Author: Jan Olšan

Beware: counterfeit Samsung SSD 980 Pro are selling in China

News, SSDs | | Jan Olšan

When you shop on auction servers or Chinese internet “marketplaces”, you are at risk of counterfeit hardware. There have been and still keep being sold counterfeit graphics cards (that usually contain old and worthless GPUs), but also processors. And now, apparently, we are getting counterfeit NVMe SSDs. They also appeared in China and are while they are quite sophisticated, you won’t get the desired features and performance. Read more “Beware: counterfeit Samsung SSD 980 Pro are selling in China” »

Radeon RX 6300 spotted in China. Modern GT 1030 replacement?

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

Basic low-cost dedicated GPUs became a dying breed over the last decade. Faster integrated GPUs leave less and less room for them and it doesn’t pay off to develop new chips of this sort anymore. Nvidia has been selling the GeForce GT 1030 with a 16nm Pascal architecture chip for almost six years now, and it’s only now, it seems. that a more modern replacement could appear: the Radeon RX 6300 with a 6nm GPU based on a current architecture. Read more “Radeon RX 6300 spotted in China. Modern GT 1030 replacement?” »

24GB/48GB DDR5 modules don’t work with Ryzen CPUs, fix coming?

Memory, News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

In the past, Intel processors could not run newer higher-capacity DDR2 and DDR3 modules, while AMD processors worked. That’s why we were sort of assuming that the currently appearing DDR5 modules with unusual “non-binary” capacities would just automatically work on AMD platforms. But that’s not true, it seems that they only work with Intel processors for now and Ryzen 7000s will only be able to use them after a future update. Read more “24GB/48GB DDR5 modules don’t work with Ryzen CPUs, fix coming?” »

Ryzen 7000X3D: technical details and asymmetric CCX handling

News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

Last day of February, AMD started selling the Ryzen 7000 processors with 3D V-Cache, the chiplet technology increasing L3 cache capacity. Prior generation (Ryzen 7 5800X3D) proved that this benefited gaming, and it looks like the same is true now. Ryzen 7000s are aimed specifically at gaming PCs, and according to reviews, they seem to have surpassed Intel’s Raptor Lake processors in that and are now holding the gaming performance crown. Read more “Ryzen 7000X3D: technical details and asymmetric CCX handling” »

Radeon driver problem breaks Windows, avoid factory reset option

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

AMD released a new version of Radeon Software drivers 23.2.1 last month, which was significant in that after a hiatus where new versions were only for Radeon RX 7900s for a while, it merged the two branches and now the same driver supports all GPUs again. But it looks like there is a bug in the installer that may lead to a broken Windows installation. It’s said to happen only rarely, but there are certain situations to watch out for. Read more “Radeon driver problem breaks Windows, avoid factory reset option” »

Nvidia RTX Video Super Resolution out. What you need to know

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

In January, Nvidia announced a new feature for its graphics cards: the RTX Video Super Resolution, upscaling and post-processing videos played in Chrome-based web browsers. Nvidia uses AI upscaling with temporal stabilization in games under the DLSS name, so applying AI to web video is a logical extension. This feature has now been enabled by the current GeForce graphics drivers and the first comparisons and feedback are coming in. Read more “Nvidia RTX Video Super Resolution out. What you need to know” »

Intel LGA 1851 platform details: Z890 and Meteor Lake connectivity

Motherboards, News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

Intel LGA 1700 desktop platform is now running on its second generation of processors (Raptor Lake) which will see a refresh in fall, but that will be the end of this socket. A new LGA 1851 socket is planned for Meteor Lake and Arrow Lake processors and a report has now revealed new features of this platform. Intel will give the processor-connected I/O interfaces an upgrade that will put it closer to the AM5 platform. Read more “Intel LGA 1851 platform details: Z890 and Meteor Lake connectivity” »

Not just Meteor Lake. Even TSMC-made 3nm Intel chips are delayed

News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

There was a report that Intel allegedly cancelled the desktop version of the first 4nm Meteor Lake CPUs, which could indicate that the process is having issues similar to the early 10nm technology – like not reaching high enough clock speeds. But that may not be the only blow to Intel’s upcoming products. Now there are reports that even the 3nm chips, ironically enough those that it plans to outsource to TSMC, may be delayed as well. Read more “Not just Meteor Lake. Even TSMC-made 3nm Intel chips are delayed” »

