Elgato Wave Neo Review: I hope you got this as part of a bundle

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Elgato Wave Neo will make you sound pretty good right out of the box, but there are better (and cheaper) budget mics out there. Easy to set up Vocals sound good Mute button is too sensitive Not much vocal adjustment Doesn’t come with adapters despite being touted as phone-friendly 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....

June 17, 2025 · 12 min · 2464 words · Dennis Duncan

Exacluster reveals one of the industry's first clusters based on Nvidia's H200 Hopper GPUs for AI and HPC: 192 96-core CPUs

Will Bryk, chief executive of ExaAILabs, announced on Friday that his company had deployed its Exacluster, one of the industry’s first clusters based on Nvidia’sH200GPUs for AI and HPC. The cluster will be used to build a search engine that can understand users better thanGoogleand returns better search results than those produced by Google. Truth be told, the Exacluster has nothing to do with ExaFLOPS-scale performance. It is called the Exacluster because it comprises 18 8-way NVIDIA H200-based servers (exa means quintillion, or 10^18)....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Nathan Carpenter

Fan-less cooling solution for laptops up to 40W launched — device uses movement of ions to generate airflow without any moving parts

Ventiva has just launched its innovative ICE9 thermal management suite that works completely silently and without any moving parts. It will launch with devices packing up to 25W processors atCESin a few days, but it is expected to be able to cool partner laptop designs up to 40 watts TDP by 2027. According toVentiva(PDF), ICE9 uses the firm’s Ionic Cooling Engine (ICE), which allows it to cool electronic devices without any moving parts....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 554 words · David Hartman

Fix: This Computer Does Not Meet the Minimum Requirements for Installing the Software

The following is an error that can happen sometimes when you try installing an Intel chipset/display driver on your device. It could also appear due to missing hardware or hardware incompatibility. On a software level, the issue could be because of a version mismatch, or a corrupt driver file. To fix this, you canupdate the chipset driversthrough Windows update or Intel’s driver support page. For hardware issues, adding, removing or upgrading the components may solve the problem....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 414 words · Phyllis Massey

Get a new GPU as AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT prices drop on multiple manufacturers' cards

It’s always great news when you see announcements that the price of the latest graphics cards is going down rather than up. And even though I feel the price of low to mid-range graphics cards is still far too high compared to before, this is the new norm as inflation has caused prices of literally everything to skyrocket. Previously hovering around the $450 mark, several of AMD’s board partners have reduced the price of their RX 7700 XT models to start at $30 less....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 528 words · James Cruz

Gift your ears the superb HyperX Cloud III with this Black Friday deal on one of our favorite gaming headsets

One of ourfavorite gaming headsetsis on sale for just $67 in these Black Friday sales, matching the lowest-ever price we’ve seen for this great budget gaming headset option. TheHyperX Cloud IIIis a wired headset with powerful drivers, an amazing soundscape, great bass, and a premium-quality build. You can find this deal at Amazon, where theHyperX Cloud III wired gaming headset is only $67in the Black Friday sales. Our peripherals editorreviewed the HyperX Cloud IIIheadset and awarded it 4 out of 5 stars for its superb value, build quality, looks, fantastic bass, and comfort....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 424 words · Cheryl Nguyen

Gigabyte Aorus 16X Review: Mid-range value for the money

Tom’s Hardware Verdict Gigabyte’s Aorus 16X delivers excellent gaming performance, a colorful screen, solid speakers, and all-around practicality for a price that makes it hard to pass up. Vibrant screen Thunderbolt 4 and Wi-Fi 7. IR webcam Supports two storage drives Mediocre battery life Unintuitive software 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.Find out more about how we test....

June 17, 2025 · 14 min · 2960 words · Brittany Gonzalez

GPU Sag: How to Prevent It?

Sagging is common with heavy graphics cards, especially those covering three or four slots. It’s not justaesthetically unpleasing, it can even lead toVRAM failureordamage the motherboard’sPCIe slotin the long run. I understand that you’ve done everything right on the installation part. The thing is – every GPU can sag and itbecomes amajor concern only if it’s too noticeable. Luckily, this can be mitigated with very little trouble. You’ll finddedicated bracketsandsupport framesto prevent GPU sag....

June 17, 2025 · 4 min · 776 words · Steven Herrera

Grab a second screen for $56: Arzopa's 15.6-inch S1 Table portable monitor falls to lowest-ever price

Sometimes, one screen just isn’t enough, whether you are browsing the internet on your phone or laptop or streaming your favorite video games on Twitch. Having a larger screen or second monitor can help to improve your workflow or be used to display extra information, such as your follower chat. You can view our list of thebest portable monitorsfor an idea of the options. There are limits to adding a second screen, such as price, size, room, connectivity, and power requirements....

June 17, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Timothy Evans

GreenGeeks Review: VPS and Shared Hosting

Tom’s Hardware Verdict GreenGeeks has a strong sustainability ethos and offers good VPS and shared hosting packages, but prices for the former are not the lowest. Unlimited databases and traffic cPanel comes standard Fast, responsive, and friendly customer support Pro-environmental perks Expensive compared with some competitors Mixed results in testing 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....

June 17, 2025 · 10 min · 2127 words · Joseph Shields

Hong Kong RTX 4090 buyer shocked as purchase lacked GPU and VRAM

A Hong Kong-based PC enthusiast got much less than he bargained for when he bought a used MSI GeForce RTX 4090 card earlier this month.HKEPCreports that one of its readers bought the card for HK$13,000 ($1,660) only to find it was missing its GPU and severalVRAM chips. The buyer, Mr Hong, says that the local police weren’t very interested in his plight, so he shared his experience with HKEPC as a cautionary tale....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 568 words · Rebecca Pearson

How Does a Wireless Mouse Work?

A wireless device has a transmitter that is built into it. The transmitters send data to a receiver which is connected to the computer. As with most wireless devices, a wireless mouse also uses Bluetooth or Radio Frequency (RF) signals to send and receive data. The data includes mouse position and button clicks. This article explains about a wireless mouse, its types, and how it works. So, without further delay, let us get right into it....

June 17, 2025 · 5 min · 939 words · William Leonard

How to Add More USB Ports to PC

USBs are the commonly used connectors for our peripherals and external storage devices. Yet, most of the PCs that are built nowadays accommodate only a limited number of USB ports. Since these ports are used frequently, they can never be enough. And having limited ports is certainly inconvenient. You can overcome this limitation by using an External USB hub or by adding an Expansion Card. Use External USB Hubs USB hubs are the easiest option if you intend to expand the USB ports on your computer....

June 17, 2025 · 3 min · 538 words · Crystal Cruz