Image Credit – Intel Intel is pushing their new Arc GPUs by releasing bundles based on balanced GPU to CPU ratios. Citing hundreds of benchmarks as a baseline, Intel will start these bundles at $423. The idea is not particularly new as any PC...
Image Credit – Gamers Nexus Gamers Nexus has spent 15 years evolving from a generic gaming website to a respected journalistic YouTube channel focused on deep dives into computer hardware and the surrounding industry. Steve and his team have...
Image Credit – Linus Tech Tips Linus, seen above showing his naked GPU, has tested the Dan C4-SFX. In the typically LTT video, Linus builds a top-end all AMD build with a Ryzen 7800 X3D and Radeon 7900XTX. He does run into some complications...
Image Credit – ETA PRIME ETA PRIME has delved into the emulation side of the ASUS ROG Ally with surprising results. The Ryzen APU in the Ally features support for AVX-512. As it turns out, AVX – 512 works wonders at enhancing PS3 emulation, and...
Image Credit – Asus ETA Prime has gotten his hands on the new $699 (US) Asus ROG ALLY. This handheld PC is meant to compete directly with the SteamDeck, but has a lot more power. The system uses the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme APU featuring eight Zen...
Image Credit – Asrock Asrock has launched the new N100DC-ITX motherboard featuring an Intel Quad-Core N100 CPU. This passively cooled ultra efficient processor features 4 E-Core Gracemont CPU cores with a 24 EU Intel UHD graphics solution. The...
Image Credit – Hardware Canucks Dmitry from Hardware Canucks, seen above pointing at “his precious”, has taken a detailed look at the Dan Case C4-SFX. Check out the video below. Continue reading...
Image Credit – ETA Prime ETA Prime has taken a deep dive into the performance of the of the Asus ROG Ally in emulation. The performance is excellent even with the ROG Ally emulating Playstation 3 at 60FPS in God of War 3. It does draw more...
Image Credit – Hardware Unboxed Steve from Hardware Unboxed, seen above cosplaying a high-school guidance counselor, has tested the RTX 4070 against the RTX 2070 with some eye opening results. While the 4070 has most often been tested against...
Image Credit – DAN Cases On February 6th, 2020, Dan of Dan Cases introduced his concept for his next-generation small form factor case. Called the C4-SFX, this case would support far larger graphics cards, cooling, and components than anything...
Image Credit – Phison All credit to Tom’s Hardware for getting a statement from Phison regarding E26 powered NVME SSDs shutting down. In an article posted by Zhiye Liu, Phison is stating that all of their partners E26 based PCIe 5.0 NVME drives...
Image Credit – VideoCardz Fantastic work by VideoCardz today as they have broken the specs of the Radeon RX 7600 to the public. The picture above is from an unknown store in an unknown location of Asia. What can be confirmed is that the card...
Steve from Gamers Nexus, seen above turning sand into silicon, has sent a burned up 7800X3D to a professional failure analysis lab. Test included X-rays, Electron microscope examination, and deep analysis of the substrate. The results are...
Image Credit – MXC Builds There is something just incredible with making your own PC case by hand. In this instance, MXC Builds has crafted a Meshlicious inspired SFF case that looks absolutely stunning. Using a combination of 3D printing and...
Image Credit – MakeRunIt MakeRunIt has designed a 3D printable mini Borg cube… I mean they designed a 9L Mini-ITX case. Coming in at 210mm x 210mm, the SFF system can support an ITX motherboard, ITX GPU, two 2.5 inch HDs, three 92mm slim fans...
ETA Prime has taken a look at what might be the ultimate single board computer (SBC) in the form of the all new LattePanda Sigma. This tiny system packs a 12 core Intel CPU with 16 threads, 16GB of DDR5-6400, three M.2 Slots, dual 2.5Gb ethernet...
Image Credit – Black Squirrel on Sega Retro In 1987 Sharp released one of the best home computers to never make it beyond the shores of Japan; the X68000. The initial models were powered by a Motorola 10MHz 68000 processor and had 1MB of RAM...
Image Credit – SFF.N Noctua has released its latest product road map. Sorry to all you fans of white fans; they’re off the list. What is on the list though is still quite interesting. There will be a slim 60mm fan in Q4 of 2023, and a...
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ETA Prime has tested the Ryzen powered GPD Win Max 2 1/2 with and OCuLink connected eGPU. For those that don’t know, OCuLink is the cable version of PCI Express, and designed to compete with Thunderbolt. It was launched in 2015 at PCIe 3.0 x 4...
Image Credit – Sparkle Sparkle is returning to the GPU market with three Intel ARC based GPUs named Titan, Orc, and Elf. No word yet on if there will be a Dragon, Balrog, or Troll models. Sparkle may want to keep an eye out for people dressed...