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Building a new computer? This Week in Computer Hardware is the show where you'll find out the latest in motherboards, CPUs, GPUs, and RAM you'll want to use when designing your machine. TWiCH gives you the latest in hardware benchmarks and what not-yet-released products might be on the horizon. Hosted by Ryan Shrout of PC Perspective and Patrick Norton of TekThing.Records live every Thursday at 3:30pm Eastern / 12:30pm Pacific / 19:30 UTC.
GeForce GTX 285, NVIDIA Ion Platform, Phenom II X4 940 CPU
AMD-based HTPC, Phenom II, Intel CPU, Tech Sector, 3D Vision, Seagate HDD
OCZ's Apex SSD tested, Inside Ion, 2TB Hard Drives, a new gaming notebook from MSI
NVIDIA Ion Reviewed, Intel cancels Havendale/Auburndale, Core i5 & Tukwilla Delays, SSD Performance & Free 3D Gaming for PCs
Reviews of Intel Atom 330, Phenom II X4810 and X3 720 CPUs, NVIDIA SLI on Intel X58 motherboards & NVIDIA gets MS WHQL certification for ION
Intel SSD Performance, Reviews of OCZ SSDs, Intel versus NVIDIA, the WD TV media extender from Western Digital & CeBit rumors
NVIDIA and Intel in court, Intel and NVIDIA fight over ION, Phenom II X3 CPUs unlocked
New iMac, Mac Mini and Mac Pro, GeForce GTS 250, NVIDIA x86 CPU, prototype PCIe SSD
Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green HDD, Fusion-IO, ATI Partners shunning price drops? & Caustic Ray Tracing hardware
ASUS VW266H 25.5-in monitor, Intel and AMD x86 legal issues, Driver support for Windows 7, AMD Radeon HD 4890, Zotac GeForce 8200-ITX WiFi motherboard, Super Talent USB Drives, 40nm AMD RV740 and NVIDIA 40nm GPU rumors
Windows 7 Gaming performance, news from GDC 2009
Radeon HD 4890 and GeForce GTX 275, Acer AspireRevo, Netbook market vs Notebook market, more SSD goodies
SSD Upgrades, HP Beats Dell as Top US PC Shipper, First look at Larrabee Wafer, Nero CUDA support, Intel Profits down again & Intel X25-M Firmware
Caustic Raytracing updates, Digital Storm 950 Si system, Istanbul 6-core AMD Opteron CPU, AMD Phenom II X4 955 Processor & Core i5 Delays
Kindle DX is crap, ASUS Maximum II Gene P45 mATX MB, Zotac ION motherboard, Kingston SSD upgrade kit, DDRdrive X1 PCIE based SSD, GlobalFoundries meeting
Intel fined $1.45 billion by European Commission, Zotac ION Motherboard Review, ION affected by Intel's tactics? Larrabee die shot details, NVIDIA posts $200M loss, It was a short life, Core i7-940
Galaxy 9600 GT Low Power, Low Profile, Thecus N5200B NAS, Intel Pine Trail - Next Generation Atom Platform, Intel Moblin OS, VIA Nano finds itself in a curious place: Dell 'Fortuna' servers, NVIDIA claims Intel Atom pricing unfair for ION, HyperThreading to get a boost in Windows 7
Lenovo IdeaPad S12 first to implement ION on mobile platform, Is Dell dropping NVIDIA from all its products? CompuLab fit-PC2 Preview - Nettop PC with Intel Menlow, Max specs on Windows 7 Starter Edition decide industry direction, Kingston Technology Releases First 12GB Triple-Channel Memory Kit, PAE explained with help of Allyn, OCZ Summit SSDs now available - finally! SATA3 Spec coming soon - even a couple of P55 motherboards have it, New JMicron controller for SSDs coming
Taipei 101 and Taiwan, Intel Core i7-975 Review, OCZ Colossus SSD, OCZ ION netbook, Corsair H50, Corsair Obisidian 800D chassis, Thermaltake Level 10 chassis, AMD demos DX11 GPU, NVIDIA and Adobe announce Flash acceleration for Tegra
ASUS at Computex, VIA-powered Lenovo S12 notebook, NVIDIA gives away 3D Vision, Super Talent PCIe drive and stuff, Gigabyte at Computex, Indilinx based OCZ Vertex and Super Talent UltraDrive ME reviewed, WD SiliconDrive III SSD news, Zune HD uses NVIDIA Tegra processor - confirmed
Intel's 48-core x86, DroboPro 8-bay, OCZ Colossus drive, Kingston SSDNow V Series with RAID, and more.
DirectX 11, USB 3.0, the OCZ external SSD, Larrabee canceled, MSI Big Bang Trinergy P55, and more.
FTC sues Intel, first SATA 6G SSD arrives, Mac Pro gets 6-core CPU, Tegra 2, and more.
Atom platform updated, MSI and Dell netbooks, NVIDIA's ION 2 chipset, Linux Keyboard PC, and more.
We talk about what we expect to see at CES, where we'll be live on the floor.
Ryan and Leo talk about CES live from the floor.
Laptop gaming, Intel's Wireless Display, and here comes Arrandale... on the Mac.
NVIDIA GF100 architecture, AMD Radeon HD 5670, OCZ Vertex 2 Pro SSD, the OnLive gaming service, and more.
Ryan and Leo discuss what the iPad is made of and more.
Why AMD's high end cards aren't selling better, a teeny usb monitor, Allyn visits a chip fab, and more.
NVIDIA Optimus, AMD Radeon HD 5570 and 5450, new PC games like Mass Effect 2, and more.
USB ports in your walls, driver updates from ATI bring new features, and more.
The Big Bang Fuzion motherboards, MacBook Pros and NVIDIA Optimus technology, your twitter questions, and more.
USB 3.0 parts, encrypted flash drives, Western Digital SSDs, your questions from Twitter, and more.
New ASUS workstation motherboards, fake i7 chips, OnLive availability and pricing, Steam coming to the Mac, your questions, and more.
AMD's Gamer's Manifesto, stereoscopic 3d gaming, Internet Explorer 9, Adobe CS5, and more.
NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 480 and 470s, the AMD 5870 Eyefinity edition, 8 core Nehalem CPUs, and more.
Eyefinity with curved displays, big new VelociRaptors, golf in 3D on your PC, and more.
New MacBook Pros, AMD's Turbo Core Technology, Intel 6 series chipset rumors, your questions, and more.
Patrick Norton joins the cast of TWiCH, liquid nitrogen overclocking, the 13" MacBook Pro processor debate, and more.
6 core AMD cpus, NVIDIA 3d TV mobile driver support, AMD FirePro 2460, Super-Talent USB 3.0 encrypted thumb drive, and more.
First party iPad apps, Light Peak, failing hard drives, and more.
Steam for Mac/Linux, Sprint/HTC EVO 4G, aspect ratios, 3TB HDs, and your Twitter questions.
Graphics card makers, external SSD, USB 3.0 availability, GoogleTV boxes, your Twitter questions, and more.
Computex 2010, unlocked intel cores, PCMag's fastest mobile networks, your twitter questions, and more.
EVO impressions, Drobo FS, iPad in a classic Mac, your twitter questions, and more.
Sandy Bridge specs, new Mac Mini, Cisco's consumer lineup, PCs vs. consoles, and more.
New Xbox, Onlive preview, iPhone 4 issues, Swype for EVO, your Twitter questions, and more.
Dissecting the iPhone 4 antenna, NVIDIA Surround and 3D Vison Surround, future of HDMI, RevoDrive PCIe SSD from OCZ, your twitter questions, and more.
$1,200 video card, notebooks as home theater PCs, and more.
nVidia GTX460, record earnings for Intel, the Sandy Bridge processor, cutting your cable modem costs, and more.
StarCraft II performance, Foxconn raises wages/prices, big Droid X, no HP Slate for consumers, your Twitter questions, and more.
Laptop toss, 50 Gbps photonics demo, Apple switches to ATI, your Twitter questions, and more.
StarCraft II melts your PC's face, Intel's FTC settlement, the $200 linux PC, your twitter questions, and more.
Rage for iPhone/iPad, Alienware adopts Bigfoot NIC, cars hacked through tire sensors, your twitter questions, and more.
Cleaner, more natural 1's and 0's, BGF Tech Radeon graphics card, Intel buys McAfee, Intel roadmap, your twitter questions, and more.
Hot Chips, fanless power supplies, 3TB hard drives, AMD Bulldozers. your twitter questions, and more.
ATI vanishes, AMD APUs, Lucid HYDRALogix UNITY, your email and twitter questions, and more.
Ontario and Zacate, overclocking walls, hybrid motherboards, your email and twitter questions, and more.
Intel Developer Forum news, shift to Sandy Bridge, IE9 accelerates, your email and twitter questions, and more.
Scratch-off CPU upgrades, NVIDIA roadmap, StarCraft II 3D, your email and twitter questions, and more.
OCZ High Speed Data Link SSD, changing GPU market, your email and twitter questions, and more.
NVIDIA takes on the market themselves, PANTONE's take on colors, How to upgrade a home theater PC, and more.
HDMI cable deals, NVIDIA moves Fermi to HTPC, touch screen viral vector, your questions, and more.
MacBook Air innards, MSI GTX 460 HAWK, WD Caviar Green 3TB review, your questions, and more.
AMD Radeon HD review, MacBook Air upgrade, NVDIA 3DTV Play, $100 Walgreens tablet, your questions, and more.
Flash kills battery life, green drives kill RAID, FarmVille netbooks for mom, your questions, and more.
GTX 580 tests, bigger faster SSDs, mega-data centers, real RAID results, your questions, and more.
Missing your SSD, SSD price drops, new AMD APUs, OnLive Microconsole, Dell Inspiron Duo, your questions, and more.
HyperX Max SSD review, RAGE HD first look, Verizon LTE and data caps, your questions, and more.
Sandy Bridge is near, HDTV as a computer monitor, your smoky motherboard, and more.
Cr-48 first look, AMD Cayman architecture, Sandy Bridge CPUs on sale, OnLive MicroConsole tear down, your questions, and more.
CES info, AMD Brazos coming from at least 4 vendors, Fusion powered Acer Aspire, your questions, and more.
A look at the coolest and hottest new PC hardware announced at CES 2011.
CES highlights, Android Honeycomb, Intel responds to Windows on ARM, your questions, and more.
Galaxy's wireless GPU, SLI hack for AMD chipsets, importance of good power supplies, your questions, and more.
Another fastest GPU ever, dynamic USB 3.0 spec, Tegra 3, hacking ARM hardware, your questions, and more.
Sandy Bridge SATA port flaw, Crysis 2 not that tough, last IPv4 addresses, your questions, and more.
Building a new gaming PC, from netbook to Core I7 notebook, water cooling for newbies, your questions, and more.
A bunch of upgrade dilemmas including notebook RAM, GPU comparisons, dual-booting on an SSD, your questions, and more.
Thunderbolt, new MacBook Pros, OCZ consumer SSD, 32 hour notebooks, your questions, and more.
Lifetime warranties, Intel Z68 chipset, iPad 2 CPU specs, and more.
The fastest video card. Ever. 18 million tablets, Robert Heron helps with home theater PC builds, what do you do with an old Power Mac G5, and more.
A GeForce GTX you should avoid, universal 3D glasses, SSD's for the MacBook Pro, and more.
Overclocked Radeon 6990, GeForce GTX 460 and 590 benchmarked, hi-res notebooks, and more.
Is it safe to buy an SSD Samsung keylogger?, budget PC's, next gen motherboard technology, and more.
