Save 15% on Two of Our Favorite SK hynix SSDs in Early Prime Day Deal
Today on Amazon, a couple of SK hynix SSDs are 15% off. You can get a 1TB Gold S31 for $89 or a 500GB Gold P31 for less than $64.
Cryptocurrency Miners Hoarded $500M Worth Of Graphics Cards In Q1 Amid GPU Shortage
The dirty little secret in tech that is not really much of a secret at all is that the GPU shortage is partially a result of cryptocurrency mining. This depressing reality can be lost or overlooked when AMD and NVIDIA downplay how much crypto-mining plays into their bottom line, but there is a bigger picture to analyze beyond the attach rate
First Windows 11 Benchmarks Reveal The Surprising State Of Microsoft’s Next OS
Microsoft will officially unveil the next generation of Windows on June 24th, but the company’s plans prematurely leaked yesterday. We were already relatively confident that the new operating system from Redmond would be called Windows 11, but an early ISO leaked confirming the name and a lot more.
Given that Windows 11 is likely to be
AMD Launches Radeon RX 6900 XT Liquid Cooled
AMD’s Radeon RX 6900 XT with LCS is aimed at system integrators.
AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X Zen 3 Desktop CPU Hits A Low $399 For A Limited Time
This global chip shortage has been problematic for all of us in the enthusiast community, with this most acute impact being with the availability of graphics cards. However, the shortages have also extended to certain processors, particularly in AMD’s Zen 3 family.
Fortunately, for those that want a potent Zen 3 series processor that won’t
PlayStation 5’s PSVR 2 Headset Rumored For Late 2022 Launch
With mobile phone displays switching over to OLED panels, companies like Japan Display Inc., specializing in LCD screens, face the consequences. However, OLED panels are not perfect, nor can they do everything, such as displays in virtual and augmented reality headsets. The pixel density of LCDs simply cannot be matched with present technology
ASRock Says China Crypto Demand Waning, GPU Prices Dropping: Report
ASRock announces its quarterly earnings for 2021 and mentions renewed supply of graphics cards thanks to China banning crypto miners and a better supply of substrate material.
Alienware m17 R4 Review: The Fastest Gaming Laptop Yet
Just a few months ago, we reviewed the Alienware m15 R4, a seriously powerful 15.6-inch form factor laptop that, at the time, posted the best gaming performance benchmark results we had ever seen from a notebook. Not that we were particularly surprised—armed with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GPU based on Ampere and a 10th Generation Intel…
WD Black SN850 SSD Sees Write Speed Drops in Chipset M.2 Slots
One of WD Black’s SSDs, the SN850, has been found to have severe performance issues when connected to chipset-controlled M.2 slots on X570 motherboards.
Want a new graphics card on Prime Day? You may have to buy a pre-built PC
If you were after a new GPU on Prime Day, we have some bad news for you, as you may have to splash out on a new PC instead.