Best SSDs: March 2021
A solid state drive is often the most important component for making a PC feel fast and responsive; any PC still using a mechanical hard drive as its primary...
2 by Billy Tallis 6 hours agoAxiomtek Unveils IMB700 Motherboard, LGA4189 For Intel Ice Lake-SP
Everyone wants to know what's in Intel's new Ice Lake Xeon server platform, right? Well the first promited board has been disclosed: Axiomtek (who?) has unveiled its latest motherboard...
13 by Gavin Bonshor 20 hours agoBest Consumer Hard Drives: March 2021
Data storage requirements have kept increasing over the last several years. While SSDs have taken over the role of the primary drive in most computing systems, hard drives continue...
9 by Ganesh T S 21 hours agoAT Deals: Cooler Master ML280 CPU Cooler Simmers Down to $99
Keeping high powered processors PC cool without overspending is becoming a critical part of the puzzle for those who can get the hardware, despite ongoing supply chain disruptions in...
0 by AnandTech Deals yesterdayQualcomm Announces "Snapdragon Sound" Initiative
Today Qualcomm is announcing the new “Snapdragon Sound” branding initiative, essentially an umbrella term that covers the company’s various audio related hardware and software products, promising improved end-to-end interoperability...
22 by Andrei Frumusanu yesterdayGlobalFoundries to Invest $1.4B in Expansion, Potential Earlier IPO
GlobalFoundries this week reiterated plans to invest $1.4 billion this year in expansion of its manufacturing capacities across the world. Around one third of the sum will be co-invested...
11 by Anton Shilov yesterdayFirst AMD B550 With Thunderbolt 4: The ASUS ProArt B550-Creator
From a post by ASUS's Technical Product Marketing Manager (u/ASUSTechMKTJJ) on Reddit, ASUS looks to be readying up a new B550 motherboard based on its ProArt series. The ASUS...
40 by Gavin Bonshor 2 days agoAT Deals: Corsair Carbide 275R Case Drops to $79 at Newegg
The Corsair Carbide Series 275R case has dropped to a new low price at Newegg. It's usually priced around $89 but is currently available at a $10 discount. As...
3 by AnandTech Deals 2 days agoAMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro: Retail Offering Starts Today
Today AMD is officially going to start offering its Ryzen Threadripper Pro processors at retail, effectively ending the exclusivity deal with Lenovo on the product line. To date, Lenovo...
25 by Dr. Ian Cutress 3 days agoCrucial X6 Portable SSD 4TB Launches at $490: Phison's U17 Flash Controller Enters Retail
Crucial introduced the X6 Portable SSD last year as an entry-level alternative to their NVMe-based X8 Portable SSD. Launched in capacities of up to 2TB, the X6 adopted a...
1 by Ganesh T S 3 days agoIntel Discontinues Performance Tuning Protection Plan for Overclocking Warranties
After a 9-year run, Intel today has begun to wrap up its Performance Tuning Protection Plan service, the company’s optional extended warranty for CPU overclocking. As of today, Intel...
15 by Ryan Smith 3 days agoAT Deals: Cooler Master MH-751 Gaming Headset, Down from $89 to $49 at Newegg
Users can take home the Cooler Master MH-751 gaming headset for $49, down from its usual price of $89 through Newegg. This is a limited offer, redeemable with the...
0 by AnandTech Deals 4 days agoReport: Semi Demand 30% Above Supply, 20% Year-on-Year Growth
Semiconductor foundry offerings are thriving due to unprecedented demand for semiconductors and processors in recent quarters. Analysts from TrendForce believe that in Q1 2021 foundries will increase their revenue...
29 by Anton Shilov on 2/25/2021NVIDIA Closes Out Q4 & FY2021 With Another Round of Record Earnings
NVIDIA this afternoon closed the book on another record fiscal year, announcing their FY 2021 and Q4 2021 earnings results for the company. For the last quarter of their...
18 by Ryan Smith on 2/24/2021AMD To Unveil Next Radeon RX 6000 Video Card On March 3rd
It looks like AMD is getting ready to launch the next part in their RDNA2/RX 6000 family of video cards. This afternoon the company sent out a save the...
37 by Ryan Smith on 2/24/2021HP is Acquiring HyperX for $425 Million
In some unexpected news today, HP and HyperX (formerly a division of Kingston) have jointly released a statement that HP is to acquire HyperX gaming peripherals portfolio, and the...
13 by Dr. Ian Cutress on 2/24/2021Lenovo Updates ThinkPads: New Intel and AMD Processors, New Displays, New Designs
Today Lenovo is announcing a slew of updates across a large portion of their ThinkPad lineup, and updating their business-focused products for 2021. Some of the big changes for...
23 by Brett Howse on 2/23/2021Lenovo Introduces The ThinkVision P40w: 40-inch Thunderbolt 4 Display With Intel AMT
Alongside a raft of ThinkPad updates, Lenovo is also announcing a new monitor to pair nicely with those Thinkpads. The Lenovo ThinkVision P40w is a rather impressive looking product...
20 by Brett Howse on 2/23/2021AMD To Probe Potential USB Connectivity Issue on Ryzen Systems
Some AMD users have been posting on social media, including Reddit, about experiencing intermittent connectivity problems when using USB ports on their 500-series motherboards. In response, AMD has reached...
38 by Gavin Bonshor on 2/22/2021