Intel Alder Lake-S could bring 20 percent single-thread IPC improvement
10nm SuperFin, DDR5, and PCIe 5.0
While Rocket Lake-S has just been announced, we now have new rumors about Intel's 12th gen Core Alder Lake-S CPUs, which could bring as high as 20 percent higher single-thread IPC improvement, support for both PCIe 4.0 and PCIe 5.0, as well as DDR5 memory support.
Intel teases Xe-HPG architecture
Hidden message points to a scavenger hunt
During its GDC 2021 Showcase, Intel has released a teased its upcoming Xe-HPG DG2, a gaming-oriented discrete graphics card that is based on its Xe architecture. Spotted inside the teaser is a hidden message that points to a scavenger hunt which will kick off on March 26th.
Noctua releases NH-U12S redux CPU cooler
First redux series CPU cooler
Noctua has officially launched its new redux series, with the NH-U12S as the first redux series CPU cooler, promising the same cooling performance as the original but at a lower price point.
AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT reviews are out
Review roundup: Puts pressure on Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3070
Officially announced on March 3rd, AMD has now lifted the NDA on reviews of its Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics card, a $479 SEP RDNA2 Navi 22 based graphics card.
Powercolor goes for new Liquid Devil graphics cards
The RX 6900XT and RX 6800XT get EKWB block
Powercolor has now officially announced its new Liquid Devil series graphics cards, the RX 6900XT and RX 6800XT Liquid Devil. Developed in combination with EK Water Blocks, these cards promise to bring the best of both worlds, combining Powercolor's graphics cards with EKWB's custom blocks.
Samsung's 980 SSD is launched
Promises decent performance at mainstream price
Samsung has officially announced its new 980 M.2 NVMe SSD series, which promises to bring decent performance at mainstream price points.
Samsung working on PCIe 3.0 980 SSD
Non-PRO version with 3D TLC V-NAND
While Samsung 980 Pro SSD is aimed at those looking to pull performance from the PCIe 4.0 interface, it appears that Samsung is working on a 980 non-PRO version which will use PCIe 3.0 interface, lack a DRAM cache, and be based on Samsung's latest 136-layer TLC V-NAND.
AMD could be working on cryptomining GPU SKUs as well
Navi 12 GPU spotted in AMD Direct Rendering Manager
With Nvidia trying to push cryptominers to its Cryptocurrency Mining Processors (CMPs), it was just a matter of time before we saw a similar move from AMD. According to the latest rumors, it appears that AMD might be preparing to do just that.
KIOXIA starts sampling 1TB UFS 3.1 embedded flash memory devices
The thinnest one yet at 1.1mm
KIOXIA has announced that it has started sampling its 1TB Universal Flash Storage (UFS) ver. 3.1 embedded flash memory devices, which is also the thinnest 1TB UFS offering available at just a 1.1mm high package.
HyperX Alloy Origins 60 mechanical keyboard now shipping in EMEA
Compact gaming keyboard with HyperX switches
HyperX, previously a gaming division of Kingston Technology and now a part of HP, has announced its Alloy Origins compact gaming keyboard will start shipping in EMEA.