CPUID (via HXL) today released CPU-Z 1.97 that now supports Intel’s impending 12th Generation Alder Lake processors, 600-series chipsets and DDR5 memory. The latest update to the popular software suggests that Alder Lake is en route to debut this Fall 2021 and fight for a spot on the list of best CPUs. The changelog for…
A new Ryzen Chipset Driver update was released yesterday, version 3.08.17.735, that patches “critical security flaws” in the Platform Security Processor driver. AMD has not revealed the exact details of the security flaws that were patched, but we presume they could be related to a couple of current AMD flaws. Right now, AMD has two…
GeForce RTX 30-series blower cards are making a comeback, as Galax has just unveiled — or rather re-released — two blower-style RTX 3090 and 3080 graphics cards. That gives people another chance to use these cards as cheap Quadro replacements. But there’s one big caveat: These cards won’t be sold in the United States. Back…
Image 1 of 2 (Image credit: Cerebras) Image 2 of 2 (Image credit: Cerebras) Cerebras Systems today announced that it has created what it bills as the first brain-scale AI solution – a single system that can support 120-trillion parameter AI models, beating out the 100 trillion synapses present in the human brain. In contrast,…
Esperanto Technologies, a San Francisco startup company founded by Dave Ditzel, took the stage at this year’s HotChips 33 presentation to show off its latest processors. Codenamed ET-SoC-1, the company delivers one of the first kilocore designs to the masses. Kilocore processor design assumes that there are one thousand processor cores present. And Esperanto’s approach…
Many of the best gaming keyboards come ready to go with per-key RGB, soldered mechanical switches and maybe even finer touches, like a solid metal top plate or braided cable. But in the broader world of mechanical keyboards, there are enthusiasts who want more premium builds and customization options. Of course, you could build a…
No, you didn’t misread the headline. A user from the Asus ROG forums (via Reddit) has evidently found a way to enable AMD’s Ryzen 5000 (Vermeer) processors on the ROG Crosshair VI — something that wasn’t supposed to happen. What is more shocking is that the firmware hails from the ASRock B450 Pro4 R2.0. AMD…
Whether you own one of the best 3D printers or one that’s just ok, using Octoprint on a Raspberry Pi is a great way to monitor its progress and prevent problems. But why just go with a plain, vanilla Raspberry Pi when you can use one that looks and acts like the BMO robot from…
Nvidia today via a blog post announced a veritable slew of upcoming games with support for the company’s proprietary DLSS technology and ray tracing, either at launch or via development updates. The green company’s monopoly on upscale technologies may be in the process of being challenged left and right, by AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution (AMD…
The PC market suffered from stagnation a few years ago, but we have witnessed amazing growth for the sector during the pandemic as resources were poured into the technology improvement, which made PC demand blossom. According to today’s report from International Data Corporation (IDC), PC demand will continue to grow throughout the year 2021. As…