AMD B450 At Computex: ASRock Invite Mentions B450 Chipset on Display
ASRock on Thursday announced plans to demonstrate its new AM4 motherboards based on AMD’s yet-unannounced B450 chipset next week at Computex. The new chipset is expected to bring a...
7 by Anton Shilov on 6/1/2018A Thought on Silicon Design: Intel’s LCC on HEDT Should Be Dead
In the past couple of weeks, we have been re-testing and re-analysing our second generation Ryzen 2000-series review. The extra time and writing, looking at the results and the...
31 by Ian Cutress on 6/1/2018Acer Announces AMD Gaming Lineup For Computex 2018
With Computex getting underway, Acer is announcing a couple of new devices in their gaming lineup which feature AMD processors. Acer’s new Predator Helios 500 is a gaming laptop...
6 by Brett Howse on 6/1/2018Team Group Joins ‘Extreme SO-DIMM Club’ with T-Force Vulcan
High-performance SFF and UCFF desktops as well as gaming notebooks are getting more popular among gamers these days, so it is inevitable that makers of PC components are starting...
2 by Anton Shilov on 5/31/2018ARM Announces Mali-V76 Video Processor: Planning For the 8K Video Future
Alongside today’s 76-series CPU and GPU announcements from Arm, the company also has one last product announcement for the day. Joining Arm’s video processor family is a new encode/decode...
8 by Ryan Smith on 5/31/2018FSP Readies Cheaper Hydro PTM+ Liquid-Cooled PSU: Up to 1000 W w/ RGB
Last year FSP introduced one of the world’s first commercial liquid-cooled PSUs for PCs, the Hydro PTM+ with the maximum output of 1400 W. Quite naturally, such a beast...
7 by Anton Shilov on 5/31/2018AMD Preps New Ryzen 2000-Series CPUs: 45W Ryzen 7 2700E & Ryzen 5 2600E
AMD is gearing up to release four new Ryzen 2000-series processors based on a listing in ASRock’s CPU compatibility chart. The new Ryzen 5 2600E and Ryzen 7 2700E...
14 by Anton Shilov on 5/31/2018Cooler Master Releases MasterCase H500M
Cooler Master has launched a new case in the MasterCase H500M. The latest addition sits on top of their H-series lineup and seemingly based off of the H500P with...
6 by Joe Shields on 5/31/2018GlobalFoundries Gives 7 nm Capacity Update, Mulls Skipping 5 nm
High-ranking executives of GlobalFoundries this month gave several updates concerning future plans of the contract maker of semiconductors. As it appears, in a bid to provide more tangible advantages...
19 by Anton Shilov on 5/31/2018AOC Expands G90-Series Monitors: 144 Hz and FreeSync
AOC has announced a new addition to its G90-series of inexpensive gaming monitors with a new model with FreeSync capabilities and a high refresh rate. The new AOC G2590FX...
6 by Anton Shilov on 5/31/2018Gordon Moore’s Desk at Intel: 50 Years of Silicon Wafers
Today was Intel’s Data Center Tech Summit, where the first Optane-based memory modules are officially disclosed, although a full launch is set for later this year. The Summit did...
37 by Ian Cutress on 5/30/2018Intel QLC NAND Updates: Up to 20TB In 2.5-inch SSD
While today's Intel event was mostly focused on the announcement of their Optane DIMMs, they have also provided updates on their plans for using their new QLC NAND flash...
27 by Billy Tallis on 5/30/2018Be Quiet! Launches Inexpensive System Power U9 PSUs for System Builders
be quiet! is primarily known for its high-end silent power supplies, but in a bid to increase sales sometimes a company needs to address different market segments. This month...
3 by Anton Shilov on 5/30/2018Intel Leaks Model Numbers of Entry Level Xeon E-2000 CPUs
Intel has published model numbers of its upcoming Xeon E processors based on the Coffee Lake-S core. The new chips will be used in entry-level servers and workstations and...
5 by Anton Shilov on 5/30/2018Samsung Unveils 32 GB DDR4-2666 SO-DIMMs
Samsung on Wednesday introduced its first consumer products based on its 16 Gb DDR4 memory chips demonstrated earlier this year. The new SO-DIMMs are aimed at high-performance notebooks that...
19 by Anton Shilov on 5/30/2018Toshiba Memory to Build New Fab to Produce BiCS 3D NAND
Toshiba Memory Corp., which is set to become independent from Toshiba in a few days, has announced their intention to start construction of a new BiCS 3D NAND fab...
7 by Anton Shilov on 5/29/2018Western Digital: 96-Layer 3D NAND Progressing Well, Shipping to Retail Customers
Western Digital this month said that it had started shipments of its fourth-generation BiCS 3D NAND memory to some of its customers. The company did not disclose details, but...
30 by Anton Shilov on 5/29/2018New Patriot Viper RGB Memory: Up to DDR4-4133
Customizable RGB LED lighting has become ‘a new black’ for enthusiast-class PCs: virtually all manufacturers of nearly all components for advanced computers have already introduced various devices with customizable...
17 by Anton Shilov on 5/28/2018Cambricon, Makers of Huawei's Kirin NPU IP, Build A Big AI Chip and PCIe Card
Cambricon Technologies, the company in collaboration with HiSilicon / Huawei for licensing specialist AI silicon intellectual property for the Kirin 970 smartphone chipset, have gone solo and created their...
27 by Ian Cutress on 5/26/2018Two New 35W Raven Ridge Parts: AMD Athlon 200GE and Athlon Pro 200GE
In this interesting world where processors are released but not formally announced, it means that when diving through the lists of supported CPUs on certain motherboards, we might find...
27 by Ian Cutress on 5/26/2018