Author: Chris Szewczyk

It’s pretty hard to say whether the PC market is truly back or not given ongoing global geopolitical uncertainties, but the signs are pointing towards recovery. Intel beat its revenue expectations in its latest financial report, while AMD happily shared data from Mercury Research that showed it gained some healthy slices of unit and revenue…

Well, that kind of snuck up didn’t it. Nvidia has quietly launched the RTX 3050 6GB. At a glance it’s an unexciting and slower version of a graphics card with a GPU that’s been on the market for nearly three years. According to benchmarks from a retail card purchased by Computer Base, it loses just…

Steam’s latest hardware survey has been released. The key trends for December 2023 show that Windows 11 is inching towards parity with Windows 10, gamers are gradually shifting towards higher core count CPUs, and the share of systems with 8GB or less of RAM continues to shrink. Although the wider market has not fallen in…

Chris Szewczyk, Hardware Writer (Image credit: Chris Szewczyk) This week I’ve been getting on the new APU and GPU train: With AMD and Nvidia both releasing new silicon that’s where my 2024 has started, elbow deep in chip benchmarking. My happy place. The mid-life refresh of Nvidia’s Ada Lovelace generation graphics cards is here! They…

After the less than perfect launch of Intel’s first generation Arc Alchemist graphics cards, work on the second generation Xe2 Battlemage architecture appears to be coming along nicely. That’s according to comments made during an interview at CES 2024 by Tom Petersen, a current Intel Fellow. The interview was conducted by PC World. Petersen revealed…

CES is renowned for showcasing the latest and greatest display technologies, and the 2024 edition is no different. Samsung and LG always bring something new to ogle, and this year it was transparent screens that wowed us with gorgeous holographic-like images, like something straight out of Star Trek. Samsung showcased the world’s first transparent Micro…

Asus has unveiled its long anticipated ROG NUC at CES 2024. After Intel handed over the reins of its NUC business to Asus, there was always the hope that a company with the resources of Asus would develop a ROG themed NUC, and here we are. Though far from the first NUC (Next Unit of…

Nvidia came ready for CES 2024. Alongside the expected focus on its hot-ticket items including AI, robotics and tools for professionals, it announced The RTX 40 Super graphics card series. But there’s more. Its G-Sync variable refresh rate technology and GeForce Now streaming service are also getting some updates. In a move that surprised me…

After a long period of development, the Wi-Fi Alliance has officially begun certifying Wi-Fi 7 devices. This paves the way for mass adoption of the new standard, providing more seamless interoperability. Until the next standard comes along, we can expect Wi-Fi networking to dramatically improve, with faster, more reliable connections and reduced latency. The latter…

A listing for Samsung’s upcoming 990 Evo SSD has appeared online. Though the release of a 990 Evo series SSD is not at all unexpected, its PCIe lane configuration is surprising, and it’s an interesting configuration at that. The 990 Evo listing popped up on Samsung’s Ukraine website (spotted by WinFuture). It reveals the drive…