Cooler Master's Pro Station monitor riser has a built-in soundbar and a touchscreen

We’ve seen a few monitor mounts atCES2024, including a single-arm mount from Asus' ROG line, and single- and double-arm mounts fromThermaltake. But there are also some options for those of you who don’t want to mount your monitor — such asCooler Master’s new Pro Station monitor riser, which is solidly-built and features a built-in soundbar, a touchscreen, RGB underglow, and enough plugs and ports to charge every device you’ve ever owned....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 475 words · Brittany Munoz

Core Ultra 5 225F barely outperforms Core i5-13600 in Geekbench — low-end Ultra 5 chip comes with six P-core and four E-cores

A new unreleased Core Ultra 200S series product has hit the Geekbench browser.Benchleaks on Xshared a Geekbench result of the upcoming mid-range Core Ultra 5 225F 10-core chip, with performance numbers similar to Intel’s Core i5-13600 Raptor Lake CPU. The Core Ultra 5 225F reached a single-core result of 2,653 points and a multi-core result of 13,028 points. The CPU is armed with six P-cores, four E-cores, 20MB of L3 cache, and a purported max frequency of 4....

May 13, 2025 · 2 min · 412 words · Jerry Mcdaniel

Core Ultra 9 285K is slower than Core i9-14900K in gaming, according to leaked Intel slide — Arrow Lake consumes less power, though

Intel’s upcoming Core Ultra 9 processor is set to become the company’s new top-of-the-range processor for desktops. However, it is not going to beat the previous-generation flagshipCore i9-14900Kin games, according to alleged Intel slides leaked bywxnod, who tends to have access to this kind of documents ahead of product launches (still keep in mind that we are dealing with a leak). There is a catch, though: the new CPU is significantly more energy efficient than its predecessor....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 460 words · Vincent Montgomery

Corsair Keyboard Not Working? Here’s How to Solve It

Corsair is a widely popular peripheral manufacturer that crafts both RGB mechanical and wireless keyboards. However, like every other keyboard, even a Corsair model can sometimes malfunction. Reportedly, some users have experienced lighting issues, while others claim that their Corsair keyboard has become unresponsive. Moreover, few claim that their keyboard doesn’t work temporarily after booting Windows or a particular key like theEsc key stops working. Well, these problems can arisedue to both hardware and driver issues....

May 13, 2025 · 5 min · 1027 words · Dr. Nicholas Smith

Corsair RM750e ATX 3.1 PSU Review

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Corsair RM750e is a feature-rich power supply aimed at mainstream users, offering solid performance and ATX 3.1 compliance. However, its thermal efficiency drops noticeably under load, and component quality, while decent, is not top-tier. Despite its limitations, it provides a good balance between performance and cost for mid-range builds. ATX 3.1 compliant Strong ripple suppression 80Plus Gold certified Modular cable design Quiet under low loads Efficiency drops under heat...

May 13, 2025 · 12 min · 2484 words · Cheryl Jones

Cryorig debuts dual-tower RGB air cooler with 120mm fans and copper base plate for AMD and Intel CPUs

Despite being virtually non-existent in the American market, cooling manufacturer Cryorig has launched a new air cooler on its English language website that supports Intel and AMD’s latest processors. TheTE10is a new black dual-tower high performance air cooler featuring two 120mm RGB fans. The cooler boasts ten heat pipes paired with a large copper base plate. The heatsink takes advantage of Cryorig’s Jet Fin acceleration system, which utilizes a larger air intake and narrower air exhaust to compress air as it moves through the heatsink....

May 13, 2025 · 2 min · 398 words · Blake Anderson

Custom Raspberry Pi Pico project supports Ethernet over USB-C

When it comes to versatility, there’s no chip out there quite like theRaspberry PiRP2040. With it, makers have been able to construct some seriously unique boards. Today, we have another cool example to share of a custom RP2040 board, this one put together by maker and developerAlan. Using our favorite microprocessor, he built a Pico replica that supports USB and Ethernet using a USB type-C port. The project required some planning on Alan’s part and involved designing a custom PCB from scratch....

May 13, 2025 · 2 min · 367 words · Andrew Smith

DJI drone ban passes in U.S. House — 'Countering CCP Drones Act' would ban all DJI sales in U.S. if passed in Senate

The United States House of Representatives passed a ban on the future sale of DJIdronesin the U.S. on Friday, making the DJI ban more likely than not. The “Countering CCP Drones Act” is part of the United States' 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (FY25 NDAA), a major piece of yearly legislation allotting defense spending for the coming year. Drone maker DJI is based in China and controls over 70% of the world’s drone market share, a combination that threatens U....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 483 words · Brooke Bell DDS

DuckDuckGo Not Working? Why & How to Fix it

DuckDuckGo is a search engine that emphasizes user privacy and protection. It does not collect or share personal information and is one of the most popular privacy-oriented search engines. However, DuckDuckGo isn’t without its flaws and can sometimes stop working. There could be several reasons for the search engine not working. The search engine could have blocked your IP address to protect against DOS attacks, or your software programs could have a conflict....

May 13, 2025 · 5 min · 943 words · James Stone

EDATEC's latest industrial Raspberry Pi 5 cases pack NVMe and super capacitor backed RTC

A few months ago,EDATEC announcedthe first (to our knowledge) industrialRaspberry Pi 5product in the form of a 7 / 10 inch based screen enclosure. Fast forward a little and now we have the $238 / $299ED-HMI3020and update to the 3010 series that sees the inclusion of NVMe SSD support. Just like its predecessors, the panels are designed for the Raspberry Pi 5 and come in 7-inch and 10-inch form factors, with the former sporting a 1,024 x 600 resolution, and the latter 1,280 x 800 pixels....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 516 words · Douglas Miller

Firm says Nvidia's skyrocketing AI valuation is in a 'bubble' and 'overhyped' — Elliott says AI apps are not viable

Elliott Management, a hedge fund with approximately $70 billion in assets, has raised concerns about Nvidia and the AI industry, describing them as being in a ‘bubble,’ reportsFinancial Times. The firm doubts the sustainability of current AI investments and believes that many AI applications are not viable or cost-effective. The hedge fund expressed skepticism about the ongoing purchases of Nvidia’s GPUs by large technology companies, stating that these companies may not continue to buy in such large quantities....

May 13, 2025 · 2 min · 378 words · Nathan Rodriguez

Function Key (Fn) Is Not Working – How To Fix It

Fn keys act as quick shortcuts for managing different media functions such as Volume controls, turning Wi-fi/ Bluetooth, brightness and others. The Fn offers value addition in the functionality of the already existingfunction keys(F1- F12). But what if Fn keys do not work all of a sudden? This is possible if this key is disabled in the BIOS or keyboard configurations. The key might also have incurred damage, or its keystroke might have been affected by the dirt and debris underneath it....

May 13, 2025 · 3 min · 602 words · Christopher Lowery

Gamer receives free RTX 3060 GPU from Temu — user waits for other PC parts to arrive to see if the GPU is real

People rarely receive free gaming gear, especially something nice, such as anRTX 3060. However, LudM on thePCMR subredditrevealed he was given a free Chinese “RTX 3060” from Temu. The new RTX 3060 owner is waiting for the rest of his computer parts to arrive to build his gaming rig and verify if the card he was sent was an actual RTX 3060 and not a fake. Chinese online e-commerce platforms are a popular place to find fake GPUs that might be advertised as an RTX 30 series or RTX 40 series GPU at “impossible” price points....

May 13, 2025 · 2 min · 360 words · Jason Tucker