Ryzen 7 5700X hits record-low of $130 in early Black Friday deal
The Ryzen 7 5700X and Core i5-13600KF are both excellent choices for upgrading an older CPU or building a new PC on a budget. Both provide solid performance at unbeatable prices.
Next-gen synthetic diamond cooling tech for chips could secure CHIPS Act backing
Claims of 10-20°C GPU temp drops and 40% less energy use
What just happened? Akash Systems, an Oakland-based startup, has landed a preliminary deal with the US government for major funding under the CHIPS Act. The company, which is developing diamond-based cooling technology for semiconductors, has signed a non-binding memorandum with the Department of Commerce. If finalized, it would net Akash $18.2 million in direct funds and $50 million in federal and state tax credits.
Phison steals Micron's PCIe 5 SSD crown after just one day with a 122TB drive
Phison doubles Micron's capacity and exceeds its already blistering read speeds
AMD claims Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is 75% faster than Intel's Core Ultra 7 258V in gaming
Software trickery gives AMD a major advantage
Nvidia's upcoming CPU could offer RTX 4070 mobile levels of performance
Powerful integrated graphics ready to take on AMD's x86 Strix Halo APUs
NEC's 40.4-petaflop supercomputer unites Intel Xeon CPUs and AMD Instinct accelerators
Combining blue, red, and even a little green
Micron unveils world's first PCIe 5.0 60TB SSD for AI workloads and cloud storage
Faster and more energy efficient than existing 60TB SSDs
PyPIM is a new method to execute Python code directly in RAM
The bleeding edge: In-memory processing is a fascinating concept for a new computer architecture that can compute operations within the system's memory. While hardware accommodating this type of processing is still in early development, researchers have already proposed a software approach that can effectively leverage the hardware.
A "platform upgrade" involves swapping which core PC components?
Hard drive, GPU and RAM, CPU, GPU and motherboard, CPU, RAM and motherboard?
Stalker 2 PC requirements finalized; benchmarks show even RTX 4090 struggles to hit 60fps@4K without DLSS 3
It now needs 160GB of drive space
Liquid metal still voids warranty for Intel's crash-prone Raptor Lake CPUs
Liquid metal corrosion removes vital CPU markings
The big picture: Enthusiasts looking to push their high-end Raptor Lake or Raptor Lake Refresh Intel processors to the limits might want to think twice before using liquid metal thermal paste. According to a recent report, Intel is voiding warranties for CPUs cooled with this favorite material of overclockers, even if the processors are suffering from crashing issues.
Huawei sidesteps US sanctions with new MED storage that fuses SSD and tape
First-gen 72TB MEDs use just 10% of the power required by HDDs
Taiwan economic minister says TSMC's core advanced tech like 2nm chips won't leave country
There are concerns the Trump Administration could pressure TSMC to move its most advanced technology to the US
Japan introduces $65 billion initiative to boost domestic chip production
Bolstering the local supply chain
Nvidia kills GeForce Experience, Nvidia App 1.0 goes live
No login required, faster, new features
What just happened? GeForce Experience is dead – long live the Nvidia App! Starting today, Nvidia is rolling out version 1.0 of the Nvidia App, officially bringing it out of beta. Nvidia says version 1.0 is now fully ready to replace GeForce Experience, with all of its features migrated into the new app. This marks the first step toward creating a single, unified application that will eventually replace both GeForce Experience and the Nvidia Control Panel.
Nvidia may have ended nearly all RTX 4000 production to prepare for RTX 5000 arrival
Au revoir, Lovelace; bonjour, Blackwell
Raspberry Pi 5 comes up short in world record overclocking bid
Temperature and voltage scaling were elusive
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs. Ryzen 7 7800X3D: 45 Game Benchmark
With AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D recent release, we're diving into its gaming performance, comparing it head-to-head with the 7800X3D across 45 games. Let's see how this new CPU stacks up.
D-Link will not fix a critical vulnerability in discontinued NAS devices
A security risk for thousands of internet-connected devices
AMD Zen 6 "Medusa" CPUs expected to keep AM5 compatibility, future-proofing Ryzen builds
Rumors point to late 2026 or early 2027 launch
UserBenchmark faces backlash over Ryzen 7 9800X3D review, suggests 13600K and 14600K instead
"Spending more on a gaming CPU is often pointless"
Facepalm: It's fair to say that the UserBenchmark website does not have the best reputation among PC hardware fans. It seems to have a particular dislike of AMD, as illustrated by the recent review of the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. The CPU has been so successful that it's sold out in most places, but UserBenchmark claims this is merely the result of AMD's aggressive marketing rather than real-world performance, and suggests that you buy an Intel i5-13600K instead.
Explainer: What is Chip Binning?
You bought a new CPU and it seems to run cool, so you try a bit of overclocking. The GHz climb higher. Did you hit the silicon jackpot? You've got yourself a binned chip. But what's that exactly?
Spatial audio is coming to F-16 fighters to provide 3D sound in the cockpit
Danish firm Terma secured the contract to bring the technology to F-16 cockpits
Google Cloud upgrades AI infrastructure with Trillium TPU and Nvidia-powered VMs
New Trillium TPU promises fourfold increase in training speed and threefold in inference
TSMC and GlobalFoundries secure $13B in Chips Act funds ahead of Trump's inauguration
Trump has criticized the grants and a republican-controlled congress will likely restrict them