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The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti is now official. (Source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA announces the GTX 1080's fraternal twin — the GTX 1070 Ti, aims to take AMD Vega 56 head on

NVIDIA has announced the launch of the much anticipated GeForce GTX 1070 Ti as a successor to the hugely popular GTX 970. Featuring the same GP104 GPU as the GTX 1080 but just 128 CUDA cores short of its elder cousin the 1070 Ti, ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 27 Oct 2017 06:36

Even though the PCIe 4.0 specs are ready to be implemented, these will not be seen in commercial products from Intel and AMD until 2019. (Source: PLDA)

PCI-SIG releases PCIe 4.0 specs, teases PCIe 5.0 performance

Expected to be fully adopted by 2019, the PCIe 4.0 specs bring 64 GB/s bandwidths in x16 duplex running at 16 GHz, plus improvements such as reduced system latency, lane margining and superior scalability.

Bogdan Solca, 26 Oct 2017 15:36

2017 has been a great year for AMD, and Q3 revenue results prove that the company is back in business. (Source: AMD)

AMD announces Q3 2017 revenues, first positive net income in years

After years of financial struggles, AMD rises above and makes a comeback in 2017. Q3 2017 was the best in years, bringing US$1.64 billion in total revenues, of which US$71 million was the net income. This is very good news for AMD...

Bogdan Solca, 25 Oct 2017 15:27

The Evil Within 2 Laptop and Desktop Benchmarks

The Evil Within 2 Laptop and Desktop Benchmarks

Thrilling. While it is rather rare that horror movies stand out due to their high quality, there are various horror games for the home computer that could be considered first-rate. In addition to "Resident Evil 7" we could also currently mention "The Evil Within 2" here, which we tested for its performance using several notebooks and desktop GPUs.

Florian Glaser, 25 Oct 2017 15:19

Desktop and notebook sales fall just 0.5 percent in EMEA (Source: IDC)

Desktop and notebook sales fall just 0.5 percent in EMEA

HP, Lenovo, and Dell have each grown in market share at the notable expense of Asus and Acer. HP alone accounts for more than one in four PCs sold in the European, Middle Eastern, and African regions.

Allen Ngo, 25 Oct 2017 04:54

The gen 7 ULV CPUs powering the Cubi 3 Silent S integrate the HD Graphics 620 iGPUs. (Source: MSI)

MSI introduces fanless Cubi 3 Silent S mini PCs with gen 7 Kaby Lake-U CPUs

The gen 7 Kaby Lake-U CPU powering the new Cubi 3 Silent S fanless mini PCs seem to be restricted to the 15 W TDP versions. They integrate the HD Graphics iGPU, and are coupled with as much as 32 GB of DDR4-2133 RAM. Storage solu...

Bogdan Solca, 24 Oct 2017 13:56

Middle-earth: Shadow of War Laptop and Desktop Benchmarks

Middle-earth: Shadow of War Laptop and Desktop Benchmarks

Mass slaughter. After its 2014 predecessor left a surprisingly good impression (not in the least thanks to the Nemesis System), Warner Bros. Interactive has launched its successor, “Shadow of War”, a well-made action game based upon the Lord of the Rings universe. We test out the hardware requirements for PC and notebooks.

Florian Glaser, 24 Oct 2017 10:34

Zotac GTX 1080 Ti ArcticStorm Mini. (Source: Zotac)

Zotac announces the world's most compact GTX 1080 Ti with water cooling

Zotac have released the fully water cooled GTX 1080 Ti ArcticStorm Mini, which they claim to be the smallest GTX 1080 Ti in the world.

Craig Ward, 22 Oct 2017 22:12

Azio Levetron Mech5 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (Source. Amazon)

Are gaming keyboards really faster than conventional keyboards?

Gaming keyboard manufacturers, much like gaming mice manufacturers, claim fast response times to entice games to pay the premium. Unlike gaming mice, however, we do not find enough benchmarks that have actually put the claims to test. As a result, gamers and enthusiasts have (until now) gone by the manufacturer's claims of high polling rates and low response times. So is that shiny new RGB keyboard with anti-ghosting or N-key rollover actually more responsive than a conventional keyboard? Dan Luu's mini-experiment proves otherwise.

