Tag: hardware

Intel clarifies what BIOS settings 13th/14th Gen CPUs should be used for power and current

Intel clarifies what BIOS…

In response to the recent news that a microcode bug had been discovered affecting how some of its CPUs…
SSD prices could steady or even drop as NAND chip makers boost production

SSD prices could steady…

After repeatedly gloomy news about SSD pricing, there's light at the end of the tunnel. South Korean outlet Chosun…
Forget all the AI fluff—some serious next-gen CPUs are on their way, praise the sun

Forget all the AI…

Andy Edser, Hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This month I've been testing: The limits of my patience on long…
XFX’s new Magnetic Air graphics cards let you hot-swap fans, solving the apparent plague of fan hub axle separation

XFX’s new Magnetic Air…

Have you ever wanted to throw a cooling fan at a graphics card and watch it magically snap into…
Nvidia becomes the world’s most valuable company, but will somebody please think about poor old PC gamers?

Nvidia becomes the world’s…

Remember when Nvidia just made gaming graphics cards? Hard to imagine many at the company do as Nvidia yesterday…
You won’t be able to play Valorant until you update your motherboard BIOS: ‘this is a necessary step in our arms race against hardware cheats’

You won’t be able…

If you have an Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, or ASRock motherboard, you need to update the BIOS if you want…
An origami USB connector and a games console that’ll fit in your wallet—two entries in a contest to make business cards exciting

An origami USB connector…

Business cards are a dying art—in the West, anyways. Most of us may never come to appreciate a finely…
Emulation proves the inevitable Achilles’ Heel of Qualcomm’s new PC chips when it comes to gaming

Emulation proves the inevitable…

Two weeks ago I was in a hotel in downtown Taipei prodding some of Qualcomm's new Snapdragon X Elite…
The company that invented the AIO cooler has seen its share price plummet 40% due to a slump in demand

The company that invented…

Asetek, the creator of the all-in-one (AIO) liquid cooler, has just seen a 40% drop in its share value…
The solid-state AirJet cooler ‘not bound by the limitations of mechanical devices’ aims to double its thermal performance every two years

The solid-state AirJet cooler…

Frore Systems caused something of a stir back in 2023 with the announcement of its fanless AirJet cooler. It's…