Intel has been preparing the launch of its next-generation Xe series of GPUs, codenamed DG2 (discrete graphics 2). It builds off the foundation laid by the Intel DG1, hopefully with significantly improved performance so it can compete with the best graphics cards from AMD and Nvidia. The supposed lineup for the Xe-HPG configurations will range…
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Raspberry Pi OS now has SATA support built into the kernel. Before you rush to tear the hard drive from your PC and hook it up to your Pi, there’s a catch: you’ll need a Compute Module 4 instead of the standard 4B or 400 models. And for now you can’t boot from it. YouTuber…
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It’s taken a few months, but Sony has finally enabled the SSD upgrade in the PlayStation 5 and drive requirements have been confirmed. Here are the best options worth your hard-earned money. The option to add an M.2 SSD to your PS5 is only available for beta users at the moment, but given the reaction…
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Recently, we took a close look at the ASRock X570S Riptide, a budget-oriented SKU for AMD’s updated (and fanless) X570S chipset. Today, we’re taking a look at its lower-end sibling, the B550 Phantom Gaming Riptide. The new B550 PG Riptide SKU lands on store shelves (or web pages) at $159.99, placing it solidly on the…
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HP X34 (Image credit: HP) HP is ending the summer and kicking off the fall season with a pile of new gaming monitors each sporting 165 Hz refresh rates. This includes the flagship HP X34, which sports an ultrawide resolution of 3440 x 1440 and a tempting price tag of $460. Ultrawides typically command a…
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When the universe came to light, first there was the KFConsole – a finger lickin’ good gaming console built around PC hardware that featured its own chicken chamber. The world is still reeling from that particular design – and it seems that McDonald’s has also looked at gaming hardware as a way to increase its…
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Throughout the history of the mechanical keyboard, one thing has remained almost stable – the switch. Colors and materials come and go, but we’re essentially typing on 1970s technology, and it would be good to get something a bit more modern under our fingertips that isn’t endless Cherry clones. Enter the ‘Void’ switch from the…
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We have had quite a few PCIe 4.0 x4 SSDs pass through our lab since we saw the first demo in early 2019, but none from the likes of Crucial, until now that is. Crucial’s P5 Plus marks the company’s first Gen4 SSD release, and it follows the company’s value over top-end performance agenda well,…
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Nowadays we use so many physical client PCs and so many programs that keeping the same set of software on all devices is complicated. This is where Microsoft’s Cloud PC paradigm comes into play: the software giant is essentially lending a PC that is located somewhere in its datacenters and is available for any Internet-connected…
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Huawei has capitalized on its Moscow, Russia presence to invest in the installation of an Arm-based server farm in the city. After a series of blows resulting from the U.S.-China trade wars, Huawei has looked towards diversifying its investments both from a market standpoint and a geo-strategic one. Now, Huawei’s Intelligent Computing Systems Department has…
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