Obituary: EverQuest lead artist Kevin Lydy has passed away
I’m sorry to report this morning that the MMORPG genre has lost another real one: Daybreak announced the passing of EverQuest franchise lead artist Kevin...
Our testing shows the Ryzen 7 9800X3D can match the pricier Ryzen 7 9850X3D with simple PBO settings — AMD’s latest CPU can’t leverage extra clock speed in games
The Ryzen 7 9850X3D is the fastest gaming CPU around, but the Ryzen 7 9800X3D can match it if you simply flick on PBO. Our benchmarking shows that the Ryzen 7 9800X3D can make up the performance gap without manual overclocking in games.
U.S. government plans tariff exemptions for TSMC, if it follows through on American investment — $165 billion already pledged to increase production capacity, but details of the deal are still murky
Following the announcement of impending chip import tariffs in January, the Trump Administration is now planning to offer major U.S. tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon the ability to circumvent them. However, the number of TSMC-made chips exempt from the tariffs may be directly tied to the Taiwanese chipmaker’s scale of investment in American operations.
The Daily Grind: Are you attracted to ‘cozy’ MMO experiences?
The term “cozy gaming” may be vastly overused in this day and age, but I don’t see that as a negative. Rather, this term has...
Samsung and SK hynix shorten memory contracts as pricing power shifts back to suppliers — both companies now at 40-50% operating margins
Samsung and SK hynix have begun moving away from long-term, fixed-price supply contracts, replacing them with shorter agreements and post-settlement pricing mechanisms.
China’s top chipmaker warns that rushed AI data center capacity could remain idle — SMIC chief says utilizing ballooning capacity ‘has not been fully thought through’
Co-CEO of SMIC warns that massive data centers that are currently being built in the U.S. and other regions could end up sitting idle if some AI projects do not take off.
Huge $400 saving on Alienware’s Aurora gaming PC with 32GB of RAM and an 8GB RTX 5060 Ti — get a capable gaming PC for just $1,399
Dell’s Alienware Aurora gaming PC packs an 8GB RTX 5060 Ti, 32GB of RAM, an Intel Core Ultra 7 265F CPU, and a 1TB SSD for only $1,399.99 in this President’s Day weekend deal.
Microsoft turns to superconductors for distributing power to its AI data centers — zero-resistance cables could reduce power losses and produce zero heat
Microsoft wants to use superconducting cables to transport electricity with zero losses, allowing it to save space and build more data centers without putting more strain on the grid.
A monitor light bar is the most underrated upgrade you can make to your setup — but not all of them are born equal, so here’s how to choose one that fits you
The best upgrade that I’ve made to my setup in recent years is the addition of a monitor light bar, but there’s a lot to consider before you purchase one.
Sony will ship its final Blu-ray recorders this month — exit from Japanese market the end of an era for the segment
Another rampart of the consumer optical media market has crumbled away with Sony closing down its Blu-ray disk recorder business.