ComputerBase, a German news outlet, reported that PNY has significantly reduced the endurante rating for the brand’s XLR8 CS3030 M.2 NVMe SSD. The recent change suggests that PNY might have secretly switch out some of the drive’s core components for lesser quality parts. The XLR8 CS3030 is a M.2 2280 SSD that runs on the…
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We have our first glimpse at the performance of Nvidia’s recently announced GeForce RTX 3070 TI, thanks to two leaked benchmark runs from Ashes of the Singularity and Geekbench 5. They were brought to our attention by @leakbench on Twitter. However, the benchmark results are about as vague as it gets, giving us a little…
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NZXT has joined the Intel Rocket Lake motherboard party with the N7 Z590, bringing PCIe 4.0 capability (with a Rocket Lake CPU), capable power delivery, Intel Wi-Fi 6E, and a unique design aesthetic that easily matches most themes. With an MSRP of $279.99, the N7 positions itself as a strong competitor in the mid-range Z590…
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Today’s Newegg shuffle is actually worth paying attention to, since it’s all RTX 3080 Ti cards, three of which match the Founders Edition’s $1,199 MSRP. In a sea of sold out signs and gray “add to cart” buttons, even the minimal chance of winning a Newegg Shuffle actually starts to look enticing. All of today’s…
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NortonLifeLock announced yesterday that it’s adding Ethereum mining to its Norton 360 antivirus software with an upcoming feature, Norton Crypto, that “select Norton 360 customers in Norton’s early adopter program” are invited to test. Let’s make this clear from the start: Enthusiasts will probably be better off learning how to mine Ethereum themselves instead of…
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Makers have been eager to integrate the Raspberry Pi RP2040 chip into boards of their own since the Pico was first revealed. The recent release of the RP2040 for general sale is going to fuel further maker projects, and we cannot wait to see what is on the horizon. One of the first examples from…
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Seeed today announced the first member of its reServer System today. The reServer x86 series is designed for edge computing and IoT applications. The systems come powered by an 11th-Gen Intel processor, and higher-spec models feature Intel Iris Xe graphics. Image 1 of 4 (Image credit: Seeed) Image 2 of 4 (Image credit: Seeed) Image…
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Samsung has introduced its first Zones Namespaces (ZNS) solid-state drives that combine high performance, long endurance, relatively low price enabled by the company’s QLC V-NAND, and improved quality of service (QoS) for datacenters. To use Samsung’s new PM1731a ZNS SSDs, datacenters will have to deploy new storage systems and software. ZNS SSDs work differently than conventional block-based drives…
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This Raspberry Pi project is ready to launch! PiWings is a Raspberry Pi Pico-powered quadcopter project developed by maker Ravi Butani. It involves a custom PCB, Raspberry Pi Pico and an original Android-based app for controls. We checked with Butani and confirmed exactly what his new Pico Drone PCB will support. It can support a…
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AMD’s FidelityFX SuperResolution technology works not only on the company’s Radeon graphics processors, but also on Nvidia’s GeForce GPUs so developers can support it across all the best graphics cards. For Nvidia’s, which has its own deep learning super sampling (DLSS) technology, ensuring compatibility with AMD’s FSR is not a priority, but Intel, which is quarters away…
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