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The LEDs can be controlled via bundled software. (Image source: Manli)

Manli announces Superior Ultimate Editions of the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and RTX 2080 Gallardo graphics cards with customizable LEDs

Graphics card specialist Manli has not skimped on the hyperbole in unveiling the Superior Ultimate Editions of the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti and RTX 2080 Gallardo desktop graphics cards. The triple cooler boards offer the power, perform...

Daniel R Deakin, 22 May 2019 09:08

Samsung lost the first position, but could reclaim it later this year when DRAM and NAND memory chip production is expected to ramp up again. (Source: SIA)

Intel is once again the leading semiconductor maker

Intel used to be the biggest semiconductor maker up until 2017, when Samsung began ramping up the DRAM and NAND memory chip production. Now that memory chip demand is bottoming out and Intel is almost out of the woods with the CPU...

Bogdan Solca, 21 May 2019 20:01

QNAP QNA-UC5G1T USB 3.0 to 5 GbE adapter (Source: QNAP Newsroom)

QNAP reveals the QNA-UC5G1T USB 3.0 to 5 GbE adapter for NAS and computers

Thanks to the QNAP QNA-UC5G1T USB 3.0 to 5 GbE adapter, laptops without an Ethernet port can connect to wired networks at speeds of up to 5 Gbps via USB 3.0. However, this piece of hardware can also be used to add extra Ethernet p...

Codrut Nistor, 21 May 2019 18:49

MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus motherboard (Source: VideoCardz)

Unofficial AMD X570 platform diagram surfaces online, as well as images of MSI X570-based mainboards

Codenamed "Valhalla," the X570 chipset brings PCIe 4.0 to consumer desktop computers. The motherboards to use it will support the upcoming EPYC and Ryzen processors. Although not official yet, images of two MSI boards that use the...

Codrut Nistor, 21 May 2019 10:26

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 3 3200G Zen+ APUs show up in SiSoftware database. (Source: AndroidPCTV)

AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 3 3200G spotted in SiSoftware database along with the B550 chipset

Entries pertaining to the AMD Ryzen 5 3400G and Ryzen 3 3200G have been spotted in the SiSoftware benchmark database. The new 'Picasso' Zen+ APUs are similar to their previous generation counterparts in most aspects save for sligh...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 21 May 2019 09:15

AMD's Navi lineup could be released in July. (Image source: TechSpot)

AMD Navi graphics cards show up on Ashes of the Singularity and 3DMark; specifications have AMD fans concerned

A couple of alleged AMD Navi graphics cards, specifically engineering samples, have been spotted on two different benchmarks. Unfortunately, nothing has been shared in regard to the Ashes of the Singularity test, but there are som...

Daniel R Deakin, 21 May 2019 08:46

The Colorful iGame G-One connects to Wi-Fi on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. (Image source: Guru3D)

Colorful's iGame G-One AIO packs GeForce RTX 2080 and Intel Core i9-8950HK power but at a premium price

Chinese manufacturer Colorful has announced its iGame G-One all-in-one PC. As an all-in-one (AIO) solution, the iGame G-One does away with the need for a tower and houses the CPU and GPU within the display frame. In this case, the...

Daniel R Deakin, 20 May 2019 09:47

AMD CPU and GPU for gaming harmony. (Image source: Twitter/AMD Ryzen)

Borderlands 3 custom rig offers AMD fans the tools for high-performance Vault Hunting

AMD has been showing off another fantastic custom desktop PC that utilizes a processor and graphics card from the red team. The build was created by Xidax PCs especially for a Borderlands 3 reveal event. The rig features an AMD Ry...

Daniel R Deakin, 20 May 2019 08:46

Zotac ZBox QX3P3000 and QX3P5000 offering Intel Xeon options for the first time in the series

Zotac is doubling down on workstation users with full-on Xeon and Quadro SKUs equipped with all the modern connectivity features like Thunderbolt 3, WiFi 6 Killer 1650X, Bluetooth 5, M.2 NVMe, and four HDMI 2.0 ports.

