Samsung is prepping 400-layer V-NAND for future 16TB SSD storage and PCIe 5.0 performance
Rival SK Hynix is also working on 400-layer NAND
AMD captures nearly 90% of motherboard sales during Black Friday at German retailer, dominates US charts
AMD is on a roll as Intel flounders
What's next for Intel: Split, sell, or shut down the fabs?
Pat Gelsinger is out, but the big questions remain
In context: Intel has been in play since reporting its disastrous June quarter. Despite turning in a decent quarter last month, the writing has been on the wall for several months that Gelsinger was under pressure. That pressure was coming from all directions – customers, partners, employees, and, not least, the Street. After the company reset guidance in July, the consensus across the financial community was that Intel had to be split in two, and increasingly that Gelsinger had to go.
MSI Claw handheld gaming PC returns with Lunar Lake and 32GB of RAM for $800
A cheaper Lenovo handheld gaming PC is also coming
Intel XeSS 2 arrives alongside new Battlemage GPUs with frame generation and low-latency mode
Intel takes on DLSS 3 and FSR 3 innovations
Intel launches new Arc Battlemage B580 and B570 gaming GPUs: specs, performance preview, pricing, and more
Intel to the rescue of mainstream PC gamers?
Forward-looking: Intel is finally ready to announce its next-generation Battlemage gaming GPUs today, beginning with the Arc B580 and Arc B570. We've got all the details: specs, performance claims, pricing, and even the announcement of XeSS 2 – so what does Intel have in store for the GPU market?
AMD disables loop buffer feature in Zen 4 CPUs with no major performance hit
Loop buffer is enabled on modern Intel and Arm processors
Nvidia's RTX 2060 Was Never Fast Enough for Ray Tracing
We revisit the GeForce RTX 2060 and Nvidia's promise of ray tracing from its base GPU some 6 years ago. Did this $350 GPU deliver on its potential?
AMD Radeon RX 8800 XT could go head-to-head with RTX 4080 in raster and ray tracing performance
New RDNA4 GPU beats 7900 XTX ray tracing by 45%, with 25% less power consumption
OpenWrt's first "unbrickable" reference router is now available
A device designed with repairability and customization in mind
InWin's latest case features 180-degree curved glass and a $7,100 price tag
There's also a mechanical hinge and diamond-cut aluminum
Add a second screen to your setup with this webcam-style clip-on device
When a full second monitor is overkill
Which of the following chipmakers never made x86 CPUs?
Was it Cyrix, Motorola, IBM or VIA?
Two more AMD graphics cards join the Steam survey, as Team Red achieves record CPU share
Elsewhere, the RTX 4060 mobile is close to becoming the most popular GPU
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announces retirement, co-CEOs named during tumultuous period
Board vows to find a permanent replacement while restoring investor confidence
Full Intel Arc B570 GPU specifications leak ahead of launch
To be officially unveiled on December 3
NZXT responds to damning Gamers Nexus video accusing it of running a "predatory, evil" rental scam
"We are aware of the recent claims made against us"
A hot potato: NZXT has responded to a damning video from YouTube channel Gamers Nexus that accuses the PC hardware giant of running a "predatory, evil rental computer scam." The program in question is its Flex subscription-based service for desktop PCs, which GN says uses "bait and switch" tactics. There are other accusations, too, including faked benchmarks and aggressive terms.
Microsoft gets fact-checked over Copilot+ PC performance claims in a somewhat embarrassing way
Sorry, Redmond, but they're not the fastest, most intelligent Windows PCs ever
Samsung nearing launch of first 27-inch 1440p OLED display with 500Hz refresh rate
Ultra-fast OLED panels could be a nice improvement for esports, not so much for average gamers
YouTuber creates DIY ultrawide handheld gaming PC from broken laptop parts
Built from a cannibalized 2-in-1 laptop
The Best Gaming Monitors: 4K, 1440p, High-Refresh, Ultrawide, 1080p
It's time to refresh our ultimate gaming monitor buying guide where we highlight the top displays across key categories: 4K, 1440p, ultrawide and super high-refresh, all based on our extensive testing.
New leaks reveal Valve Steam Controller 2 and new Index VR controllers
Mass production could start next year
Company takes pre-orders for AI workstations with eight RTX 5090 GPUs, priced over $52,000
With a $10,500 deposit
AMD secures new glass substrate patent as race for the chipmaking technology intensifies
Despite outsourcing chip production, AMD drives substrate R&D for custom designs
Only around 720,000 Snapdragon X laptops sold in Q3, less than one percent of PC market
About one out of every 120 laptops sold