Hardware

Move over GPUs, with 1,536 cores the Thunderbird RISC-V CPU is ready to eat your lunch

Stretchy displays could be Apple's next innovation, new patent suggests

Massive SSD density boost is on the horizon thanks to Kioxia's 1,000-layer NAND plan

$10,000 cooler designed with AI keeps Core i9-14900KF chilly at 7.5 GHz

Pushing the limits: Enthusiasts are always looking for an edge in the world of overclocking and extreme cooling. In this wild test, the team sought to determine whether advanced GenAI and 3D printing could help them squeeze out more performance from today's processors. To answer this, they built a liquid nitrogen (LN2) container in a whole new way – and arrived at some interesting conclusions.

"Data centers in space" is a concept that could actually work, study finds

Forward-looking: Data centers, the crux of all things digital, are also enormous energy and water hogs. While the industry has been putting in place more sustainable operating practices, they don't touch the eco-friendly benefits offered by another idea: data centers that operate in space. A new European study has found that not only is this concept technically feasible, but it could also eventually deliver a significant return on investment.

Apple is working to make iPhone 16 battery removal easier to comply with EU regulations

Kirigami-inspired mechanical computer operates without electricity

Intel says its optical interconnect chiplet technology is a milestone in high-speed data transmission

DRAM and VRAM pricing expected to climb in Q3, you can thank server demand for that

In context: Demand for GPUs and other AI accelerators isn't expected to decrease anytime soon, and the cost of DRAM will be directly influenced by the strong "generative bubble" we are experiencing right now. Market intelligence company TrendForce has made some estimations for the third quarter of the year, and, unsurprisingly, prices are going up.

Valve reveals top Steam Deck games and how many players use controllers

This "super SIM card" features a built-in RISC-V CPU for increased storage, faster transfers, and better security

MSI MAG 27-inch and 32-inch QD-OLED models to receive long-awaited firmware updates

AMD approached to make world's fastest AI supercomputer powered by 1.2 million GPU

Forward-looking: It's no secret that Nvidia has been the dominant GPU supplier to data centers, but now there is a very real possibility that AMD might become a serious contender in this market as demand grows. AMD was recently approached by a client asking to create an AI training cluster consisting of a staggering 1.2 million GPUs. That would potentially make it 30x more powerful than Frontier, the current fastest supercomputer. AMD supplied less than 2% of data center GPUs in 2023.

The PC market is on the rebound, thanks to Windows 10's looming end-of-support date and AI PCs

Steam's new official controller comes from Hori, arrives this Halloween

Something to look forward to: Hori is known for its high-quality console gamepads and has released PC controllers before, but working directly with Valve on an officially licensed pad is somewhat unexpected. Furthermore, this is the first controller Valve has licensed since discontinuing its Steam controller almost five years ago. However, Hori has only confirmed a Japanese release so far.

More practical PCIe 5.0 SSDs will finally arrive this year based on the SiliconMotion SM2508 controller

In context: Up until now, the only PCIe 5.0 SSDs on the market have been powered by the Phison E26 controller. They're certainly fast, with sequential speeds of over 12GB/s, but they also run incredibly hot and are power-hungry. We're talking active cooling requirements and over 11W of power draw under load, which is not exactly ideal for rigs.

Logitech's new G515 TKL keyboard gives gamers ultimate customization in a sleek wireless package

Intel Lunar Lake leak hints at nine SKUs, including the flagship Core Ultra 9 288V

How heavy was the first ever 1 GB hard drive?

Microsoft's Surface Copilot+ PCs earn high scores from iFixit for being super repairable

Pre-launch testing of Ryzen AI Zen 5 APU confirms AMD's IPC claims

Seagate launches official refurbished hard drive store on eBay

NPU vs. GPU: What's the Difference?

Modder tries spinning an entire PC to cool it, but centrifugal force has other ideas