Allen Ngo, 20 May 2019 07:10

PCIe Gen4 in the Gigabyte X470 Aorus Gaming Wi-Fi 7 motherboard. (Source: u/mVran on Reddit)

Gigabyte's latest BIOS update enables PCIe 4.0 support on its AMD X470 and B450 motherboards

Gigabyte has released new AGESA microcode updates for its X470 and B450 offerings that seem to enable PCIe Gen4 support in the BIOS. The feature, originally thought to be available only on upcoming AMD X570 motherboards, can enabl...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 19 May 2019 11:11

We're giving away two PC keys for Watch Dogs 2 and Vanquish

Enter through our Facebook post for a chance to play one of these solid single-player titles. This time, we want to hear what graphics cards you have and what your favorite gaming genres are.

Allen Ngo, 18 May 2019 19:57

CPU? Check. GPU? Check. Supercar? Check. (Image source: PCPartPicker/Shastarocks)

Racy desktop PC build features a Coffee Lake CPU, a Pascal GPU, and a tiny red supercar

It takes a lot of time, effort, and thought to create the perfect PC build. Not only is there a mountain of potential problems to overcome, but selecting a perfect CPU and GPU combination is also of paramount importance. Sometimes...

Daniel R Deakin, 18 May 2019 10:52

The latest SanDisk microSD card packs a 1 TB punch. (Source: SanDisk)

SanDisk now shipping its 1TB microSD card

SanDisk’s long-awaited 1 TB microSD is finally available for purchase. The new card has the potential to expand the storage of Samsung’s recent flagship smartphones, for example, to a massive 1.5 TB of total storage. But it will c...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 17 May 2019 23:46

The GeIL/ASRock EVO SPEAR Phantom Gaming DDR4 memory. (Source: GeIL)

GeIL partners with ASRock to make new EVO SPEAR Phantom Gaming Edition DDR4 memory kits

Golden Emperor International Ltd (GeIL) has released a new DDR4 memory product based on the long DIMM form factor. As it has collaborated with ASRock for its design, this new line of RAM is called the EVO SPEAR Phantom Gaming Edit...

Deirdre O Donnell, 17 May 2019 19:00

AMD set to detail Zen 2 and Navi architectures in August after the Computex and E3 2019 tease

As if the Playstation 5 and XBox rumors haven't been rampant enough, we can expect even more speculation pieces once AMD gives the deep technical dive into both Zen 2 and Navi during the private Hot Chips 2019 conference.

Allen Ngo, 17 May 2019 10:17

The VR gaming market will be worth just over US$40 billion in 5 years

According to a new report, the virtual reality (VR) gaming market will grow from its most recent US$10.3 billion valuation to one of $40.2 billion in 2024. This is likely to be driven by advancements in VR equipment design and fun...

Deirdre O Donnell, 16 May 2019 21:46

The Alienware 15 can be configured with up to 32 GB RAM. (Image source: Dell)

Deal | Dell’s 12% sitewide sale: Save over US$400 on an Inspiron Gaming Desktop or snip over US$160 off an XPS 15 laptop

Dell is currently offering a sitewide sale with 12% off a full range of electronic products. This covers the American manufacturer’s numerous well-known lines, including XPS, Alienware, Inspiron, and more. One of the most interest...

Daniel R Deakin, 15 May 2019 09:01

Biostar is preparing its products for 3rd Gen Ryzen processors. (Image source: Biostar)

Biostar publishes list of 3rd Gen Ryzen-compatible motherboards and reveals "AMD Ryzen 3000 Desktop Ready" logo in the process

Biostar has announced the 300 and 400-series motherboards that will offer compatibility with AMD’s upcoming range of Ryzen 3000 desktop processors. There are models from the A320, B350, B450, and X470 lineups that will be able to ...

