Category: Computing Components
Great news for next-gen GPUs – Nvidia’s RTX 5060 may use less power than the RTX 4060
The Nvidia RTX 5000-series has been the subject of many rumors over the last year, with plenty of leaks teasing performance and specs. Thanks to a new rumor, we may have some interesting information concerning the RTX 5060’s power consumption as well. A new statement from Chairman Wu Haijun of…
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AMD’s Ryzen CPUs might be slower in PC games due to a weird Windows 11 bug – and while there’s a ‘fix’ you absolutely shouldn’t use it
AMD’s Ryzen processors are seemingly being slowed down a fair bit during PC gaming sessions by a purported bug in Windows 11, and in some cases, Ryzen 9000 processors are slightly worse off. This comes courtesy of Hardware Unboxed (via VideoCardz) on YouTube, which noticed in its review of the…
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Linux embarrasses Windows 11 when it comes to games performance with AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs – but I won’t be switching operating systems just yet
AMD’s Ryzen 9000 processors run very nicely under Linux it seems, based on recently conducted testing – and indeed it’s a better OS than Windows 11 when it comes to the performance of Team Red’s latest desktop chips, based on one set of findings. PC Games Hardware (PCGH) put the…
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Intel’s next desktop CPU will reportedly be Nova Lake, leaving Panther Lake to mobile
There have been plenty of rumors surrounding the upcoming Intel Panther Lake processor launch, including that it’s set to arrive in 2025. But now new rumors are painting a different story — one that confirms prior whisperings of Panther Lake being mobile-only and that a new series, the Nova Lake,…
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Looking forward to Intel’s budget-minded Battlemage GPUs? They could be launching late 2024
Rumors and reports for Intel’s upcoming Battlemage graphics cards have been steady since at least 2023, which, if true, could be a boon for gamers looking for more budget-minded components. Now there’s a brand new leak, shared on the Weibo forums by Chinese tech blogger Little Pigeon (reported on by…
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Need a power supply for your future RTX 5090? Cooler Master has your back with its fanless power supply
Even though Nvidia’s upcoming flagship graphics card — the RTX 5090 — hasn’t received official pricing and specs as of now, let alone a proper release date, it already has a component that’s compatible with it. Cooler Master’s X Silent Edge Platinum 850 fanless power supply is currently listed on…
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