Two great Gigabyte gaming monitors paint fast, crisp, and colorful pixels at all-time low prices — your choice of a 1440p 240Hz or a 4K 144Hz model

If you’re a gamer with some upgrade cash burning a hole in your pocket, but you’re not impressed with any of the graphics card deals out there right now, it might be time to take a long, hard look at your gaming monitor. A 60 Hz display might not be showing you all the frames your powerful gaming PC can create, and if you’re still playing at 1080p, you might not be seeing all the detail you’re able to squeeze out of modern games....

May 9, 2025 · 3 min · 542 words · Wanda Gomez

US govt wants to talk to tech companies about AI electricity demands — eyes nuclear fusion and fission

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration is looking to fast-track talks with tech companies as their demands for electricity to power artificial intelligence data centers continue to grow.Axiosreportsthat this may include more nuclear power, and discussed the issue with Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.The increasing need for power is a “problem” Granholm toldAxios,clear to distinguish that demand from AI itself. “AI itself isn’t a problem, because AI could help to solve the problem,” Granholm said last week, according to the publication....

May 9, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Dr. Tyler Williams

Valkyrie Syn 360 AIO Liquid Cooler Review: A strong AIO marred by beta-level software

Tom’s Hardware Verdict Valkyrie’s SYN 360 features exquisite packaging and uniquely upgradable storage. But its high price and unpolished software make it hard to recommend against competitors. 2.1-inch programmable display 32 GB of removable storage (SD Card) Included ARGB and PWM hub Five-year warranty High price of $209.99 USD Clunky software feels like a beta release 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....

May 9, 2025 · 7 min · 1473 words · Karen Moore

Wifi Not Working in Windows 11? Here’s How to Fix It

Whether it’s their first time installing Windows 11 or they have been using it for a while, many users have complained about its connectivity issue. Specifically, the wifi connection. WiFi problems can generally be attributed to a weak signal or router malfunction. Sometimes, outdated network drivers or corrupted files can also be the cause. Why Is My Wifi Not Working on Windows 11 How to Fix if Windows 11 Wifi Is Not Working First thing first....

May 9, 2025 · 5 min · 999 words · Lori Noble

Windows Stuck in Scanning and Repairing Drive Screen? 4 Easy Fixes

Your system brings up the Scanning and Repairing Drive screen if it detected some disk corruption in the previous boot. This utility will also run if you previously ran CHKDSK for the boot drive. If your computer gets stuck on this screen, it usually means some system processes are not running properlydue to temporary issues. But it can also happen if thedisk is extremely corruptedand the process can’t fix it....

May 9, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Scott Boone

World Backup Day: A reminder to protect against data loss

Monday, March 31st, 2025, is World Backup Day and an annual reminder to regularly back up all your important data and documents to avoid headaches or heartache from losing precious business or personal data. What are your capacity and performance requirements, and is there any redundancy? These are questions you should ask yourself now and then to protect the data you have. There is a wide variety of storage options available, from older yet cheaper HDDs for large storage to SSDs for speedy data retrieval — external versions of both HDD and SSD drives, plus highly portable flash drives and cards....

May 9, 2025 · 9 min · 1860 words · Alyssa Salazar

World's smallest, cheapest network switch developed by US high school robotics team — Murex Robotics makes the hardware fully open-source

Whatever you were doing in high school, it probably wasn’t this cool. Murex Robotics, the underwater robotics team of Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, has created what it claims isthe world’s smallest network switch, and for significantly less money than any of its larger counterparts. A post shared by MUREX Robotics (@murexrobotics) A photo posted by on Designed for use in a remotely piloted underwater rover, the mrxSwitch v2....

May 9, 2025 · 2 min · 357 words · Nathan Jennings

12 Ways to Fix Slow and Lagging Mouse

While playing games or even while casually browsing, we all have been in a situation when our mouse starts responding slowly. Although it’s irritating, we can try some simple fixes to resolve this issue. Well, the exact reason why your mouse becomes slow or laggy is impossible to know. Maybe, there’s a problem with the batteries, cables, or even the mouse settings. If you’re on a laptop, your touchpad could also have issues....

May 8, 2025 · 6 min · 1248 words · Elizabeth Hawkins

15 Best Discord Servers to Find Friends

Since its release in 2015, Discord has become a large community with more than 300 million registered accounts. It has established its roots among users as a place to chat, talk, and hang out. If you go out searching, you can see a large number of servers dedicated to something specific like anime, gaming, information technology, and so on. Likewise, there are also several discord servers where you can socialize and find new friends....

May 8, 2025 · 9 min · 1878 words · Michael James

4TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD hits 7 cents per GB — hot deal on best PCIe 4 drive

The fastest PCIe Gen 4 drive you can buy, the 4TB Samsung 990 Pro offers extremely fast performance and whopping amounts of capacity in a single-sided M.2 2280 form factor. We cannot help but recommend this drive when it’s on offer, and currently, it’s on sale for one of its lowest prices in recent memory. Ahead of Prime Day, you may find theSamsung 990 Pro 4TB SSD for just $299or 7 cents per GB at Amazon as it’s currently reduced in a limited-time deal....

May 8, 2025 · 3 min · 513 words · Joshua Collins

7 Ways to Fix Network Discovery Is Turned off on Windows

Network discovery enables your computer to access all PCs and devices connected to the network. And, if you have the right credentials, you may even share files and folders over a shared network. You can use Wi-Fi devices, such as wireless printers that are connected to the same network. As convenient as it may be, it can be equally dangerous if used on the wrong network. If you are on a public network, someone else can easily sneak into your device....

May 8, 2025 · 4 min · 657 words · Kayla Mcdonald

[Solved] Geforce Game Ready Driver Installation Can’t Continue

Game Ready drivers are designed to offer the latest features and tunings for brand new games. Nvidia works closely with game developers to createnew driver updates. These drivers focus on enhancing NVIDIA technologies in the latest games by introducing the newest features. It is widely known to boost NVIDIA DLSS, reduce latency, etc., to get you the best gaming experience. But imagine if you cannot even update to the new game-ready driver version....

May 8, 2025 · 3 min · 512 words · Richard Matthews

A GPU deal you can get your hands on today — grab the ASRock Creator Radeon RX 7900XTX for $864

Today was the launch day ofNvidia’s latest 50-series of GPUs, and to put it lightly, it went off like a bit of a damp squib. Mediocre stock at retailers combined with the usual new graphics card release hype meant the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 cards were snapped up in seconds. I was keeping an eye out for theRTX 5090 Founders Edition card, and I didn’t even see a buy button appear....

May 8, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Edward Cordova