Posts

Hewlett-Packard has unleashed a slew of gaming PCs and peripherals atCES, and one of the most exciting entries is the new Omen Transcend 32 gaming monitor. The company claims that the Omen Transcend 32 achieves several “firsts” in the industry, including the assessment that it’s the first gaming monitor withaudio"tuned by HyperX," which is a little self-serving. HP also claims that this is the first gaming monitor with independent switchable USB ports and the first OLED gaming monitor with 140-watt USB-C Power Delivery, which should be more than enough to fuel the most demanding gaming laptops....

Intel has already sent reviewers samples for its upcoming Battlemage Arc B580 GPU, asFunkyKitaccidentally disclosed the ASRock B580 Steel Legend in a now-deleted video. Moreover, building hype and anticipation for Battlemage, AIBs likeMaxsunhave taken to X with cryptic teasers asIntelgears up to reveal its next-gen Xe2-HPG GPUs on December 3rd at 9 AM ET (Eastern Time). Well-known PC hardware reviewer FunkyKit unintentionally showed off the ASRock B580 Steel Legend in a live stream, which most probably broke any embargo set by Intel....

Intel’s next-generation Xe3 Celestial GPU reportedly enters the pre-silicon validation stage, when the GPU design and architecture are being tested using software models and emulators. The chip giant conducts this testing with OEMs and independent BIOS vendors so that they can catch issues before committing actual silicon.X user Haze spottedthis development and saw some details related to Celestial in the LinkedIn profiles of some Intel employees. One profile listed “Celestial discrete GPU Pcode IP model development” as one of theresponsibilities, detailing it as “Developed pre-silicon HW modeling for power management IP in Intel Xe3 architecture for discrete GPU Celestial team (C/C++)” and “Mapped 13% of boot/reboot signal pathways for functional pcode in Celestial power management IP model (fmodel), migrating those modeled in Ruby from the test environment to C/C++ in the IP model....

A team of scientists from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) detailed their ‘Complementary-Transformer’ AI chip during the recent 2024 International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC). The new C-Transformer chip is claimed to be the world’s first ultra-low power AI accelerator chip capable of large language model (LLM) processing. In apress release, the researchers power-shame Nvidia, claiming that the C-Transformer uses 625 times less power and is 41x smaller than the green team’s A100 Tensor Core GPU....

Inteljust released the latest graphics driver for theIntel Arc B580graphics card and integrated GPUs, which fixes some issues like crashing inSkull and Bones, lower than expected performance with Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, and removes the visual artifacts that some capture cards see in some scenarios. Unfortunately, Intel said in its release notes that it still hasn’t addressed the problem withF1 24, which crashes when running XeSS Frame Generation or if the game is launched or switched to fullscreen exclusive mode....

If you are experiencing audio issues when trying to play something on your Lenovo laptop, it is mainly due to improper audio adjustments. Lenovo recommends its users employ their own audio drivers for the best experience. But, it can be problematic if you install the drivers incorrectly or install them from other manufacturers. In addition to these, there are also other potential causes, like a crashed audio service responsible for the error....

If you are an LG TV user, you may have, at times, faced the problem of screen sharing not working. It can disconnect, lag or abruptly stop working. Some users even reported they encountered a black screen while using the feature. There may be a range of reasons why this happens, but it happens quite a lot if you use the wrong input mode on your TV. Generally, you can fix this issue by changing the input mode or switching to a faster Wi-Fi network....

Hit sci-fi thriller Severance, on Apple TV+, has inspired a remake of one of the signature keyboards featured in the show. The input peripheral enthusiasts at Atomic Keyboard are nowaccepting sign-upsfor a limited edition Macrodata Refinement (MDR) Dasher Keyboard. The pictures show various angles of the gorgeous new MDR Dasher Keyboard from Atomic Keyboards. Your eyes are probably immediately drawn to the spacious deck, which actually features a compact layout. Also, the purposeful design, with a trackball and cluster of directional keys nearby, makes this keyboard stand out from the crowd....

Linux kernel creatorLinus Torvaldshas recently upped his game in testing Arm64 Linux. He initially began Arm64 Linux builds on an Apple Silicon MacBook Air, but now, thanks to a more powerful Ampere AArch64 system, he’s doing even more Arm64 testing. Torvalds, known for creating not justthe Linux kernelbut also Git, worked exclusively on Intel hardware for years. Then, he switched to anAMD Ryzen Threadripperworkstation for his main system. When he got his hands on his MacBook, he routinely used it to compile new Arm64 kernel builds....

Ever since Intel made an initialannouncementabout “AI PCs” for Windows in October 2023, everyone’s been guessing about what’s involved in putting local AI horsepower on a properly-endowed laptop or desktop PC. Back in December, Intel began shipping its first “AI PCs,” a series of laptops with its Core Ultra “Meteor Lake CPUs,” the first to come with built-in Neural Processing Units (NPUs). And many consumers bought one, with hopes thatMicrosoftwould add new local AI features that take advantage of this added processing power....

Minisforum, known for its myriad of mini-PCs, has just launched an external GPU docking station, featuring an AMDRadeonRX 7600M XT graphics card. TheMinisforum MGA1features two DP 2.0 and an HDMI 2.1 port, each capable of delivering 8K@60Hz, as well as three USB 3.2 10Gbps ports. It then connects to your computer via its OCuLink 4i port and a USB-C 3.1 port that delivers up to 65 watts for powering a mini-PC....

TheROG Allyis a portable console with an AMDRyzen Z1/Z1 Extremeprocessor, 16GB RAM, and a 120 Hz 7-inch Full HD display. Although these specs make it a strong competitor to theSteam Deck, what makes it stand out, for better or for worse, is itsWindows 11operating system. Because of this familiar OS, it’s easy to modify the ROG Ally—something that GitHub user YesItsKira did withthe ROG Ally 2nd Screen Mod. Asus’ handheld console does not have HDMI output, but it features a USB-C port with DP Alt Mode, allowing you to transfer video data over USB....

YouTuber and modder Paulo Gnomeshas accomplished one of the most extreme memory modifications we’ve seen, featuring an RX 5600 XT Red Devil. The modder was able to more than double the card’s memory capacity, from 6GB to 16GB, as well as boost the card’s memory bandwidth to 256-bits. That, combined with a manual overclock, enabled theRX 5600 XTRed Devil to run 29% faster compared to its stock 6GB 192-bit configuration....