Daniel R Deakin, 15 May 2019 04:28

The Ipason F-Migrate can be used for office work or gaming sessions. (Image source: Gearbest)

Ipason's F-Migrate miniPC offers mobile working and gaming thanks to its AMD Ryzen 3 2200GE, 8 GB RAM, and 240 GB SSD

Chinese manufacturer Ipason has launched the F-Migrate miniPC. The compact desktop computer comes with AMD’s Ryzen 3 2200GE desktop APU with 8 GB RAM and a 240 GB SSD also onboard. Abundant connectivity options and a tight two-lit...

Daniel R Deakin, 15 May 2019 03:18

AMD will turn up the heat with its Zen 2 processors. (Image source: GND Tech)

12-core AMD Ryzen engineering sample rips through UserBenchmark and scores over 99%

An engineering sample of an upcoming AMD processor has been spotted on UserBenchmark. This particular chip has visited the benchmark before, back in January, but it seems it has received some improvements in the meantime. The samp...

Daniel R Deakin, 15 May 2019 01:49

Lenovo unveils ThinkCentre M930n Nano and Nano IoT for industrial and professional environments

Lenovo unveils "world's smallest" ThinkCentre M930n Nano and Nano IoT mini PCs

The MIL-810G-certified mini PCs promise a broader thermal operation range with higher vibration tolerance in industrial and professional environments. Prices start at $540 USD for the entry-level Celeron configuration.

Allen Ngo, 13 May 2019 18:00

Google has started to openly talk about the hidden desktop mode in the Android Q beta. (Source: Google)

Google drip feeds a few details about the hidden desktop mode in Android Q

Google has started to spill some of the details about its new desktop mode previously spotted hidden within the Android Q beta. At developer talk, Google revealed it is actively working on the functionality and is also encouraging...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 13 May 2019 13:13

Intel's Raja Koduri feels AMD's software has no meaning without Intel. (Source: Wccftech)

Raja Koduri feels AMD's software ecosystem is meaningless without Intel

Intel's Raja Koduri laid out the position of the company in key markets such as PC, CPU, GPU, FPGA, data center, interconnect, and memory compared to the competition. During the presentation, Raja felt that AMD has no meaningful s...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 12 May 2019 10:53

Freefalling SSD prices mean there is no reason to not upgrade your aging HDD (Image source: Intel)

Now is the time to buy an SSD if you want the cheapest prices according to latest market research

TrendForce is claiming tight demand from major PC and smartphone OEMs for the resulting oversupply of NAND flash chips in the marketplace. The consequence is cheaper SSD prices that are expected to fall even further by year's end....

Allen Ngo, 12 May 2019 07:14

The earphones and headphones market will remain healthy into the next decade. (Source: headphonezone.in)

The US earphone/headphone market will be worth US$9 billion in 5 years

Earphones and headphone sales drive a healthy market in the United States. The market analysis firm ReportBuyer estimates that it will grow at a compound rate of over 12% until it is worth approximately US$9 billion in 2024. The p...

Deirdre O Donnell, 11 May 2019 20:32

The two CPU dyes on the right prove that the Ryzen 3000 CPUs can integrate up to 16 cores and 32 threads. (Source: WCCFTech)

16-core AMD Ryzen 3000 CPU specs leaked

The leaked specs come from reliable source Tum Apisak on Twitter, who managed to intercept a 16-core engineering sample that is usually offered by AMD to motherboard makers for design purposes. With 3.3 GHz default clocks and boos...

Bogdan Solca, 10 May 2019 15:37

Mobile GeForce GTX 1650 is just 5 to 10 percent slower than the GTX 1060 in DX12 titles

A GeForce GTX 1650 laptop can perform nearly as well as the GTX 1060 in DX12 titles

The mobile GeForce GTX 1650 is just 5 to 10 percent slower than the average GTX 1060 according to 3DMark benchmarks while costing a few hundred dollars less. It's a worthy successor to both the GTX 1050 and GTX 1050 Ti as the mobi...

