Apple Magic Mouse will soon be significantly updated, and AirTag will triple the detection radius
The Apple Magic Mouse hasn’t seen significant design changes for a while, except for things like ditching AA batteries and adding a USB-C port. However, recent reports suggest that Apple plans to refresh this accessory. In his Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman reported that Apple has started working on prototypes of a more modern version of…
NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti — 16 GB GDDR7, GPU GB203-300, 350 W, updated specifications
Recently, there was an unofficial scoop on the specs of NVIDIA RTX 50xx graphics cards. Since then, more has come to light about the NVIDIA RTX 5070 Ti.
«The new king of the mainstream»: Intel Arc B580 gaming tests
From today, the embargo on reviews for the standard Intel Arc B580 has been lifted, and leading reviewers have published their test results for the graphics card in games.
First Intel Arc B580 benchmark — loses to NVIDIA RTX 4060 and AMD RX 6700 XT, but outperforms A580 by 30%
The Intel Arc B580 graphics card was tested at Geekbench using the OpenCL and Vulkan APIs. It couldn’t keep up with the NVIDIA RTX 4060, but it shows significant progress compared to its predecessor.
John Carmack dreams of a video card as a standalone computer and mentions 3dfx Voodoo2
Legendary video game developer John Carmack, known for his work on Doom and Quake, discusses the concept of a video card as a standalone device.
AMD actually confirmed Radeon RX 8800 and 8600 — RX 8800 XT will compete with NVIDIA RTX 4080
In the update of the ROCm library, AMD has mentioned Radeon RX 8800 and RX 8600 GPUs for the first time. The former, according to rumors, is very productive.
Intel unveils Arc B580 for $249 and B570 for $219 graphics cards
Intel announced new Arc video cards based on the Xe2-HPG Battlemage architecture. This graphics architecture is already featured in Core Ultra 200V Lunar Lake notebook processors.
Intel Arc B580 / B570 graphics cards are faster than NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti — company announces release date, ASRock reveals specifications
According to insider information, Intel Arc B580 and B570, as well as the new AMD Navi 44 outperform NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti in synthetic benchmarks. Intel announced that its new video cards will be released shortly.
Noctua and Seasonic team up to create a quiet 1600W power supply
The result of cooperation between air cooling system manufacturer Noctua and Seasonic is the Prime TX-1600 Noctua Edition power supply.
Amazon is flooded with fake AMD Ryzen 9800X3D — for $200 during the shortage
With the advent of Black Friday this Friday, unscrupulous sellers are taking advantage of the AMD Ryzen 9800X3D shortage and offering counterfeits.
Amazon «has revealed» Intel Arc B580 graphics cards — the first on the new Battlemage architecture
The Amazon marketplace has shown Intel Arc B580 video cards — the first in a new generation with Xe2-HPG (Battlemage) architecture. It is likely that a launch is set for this year.
A garbage man found a PC at work — top-of-the-line NVIDIA RTX and AMD Threadripper
Reddit user Seizo, who works as a garbage truck driver, found a real gem in his beautifully fragrant workstation. The computer contained an NVIDIA RTX 2080 Ti, and that’s not all.
All NVIDIA RTX 50xx can get a 12V-2×6 power connector, even the younger ones
After the launch of the GeForce RTX 40 series, NVIDIA introduced the 12VHPWR connector, which not only chairs were burning. His successor 12V-2×6 will have no alternative.
Free cheese? The gamer received the RTX 3060 from Temu for free and is waiting for the rest of the components to check if it’s a real video card
Getting free gaming hardware, especially an expensive one like the RTX 3060, is rare. However, user LudM on the PCMR subreddit said that he received a Chinese RTX 3060 from the Temu platform for free. Now he is waiting for the rest of the components for his PC to assemble the system and check if it is a genuine RTX 3060 and not a fake.
«Not for desktops»: Intel has no plans for 3D V-Cache in gaming processors
Intel’s technical communications manager Florian Meislinger says the company has no plans to implement AMD’s 3D V-Cache analog in custom processors.
