Sabrent teases upcoming Rocket 4 Plus 8TB SSD
Published in PC Hardware
Wednesday, 01 September 2021 13:31

Sabrent teases upcoming Rocket 4 Plus 8TB SSD


Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus 4TB sells for $999.99

Sabrent has started teasing the 8TB version of its fastest Rocket 4 Plus M.2 NVMe SSD, which should be coming to retail/e-tail soon.

Intel Core i7-12700 spotted on Geekbench
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 26 August 2021 14:02

Intel Core i7-12700 spotted on Geekbench


Performance close to Ryzen 7 5800X

Intel's upcoming Core i7-12700 has been spotted in Geekbench, showing a performance close to AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X CPU.

EVGA's X570 Dark motherboard gets pictured
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 26 August 2021 13:46

EVGA's X570 Dark motherboard gets pictured


More details on the upcoming flagship AM4 motherboard

A picture of the EVGA upcoming X570 Dark motherboard has been posted online and shows what we can expect from this flagship EVGA AM4 motherboard.

Intel to support overclocking with Arc graphics cards
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Integrating overclocking controls in driver UI

Intel has revealed that its upcoming Arc graphics cards will support overclocking, via its official driver UI.

Samsung shows 512GB DDR5-7200 modules
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Monday, 23 August 2021 15:45

Samsung shows 512GB DDR5-7200 modules


For server and enterprise

During the Hot Chips conference, Samsung's memory division has given a bit more details about the upcoming DDR5 memory, showing a 512GB DDR5 module running at DDR5-7200.

Intel shows its Xe-HPG roadmap and details the Arc Alchemist GPU
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Shows Intel Xe SS (Super Sampling) as well

During its 2021 Architecture Day Intel gave a few more details about its upcoming Intel Arc GPUs, including the full roadmap, more details about the Arc Alchemist GPU, as well as the Intel Xe SS (Super Sampling) technology.

Google Pixel 5a is an updated Pixel 4a 5G
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 17 August 2021 23:12

Google Pixel 5a is an updated Pixel 4a 5G


Larger screen and larger battery for $449

Google has now finally unveiled the Pixel 5a, a slight update from the Pixel 4a 5G smartphone, with a slightly larger screen, IP67 rating, and a larger battery, all for $449.

Intel introduces its new Arc brand for graphics products
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Will cover hardware, software, and services  

Intel pulled a rather neat surprise today unveiling its new Intel Arc brand for its upcoming consumer high-performance graphics products, including the upcoming Xe HPG 1st generation graphics card (DG2), as well as future Intel graphics products.

Powercolor has three RX 6600 XT versions
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Thursday, 12 August 2021 14:13

Powercolor has three RX 6600 XT versions


RX 6600 XT Fighter to sell at $379 MSRP

As expected, Powercolor has announced its Radeon RX 6600 XT lineup, which features three SKUs. These include RX 6600 XT Fighter, RX 6600 XT Hellhound, and the RX 6600 XT Red Devil.

Some AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT reviews are out
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Tuesday, 10 August 2021 19:14

Some AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT reviews are out


Review roundup: High price still plagues the graphics card market

Some reviews for the new AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT graphics card have finally gone live and while the performance is solid, the high price tag (even MSRP) leaves a bitter aftertaste. Based on AMD's Navi 23 GPU, the RX 6600 XT packs 2048 Stream Processors and comes with 8GB of GDDR6 memory on a rather narrow 128-bit memory interface.