Western Digital's plans for HAMR hard disk drives will materialize in 2027
Is Western Digital finally ready to embrace heat-assisted magnetic recording?
Microsoft pauses work on Xbox handheld to focus on third-party Windows gaming devices
The project is not canceled, though
Intel wins crucial verdict in legal fight against patent troll VLSI
$3 billion in VLSI awards could be overturned following Intel ruling
DDR5 price surge slows as DRAM market heads for stabilization in Q3 2025
DDR4 sees renewed interest as DDR5 prices plateau
China's first 6nm GPU boots up, targets performance parity with RTX 4060
Lisuan's G100 enters validation as China pushes closer to GPU self-reliance
Asrock confirms Ryzen 9000 failures caused by its BIOS settings, offers to fix motherboards
Asrock recommends returning faulty CPUs to AMD or the retailer
AI chipmaker Nvidia hits $3.46T, overtakes Microsoft and Apple as the world's most valuable company
Nvidia reports record Q1 revenue of $44.1B, up 69% year over year
The Best 1440p Gaming Monitors: The Sweet Spot for Performance and Price
That dream 1440p display for fast-paced PC gaming has become the new normal. Prices have dropped, performance has surged, and for most, 1440p now hits the sweet spot between value and performance.
Panasonic abandons VGA port from "Let's Note" laptops, signaling end of era in Japan
The VGA connector is becoming a rare sight
Nvidia GTX 970 mod upgrades to 8GB VRAM, matches GTX 1060 in performance
Up to 40 percent higher frame rates than 4GB version
Beijing encourages top Chinese memory maker to abandon DDR4 manufacturing
China wants its leading players to focus on more modern tech like DDR5 and HBM
New 80 Plus Ruby PSU efficiency rating exceeds Titanium standard, coming to data centers
At least 90% efficiency at all load levels
Modder develops a new solution to bring the Commodore 64 into the HDMI era
Using hardware emulation to recreate pixel-perfect digital video and audio
Nvidia RTX 5090 prices drop below MSRP in Europe as stock improves
No such encouraging signs in the US, though
Gaming Keyboards That Punch Above Their Weight: Redragon Eclipse K720 Pro and K686 Pro SE Anime Review
When it comes to budget peripherals, many people have negative preconceptions. While the old idiom "you get what you pay for" often rings true, there are still some genuine bargains to be found.
SteamOS outperforms Windows on the Lenovo Legion Go S in both speed and battery life
Windows was holding back Lenovo's gaming handheld
What just happened? Lenovo showcased two versions of its Legion Go S gaming handheld last January at CES 2025. While the Windows model launched in February, the SteamOS version has only just started shipping (with nearly identical hardware specs). Benchmarks released by popular YouTuber Dave Lee suggest that the latter is noticeably faster and more battery-efficient than the Windows version.
Google research shows quantum computers could break RSA encryption sooner than expected
The quantum clock is ticking on online security
Another Nvidia RTX 5090 cable melts despite MSI's "foolproof" yellow-tipped GPU connector
Colored tips aren't looking so foolproof anymore
Russia is still swimming in new Intel and AMD chips thanks to sanction "workarounds"
Figures from the Federal Customs Service show that imports of Intel CPUs fell a staggering 95%
AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT vs. Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070
We're revisiting the Radeon RX 9070 XT vs GeForce RTX 5070, now with updated drivers, pricing shifts, and a massive 57-game benchmark at 1440p and 4K to see which GPU really offers better value.
Experimental Micron PCIe 6.0 SSD hits a massive 30.25 GB/s, but it's not ready for your rig yet
Double the speed of today's fastest consumer drives
SteamOS adds support for Lenovo Legion Go, Asus ROG Ally, and other AMD handheld PCs
Update adds power controls, VRR tweaks, and broader access
AMD defends 8GB VRAM on GPUs... by admitting they are primarily for esports
Company claims 8GB is sufficient for 1080p gaming
The PlayStation 5 is powered by a GPU roughly equal to which PC graphics card?
Is it closest to a Radeon, GeForce, or Intel graphics equivalent?
G.Skill unveils blazing 10,934 MT/s DDR5 and ultra-high-capacity 512GB R-DIMM at Computex 2025
Showcased running on flagship Intel and AMD hardware