If you like graphics cards, and who doesn’t?, this trademark filing to the Eurasian Economic Union spotted by Twitter user @momomo_us may be of interest. It details over 100 cards from Asus, including some very interesting models. (Image credit: Asus) On the list there are plenty of mining cards / CMP, of course, including crypto-specific…
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Arm whipped the covers off its next-gen series of CPU and GPU cores based on the Armv9 architecture today, along with other system IP, all of which it packages under its Total Compute Solutions collection of technologies. These new Arm chips span from the flagship Cortex-X2 cores that will power next-gen laptops and mobile devices,…
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Today’s best Adata XPG Xenia Xe deals XPG, Adata’s gaming sub-brand, didn’t stun us when it released its first laptop almost a year ago. That machine’s power was last-gen even at the time, and we went through multiple units with broken chassis during our review process. Now, XPG is back with a “gaming lifestyle” laptop…
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High demand for PCs and, importantly, desktop PCs has already resulted in increased graphics card, PSU, HDD, and SSD pricing, but apparently, now DRAM is getting even more expensive, too. According to a new report from Taiwan, memory prices are set for double-digit growth in the coming months. Contract memory prices are projected to increase…
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The best gaming monitors can opt for IPS or OLED displays and fancy 4K resolutions or 360 Hz refresh rates, but sometimes, the best monitor deals just give you a little bit of everything. Right now, Newegg’s got a $104 off deal on the LG 32GK650F-B, which is a 32 inch display with a 2560…
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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announced at the J.P. Morgan Global TMC Week event today that the company has “taped-in” the compute tiles for its new 7nm Meteor Lake chips, meaning that the design elements and IP have been validated for integration into the broader SoC. The design will be ready for “tape-out” after further SoC…
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Intel’s transition to LGA1700 will not only mark Intel’s changeover to a new socket for mainstream PCs (something the company does rather often), but also to all-new dimensions of its CPU socket, something that has not happened for over 15 years. The new dimensions will entail new mounting mechanisms, which essentially means new coolers, or…
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Gigabyte’s latest Aorus SSD promises to eliminate thermal throttling and deliver extremely fast read speeds of up to 7GBps. The drive is called the Aorus 7000s Prem., and it comes with a gigantic black heatsink measuring up to 1.76 inches (44.7mm) in height, to ensure the drive stays cool under long-duration reads and writes. Image…
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Noted hardware detective @Apisak has dug up another benchmark in a public database, and this time Intel’s latest Core i5-11400H mobile Tiger Lake processor makes an appearance. However, it appears that the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, built on the Zen 3 architecture, is still faster than Intel’s latest and greatest. However, we do have to…
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Chipmakers might finally be cashing in on the global chip shortage. Times-Taipei News reported last week that since the second quarter of 2021, “more than 30 semiconductor companies have issued price adjustment letters, with product price increases ranging from 10% to 30%,” according to a translated version of the report. Times-Taipei News said UMC, SMIC,…
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