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Tom’s Hardware Verdict It’s hard to imagine a better 27-inch 16:9 gaming monitor than the Asus ROG Swift PG27AQDP. With a stunning picture and gaming performance superior to just about everything else, it’s a homerun. Stunning image with higher brightness than most other OLEDs Richly saturated color with no need for calibration Next level video processing, perfect motion resolution and incredibly low input lag Massive feature list for gaming and convenience...

AtGTC 2025, former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger reiterated hisoft-repeated claimthat Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang ‘got lucky’ with the AI revolution but explained his rationale more in-depth. As GPUs have taken center stage in AI innovation, Nvidia is now one of the world’s most valuable companies, while Intel is struggling. But it was not always this way. Fifteen to twenty years ago, Intel CPUs were the dominant force in computing as they handled all major workloads....

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. Noise Levels Be Quiet’s Dark Base 701 has a maximum noise level of 46.3 dBA. These fans also have a pleasant low tone which sounds softer to my ears than the dBA rating would indicate. For this first test, I removed power limits from the Intel i9-14900K CPU and ran Cinebench R23 while also running Furmark 2 on the Radeon RX 7900 GRE GPU....

Cryptocurrency exchange platform BigONE has been hit by hackers, causing it to lose $27 million. The companydisclosed the detailsof the attack, saying that only its hot wallet was targeted and that private keys remain secure. Furthermore, it claimed that the attack vector has already been identified and secured, meaning it does not expect to lose any more crypto to attackers. Despite that, it has suspended deposit and trading functions while recovering its systems, and withdrawals will resume “after additionalsecurityreinforcement....

An ancient beast has suddenly risen from its slumber after lying dormant for 14 years. In the realm of crypto, such a beast is known as a whale—an early adopter of the blockchain holding massive amounts of currency. Whales are often closely monitored by the community due to their foresight; therefore, even the slightest activity can be read as a signal based on which the markets can shift. One of these whales, currently speculated to be Roger Ver, hasmoved 80,000 Bitcoin over the past 24 hours....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Cherry Xtrfy M64 Wireless mouse is comfortable and offers a great plug-and-play experience, but has an awkwardly-placed charging port and no software. Exceptionally comfortable to use Sleek, minimalist aesthetic Plug-and-play with lots of onboard presets Awkward charging port placement No software A little expensive for what it is Why you’re able to trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you....

After a rapid expansion left China withexcess capacity of compute powerin underused data centers, the country is reevaluating its approach to data center development. Authorities are now working on a national plan to regulate growth, optimize existing resources, and link facilities into a unified computing network that can sell unused compute power to those who need it, reportsReuters. From boom to bust: Many Chinese datacenters sit idle, or underused Driven by the ‘Eastern Data, Western Computing’ strategy, various startups built hundreds of large-scale data centers for AI and cloud computing in the People’s Republic....

As Chinese entities do not have access to tens of thousands of advanced AI GPUs from companies like Nvidia, companies from this country must innovate to train their advanced AI models. Kai-Fu Lee, the founder and head of01.ai, said this week that his company has trained one of its advanced AI models using 2,000 GPUs with just $3 million. “The thing that shocks my friends in the Silicon Valley is not just our performance, but that we trained the model with only $3 million and GPT-4 was trained with $80 to $100 million,” said Kai-Fu Lee (via@tsarnick)....

Despite the ever-tightening export controls the U.S. is placing on Nvidia AI GPUs for export to China, many institutions located in the country could still easily get their hands on the latest Blackwell chips. According to a report from theWall Street Journal, traders getting their hands on these banned Nvidia GPUs by using companies registered in nearby countries like Malaysia, Vietnam, and Taiwan. The average waiting time for delivery is also within six weeks, which is astounding given that Nvidia said thatits latest AI GPU processor is sold out until October 2025....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict The Assassin 4S improves on its predecessor in most ways, and it offers a unique look. But its $80 price puts it in competition with excellent alternatives. And unlike its predecessor, you can’t add a second fan for stronger performance. Lower noise levels vs the Assassin IV Improved noise-normalized performance Long 6-year of warranty Unique design $79.99 MSRP Can’t add a second fan 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....

If you didn’t know it by now,Windows 1124H2 has already been deployed to the public. The only caveat is that it has only been deployed toCopilot+ PCs(namely Snapdragon X Elite laptops and 2-in-1s). Microsoft has confirmed that update 24H2 will not be making its way to x86 PCs anytime in the immediate future, with the trillion-dollar company confirming it will be arriving “later this year.” Later in the year could mean anything, butMicrosoft’s wording suggests we won’t see Windows 11 24H2 anytime soon (as in weeks)....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict At $1,299, the Gigabyte G6X, we expect more from the display and battery endurance. Attractive and sturdy chassis design Strong productivity performance 32GB of RAM (2x 16GB) using SO-DIMMs Display performance is average Sub-4-hour battery life Gaming performance limited by 105-watt RTX 4060 Why you may 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....

Computex 2024hosted many hardware showcases, but AI was a particularly high focus across the board—to such an extent, in fact, that Gigabyte’s flagship Aorus brand barely received any attention. Gigabyte mostly seemed focused on pushing its “AI TOP” series of boards and related hardware instead. When we visited the Gigabyte Aorus booth, we were given no briefing on its hardware, though closer inspection of the pedestals reveals that Gigabyte is showcasing its designs for yet-to-be-revealed Intel CPU sockets....