The Commodore 64 goes Atom, 3 TB Barracuda, 10 cores of Zeon fun, and more.
New USB3 and Thunderbolt chipset? Core i7 notebook, self erasing drives, missing RAM, and more.
Storage tech, Z68 motherboard availability, AMD's budget graphics cards, and more. Guest: Allyn Malventano
A festival of GPUs, Sandybridge refunds, 6 monitor setups, and more!
SSDs are failing, AMD Llano Graphics, Backup RAM upgrades, and more!
Z68 Sandy Bridge chipset, Keeping a NAS alive in heat, Apple kills SSD upgrades, and more!
Intel vs. ARM, Upgrading old hardware, HDMI vs. DVI, and more!
Core i5 vs. Core i7, cabling the Eyefinity card, strange ideas from Intel, and more.
Computex Taiwan, When not to upgrade to SSD, Wear and tear from power cycling, and more!
Corsair's SSD recall, Thunderbolt is so dead, AMD brings back FX, one big GPU, budget Phenom build advice, rogue temperatures, and who cares about Chrome-books anyhow?
AMD developer fusion summit, favorite PC cases, cheap water cooling, gigabit from Comcast, and more.
Crysis patch, more AMD news, ARM notebooks are coming, consoles VS PCs, and more hardware news.
Festival of cases, AMD Llano, GPU upgrades, and more.
All next generation consoles pick AMD,APU overclocking, LightSquared vs GPS, 3TB hard drives and more hardware news.
5 GPUs in 1 box, making Bitcoin faster, new MacBook Air specs, stick with your core 2 duo? and more hardware news.
Cross fire or a new card, amazing mods, new Mac hardwares, 1TB notebook drives and more hardware news.
Intel's going the full Matrox, $200 netbook, good week for AMD, 28 nanometer GPU, and more hardware news.
SSD failure rates revealed, water cooled GPUs, QuakeCon coverage, dual vs triple channel memory, and more.
100 Watts flaming USB, optical disks made of stone, building cheapest pc possible, external GPU fail, and more.
The first live in studio episode with Patrick and Ryan! They explain how a PC becomes quiet and weight in on the future of HP.
The most exciting GPU ever?, gaming over 3G, thoughts on Steve's letter, HP's business, Hackentosh actions and more.
New GPU for Battlefield 3 ($1400 600Watt GPU!) Intel dealing with 24 FPS problem, adding volume control to your GPU, and more
GPU upgrade or new system for Battlefield 3, SSD decoder, 2 or 4 sticks of RAM, first 4 TB drive, and more.
Live in studio, Intel's new X79 Motherboard, ultrabook updates, AMD tops 8GHz, and more
NVIDIA's 5th core, Corsair's amazing new keyboard, upgrade options for flight sims, Core i3 monitor hacks, and more.
AMD's bulldozer, minimum specs for Battlefield 3, Flight Sim 10, USB chargers suck, gaming notebooks, and more hardware news.
Battlefield 3 system build guide, issues with id's RAGE, viewer's questions and more hardware news.
Bulldoser benchmarked, $50 drive duplicator, RAID swap success, Corsair's low cost water cooler and more hardware news.
Intel makes billions, bad news for Bulldoser, memory speed doesn't matter anymore, and more hardware news.
HP PC disaster, time to start hoarding hard drives, accelerating Netflix, best NVIDIA GPU, and more hardware news.
High end mobility graphics solution from AMD and NVIDIA, integrated graphics vs Battlefield 3, Roger's hackintosh build and more hardware news.
Upgrade that monitor, GPUs, water coolers are back, Zen books feel good, prepping for Ivybridge, and more.
50 core teraflop processing and it's not Sandy Bridge Extreme, X79 motherboards are shiny, aquarium PCs are update, and more
Seagate comments on shortage, When is Ivy Bridge coming?, 4 TB hard drives, USB 3.0 issues and more.
Skyrim tweaks, Acer will stop selling crap, backing up your NAS, hybrid HD roundup, and more
Intel's Core i7, 2nd power supply hack, new case from Antec, more AMD Bulldozers, and positive view on hardware.
AMD 7970 GPU is the fastest, hard drive prices dropping, match memory doesn't match, silent pc, and more
Liquid nitrogen delivers 3D performance, budget GPU upgrades, 5G WiFi, SSD use more GPU, and more.
Asus Transformer Prime Ice Cream Sandwiched on stage, Ultra book gestures, Thunderbolt arrives to PC, MSI Thunderbolt GPU adaptor and more.
A look back at CES and older laptops versus today's machines, Intel's over clocking warrantees, and more.
The perfect $35 PC, trouble with ultrabooks, tough times with AMD, 120 hz monitors, and more.
AMD strikes back with ultra thin laptops, AMD Radeon, update on XBox, Nokia Windows Phone, and more
NVIDIA crushing the radeon 7000, AMD's prescription for speed, 4 monitors on 1 GPU, and more.
Best new AMD graphics GPU, Ivy Bridge news, home theater PC motherboard, best SSD and more
We still want raspberry pie, next gen wifi will suck less, SSDs are still alive, great sub-$200 GPU, and more
Hard drives, Intel's cellphone, SSD survival, Ivy Bridge, and more
New iPad, heat vs GPU, Windows 8 on VM, case mods, and more.
Kepler goes mobile, ultrabooks updated, wait for Ivy Bridge? and more.
GTX 680 is here!, 60TB HD, ultrabook gaming, raspberry pi sucks, and more
GTX 680 VS 7970s, portrait displays, Best Buy in trouble, and more.
More RAM VS. faster RAM, must have SSD, TV as monitor, latest Bulldozer news, and more.
$6000 gaming pc, SSD bait and switch, graphics card leaks, and more.
10,000 rpm 1TB vs SSD, AMD drops prices, missing GTX680s, Intel's affordable SSDs and more.
Ivy Bridge is shipping, SSD price wars, and more
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690, GTX 670 GPU rumors, Alienware updates laptop lineup with Ivy Bridge, and more.
We're loving Nvidia's new GTX 670 - it's the affordable Kepler, Asus G75V - a serious gaming notebook, Ivybridge graphics, and more.
Nvidia's new GPU for servers and not gaming machines, upgradable SSDs, AMD's latest APU for laptops, and more.
AMD not making "Needlessly Powerful CPUs", Intel's Going Green, XFX the kings of the midrange GPU, Unreal 4 screenshots, and more.
Windows 8 curious, cheap SSD, Intel or Asus for overclocking, active noise cancellation fans, and more.
Two screens, one notebook: Are they kidding? Thunderbolt for Ivybridge, Windows 8 tablets, some pretty stylin' notebooks coming from Computex, what OnLive does best, and more.
New MacBooks, phong tessellation vs MSAA, Western Digital is making routers, and yes, there are new Mac Pros.
Microsoft Surface, an affordable laptop graphics roundup, Western Digital's new routers, new Drobos on the way, and more.
Thunderbolt on Windows, AMD's Radeon 7970, Core i5 3470, Ryan builds a PC blindfolded, Nexus 7, and a silent GTX 680.
Red hard drives save RAIDs, first things to do with a new PC, build portable GPUs, the Ouya console on Kickstarter, and more.
Windows 8 release date just in time for rising RAM prices, will PCI Express 3.0 speed up your GPU?, AMD prices dropping, hot servers, and more.
Gigabit arrives in Kansas City courtesy of Google, GTX 660 rumors, water cooling, and the most ridiculous passive heat sink you've ever seen.
We talk about Oculus, a 2,000 watt motherboard, the next-gen Xbox, and an easy home theater PC recipe.
Selling old PC parts, No more Metro, Windows 8 RTM, using your tablet as a second screen, and more.
HD7950 boost, GTX660 Ti and GTX670 review, stuttering hard drive, $199 Microsoft Surface, and more!
Overclocking power supply, AMD's missing 7970, SATA ports, ignore specs when buying hardware, and more.
SSD Q & A, CPU and gaming performance, Corsair super PSU, and more
High res ultrabooks, Kindle Fire HD, uninterruptible power supply, and more.
News from IDF, Apple's A6 chip, Intel's new CPU architecture, 5mm hybrid hard drives, and more.
Intel's Ivybridge boxes of goodness, GeForce GTX650, laptop missing SATA drives, Boarderlands 2, and more!
AMD A10-5800K spanks Intel Core i3, Samsung's pro SSD, ethernet over coax, the murderbox, and more.
Hackintosh build, Borderlands 2 PhysX, Samsung 840 SSD, AMD 5800 benchmark and more.
4TB WD hard drive, Windows 8 hardware, RAMDisk is back, 650TI
20 core hyper-threading, AMD news, cable management, auto overclock, and more
Windows 8, iPad mini, 27" monitor from Monoprice, Piledriver beats Bulldozer, and more.
Lenovo Yoga, Hackintosh, AMD 64-bit CPU, Intel's SSDs, touchscreen Windows 8, and more.
Small power supplies, Steam on Linux, $6000 gaming PC, get Thunderbolt now!
USB 3.0 interferes with 2 GHz RF, streaming problems, super cards from NVIDIA and AMD, Hitman Absolution
Intel killing DIY desktops, new OCZ Vector SSD FTW, Core i-5 Ivy Bridge CPU review, SSD in PS3
BMW inspired gaming mouse, Radeon HD 7970, Steam's big picture, Hackentosh, your sockets are safe.
Valve Steam Box confirmed, Atom chips for servers, Free Duke Nukem 3, $99 ASUS tablet, and more
Boosting SSD, cleaning your PC, HP all in one workstation, cheap memory, last minute shopping.
Intel TV service, MSI Thunderbolt, Monoprice Korean display, CES 2013, and more
CES 2013 wrap up, NVIDIA Shield, Tegra 4, 4K and GPUs, Steambox, and more.
Intel Haswell HD graphics, Frame Rating Part 2, SimCity Beta, NVIDIA GK110 Titan, no more Intel motherboards, and more.
Inside look at Project Shield, Intel's SSD 525 mSATA launch, Crysis 3 AMD Catalyst 13.2, Retr0bright your old case.
Microsoft Surface Pros and Cons, Atom is not dead, ADATA SSD review, Dell goes private,
Raspberry Pi camera module, no new AMD cards in 2013, Intel set top box, and more.
PS4, NVIDIA TITAN performance testing, SSD write endurance, Google Chromebook Pixel
Corsair Hydro H90 and H110, budget triple monitor gaming, Unreal Engine 4 on PS4, memory choice and SSD performance
NVIDIA driver performance, Seagate discontinues 7200 RPM mobile HD, ioSafe N2 review, double your HDD density, fanless PSU
Samsung Galaxy S4, AMD Richland, Steam Box prototypes, Ouya release date.
Corsair Vengeance extreme memory kits, 2TB SSD, GTX 690 into Quadro or Tesla
GTX 650 Ti review, ARM Mali graphics interview, GDC 2013, Flash Flood, and more.
GTX 650 Ti review, ARM Mali graphics interview, GDC 2013, Flash Flood, and more.
960 GB SSD, Thunderbolt bandwidth doubles, Dell adds Ubuntu, 4TB drives, and more.
$1500 4K HD TV, OCZ Vertex review, GTX700 rumors, Metro last light GTX bundle, and more.
AMD Radeon 7990, 3 million Surface buyers, Corsair 350d, Mini-itx mobo review, and more
Seiku's $1,500 4K HDTV reviewed, 4K GPU testing, Oculus Rift or Oculus Puke, gaming ultrabooks, and more.
No more cheap RAM, Haswell graphics revealed, AMD's secret new CPU, and more.
