KIOXIA pulls out of CES 2022's Physical Event - Plans "virtual digital activities"

Should we expect to see PCIe 5.0 storage devices?

Published: 31st December 2021 | Source: KIOXIA | Author: Mark Campbell

KIOXIA is no monger participating in CES 2022's "on-site" event

KIOXIA has become one of the newest companies to back out of CES 2022's on-site event, opting to host their CES 2022 showcases virtually. KIOXIA has attributed this change in planning to "the rapidly evolving public health

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ASUS is developing a DDR5 to DDR4 converter card - Shows working sample

When DDR5 isn't readily available, why not use DDR4 on a DDR5 motherboard?

Published: 31st December 2021 | Source: BING - YouTube | Author:

ASUS has created an experimental DDR5 to DDR4 converter card

If Intel's Alder Lake platform has a problem, that problem is DDR5 availability. There simply is not enough DDR5 memory to meet demand, and that is causing memory prices to skyrocket. This supply shortfall is not due to a lack of

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Intel showcases the potential of PCIe 5.0 storage with a 28.3 GB/s storage config

Alder Lake's PCIe 5.0 support's finally getting used

Published: 31st December 2021 | Source: Intel - Ryan Shrout | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel highlights the potential of PCIe 5.0 with their latest Alder Lake storage demo

Intel's Ryan Shrout, the company's Chief Performance Strategist, is keen to showcase the benefits of the company's early adoption of PCIe 5.0, showcasing Samsung's new PM1743 SSDs with their Alder Lake

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AMD's "Rembrandt" Ryzen 9 6980HX pushes Zen to 5 GHz

2022 is going to be a big year for AMD

Published: 31st December 2021 | Source: WCCFTECH | Author: Mark Campbell

Could AMD's newest desktop SKUs push past 5 GHz?

Specifications for AMD's upcoming "Rembrandt" series Zen 3+ processors have leaked via WCCFTECH , revealing some incredible specifications for AMD's upcoming Ryzen 6000 series mobile processors.

With their flagship Ryzen 9 6980HX model, AMD plans to deliver users eight cores

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AMD's Xilinx Acquisition is now expected to close in Q1 2022

AMD expects to acquire the FPGA maker soon

Published: 31st December 2021 | Source: AMD Investor Relations | Author: Mark Campbell

AMD's Xilinx Acquisition Misses its Planned "end of 2021" deadline

Back in 2020, AMD announced that they planned to acquire Xilinx, a FPGA manufacturer, for $35 billion in AMD stock. Since then, AMD's share price has risen significantly, making the deal much more valuable, but that hasn't helped

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The Tomb Raider Survivor Trilogy is now free to claim on the Epic Games Store

A great collection of PC games is now available for free from Epic Games

Published: 30th December 2021 | Source: Epic Games Store | Author: Mark Campbell

For the next week, PC gamers can grab the Tomb Raider Survivor Trilogy for free on the Epic Games Store

Epic Games ending its "15 Days of Free Games" promotion with a bang, ending their winter giveaway by giving away three free games at once. Until January 6th, PC gamers will be able to redeem free copies

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Motherboard makers leak Intel's entire Alder Lake Desktop CPU lineup

We expect Intel to officially reveal these new CPUs soon

Published: 30th December 2021 | Source: @momomo_us - Twitter | Author: Mark Campbell

ASUS and Colorful have revealed almost all of Intel's Alder Lake desktop CPU lineup

Thanks to ASUS and Colorful (Via @momomo_us ), we have gotten a look at a list of what appears to be Intel's entire Alder Lake desktop CPU lineup. These new SKUs come from motherboard support lists, revealing the names, core


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Intel's New RM1 Stock Cooler Reaches 73°C with their i5-12400 CPU

Has Intel created a stock cooler that users don't have to replace?

Published: 30th December 2021 | Source: 163 | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel's new RM1 Stock Cooler has been tested, and it is surprisingly effective

It looks like Intel's planning to launch new Alder Lake series processors at CES 2022, and alongside them will launch new LGA1700 heatsinks from team blue. One of these heatsinks is the RM1, which

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Intel's ARC Alchemist GPU Specifications and Release Dates Leak

Intel's new GPUs present a major risk to AMD/Nvidia's market share and mind share

Published: 30th December 2021 | Source: Videocardz | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel's ARC Alchemist Discrete GPUs are expected to launch in March 2022

At CES 2022, Intel is expected to discuss their upcoming ARC Alchemist series graphics cards, the company's first high-end discrete graphics cards for gamers.

With their ARC series graphics cards, Intel plans to

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LG's New EX Series TVs will address one of OLED's major downsides

Expect increased accuracy and brighter highlights

Published: 29th December 2021 | Source: LG | Author: Mark Campbell

LG's OLED EX technology is making their newest screens brighter and more accurate than their predecessors

LG has just revealed their OLED EX screen technology, a proprietary evolution of traditional OLED technology that promises users greater levels of colour accuracy and up to 30% more screen brightness.

So what is OLED EX? The OLED part stands for Organic Light-Emitting Diode, like all OLED screens,

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