Another AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D burned out on the same board — MSI launches investigation
Both AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors were affected on the same MSI motherboard. The network suspects users are to blame, but the coincidence is alarming.
The first to go: the new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D burned down in a user’s house
Reddit user showed photo of the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor with obvious signs of damage. Along with the chip, the MSI Tomahawk X870/
Long-term support for AM5: AMD Zen 6 Medusa processors will be released in 2026-2027
AMD Ryzen next-generation desktop processors based on the Zen 6 architecture will remain compatible with the AM5 socket and will be introduced in about 2 years.
AMD gained almost 30% of the desktop processor market — up to 10% year-on-year
Intel has dominated the PC processor market for many years. Over the past year, the ratio has been rapidly changing in favor of AMD, as evidenced by new statistics.
«A humiliating lesson»: Intel admits Core Ultra 200S bugs, promises fixes by December
Intel’s vice president confirms that the launch of Core Ultra 200S processors did not go as planned. The company promises to fix the performance by early December
They sold out like hotcakes: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D sold out in a day and now resellers are offering it for $1500
AMD’s new Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor has only recently gone on sale and has immediately become extremely popular – perhaps even too popular. This powerful processor is sold out almost everywhere in the US and across Europe, which has led to abuse by resellers who are putting it up for sale at a price of almost $1500 with an official…
Intel faces class action lawsuit over unstable 13th and 14th generation processors
The lawsuit accuses Intel of intentionally selling defective Raptor Lake processors. It is based on a filing by the owner of a Core i7-13700K.
First tests of AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D — the undisputed king of games
The new AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor was expected to deliver gaming performance — and it did. However, the gap with its predecessors is small, and the processor is not the first in other tasks.
IRDM PRO GEN 5 – SSD with 12000 MB/s speed and graphene cooling system
The Polish brand IRDM has released the IRDM PRO GEN 5 SSD. It is designed to be used by gamers and professionals with high data transfer rates.
AMD to add 3D V-Cache to GPUs and Threadripper, — insider
AMD processors with 3D V-Cache are known as the best for gaming, but no chip with a powerful integrated graphics card (APU) has it. This may change in the next generation.
NVIDIA to launch PCs with its own ARM processors in 2025, — insiders
NVIDIA’s ARM-based custom PC platform under development will be available in September 2025. NVIDIA processors with a proprietary GPU are expected in the premium segment.
AMD unveils Ryzen 7 9800X3D — a new top-end processor for gamers
Jack Huynh, AMD Senior Vice President and General Manager of Computing and Graphics officially introduced Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor.
Windows 11 24H2 «bugs» with new Intel processors on Z890 boards
New «hardware» — new troubles. The newly released Core Ultra 200 desktop processors have encountered crashes under Windows 11 24H2. It is recommended to disable the built-in graphics.
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K, 7 265K and 5 245K processors are available — game performance tests
Intel’s Arrow Lake-S desktop processors are on sale, and reviewers have prepared the first tests of Core Ultra 9 285K, Ultra 7 265K, and Ultra 5 245K chips.
Zotac refutes NVIDIA RTX 5090 video — it’s a different video card
Zotac has denied that it had any video from a factory in Indonesia a new, unreleased graphics card. This is not the NVIDIA RTX 5090, but a previous generation graphics adapter.
AMD announces Ryzen 9000 X3D and other new processors’ price reduction
AMD has announced the date of the Ryzen 9000 X3D presentation and the price reduction of the rest of the Ryzen 9000 processors.
First look at the real NVIDIA RTX 5090
In the video, you can see NVIDIA RTX 5090. Video card is being tested in production.
Thunderbolt 5 in every PC — Gigabyte introduces PCIe 4.0 x4 expansion card
Gigabyte has unveiled its first Thunderbolt 5 expansion card that utilizes the Intel JHL9580 Thunderbolt 5 controller and PCIe 4.0 x4 interface.
Sigh: NVIDIA RTX 5090 will have only one 16-pin connector
Segotep, a small Chinese power supply manufacturer, confirmed in a conversation that the NVIDIA RTX 5090 will not have the rumored two 16-pin connectors.