The iPhone was almost Intel powered, US-made Macs, Haswell-ready PSUs, NVIDIA's Shield, and more.
NVIDIA GTX 780 released, OCZ Vertex 450 256GB SSD reviewed, Xbox One announced, and more.
Xbox One vs PS4, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 launches, Opteron X-series debut, Cirrus7 lauches, Windows 8.1, and more
The Haswell review, Computex 2013, Asus 4K monitor, 5GHz AMD FX processor, and more
The new macbook air, is intel crippling Haswell K chips?, the new mac pro, and more.
1536 cores of mobile joy! new pc builds, nvidia's selling it all, intel ain't slowing down and more!
GTX760 win, SSD deals, NAS drive recommendations, Haswell, and more.
Gaming on a MacBook Air, a computer case you could move into, 4k monitors, and more.
ASUS PQ321Q 4K monitor, what PSUs do, GeForce GTX 770, no to Thunderbolt.
Hands on with the Leap Motion, Samsung 840 EVO SSD, the Google Chromecast, and more.
Chromecast teardown, Samsung 840 EVO review, NVIDIA Shield, Ivy Bridge-E
Carmack joins Oculus Rift, Xbox One unboxed, IBM Power architecture
Over clocking monitors, under clocking GPUS, curved OLED Displays, Microsoft's new Scuplt ergonometric keyboard and mice, the ultimate SLI bridge, and more!
How long can an SSD last? AMD gains, DirectCU, Origin gets returns, a case for people that hate cable management, and more!
Three awesome PC cases, a faster 780 GPU, AMD price drops, and more!
Intel or AMD, Stackable Cases, WD's 4TB Red Drives, three new laptops from Asus, massive thumb drives, help with bent CPU pins, and more!
MythTV front end, ripping blu-rays, cooler upgrade, Battlefield 4 upgrades, and more.
Don't overpay for your next CPU cooler, using mayonnaise as a thermal paste, how fast is the A7, and more.
AMD and Intel announce new GPU, left handed mice, Haswell performance, and more.
Getting ready for Battlefield 4, Dell's Venue tablets are crushing it, Intel's Haswell NUC, and more.
AMD's new R9 and R7 graphics card, a new ASUS gaming notebook, a Western Digital NAS powered by Xeon, and more.
Intel's fight to get to 14nm, single atom transistors that self destruct, more 8 inch tablets, new GTX 760s, awesome water-cooling, Windows 8.1, and more.
Will the R9 290X take the Titan, GSync means variable refresh rates, Windows Phablets, new Apple gear, and more.
A great week to buy a new GPU, Radeon R9 280x Review, Nvidia price drops, help building your first PC, recovering from static strike, and more.
Both AMD and NVIDIA have new graphics cards again this week, OCZ Drops a new SSD, the PS4 gets torn down, and more.
The Playstation 4, 780Ti is out, AMD's crazy driver update, why 802.11AC won't kill Ethernet, and more.
Xbox One launches, Consoles vs Gaming PC Builds, how fast does a SSD make the Playstation 4, $300 GPUS, fcc's is going ruin flying, and more.
Check out WD's Black2 1TB 120GB SSD, Nvidia Grid Beta Testing, $499 Steam Box, 3K gaming, and more.
We get hands on the NVIDIA Gsync, a water cooler for your R9 290, GPU shortages due to Litecoin mining, and more!
SteamOS Beta install, the last two fastest GPUs of 2013, 18 cores of CPU awesomeness, G-sync monitors, and more!
Mantle vs. GSync, two new mini ITX cases, Google's 4K Codec, new GPUs, what's coming up at CES, and more!
NV Tegra K1, GSync vs FreeSync, 4K displays, CES coverage, and more!
Google's smart contact lens, AMD ships HSA, first spam from a fridge, new ASUS GPUs, and is it the right time to buy an SSD?
Kaveri APU vs. GTX 270, Toshiba buys OCZ, Intel Makes Billions, AMD makes millions, and best hardware of 2013.
Where's Catalyst 14.1 for BF4 with Mantle, WD Red vs. Green, 6 R9 290x GPUs and more!
Mantle performance testing, Lenovo ThinkPad T440s review, AMD open source their hardware video encoder, and more!
Cheap GPU's, Corsair's first Mini ITX Case, make Adobe Creative Suite run faster, water-cooling system from Koolance and more!
Geforce 750Ti can turn aging desktops into gaming marvels, 5TB Drives, a dog pile of viewer questions, 36 Copper heat pipes and more.
DX 12 is coming soon, Lenovo's latest x series, a 4500 gaming laptop, RAM help, GPU upgrades, and more.
The Radeon R9 280, WD MyCloud EX2, low power PCs, new chrome books, where to sell your gear, and more.
Building a Gaming PC for Titanfall, a solid $35 CPU Cooler, stupid fast RAM, new GeForce GTX 800M Mobile GPUS, a look at Razer's new keys, and more.
Over-clocked GeForce GTX 750ti, Direct X 12, Asus Drops an epic Mini ITX, NZXT Kraken G10 R9 290 Water-cooling, Intel's new Extreme Edition, and more.
DirectX 12, the truth about gaming laptops, Facebook buys Oculus VR and more.
More on DirectX 12, frame rating Battlefield 4 on Mantle, a $700 4K monitor, a $550 gaming PC, and more.
AMD Radeon R9 295X2, AMD AM1 Athlon 5350, NAB 2014 Thunderbolt networking, and more!
New Haswell CPU's, the word on Nvidia's 337.50 driver update, desktop monitor upgrades, and more!
AMD's AM1 the ultimate low end gaming machine, Gigabyte's new motherboards, our favorite mechanical keyboards, optical USB cables, and more.
Radeon R9 295X2 CrossFire at 4k, AMD or Nvidia for linux gaming, power sipping Kabinis, storage geekery, and more.
Asus Z97 Deluxe the ultimate motherboard, bargain liquid cooling, the awesome NCASE, Anker's 5 port charger, Crysis 3 at 8K, and more.
Samsung's $600 60Hz 4K monitor reviewed, Asus Z97 motherboard secrets, can FreeSync derail G Sync, and price AM1 boards.
IN WIN 901 Mini-ITX case, MSI Z97 Gaming 7 motherboard, Creative Labs Sound Blaster E1/E3, Xiaomi MiPad, and more.
A GPU For the billionaire that has everything, 22 SATA ports, a headphone amp, ASrock z87 Extreme11, ASUS new 4K UHD 28-in Monitor, and more.
Awesome affordable SSD, Intel speed bump, everything Computex 2014, and more.
Nvidia's $3000 video card
AMD open source GameWorks competitor, Mantle for Linux, Seagate desktop SSHD 4TB, GeForce GTX Titan Z over clocking, SSD endurance, SanDisk buy Fusion-io for $1.1 billion, and more.
A new Mini ITX case for DIY users, a comprehensive budget gaming PC guide, upcoming SEIKI 4K monitors, and more.
SilverStone Nightjar 520W, OCZ RevoDrive 350 480GB SSD, Samsung 850 Pro 512GB review, MSI Radeon R9 280 3GB review, and more.
QuakeCon is coming, Intel is looking into the Mantle API, using an APU with a GPU, and more.
Corsair's delightful 760T, ASUS Z97, the workstation MOB, new Raspberry PI, the HummingBoard, and Ryan's giving away thirty grand of free Hardware at QuakeCon.
Two Tegra K1 Android Tablets, a problem with 6TB WD Reds, lots of NAS action, 64GB of RAM, and more.
Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury Gaming Mouse, Occulus Rift Dev 2 Hand On, new Crucial M550 SSDs, a review of the Nvidia's SHIELD Tablet, and more.
Thercus N2560 NAS and HTPC and Glued on Screen Repair
14nm mayhem from Intel, Asus ROG Swift, 144Hz of WQHD GSYNC glory! Sapphire screens on phones, ARC 100 SSD, OCZ is back, and more.
Three new awesome PC cases, a couple new SSDs, FreeNAS spec recommendations, and a new ASUS router that supports MU-MIMO technology.
8TB hard drive from Seagate, NVIDIA G-Sync Surround Demo, tiny machines, and the Haswell-E!
The Intel Core i7-5960X 8-core Processor review, AMD Radeon R9 285 2GB review, NETGEAR's new Nighthawk X4 AC2350 router, Corsair Graphite 380T Mini ITX case review and much more
SkyLake running at IDF, Core M Benchmarks, and 5k monitors.
New Moto X, GTX 980 leaks, and people raving regarding the iPhone 6.
Seek thermal imaging camera for mobile devices, NVIDIA Maxwell GTX 980 GT, Oculus announces Crescent Bay (Prototype), running Linux on the Haswell-E, Cortex-M7 launches IoT and wearables, and virtual reality discussion all on This Week in Computer Hardware.
Do you need 8GB of RAM on your GPUs?, iPhone 6 A8 benchmarked, GTX970 4G, G sync or Adaptive Sync, Windows 10 is here!
Laptops GPU bump, AMD drops prices and Sniper Elite 3.
Testing 4-Way SLI of GTX 980s and new tablets from Google and Apple.
Ryan Shrout and Patrick Norton show off the EZ-Clone USB 3.0 HDD/SSD Clone Adapter Review, the NVIDIA GTX 980M performance tests, MSI upgrades 27" all-in-one gaming PC with NVIDIA GeForce GTX900M, AMD drops 7% of their workforce Civilization: Beyond Earth performance battles.
DCS LIVA Mini PC, Intel Broadwell-E, and the MSI GT80 Titan.
Nexus 6, 8GB R9 290X, and testing the Broadwell-Y.
Dell's 60Hz IPS Monitors, Gorilla Glass 4, and Windows 10.
Best HDTVs, SSD endurance tests, and Far Cry 4 performance.
Robert Heron, Asus Maximus VII, and Steam Broadcasting.
AMD Omega Driver, mechanical keys, and Broadwell NUC pics.
CES hardware, USB 3.1 and Type-C connector, and the Intel Compute Stick.
NVIDIA GTX 960, Deepcool cases, NZKT DOKO and more!
GTX 960, Microsoft HaloLens, ECS LIVA X, and more!
NVIDIA and the GTX 970, PCPer VLAN, and Direct X 12 in Windows 10.
Raspberry Pi 2, GTX 960, GTX 970 tested and the end of Radioshack.
GTX 960 testing, USB 3.1, and Qualcomm 810 performance.
Dell Venue 8 7000, SuperFlower's 2000W PSU, and Lenovo adware that breaks HTTPS.
USB 3.1 performance, NVIDIA faces lawsuit for GeForce GTX 970 and more.
NVIDIA Titan X, AMD Radeon R9 GPU, and HTC Vive VR Headset.
New Apple Hardware, 4GB GTX 960, and a HUGE giveway at pcper.com!
NVIDIA Quadro M6000 leaks, NVIDIA DIGITS DevBox, and AMD FreeSynch.
Silverstone Fortress FT05 case, Dell XPS 13 review, and Corsair Dominator memory kits.
The Intel SSD 750 Series, OnLive Shutting down, and 28nm GPUs.
NZXT S340 Mid Tower enclosure, and the Anker 2nd Gen Astro3.
Intel Skylake Leaks!
Google Fi, Intel Compute Stick, and more.
GTA V Performance, Microsoft Build, and the Apple Watch.
Giveaways, leaked AMD Fiji card images, and AMD's new flagship GPU.
Corsair Hydro Series, AKracing Gaming Char, and more!
Security flaw found in millions of routers! HDTV picks w/ Robert Heron, full Rift Experience Specs, more RAM or an SSD? and more!
