JEDEC unveils multiplexed DDR5 modules and LPDDR6 CAMM for massive memory bandwidth boost
Hugely benefitting data-hungry workloads
Nintendo Wii: The Non-Gamer's Game Console
The Nintendo Wii redefined casual gaming by introducing motion controls and capturing a wide demographic, setting it apart from traditional consoles of the era while beating Sony and Microsoft at the home console game.
OneXPlayer M1 mini PC debuts with Core Ultra 9 185H CPU, 32GB of RAM and OCuLink port
Only in Japan for now, but expect a global realease down the road
Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, and Asrock set to deliver 38.8 million motherboards in 2024
The motherboard market is poised for a sharp recovery this year
Intel identifies cause behind Raptor Lake crashes, says mobile CPUs aren't affected
A patch is coming in mid-August
AMD RDNA 4 leaks tease massive ray tracing upgrades for PC and PlayStation 5 Pro
Playing catch up with Nvidia's RT lead
Something to look forward to: A partial data sheet has revealed some new details about the ray tracing capabilities coming to AMD's next-gen RDNA 4 GPU architecture. Headlining the list is something called a "Double Ray Tracing Intersect Engine." The data sheet doesn't delve into any details beyond listing the features, so we can only guess what it means.
SK chief says Nvidia's dominant position depends on the profitability of AI industry (Updated)
Comparing the AI boom to the California gold rush
Testing reveals that some Nvidia AIB partners are using cheap thermal paste resulting in high GPU temperatures
Too hot to handle Igor's Lab investigated community feedback that some owners of GeForce RTX 40 series AIB cards are hitting hotspot temperatures of 100° C after a few months of operating within acceptable ranges. GPU hotspot temperature refers to the maximum temperature recorded in a specific area of a GPU, usually either on the GPU die itself or the voltage regulators (VRM).
Amazon Graviton4 server CPU shown beating AMD and Intel processors in multiple benchmarks
Performance was particularly impressive in HPC tests
OpenAI is in talks with Broadcom about developing AI chip
Sam Altman is determined to lessen OpenAI's dependence on Nvidia
The $75 Orange Pi 5 Max is a Raspberry Pi alternative with 6 TOPS NPU and up to 16GB RAM
A minor upgrade over the Orange Pi 5 Pro
Micron launches "industry's fastest" 2230 consumer SSD, targets gaming handhelds and mini PCs
The Crucial P310 is here
What just happened? Micron's latest storage offering is here for gaming handhelds, mini PCs, and ultraportables. The company just unleashed the Crucial P310 2230 Gen4 NVMe SSD, and they're making some bold claims about its speed and capacities in that tight little M.2 package.
This $45 dock adds six ports to the Steam Deck, Asus ROG Ally, or Legion Go
Other 4K 120Hz-capable docks cost almost twice as much
Intel laptop CPUs are crashing, too, as the company remains silent
The problem might affect all LGA 1700 products
Gigabyte stuffs 48 DDR5 memory slots onto a standard server board
You can never have too much memory
Opinion: The rapidly evolving world of AI PCs
We're already seeing some interesting shifts and redefined comparisons in the Copilot+ PC era
Something to look forward to: Even though it's only been two months since they were first announced and just a month since they've shipped, Copilot+ PCs are already having a noticeable impact on the PC market. Major OEMs like Dell, HP, Lenovo, and Microsoft's Surface group have released slick new NPU-accelerated "AI PCs." Other vendors such as Samsung, Acer, and Asus have also joined with impressive new devices.
Nvidia will fully transition to open-source GPU kernel modules with R560 drivers
Open-source kernels are only available for newer platforms, including Ada, Grace Hopper and Blackwell
Ceramic Nano Memory comes to the US, promising a data storage revolution
New data storage technology requires minimal energy and lasts for thousands of years
Donald Trump thinks Taiwan should pay for US defense, says it took America's chip business
"How stupid are we? They took all of our chip business. They're immensely wealthy"
Survey shows most people wouldn't pay extra for AI-enhanced hardware
84% of people said no
Upcoming Intel CPUs could push maximum temperature limits to 105 Celsius
Core configurations, wattages, and voltages for future Intel processors also posted
Intel launches apprenticeship program to combat semiconductor labor shortage
Putting the CHIPS Act money to good use