Category: Computing Components

Nvidia RTX 4090 scams keep popping up – and the latest one is a shameless ‘FrankenGPU’ rip-off bought on Amazon

Scammers duping PC gamers with fake RTX 4090 graphics cards isn’t anything new, but what is new is that we’ve seen a couple of these in January 2024 now, when the incidents are normally a more scattered affair – and the latest one was in the US. Tom’s Hardware reported…

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RTX 4070 Super launch day sales are rumored to be a ‘disaster’ – what’s going on with Nvidia’s new GPU?

Update: We’ve heard from Nvidia and the company makes the point that the rumors aired by the YouTube leaker do not represent the full picture of RTX 4070 Super sales. Scan Computers in the UK is one retailer that offers up a different view to MLID’s sources, with CEO Elan…

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SSD pricing set to ‘skyrocket’ for 2TB or bigger models, so buy now or you could regret it

SSDs going up in price has been a strong thread via the rumor mill for some time now, and we now have another suggestion that price tags could shoot up for higher capacity consumer drives. Tom’s Hardware reports that according to an industry source, 3D NAND packages that consist of…

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New Intel rumor suggests powerful Battlemage GPU could be ditched – which should please AMD and Nvidia

Battlemage GPUs may not have anything to offer beyond the lower-end of the market, with the rumored mid-range graphics card for the 2nd-generation of Intel’s Arc series supposedly in danger of being canceled, according to fresh word from the grapevine. This comes courtesy of the latest video from RedGamingTech (RGT),…

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AMD’s next-gen Zen 5 CPUs could already be in production – so get ready for a launch in around six months

AMD’s next-gen Zen 5 processors are already in mass production, or so we’re told by the rumor mill. This nugget of information was revealed by a well-known leaker on X (formerly Twitter), Kepler, after they were asked a question about whether these ‘Granite Ridge’ desktop chips were already in production.…

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Early pricing of RTX 4070 Super and other Nvidia GPU refreshes fills us with hope – our only worry is stock levels

Nvidia’s RTX 4070 Super graphics cards – and other incoming Super refreshes – have already been spotted priced up at US retailers ahead of their imminent launch. The RTX 4070 Super represents the majority of the products now listed at retailers such as Newegg and Best Buy in the US,…

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