The launch of the GeForce RTX 4070 has now been confirmed for April 13, but just before that date NVIDIA has set some embargoes for partners and reviewers. So, here is what you need to know. According to the information, the first embargo begins this week. Board partners will begin contacting channel partners to stock RTX 4070 cards in their [...]
The Ryzen 5 7640U first appeared in AMD’s own marketing material before a Zen4 part was even released. AMD had used this SKU to demonstrate its new naming scheme for the next-generation Ryzen 7000 series. The “4” in the product name stands for the Zen4 microarchitecture and the “U” confirms that it is a power-saving [...]
AMD has not technically confirmed a Radeon RX 6300 desktop card, even for OEMs, as is usually the case with these low-cost entry-level desktop cards. However, a card with this name was just spotted on the Chinese Goofish platform, which is more known as a popular secondhand market and source of many technical samples. Hardware experts have managed [...]
It was long overdue, but is now finally official. In revision 2.01 of the ATX version 3.0 (Multi Rail Desktop Platform Power Supply) from February 2023, Intel has finally had the design of the contacts specified. This was preceded by months of investigations and tests, which have now also been completed. But it also proves that I was right with [...]
AMD’s webinar is fully dedicated to the recent and upcoming introduction of 3D V-Cache SKUs. The company’s representatives explain the importance of this launch, the current position of these SKUs, and what are the advantages of choosing AMD’s platform over Intel’s. And in short, there’s quite a lot to mention now [...]
What’s next week, where I’ll continue to work ahead even on the weekend? Quite a lot! By popular demand, we will start with the Sapphire RX 7900XT Pulse, which I have not only tested extensively, but which we (Igor’s magnetic fingers!) are allowed to keep and raffle off in the community. I would like to thank Sapphire in advance [...]
When the first SSDs with PCIe Gen5 interface with 10 GB/s read speeds came onto the market, one could even imagine that this speed could be even higher at some point. In fact, Sabrent is already announcing even faster storage. The new storage medium is still in development, so it shouldn't be expected to hit stores anytime soon, but the [...]
PCI Express (PCIe) is the standard interface for connecting devices within a computer, and the fourth generation of this standard, PCIe Gen4, offers significantly faster speeds and much greater bandwidth than previous versions. The specifications “x16” and “x8” refer to the number of data channels a specific PCIe slot has [...]
Microsoft has confirmed that all RTX models (20, 30 and 40 series with Tensor cores) and the Radeon RX 5700 to 7800 series will support this technology. The video upscaling feature is now available for all GeForce and Radeon users of the mentioned series. However, the AI technology only works if the video resolution is lower than 720p, but not [...]
When the children grow up, you can still use the bathroom stool quite smart in your own store. With this, we start the Sunday relaxed and sustainable and enjoy the rest. So please keep scrolling!
Intel is also working on its own super-resolution technology for videos in Chrome browsers. There were already hints of such technology that Intel engineers referred to in Chrome development, but it was not entirely clear how and if it would work at all. As it turns out, this technology is already enabled for certain Intel GPUs, but it is not [...]
Since its debut last December, The RX 7900 XT doesn’t seem to be selling as well as hoped, as it was marked down directly from its original MSRP of $899. Just a few days ago, the price officially dropped to $830, which is the lowest price for this card since its launch. Today, the RX 7900 XT is available for $819 for the reference model and [...]
YouTubers Evan and Katelyn designed and made their own super-sized laptop that weighs over 100 pounds (about 45 kg). With the weight, you might wonder how it’s even possible to hold something that heavy on your lap, but for a very short time (assuming massive thighs) it might be doable (for a quick photo). This project involves a 43-inch TV [...]
All three new Ryzen CPUs with 3D V-cache are now correctly detected by the software thanks to the update (2021.12.31.117) and the update brings further optimizations for hybrid (asymmetric) L3 cache designs. The update scope also includes the third 8-core model, which is supposed to be launched next month and will not be hybrid. Sandra is a [...]
The colleagues from Notebookcheck have tested the 16-core Zen4 Raphael and tried out the brand-new ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo. Today’s review focuses only on CPU performance, with more details on gaming performance to follow later (although they have already released a teaser). According to the combined results, the flagship Ryzen 9 7945HX is [...]
Owners of GeForce RTX 40 and RTX 30 GPUs can now enjoy video content with higher image quality. This is made possible by NVIDIA’s new technology announced last month: RTX Video Super Resolution. RVSR was supposed to be released in February (nothing happened at the beginning) and this promise is actually kept now. NVIDIA released the driver [...]
The energetic crowbar is not new and some board partners like to use it to put their own top models even higher on the pedestal. GALAX had already launched the RTX 4090 HOF and the RTX 4070 Ti HOF, but the RTX 4080 has been left out for some reason until now. Now the time has also come and GALAX is introducing not one, but three models based on [...]
AMD Ryzen 7000X3D processors equipped with 3D V-Cache are said to automatically optimize performance depending on the workload. The latest chipset driver can dynamically assign which core should be used by the Windows operating system. So in other words, if the workload is cache-dependent, the operating system is adjusted to favor cores with 3D V [...]
For Ryzen’s 7000X3D, there are unfortunately no hidden backdoor menus on the motherboards to unlock the “X GHz” settings. These processors were deliberately blocked by AMD for overclocking, at least in the traditional way. To get the best performance out of the Ryzen 7950X3D, you can only resort to technologies like Precision [...]
Graphics cards in blower design are not necessarily the standard on the market, certainly not for gamers. Manufacturers were quite fond of using this efficient method of cooling a few years ago as an efficient way to not only keep the graphics card cool while gaming, but also to be able to transport the waste heat out of the case as easily as [...]
