Hardware

SilverStone’s $799 Alta D1 chassis hits retail — modular workstation case is flexible and capacious at 79 liters
PC cases, cooling, and power specialist SilverStone has launched its new Alta D1 workstation chassis, and it is a big one.
2024-10-13 14:26
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Minisforum 790S7 Mini PC with AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX can accommodate a low-profile desktop GPU
Minisforum just launched a 7-liter mini-PC with a Ryzen 9 7940HX and can be equipped with a low-profile desktop GPU.
2024-10-13 14:10
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Titan Army P32A2S2 32-inch 240 Hz QHD gaming monitor review: Quick, bold color and a great value
Titan Army delivers terrific gaming performance, color, and value with its P32A2S2. It’s a 32-inch QHD IPS panel with 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR and wide gamut color. And it's one of the quickest monitors available at any price.
2024-10-13 13:00
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Asus Z890 motherboard launch lineup lacked a back-connector model, but firm commits to 'design, development, and production of BTF solutions'
Asus doesn't have a Z890 BTF motherboard available at launch, but it promises that it's working on
2024-10-13 12:06
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Chinese and Iranian hackers use ChatGPT and LLM tools to create malware and phishing attacks — OpenAI report has recorded over 20 cyberattacks created with ChatGPT
Since last year, threat actors from China and Iran have utilized ChatGPT and LLM tools to launch a series of malware attacks.
2024-10-12 19:19
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AAA gaming comes to Apple M1 thanks to the latest Asahi Linux build — Control, Cyberpunk 2077, and The Witcher 3 are playable with respectable frame rates
Asahi Linux is now the first and only distro capable of running x86 Windows games on Apple Silicon devices through a Linux OS.
2024-10-12 17:19
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Passive M.2 SSD heatsink features a dual ultra-thin vapor chamber — Cooler Master Kaze cools double-sided M.2 drives
Cooler Master has launched a brand new passive M.2 heatsink with a low-profile vapor chamber intended for use in tight spaces. It's also compatible with the PlayStation 5.
2024-10-12 17:02
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Counter-Strike's Dust II runs purely within a neural network on an RTX 3090 — performance is disappointing at only 10 FPS
A "world model" based on Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's rendition of Dust II is now fully playable on a single RTX 3090, albeit not in a form ready for truly competitive experiences.
2024-10-12 15:14
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MSI CoreLiquid I240 and I360 review: Quiet power
We tested MSI’s I360 and I240 AIOs with Intel’s i7-14700K to determine how these coolers handle the heat of a modern CPU.
2024-10-12 14:00
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LG UltraGear 34-inch curved WQHD Nano IPS monitor is on sale for just $349
The LG 34GN850-B gaming monitor has dropped to its lowest price to date at Walmart—just $329 instead of the recommended $749.
2024-10-12 13:06
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Nvidia reportedly mulls socketed design for Blackwell B300 AI GPUs — next-gen Blackwell GPUs may be removable by the user
Nvidia is allegedly mulling sockets instead of modules for upcoming Blackwell B300 AI GPUs.
2024-10-12 13:02
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Elecfreaks micro:bit Space Science Kit Review: Go for launch
Elecfreaks’ space themed micro:bit electronics kit uses Lego compatible components and electronics to create projects destined for your own slice of “Magnificent desolation” on the Moon.
2024-10-12 13:00
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Dell XPS 13 (9350) review: Lunar Lake on defense
The Dell XPS 13 (9350) offers long battery life in a minimalist design, but it still has some usability issues with an awkward function row.
2024-10-12 12:00
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LGA 1700 contact frames are incompatible with Arrow Lake
The size of the LGA 1851 socket might be identical, but the CPU itself is taller than last gen Raptor Lake CPUs
2024-10-12 10:00
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Nvidia GeForce 256 celebrates its 25th birthday — company talks about a quarter century of GPU progression
Nvidia touts the legacy and impact of its GeForce graphics cards, which started 25 years ago with the GeForce 256.
2024-10-11 19:42
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Intel LGA1851 socket has a new ILM that helps CPUs run a bit cooler — MSI claims 1ºC to 2ºC lower CPU temperatures
MSI says Intel's Core Ultra 200S processors use an all-new integrated lever mechanism better suited for liquid cooling and adopt a flat load plate.
2024-10-11 18:20
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Quartz mine crucial for making chips reopens ten days after Hurricane Helene's devastation
The quartz mine at Spruce Pine, North Carolina, had to suspend operations after Hurricane Helene hit the area. But it's restarting production now that everyone has been accounted for, and the damage has been assessed as minor.
2024-10-11 18:10
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