Allen Ngo, 09 May 2019 20:56

UltraFine to Ultra-rare: Apple seemingly removes LG UltraFine 5K display from its store

Apple has apparently delisted the LG UltraFine 5K Display from its online retail store. This could possibly mark the end of the product and might be a harbinger of Apple selling its own professional-grade monitor. Rumors are flyin...

Sam Medley, 09 May 2019 16:05

Apex Legends is scheduled to hit the App Store and Google Play later this year. (Source: Forbes)

Apex Legends is coming to mobiles

EA's latest quarterly earnings report shows a slight growth slowdown for Apex Legends in the last month, so the company is now planning to release a version for the mobile platforms and expand the Origin marketplace in the SEA reg...

Bogdan Solca, 08 May 2019 18:18

Linux kernel 5.1 update now live (Source: OMG! Ubuntu!)

The Linux kernel update 5.1 comes with live patching, multiple performance and security improvements

The new Linux kernel update integrates support for using persistent storage as regular system memory, a new Linux Security Module (LSM), live patching, as well as multiple minor tweaks and fixes. All these will be included in the ...

Codrut Nistor, 07 May 2019 21:40

Morpheus can randomize parts of its code 20 times per second, making it virtually impervious even to the most advanced electronic hacking tools. (Source: New Atlas)

Unhackable Morpheus CPU architecture announced by University of Michigan

The Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities proved that most of the CPUs made by Intel and AMD in the past 10 years are susceptible to code-based attacks and the current security model of bugs and patches needs to change at a fundame...

Bogdan Solca, 07 May 2019 17:01

Lenovo ThinkStation P720 and P920 desktops get 2nd gen Xeon Scalable CPUs and Quadro RTX 8000 GPUs

While the chassis will remain the same, internal options will be updated from 12-core Xeon and Quadro RTX 6000 options to 28-core Xeon and Quadro RTX 8000 options for massive gains in performance. Units will begin shipping before ...

Allen Ngo, 07 May 2019 15:00

Intel Xeon processors are often used in enterprise-level workstations and servers. (Image source: Trade Me)

Alleged Intel Xeon W-3275 CPU records massive score in Geekbench multi-core test

An entry for an Intel Xeon W-3275 processor has been discovered on Geekbench that shows a pretty remarkable result at least in the multi-core benchmark. While the single-core score for the CPU was still decent at 5,211 points, the...

Daniel R Deakin, 07 May 2019 12:00

Somewhere there is an 18-wheeler missing an engine. (Image source: Twitter/Death)

Terrifying-looking system with two Titan RTX cards in an SLI configuration tears up the Time Spy Extreme Hall of Fame

A titanic score of 16,956 points has been recorded on 3DMark’s Time Spy Extreme benchmark recently. Pictures of the PC build that achieved the amazing result were shared on Twitter, and if you’re a fan of RGB lighting and perfectl...

Daniel R Deakin, 07 May 2019 08:36

The AMD Navi lineup is rumored to feature a total of seven SKUs. (Source: Wccftech)

Rumor | AdoredTV reveals a list of planned AMD Navi GPUs, estimates marginal performance improvements over the Vega 64 and Radeon VII

A list of AMD Navi GPUs was revealed by AdoredTV based on his analysis of existing Navi rumors and some insider information. The Navi lineup will be apparently led by the top-end Navi20 comprised of the RX 3090 XT and RX 3090. The...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 06 May 2019 20:06

AMD 'Navi' Radeon RX 3080 XT could prove to a value alternative to the RTX 2070. (Source: Gamers Nexus)

Rumor | AMD 'Navi' RX 3080 XT could give the NVIDIA RTX 2070 some serious competition, early Navi samples suffer from power efficiency issues

AdoredTV reports that the Navi10-based Radeon RX 3080 XT could offer similar performance to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 at a sweet price of US$330. The RX 3080 XT is said to feature 56 CUs and will have a TDP of 190 W. AdoredTV al...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 06 May 2019 17:38

AMD Radeon Navi graphics cards coming soon, but not as soon as expected (Source: Wccftech)

Navi 20-based AMD Radeon Instinct delayed to Q1 2020

Expected to arrive in the third quarter of this year, it seems that not all the members of the upcoming family of AMD Navi-based video cards will show up at once. The Radeon Instinct, based on the Navi 20 GPU, has been apparently ...

