Intel’s K-series Nova Lake CPUs target AMD’s X3D chips with “bLLC” tech With its next-generation Nova Lake-S series CPUs, Intel is taking the fight to AMD with its “bLLC” cache technology. This “big Last Level Cache” technology counters AMD’s X3D gaming CPUs by providing a large traditional cache, reportedly 144 MB in size. According to […]

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Makera’s Z1 is ready to kickstart an at-home CNC revolution The Makera Z1 has surpassed all of our expectations on Kickstarter, having just achieved over £5 million in funding. The machine has far exceeded its initial funding targets and has exceeded all the campaign’s stretch goals, giving Kickstarter backers an extra set of MDF spoilboards […]

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Samsung’s 3 GB GDDR7 memory is in mass production, and faster variants are sampling Samsung has confirmed that it has started mass-producing 24 Gb (3 GB) GDDR7 memory modules, offering customers speeds of 28 Gbps. Furthermore, the company has confirmed that it has started sampling faster 32 Gbps and 36 Gbps modules. With 3GB of […]

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SK Hynix plans to unveil crazy-fast GDDR7 memory modules at ISSCC 2026 SK Hynix has confirmed that it plans to showcase new 24Gb (3GB) GDDR7 memory modules at ISSCC 2026. The event will be held in February 2026, with SK Hynix demonstrating 48 Gbps speeds, targeting mid-range AI inference workloads. For context, Nvidia’s flagship gaming […]

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TSMC sues Intel Executive President for contract violations TSMC has confirmed that it has filed a lawsuit against Wei-Jen Lo, the company’s former Senior Vice President. After leaving TSMC, Wei-Jen Lo joined Intel as an Executive Vice President. TSMC has accused Wei-Jen Lo of violating his employment contract, a non-compete agreement, and of illegally sharing […]

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OCCT explains its GPU testing methodology and why an “adaptive” approach is best We test a lot of hardware here, and one of our favourite stress testing tools is OCCT. We’ve used this tool for over a decade, and in recent years it has evolved to cover CPU, GPU, and (most recently) SSD stress testing. […]

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Intel’s NPU6 will give Nova Lake a dramatic AI speed boost According to the hardware leaker Jaykihn, Intel’s next-generation Nova Lake-S (desktop) CPUs will deliver a huge leap in NPU performance. Using Intel’s 6th generation NPU (NPU6), Intel aims to deliver 74 TOPS of AI performance. Compared to Arrow Lake-S (Core Ultra 200S), which has […]

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Intel boosts its official memory support to DDR5-7200 with its Arrow Lake-S Refresh CPUs Intel has officially confirmed that its upcoming “Arrow Lake-S Refresh” CPUs will feature enhanced memory support. With its refreshed CPU lineup, Intel will add support for DDR5-7200 speeds to its official specifications. Compared to Intel’s already available Arrow Lake-S CPUs, its […]

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MotorStorm and MotorStorm Pacific Rift are now playable on PC The RPCS3 team has just released a video to celebrate the fact that both MotorStorm and MotorStorm: Pacific Rift are now classed as “Playable” on their PlayStation 3 (PS3) emulator. This means that the game can now be finished on PC with playable performance and […]

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An affordable set of calipers for your PC DIY needs Measuring devices are very important for DUY PC builders. Will X component fit in Y PC case is a question we are often asked. While a standard ruler is good enough for some measuring tasks, it’s hard to beat a good set of calipers. Today, […]

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