This morning, Fractal Design released theFractal Design Era 2, a successor to theFractal Design Erawe reviewed in 2020. The Era featured flexible layout options and aesthetics, but the airflow and noise levels were notably abysmal. While we don’t yet have this new unit on hand to test, it seems to be built explicitly to address prior critiques of airflow and cooling performance, refining the previous design to a more performant chassis....

There are a lot of different 3D printers out in the wild these days as the 3D printing hobby space becomes more mainstream every day. Advances in technology happen all the time, from printing speeds to the most recent inclusion of multi-color printing capabilities, but what makes 3D printing more accessible is the cost of adopting the technology. Today, you can pick up one of thebest 3D printersfrom Elegoo for just over $200....

Earlier today, Gigabyte unveiled its first Thunderbolt 5 add-in card, theGigabyte Thunderbolt 5, which uses an Intel JHL9580 Thunderbolt 5 controller over the PCIe 4.0 x4 interface. It features three Mini-DisplayPort ports and two standard USB Type-C ports that are compliant with the Thunderbolt 5 specification. The add-in card also bundles three Mini DisplayPort cables and three internal header cables (two Thunderbolt header cables and one USB 2.0 header cable)....

Are some or all of your emails lost in your inbox in Gmail? You are likely to encounter such issues when your email gets mislocated and ends up in a different tab. Gmail messages can also go missing if the message gets deleted unintentionally. When this happens, turn off all the apps running in the background and restart your phone. Also, look through all the tabs and categories on your Gmail....

When you have sound issues on Chrome, it most likely means either the sound isn’t coming from a particular Chrome tab or it’s disabled all over the Chrome app. In both cases, a misconfigured Chrome setting called“Don’t allow sites to play sound”is the major reason. So, using the correct settings should resolve the problem right away. However, you’re able to still face issues for other reasons, such as using an outdated Chrome application, corrupt cache, faulty extension, etc....

The discrete graphics card market continued its recovery in Q4 of last year, as shipments were up 6.8% compared to Q3 2023 and up a whopping 32% compared to Q4 2022, according toa report from Jon Peddie Research. While both Nvidia and AMD grew their sales quarter-to-quarter and year-over-year, AMD’s growth was far higher, and its market share is now 19%. The CPU market is also seeing a recovery, with shipments returning to 2022 levels....

It’s certainly not the flashiest or fanciest of monitors - even though it does look quite swish with its white-colored finish - and if you’re used to a 1440p or 4K monitor, going back to 1080p might be offputting from a fidelity standpoint. But, if used primarily for actual esports gaming (high framerate titles such asCounter-Strike 2, Valorant, Overwatch, etc.), then this monitor is a cheap win. It could even be used as a second or third screen or as a main monitor in a budget build....

HDMI to DisplayPort (DP) adapter is used to connect HDMI-supported computers to DisplayPort-supported Monitors. This form of connection can be used for setting up multiple display setups. However, this is not a conventional and popular way of connection. Unlike DisplayPort to HDMI connection, you need an active conversion adapter to make an HDMI to DisplayPort connection. This adapter links the HDMI port on your computer to the monitor’s DisplayPort. However, the HDMI to DP might not work if you haven’t correctly configured the connections using the adapter....

A lock screen helps protect your computer from intruders while you are busy doing some other work. However, it can be inconvenient if your lock screen appears too fast or too slow. In some cases, you can set a longer timeout if you are tired of entering your password so frequently. Or you would want to lock your desktop as soon as you leave the PC. Either way, you can set the lock screen time in Windows as per your preference....

How do you check your CPU temperature? Well, it isn’t hard to do — checking your PC’s CPU temperature is similar to checking your car’s oil. You don’t need to do it every day, but you should check your temperatures every few months to make sure your system operates at its peak potential. It’s also critical to diagnose your system if you see drastic performance slow-downs. Luckily, checking your CPU temperature is easy and doesn’t require opening your PC and sticking a thermometer inside....

BSOD, or Blue Screen of Death is a way of protecting your OS and Data by Windows from further damages. Windows show BSOD as a result of your system crash. It stops any program that you are using and forces the system to restart. BSOD generally occurs if your system’s hardware is not capable of running the programs in the designed way. This can also happen because of insufficient power, faulty programs, incompatible updates, or an unstable Operating system....

If your HP printer is not printing in black color, there may be some issues with the black cartridge. However, HP printers have a special ink-backup mode that allows printing using only tricolor cartridges (C, M, Y) when the black cartridge encounters a problem. In such cases, the black color can either disappear on the printout or appear as a grayish color instead of true black. Mostly, a low level of black ink is responsible for the issue....

HYPERVISOR_ERRORis a common BSOD (blue screen of death) error, especially if you tinker with virtual machines and graphically demanding software. Most users have experienced this error while using Virtual Machines or playing games. The Hypervisor is predominantly used for running Virtual Machines, and this BSOD error pops up when Hypervisor is not working properly. This could be due to hardware issues, faulty drivers, corrupted system files, and corrupted Windows updates....