It looks like AMD is going to launch a new AM4 CPU. Interesting move for this older socket, but a good news for upgraders. According to reports, AMD is planning to release the Ryzen 5 5600X3D. This information came to light through leaks published by chi11eddog. With the launch of the new AMD Ryzen 7000 series, this would be an exciting [...]
Intel has indeed announced a major brand update for its Intel Core, Intel Evo and Intel vPro products. This update marks the beginning of a new era for these brands and is the biggest update in 15 years. The Intel Core brand has long been synonymous with high-performance processors for PCs and laptops. With the new brand update, Intel aims to [...]
AMD officially presented its new EPYC Bergamo CPUs, which are equipped with the Zen 4C CPU cores. Thanks to this potent core architecture, AMD can achieve an impressive doubling of core density compared to the conventional Genoa chips. This allows the Bergamo CPUs to support up to 128 cores and 256 threads, a 33.3% increase over the standard Zen 4 [...]
Since I like to measure everything that has just any plug (or socket) and also want to support my friend Aris in his work, I brought the latest PMD (Power Measurements Device) right from Taipei (along with something else that was then unfortunately less beautiful, but free). The first brand new Powenetics kits were already delivered to their happy [...]
The Apple M2 Ultra SoC represents the company’s top model. With an impressive number of 134 billion transistors, it offers outstanding performance. The CPU consists of a total of 24 cores, which operate in a configuration of 16 (for maximum performance) and 8 (for optimal efficiency). In addition, the SoC has up to 76 GPU cores and a unified [...]
Today’s dish of the day: Last-Gen grapes with lots of seeds and a multi-layered PCB sandwich to go with it. Would you like some rebranded dessert to go with it? Find out in the following test report whether you’ll spoil your stomach with it or if you can still satisfy your hunger for performance. Oh, by the way, we already had a system [...]
Computex 2023, one of the largest computer trade shows in the world, was indeed full of overclocking activities. Many renowned tech reporters and companies participated to test and push the limits of hardware. One notable event was the partnership between ASRock, a leading manufacturer of motherboards and other computer components, and tech [...]
Today I would like to give you some more information about what has been delayed for a while, the reasons are well known. At NVIDIA’s headquarters in Taipei, I had the opportunity to check out a few delicacies outside the current mainstream. It’s always interesting to see something like that, so I’m willing to take a longer cab [...]
During the last “Meet The Expert Webcast”, AMD published an updated AMD AM5 desktop socket roadmap. This interesting news was discovered by renowned hardware leak detective @harukaz5719 and already caused quite a stir in the technology community. The company officially confirmed its long-term 4-year plan to keep the AM5 socket until at [...]
So that it doesn’t get too monotonous for us here in the niche of small computers with the manufacturer Beelink, we’ll take a look at something from the brand NiPoGi today. You won’t find a website for them apart from Amazon, but it can’t hurt to take a look, can it? Packaging and scope of delivery The mini-PC comes in a [...]
AMD’s latest processor revision guide for the EPYC 7002 “Rome” server chips reveals an interesting errata that could lead to a potential core freeze. After about 1,044 days (~2.93 years) of operation, a core could get stuck on the chip, requiring a server reboot to get the chip working properly again. AMD has stated that they [...]
Announced months ago and already shown at CES, the C750 Air from Thermaltake’s new CTE series finally arrived shortly before Computex. What the gigantic Airflow Case has to offer and what there is to consider, you can read in the review. CTE stands for Centralized Thermal Efficiency – a design that blows cold air into the case from the [...]
It was less than half a year ago when we last reviewed an ITX case from Fractal Design, and yet we already have another one. The Terra combines the elegant look with real wood from the “North” ATX cases with a small case that still has a trick up its sleeve. Click here for the article of the latest ITX case from Fractal Design: [...]
After four years of forced isolation, Computex is bursting at the seams this time. We haven’t seen each other for so long, and everyone wants to talk about the past years as extensively as possible. This can be quite exhausting, because I had 15 appointments yesterday, which I could work off all on time despite various incidents. Sometimes [...]
At Computex 2023 in Taipei, Taiwan, Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, announced that the company’s Grace hopper superchips are now in full production. The Grace platform has already successfully won six supercomputer competitions. As part of this exciting development, Huang unveiled the new DGX GH200 AI supercomputing platform at Computex 2023 [...]
The latest version 2.06 of the CPU-Z monitor and information software has recently been updated to support the latest hardware products from Intel, AMD and NVIDIA. In the case of Intel, this includes support for several new Alder Lake-N SKUs as well as the Xeon Sapphire Rapids series for data center CPUs. The software also adds support for the [...]
With the 2000D Airflow, Corsair rounds out the current portfolio downwards and now also presents an extremely spacious case for the smallest form factor. Up to eight 120mm fans, a 360mm AIO and a tripple-slot GPU with a length of up to 36cm can be accommodated in 24.4 liters. You can read more about the drawbacks in the review. Short preface [...]
A mobile chip from Intel has once again been discovered that is part of the Meteor Lake series and has the suffix “Ultra” in its name. This confirms earlier leaks and rumors that Intel is deviating from its traditional Core naming format. The processor, originally known as the Core i7, has been replaced with the Intel Core Ultra 7 [...]
As autonomous driving becomes more prevalent, edge sensors such as LiDAR, radar and 3D surround view camera systems are becoming more common in the automotive market. This is leading to an increasing need for fast signal processing, low-cost devices and more compact form factors as more sensors are required for autonomous driving. In addition [...]
There are many hobbies (or ways to waste money and especially time) and one of them is case modding. And it is not meant in today’s article the assembly of purchased RGB-lit components, but still real manual work and customization. And so today we will write about our experience with sandblasting and coating with Cerakote. We, that is [...]
