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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition review: Blackwell commences its reign with a few stumbles More performance, power, and features — plus some driver teething pains.

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Company develops copper-diamond composite for better heatsink cooling

Jowi Morales published 23 January 25

E6, a De Beers Group company, is developing a copper-diamond composite material to serve as a more effective heatsink.

Chinese hackers compromise South Korean VPN in supply chain attack

Kunal Khullar published 23 January 25

ESET researchers uncovered a supply chain attack on a South Korean VPN by the China-aligned APT group PlushDaemon

Noctua pitches its PC fans as home heating boosters

Mark Tyson published 23 January 25

Noctua appears to be attempting to break out of its PC DIY niche. A recently published blog post advises using fans throughout the residence for efficient home heating.

Nvidia's RTX Blackwell workstation GPU spotted with 96GB GDDR7

Anton Shilov published 23 January 25

Shipping manifests indicate that Nvidia's next-generation RTX 6000 'Blackwell' graphics card may feature 96GB of GDDR7 memory, possibly a nearly full-fat GB202 graphics processor.

MSI mechanical keyboard with silent switches debuts at $79.99

Jowi Morales published 23 January 25

MSI launched a new silent mechanical keyboard with tactile switches. It is designed for users who want the feel of tactile keys without the noise associated with them.

After 18 years, Sony's Blu-ray media production draws to a close

Jowi Morales published 23 January 25

Sony is shutting down its Blu-ray line, ending nearly 20 years of production.

SK hynix posts record revenues and profits amid surge of HBM demand

Anton Shilov published 23 January 25

Sales of AI memory solutions, including HBM3 and eSSDs, drove SK hynix's revenues and profits to record levels.

UK store claims single-digit RTX 5090 inventory — blink and it's gone

Hassam Nasir published 23 January 25

Major UK retailer OCUK currently holds less than 10 RTX 5090 GPUs.

Samsung to cut foundry investment in half, to $3.5B, says report

Anton Shilov published 23 January 25

Unlike industry peers, Samsung Foundry reportedly intends to cut down spending on contract chipmaking unit.

In 1991, after a 28-hour coding spree, John Carmack 'Doomed' us all

Christopher Harper published 23 January 25

John Carmack's incredible coding feat prior to the launch of Doom is memorialized.

AMD RX 9000 series software will be 'optimized' ahead of March launch

Anton Shilov published 23 January 25

AMD wants its partners to deliver as many Radeon 9000 graphics cards to retailers as possible by March.

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Nvidia shows off gigantic quad-slot RTX 5090 FE cooler prototype in new video

Aaron Klotz published 22 January 25

Nvidia showed off a quad-slot precursor to the RTX 5090 Founders Edition in a new video, confirming the company was indeed experimenting with a quadruple PCIe slot Founders Edition cooler.

Crucial P310 SSD with heatsink carries a $30 to $40 premium

Kunal Khullar published 22 January 25

The reliable Crucial P310 NVMe SSD is now available with an integrated heatsink for an added cost.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition card photos and unboxing

Nvidia RTX 5090 FE reviews go live January 23 at 6 AM PST

Hassam Nasir published 22 January 25

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition review embargo lifts tomorrow, January 23, at 6:00 AM PST. Add-in board partner card reviews can go live on January 24.

6.4-magnitude earthquake may have affected 20,000 TSMC wafers

Anton Shilov published 22 January 25

More details about the impact of Taiwanese earthquake impact on TSMC emerge: up to 20,000 wafers could be affected.

Case that folds around a mini-ITX motherboard launches on January 30

Jowi Morales published 22 January 25

Geometric Future will make its Model 0 Flamingo PC case available on retailers starting January 30.

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Sega launches new Sega Account online system with in-game rewards

Christopher Harper published 22 January 25

Sega introduces Sega accounts.

Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti GPU may hit the market on February 20

Aaron Klotz published 22 January 25

A retailer has claimed that the RTX 5070 Ti will be released on February 20, almost a month after the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 release date.

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Gigabyte gaming mouse allegedly goes up in flames

Hassam Nasir published 22 January 25

The Gigabyte M6880X meets an unexpected demise.

RTX 5090 is allegedly 39% faster than RTX 4090 in 3DMark benchmarks

Jowi Morales published 22 January 25

Leaked 3DMark benchmark results show the RTX 5090 beating the 4090 in synthetic tests by an average of 39%.

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Gigabyte gaming mouse allegedly goes up in flames — scorched device left a hole on user's desk First, the PSUs, and now the mice?

Nvidia confident that RTX 50 series power connectors unlikely to melt despite higher TDP The 12V-2x6 connector apparently solved the melting connector problem we experienced with the RTX 4090.

Windows 11 Insider Build addresses mouse stuttering, Auto HDR issues, other annoyances Some basic issues are finally getting addressed.

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Reviews

MSI MAG A550BN PSU Review

By E. Fylladitakis published 22 January 25

The MSI MAG A550BN PSU offers a budget-friendly, reliable solution for entry-level builds.

