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Some alleged Rocket Lake-S processors. (Source: Chiphell)

Rocket Lake-S: a new leak purports to confirm a 125W TDP i5 variant

Rocket Lake-S is a supposedly upcoming line of 11th-gen Intel CPUs with TDPs of up to 125W. A Chiphell user claims to have gotten hold of pre-release samples that indicate this top-end treatment extends to their Core i5 variants. ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 13 Mar 2021 17:56

The Xe-HPG (DG2) GPUs will be Intel's first competitive discrete GPUs in decades. (Image Source: Intel)

Raja Koduri teases Intel Xe-HPG (DG2) graphics engineering board with ray tracing capabilities

The engineering card appears to be equipped with CPU-grade heatsink + cooler and it is connected to an Alder Lake motherboard through a PCIe riser. Koduri does not really mention that this is the DG2 card, but the test system is r...

Bogdan Solca, 13 Mar 2021 14:16

Estimates for the Apple M1X see it speeding past its AMD and Intel rivals. (Image source: AMD/Apple/Intel - edited)

Astounding M1X multi-core performance estimates have the Apple Silicon playing in the same ballpark as the Intel Core i9-10900K and Ryzen 7 5800X

Estimated multi-core performance results for the expected M1X processor have the upcoming Apple Silicon taking on power-hungry desktop rivals such as the Intel Core i9-10900K and AMD Ryzen 7 5800X. Speculated Geekbench 5 and Cineb...

Daniel R Deakin, 13 Mar 2021 10:47

The Radeon RX 6700 XT recorded 89 FPS in Crazy 1440p on the AotS benchmark. (Image source: AMD/AotS - edited)

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT takes apart the RX 5700 XT by up to +35% on gaming benchmark and even posts 4K score that's higher than the Navi 10-based card's 1080p score

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card has been baring some serious fangs on the Ashes of the Singularity benchmark. In a case of Navi 22 XT vs. Navi 10 XT, the upcoming board scored up to +35% higher than the RX 5700 XT. The RX ...

Daniel R Deakin, 13 Mar 2021 08:34

Deal | Get US$500 off a Lenovo Legion 7i gaming laptop with 10th-gen Intel silicon

The last weekend of Lenovo's Annual Sale in the US has arrived. It still has some decent deals, however, which include dropping the price of the Intel Core i7-10750H-powered Legion 7i to US$1,199. Alternatively, the Legion Tower 7...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 13 Mar 2021 00:13

Crysis Remastered finally acquires DLSS support for RTX 20- and 30-series graphics cards

Crytek has announced that DLSS can be switched on in Crysis Remastered with the game's latest update. Therefore, its performance while running on NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards with RTX may be boosted considerably. Then again, the ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 12 Mar 2021 23:27

AMD GPUs may be better than NVIDIA ones if you have a low-end CPU. (Image source: Forbes)

NVIDIA GeForce GPUs appear to be performing up to 30% worse than AMD Radeon GPUs when bottlenecked by older CPUs

High-end NVIDIA Turing and Ampere GPUs are not friends with older CPUs, according to new findings. Apparently, the likes of the RTX 3070 and RTX 3090 struggle so much when bottlenecked by a CPU that they performance worse than AMD...

Alex Alderson, 12 Mar 2021 13:39

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT's gaming prowess has been tested

AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT gaming benchmarks surface online

The AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card has pitted against its main competitors, the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3070. The AMD mid-ranger manages to best the RTX 3070 in only a handful of titles while managing to consistent...