Google IO, High Bandwidth Memory, and your questions.
Computex 2015, Thunderbolt 3, and 2 Million IOPS via 5 Intel 750s.
4K Monitors, VR Headsets, and Racing Wheels.
E3 announcements, Asus Zenfone 2, and the Xbox One Elite Controller.
The fastest mobile networks, and low cost Mini-PCs.
iPhone 6S pictures, a recommended ASUS FreeSync monitor, and Fury X pump whine investigations.
2TB Samsung 850 EVOs, Google Glass Enterprise, and IBMs first 7nm chip.
New iPod Touch, Oculus to buy Gesture-Control Firm, and your Twitter questions answered.
An Acer Aspire V15 gaming notebook and Rocket League.
Windows 10, Intel and Micron's new CrossPoint, Cheap GPU recommendations, Logitech's G29 Racing Wheel, and more!
Intel releases Skylake processors for enthusiasts, LaVie Z notebook, and more.
Samsung's new 48 layever VNAND, GTX 950 rumors, Galaxy Note 5 launch dates, and more.
Skylake dets, the XPoint Optane tech, DX12 benchmarks, Nvidia's GTX 950, and more.
HDTV recommendations with Robert Heron, a $330 Freesynch monitor or a $380 WQHD panel? We've got reviews! More iPhone 6s rumors, Radion R9 Nano performance, Intel's Box Master System with color-enabled gaming, and more.
We discuss the Skylake parts and review the ASUS Fury R9 STRIX
Apple day... iPhone 6s, new Apple TV, and did you expect the new Pencil? AMD's Radeon R9 reviewed and what the Radeon Technology group means for the CPUs.
Multi-User MiMo WiFi, New Amazon Fire TV and $50 Tablet, new liquid-cooled GPUs, new power chargers for your phones/tablets, HDPLEX 5...and more!
$99 GearVR from Samsung, Fable Legends, and ThinkPads
Chromecast Audio, Snapdragon 820, and Ryan reviews NVIDIA Geforce NOW
MS Surface Book, Dell XPS 15, and MORE new skylake laptops. Roku 4, Amazon Fire Tablet, Building a new Testbed, On Die Watercooling, and more!
Dell, HP, & Lenovo UNITE! New iMacs, Alienware Steam Box, liquid cooling success (and failure), the ThinkPad Stack, and more!
Steam Controller, Lenovo Yoga 900, and Samsung 950 Pro
ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q review, Steam Link impressions, Surface Book+Pro 4 preview, GIGABYTE adds Thunderbolt 3 support to existing motherboards, Batman Arkham Knight re-released on PC, and more.
HDTV Deals with Robert Heron, Catalyst Drivers Are Now Crimson, Sweet Mini ITX R9 Nano Builds, YouTube Loves Cardboard, Kangaroo Pocket Sized Windows 10 PC, and more!
Snapdragon 820, iPad Pro, AMD Raden R9 380x, and Novachips
Intel Speed Shift Tested, Dell's $799 Gaming Laptop, Two New GPUs Coming from AMD??? Synology's router, Mini ITX Builds, and more!
Ten Terabytes, one waterproof drive, Five Dollar Pi You Can't Buy, Yoga P4, Two motherboards, One PSU, and AMD Crimson Patch.
SSD and NAS questions answered, Radeown HDR updates, early snapdragon 820 performance, and bending Skylake processors.
AMD announces GPUOpen, overclocked Intel Skylake CPUs, NVIDIA beta features, and more.
Robert Heron joins Ryan to wrap up CES 2016, including the best TVs (possibly) of 2016, a gaming case by EVGA, the MSI Vortex Gaming Tower that resembles a Mac Pro, and more!
PC Shipments Down over 8%, Ryan's Acer Predator X34 monitor review, the Scythe Ninja 4 SCNJ-4000 CPU Cooler, and more!
Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Dell Inspiron 15 7000, and Corsair Carbide 600Q/600C enclosure reviews. Plus...Tigerlake revealed, Manta introduced, XFX R9 380 DD Black Edition OC 4GB compared to the GTX 960, and more!
Rise of the Tomb Raider GPU testing, Jim Keller's new position, and a Logitech G810 keyboard review.
Ryan Shrout reviews the Phanteks Enthoo EVOLV ITX enclosure and the ASUS PB328Q
Apple controversy with iPhone decryption, plus Google CEO's response and Tom Cotton's statement on the important topic.
SSD prices discussion, Samsung Portable SSD T3 2TB Review, and interesting phones from MWC 2016
Ryan Shrout is back from Barcelona and ready to talk about Samsung S7, DX12 issues, and more!
PresentMon for DX12 & UWP games, AMD's XConnect tech, Corsair Carbide 400C review, the GTX 950 2G, and more!
DRAM prices, Qualcomm vulnerabilities, and VR at GDC
HTC Vive vs. Oculus, VR system build guides, and Apple's new iPhone SE
$2500 VR Build guide, Intel's new SSDs, and a $5000 gaming projector
HP's extremely thin Spectre laptop, iPhone comparisons with the SE, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950 low-power cards, measuring VR performance so far, HTC Vive dissected, three Microsoft Surface Phone versions, and more!
AMD improving, SFX-L PE-550 and PE-750 SFF Power Supplies, and the Carbide SPEC-ALPHA
Lenovo Yoga 700, MSI's plethora of notebooks, and Intel's layoffs
Radeon Pro Duo leaks, FBI iPhone hack is secret, and NZXT Manta enclosure
NVIDIA's teaser website, AMD A10-7860K, A8-7670K, and Corsair H80i v2 High Performance AiO cooler
Nvidia GTX 1080 Preview, the Founders Edition, and the DOOM driver
Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout go over the news from Google I/O 2016, including Daydream and Home. They also discuss DOOM, Android Wear 2.0, Amazon's Alexa plans, Google's TPU custom chip, the powerful GTX 1080, the upcoming GTX 1070, and more!
Toshiba OCZ RD400 review by Allyn Malventano, HP's Omen gaming laptops with aggressive pricing, Pebble's Kickstarter success with new wearables, Quiet PC's Ultra NUC Pro 6, In Win's 303 enclosure, Nvidia's 368.22 Drivers for Overwatch, and more!
Robert Heron from Heron Fidelity joins Patrick Norton from TekThing to discuss the Asus Zenbo robot, BBC Micro:bit, Intel Core i7-6950X 10-core Broadwell-E, Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0, MSI's new motherboards, 4K TVs on desktops, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070, the AMD Polaris Radeon RX 480 for $199, Digital Storm's Aura, and more!
Ryan Shrout and Patrick Norton talk about Lenovo Tech World and their impressions of the PHAB 2 Pro, Google's Tango, Moto Z Force, Corsair Lapdog, HTC Vive shipments, flying cars of the possible future, Nest, Android Marshmallow, a motherboard by Colorful with GTX 1070 graphics, and more!
E3, the new Xbox One S, Project Scorpio, and Apple WatchOS 3
Western Digital My Passport Wireless Pro 2TB review, Dark Power Pro 11 750W PSU review, AMD Radeon RX 480 specifications revealed, the possible death of headphone jacks, Samsung's 48-layer V-NAND products, the KiloCore project from UC Davis, and more!
AMD Radeon RX 480 Review, a GTX 1060 leak, Radeon RX 490 graphics card listing, Bristol Ridge APU listings, Huawei MateBook review, Oculus hardware checks, Rio 2016 Summer Olympics in virtual reality, the Snapdragon Heterogeneous Processing Architecture, and the BOSEbuild Speaker Cube!
Ryan Shrout and Allyn Malventano discuss how 16.7.1 Driver fixes power consumption issues with AMD's RX 480 graphics cards, the verdict on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga, the announcement of NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 1060, the continuing scarcity of recent AMD/NVIDIA GPUs, a Radeon 490 rumor, Xbox Play Anywhere being formalized, and more!
The Samsung 850 EVO 4TB 2.5" SATA SSD Review, Phononic's New Hex 2.0 TEC, Vulkan Benchmarks with DOOM, a 1STPLAYER Firerose Mechanical Keyboard, Dell's New 30" 4K 120Hz UP3017Q OLED Monitor, the Primochill Praxis WetBench Test Bench Case Review, GPU purchasing struggles continue, and more!
Ryan Shrout and Allyn Malventano discuss the $249 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, Nintendo's NES Classic Edition that comes with 30 games, the AMD Wraith CPU Cooler, asynchronous computing, SoftBank's purchase of ARM Holdings, SMI's Eye-Tracking VR rendering technology, and more!
Ryan Shrout and Patrick Norton discuss NVIDIA's New Titan X with 3,584 CUDA cores, rumors of Nintendo's next console using NVIDIA Tegra graphics, AMD's blue Radeon Pro SSG, a RapidSpar Data Recovery Instrument review, an Angelbird Wings PX1 Heatsink PCIe Adapter review, misconceptions about the Windows 10 upgrade, an EVGA DG-87 Case preview, Coffee Lake, and more!
Robert Heron joins Patrick Norton this week to talk about Siggraph, the HDR10 update for Vizio TVs, the merits of 4K, the 4TB Samsung 850 EVO, the Samsung PM1633a for $10,000, AMD's RX 470 + RX 460 card details, Ryan's NVIDIA Titan X (Pascal) 12GB review, the average broadband speed in the United States, Intel's massive recall on fitness watches, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, and the Xbox One S.
Allyn Malventano joins Patrick Norton to discuss Flash Memory Summit 2016, including the Seagate 60TB SAS SSD, Samsung's 4th generation of V-NAND, the Micron QuantX XPoint Prototype SSD, and 48 U.2 SSDs in a single 2U chassis. Plus, DEF CON, Qualcomm chip security flaws, hackable Bluetooth locks, the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge, Apple Watch 2 rumors, an upcoming Playstation September event, and more!
AMD Zen vs. Broadwell-E comparison, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080/1070/1060 for notebooks, MSI updates its laptops with Pascal, Corsair Dominator Platinum 3200MHz DDR4 64GB, Ryan shows off the Huawei Honor 8, Project Alloy, RealSense for Drones, Intel Joule, GeForce GTX 1060 3GB is questionable, AMD RX 480 is still elusive, Gigabyte BRIX Gaming UHD, and more!
Seasonic's PRIME 750W Titanium Power Supply is extremely competent, AMD shows Zen CPU Architecture, Chromebooks outsell Macs for the first time, a multi-GPU memory management animation, AMD's big Q2 2016, ASUS 3D printed parts, MIT MegaMIMO for solving network congestion, T-Mobile's new data plan, the MasterLiquid Maker 92 AIO Liquid CPU Cooler, and more!
Lenovo's Yoga Book with Halo Keyboard, Intel's Kaby Lake processors, Intel SSD 600p Series 256GB, USB Type-C cable attacks, Acer's Tobii-powered G-sync gaming monitors that tracks eyes, the Predator 21 X gaming notebook, drivers from NVIDIA/AMD that support Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and Battlefield 1's open beta, the Snapdragon 821 Mobile Processor, Playstation Now, and more!
Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout discuss the Apple iPhone 7, airpods, COURAGE, Apple Watch Series 2, the LG V20, Sony's Xperia XZ, the apparent death of Nexus, Playstation 4 Pro, 4K, the ASUS ZenWatch 3, Fitbit's Flex 2 and Charge 2, leaked Geekbench results, and Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 issue.
