in gyrosensor, the QS700F automatically…
Geekom reveals Intel Core Ultra 200H specifications (new mobile processors) in mini-PC announcement
Intel is set to announce Arrow Lake mobile processors on January 6, but manufacturer Geekom has revealed the specs for Core Ultra 9 285H and Core Ultra 5 225H in the announcement of their mini PCs.
G.Skill has introduced DDR5-6000 memory in CL26-36-36-96 up to 64 GB and CL28-36-36-96 up to 96 GB kits
G.Skill announced DDR5 memory with super tight timings. The G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB, M5 RGB Neo, and Z5 Royal Neo series are now available in DDR5-6000 CL26-36-36-96 configurations in 32 GB and 64 GB kits, and CL28-36-36-96 configurations in 48 GB and 96 GB kits.
Samsung announces 5 monitors at CES 2025 — world's first 500Hz OLED, AI Upscaling, 3D display
Ahead of CES 2025, Samsung has announced several new monitors featuring some cool tech.
Photos of the Nintendo Switch 2 board with NVIDIA processor
In the photo of the Nintendo Switch 2 motherboard, you can spot nearly all the components, including an NVIDIA processor that still remains a bit of a mystery.
Laptop with NVIDIA RTX 5060 up to 32.5% faster than a 4060 equipped laptop, — 3DMark test
The mobile NVIDIA RTX 5060 graphics card also outpaces the RTX 4070 and even the desktop RTX 4060 Ti, boasting a significantly lower TDP.
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