Anil Satyanarayana, 12 Mar 2021 01:49

Rocket Lake-S Core i9-11900K can be up to 14% faster than the Core i9-10900K in gaming. (Image Source: Wccftech)

Questionable leak indicates Rocket Lake-S Core i9-11900K to be 8% to 14% faster than Core i9-10900K in gaming; Core i9 and Core i7 to come in five variants each

Specifications of the Intel 11th gen Core i7 and Core i9 Rocket Lake-S processors have leaked indicating a total of five SKUs each. The variants under each processor include K, KF, F, non-K, and T. A gaming comparison between the ...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 12 Mar 2021 01:29

Raptor Lake will apparently be a refresh for the Alder Lake models. (Image Source: Gadget Tendency)

Leaked roadmap reveals details on Intel's Raptor Lake processors succeeding the Alder Lake family in 2022

The roadmap presented by VideoCardz looks to be a bit outdated since it shows Rocket Lake launching in 2020, but Intel sure seems determined to release a new CPU generation each year. In 2022, we should be getting the Raptor Lake ...

Bogdan Solca, 12 Mar 2021 00:43

The new RAM controllers integrated with the Rocket Lake CPUs look to be more limited compared to those found in the Ryzen 5000 CPUs from AMD(Image Source: HardweareLuxx)

Intel appears to artificially segment its new Rocket Lake desktop CPU lineup by limiting the memory controllers on non-i9K(F) SKUs

A reddit post explains why the Anandtech i7-11700K review may have presented poor results in most gaming and synthetic benchmarks. This could be due to Intel misleadingly advertising inferior stock settings for the RAM controllers...

Bogdan Solca, 11 Mar 2021 21:41

Wild Hunt is now playable via GeForce NOW. (Source: NVIDIA)

GeForce NOW adds streaming support for the GOG versions of four Witcher-series titles

Today (March 11, 2021) is a Thursday, which means it's time for new games in. the GeForce NOW library. This week, the streaming service has added 4 The Witcher-series games, which are, moreover, those of the GOG variety. Pascal's ...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 11 Mar 2021 21:09

The Xbox Game Pass just got a whole load of Bethesda games

Microsoft brings 20 new Bethesda games to Xbox Game Pass

Xbox Game Pass subscribers will be pleased to know that they will soon be able to play Bethesda classics such as Fallout 4, Skyrim, and Doom on the platform starting on March 12. A total of 20 games have been added to the platform...

Anil Satyanarayana, 11 Mar 2021 20:54

More references to AMD Nashira GPUs have appeared online. (Image source: AMD)

AMD Nashira Summit, Nashira Point and Nashira Creek codenames leak with references to consumer gaming, Radeon Pro and a possible mobile variant mentioned

Another reference to an AMD Nashira Summit GPU has appeared online. This time, Nashira Summit has been joined by five Nashira Point codenames and one for Nashira Creek. At least two of the codenames imply Radeon Pro models, while ...

Alex Alderson, 11 Mar 2021 18:44

The RX 6700 XT has shown up in a few early benchmarks. (Image source: AMD)

Initial AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT benchmarks appear online as ASUS registers the RX 6700 with 12 GB of VRAM at the EEC

Benchmark data for the Radeon RX 6700 XT has been published online ahead of the card's launch next week. It seems that AMD still plans to release the RX 6700 though and with 12 GB of VRAM instead of 6 GB.

Alex Alderson, 11 Mar 2021 14:59

A good chunk of the Ubisoft game library could come to Xbox Game Pass soon

Xbox Game Pass to get several Ubisoft games by the end of the year, according to an industry insider

Xbox insider Shpeshal Ed says that several Bethesda games will be available on Xbox Game Pass. We're probably looking at UPlay+ integration with Microsoft's subscription services, which is expected to cost US$5 extra. This is expe...

Anil Satyanarayana, 10 Mar 2021 22:33

War Thunder 2.5 "Ixwa Strike" now live 10 March 2021

War Thunder 2.5 "Ixwa Strike" comes with South African ground vehicles and more

The latest update to War Thunder, labeled 2.5 "Ixwa Strike" and unleashed earlier today, brings more than 20 new ground vehicles (including a South African separate branch in the British tech tree), first sweep-wing aircraft (Su-1...

