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Thermalright did it again, raising the bar for value and performance. — Thermalright Grand Vision 360 Review: It’s not a competition, it is a massacre (again) Thermalright did it again, raising the bar for value and performance.

News Stream

Microsoft 365 sees 43% price hike thanks to Copilot

Christopher Harper published 17 January 25

Microsoft 365 personal plans get a $3 price hike with the addition of Copilot.

Palit RTX 50 series GPUs

Custom RTX 5090, RTX 5080 listed for up to $2,800 and $1,400 overseas

Hassam Nasir published 17 January 25

Early listings for the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 suggest their prices might be higher than initially expected.

Nvidia

Analysts halve Nvidia Blackwell cabinet shipment forecasts for 2025

Anton Shilov published 17 January 25

Industry analysts have slashed their 2025 GB200 NVL72 shipment projections by 50%, but the industry expects an explosion of AI hardware shipments.

GlobalFoundries

GlobalFoundries to expand New York fab — announces new $575 million advanced packaging and photonics facility

Jowi Morales published 17 January 25

GlobalFoundries is investing around $575 million to construct an advanced packaging and silicon photonics facility at its Malta, New York site.

Tech Deals

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AM5 copper guard stops you from making a mess on your Ryzen CPU

Jowi Morales published 17 January 25

Japanese PC accessory Ainex offers a copper AM5 plate guard to prevent you from messing up your PC build with too much thermal paste.

Threadripper

AMD reportedly preps 32-core and 64-core Threadripper 9000 CPUs

Aaron Klotz published 17 January 25

A shipping manifest reveals the core counts for AMD's upcoming Threadripper 9000 (Shimada Peak) processors, which the Zen 5 architecture will power.

GeForce RTX 5090

RTX 5090 exhibits 27% higher CUDA performance than RTX 4090

Hassam Nasir published 17 January 25

The RTX 5090 has surfaced in Geekbench, showcasing a 27% uplift in synthetic scores versus the RTX 4090.

Raspberry Pi

This Raspberry Pi handheld emulator really 'switches' things up

Ash Hill published 17 January 25

Maker BBoHK has created a Raspberry Pi CM5-powered handheld that looks like a Nintendo Switch but is capable of emulating retro games.

TSMC

Bureaucracy and distance means TSMC's U.S. fabs may always be behind Taiwan

Anton Shilov published 17 January 25

TSMC says it is close to impossible to ramp up a leading-edge node in the U.S. and bureaucracy and distance are to blame

ASRock's WRX90 WS Evo motherboard for Threadripper Pro.

PCIe standards group releases draft specification for PCIe 7.0

Jowi Morales published 17 January 25

PCI-SIG just released PCIe 7.0 specifications draft version 0.7, and it expects to finalize the standard this year.

Google TPUv4 in the data center

Apple joins UALink Consortium for open-standard AI accelerator interconnections

Anton Shilov published 17 January 25

Apple could be finally entering AI hardware game as it joins UALink development.

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TSMC's Arizona fab produces 4nm chips at a higher price than Taiwan

Anton Shilov published 17 January 25

TSMC confirms Arizona Fab 21 is making chips in volume, charges higher prices than Taiwanese fabs.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition

Nvidia's RTX 5090, 5080 reportedly have the same L1 cache size per SM compared to RTX 4090, 4080

Aaron Klotz published 16 January 25

L1 and L2 cache specs have been revealed for the RTX 5090 and 5080 featuring only a minor improvement over the RTX 4090 and 4080.

Intel silicon spin qubit progress

China investigates whether CHIPS and Science Act harms its chip companies

Anton Shilov published 16 January 25

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce alleges that U.S. subsidies to semiconductor industry harm government-funded Chinese chipmakers.

Raspberry Pi

Maker turns Raspberry Pi into a wireless USB flash drive for an embroidery machine

Ash Hill published 16 January 25

The Feral Engineer has created a wireless USB flash drive for his embroidery machine to avoid plugging a flash drive in every time he wants to use a different file.

Tech Deals

Cooler Master's tiny NCore 100 Max SFF ITX case hits an all-time low on Amazon

Stewart Bendle published 16 January 25

Deals Pick up Cooler Master's small form-factor NCore 100 Max PC case for an all-time low price.

GeForce RTX 5090

China-tailored RTX 5090D has AI and cryptomining limiters

Aaron Klotz published 16 January 25

Nvidia has purportedly disabled overclocking and multi-GPU support on the RTX 5090D to ensure its performance does not exceed U.S. export regulations.

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G.Skill launches DDR5-6400 C30 96GB memory kit for Intel and AMD CPUs

Hassam Nasir published 16 January 25

G.Skill has launched new low-latency and large-capacity DDR5-6400 CL30 96GB (2x48GB) memory kits.

Lenovo Legion Go S

Ryzen Z2 Go is seemingly 10% slower than the Ryzen Z1 Extreme

Jowi Morales published 16 January 25

A YouTuber benchmarked the Z2 Go-powered Legion Go S against the Z1 Extreme-powered ROG Ally X and compared their FPS numbers.

Thermalright did it again, raising the bar for value and performance. — Thermalright Grand Vision 360 Review: It’s not a competition, it is a massacre (again) Thermalright did it again, raising the bar for value and performance.

The RTX 5090 costs almost 25% more, though. — RTX 5090 exhibits 27% higher CUDA performance than RTX 4090 — exceeds 500K points in Geekbench The RTX 5090 costs almost 25% more, though.

