Chinese company Metaphyuni creates a new OCuLink GPU dock with a 550W PSU External graphics cards are normally connected to PCs and laptops though Thunderbolt, limiting bandwidth to 40 GB/s. Thanks to the OCuLink standard, much higher connectivity speeds of 64 GB/s are possible, and Metaphyuni has used this standard to create what could be […]

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Windows new Task Manager now uses MT/s to showcase memory speeds As a whole, PC enthusiasts have been measuring DRAM speeds incorrectly for years, so much so that most memory manufacturers still market incorrect MHz speeds in their marketing materials. MT/s (Mega Transfers per Second) is the measurement that DRAM manufacturers should be using, and […]

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Intel Arrow Lake Ultra 200K series specifications leak – Up to 24 cores New leak from Benchlife.info have revealed the core counts of the entire Intel Arrow Lake desktop CPU lineup. This includes the core counts of K-series and non-K series SKUs, and reveals that there will be no Ultra 3-class Arrow Lake processors. Intel’s […]

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Soon, new DisplayHDR 400 displays will no longer be garbage-tier HDR products If I’m honest, I hate VESA’s DisplayHDR standard. I think it has done more to damage the concept of HDR (High Dynamic Range) displays than pretty much anything else. Thankfully, that changes with DisplayHDR 1.2. Why I hate DisplayHDR My main problem with […]

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Apple’s M4 reveal shows that it is losing the AI race, and CPU performance gains are limited When Apple revealed their M1 chip, it was revolutionary for the company. Apple had not only successfully moved away from Intel, but they also delivered CPU performance levels that were considered top class. Things were looking up for […]

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The mobile memory market is changing, and Crucial/Micron are leading the charge The laptop memory market is changing. The SODIMM module standard is quickly being replaced by LPCAMM2, and Crucial are leading the charge with the release of their first LPCAMM2 LPDDR5X memory modules. By consuming up to 58% less active power and taking up […]

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Microsoft confirms major studio closures within Bethesda, and these ones hurt The games industry has been impacted by wave after wave of layoffs over the past few years, and now Microsoft has added to the growing list of closed game studios and game developers without work. Today, Microsoft has announced the closure of Tango Gameworks, […]

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The Witcher 3 will soon have near limitless modding potential CD Projekt Red has announced that their REDkit modding tools for The Witcher 3 will be available later this month on Steam. These tools will ne available for free to all owners of the game, offering gamers to modify one of the world’s most popular […]

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Intel “requests” that their partners implement “Default settings” in their motherboards by the end of this month Intel has taken action to curb the stability issues that many of their users are facing with their 13th/14th generation processors. Simply put, motherboard manufacturers are not running these new processors at “Intel Default Settings”, using higher power […]

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Razer augments the Meta Quest 3 VR experience with their head strap and “facial interface” add-ons Razer has arrived to make with world of VR a little more comfortable. This time, Meta’s Quest 3 headset is the company’s target, with Razer creating a new facial interface and adjustable strap for the headset. In collaboration with […]

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