NVIDIA's GTX 1050 is apparently scheduled for the end of the month, AMD celebrates their Radeon Technologies Group anniversary, Hardware Canucks reviews the Toshiba OCZ VX500 512GB SSD, the Actiontec MoCA WCB6200Q Wireless Network Extender + ECB6200 Network Adapter serves a niche, the iPhone 7 is comparable to a 2013 MacBook Pro in certain strengths, the Asus ROG GX800VH is heavy-duty, the Cooler Master MasterLiquid Pro 240 Liquid CPU Cooler gets reviewed by Sebastian, and more!
Samsung's 960 PRO and 960 EVO SSD announcement, Sebastian's comparison of four large air coolers, Apple's AirPods don't sound much better, a review of the Audeze SINE On-Ear Planar Magnetic Headphones, a Fatal1ty by Monster FXM 100 Over-Ear Gaming Headphones review, Forza Horizon 3 has incredible visuals that will push graphics cards hard, Razer's Turret is quite small, an upcoming announcement by Google may involve phones, and more!
Possible new Macbook Pro redesign in late October, the world's biggest 1 Tbps DDoS attack, Toshiba's OCZ TL100 2.5" SATA SSDs, the ASUS Rampage V Edition 10 Motherboard has all the things, iPhone 8 rumors are already being discussed, Android Wear 2.0 delayed until early next year, Sony's Xperia XZ and X Compact phone pricing, Motorola pretty much doesn't exist in the US anymore, Wink is launching the Wink Hub 2, Snap Inc. introduces Spectacles, Blackberry's not in the hardware business anymore, Sebastian's Evoluent VerticalMouse C Right Wireless Mouse review, a new Raspberry Pi OS, and more!
Intel Core i7-7700k Benchmark rumors, Dell's U3417W curved monitor, NVIDIA's Xavier SoC tease, GeForce GTX 1050 Ti apparently based on Pascal GP107, Oculus Touch, Oculus earbuds, and Asynchronous Spacewarp. Plus, Google's Pixel phone, Daydream VR, Home, and 4K Chromecast!
The Galaxy Note 7 is tarnished, Gear VR becomes incompatible with the phones, Western Digital Blue and Green SSDs, Drobo 5C 5-bay USB Type-C DAS review, Forza Horizon 3's PC issues possibly explained, the XG-U2008 switch, Google WiFi's wireless Mesh Networking, and the Chip Pro!
Allyn's review of the Samsung 960 PRO 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD, Nintendo's announcement of the Switch, NVIDIA's GTX 1050 and GTX 1050 Ti launch date, a leak of Intel Optane (XPoint) First Gen Product Specs, Qualcomm's announcement of the Snapdragon X50 5G Modem, Sebastian's review of the Acer Predator Z850 UltraWide 24:9 Gaming Projector, Razer's reveal of the Razer Blade Pro gaming laptop, and more!
Microsoft's introduces the $2999 Surface Studio, the $99 Surface Dial, the $299 VR headset, and Windows 10 Creators Update. Apple also shows off their newest MacBook Pro models (13 or 15-inch) featuring the Touch Bar for application-specific functionality. Dyn gets attacked by Mirai malware, Apple's AirPods get delayed, Fanatec ClubSport V2 Ecosystem provides quality simulation gear for a high price, the EVGA SuperNOVA 750W G2L Power Supply displays white LED lights on its modular connectors, and more!
GeForce Experience Login woes, DX12 Multi-GPU scaling on AMD's RX 480 with Deux Ex: Mankind Divided, the launch of the Alphacool GPX Pro 120 AIO kit, Kaby Lake BIOS updates for Gigabyte Motherboards, dongle hell in the MacBook's future, the case of the "cumbersome" card slot, Sebastian's Prodigy G231 gaming headset review, PowerColor's Devil Box, and more!
VRMark? Patrick Norton and Allyn Malventano talk about FutureMark's new VR benchmark, cheaper NVMe SSDs, Microsoft's Surface Book 2016, the problems testing 9 of MSI's gaming laptops, and what Intel putting USB and WiFi inside the chipset will mean!
HDTV Picks for Black Friday, and how to make sure you get a good deal! NES Classic Edition, Samsung 960 EVO is Faster than the Pro, Serious Sam VR Scales, WD PiDRive Foundation Edition, is your phone sending your data to China, and what's up with the SSD in the Touch Bar MacBook Pro models?
Is Kaby Lake the real deal? Will Zen bring AMD back to the world of processor dominance? This week we tested Kaby Lake performance in notebooks as well as early benchmarks from a desktop Core i7-7700K processor. AMD might have a leak on its hands with information about Zen pricing, clocks, and relative performance surfacing. And can you turn that aging OEM PC into a gaming rig with a simple $130 upgrade? Find out on This Week in Computer Hardware!
The Khronos VR Standard Initiative sounds so ominous, but it'll be great for gamers. Kaby Lake desktop performance numbers, what's coming in Intel's 270 chipsets, Maglev PC fans, and Samsung beats Apple!
AMD's new Zen CPUs have a new name, Ryzen, but do we have a price yet? Radeon Crimson ReLive looks good, Kaby Lake desktop performance, and memory prices are going up in 2017...will SSDs start going up in price?
Rumors of the iPhone 8, Apple's adapter discount extension, AMD Zen recap, Nintendo Switch rumor roundup, NES Classic Edition's popularity, Nokia guns for Apple, Ryan's gift ideas, Honda and Alphabet Inc.'s ambiguous discussions, Tesla gigafactory footage, and more!
A collection of some of 2016's interesting TWiCH news with Patrick Norton, Allyn Malventano, Robert Heron, and Ryan Shrout. From EVGA's gaming case to the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060, recall many of the interesting developments that happened in computer hardware this past year!
Patrick and Ryan are at CES 2017 and discuss HDR monitors, autonomous driving, the NVIDIA Spot, Alexa integration, Norton Core, Qualcomm's Power Rangers headset for VR tracking, an AI-assisted hairbrush, and more!
Do we have a ship date for Ryzen? Is AMD's High Bandwidth Cache just another memory controller? A liquid cooler that folds flat, Chromebooks from CES 2017, and MORE!
Google Can't Ship Hardware? You might think so if you're looking for Google WiFi or a 128GB Pixel. We've got a sweet budget gaming PC build with an RX460. Plus, Scythe's new Fuma CPU cooler, what's up with Qualcomm getting sued, and more!
Samsung Explains The Battery Thing, Facebook gets 2FA Keys, a little bit on Windows 10 Game Mode, some cool new VR titles, UHD Blu-ray drives from Pioneer, and more!
Micron 5100 MAX 960GB and ECO 1920GB Enterprise SSDs reviewed! AMD's Ryzen is coming soon, let's talk thermal compound performance, and how well does mayonnaise hold up long term??? FSP twins 500W ATX redundant PSU, Basemark VRScore PC is official, and more!
Mini-STX Build! The ECS H110S-2P and SilverStone VT01 make for one tiny PC! Intel's started shipping Optane memory modules, and will finally finish Fab 42 in Arizona! USB-C Charging is still a mess, Logitech has a 4K webcam, and some early predictions on the iPhone 8.
Intel puts data centers ahead of consumer PCs, and launches an Optane website. Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 review, OLED is awesome (Lenovo X1 Yoga long term review), and does 50GB of Fallout mean you need an 8GB GPU? All that and more in this episode of TWiCH!
AMD's opened up pre-orders for Ryzen 7. Plus, we talk pricing, motherboard options, and more! We've got reviews of Corsair's Bulldog and ECS's $149 Liva-Z PC. Also, LTE-U is approved for unlicensed 5GHz bandwidth... does this mean 5GHz Wi-Fi is doomed?
Does AMD's Ryzen 7 outperform Intel's Core i7 CPUs? Raspberry Pi Zero W hands on. Our pics of the latest Android phones from Mobile World Congress, price drops on Oculus Rift
Nvidia's new GTX 1080 Ti: we've got benchmarks, and a review! Does overclocking the Ryzen 7 1700 boost gaming performance? And where are all the Ryzen motherboards, anyhow??? Logitech's G533 Wireless 7.1 Gaming Headset Review, $105,000 in electrostatic headphones from Sennheiser, HiFiMan, and Mr. Speakers, and some bargain earbuds that sound great!
AMD announces Ryzen 5 CPUs... lots of cores for not much cash! Thinking about a new TV? Robert Heron joins us to talk up the latest from LG, Samsung, and Sony. Headphones burst into flames, tuning the Ryzen 7 for best performance, all the 1080Ti GPUs are sold, and are we going from Lithium batteries to glass batteries?!?
Optane storage is epic, and Intel's SSD DC P4800X is here! ARM updates: we've got Snapdragon 835 benchmarks, and info on the new DynamIQ technology. Reviews of Lenovo's Y900 gaming laptop and Yoga Book, and a great viewer question: will I regret buying a FreeSync (or G-Sync) monitor???
Samsung S8 & S8+... will it make up for the S7 fires? Ryzen gets a big performance bump from an Ashes of the Singularity update, Corsair's One PC looks gorgeous, Drobo 5N2 NAS reviewed, and more!
Nvidia unlocks GP102 performance for consumers with the Titan Xp, Microsoft reveals the specs for Project Scorpio, Nvidia Quadro cards tested, Corsair's Carbide 600Q case reviewed, Windows 10 Creators Edition is here, and more!
Ryzen 5 Benchmarks rock, and what's up with AMD's custom Power Plan?!? FreeNAS or Hardware RAID, Nintendo cancels the NES Classic, Unigen's got a sick stress test for your GPU, and more!
AMD Radeon RX 500 series GPUS, Intel Optane SSD DC P4800X 375GB, one beast of an Optane drive, Logitech's G413 backlit mechanical keyboard, Facebook wants you to type WITH YOUR MIND, Nintendo's gonna break your heart w/ a Mini Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and more!
Intel Optane Memory...faster than lightning! Which HD should you buy??? Is AMD Vega around the corner? Windows is adding Power Throttling, three new monitors from Dell, and HyperX has a lightweight gaming mouse!
Corsair built the Pro One gaming PC, and we've got a hands-on review. Surface Laptop? Buy it for the Alcantara Suede... not Windows 10 S. Dell 15 7000 gaming laptop performance, new PC cases, Aukey's $65 mechanical keyboard, and more!
Nvidia's new Tesla V100 packs the new Volta GPU architecture, and the specs are obscene! Ryzen CPUs are getting cheaper, USB C Docks from Dell and Kensington reviewed, Amazon's Echo Show... is this a ripoff? Nvidia's power gonna be in Toyota's self driving vehicles
We talk AMD's Threadripper... it's a 16 core 32 thread MONSTER coming this summer! Why Ryzen's 1080p gaming performance is all about memory latency. And Vega, which promises to spank the Fury X. In news that doesn't involve AMD, Google IO showed off a standalone Daydream VR headset, Amazon has 4K Fire TVs and new $50 Fire Tablets...and if you need a ton of storage, WD has released 10TB Reds.
Surface Pro gets a Kaby Lake upgrade and optional LTE. Water cooled power supplies? Maybe liquid cooling has jumped the shark. Can an SSD upgrade speed up your PS4? Also, hey, go ahead and fly that unregistered drone!
Computex 2017 is here, Intel's gunning for AMD's Ryzen with new Core i9 CPUs. HP, Lenovo, and Asus are building Snapdragon-powered Windows machines, AMD's RX Vega is pushed to late July, and check out the new 200mHz G-Sync Ultrawide gaming monitor from Asus.
HomePod, the 5K iMac Pro... ain't that expensive, MacBook update, where's Threadripper...and an 8K UltraSharp Monitor from DELL.