Codrut Nistor, 10 Mar 2021 14:30

Miners have successfully bested the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060's hash rate limiter

Updated | Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 hash rate limiter allegedly hacked by Chinese crypto miners

Ambitious miners have successfully managed to best the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060's hash rate limiter less than a month after it was launched. The graphics card can now mine crypto at 45MH/s. With the restriction in place, its mining...

Anil Satyanarayana, 10 Mar 2021 14:04

The Expand X comes with a special hinge that flips out to support phones, tablets or handheld consoles. (Image Source: Beelink)

Turn your mobile devices into desktop PCs with the Beelink Expand X dock

When the screen on your smartphone proves too small for productivity tasks, you can just use the new Beelink Expand X dock to hook your mobile device to a PC monitor and a keyboard / mouse setup. You can also watch movies from the...

Bogdan Solca, 10 Mar 2021 12:49

The BenQ MOBIUZ EX3451R retails for US$999. (Image source: BenQ)

BenQ MOBIUZ EX3415R: A 34-inch curved gaming monitor that runs natively at 1440p and 144 Hz with 1 ms response times

The BenQ MOBIUZ EX3415R is, as its name suggests, a 34-inch curved gaming monitor. The 21:9 monitor runs natively at 1440p with a 144 Hz peak refresh rate and 1 ms response times. The display has a 1900R curvature, is VESA Display...

Alex Alderson, 09 Mar 2021 18:52

It turns out that the GeForce RTX 3070 could have 16 GB of VRAM, not 8 GB. (Image source: NVIDIA)

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 mod confirms that there was a 16 GB VRAM configuration in development

It is possible to modify the GeForce RTX 3070 to support 16 GB of VRAM, a YouTuber has discovered. Enabling support on the GA104 card requires setting 'strap' resistors to the correct values too, which all but confirms that NVIDIA...

Alex Alderson, 09 Mar 2021 18:43

STALKER 2 could potentially feature mod support on the Xbox Series X/S (Image source: GSC Game World)

Further details about STALKER 2 unveiled in Russian podcast: advanced A-Life AI, Xbox Mod support, and more

GSC Game World's Zakhar Bocharov sat down to answer questions about STALKER 2 on a Russian language podcast. Bocharov highlighted some new information about the game, including the possibility of mod support on Xbox.

Arjun Krishna Lal, 09 Mar 2021 08:58

Resident Evil Village comes in at just over 35 GB, according to its Microsoft Store listing (Image source: Capcom)

35GB for a ninth-gen game: Microsoft Store reveals Resident Evil Village's surprisingly small file size

A recent update to Resident Evil Village's listing on the Microsoft Store indicates that Capcom's upcoming game will have a surprisingly small file size, especially considering that it's a 9th-generation console exclusive. The gam...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 09 Mar 2021 08:40

The Realistic Combat Mod rebalances combat to prevent enemies from feeling like "bullet sponges" (Image source: CD Projekt RED)

Realistic Combat Overhaul Mod for Cyberpunk 2077 improves bullet-sponge combat

While Cyberpunk 2077's official 1.2 patch has been delayed somewhat, enterprising modders are improving aspects of the game by themselves. The Realistic Combat Overhaul by cortlong50 promises to revamp combat by making both the pl...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 08 Mar 2021 14:28

We now have a rough idea about what DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part 2 could have in store for us

Here's our first look at what DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part 2 could have in store for us

A now-deleted Bethesda Store listing for DOOM Eternal: The Ancient Gods Part 2 has given us a rough idea about the game's setting, weapons and aesthetics. It will feature a new weapon called the Sentinel Hammer, and at least five ...

Anil Satyanarayana, 08 Mar 2021 02:44

Apple Silicon could be coming to the 2022 Mac Pro. (Image source: Apple - edited)

Mac Pro desktop with up to 64-core Apple Silicon expected to destroy bank accounts in 2022

New Mac Pro models are rumored to be coming for 2022 that will seemingly remove the need for Intel Xeon W processors. The pricey desktops will apparently be fitted with chips that offer a mixture of performance cores and efficienc...

