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Asus just shared its TUF Gaming Z890-Plus WIFI motherboard onX, saying that it is equipped with the Asus-exclusive AEMP III feature to maximize memory speeds. But beyond that, the company also certified the Apacer NOX TUF DDR5 — both RGB and non-RGB versions — for compatibility with the motherboard, saying that it also delivers “boosted data stability”. RGB or nah?💡​The #TUF GAMING Z890-PLUS WIFI mobo features #ASUS exclusive #AEMP III for peak memory performance....

Dual BIOS is afail-safe featureavailable on some high-end ASUS models that can help recover corrupted firmware. It’s a technology that introducestwo ROM chipson the motherboard–if the primary BIOS fails, the second one will back you up. To know whether your ASUS mobo supports Dual BIOS, you may inspect itsuser manual, checkspecificationsonline, or examine the two chipson the board itself. While the recovery should happen automatically, most models also feature aBIOS Switch buttonfor manually shifting between the main and backup BIOSes....

Although small form-factor desktops are rather popular these days, makers of graphics cards, for some reason, refrain from making low-profile add-in-boards for gamers. Regarding the GeForce RTX 40-series, only Gigabyte introduced a low-profile GeForce RTX 4060 graphics board last August. Now Asus is catching up with its GeForce RTX 4060 LP BRK 8GB GDDR6 product that promises to pack a punch in a very compact package, making it one of thebest graphics cardsfor SFF desktops....

Luxor Technology, a Bitcoin mining software and services company building machines in Thailand, is in a quandary: It needs to ship 5,600 units before the tariffs hit. Lauren Lin, Head of Technology at Luxor, toldBloombergthat they’re considering chartering a flight to get the machines into the U.S., especially as it has less than 48 hours before the 10% levies apply to all imports arriving in the States. Aside from that, Thailand also expects to get higher duties starting April 9, with exporters from that country expecting to get charged 36%....

Earlier this year, Biwin started to sell its range-topping X570 Pro SSD with a PCIe 5.0 x4 based on SMI’s SM2508 controller, putting itself on the map of the highest-end drives. Now, the company is seeking to address a demanding, yet more price-critical market segment with the vanilla X570 SSD that the company launched atComputex 2025. Despite the name, this is not a simplified version of the X570 Pro, but a drive based on a completely different PCIe Gen5 platform that can still deliver up to 14,500 MB/s sequential read speed....

Multiple manufacturers of enthusiast-grade DRAM modules demonstrated compression-attached memory CAMM2 modules atComputex 2025, indicating their interest in this form factor. However, none of the manufacturers are confident that these DDR5 modules will hit the market as they are unsure when motherboard makers will release suitable platforms. We saw CAMM2 memory modules from G.Skill, Kingston, and TeamGroup at the trade show in Taipei, Taiwan. Modules from G.Skill and TeamGroup come with elevated data transfer rates (DDR5-10,000 and DDR5-8000, respectively)....

No,you cannot mix PSU cables. Although the connector that goes on the component side has standardized pinouts, there isno standardfor connectors on the PSU side. Let’s discuss in detail the possible consequences of mixing the PSU cables. Why Isn’t It Safe to Mix PSU Cables? In most cases, you won’t even be able tofit a cablefrom one PSU into another. Here’s an example. Still, if you managed it somehow, that’s not going to work....

Remember that old cliché that “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas?” Well, that’s nonsense, as we’ve been bringing everything fromCES2024 straight to you. No secrets here!Today, the show floor opened in earnest, giving us access to plenty of more components, cases, even more laptops (that’s right —yesterday’s onslaught of systemswasn’t enough), storage, and plenty of other tech.Here’s what we saw today: Keeping an eye on monitors We saw screens of all kinds today, from speedy OLED gaming panels to foldable portable monitors....

Chinese CPU manufacturer Loongson emerged on top in arbitration against its former business partner-turned-rival CIP United over whether Loongson illegally used the MIPS architecture. The court decided last year that Loongson owed royalties to CIP United. However, CIP United, in turn, owed arbitration fees, which are significantly more than the royalties. Although MIPS Technologies, an American company, owns the MIPS architecture, CIP United was the one to file a lawsuit because it claims it has all exclusive rights to MIPS in China thanks to a license it obtained in 2019....

According to comments made toThe Vergethis morning, Comcast is now rolling out a new latency reduction technology, L4S, to its Xfinity Internet service customers in select cities. The company plans to eventually roll out the feature to all its Xfinity Internet customers. According to Comcast spokesperson Joel Shadle, L4S trials have shown that “we were able to reduce working latency—the latency under normal conditions in the home when people are using the Internet—by 78 percent....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The M75 Wireless is a solid, well-performing gaming mouse, but the only thing that really makes it stand out are its right-side thumb buttons. Truly ambidextrous design Can use all four thumb buttons if you want Not particularly interesting aside from the appeal to lefties Lackluster RGB Still a little heavy Why you can trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you....

Kioxia has introduced two generations of itsXL-Flash storage class memory (SCM), a high-speed type of NAND memory originally designed to compete with Optane SSD technology by providing new levels of latency, performance, and endurance over standard flash-based storage. However, so far, only a few companies have released solid-state drives based on this type of NAND. This might change, as InnoGrit, a maker of SSD controllers, demonstrated a reference design PCIe 5....

Ampere Computing, a datacenter CPU designer backed by Oracle, is considering a sale as it faces increasing competition and uncertain prospects for an initial public offering (IPO). The company is weighing its strategic options and working with a financial adviser to explore a potential buyout, reportsBloomberg. The decision to explore a sale indicates that Ampere may not see a straightforward path to an initial public offering amid increased competition fromAMD,Intel, and even Arm itself (which now offersbuilding blocks for datacenter-grade CPUs) despite the surge in demand for AI-related machines....