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 21 Oct 2017 11:49

Ubuntu Linux 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" (Source: Canonical)

Ubuntu Linux 17.10 now available with GNOME 3 as default desktop interface

The new Ubuntu Linux 17.10 release is nicknamed "Artful Aardvark" and comes with the latest version of GNOME as the default desktop, thus dropping Canonical's Unity graphical shell.

Codrut Nistor, 20 Oct 2017 19:15

Dell Alienware Aurora desktop. (Source: Dell)

Dell Aurora R7 starts shipping today as the first desktop to offer six-core Coffee Lake-S

The refreshed Aurora R7 desktop from Alienware starts shipping today, including Intel Coffee Lake-S six-core processors and AMD RX or Nvidia GTX graphics cards. Dell claims that this is the first pre-built desktop to offer the Cof...

Craig Ward, 20 Oct 2017 06:00

There's also an 18-core/36-thread iMac Pro coming later this year. (Source: Apple)

Apple's upcoming iMac Pro with 10-core custom Intel Xeon CPU surfaces on GeekBench

The 10-core Xeon CPU is more than 50% faster than the 8-core model when it comes to multi-core performance tests. Apple will also launch an 18-core/36-thread iMac in December this year.

Bogdan Solca, 19 Oct 2017 15:22

Windows Mixed Reality support comes with the Fall Creators Update for Win 10. (Source: Microsoft)

Windows 10 Fall Creators update now rolling out

Microsoft has commenced the global rollout of its Fall Creators Update for Windows 10. Users can either wait for the update to reach them, or do a manual clean install of the latest Windows 10 ISO to get it immediately.

Sanjiv Sathiah, 19 Oct 2017 02:17

The Raven Ridge mobile APUs are expected to hit the market in late 2017. (Source: AMD)

AMD Ryzen 7 2700U and Ryzen 5 2500U mobile Raven Ridge APUs get leaked benckmarks

PCPerspective revealed that the two Raven Ridge APUs perform almost as well as an Intel Core i7-8550U + Nvidia MX150 GPU combo when it comes to graphics tests.

Bogdan Solca, 18 Oct 2017 14:59

The Nervana NNP is expected to ship in late 2017. (Source: Intel)

Intel presents its new Nervana Neural Netwok Processor

Intel intends to keep up with Nvidia and AMD on the AI market by releasing the Nervana NNP for deep learning applications. The new NNP is actually an ASIC with a non-standard cache hierarchy controlled directly by software command...

Bogdan Solca, 18 Oct 2017 12:08

Ashes of the Singularity benchmark for Nvidia GTX 1070 Ti. (Source: AotS Benchmark)

Unofficial Nvidia GTX 1070 Ti benchmark shows competition with GTX 1080

A benchmark for the Nvidia GTX 1070 Ti has shown up in the database for Ashes of the Singularity, giving some insight into how it might perform on release.

Craig Ward, 17 Oct 2017 01:17

Microsoft Edge beta for Android showing welcome page (left) and tabs page (right). (Source: Own)

From edge to edge: Sync with the Microsoft Edge browser beta now on Android

A few hours ago Microsoft released the Edge browser beta for Android. The new browser is beautiful, simplistic, and provides easy syncing with Windows 10 PCs.

Craig Ward, 12 Oct 2017 22:26

Worldwide PC market has stabilized as of Q3 2017 (Source: IDC)

HP and Lenovo make up almost half of all PCs shipped worldwide

Q3 2017 market data reveals a largely stable PC market with Asus suffering the most losses out of the big 5 makers.

Allen Ngo, 12 Oct 2017 09:06

Custom Core i7-8700K with der8auer and Caseking logos. (Source: Caseking.de)

Chips with silver linings — Caseking and der8auer stock up on custom Core i7-8700K CPUs

Famed overclocked 'der8auer' and his employer, Caseking.de seem to have a lot of Intel's latest 'Coffee Lake-S' Core i7-8700K chips in stock at a time when most e-retailers are facing a drought of these new monsters. These chips h...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 09 Oct 2017 16:25

This December AIM will follow the dial-up modem into the sunset

AOL has announced officially that AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) will be switching off their servers on December 15, marking the end of 20 years of instant messaging. AOL was the dominant instant messaging service in North America du...