Daniel R Deakin, 07 Mar 2021 22:15

The Apple M1 processor has made an impressive showing on PassMark. (Image source: Apple/PassMark - edited)

Apple M1 silicon upsets the establishment by skipping past the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and coming close to Intel Core i7-11700K single-thread performance on PassMark

The Apple M1 SoC, also frequently known as Apple Silicon, has made a ground-breaking entry into PassMark’s CPU Mark chart for single-thread performance. The Apple M1’s rating placed it above the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X and nipping at th...

Daniel R Deakin, 06 Mar 2021 23:41

The iMac Pro is now in limited supply. (Source: Apple)

Apple discontinues the Intel-powered iMac Pro, reviving rumors of an upcoming new version with a different platform

Apple has abruptly updated its current iMac Pro sales page to reflect the fact that apparently only its base model is in stock. This has led to speculation that a new version of this PC, perhaps even with an in-house chipset inste...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 06 Mar 2021 18:13

Cybersecurity experts from all over the world tried to hack Morpheus for 2 months to no avail. (Image Source: umich.edu)

World's best 500+ cybersecurity experts fail to hack the Morpheus processor

In mid-2020, DARPA created a bug bounty program dubbed Finding Exploits to Thwart Tampering (FETT), to which it invited more than 500 cybersecurity experts tasked to breach certain experimental computer processors. Morpheus, the "...

Bogdan Solca, 06 Mar 2021 12:39

Intel Core i7-11700K was shown to trail AMD Ryzen 7 5800X in an early review. (Image Source: PCGamesHardware Forums)

Intel Core i7-11700K early review: Performance regression together with high temps and power draws puts Rocket Lake at a disadvantage over the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X

Anandtech has managed to procure a Core i7-11700K retail unit via Mindfactory and found that Intel's Rocket Lake-S CPU suffers from high power draws and high temperatures indicating the pitfalls of backporting a 10 nm architecture...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 06 Mar 2021 09:19

The UltraFine OLED Pro 32EP950 is one of four small OLED monitors that LG will release this year. (Image source: LG)

LG's first 32-inch and 4K OLED monitor gets a release date and an eye-watering price tag

The LG UltraFine OLED Pro (32EP950) is one of the most exciting monitors of 2021, as it is the first to bring OLED technology and a 4K resolution to the 32-inch form factor. The UltraFine OLED Pro 32EP950 promises excellent colour...

Alex Alderson, 05 Mar 2021 20:21

Diablo 2: Resurrected will let players import old save files from the original game

Diablo 2 save files will work with Diablo 2: Resurrected, according to one of the game's developers

Hardcore Diablo 2 enthusiasts will be pleased to know that they can carry forward their progress to Diablo 2: Resurrected. Vicarious Vision's Matthew Cederquis confirmed that older Diablo 2 save files would work with the newer ver...

Anil Satyanarayana, 05 Mar 2021 18:32

Ideal for crypto mining? (Image Source: JD.com)

Hasee starts preselling 16.1-inch laptops powered by desktop-grade Intel Rocket Lake CPUs and RTX 3000 GPUs in China

Hasee is a Chinese laptop maker that is probably most known for its dealings with the crypto miners who recently snagged hundreds of devices during the Bitcoin price boom. It looks like Hasee already managed to secure quite a few ...

Bogdan Solca, 05 Mar 2021 15:00

The Intel Core i7-11700K has blown away the competition on UserBenchmark. (Image source: Intel/UserBenchmark - edited)

Record-breaking Intel Core i7-11700K blows away the AMD Ryzen 9 5900X and Ryzen 9 5950X in single-core and multi-core testing - but this is on UserBenchmark

The Intel Core i7-11700K has made an incredible impact at a highly contentious synthetic benchmark site. The Rocket Lake-S part has outscored the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X in multi-core tests and has achieved a record average benchmark pe...

