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A mysterious new Intel Arc graphics engine has made an appearance on GFXBench, featuring significantly faster performance than Lunar Lake’s latest Xe2-based Arc 140V iGPU. Sharedon Xby Michael (@miktdt), the GPU is listed as Arc 140T, and delivers a frame rate that was over 60% faster than the Arc 140V in GFXBench’s OpenGL benchmark. The X poster compared the 140T to two 140V SKUs, one featuring 16GB of memory and the other 8GB of memory....

German water-cooling specialist Watercool introduced its latest line of massive radiators designed for high-end overclocked gaming PCs, workstations, and servers. The MO-RA IV series comes in two colors (either black or white) and three variants: 200, 400, and 600. The 200 starts at $250; you could get the 400 version for $327. But if you need the most fans, you’ll need to shell out $600 for the 600 variant. All MO-RA IV radiators are 75mm thick, but what’s impressive is the number of 200mm fans you may install on them....

Nintendo of America has confirmed that the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 will not use Hall effect sensors in the analog sticks of its Joy-Cons or Pro Controllers. Nate Bihldorff, Senior Vice President of Product Development & Publishing at Nintendo of America, confirmed the news in an interview withNintendo Life, where he posits that the new console’s analog sticks have still been designed with durability in mind. “The Joy-Con 2’s controllers have been designed from the ground up....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict If you’ve been curious about custom mechanical keyboards or are looking for an easy and meaningful upgrade, the Nuphy Gem80 is a great choice. It offers a great typing and gaming experience and an easy introduction to the world of custom mechanical keyboards. Stylish, well-made, versatile design Simple assembly Great sound and feel No pre-built option available Relatively lightweight compared to competitors 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....

Some 61.4 million PC units have been shipped worldwide in the first quarter of 2025, according to a report byCounterpoint. This is a 6.7% year-on-year increase (up from 57.5 million units), meaning an extra 4 million computers have been shipped in the same period compared to 2024. The report says that this growth was pushed by retailers and vendors who are looking to bring in as much inventory as possible before the tariffs — like howApple shipped five extra planeloads of iPhones, MacBooks, and iPadsfrom India just as the tariffs were about to hit....

To achieve optimal airflow and less dust accumulation, it’s recommended to opt forneutral pressureorslightly leaning towards positive. With more intake than exhaust fans (orjust balanced), dust won’t enter the case from every nook and cranny. Instead,hot air tries to escapefrom every gap, and theconstant air supplykeeps the components cool. That doesn’t mean negative pressure is that terrible. Such a configuration isideal for users who have dust-free surroundings and whose components overheat excessively....

IGNhad a brief amount of time to benchmark AMD’s upcomingRadeonRX 9070 RDNA 4 GPU atCES 2025. The outlet discovered that the new mid-range GPU performed similarly to anRTX 4080 Super,at least in Call of Duty Black Ops 6. The GPU was housed in a demo booth atCESwith Black Ops 6 loaded up and paired to aRyzen 9 9950X3D-equipped gaming PC. IGN ran the game’s built-in benchmark at 4K Extreme settings at native resolution; no upscale such as FSR 3, FSR 4, or XeSS were used....

An electronics upgrade and repair wizard has demonstrated how to boost the Raspberry Pi 5’s RAM quota.MadEDoctor shared a brief video on YouTubewhere they removed the 4GB RAM chip from a Raspberry Pi 5 and soldered on an 8GB alternative, commonly used on the olderRaspberry Pi 4. No esoteric tools were used during the process, just a good quality soldering iron and hot air rework station, as you’re able to find among ourBest Soldering Irons and Stations 2024page....

Exercise isn’t always easy, let alone building a routine. But what if you could make the process a little bit easier to chew? That’s exactly what maker and developer Sir Walter Richardson has done with hisRobo DeMo 1000robot. ThisRaspberry Pi-powered robotic assistant joins you while you run and uses AI to determine when you or passing runners need a little extra encouragement. So far, the robot is designed to locomote using wheels rather than legs....

The world of microelectronics keeps getting tinier. As size decreases, so does ease of use but that doesn’t stop makers like Basically Homeless, as they’re known as over at YouTube, from tinkering with some of the smallest most impractical peripherals we’ve come across. In his latest video, we get a close look at what he proclaims is theworld’s smallest gaming monitor. This super tiny monitor is connected to none other than our favorite SBC, theRaspberry Pi....

The Book 8088 retro laptop has been updated significantly (h/tAnatoly Shashkin). This quirkyIntel 8088 CPU-packing portable has been given a graphics adapter upgrade, from CGA to Cirrus Logic accelerated VGA. Additionally, the device now features an additional pair of useful legacy ports: a COM (serial) port and an LTP (parallel) port. The price also seems better than ever, listedon AliExpress at $177.85at the time of writing, a slight savings on the v1....

RTX 5090 reviewsare finally live, and the performance aligns with previously leakedbenchmarks. TheRTX 5080is next in line and has been tested in Geekbench (viaBenchleaks) across theOpenCLandVulkanAPIs, likely by a reviewer who inadvertently made the data public. The benchmarks suggest an up to 22% performance uplift over its Lovelace counterpart, which isn’t that exciting, but as always, take this leak with a grain of salt. Synthetic tests may not accurately reflect how the GPU will perform in real-world scenarios....

Yesterday, a Dutch retailer falsely reported a recall of MSI’sRTX 5090GPUs, particularly the MSI RTX 5090 Suprim. MSI and Nvidia have categorically refuted these accusations, reassuring customers their products pose no such risks. The cause of this fumble was a reported communication error. While the retailer eventually retracted their statement, MSI may pursue legal action. You can read MSI’s press release below: “We had the unpleasant surprise of learning on 01-06-2025, through an article on Kitguru website Link, that a Dutch retailer—UW GAME SPECIALIST—allegedly informed a customer that they were unable to fulfill their order because 5 GeForce RTX 5090 32G Suprim SOC from our brand had supposedly been recalled due to a fire hazard....