Tag: hardware

Arc Raiders is a shining beacon of hope in the darkest times of the RAMpocalypse, proving 8 GB budget graphics cards don’t have to miss out on glorious graphics

Arc Raiders is a…

I’ve recently performed some in-depth testing of VRAM usage in several modern games, to see if 8 GB budget…
Windows on Arm gamers will be able to download Xbox app games locally but cloud gaming might still be a better option

Windows on Arm gamers…

Windows on Arm is a project that I can’t help but get excited about, however long and torturous the…
Sony takes cancelling things to a whole new level by cancelling the car it was making with Honda

Sony takes cancelling things…

Afeela was unveiled in 2023 as a joint venture between Sony and Honda that, simply put, mashes up an…
2026 is shaping up to be a golden year for gaming mice, as Razer’s battery-boosting FrameSync adds more goodies to the pot

2026 is shaping up…

Ever since mouse sensors in premium gaming mice all became generally on par, and especially now that some sensors…
LG claims its new 1-120 Hz auto-refresh rate LCD display for laptops extends battery life by 48% and helps the new Dell XPS hit 31 hours

LG claims its new…

LG has announced a new LCD panel technology for laptops it claims is dramatically more efficient than existing panels.…
UK regulators explain what ‘highly effective’ age assurance for the Online Safety Act actually means

UK regulators explain what…

The UK’s controversial Online Safety Act (OSA) passed over a year ago, and ostensibly, it “puts a range of…
MSI’s new power supplies have a buzzer that warns you if your graphics card is about to melt, which seems like a solution to a problem that really shouldn’t exist

MSI’s new power supplies…

Hey, remember Meltgate, in which 12VHPWR (and latterly, 12V-2×6) GPU power connectors were blamed for melting graphics cards in…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says Doom is the most influential game ever made, and now I really want to ask him whether he prefers the chainsaw or the BFG

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang…

I get the sense that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and I are quite different people. He’s the head of…
Cyberpower begins selling desktop PCs with carbon nanotube CPU cooling, possibly spelling the end of thermal paste catastrophes

Cyberpower begins selling desktop…

We’ve all been there, right? Thermal paste splattered all over the CPU socket? No? Just me and that guy…
The Framework Desktop’s small footprint is deceptively cute, as it’s actually sequestering serious compute power that makes it the best mini AI PC

The Framework Desktop’s small…

As you may already be aware, I have a penchant for all things cute in the hardware sphere—and that…