But customers are willing to pay extra, says TSMC. — TSMC's Arizona Fab 21 mass produces 4nm chips at a higher price than Taiwan But customers are willing to pay extra, says TSMC.

Final specifications to be revealed later in 2025 — PCIe standards group releases draft specification for PCIe 7.0 — full release expected in 2025 Final specifications to be revealed later in 2025

Just weeks before UALink 1.0 ratification. — Apple joins UALink Consortium for open-standard AI accelerator interconnections Just weeks before UALink 1.0 ratification.

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Reviews

ASRock Arc B570 Challenger OC

Intel Arc B570 review featuring the ASRock Challenger OC

By Jarred Walton published 16 January 25

Trimming performance and price on the BMG-G21 GPU.

Asus PA27JCV

Asus ProArt PA27JCV 5K professional monitor review: Redefining pixel density and color accuracy

By Christian Eberle published 16 January 25

Asus' ProArt PA27JCV is a 27-inch IPS professional monitor with 5K 5120x2880 res, HDR 500, and reference level accuracy.

Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite Wifi 7

Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite Wifi 7 Review

By Joe Shields published 14 January 25

Made to be a cheaper option for AM5, the Aorus Elite is a well-balanced board with Wi-Fi 7, several DIY-friendly features, and more for under $230.

Aorus FO27Q2

Aorus FO27Q2 27-inch 240 Hz QHD QD-OLED gaming monitor review: Blinding speed and stunning color

By Christian Eberle published 13 January 25

The Aorus FO27Q2 blends incredible speed for gaming with a 27-inch 240 Hz QD-OLED panel sporting Adaptive-Sync, HDR and wide gamut color. It set more than one record in benchmark testing.

Gaming Monitors

Graugear G-M2HP04-F NVMe Cooler

Graugear G-M2HP04-F NVMe Cooler Review: Two heatpipes and a fan deliver strong performance

By Albert Thomas published 12 January 25

Graugear’s SSD cooler performed very well in our testing. Read on for our thermal benchmarks and detailed information.

Best Picks

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Best OLED Gaming Monitors 2025

By Brandon Hill last updated 16 January 25

OLEDs are the new hot thing in gaming monitors, and prices are starting to cool off enough to make them attractive options for enthusiasts.

Gaming Monitors

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Best Gaming Monitors 2025: Budget, Curved, G-Sync and More

By Christian Eberle, Brandon Hill last updated 16 January 25

Here are the best gaming monitors for PC available in 2025, from budget displays to 144Hz, 4K and curved.

Gaming Monitors

Best Budget 4K Monitors

Best Budget 4K Monitors 2025

By Christian Eberle, Brandon Hill last updated 16 January 25

We tested a room full of screens to find the best budget 4K monitors, including 32-inch, curved and gaming options.

CPUs

Threadripper

AMD reportedly preps 32-core and 64-core Threadripper 9000 CPUs

By Aaron Klotz published 17 January 25

A shipping manifest reveals the core counts for AMD's upcoming Threadripper 9000 (Shimada Peak) processors, which the Zen 5 architecture will power.

Ryzen 5 7400F

AMD silently introduces the Ryzen 5 7400F based on Raphael

By Hassam Nasir published 15 January 25

AMD has quitely launched the six-core Ryzen 5 7400F, that should stand as the most affordable Ryzen 7000 Raphael CPU.

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Graphics Cards

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Nvidia Blackwell and GeForce RTX 50-Series GPUs: Everything we know

By Jarred Walton last updated 17 January 25

Here's what we know and expect from Nvidia's next generation Blackwell GPU architecture.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition

Nvidia's RTX 5090, 5080 reportedly have the same L1 cache size per SM compared to RTX 4090, 4080

By Aaron Klotz published 16 January 25

L1 and L2 cache specs have been revealed for the RTX 5090 and 5080 featuring only a minor improvement over the RTX 4090 and 4080.

GeForce RTX 5090

China-tailored RTX 5090D has AI and cryptomining limiters

By Aaron Klotz published 16 January 25

Nvidia has purportedly disabled overclocking and multi-GPU support on the RTX 5090D to ensure its performance does not exceed U.S. export regulations.

Laptops

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Recycled paper laptop stand supports up to 10 pounds

By Jowi Morales published 11 January 25

grape lab is offering an origami laptop stand made from paper priced between $20 to $30.

Lenovo Laptop

Take home this Ryzen 7, RTX 4050 gaming laptop for only $784

By Ash Hill published 11 January 25

Right now at Amazon, you can find the Lenovo LOQ RTX 4050 gaming laptop for its lowest price to date—$784 instead of its usual $979.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi

This Raspberry Pi handheld emulator really 'switches' things up

By Ash Hill published 17 January 25

Maker BBoHK has created a Raspberry Pi CM5-powered handheld that looks like a Nintendo Switch but is capable of emulating retro games.

Raspberry Pi

Maker turns Raspberry Pi into a wireless USB flash drive for an embroidery machine

By Ash Hill published 16 January 25

The Feral Engineer has created a wireless USB flash drive for his embroidery machine to avoid plugging a flash drive in every time he wants to use a different file.

Meshtastic BBS

Raspberry Pi powers this Meshtastic network BBS

By Ash Hill published 15 January 25

VeggieVampire has put together some games you can play on a Raspberry Pi Meshtastic network bulletin board system (BBS).

Deals

Tech Deals

Cooler Master's tiny NCore 100 Max SFF ITX case hits an all-time low on Amazon

By Stewart Bendle published 16 January 25

Deals Pick up Cooler Master's small form-factor NCore 100 Max PC case for an all-time low price.

Tech Deals

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