First impressions of the new iPad Pro! Is bitcoin mining profitable again??? Samsung's SICK 49" ultrawide display... and Alienware's sicker 240Hz G-Sync and FreeSync displays. And hey, it's the Xbox One X!!!
Intel's Core i9 Benchmarked... AMD's EPYC new CPU... 802.11AD is stupid fast at close range, does TCL have a $600 4K TV worth buying?... Don't drop your Surface Laptop, Focal's Spark
AMD Radeon Vega Is Here!!!! Intel's 545S... an affordable SSD, Samsung Galaxy S8+ and OnePlus 5 reviews... and mining specific GPUs. That's a thing now!
Radeon Vega Frontier Edition... we've got benchmarks! Seasonic's got an affordable PSU w/ a 10 year warranty, the Token Ring might replace your credit cards and your 2FA tools, and Robert Heron joins us with 4K UHD TV picks from $700 to $20,000! Just in time for Prime Day!
AMD Ryzen Threadripper... we've got a ship date and prices you're gonna love, Intel just launched a ton of XEON processors, & Monoprice's AKiTiO Node GPU Toaster Reviewed!
Bluetooth mesh, because we need another Internet of Things standard! AMD Radeon Vega Frontier Edition, this time it's the liquid cooled version. Dell's XPS 27 All-in-One review, Intel's about to drop quad-core Kaby Lake R CPUs, and more!
Ryan Shrout and Allyn Malventano from PC Perspective discuss the Ryzen 3 processor that just released, AMD Ryzen Threadripper's interesting Sauron-like packaging, the ASUS ROG Zephyrus GX501 GTX 1080 Max-Q Gaming Notebook, tablets for productivity, Toshiba's XG5, the X370 ROG Crosshair VI Extreme E-ATX motherboard, and more!
AMD Radeon RX Vega 64 & Vega 56 details, Wolfenstein 2 Optimized for Vega, Threadripper 1900X for $549, Acer's VR headset at a reasonable price, Dell's U3818DW monitor, and more
Theadripper... we got benchmarks! 8th gen Intel CPUs are coming, Samsung's newest V-Nand, a 96TB NAS from LaCie, or maybe a petabyte of storage in a 1U rack from Intel? Anker's built an Alexa device, the Eufy Genius, and there's a new $125 android phone with killer specs.... from T-mobile???
AMD's Radeon Vega: we finally have benchmarks for the 64 & 56 vs. NVIDIA's GTX 1070, 1080, and 1080Ti, you can't buy one, and the price is going up?!? Samsung Portable SSD T5 reviewed, VRAM prices on the rise, The Surface DID have problems... and more
Intel's new 8th Gen laptop CPUs... aren't exactly 8th gen, but we still want 'em! HTC Vive gets a price drop... is Oculus still a better deal? What does Special Edition mean? It's Yellow and more expensive!
Dell, Acer, and Asus announce new laptops. $25 for our new best bargain CPU cooler! We so want to beat on Dell's new rugged tablet, AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 vs. the R9 Fury, and MORE!
No fingerprint scanner in the iPhone 8?!? AMD is gaining on Intel... the Threadripper 1900X is for real... the Core i7 6700K is no more, and a tiny GTX 1080.
The iPhone X? How about the Series 3 Apple Watch!!! NVIDIA Whisper Mode tested: it's quieter gaming for laptops! Threadripper coolers on AM4 CPUs, Seasonic's FOCUS Plus Platinum 550W PSU reviewed, and AMD Radeon Technologies Group's Raja Koduri goes on sabbatical.
Google and HTC Announce $1.1 Billion "Cooperation Agreement." Google Fi gets Moto X4 and finally has a mid range phone. Nest has a new alarm system, video doorbell, and outdoor camera. Google Home Mini: it's a smart rock! MSI GS63VR Gaming Notebook - Another Take on Max-Q. AMD Ryzen 5 2500U APU With Vega Graphics Spotted in Geekbench Benchmarks. Apple's A11 Bionic is stupid fast, says Geekbench. Plus, Western Digital Launches 12TB Gold Hard Drive To Consumers, and more
Amazon's got new Echos, Toshiba's selling their memory business... The New Fastest Consumer CPU EVAH - the crown goes to Intel this week! Intel Core i9-7980XE and 7960X review!!! And, oh yeah, the real 8th gen Coffee Lake...
Pixel 2 and Coffee Lake! Reviews of Intel's Core i7-8700K & Core i5-8400, AMD's dropping Ryzen prices, Intel's VROC tested, Windows Mixed Reality hits October 17th, and hey, ThinkPad just turned 25!
NVIDIA GTX 1070Ti? If the rumors are true, it's $400 GTX 1080!!! Western Digital's new tech promises 40TB HDDs, Oculus Go standalone VR, Oculus Rift & Touch pricing update, Shure SE215 Earphones, and more!
KRACK attacks impact EVERYTHING that uses WiFi...are you doomed? Logitech MX Ergo Trackball reviewed, AMD Raven Ridge APU... we've got performance leaks! Magic Leap raised another half-billion dollars for their Mystery VR Tech, ZTE brings back the flip phone, and hey, Windows Mixed Reality is almost here
AMD announces laptop versions of Ryzen CPU w/ Radeon Vega graphics and claim they have "world's fastest processor for ultrathin notebooks." Is that claim legit? We discuss in the podcast! Meanwhile, NVIDIA's made the GTX 1070 Ti official, it's still impossible to buy a Vega 56 anywhere near MSRP, we've got more mini-ITX motherboards on the way, and yes, Amazon wants the keys to your house!
8th Gen Intel Quad Core Mobile CPUs Benchmarked: the Kaby Lake Refresh is FAST... and faster on some laptops than others! NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Ti Review!!! Two new Intel Optane SSDs, the PCIe 4 specs are here, and did we mention LIGHTSABERS??? (Lenovo's Star Wars Jedi Challenges review coming soon!)
New Intel CPUs get Radeon Graphics now... and Raja Koduri just left AMD to build discrete GPUs for Intel. Intel Optan P4800X 750GB review... hint, it's fast!!! And why iPhones might win the battle for best low light camera!
DRAM prices are going UP fast! Reviews of Lenovo's Star Wars: Jedi Challenges AR game, Huawei's MateBook E, Alienware's 34" Curved Gaming Monitor and Scythe's latest CPU coolers! Microsoft's Surface book 2 is pricey, but tempting, OnePlus 5T is a bargain flagship, and some really important advice if you're buying a bargain priced laptop...
Frame rating the Xbox One X, Dell's 27" Inspiron 7000 AIO (The fastest AIO we've tested!), Verizon going wireless (What?!?), Common Networks, Intel's Management Engine firmware fiasco will (eventually) get fixed, and more!
Qualcom Snapdragon 845... mo power, less power!!! Windows laptops on Snapdragon CPUs, Amazon and Google are FIGHTING AGAIN, HDMI 2.1, we found cheap GPUs... at least for now, and check out the new Mini-ITX cases from SFF Labs!
Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout talk about NVIDIA's $3000 GPU, HAMR (Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording), AMD's Adrenalin software, Synaptics's Clear ID In-Display fingerprint sensor, Apple's iMac Pro, Intel's Nervana Neural Network Processor, and more!
You're not crazy, Apple did slow down your old iPhone... 'cause battery?!? Magic Leap is showing off hardware. Plus, NVIDIA's Titan V: more benchmarks from the $3000 GPU!!!
Some of TWiCH's best discussions and reviews from 2017, featuring Ryan Shrout, Patrick Norton, Allyn Malventano, and Sebastian Peak. Recapping a year full of modern wonders like the beautiful HDR monitors at CES, Corsair's Bulldog 2.0, AMD's Ryzen 7 processor, NVIDIA's Quadro GPUs, the Radeon RX 580, the GTX 1080 Ti, SATA III, Intel's Core i9 lineup, Tobii Eye Tracking, Seasonic's 550W Power Supply, and the news of Intel CPUs with frickin' AMD Radeon graphics!
Meltdown and Spectre hacks impact all Intel CPUs since 1995, and might impact ARM and AMD. Should you panic, or is this overblown??? New laptops from Lenovo, Dell, and HP. Plus, Ryan's cord cutting finale and cheap Apple batteries!
Patrick Norton and Mike Spicer are at CES 2018! New AMD Ryzen CPUs launch and Kaby Lake G is here. Plus, news from Dell, Lenovo, HyperX, Rivet Networks, LG, Samsung, TCL, and more!
Let's discuss the latest with Meltdown/Spectre patches... and will processor architectures change??? Nvidia's 65" gaming monitors, HTC VIve Pro, FuzeDrives for Ryzen, and the Ryzen G Series APUs... and is the world's thinnest laptop TOO THIN???
Intel says stop applying Spectre patches!!! GPU prices are unhinged (but might be dropping) Samsung's 860 gets reviewed, the first Ryzen-powered laptops are coming, and more.
Samsung ends Intel's 25 year run as world's largest chipmaker, EVGA's got a sweet new PSU, and Intel's new 760p M.2 NVMe SSD looks like a bargain!!!
BEST TVs of 2018 w/ Robert Heron, Stable Spectre patches arrive for Skylake, AMD Ryzen 5 2500U Mobile APU Performance -Raven Ridge is here- battling server CPUs from AMD, and Intel, and MORE!
GTX 2070 and 2080.... are new Nvidia GPUs coming in April??? APUs are BACK!!! AMD Ryzen 5 2400G and Ryzen 3 2200G benchmarks and review, NZXT's LOVELY H700i tempered glass case, and, yes, a water-cooled PSU. It's only $700!!!
7nm, 128 Cores...this is gonna be a fast CPU! AMD Ryzen 5 2400G build: should you spend more for faster memory? Logitech MX Master 2S: a mouse for pros, not gamers! Qualcomm's always-connected PCs are coming... we know the carriers and retailers! TrueWireless Stereo Plus, and another processor delidded, with benchmarks!!!
Ryzen 5 2400G GPU Compute Performance, Samsung's new Galaxy S9 and S9+, Huawei's MateBook X Pro, 5G cities named by T-Mobile and Sprint, Western Digital's SN720 and SN520 NVMe SSDs, Logitech's G603 Wireless Gaming Mouse and G613 Mechanical Keyboard reviewed, the potential impacts of Bitmain on NVIDIA/AMD, and more!
What's wrong with Intel's new Optane 800P??? Fix a dead Oculus Rift, Seasonic has 600 silent watts, AMD's Project ResX means a free boost for certain games
Patrick Norton and Ryan Shrout talk about Broadcom's dead bid for Qualcomm, supposed flaws in AMD's Ryzen and EPYC chips, the new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+, hardware mitigation for Spectre and Meltdown, Amazon's growth, Nest's new doorbell, the Wear OS re-branding, the CalDigit Thunderbolt Station 3 Plus Dock, Logitech's colorful G560 Speakers and G513 Keyboard, and more!
AMD Flaws are getting fixed fast! MyDigitalSSD... great prices, but how about the performance? How good is HP's Envy x2 ARM Laptop? A 1600W power supply and VR updates from Oculus and Vive!
The new Dell XPS 13 9370... we've got reviews! Apple's new educational iPad... it's got a pencil! Intel's VR-ready SuperNUC for gamers... we've got benchmarks. Crucial's SSD Bargain, Microsoft's Denali, and some stupid fast memory.
Intel Coffee Lake 6-Core Mobile CPUs, 2018 TV picks with Robert Heron, new Mac Pros coming ... in 2019, Spectre V2 update updates, and arc welding w/ a PC PSU!!!
