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AMD Announces Ryzen Threadripper 3960X and 3970X Processors

Posted by Sebastian Peak | Nov 7, 2019 | Processors | 3

NVIDIA Releases GTX 1660 SUPER, GTX 1650 SUPER Launches November 22

Posted by Sebastian Peak | Oct 29, 2019 | Graphics Cards | 0

Intel Announces Pricing and Availability of the 5.0 GHz Core i9-9900KS Processor

Posted by Sebastian Peak | Oct 28, 2019 | Processors | 1

AMD Announces Radeon RX 5500 and 5500M: Mainstream Navi

Posted by Sebastian Peak | Oct 7, 2019 | Graphics Cards | 4

Crucial X8, A Different Take On Portable NVMe

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 12, 2019 | Storage | 0

Earlier this month we had a chance to see the ASUS U32 20G SuperSpeed USB Portable NVMe case, which makes impressive use of the new USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 standard. As…

RX 5500XT – Begun Again, The Price Wars Have

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 12, 2019 | Graphics Cards | 1

As you have obviously poured over Sebastian's review already and hopefully lambasted him for neglecting to count the total number of screws holding the card together, you are familiar with...

How Can The PC Only Launch Of Mechwarrior 5 Suffer From Consolitis?

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 11, 2019 | General Tech | 4

To be fair, your joystick will work with Mechwarrior 5, you just need to spend quite a bit of time setting it up and may well find yourself editing INI files to…

Pirates Secure Plundervolt On The Waters Of Skylake

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 11, 2019 | General Tech | 0

If you've never heard of Intel Software Guard Extensions then there is good chance you can happily ignore Pludervolt, but for those with servers that make use of it you will want…

NVIDIA Releases GeForce and Studio 441.66 Graphics Drivers

by Scott Michaud | Dec 10, 2019 | Graphics Cards | 0

NVIDIA released two graphics drivers today: one for gamers, and one for content creators. The NVIDIA GeForce 441.66 graphics drivers are listed as Game Ready for Tuesday’s release of Mechwarrior 5 as well…

AMD Gives Navi A New Rose

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 10, 2019 | Graphics Cards | 0

The name has changed over the years but AMD is continuing their habit of releasing a major update and facelift to their GPU drivers at the turn of the year. This year…

Something Old, Something New; Both In Intel’s Shade of Blue

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 10, 2019 | General Tech | 0

It is true, Intel has revived the two core, two thread, 3.2GHz Pentium G3420 processor built on a venerable 22nm process. While no specific reason was given, The Inquirer likely has it…

Never Fear For Antec The Dark Avenger Is Here

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 9, 2019 | Cases and Cooling | 0

Why Antec would choose the name DA601 Dark Avenger for a case festooned with RGBs is a different mystery to be resolved, but be assured that this case has the ARGBs to…

Need New Headphones To Listen To The Best Songs Of The Decade?

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 9, 2019 | General Tech | 0

If you are shopping for headphones this year you have probably noticed you have an overwhelming amount of choice as almost every tech company you can name has released multiple models in…

It’s Not A VPN-busting Bug, It’s A Social Media Enhancer For UNIX Users

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 9, 2019 | General Tech | 0

Kidding aside, this vulnerability applies to most UNIX based OSes, with most Linux distros, Android, iOS, macOS, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD all affected. The attacker needs to be able to intercept your data,…

Three Kind Mice; See How They Round Up*

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 6, 2019 | General Tech | 0

As is common with mice, you might start out with three but in no time at all you have a whole gang of them, as TechSpot discovered when rounding up their favourite…

Snapdragon XR2 May Power The Next Generation Of VR Goggles

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 6, 2019 | General Tech | 0

Qualcomm continues to announce interesting new products at their Hawaiian retreat, with the XR2 being the newest in an impressive list of updated kit. This specific piece of silicon is aimed at…

Will Rome Burn Through Your HVAC Budget?

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 5, 2019 | Processors | 0

In their latest deep dive into the EPYC family of processors Phoronix took a look at how much it takes to cool the first Naples based EPYC 7351P, 7401P, 7551, and 7601…

How Super Is USB 3.2 Gen 2×2?

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 5, 2019 | Storage | 1

We have been making a bit of fun over the naming of USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 as well as the fact that while all USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 products use the Type-C…

Qualcomm Continues To Compete In The Anti-Trust Olympics

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 5, 2019 | General Tech | 0

If the claims Intel made about Qualcomm driving them out of the cellular modem business earlier this week tempted you to see them as an innocent, injured party then the news…

Logic Supply Has A New Name And A New System – OnLogic’s Karbon 700

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 4, 2019 | Systems | 0

The name may have changed but the design quality has not, as OnLogic reveals their passively cooled Karbon 700 PC. Inside you can find a Intel Coffee Lake processor ranging from the…

AMD’s Ryzen-Powered Mini PC Initiative: Small Form-Factor Infusion

by Sebastian Peak | Dec 4, 2019 | Processors | 1

AMD has announced something of interest to anyone who has been hoping for more Ryzen mini PC options, as they reveal the "open ecosystem for OEMs to create and customize high performance…

Julian Gollop’s Phoenix Point Arrives

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Dec 4, 2019 | General Tech | 0

Epic Games have yet another exclusive game on their store front, Phoenix Point is out of beta and now available for purchase. There is a lot going on in this game which…