Modder creates the GeForce RTX 3070 with 16GB VRAM that never was
Games like Resident Evil 4 show significant performance improvements
Chromebook churn is becoming a big problem for schools, but who is to blame?
How long should a low-end Chromebook be expected to last?
Both the Radeon RX 7600 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti could arrive in about five weeks
Will Lovelace drop below $400?
PC enthusiast tames AMD's Ryzen 9 7950X using copper bars for complete silence
The resulting build weighs 13 kg and isn't an ideal setup, but it works surprisingly well
Can DLSS Render "Better Than Native" Graphics?
We often hear people say that DLSS can deliver "better than native" image quality, giving gamers not only a performance boost but superior visuals. Let's find out if this is at all true.
AMD Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs are burning out for no apparent reason
Owners should probably update their BIOS
Buy an RTX 4090 and get a free Arc A750 at this Japanese store
WTF?! An electronics store in Japan is advertising an unusual promotion starting at the end of the month. Buy an Asus TUF RTX 4090 and get an Intel Arc A750 Limited Edition for free. Pairing them in the same system won't net you extra frames, but who'd say no to a free graphics card?
Asus launches Zenbook S 13 OLED, the world's slimmest 13.3-inch OLED laptop
Thinner and lighter than a MacBook Air
Nvidia might cut the supply of RTX 4070 GPUs in response to slow sales
Gamers are finally wising up, but Team Green won't have it
Latest Cadence tools bring generative AI to chip and system design
Specialized generative AI versus general-purpose language-based offerings
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS APU with Radeon 780M iGPU shows stunning gaming performance
Integrated graphics have never been so good!
GPU Pricing Update, April 2023: Is the Nvidia RTX 4070 Another Flop?
It's that time of the month when we look at the GPU market and see what's been happening. The big news for April is the launch of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4070, which has been met with mixed reviews overall.
Overclocking tool MSI Afterburner gets first stable update in years
The popular GPU overclocking utility isn't so dead after all
Europe will invest €43 billion to make its own microchips
A European Chips Act to play catch-up with the US and Asia
TechSpot PC Buying Guide: 1H 2023
How has the PC market evolved in the past few months for builders and gamers alike? Our PC Buying Guide includes four recommended component lists, meant for different budgets and purposes.
Microsoft working on "Athena" silicon to power AI
A project that started in 2019 may save the Redmond giant a lot of time and money
CHIPS Act requirements are putting a damper on China's chipmaking ambitions
American companies that operate in China are also affected
AMD Ryzen 7040 'Phoenix' laptops tipped to launch in late April
AMD announced its Phoenix APU lineup at CES 2023 in January
8GB VRAM vs. 16GB VRAM: RTX 3070 vs. Radeon 6800
PC gamers have been hearing a lot about VRAM as of late, a topic that has stirred up a ton of controversy. Here's a new GPU shootout for testing VRAM usage in recently released games.
Alleged engineering sample of AMD's Genoa-X CPU with over a gigabyte of cache spotted online
AMD's Epyc Genoa-X CPUs will usher in the gigabyte L3 cache era
This PCIe card houses 21 M.2 SSDs for up to 168 terabytes of blazing-fast storage
When you get overwhelmed by the need for speed
How To Measure Your PC's Power Consumption
Modern computers have components that require lots of power and given that this all costs money, here's our guide to measuring how much energy your PC uses.
How to sell a CPU
Editor's take: Much of the focus in semiconductors is on chip performance, and so for many outside the process it can be mystifying why sometimes a "better" chip loses out to a "weaker" chip. To name just one example, Intel still sells a lot of server CPUs despite their poor comparison with the latest AMD or Arm offerings.
The ultrafast Gigabyte Aorus 10000 Gen5 SSD gets reviewed
Gigabytes' Aorus 10000 is the first PCIe 5.0 SSD and, as expected, the speeds are nothing less than amazing. You'll need the latest hardware to take advantage of it though, and look at that gargantuan passive heatsink.
Nvidia RTX 4070 appears to be readily available, AMD responds with sweet Radeon 6800 deals
GPU availability is much improved, AMD deals offer more VRAM for less money