Android OS Security Update??? Sometimes the manufacturers LIE! AMD's got Spectre 2 patches, but we don't have a Ryzen 2000 release date yet. ICY DOCK's new 16 bay beast is awesome, and... wait... what??? Intel's Kaby Lake-G doesn't use Vega?
AMD's new Ryzen 7 2700X and Ryzen 5 2600X Reviewed!!!! Western Digital's Black and SanDisk Extreme PRO M.2 1TB NVMe drives are OUTSTANDING, another new NUC from intel, and a 14TB HD!
Nvidia's Tegra has a pretty big flaw... want to run linux on your Switch??? Samsung's got new 970 PRO and 970 EVO NVMe SSDs!!! Snap Spectacles 2.0, Dell's new 27" ultra-thin monitor, and is AT&T slowing down eSIM adoption???
Oculus Go Review... affordable VR is actually affordable! GPU prices keep dropping, Dell's XPS 15 2 in 1 and Kaby Lake G... and Intel's latest Optane SSD... fastest ever!
You can finally afford to build a new PC: GPUs are back at MSRP! So many X470 motherboard options, Intel's 10 nanometer, Canon Lake delayed AGAIN, Lenovo Mirage Solo w/ Daydream vs. Oculus Go, and that Google VR180 Mirage Camera. Plus, U.2 drives are sweet!
Building a Steam Cache server, a 49" FreeSync 2 monitor from Samsung, early OnePlus 6T deets, Surface Hub 2, and Corsairs's 1000D: 18 fans and 4 radiators?!?
Memory prices are dropping and, now that GPUs are cheap again, Nvidia debuts a budget GTX 1050! 7 nanometer iPhone A12 processors this year, Qualcomm's building a CPU for VR headsets, and where are the AMD Raven Ridge updates?
Fr. Robert Ballecer joins in to talk about Apple's upcoming WWDC, smartphone addiction, Intel's most famous processor, the Atari VCS device, the return of Intellivision, ADATA's XPG SX8200 480GB M.2 NVMe SSD, Corsair's HS70 Wireless Gaming Headset, and more!
The Core i7 8086K is official, and Intel demos a chip with 28 cores running at 5GHz. That's cool, but we're really excited about Intel's new Low Power Display Technology. 24 hours of battery life on a Dell XPS 13??? Nice! AMD shows off 32 cores (SIXTY FOUR THREADS) on the next Threadripper and demos the first 7nm Vega GPU, Qualcomm's 850 Mobile Compute Platform is all about Windows laptops, ASUS / ROG has liquid coolers with OLED screens coming later this year, and more!
Intel Says 2020 for Discrete GPUs in 2020!!! Optane Acceleration for secondary storage ain't a bad idea, AMD FreeSync for HDR and TVs (Samsung TVs with Variable Refresh Rates are out already!), Apple locks down the Lightning Port, and Killer Networks has a killer idea!
Patrick Norton is joined by Josh Walrath to discuss the resignation of Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, Microsoft dashing hopes of VR support on Xbox One, Deathwish RAID racing, the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC), and more
Vesa HDR 1000, G-Sync, and a $2000 price tag: let's talk ASUS ROG Swift Monitor, Micron's rolling GDDR6 memory, WPA 3 certification means better security for WiFi, and, yes, Apple and Samsung have finally settled that 7 year old lawsuit.
RGB SSDs and the next-gen AMD GPUs are coming!!! DARPA's latest: they're gonna advance chip design, AMD's Ryzen 5 2600X is amazing for the money, and is Dell really going public again?!?
Magic Leap Has a ship date... kind of. Macbook Pro owners get the CPU updates they deserve, AMD Ryzen 2500, 2600 and 2700 leaks, and how about that Motorola Moto G6???
Is heat killing performance on Apple's new MacBook Pros??? Loon Balloons launching over Kenya, Falcon Northwest has some sweet systems, and a new VR headset standard!
Samsung says their new OLED smartphone screens are UNBREAKABLE! Nvidia GTX 1170 benchmark leaks: faster than a 1080 Ti??? Apple's got a patch for those overheating 2018 MacBooks... Lenovo's Smart Display is the screen Google Home needs!
Will Nvidia call it the GTX 1180 or 2080??? Is it time to stop buying new GPUs? Is Microsoft's new Surface Go too slow to bother with??? Intel 9900K rumors are flying, T-Mobile just dropped billions on 5G, and AMD's B450 chipset looks like a winner!
New Threadripper Unboxed, and why would Nvidia drop new GTXs now? Plus, Magic Leap is -finally- shipping an AR headset!
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X and 2990WX Reviewed!!! Nvidia Consumer GPUs next week... but we've got RTX Tesla Core info now!!! Intel's latest bargain SSD, and so many hacks from Defcon.
NVIDIA makes the GeForce RTX 2070, 2080 and 2080 Ti official at Gamescom 2018... should you pre-order the founder's edition, or hold off on these ray tracing wonders??? Where to get the best deals on PC components, and the latest in LED Rainbow Unicorn Vomit for your PC!
iPhone XS... it's coming, people!!! IFA 2018 updates from Intel, Dell, Lenovo, and some weird things from Acer! Ryan shares his thoughts on the Nvidia RTX Updates, Global Foundries drops 7nm process, Azulle's Inspire Barebone Mini PC, and more!
Huawei cheats on benchmarks! How slow is a Kirin, anyhow??? Intel Core i9 CPU pricing is full of surprises, VR sales just slumped, Threadripper 2950X hits the market, and more!
Patrick Norton and Allyn Malventano discuss the reveal of Apple's new iPhone XS, XS Max, XR, and Watch Series 4. Plus, Toshiba's XG6 1TB NVMe SSD, Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptop, and 5G.
NVIDIA RTX 2080 GPUs... we've got benchmarks, talk RTX games, and let you know if it's time to buy!!! $55 CPUs??? Athlon is Back! Coffee Lake S pricing... what is Intel thinking???
Intel stumbles, AMD gains! Oculus reveals the Quest... Nvidia's got shipdates for RTX 2070 GPUs, and let's talk quality gaming headsets!!!
Wi-Fi 6 promises to fix all the WiFi, China hacked so many Supermicro servers, Microsoft's new Surface gear, and try out quantum computing for yourself!
Pixel 3, Google Home Hub, and a Slate. Plus, 3 new Intel CPUs, Project Unicorn Vomit gets an SSD, and a gaming headset that cools your ears.
RTX 2070: We've got benchmarks and a review!!! Don't buy a new Mac before the 30th, Samsung hits 7nm, ARM's Neoverse, and Palm's back... but it's a tiny phone from TCL.
Intel 9900K review!!! Is it all about gaming??? GTX 1060s get a memory upgrade, and you might want to look for it. Plus, everybody loves the iPhone XR, and more!
Allyn Malventano and Patrick Norton go over Apple's New York event, where the company showed off a new MacBook Air and iPad Pro. Plus, AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X & 2970WX, MyDigitalSSD's BPX Pro M.2 NVMe SSD, Corsair's H115i RGB PLATINUM 280mm Liquid CPU Cooler, Amazon's Fire TV Stick 4K, and more!
Samsung's foldable smartphone, SSD hardware encryption is more obscure than secure, the modern iPad Pro's power, Western Digital's Ultrastar DC HC620 SMR Hard Drive, AMD's EPYC "Rome" Server Processor, the Nokia 3310 phone, and more!
Allyn Malventano and Patrick Norton are here to talk about the Drobo 8D, Raspberry Pi 3, Intel's Core i9-9980XE processor, AMD's RX 590, Spectre flaws, and a host of quality audio products (including the Atom Amp from JDS Labs)!
We've got reviews of Samsung's new 860 QVO SSDs. We also discuss Lenovo's Legion C730 Gaming Cube, Drobo's 8D DAS, tariff fears, and some pretty awesome mouse feet!
Qualcomm Extreme: let's talk about the 8cx CPU for windows, the Snapdragon 855, and, oh yeah, 5G. NVIDIA DXR Ray tracing vs. frame rates, the Titan RTX, 4K TVs for your desktop monitor, and so much more
Intel's Optane Will Bridge The Gap!!! Sunny Cove CPUs are coming late next year. The rumours are flying that Nvidia's RTX 2060 will come to desktops sooner than you think. Some sweet digital audio players from Fiio and Activo, and more!
Allyn Malventano reviews Samsung's enterprise-level SSDs, as well as Crucial's P1 500GB and 1TB M.2 NVMe SSDs! Plus, Logitech's MX Vertical, Apple's bent iPad Pros, DeepSpar's Guardonix, Playstation VR's great year, Scythe's Ninja 5 cooler, and more!
We have compiled some of the highlights from these past 12 months, from Seasonic's 600W Fanless PSU to NVIDIA's RTX 2080. It's been a heck of a year for CPUs, GPUs, and everything in between, so we hope you enjoy this collection from the year in computer hardware!
Patrick Norton is joined by Sebastian Peak to talk about the NVIDIA RTX 2060 & AMD Ryzen 3000 leaks, as well as a new VESA standard for displays, UEFI infections, Athlon processors, premium keyboards, and more!
AMD Radeon VII, New Ryzen CPUs, NVIDIA RTX 2060 benchmarks, the ASUS ProArt monitor, and more. This Week in Computer Hardware ep 499 is all about CES 2019!!!
Episode 500!!! NVIDIA releases their FreeSync-compatible driver, AMD Radeon VII updates, and Lenovo's latest Yoga is gunning for the Surface Studio. Plus, is a GTX 1660 Ti in the works?
1440P and the RTX 2060: Perfect Together!!! Overclocking and ray tracing updates for NVIDIA's RTX 2060. Plus, so many new phones, including a Xiaomi foldable and a plastic Pixel.
Sweet PC System builds, Apple 1st quarter results, Intel's new CEO, Radeon VII rumours, Huawei Matebook 13 impressions, the $3000 Xeon W-3175X, the Meizu Zero's holeless design, Corsair's SF750 SFX Platinum Power Supply, and more!
AMD Radeon VII: the benchmarks are impressive! Dell's massive new 49" monitor, NVIDIA DLSS: another 50% bump in RTX performance???
A tough week for graphics drivers for NVIDIA and AMD, Synology's DS1019+ NAS and EVGA's Nu Audio Sound Card reviewed, DLSS is still trying got to impress, and more
Patrick Norton and Sebastian Peak talk about Samsung's Galaxy Fold & Galaxy S10, Intel's Pentium Gold G5620 processor, Aquacomputer's Cuplex Kryos Next water block, OpenSignal's 4G speed report, Ryzen rumours, Corsair's mesmerising Capellix LED tech, and more!
NVIDIA's new GTX 1660 Ti Benchmarked! Is this the new GTX 1060??? More folding phones, USB 3.2, and a SWEET new 212 from Cooler Master!
Patrick Norton and Sebastian Peak go over EVGA's RTX 2060 XC Ultra GPU, NVIDIA's Battle Royale FPS charts, GeForce RTX gaming bundles, Radeon VII undervolting, USB4 news, Nintendo's cardboard Labo VR kit, and more!
The GTX 1660 (non-Ti) reviewed! Plus, Corsair's $250 Crystal Series 680X RGB ATX Case, Monoprice's MP Mini Delta 3D Printer, DirectX 12 on Windows 7, Halo: The Master Chief Collection for PC, AMD 7nm Navi GPU news, and NVIDIA buys Mellanox.
Sebastian Peak and Patrick Norton talk about Google Stadia, Apple's iMac update, the new iPad mini, Ray Tracing support on Pascal GPUs, NVIDIA's Creator Ready Driver program, the Oculus Rift S, the Xbox One S All-digital gaming console, The Division 2's performance, Razer's Basilisk Essential mouse, and much more!