Craig Ward, 07 Oct 2017 01:18

The CHG90 gaming monitor is the world's first to integrate a 32:9 screen ratio display. (Source: Samsung)

Samsung outs 49-inch 32:9 super ultrawide QLED gaming monitor

The CHG90 boasts an impressive 32:9 ratio screen with 3840 x 1080 resolution. The QLED panel handles HDR content and provides blacks almost as deep as the ones found with the more expensive OLEDs. The curvature of the screen allow...

Bogdan Solca, 06 Oct 2017 12:02

Coffee Lake: i7-8700K and i5-8400 Review

Coffee Lake: i7-8700K and i5-8400 Review

With the new Coffee Lake CPUs, Intel brings more than four physical cores to end-user consumer computing for the first time in its history. Regardless of whether or not you want to consider this a reaction to AMD's Ryzen, Coffee Lake manages to combine high clock speeds with more cores than before and has earned our recommendation.

Silvio Werner, Klaus Hinum, 06 Oct 2017 00:03

The Live Gamer Portable Plus 2 can record streams directly on microSD cards. (Source: AVerMedia)

Game streaming and recording made easy with AVerMedia's new Live Gamer Portable 2 Plus

The latest external capturing hub enables a smooth streaming experience, even when playing the most demanding games in 4K resolutions. It can also record everything on microSD cards at 1080p and 60 fps.

Bogdan Solca, 04 Oct 2017 14:37

AMD could be ready for a price cut on the Ryzen 7 1800X CPUs. (Source: AMD)

8-core AMD Ryzen 5 1600/X CPUs randomly surface, performance matches the more expensive Ryzen 7 1800X

Korean reports point out to the existence of 8-core/16-thread Ryzen 5 1600/1600X CPUs. Benchmark results indicate that these CPUs are essentially US$200 Ryzen 7 1800X variants.

Bogdan Solca, 03 Oct 2017 14:49

FIFA 18 Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

FIFA 18 Notebook and Desktop Benchmarks

Bumpy start. You might think that due to the routine, EA could not do too much wrong in the yearly FIFA update. But, you would be mistaken since the release of version 18 is creating several negative headlines. We evaluate the (technical) situation with several notebooks and desktop PCs.

Florian Glaser, 03 Oct 2017 00:26

Asus has seen motherboard market share hit as high as 45 percent in 2017

Asus's lead as the largest motherboard manufacturer has grown, thanks to strong performance in the Asia-Pacific region. Market share is particularly large in the more profitable high-end and gaming segments.

Craig Ward, 02 Oct 2017 23:59

Forza 7 will be released on October 3rd. (Source: Microsoft)

AMD's RX Vega 64 / 56 GPUs are considerably faster than Nvidia's GTX 1080 Ti in Forza 7 DX12

The RX Vega 64 / 56 cards dominate the 99th percentile frametime tests for all resolutions in Forza 7, while the GTX 1080 Ti only manages to stay on top in the 4K FPS test.

Bogdan Solca, 02 Oct 2017 12:16

Gigabyte hopes to release at least 4 custom cards based on AMD's RX Vega 64 GPU. (Source: Tom's Hardware)

Gigabyte WILL release custom RX Vega 64 cards in late October, other AIBs to shortly follow suit.

Gigabyte hopes to release custom Vega 64 cards in the later half of October. This is somewhat of a relief to AMD fans in anticipation of custom graphics cards from AMD's Add-in-Board (AIB) partners, who claim to have issues with V...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 30 Sep 2017 16:09

The bottom part of the inner fan features RGB LEDs. (Source: Gigabyte)

Gigabyte upgrades the AORUS Gaming Box for laptops with GTX 1080 cards

The new GTX 1080 external graphics solution for laptops comes in a small-form factor and lightweight enclosure. It can support up to 5 monitors plus three USB peripherals and comes with Thunderbolt 3 plug-and-play connection. MSRP...

Bogdan Solca, 29 Sep 2017 14:55

MSI Vortex G25 will be one of the first mini PCs to ship with Intel Coffee Lake

MSI Vortex G25 will be one of the first mini PCs to ship with Intel Coffee Lake

GPU options range from the GTX 1060 up to the GTX 1070 with the hexa-core Core i7-8700 as standard.

