Gigabyte Fleshes Out Upcoming Gaming-Series Monitor Lineup With 27-Inch Options

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Gigabyte revealed plans to further attempts at making the best gaming monitors during CES 2020 in January when it announced its new "gaming series" of monitors . At the time, it teased three displays coming our way, and this week the vendor expanded the upcoming lineup with two more displays.

We already knew Gigabyte was planning a 27-inch 1080p monitor at 144 Hz, a 27-inch 1

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Nvidia Ampere GPU Announcement Imminent as Jensen Huang Schedules GTC Keynote

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On May 14 at 6 a.m. PT, Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang will host the GTC 2020 keynote on YouTube. Now although the announcement of this keynote doesn't specifically mention Ampere , it would be a major surprise if we didn't hear about the next-generation graphics architecture.

Ampere is set to succeed Turing and power the RTX 3000-series graphics cards . Not a lot of details are available at this time,


New Thermaltake ToughRAM Z-One Memory Arrives Without the Bling

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Thermaltake has released a RGB-free variant of its ToughRAM Z-One memory, which is becoming increasingly rare in this day and age. However, the new RAM kits will certainly please enthusiasts that prefer a more subtle and sleek look.

Somewhat confusingly, the new memory kits carry the same name as their RGB counterparts. The brushed aluminum heat spreader is still present on the new memory modules sans the RGB lighting. If you're buying new RAM and considering


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TSMC Starts 2nm Process Development for Fast, Efficient Chips

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At the start of this year we heard that TSMC was investing heavily in 5nm fabrication, and it's no secret that the next step after that is TSMC's 3nm process .The Taiwanese silicon manufacturer is looking beyond that process too, as it just announced to shareholders that it is starting development of its 2nm lithographic process, as spotted by DigiTimes .

Painstakingly few details are available about the 2nm process. All we know is that TSMC is starting development --


MSI GS66 Stealth Review: Low Profile, High Temperatures

Our Verdict

The MSI GS66 Stealth has the looks of a flagship with strong gaming performance, but it runs hot and loud with so-so productivity power.

For

  • Attractive, sleek design
  • Strong gaming performance
  • 99.9 WHr battery

Against

  • Runs hot
  • Middling productivity performance
  • Very loud fans
  • Odd function key placement

As of late,

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Seagate FireCuda Gaming Dock (4TB) Review: Dock-Full of Storage

Our Verdict

Seagate’s FireCuda Gaming Dock is a sleek device that pairs nicely with laptops for gamers and those who need to expand their connectivity, but it’s expensive and lacks charging support.

For

  • Lots of connectivity
  • RGB lighting
  • M.2 NVMe SSD expansion
  • Fast internal HDD
  • Software support

Against

  • Performance loss on some Thunderbolt 3 devices
  • Hard to replace HDD
  • Lacks laptop charging support
  • Expensive
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Intel Earnings: 10nm+ Tiger Lake Arrives Mid-Year, Company Withdraws Guidance

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Intel released its quarterly earnings today with an unexpected bit of good news for the chipmaker: It plans to release its 10nm+ Tiger Lake chips in the middle of 2020. The company also weathered the opening stages of the coronavirus pandemic with surprisingly robust results as it notched another blowout quarter.

The world truly does need silicon more now than ever. In fact, that's one of the few certainties that has arisen as a large portion of the

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Intel Earnings: 10nm+ Tiger Lake Arrives Mid-Year, Company Withdraws Guidance

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Intel released its quarterly earnings today with an unexpected bit of good news for the chipmaker: It plans to release its 10nm+ Tiger Lake chips in the middle of 2020. The company also weathered the opening stages of the coronavirus pandemic with surprisingly robust results as it notched another blowout quarter.

The world truly does need silicon more now than ever. In fact, that's one of the few certainties that has arisen as a large portion of the

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Report: Nvidia Making 5nm Mystery Chip as AMD Ramps Production

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Forget about 7nm; that's so 2019 or perhaps 2020. Nvidia is reportedly planning to use TSMC's new 5nm process node, but not for its next-gen Ampere GPUs . Nvidia and AMD are both ramping up TSMC orders for old and new products alike, enough to significantly boost the Taiwanese supplier's profits and counteract coronavirus-related headwinds, according to new information from Digitimes .

Digitimes reported earlier today that "industry sources"


OWC Aura P12 M.2 SSD Offers 4TB for $1,150

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OWC has released the Aura P12 4TB M.2 SSD for $1,149.88 . Additionally, the new SSD will make its way into the company's Envoy Pro EX line, ThunderBlade and Accelsior 4M2 devices.

The Aura P12 comes in the M.2 2280 form factor and fuses Phison's E12 SSD controller and Toshiba's 3D TLC (triple-