Hardware News, Tests and Reviews
Unreleased AMD RX 6500 surfaces: a 2022-era budget chip for our 2025 GPU woes
21 April 2025 @ 7:39 pm
Chinese manufacturer Zephyr released the Radeon RX 6500, a graphics card that AMD had never launched.
TSMC says it cannot guarantee that its chips don't end up in China
21 April 2025 @ 7:09 pm
In its annual report, TSMC acknowledged it cannot fully track how its chips are ultimately used, highlighting ongoing risks of unintentional export control violations.
Microsoft, get your Game Pass out of my face! I'm turning off your notifications. Here’s how
21 April 2025 @ 6:05 pm
Microsoft keeps hawking Game Pass and distracting me in the process.
We tested Intel's new '200S Boost' feature: 7% higher gaming performance thanks to memory overclocking, now covered by the warranty
21 April 2025 @ 5:21 pm
Intel's new "Intel 200S Boost" feature for its Arrow Lake processors enhances gaming performance by providing official warranty coverage for a subset of overclocking features, mostly oriented around the memory and fabric speeds.
AMD 16-core Zen 5c die shots show long, narrow CCX, all 16 cores sharing a single L3 cache
21 April 2025 @ 5:11 pm
Die shots of AMD's new Zen 5c die have been exposed, revealing a drastically different design compared to Zen 4c, featuring a single-CCX design with a highly elongated shape.
G.Skill debuts world's first 256GB (64GBx4) DDR5-6000 CL32 UDIMM memory kit with EXPO support
21 April 2025 @ 4:14 pm
G.Skill has launched the first 256GB (64GBx4) UDIMM memory kit, hitting DDR5-6000 CL32 speeds out-of-the-box with EXPO.
Logitech prices are increasing by as much as 25%, and they're not alone
21 April 2025 @ 3:52 pm
YouTuber Cameron Dougherty of the channel Cameron Dougherty Tech has reported proof of Logitech price increases that have reached as high as 25%.
Rumors swirl about a 24GB Intel Arc B580 — but OEM swiftly strikes down claims
21 April 2025 @ 3:31 pm
GPU manufacturer Sparkle inadvertently confirmed the Intel Arc B580 24GB, only to walk back their statement shortly after.
Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 (2025) RTX 5080 gaming laptop review: Flashy lights, huge price, strong performance
21 April 2025 @ 3:24 pm
With tool-free hardware access and PCIe 5.0 support, the ROG Strix Scar 16 welcomes future performance upgrades.
Intel details next-gen 18A fab tech: significantly more performance, lower power, higher density
21 April 2025 @ 3:01 pm
At VLSI Symposium 2025, Intel will provide more details about its 18A process node featuring RibbonFET transistors and PowerVia backside power delivery that enable major improvements in power, performance, and area over Intel 3, with early interest from companies like Apple and Nvidia signaling potential third-party adoption.