Intel Meteor Lake to be mobile only, desktop 4nm CPUs cancelled

News, Processors | | Jan Olšan

Intel is now trying to catch up to TSMC and regain the manufacturing process leadership that underpinned its past dominance. So perhaps the biggest question for years to come is whether it has already managed to “fix” its factories, or whether processor delays and missed targets will be a recurring theme in the future. Warning sing are appearing that the first 4nm Meteor Lake processors could possibly end up like the notorious 10nm chips. Read more “Intel Meteor Lake to be mobile only, desktop 4nm CPUs cancelled” »

GeForce RTX 4060 leak: lowest-power mainstream GPU since Pascal

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

We recently heard about the GeForce RTX 4070, but a card that should be significantly lower in price is also starting to take shape: the GeForce RTX 4060. Kopite7kimi delivered information on the chip it will be based on and the general parameters. It looks like the new “sixty” model could be quite a bi more “lightweight” than previous cards, dropping power draw to significantly lower level not seen since the GeForce GTX 1060 from 2016. Read more “GeForce RTX 4060 leak: lowest-power mainstream GPU since Pascal” »

Nvidia preparing launch of GeForce RTX 4070, planned for April

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

Last month, the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti went on sale as the third model in Nvidia’s Ada Lovelace generation. It’s rather steeply priced at 799 USD though, while a generation back the third SKU in the roster was the RTX 3070 at 499 USD. A lot of people are likely  waiting for the lower-end cards of the lineup. Now, information has emerged as to when those might appear – namely the GeForce RTX 4070 SKU without the additional “Ti”. Read more “Nvidia preparing launch of GeForce RTX 4070, planned for April” »

WD introduces Dual Actuator HDDs reaching SATA SSDs speeds

HDDs, News, Technology | | Jan Olšan

Hard drives are often considered obsolete or plain bad technology, but they still serve an important role when vast storage space is needed without breaking the bank. Fortunately, this technology is still continuing to evolve. We’ve seen HAMR from Seagate recently and now it’s Western Digital’s turn with a performance-enhancing innovation for a change. Performance is chief weakness of HDDs, but there are ways to improve it. Read more “WD introduces Dual Actuator HDDs reaching SATA SSDs speeds” »

A620 chipset specs leak: With PCIe 4.0 but no overclocking

Chipsets, Motherboards, News | | Jan Olšan

In recent weeks, information about the upcoming AMD A620 chipset and cheaper AM5 boards for Ryzen 7000 CPUs based on it began to appear. One of the hardware “leakers” shared the alleged specifications that the A620 chipset is supposed to have, and also what will be the other features of the boards built on the chipset. According to earlier reports, these could start selling or at least be revealed as early as this month. Read more “A620 chipset specs leak: With PCIe 4.0 but no overclocking” »

Fact check: AMD is not limiting shipments to inflate prices

News, Opinion, Processors | | Jan Olšan

Last week, news stories have emerged that AMD is artificially inflating prices of its processors or GPUs by deliberately underselling the demand. This news has spread a lot. And yet, the report is almost certainly nonsense born out of misinterpretation (or misunderstanding of economics). There’s already been an official denial issued, but the story keeps spreading, so we feel it’s appropriate to address it a bit. Read more “Fact check: AMD is not limiting shipments to inflate prices” »

PCIe 5.0 SSDs have started selling. The first models use a fan

News, SSDs, Storages | | Jan Olšan

When PCI Express 4.0 first appeared in desktops in 2019, SSDs started to use it virtually right away. On the other hand, PCI Express 5.0, available from autumn 2021 on the LGA 1700 platform and from autumn 2022 on AM5 boards, has suffered a disappointing lack of any SSDs till now. But they are finally here now. Corsair has shown its first PCIe 5.0 module, which however raises some concerns by including a cooling a fan. Read more “PCIe 5.0 SSDs have started selling. The first models use a fan” »

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