Allen Ngo, 28 Sep 2017 06:17

Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN51050 Mini PC Review

Zotac ZBOX Magnus EN51050 Mini PC Review

Gaming black box. The mid-range EN51050 strikes a great performance balance between the i5-7500T CPU and GTX 1050 GPU. Still, at $700 USD, the asking price for a barebones kit is within striking distance of a full-fledged gaming notebook equipped with faster hardware.
Intel Core i5-7500T | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Mobile | 1.7 kg

Allen Ngo, 27 Sep 2017 20:11

A 2016 product slide showing the planned Zen+ microarchitecture. (Source: AMD)

Motherboard manufacturers claim the new 12nm Ryzen will arrive in February 2018

AMD motherboard partners have revealed that the planned launch for the new 12nm version of Ryzen is in February 2018, with 400-series motherboards to follow. AMD has seen large increases in revenue in 2017 and expects to account f...

Craig Ward, 27 Sep 2017 16:15

Zen 2 cores are set to arrive in 2019. (Source: Informatica Cero)

Rumor | Leaked slides reveal AMD's 2-year roadmap, 'Raven Ridge' delayed till 2018

Leaked slides reveal AMD's plans for client CPU and GPU offerings in 2018 and 2019. Towards the end of 2018, we will likely see more information regarding Zen 2 and Vega 20. The slides also reveal an increased performance of Ryzen...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 26 Sep 2017 20:36

Liquid nitrogen cooler being kept topped up. (Source: Der8auer)

Overclocker pushes i9-7980XE to 6.1 GHz, with the CPU alone using over 1000 watts of power

Well-known overclocker, der8auer, has achieved a CPU-Z validation run at 6.1 GHz on the i9-7980XE using LN2, but settled for a stable overclock of 5.7 GHz.

Craig Ward, 26 Sep 2017 20:26

Lenovo ThinkCentre M910z All-in-One Desktop Review

80% Lenovo ThinkCentre M910z All-in-One Desktop Review

All work and no play. The ThinkCentre M910z is true to its heritage with an understated, functional design, easy maintenance, and capable performance—thanks to a Core i5 CPU and NVMe SSD. But how did it fare in our bevy of extensive tests and benchmarks?
Intel Core i5-7500 | Intel HD Graphics 630 | 23.80" | 10.3 kg

Steve Schardein, 25 Sep 2017 11:25

The Lenovo ThinkSmart Hub 500 is designed for the modern workspace. (Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo launches the ThinkSmart Hub 500

Lenovo has announced the availability of the ThinkSmart Hub 500, which is the company's first Smart Office product offering. The ThinkSmart Hub 500 is a Skype Room Systems device built for enhanced collaboration within modern meet...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 25 Sep 2017 06:00

The Jonsbo VF-1 is a graphics card without the graphics (Source: Jonsbo)

The Jonsbo VF-1 is a desktop graphics card without the graphics

If you have no use for that PCI Express x8/x16 slot next to your graphics card, then the VF-1 GPU cooler may be just the thing. The cooler adds three more active fans with RGB lighting options to appeal to desktop builders.

Allen Ngo, 24 Sep 2017 22:30

AMD Crossfire says so long, and thanks for all the fish

AMD has dropped the CrossFire brand, and will no longer use it to refer to their multi-GPU products. The functionality that it provided still remains, and AMD has made a statement explaining why they are no longer using the name a...

Craig Ward, 23 Sep 2017 23:59

Steering Wheels, Gear Sticks and Foot Pedals - A Racing Wheel Market Overview

Steering Wheels, Gear Sticks and Foot Pedals - A Racing Wheel Market Overview

An airbag? Not really. But instead, you can have sophisticated technology and high-torque force feedback servo motors. Steering wheels have also had their fair share of technological development and now they offer Hall sensors instead of potentiometers, belt drives instead of gear drives as well as CNC-milled aluminum and real leather - hand sewn, of course. It is time for us to take a look at these new developments.

Daniel Puschina, 22 Sep 2017 12:59

The GTX 1070 Ti should be the direct competitor for AMD's RX Vega 56 GPU. (Source: Nvidia)

Nvidia GTX 1070 Ti most likely to arrive in late October for US$430

The GTX 1070 Ti is very close to the original GTX 1080, spec-wise, and this makes it more appealing for crypto-miers. It's supposed to be released in late October for around US$430.

