Samsung looking to impact the PC market with sleek third-gen Galaxy Book laptops
Unpacked event was used to launch both smartphones and laptops for the first time
Intel Alder Lake CPU prices could fall by up to 20%
After the company increased the processors' prices last quarter
Corsair PSUs with side-mounted power connectors are now available
Why has nobody done this before?
Alleged RTX 4090 Ti specs leak: powerful, hungry, and likely very expensive
But not quite Titanic
Ryzen 5 7600 vs. Ryzen 5 5600: CPU and GPU Scaling Benchmark
At which point does the jump up from the affordable Ryzen 5600 to the relatively expensive Ryzen 7600 makes sense? That's what we'll be testing in this CPU and GPU scaling benchmark.
Chinese nuclear-weapons institute uses Intel, Nvidia hardware despite US tech ban
The CAEP has been on a US blacklist since 1997
In brief: While the US has further tightened restrictions on chip-related exports to China recently, there are some entities in the country that have been on an export blacklist for decades. One of these is China's top nuclear-weapons research institute, but that hasn't stopped it from regularly buying Intel and Nvidia hardware.
Intel plans another big graphics driver improvement in February
Something to look forward to: Intel has had a hard time entering the dedicated PC graphics card arena. Its first GPU series struggled to reach the market when the company said it would, and initial impressions revealed severe flaws. However, Intel has done a lot to fix some of those deficiencies and remains determined to improve its dedicated graphics offerings.
Memory chip prices expected to remain in freefall through the first half of 2023
DRAM and NAND chip prices continue to slide
Sony increases supply of PlayStation 5 consoles, releases new commercial as PSVR 2 launch nears
Buying a PlayStation 5 should be a lot easier going forward
Rendition: Gone But Not Forgotten
Thirty years ago, PC gamers could choose GPUs from over 10 different makers. The fascinating story of Rendition is one of engineering brilliance and lost opportunities from the golden age of graphics. Plus, some easter egg content about TechSpot's history and how it all relates.
Are these the first photos of a quad-slot, 800W Nvidia Titan RTX Ada?
Check out the vertical port layout
Intel reports massive quarterly loss as PC demand continues to wane
Intel shares are taking a beating in early day trading
Seagate: 30TB second-generation HAMR hard disks are almost here
Mass production for larger-than-life HDDs is expected to start this year
See how an i9-13900K and RTX 4090 perform when it's -63F outside
6.8GHz at 40C with air cooling that sounds like a jet engine
Core i5-13500 Review: Intel's New $250 Mid-Range Weapon
The Core i5-13500 is Intel's new $250 offering, packing 14 cores, 20 threads and 35.5 MB cache. This is an interesting CPU that packs the larger L3 cache capacity of the Raptor Lake i5's for less.
Sapphire Rapids 56-core Xeon workstation CPU is 47% faster than its predecessor
In a nutshell: A benchmark of the upcoming 56-core Xeon W9-3495X workstation CPU was seen flexing its muscles in Geekbench. The chip achieved a multi-threaded score that is 47% higher than Intel's current Xeon Workstation flagship, the 32-core W-3375.
Japanese chip company plans 2nm prototype production by 2025
Rapidus and IBM want to catch up to TSMC
21 Programs to Analyze and Benchmark Your Hardware
You've just bought a new gaming PC or a laptop for the office. Maybe you just upgraded your PC. You might be into overclocking. But do you know exactly what you've got? How well is that PC actually working? We've compiled a list of 21 programs that are great for analyzing and benchmarking your devices.
GPU miners trickery: Watch out for painted memory on used graphics cards
Sellers are trying to pass off discolored mining GPUs as new or "like new"
PSA: Discolored memory chips are a common sign indicating heavily used graphics cards, possibly former mining cards. Recent evidence suggests some resellers are trying to deceive customers by painting over the memory. The paint comes off relatively easily for those inspecting the used GPUs.
Ketchup isn't a good thermal paste, but it's better than cheese or toothpaste
Stick with a traditional thermal paste from a reputable brand
The first 5MB hard drive weighed approximately...
5MB of storage provided the ability to keep 2.5 million pages of typed text
Upcoming Samsung Galaxy Book laptops will come with 120Hz OLED displays
The year of display tech continues to get more interesting
Radxa Rock 5A is a Raspberry Pi alternative with way more power
Configurable with 4GB to 16GB of RAM