Intel unveils Core Ultra 200S Arrow Lake — desktop processors with Xe graphics and improved power efficiency
Intel has announced Arrow Lake desktop processors in the Core Ultra 200K series, also known as Core Ultra 200S. The company promises up to 15% higher performance with a significant reduction in power consumption
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 to be unveiled at CES 2025: what we know about the new graphics cards
NVIDIA is expected to present three graphics cards of the new GeForce RTX 50 (Blackwell) series at the upcoming CES 2025. These are the RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 models. CEO Jensen Huang will present the next-generation technologies for gamers and consumers.
NVIDIA and MediaTek processor will be released in 2025 in Lenovo, Asus, Dell and HP computers, — insider
NVIDIA and MediaTek will present the computer processor in the first half of 2025. It has already been supported by major laptop and PC manufacturers. Of course, the chip will be equipped with artificial intelligence.
Intel has completely fixed the instability of the 13th and 14th generation Core — but not the operation of already damaged processors
Intel has released the final patch instability of processors Core of the 13th and 14th generations (Raptor Lake). The company commented on the reasons for the unsatisfactory performance of the chips.
AMD processors are the best-selling on Amazon, Intel chips are only in 12th place
AMD is gaining momentum in the PC processor market. Currently, Ryzen «chips have occupied» ten best-selling chips on the Amazon marketplace.
RTX 4090 — everything. NVIDIA discontinues production of its most powerful gaming graphics card
NVIDIA’s flagship GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card was released in October 2022. According to retailers, NVIDIA will stop its production this October.
50% cheaper SSDs: Samsung starts production of 9th generation V9 QLC NAND
Samsung has started mass production of the 9th generation V9 QLC flash memory. This means faster, cheaper, and more efficient SSDs.
How a $20 NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 video card became a $1000 fashion handbag
If you have an old NVIDIA video card, don’t rush to throw it away. You can turn it into a fashion accessory and sell it for 50 times more. The GPU Purse is just such a handbag for computer fans.
Qualcomm will release Snapdragon processors for desktops — they will be announced this fall
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon has confirmed Snapdragon processors for desktops. They will be presented at the company’s next conference.
Steam in August: Windows 11 surpasses 50% for the first time, mobile RTX 4060 in second place, players move to 16 GB
Windows 11 completely dominates Steam. This operating system was chosen by 50.81% of users with a whopping +3.36% increase over the month.
«AnandTech’s Last Day»: Famous PC component review site closes after 27 years of operation
AnandTech, the website that has been familiar to anyone interested in desktop processors and components for the past 27 years, is shutting down. «Today is the last day of AnandTech’s publication», — writes editor-in-chief Ryan Smith.
Asus and MSI offer convenient mechanisms for removing video cards from motherboards
It can be difficult to remove a video card from the motherboard. Asus and MSI have introduced new, more convenient mechanisms for this.
Windows 11 update will accelerate AMD Ryzen Zen 5 processors in games by up to +13%
AMD has issued an official statement regarding the discrepancies between internal testing data and independent benchmarking results for the Ryzen 9000 series processors. Last week, reviewers found that using AMD processors under normal conditions in Windows negatively affects their performance in games. To maximize the performance of the new chips,…
NVIDIA announces partnership with MediaTek — monitors with G-Sync won’t require a separate chip
Today, NVIDIA announced a partnership with MediaTek that will bring G-Sync technology to the manufacturer’s scaling chips. Monitors with the new chip will not require a separate and expensive NVIDIA G-Sync Ultimate module.
Be careful when buying: NVIDIA confirms RTX 4070 with slower GDDR6 memory
NVIDIA has officially confirmed the video card RTX 4070 with GDDR6 memory. At the same time, the company is keeping the original RTX 4070 on the market.
The world’s only NVIDIA RTX 4090 SUPER — YouTubers created a video card 39% more powerful than the original
The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 SUPER video card is fake — it was created on the Teclab YouTube channel. The use of RTX 3090 Ti, AD102 chip, and GDDR6X memory as the basis for the system has significantly increased performance.
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