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During their opening keynote at Computex 2024, AMD announced their intention to launch a pair of new Ryzen 5000 processors for their legacy AM4 platform. The new chips, both getting the XT suffix, will be the Ryzen 9 5900XT, a 16 core Zen 3 part, while the Ryzen 7 5800XT will be an 8 core Zen 3. The new chips are intended to underscore AMD's ongoing commitment to supporting their consumer platforms over several years. And while the specification changes are rather minor overall – the Zen 3 CPU architecture has long since been taken as far as it can reasonable go – it does give AMD a chance to refresh the platform by slinging hardware at new price points. AMD did something very similar...
CES 2020: ZOTAC Reveals VR Go 3.0: NVIDIA GeForce RTX Inside
ZOTAC this month announced plans to release its 3rd generation VR Go wearable PC for virtual reality gaming. The new system will feature higher performance for a better VR...
11 by Anton Shilov on 1/17/2020
The Corsair K95 RGB Platinum XT Mechanical Keyboard, For Gamers and Streamers
With Corsair acquiring new brands at a steady pace, including Origin PC, Elgato, and more recently, Scuf, the future looks bright for Corsair's gaming division. A major part of...
14 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/16/2020
CES 2020: HP Unveils Advanced Docking Monitors w/ Webcam, GbE, USB-C PD
HP has introduced a new series of displays with docking capabilities that have been developed with corporate and business customers in mind. The HP E24D G4 and HP E27D...
5 by Anton Shilov on 1/16/2020
Intel’s Confusing Messaging: Is Comet Lake Better Than Ice Lake?
This year at CES 2020, Intel held its usual pre-keynote workshop for select members of the press. Around 75 of us across a couple of sessions were there to...
200 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/16/2020
The Lian Li Strimer Plus, For When You Need an RGB 24-pin ATX Cable
During our tour of the Lian Li suite at CES 2020, we saw a variety of updated case designs, some impressive and others with minor tweaks. One of the...
26 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/15/2020
MSI Shows Off New White Creator Peripherals Range
During CES 2020 at the MSI booth, the company unveiled its latest range of peripherals for professionals. The MSI CK40 keyboard, the CM30 mouse, and CH40 wireless earbuds are...
15 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/15/2020
Want a $50k Mac Pro Cheese Grater? Get a $60 PC Cheese Grater!
One of the more bemusing aspects of 2019 was the launch of the new Mac Pro. Powered by Intel’s Xeon W CPUs, it offered a range of options such...
60 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/14/2020
CES 2020: be quiet! Unveils New Pure Rock 2 CPU Cooler For Entry Level
Adding to its extensive selection of CPU air coolers, be quiet! has announced its latest entry-level model, the Pure Rock 2. Building on the success of the original Pure...
3 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/14/2020
CES 2020: Clevo & XMG Prepare Notebooks w/ 12-Core AMD Ryzen 9 3000 CPUs
AMD attracted a lot of attention at CES 2020 with its launch of the Ryzen 4000-series Mobile APUs with up to eight cores in a 15W TDP form factor...
19 by Anton Shilov on 1/14/2020
CES 2020: MSI Preparing Creator 17 Laptop with Mini LED Monitor
Mini LED-based Full Array Local Dimming (FALD) backlighting significantly improves brightness and contrasts of contemporary LCD monitors particularly when it comes to HDR games and videos. By now, a...
13 by Anton Shilov on 1/14/2020
CES 2020: ASUS Unveils Dual-Screen ZenBook Duo UX481 Notebook
Last year ASUS introduced its exclusive ZenBook Pro Duo laptops with a secondary display aimed at creative professionals with performance-hungry color critical workloads. At CES 2020, the company revealed...
13 by Anton Shilov on 1/14/2020
CES 2020: ASUS Showcases Full White Concept System
At the ASUS suite at CES 2020, the company showcased quite a few concepts in addition to many new products ranging from laptops, Chromebooks, chassis, and peripherals. One of...
10 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/14/2020
AMD Ryzen Mobile 4000: Measuring Renoir’s Die Size
I’m pretty sure that the next time I go to a trade show where new silicon is being announced, the next tool I need in my backpack is a...
103 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/14/2020
Here's Some DDR5-4800: Hands-On First Look at Next Gen DRAM
Just like all major makers of DRAM, SK Hynix produced its first DDR5 memory chips a couple of years ago and has been experimenting with the technology since then...
39 by Anton Shilov on 1/13/2020
TRX80 and WRX80 Don’t Exist: Neither Does the ‘Intel LGA1159’ Socket
For anyone that isn’t following the minutiae of desktop computing, one of the more prominent rumors in AMD land is the presence of upcoming sockets called TRX80 and WRX80...
49 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 1/13/2020
CES 2020: ASUS Reveals Portable 15.6-inch ZenScreen MB16ACE USB-C Monitor
ASUS has introduced its latest external display for laptops that features a USB Type-C connector that is used to transfer both video signal as well as power. To simplify...
17 by Anton Shilov on 1/13/2020
CES 2020: MSI's 300 Hz Gaming Laptops, the GS66 Stealth & GE66 Raider
MSI demonstrated a revamped version of its sleek and light GS-series Stealth gaming notebook at CES 2020 this week. The GS66 Stealth laptop continues to feature a low-profile design...
46 by Anton Shilov on 1/13/2020
CES 2020: ASUS Unveils ROG Z11 Mini ITX Chassis For Gamers
In addition to its new notebook, Chromebook, and system announced during CES 2020, ASUS has unveiled a new gaming chassis designed for mini-ITX motherboards. The ASUS ROG Z11 features...
16 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/13/2020
CES 2020: Corsair Announces The A500 CPU Cooler, Back to Air Cooling
Although Corsair's cooling division is more widely known for its extensive range of CLC CPU cooling solutions, Corsair has once again moved back into the air-cooled CPU cooler business...
8 by Gavin Bonshor on 1/13/2020
CES 2020: ASUS’ Latest VivoBook S Packs 10th Gen, Lots of Colors
ASUS has introduced its new VivoBook S-series laptops that attempt to fuse style with performance in a reasonably priced package. The new notebooks are based on Intel’s latest 10th...
8 by Anton Shilov on 1/13/2020
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