Category: News

Kotetsu Mark III, Scythe modernizes its mid-range CPU coolers

Cooling, CPU coolers, News | | Ľubomír Samák

Neither small nor big, just Kotetsu Mark. The latest, third version of this CPU cooler comes with support for AMD AM5 and Intel LGA 1700 platforms in particular. In terms of body design, the Kotetsu Mark III sticks to the features of its predecessor in many ways, but at least one change with the new heatsink raises questions. The answers are perhaps the features of the Kaze Flex II fan, which will eventually be used in this line (of Kotetsu coolers) as well. Read more “Kotetsu Mark III, Scythe modernizes its mid-range CPU coolers” »

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” »

Raijintek Morpheus 8069: GPU cooler with 400W TDP is ready

Cooling, GPU coolers, News | | Ľubomír Samák

You’ve known for some time that Raijintek has been working on a new Morpheus (8069) graphics card cooler. Last year’s images of its design were already pretty much final, but we’re only now learning a lot of the essential things that were still a question mark. After Raijintek released the Morpheus 8069 cooler and published all the basic specs for it. This also removes the confusion around how the memory will be cooled. Read more “Raijintek Morpheus 8069: GPU cooler with 400W TDP is ready” »

The NA-FG1 or how Noctua perfected the circular grille

Cooling, Fans, News | | Ľubomír Samák

That this or that can no longer be improved? It can only seem that way until someone points out the possible shortcomings. This also applies to the circular grille in front of fans, on which Noctua has found a few weak spots, where their solution (compared to traditional circular grilles) lead to higher efficiency – the drop in airflow is supposed to be even lower with an even smaller increase in noise. And all of it makes sense. Read more “The NA-FG1 or how Noctua perfected the circular grille” »

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” »

A host of BeQuiet! news: Cheap ATX 3.0 PSU and thermal pastes

News, PSUs, TIMs | | Ľubomír Samák

Shortly after the Dark Power 13 power supplies, BeQuiet! is releasing significantly cheaper alternatives from the Pure Power range (12 M), in up to five output variants starting at 550 W. In this instance too, these are PSUs that are designed to meet the more stringent ATX 3.0 standard. In addition, BeQuiet! is expanding its range of thermal pastes, one of which is actually a liquid metal with a higher stated thermal conductivity than TG Conductonaut. Read more “A host of BeQuiet! news: Cheap ATX 3.0 PSU and thermal pastes” »

Noctua NH-L9a(-AM5) cooler now also available for Ryzen 7000

Cooling, CPU coolers, News | | Ľubomír Samák

Many small coolers designed for SFF systems that are compatible with the AMD AM4 platform can’t be mounted on AM5. The NH-L9a(-AM4) top-flow cooler also made the list, and Noctua had to modify its mounting system. The implementation is quite clever, the work is already done and the old-new coolers, whose design is basically unchanged, go on sale. We also have information on which processors they support and under what circumstances. Read more “Noctua NH-L9a(-AM5) cooler now also available for Ryzen 7000” »

RTX 4060 Ti and RTX 4070 will be power-efficient, TDPs slashed

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

It was all the way back in December that the overall specs of cheaper Ada generation GPUs, GeForce RTX 4070 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, became known. But it looks like they may be launched in a slightly different form than the company intended at the time. According to proven leaker Kopite7kimi, these graphics cards will have a significantly lower TDP than previous leaks have claimed, and could be quite low-power and efficient GPUs. Read more “RTX 4060 Ti and RTX 4070 will be power-efficient, TDPs slashed” »

Second, prettier generation of ARGB DeepCool LS (SE) coolers is out

Cooling, CPU coolers, News | | Ľubomír Samák

The new DeepCool LS SE coolers go on sale relatively soon after the LT series models were introduced. Given the very similar parameters, this is an alternative that offers a particularly different look. Mainly in the fact that in this case, fans with ARGB LEDs are used, but the design of the water block cover is also significantly different. This also distinguishes these liquid coolers from older models without SE in the designation. Read more “Second, prettier generation of ARGB DeepCool LS (SE) coolers is out” »

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