Daniel R Deakin, 04 Mar 2021 21:22

The RTX 3080 Ti could well be NVIDIA's second graphics card with anti-mining features enabled. (Image source: NVIDIA)

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is tipped to be the second Ampere graphics card with an ETH mining limiter

According to new reports, NVIDIA remains committed to releasing the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, albeit with an ETH mining limiter built-in. The card is expected to have 10,240 CUDA cores, and 12 GB of GDDR6X VRAM clocked at 19 Gbps.

Alex Alderson, 04 Mar 2021 19:26

The Rocket Lake CPUs come with a memory overclocking feature similar to AMD's Infinity Fabric. (Image Source: Chiphell)

Intel's Rocket Lake CPUs feature memory overclocking inspired by AMD's Infinity Fabric

The upcoming Rocket Lake CPUs like the Core i7-11700K appear to come with a RAM overclocking feature similar to AMD's Infinity Fabric on the Ryzen 3000 and Ryzen 5000. Initial tests performed on a Z490 mobo show that the 1:1 ratio...

Bogdan Solca, 04 Mar 2021 15:43

Miani gutted an old iMac and replaced its internals with an M1 Mac Mini. (Image source: Luke Miani)

DIY project brings the Apple M1 SoC to an old Apple iMac

Apple may is yet to unveil its first ARM-based iMac, but a YouTuber has. The project is rough around the edges, but it shows what Apple could create if it merged the existing iMac with an M1-based Mac mini.

Alex Alderson, 04 Mar 2021 14:10

Sharkoon ELITE SHARK CA300H ATX case black and white variants (Source: Sharkoon)

Sharkoon unveils the ELITE SHARK CA300H ATX case

The latest case by Sharkoon is the ELITE SHARK CA300H and comes with tempered glass side panels, a polished aluminum front panel, four preinstalled RGB LED fans, an addressable RGB controller, and plenty of space. The manufacturer...

Codrut Nistor, 04 Mar 2021 13:54

Ray-traced reflections could make Lady Dimitrescu even more terrifying (Image source: Capcom)

AMD flaunts Resident Evil Village ray-tracing trailer with FidelityFX support

A new ray-tracing focused trailer snippet highlights Resident Evil Village's ray-tracing chops, set to arrive on console and AMD graphics cards.

Arjun Krishna Lal, 04 Mar 2021 12:48

SAM can improve framerates by as much as 10 percent in certain titles (Image source: AMD)

AMD's Smart Access Memory comes to Ryzen 3000 CPUs like the Ryzen 5 3600 as NVIDIA starts its own Resize BAR rollout: could help push the RX 6700 XT past the GeForce RTX 3070

Alongside the launch of its midrange RX 6700 XT, and shortly after the arrival of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, which brought resizable BAR support to a range of chipsets and CPUs, AMD announced that Smart Access Memory would be ma...

Arjun Krishna Lal, 04 Mar 2021 12:28

The Radeon RX 6700 XT has a suggested estimate price (SEP) of US$479. (Image source: AMD)

AMD announces the Radeon RX 6700 XT for 20% more than the RX 5700 XT but with 40 CUs, 192-bit VRAM and a lower memory bandwidth

AMD's Radeon RX 6700 XT is official, and will be the cheapest way to experience the RDNA 2 architecture on a PC, at least for the time being. AMD insists that the Radeon RX 6700 XT is a foil for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and ...

Alex Alderson, 03 Mar 2021 23:13

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 has enjoyed popular adoption with Steam users. (Image source: Steam/Nvidia - edited)

Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650, RTX 2060, and RTX 3080 enjoy greatest percentage changes for their respective generations in Steam survey chart for February

Nvidia has unsurprisingly completely dominated the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for February in terms of PC video card usage. Once again, 18 out of the top 20 places are taken up by Nvidia GPUs, with the GeForce GTX 1650, RTX ...

