Noctua first revealed the design of the new 140mm fans a few days ago, but we’re just now bringing you the news. We needed to communicate a few details with Noctua to make the intentions behind the key elements clear. After all, these fans certainly don’t look like anything you’ve seen before and it’s likely that some of their unique details will become inspiration for other manufacturers as well. Read more “The wait is over, Noctua unveils 140 mm LCP fans”
Cooler Master is involved in the production of a GPU cooler. However, you can’t buy it separately as it is an exclusive part of the PNY RTX 4090 Verto ARGB Dual Fan. After Asus with Noctua coolers, this is another case where a traditional graphics card manufacturer has recognized that using the experience of a company specializing in cooling components will achieve a better result. But that’s at an extreme, 4.5-slot thickness. Read more “RTX 4090 from PNY to have Cooler Master Mobius fans”
The scenario of Intel dropping backwards compatibility and creating a new version of x86 processors free of various “legacy burdens” has been discussed for a long time. The hype around ARM processors and the perceived or real advantages they gain by not carrying similar “baggage” highlighted this topic again. Intel has unveiled a proposal for a simplified pure 64-bit x86-S architecture that could bring about such a revolution, now. Read more “x86-S: Intel wants to drop legacy compatibility from processors”
At first glance, DeepCool’s latest liquid coolers don’t seem to be any different from the older LT SE models, but there is one significant difference, and that’s in the pump speed. The latter is slower, quieter and yet should not cause a significant drop in cooling performance. And then there’s the attractive price, a model with a 360 mm radiator fits into a hundred euros. Read more “What’s new with DeepCool LE AIOs? Quieter pumps and lower prices”
DeepCool wasn’t afraid to experiment and moved the intake fan to the exhaust position in their line of the most powerful tower CPU coolers (Assassin). This was done for the sake of, among other things, 100% memory compatibility, which is very rare in wide coolers. However, such a change in the airflow pattern through finning will also have an impact on cooling efficiency. The latter is improved in Assassin IV, for example, by a sealing shroud. Read more “With Assassin IV, DeepCool changes customs of dual-tower coolers”
Recently, a controversy has flared up on the web surrounding Asus motherboards. It is related to the issues of Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs killed by excessive VSoC voltage, which was previously set too high by Asus boards (not just Asus ones though). Asus received further complaints after providing a fix as a beta BIOS update that was not officially covered by warranty. The company has now responded by changes that should improve things quite a bit. Read more “Asus improves board warranty: Memory OC and beta BIOS covered”
Android phones are dominated by Qualcomm, but it is closely followed by MediaTek, which has already achieved similarly significant market shares, but lacks a comparable positioning in the highend and flagship mobile phone segment. But it looks like MediaTek is preparing a move that could possibly shake things up. The Taiwanese manufacturer is said to have teamed up with Nvidia, and its mobile chips could feature GPUs with its architecture. Read more “GeForce in ARM processors. MediaTek SoCs will use Nvidia GPUs”
The parameters of the latest fans are very impressive indeed. Based on the experience of testing and observing the influence of individual elements on the performance of the fans, in this case we have to work with the idea that the UNI P28 has the prerequisites to break through to the very top of efficiency. And, on top of that, with a very practical connection in series that most high-end fans do not have. Read more “All trumps to defeat the others: The new Lian Li UNI Fan P28”
Noctua’s May product roadmap does not bring good news. Everything we’ve been waiting for is being pushed back. Even one indefinite delay has been dropped. But that’s so that preparations around the new generation of 140mm fans have as few “obstacles” in their way as possible. But even those, barring a miracle, won’t be available for purchase this year after all. But there is one positive news for AMD Threadripper processor owners. Read more “White Noctua fans off the radar, 140mm (hopefully) in 2024”
It’s remarkable what DeepCool has managed to get into the new CC360 (WH) ARGB cases, which have a retail price of just 55 EUR. It comes with three lighted fans and you also have the option of installing a powerful cooler (including a 360mm liquid cooler). The only thing that won’t fit are ATX motherboards. Support is up to MicroATX format, and DeepCool is thus looking to expand the lower tower case segment, in which there is relatively little choice. Read more “DeepCool comes with cheap “ARGB” cases for smaller PCs”
Against expectations, Intel will start manufacturing processors at TSMC. Similar diversification may occur with AMD, who relied almost entirely on TSMC lately. But according to unofficial reports, the company will start manufacturing some of its chips at Korea’s Samsung, much like Nvidia recently did with some of its GPUs. This would reduce AMD’s dependence on a single supplier, but the move likely seeks to cut costs, too. Read more “AMD, like Nvidia, will produce chips at Samsung, on a 4nm node”
Last week, cases of destroyed V-Cache using Ryzen 7000 “X3D” CPUs and even a burned socket on the board (the dead CPU probably started drawing excessive current from the VRM through the pins). At first it wasn’t clear if it wasn’t a result of manual overvolting, but AMD announced that they have found the cause of the problem and are releasing board BIOS updates to protect the CPUs from damage, so definitely update. Read more “AMD fixes bug that kills Ryzen 7000 CPUs, update your BIOS”
A few days ago, reports started surfacing that more affordable Radeon graphics cards with RDNA 3 architecture based on the Navi 33 chip might finally be coming to market. They stated that these cards could be exhibited (just that at that point) at Computex 2023 during (May 30–June 2). But it might all happen faster. According to information posted by YouTuber Moore’s Law Is Dead, there card should be available on the shelves before then. Read more “Radeon RX 7600 XT launch date leaked: less than four weeks away”
The development of artificial intelligence has gained mainstream awareness in recent months with news around ChatGPT and OpenAI and similar projects. These advanced neural networks and AI models have large hardware requirements, benefiting Nvidia, whose GPUs are used to train and run these neural networks. But this interest may also bring new competitors. Among them is reportedly Microsoft, which is preparing its own chips for AI. Read more “Microsoft preparing its own AI chips to compete with Nvidia’s GPUs”
DeepCool has added two CPU liquid coolers to the LT series – a model with a 360 mm (LT720 WH) and 240 mm (LT520 WH) radiator. Their WH end designation is important, as it stands for the word “White”. This is in fact the opposite of the traditional, black variants. The design details remain virtually unchanged, and the point of these new coolers is to create alternatives for users who prefer brighter, more vibrant stuff. Read more “For proper contrast: DeepCool LT coolers now also in white”
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