Bogdan Solca, 22 Sep 2017 12:05

AMD’s CTO Mark Papermaster announcing the 12 nm transition at the Global Foundries Technology Conference. (Source: Tom's Hardware)

Ryzen and Vega will get 12 nm versions in 2018

AMD’s CTO Mark Papermaster announced that the Vega GPUs and the Ryzen CPUs will get 12 nm version in early 2018. The 12 nm Vega chips should compete with Nvidia's GeForce GTX 2000 series that are expected to be released in early 2...

Bogdan Solca, 21 Sep 2017 14:50

Intel's Stacy Smith shows off a 10nm 'Cannon Lake' wafer. (Source: Intel)

Intel shows off a 10nm wafer and a bevy of other developments on the occasion of Technology and Manufacturing Day

At its Technology and Manufacturing Day held in Beijing, Intel showcased a number of new developments ranging from the 10nm process for its upcoming 'Cannon Lake' chips to the first commercially available 64-layer 3D NAND for data...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 20 Sep 2017 18:28

The AOC AG322QCX is an 1800R curved panel. (Source: AOC)

AOC unveils the AGON QHD curved gaming monitor with support for AMD FreeSync

AOC has announced the launch of the AG322QCX — a curved 32-inch QHD gaming monitor with support for AMD FreeSync. The AG322QCX targets the enthusiast gamer segment and features technologies that reduce eye fatigue.

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 20 Sep 2017 17:47

The Intel NUC roadmap for 2018-19 offers an assortment of 'Gemini Lake' and 'Coffee Lake' configurations. (Source: CNXSoft)

Roadmap reveals new Intel NUCs with Gemini Lake and Coffee Lake offerings

The roadmap for Intel NUCs in the coming years seems to be a rather interesting one with a host of NUCs in different configuration options starting from the 10W 'Gemini Lake' Celerons all the way till the 100W Kaby Lake-H Core i7-...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 20 Sep 2017 16:36

The Core i9 7980XE CPU will be released on September 25 with an MSRP of US$1999. (Source: Intel)

Intel Core i9 7980XE CPU annihilates AMD's Threadripper in latest leaked benchmarks

The i9 7980XE CPU manages to keep a 30% lead against AMD’s Threadripper 1950X throughout synthetic and gaming benchmarks. The Intel CPU has 2 more cores that yield 4 more threads, so it's not really that surprising it performs bet...

Bogdan Solca, 20 Sep 2017 15:44

The Pimax 8K VR headset comes with dual 4K displays and a wide 200-degree field of view. (Source: Pimax)

Pimax 8K VR headsets coming in February 2018 for as low as US$449

The Kickstarter campaign initiated by Pimax raised the US$200,000 funding goal in less then 2 hours, so the company is now expected to ship the first models in February 2018. The 8K headset comes with dual 4K displays and can be p...

Bogdan Solca, 20 Sep 2017 12:30

The "photonic chip" uses sound waves to slow down photons and transform them into data streams. (Source: Nature)

Scientists envision the optical computer - light and sound waves transformed into data

A group of researchers from the University of Sydney in Australia have developed a "photonic microchip" that converts light pulses into data, via sound waves. The chip does not produce any heat, it is immune to electromagnetic int...

Bogdan Solca, 19 Sep 2017 15:36

The price per GB offered by Western Digital is still the best on the market. (Source: Western Digital)

Western Digital releases the 12 TB WD Gold HDD

The 12 TB WD Gold drive offers increased security and durability for enterprise customers. It comes with eight 1.5 TB platters, 256 MB cache, 255 MB/s data transfer rates, and has an MSRP of US$521.99.

Bogdan Solca, 19 Sep 2017 11:53

CCleaner's binary was modified by hackers to insert a backdoor. (Source: Piriform)

CCleaner hijacked by hackers to open a backdoor for remote code execution

Piriform, makers of the popular PC cleaning software CCleaner, said that a few versions of the program's 32-bit binary were hijacked by hackers who could insert a two-stage backdoor capable of remote code execution. Investigation ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 19 Sep 2017 10:20

The saga of Threadripper and the "dummy dies." (Source: AMD)

The 16 extra cores found on Threadripper are "basically rocks"

A couple of days ago, de8auer posted a video showing the four dies in the Threadripper 1950X sanded down to reveal the silicon printing. This proved that the two "dummy dies" did contain proper Zen cores. Over the weekend a senior...

Craig Ward, 18 Sep 2017 23:58

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