Codrut Nistor, 06 May 2019 10:25

We're giving away two beta keys for Nvidia GeForce Now

Waiting for Google Stadia to finally launch? Help beta test GeForce Now in the meantime. The Nvidia game streaming service has yet to reach gold status even after all these years, but here's your chance to try it out and see what ...

Allen Ngo, 06 May 2019 07:55

A user may see this message when trying to get their missing extension(s) back. (Source: Mozilla)

Firefox affected by bug that disables all the browser's extensions

Those who use the latest version of Firefox (66.6) may have noticed that their usual extensions have disappeared. This is due to a bug in this browser in which an expired certificate gives the impression that all of these add-ons ...

Deirdre O Donnell, 05 May 2019 18:37

The Athlon 200GE and 220GE are dual-core chips. (Image source: AMD)

New AMD Athlon APUs leaked online with expected base clock rates

A couple of AMD processors have been revealed online: The Athlon 300GE and the Athlon 320GE. Unfortunately, there are almost no details to accompany the supposed names of the chips apart from the alleged base clock rates. The Athl...

Daniel R Deakin, 05 May 2019 11:36

There was even room left for 2x 2 TB NVMe SSDs and 2x HDDs. (Image source: Twitter/Ryan Brown)

Speedy custom desktop with 4x RTX 2080 Ti cards rips apart OctaneBench without going over 75 °C

A PC builder has managed to install four Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards in the tiniest of desktop cases, and then proceeded to amass a huge score of over 3,500 points on OctaneBench while claiming that none of the GPUs ...

Daniel R Deakin, 05 May 2019 10:06

Windows 10 1809 has a new patch. (Source: WCCFTech)

Microsoft releases new patch for Windows 10 1809

The next Windows 10 update, May 2019 (or 1903) is becoming available via early-access programs run by its maker. However, Microsoft is also still maintaining the current general build, 1809. This version of the OS now has a new pa...

Deirdre O Donnell, 04 May 2019 18:46

A TU104-400A-A1 GPU. (Source: Guru3D.com)

New Turing dies set to put an end to the "two-tier" system for RTX cards

Reviewers and GPU aficionados have previously observed that there are two "classes" of the dies that make up NVIDIA RTX cards. They are essentially the TU10x-xxxA and TUx-xxx chips, the "A"s of which are approved for factory overc...

Deirdre O Donnell, 04 May 2019 16:46

AMD's Navi GPUs are linked with cloud gaming. (Image source: AMD)

No 3rd Gen Ryzen Threadripper in the latest AMD Investor Presentation but there is room for Zen 4 and Navi cloud gaming

A new investor presentation from AMD has been published online and there are numerous interesting additions and omissions from the previous presentation. In comes mention of Zen 3, Zen 4, Milan and cloud gaming connected to Navi, ...

Daniel R Deakin, 03 May 2019 18:09

Asus is preparing to release the ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Platinum graphics card. (Image source: Twitter/ROG North America)

Asus ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Platinum graphics card coming soon but will set you back over US$1,900

Asus has been teasing the ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Platinum desktop graphics card on Twitter recently, and it has already attracted some attention from interested gamers. The binned card features the company’s Infinity Loop ...

Daniel R Deakin, 03 May 2019 15:35

The Microsoft Store features mostly games and entertainment apps as of late. (Source: Microsoft Store)

Future of Microsoft Store uncertain with UWP dead in the water

The Universal Windows Platform created for the Microsoft Store apps could soon be ditched, as Microsoft already discontinued support for its Windows Phone devices. App developers are reluctant to create programs for his platform, ...

Bogdan Solca, 02 May 2019 21:31