Ryzen 8000G APUs launch in two months, Gigabyte reveals date

It looks like we finally have an answer to the question of when AMD will finally release “APUs”, or power-efficient monolithic processors with a beefy integrated GPU for the AM5 platform. It was revealed by Gigabyte, and while that isn’t directly from AMD, Gigabyte should be well informed (although the information likely wasn’t supposed to be shared publicly). The company announced the release date of the APUs in a press release. Read more “Ryzen 8000G APUs launch in two months, Gigabyte reveals date” »

Intel discontinues Cryo Cooling Technology, ends the app updates

Three years ago, when Comet Lake processors came out – the very last of several Skylake architecture refreshes produced in the troubled 14nm era – Intel tried to boost it with cryogenic cooling technology, or rather cooling with an auxiliary thermoelectric element that lowered the temperature of the “coldplate”, cooling the processor below the ambient temperature. This technology is now yet another activity that Intel has cut back on. Read more “Intel discontinues Cryo Cooling Technology, ends the app updates” »

End of Polaris and Vega GPU support: AMD provides a redux driver

Recently, it has been reported that AMD may be preparing to discontinue driver support for older Radeon graphics cards with Polaris and Vega architectures (pre-RDNA cards based on GCN lineage). AMD has now released the first new version of drivers for these graphics cards in two months, so it seems that the full end of updates for them is not yet here, but at the same time it is confirmed that support for them is moving to the back burner. Read more “End of Polaris and Vega GPU support: AMD provides a redux driver” »

How well do you know MSI coolers? CoreLiquid E360 giveaway

In collaboration with MSI, we’ve prepared a quick quiz for you to enter to win the MEG CoreLiquid E360, a powerful AIO liquid cooler with a 360-millimeter radiator. The only requirement is to correctly answer three questions that will either test the insight you have when it comes to MSI cooling stuff, or complement it. Either way, it’s not going to be anything complicated. Read more “How well do you know MSI coolers? CoreLiquid E360 giveaway” »

Enermax cuts prices of Liqmaxflo (SR) liquid coolers

The Liqmaxflo and Liqmaxflo SR AIOs came out just last month and they’ve already had their original prices reduced. These have gone down for selected models by around 4 to 16%. The biggest price drop is on the top model with a 420mm radiator, which owners of the most powerful processors shouldn’t overlook. But smaller, more popular models for mainstream cases are also cheaper. Check out the full overview. Read more “Enermax cuts prices of Liqmaxflo (SR) liquid coolers” »

Big.LITTLE Ryzen out officially: Phoenix 2 APU with Zen 4c cores

In the summer, we reported that AMD started using Zen 4c cores in its Ryzen 7000 laptop processors. AMD appeared to use a new die with small (or compact) Zen 4c cores known as Phoenix 2 or unofficially Little Phoenix to make four and six-core models, alongside the standard versions based on a stripped-down Phoenix chip containing eight big Zen 4 cores. But the release of these APUs has been officially announced by AMD only now. Read more “Big.LITTLE Ryzen out officially: Phoenix 2 APU with Zen 4c cores” »

Correction: No Core i5-14600K anomaly in CS:GO, our bad

The presentation of Counter-Strike: GO results in the recent Core i5-14600K CPU test was incorrect. The big difference in the graphs compared to the Ci5-13600K to the detriment of the newer model was due to a human error. In fact, the 20-core Intel Raptor Lake Refresh processor performs as expected, adequately for its hardware specs. Thus, in this regard, you need not have the slightest concern. Read more “Correction: No Core i5-14600K anomaly in CS:GO, our bad” »

Pure Wings 3, the cheaper BeQuiet! fans, now available

The Pure Wings 3 fans, which have appeared as part of some coolers and cases in the past, are now also available separately. With a price of 14–15 euros (per piece), these are the cheapest BeQuiet! fans, if we focus the choice on models with “modern” geometry. The latter also heralds an attractive price to “cooling performance” ratio. And that’s in both 120 mm and 140 mm formats. Read more “Pure Wings 3, the cheaper BeQuiet! fans, now available” »

GeForce RTX 4000 “Super” GPUs specs leak: shader core counts

Recently, leaks have started to emerge about the new refreshed GeForce RTX 4000 graphics card models that Nvidia is apparently preparing for release next year. Previous reports have talked about Nvidia intending to use larger, more expensive chips for these, which could provide more memory capacity. But now, reports are coming in that cast doubts on this, saying that the GeForce RTX 4080 Super will stay at 16GB. Read more “GeForce RTX 4000 “Super” GPUs specs leak: shader core counts” »

Noctua’s top-end dual-tower cooler given more precise launch date

Noctua’s tentative plans for the next period specify the possible release of a successor to the NH-D15 cooler. Along with that comes the assurance that the next generation of 140mm fans that this cooler will use is really close. In addition to this, there is also the notable announcement of an upgrade to the NH-L12(S), a lower-profile cooler with a horizontal fan (or fans, if the heatsink will be cooled by two fans again). Read more “Noctua’s top-end dual-tower cooler given more precise launch date” »

AMD Pro 695 chipset: 2S Threadripper boards, or just a mistake?

A week ago, AMD unveiled its most powerful CPUs, the HEDT and workstation Threadripper and Threadripper Pro 7000. Two platforms with WRX90 and TRX50 chipsets were also released with them, but it looks like there could be a third type of boards for these CPUs, with a chipset labelled Pro 695. What it’s supposed to be, however, is very unclear. Or perhaps, on the contrary, seemingly clear but contradictory on closer inspection. Read more “AMD Pro 695 chipset: 2S Threadripper boards, or just a mistake?” »

Nvidia RTX Video Super Resolution 1.5: For GeForce RTX 2000 too

Earlier this year, Nvidia released an upscaler that uses its GPUs for video on websites like YouTube and such. The filter uses similar AI technology to the used in DLSS 2.x (albeit with limitations), and thus requires a GPU with tensor cores. But only the newer GeForce RTX 3000 and 4000 generations were supported initially. But now Nvidia is releasing version 1.5 for older Turing cards as well. And it also has other improvements. Read more “Nvidia RTX Video Super Resolution 1.5: For GeForce RTX 2000 too” »

After SSDs, RAM prices are going up too, particularly DDR5

A month ago, we published a report here that prices of SSDs (or NAND memory, which is their main component) have stopped their previous price fall and instead, their prices have started to climb up. Unfortunately, it seems that we have to follow with the news that the the pricing of the second key type of memory for computers, which is DRAM, is taking a turn for the worse as well and DDR5 and DDR4 modules will get more expensive too. Read more “After SSDs, RAM prices are going up too, particularly DDR5” »

Asus DIMM Flex: If fast memory, then managed dynamically

Although no new boards with the Z890 chipset came out with Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs, each manufacturer added new models with the “old” (Z790) chipset. The reason to take interest in them may be, for example, DIMM Flex support. The latter should increase memory bandwidth and stability on selected Asus motherboards. Asus describes well how it all technically works and has published some practical results as well. Read more “Asus DIMM Flex: If fast memory, then managed dynamically” »

14th generation Core is here. Intel calls i9-14900K the fastest CPU

Intel didn’t unveil the new Raptor Lake Refresh or 14th-generation Core desktop processors at September’s Intel InnovatiOn conference, as we expected (they only made a very marginal appearance). But now this new generation of CPUs for the LGA 1700 platform has been officially announced: we have the final specs and suggested prices for the six K/KF series models that are now going on sale. They should be in stores from today. Read more “14th generation Core is here. Intel calls i9-14900K the fastest CPU” »

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