With version 1.61, HWMonitor has received an update that seems unspectacular at first glance, but makes a clear strategic statement on closer inspection. The monitoring software from CPUID expands its CPU database to include several upcoming AMD and Intel platforms, including Zen 6 mobile APUs, new X3D models and Intel’s Arrow Lake Refresh series. This […]

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What can be seen here belongs in the “not intended” category. A user on Reddit reports of an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 whose 16-pin power connector is so badly burnt that practically nothing of the original connector remains recognizable. Not slightly melted, not discolored, but charred, including open burn marks on the cable. This is […]

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New benchmarks for the Intel Xeon 654 show what the entry-level chip of the upcoming Granite-Rapids-WS platform can actually do. In short: It is better than earlier leaks suggested, but not enough to really put pressure on AMD in the workstation market. The Xeon 654 is part of the Granite Rapids-WS family, Intel’s next generation […]

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Just in time for Christmas, KTC is offering a selection of high-performance gaming and office monitors at attractive special prices. The models cover a broad spectrum – from extremely fast FHD e-sports displays with up to 400 Hz to high-resolution QHD monitors for productive work, multimedia and demanding gaming. Thanks to modern IPS panel technology, […]

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Officially, NVIDIA’s Blackwell accelerators are taboo for China. In practice, however, this ban is proving to be surprisingly porous. According to research by the Financial Times, Tencent has secured access to NVIDIA’s current Blackwell generation in a roundabout way, not by purchasing it, but by renting computing power. Legally clean, geopolitically sensitive and strategically highly […]

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