ASUS ROG Delta Quad-DAC Gaming Headset: audiophile meets gaming! MacBook keyboards are still a mess, new Ryzen 3000 CPUs mean bargains, Corsairs latest Carbide case, and more
Intel's new 56-core CPU is not an April Fool's joke! Alienware's Area-51M is on sale and tops out at $5,000! Plus, how good is a 10-year-old PSU? Also, a look at some gorgeous PC cases from be quiet! and Sentry.
NVIDIA GTX Gets Ray Tracing Drivers!!! WPA3 cracked and patched, Elgato's Cam Link 4k, SSD Picks, and yes, your Android phone is now a security key!
Samsung Folding Phones: You're doing it wrong. Apple and Qualcomm make up, Playstation 5 specs, and the dark dirty world of fake Amazon reviews!!!
Nvidia 1650: You might want an AMD Instead. 50 new CPUs from Intel... including the first 9th gen Mobile CPUs... Verizon's getting the first 5G phones... Fractal Designs S2 Vision RGB.
Sebastian Peak and Patrick Norton rant about vertical video and discuss Samsung's pricey TV built to accommodate all that portrait footage out there. Plus Intel's Optane H10, global smartwatch shipments, Valve's new $999 Index VR headset, the EOS silent computer, and an upcoming 4TB Consumer SATA SSD from Western Digital.
Google's new $400 Pixel 3a has a great camera AND a headphone jack!!! Google's smart home products are all Nest now, Lenovo's IdeaPad S940 reviewed, and Microsoft PowerToys goes open source!!!
ZombieLoad means you need to patch your Intel CPU. Again. A gorgeous folding ThinkPad laptop is coming from Lenovo, and HP's got a dual screen gaming laptop! SanDisk ships 1 terabyte microSD cards, be quiet! Dark Base 900 Rev 2 Case review and more!
New GPUs? We've got AMD NAVI rumours! Qualcomm's fighting an anti-trust ruling. Plus, your TP-Link security woes, Walmart's got cheap tablets, and Panic cranks out a new handheld gaming device!
So much Computex 2019 news! AMD Ryzen 3000 CPUs & 5700 series GPUs, and Zombieload patches shwack Intel CPU performance by HOW MUCH?!! Ice Lake Mobile processors, PCIe 4.0 SSD speeds, and more
Google's Stadia gaming: pricing, release date... and disappointment. Apple's new Mac Pro is a BEAST, while Microsoft brings Variable Refresh Rate to DX11 games.
E3!!! The Radeon 5700 and 5700 XT sound sweet, but AMD's 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X is the big story. Xbox update: Project Scarlett is coming, and let's have a 5G reality check, please!
Apple's MacBook Pro recall program, Emotiva hikes prices due to China tariffs, IPM allows one-click overclocking for free, Intel revamps their Performance Tuning Protection Plan, PCI drives in the Express lane, Google steps away from making their own tablets, Samsung posts an embarrassing security tweet, and more
The new Raspberry Pi 4 is stupid fast, Alienware Co-founder might be leaving Dell and headed to AMD, LEDs do not make coolers cool better, Display Port 2.0 spec released, and the Steam Summer Sale makes us happy!!!
Ryzen 3700x and 3900x benchmarked, AMD's new 5700 NAVI GPUs, NVIDIA SUPER GPUS, and Nintendos' Switch Lite!
Radeon 3000 updates, and has the Radeon VII been killed off? SSD prices might be going up, Nintendo has another Switch (This time w/ more battery life!), Amazon Prime Days went HUGE, and the ULTIMATE HEADPHONE STAND!!!
NVIDIA RTX 2080 SUPER review, Samsung has fixed the Galaxy Fold and has a new release date, Apple iPhone 11 rumors, $25 "smart feature phones", Apple buys Intel's smartphone modem chip business, another look at the Ryzen 5 3600X, does low voltage mean low performance? Nintendo might fix Joy-Con drift issues for free, Tile raises another $45M and more!
Intel's 10nm Ice Lake Processors Benchmarked, AMD updates 570 drivers, and are some NVIDIA RTX Super GPUs FAKE??? And yes, Newton Lives On!
AMD's new EPYC 7002 is a beast of a server CPU with a new architecture - and performance - that crushes anything from Intel. Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 Plus is out and the reviews are flowing. Asus ZenPhone 6 is shipping, and a lot more
Hands-On w/ Corsair's Hydro X Series custom liquid cooling, SSD warranties, benchmarks for the Sapphire Pulse Radeon RX 5700 XT, a Sega Genesis mini is coming with 42 games!
6-Core Mobile CPUs??? Let's talk 10th Gen Intel Comet Lake processors! (Wait... could there be a 6-core Dell XPS 13?) Minecraft gets gorgeous with Nvidia RTX ray tracing, new gear from Alienware, and the Apple Watch 5 rumours are rolling
SSD prices are dropping! AMD's Ryzen 3600X: gaming sweet spot or a bad idea??? Speeding up SQL servers and your EXCEL spreadsheets, Fairphone 3, Apple batteries for security, and be quiet's Darkness.
Intel's latest Ice Lake CPUs making mobile gaming better, AMD's got a patch coming to help Ryzen 3000 Boost performance, Amazon announced a TON of new FireTV devices, USB-C audio adapters for Samsung Note10... or anything else with a USB jack!
Apple reveals the iPhone 11 and the iPhone 11 Pro, as well as new Apple Arcade details and Watch Series 5. Plus, Sebastian Peak reviews the XFX Radeon RX 5700 XT THICC II GPU, AMD details BIOS updates for Boost/Idle, LG announces NVIDIA G-Sync compatible tech for 5 OLED televisions, and more!
Patrick Norton is joined by Jim Tanous, Managing Editor at PC Perspective, to chat about AMD's EPYC 7742 server processor, the encoding company Beamr, Corsair's VENGEANCE LPX DDR4 Memory, Intel's Ice Lake graphics leap, the Core i9-9900KS TDP leak, Huawei's new Mate 30 Pro phone, Facebook's 2nd-gen Portal products, and more!
CPU prices are going up, Amazon's new Frames and Buds mean Amazon can hear you anywhere, Fractal Design's Vector RS PC case shocks Sebastian, and iPhone 11 battery life shocks everybody
Sebastian Peak and Patrick Norton go over Intel's Core-X CPU pricing, AMD's Ryzen PRO 3000 desktop processors, Microsoft's new Surface products (including new earbuds), the Ryzen Surface Edition chip, Corsair's Virtuoso RGB Wireless SE headset, Palmer Luckey's drone-killing robots, the DroneGun MkIII, and more!
Is Intel scrapping 10nm desktop processors? Patrick Norton and Sebastian Peak speculate. Plus, Google Pixel 4 tech specs, motion sense (Project Soli), and face unlock technology.
AMD's Ryzen 9 3950X is 24% faster than Intel's i9-10980XE on at least one benchmark! Samsung reveals its next flagship CPU, the Exynos 990! Another Nvidia Super card is on the way! Plus, hands-on mobile Internet with Sprint's Mifi 8000 and Togo's Roadlink C2!
Intel's Core i9-9900KS and NVIDIA's Geforce GTX 1660 Super ... we've got benchmarks! Drop's Sennheiser HD 58X .. and, hey, back up offsite BEFORE the fires take out your county!
AMD's Massive Multicore Mayhem, T-Mobile's Great Big 5G ... threat??? There's trouble with Red Dead Redemption 2 on AMD, and a new laser hack offers remote control of Amazon's Echo and Google Home!
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Benchmarks, Apple's new 16" MacBook Pro fixes the keyboard, Vulkan vs. DX12, Scythe's sweet new CPU cooler, Flight Simulator 2020 Build advice.
Google Stadia: streaming gaming still needs work. Intel Comet Lake-S Intel CPU Rumors: are 10,000 series CPUs coming? Crytek's Neon Noir is a beautiful benchmark, Field Kit is cool, and might lead to a DIY Tricorder. Valve announces Half-Life Alyx, this might be the new flagship for Oculus VR
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 forces 5G, Intel's latest Extreme processor disappoints, Nvidia GTX 1650 Super, T-Mobile lights up 5G nationwide, Larry Page leaves Google
AMD's new Radeon RX 5500 XT: Is this THE 1080p GPU??? Intel's new CPU process roadmap is ridiculous. The New Mac Pro, AMD's Adrenaline 2020, Magic Leap, Oculus Quest hand tracking, and much more
Early Snapdragon 865 performance benchmarks, your car & phone are tracking your every movement, 280Hz gaming monitors, and Apple gets a 9 out of 10 repairability score!
It's the end of the year, so it is time to take a look back at the biggest stories in computer hardware! From the Meizu Zero buttonless phone and AMD's Radeon VII graphics card to Samsung's "The Vertical" 43-inch TV and Intel's Core i9-9900KS processor, 2019 has had a fair share of interesting products to discuss/benchmark!
Dell's got a new XPS 13! Is Apple going 5nm??? Plus, AMD's 6-core bargain: the Ryzen AF! CES is next week!
CES 2020: AMD's 4000 series mobile CPUs, a $4000 processor that spanks a $20,000 CPU, gaming monitors, Hz vs. FPS, Linedoc's excellent upgrade for your MacBook, and Lenovo's Fold X1 foldable PC.
Intel's new Ice Lake CPUs have faster graphics, but are they slower than Comet Lake CPUs??? RTX 2060 price drops before the 5600 XT can ship, rumors of a new AMD flagship GPU are picking up speed, and AMD's 3950X Is STILL a beast!
AMD RX 5600 XT Beats NVIDIA RTX 2060, thanks to a firmware update! SONOS drops support for older products, and Seattle's going to let folks vote over their smart phone.
Can Both AMD AND Intel be gaining Market Share??? Apple's biggest quarter ever, Corsair's back in the air cooler game, everybody's miffed at Ring (except Ring owners), Motorola Razr 2 updates, and so much financial news.
We've got a bargain CPU pick, and a heads up on memory prices. You might want to build that new desktop now! Huawei is suing Verizon, Apple's not-so-cool for independent repair shops, and quite a few of you use Airdrop!
The Sprint/T-Mobile merger gets judge approval, Samsung's new S20 and the Galaxy Z Flip, Coronavirus kills Mobile World Congress, ARM's latest Edge AI processors, and Phanteks Enthoo 719 PC case reviewed.
Is Your Mouse A Security Risk??? Intel says Quantum Computing is still far away, Mid-Price GPU Picks, Drop's ALT High-Profile Mechanical Keyboard, 5nm chips are everywhere
The COVID-19 Coronavirus leaves Apple's iPhone timeline up in the air, Microsoft releases more Xbox Series X technical specifications, Bethesda pulls games from GeForce Now, the HyperX Cloud Flight S gaming headset charges on its left side, Samsung's T7 Touch SSD offers fingerprint security, Patrick recommends the Anker PowerCore Essential 20000, and much more
Is AMD's Ryzen 3 going 12nm??? Coronavirus causes iPhone shortages, and next-gen iPads/Macbooks may be getting Micro LEDs! Plus, Fashion-Forward Fabric PC Cases and a CPU Cooling Frenzy!!!
Intel's big.LITTLE CPUs... and a new Irreparable Boot Flaw... Amazon Just Walk Out... sad News on Android Software Updates... some help finding new desktop speakers ... and so much Coronavirus Drama!!!
Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X: we've got real specs! The new iPad Pro and MacBook Air get Magic Keyboards and more power, some advice on choosing new audio gear, help picking a new gaming GPU, and much more
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