Tag: hardware

AMD and Samsung demo 8K 120 Hz gaming and I am really, really struggling to care

AMD and Samsung demo…

AMD and Samsung have shown off what might well be a world’s first but is definitely of arguable real-world…
Intel says reports of 20k redundancies ‘inaccurate’ and states previous early retirement options robbed them of valuable experience

Intel says reports of…

Last week was a pretty terrifying one for Intel employees after reports came out stating the company was set…
Bitcoin mining now just totes unprofitable, costing over $137,000 to mine just one BTC in the US and near $200,000 per coin in Germany

Bitcoin mining now just…

As I wipe the dust from my coffin I arise to tell you all that I was there when…
A modder has turned an Intel CPU heatspreader into a functional water block with the help of a CNC machine

A modder has turned…

If the concept of CPU delidding fills you with dread, I think you might also be a little squeamish…
The world’s largest zip maker has made a giant self-propelled zip and I reckon it’s a potential glimpse of the trousers of the future

The world’s largest zip…

Look, I’m not even going to mess around with a creative intro on this one. The world’s largest zip…
UK government says Нет to British companies selling game controllers to Russia, to combat the use of drone attacks

UK government says Нет…

It’s hardly news that game controllers are used in modern warfare, as the compact, multi-buttoned devices have been used…
There’s a 25-year-old piece of PC hardware that’s still being used in even the most powerful gaming PCs sold today. Happy birthday to USB 2

There’s a 25-year-old piece…

Ah, birthdays. Love them or hate them, there’s no escaping the unwavering gaze of Father Time. Except in the…
This odd but surprisingly well-priced mini ITX motherboard from Minisforum packs an embedded AMD X3D processor

This odd but surprisingly…

Ask any PC enthusiast ‘What are the best CPUs for gaming?’ and you’ll get a practically unanimous response: one…
This Doom-themed Asus RTX 5080 is here just in time for some medieval ripping and tearing in Doom: The Dark Ages

This Doom-themed Asus RTX…

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Apple and Meta have been fined a total of €700,000,000 for non-compliance with the EU Digital Markets Act

Apple and Meta have…

The European Commission has found that both Apple and Meta have breached the Digital Markets Act, and have received…