AMD gained consumer desktop and laptop CPU market share in 2024, server passes 25 percent
AMD gains substantial chunks of desktop and laptop markets in 2024, according to Mercury Research.
Intel’s 18A and TSMC’s N2 process nodes compared: Intel is faster, but TSMC is denser
TSMC will continue to have an advantage over rivals with N2, but Intel has secret sauce.
Cherry Xtrfy M68 Pro Wireless Mouse Review
The Cherry Xtrfy M68 Pro Wireless Mouse is a symmetrical, lightweight mouse designed for a no-fuss approach to mouse management. Built with an impressive battery life and solid 8,000Hz poll rate sensor, some interesting design decisions leave it in an odd place.
RTX 5080 power cable allegedly melts at PSU — Redditor reports another 50-series failure
A Redditor posted that their RTX 5080 GPU suffered from a melted power cable while under regular use.
SanDisk’s new High Bandwidth Flash memory enables up to 4TB of VRAM on GPUs, matches HBM bandwidth at higher capacity
SanDisk talks high bandwidth flash memory that promises to wed HBM bandwidth with 3D NAND capacity.
Lian Li Edge Gold EG1000G ATX 3.1 Power Supply Review
The Lian Li Edge Gold EG1000 G elegantly combines innovative design and practicality, but competition and compatibility may temper its appeal.
AMD raises the bar for gaming on lightweight laptops – its new Strix Halo chip could run games better than an Nvidia RTX 3060
AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395 APU gets benchmarked, and supposedly offers performance that beats Nvidia’s RTX 3060.
February’s Patch Tuesday Fixes Dozens Of Windows Security Flaws And Most Are Critical
Following last month’s update which addressed 159 security flaws, Microsoft has released another significant patch, this time fixing 63 vulnerabilities of varying severity (critical, important, moderate, and low). Three critical vulnerabilities requiring user action are CVE-2025-21376, CVE-2025-21379, and CVE-2025-21381. All three are Remote
Ryzen 7 9800X3D Burns Up While Binge-Watching A TV Show, Is User Error To Blame?
A Danish Redditor posted up a thread last night called “So this just happened” with a picture of his scorched Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor. You can clearly see the heat damage to the bottom of the CPU; some of the landings have come off of the chip and melded with the LGA socket. The user says he simply “watching some [TV] series” when his machine
Marvel Rivals Responds To Uproar Over Controversial Mid-Season Rank Reset
Free-to-play hero shooter Marvel Rivals has quickly become one of the most popular competitive games available, bringing in big bucks to Chinese publisher NetEase. The company has kept the game fresh by continuing to add new characters at a steady clip since the title released late last year. However, the latest changes proposed to the game’s