Daniel R Deakin, 03 Mar 2021 20:38

AMD has taken more processor usage share away from Intel. (Image source: AMD/Intel/Warner Bros. - edited)

AMD processor usage share maintains an upward trajectory in Steam's February survey but Intel could soon fight back with Rocket Lake

Steam has published its Hardware & Software Survey for February and AMD has managed to gain further processor usage share from Intel. However, while things look rosy for AMD at the moment, the supply situation could give the upcom...

Daniel R Deakin, 03 Mar 2021 19:30

Waco courthouse (Image Source: Waco Tribune-Herald)

Texas court orders Intel to pay $2.18 billion for two patent infringements

The two patents are owned by VLSI and relate to ways to manage CPU clock speeds and minimum voltages for memory. VLSI has an additional six patent violation claims against Intel, which could amount to $11 billion in damages. Intel...

Bogdan Solca, 03 Mar 2021 14:57

The end for Intel-compatible x86 apps on M1 Macs? macOS 11.3 could drop Rosetta in certain countries

Although Apple still has to confirm this, it looks like macOS 11.3 will come with a nasty surprise for some users. Depending on the region, this update might remove Rosetta, so the users of M1-powered machines in those countries w...

Codrut Nistor, 03 Mar 2021 12:43

The ASUS Radeon RX 6700 XT TUF Gaming looks like other TUF Gaming models, in our opinion. (Image source: ASUS)

Leaked Radeon RX 6700 XT custom cards show what to expect from AMD's upcoming mid-range RDNA 2-based series

AMD is on the cusp of unveiling the Radeon RX 6700 XT, its answer to NVIDIA's RTX 3060 or RTX 3060 Ti. Ahead of tomorrow's launch, Videocardz has revealed two ASUS custom cards, underlining that AMD plans to bring two versions of ...

Alex Alderson, 02 Mar 2021 22:08

The Redmi Display 27 offers support for refresh rates up to 75 Hz. (Image source: JD.com)

New Redmi monitor offers slender 27-inch IPS Full HD display and 75 Hz refresh rate for pre-sale price of 899 yuan (US$139)

Xiaomi has launched a new Redmi monitor to join the already existing Redmi Display 1A. The latest addition has a larger screen size at 27 inches and offers a 1920x1080 resolution, fast gray-to gray response time, and up to a 75 Hz...

Daniel R Deakin, 02 Mar 2021 20:52

The first ever DevCon will take place in 2021. (Source: Razer)

Razer announces its first DevCon, scheduled for live-streaming in May 2021

Razer DevCon is a new event set to debut in 2021 via Twitch. It is slated to present discussions on the up-to-date innovation and technology that might most benefit the future of gaming across multiple platforms. Therefore, it mig...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 02 Mar 2021 18:26

Inner Mongolia on a map. (Source: Wikipedia)

Crypto mining's upcoming ban in Inner Mongolia may help explain Bitcoin's recent resurgence

Inner Mongolia is an autonomous region of China with an economy best known for cheap power. It has thus reportedly become a magnet for cryptocurrency miners. Apparently, the region does not appreciate this attention, having just o...

Deirdre O'Donnell, 02 Mar 2021 15:26

Lenovo's ThinkEdge SE30 mini PC is ideal for kiosks and ATMs for smart retail or medical device monitoring in healthcare. (Image Source: Lenovo)

Lenovo announces ThinkEdge fanless and rugged mini PCs with Intel Tiger Lake CPUs

The new ThinkEdge mini PCs from Lenovo come with fanless cases that can still accommodate powerful Tiger Lake CPUs with vPro technology and Thunderbolt 4 connectivity. Designed for embedded applications like ATMs for smart retail ...

Bogdan Solca, 02 Mar 2021 15:11