Power Supplies

Liquid Web VPS Hosting Review: Very Fast

By Christian Cawley published 20 January 25

Among a wide collection of different hosting dynamics, Liquid Web’s Managed VPS stands out, with both a high price and superior performance over most competitors.

Web Hosting

RayNeo Air 2s Review: Truly basic AR glasses saved by affordable pricing

By Brandon Hill published 19 January 25

With a street price of around $300, the RayNeo Air 2s offers a good baseline for those in the market for AR glasses.

Wearable Tech

OrangePi 4A Review: Coming for the king

By Les Pounder published 18 January 25

OrangePi’s alternative to the mighty Raspberry Pi makes a commendable claim for the throne, but it falls far short of the gold standard.

Raspberry Pi

Thermalright Grand Vision 360 Review: It’s not a competition, it is a massacre (again)

By Albert Thomas published 17 January 25

Thermalright’s Grand Vision 360 is a surprisingly strong AIO cooler. Check out the review for our results with Intel’s i7-14700K and Core Ultra 9 285K CPUs.

Liquid Cooling

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Best OLED Gaming Monitors 2025

By Brandon Hill last updated 16 January 25

OLEDs are the new hot thing in gaming monitors, and prices are starting to cool off enough to make them attractive options for enthusiasts.

Gaming Monitors

Best Gaming Monitors 2025: Budget, Curved, G-Sync and More

By Christian Eberle, Brandon Hill last updated 16 January 25

Here are the best gaming monitors for PC available in 2025, from budget displays to 144Hz, 4K and curved.

Gaming Monitors

Best Budget 4K Monitors 2025

By Christian Eberle, Brandon Hill last updated 16 January 25

We tested a room full of screens to find the best budget 4K monitors, including 32-inch, curved and gaming options.

Monitors

CPUs

AMD exec reveals Ryzen 9 9950X3D, Ryzen 9 9900X3D gaming performance

By Jowi Morales published 21 January 25

AMD Manager Martijn Boonstra said that the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D chips will perform similarly to the Ryzen 7 9800X3D in gaming.

CPUs

Intel ships Nova Lake CPUs to partners for testing

By Hassam Nasir published 21 January 25

Validation of Nova Lake is underway as Intel is sending out test chips.

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Graphics Cards

UK store claims single-digit RTX 5090 inventory — blink and it's gone

By Hassam Nasir published 23 January 25

Major UK retailer OCUK currently holds less than 10 RTX 5090 GPUs.

GPUs

Nvidia shows off gigantic quad-slot RTX 5090 FE cooler prototype in new video

By Aaron Klotz published 22 January 25

Nvidia showed off a quad-slot precursor to the RTX 5090 Founders Edition in a new video, confirming the company was indeed experimenting with a quadruple PCIe slot Founders Edition cooler.

GPUs

Nvidia RTX 5090 FE reviews go live January 23 at 6 AM PST

By Hassam Nasir published 22 January 25

The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition review embargo lifts tomorrow, January 23, at 6:00 AM PST. Add-in board partner card reviews can go live on January 24.

GPUs

Laptops

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Energizer announces affordable EnergyBook Classic laptops starting at a suspiciously low $199

By Christopher Harper published 21 January 25

Energizer licenser Avenir Telecom now bringing Energizer branding to cheap laptops, not just phones.

Laptops

Fujitsu claims the world’s lightest Copilot+ laptop at 1.87 lbs

By Mark Tyson published 21 January 25

Fujitsu has just released what it claims to be the world’s lightest Copilot+ PC weighing just 848g.

Laptops

Raspberry Pi

Maker resurrects Toshiba T1000 with a Raspberry Pi 4 and a slew of upgrades

By Ash Hill published 22 January 25

Nilseuropa has revitalized an old Toshiba T1000 with a Raspberry Pi 4 and packed it full of handy upgrades that lend respect to the original case.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Pico Game Boy Printer emulates the original to a T

By Ash Hill published 20 January 25

Dr. Raphaël Boichot has managed to emulate the original Game Boy Printer using a Raspberry Pi Pico board as the main driver.

Raspberry Pi

Maker turns old Roomba into Raspberry Pi-powered AI dog-feeding robot

By Ash Hill published 19 January 25

Joaquim Silveira is using a Raspberry Pi to fix up an old Roomba into an AI-driven robot that automatically dispenses dog food when a dog is detected.

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This budget 1440p gaming PC is only $899 at Best Buy — the MSI Codex Z2 packs an RTX 4060 Ti and AMD Ryzen CPU

By Stewart Bendle published 22 January 25

Deals The MSI Codex Z2 with RTX4060 Ti is reduced by $300. A great 1080p budget gaming PC option.

Deals

Pick up an Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 gaming laptop with RTX 4070 graphics for only $1,099

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Deals You can grab the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 gaming laptop at Best Buy and save $500

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The Corsair MP600 Mini 2TB SSD is now only $193 at Amazon

By Ash Hill published 20 January 25

The Corsair MP600 Mini 2TB SSD is currently available at Amazon for one of its lowest prices to date—just $193 instead of its recommended $229.

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