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Apple Announces M4 SoC: Latest and Greatest Starts on 2024 iPad Pro Setting things up for what is certainly to be an exciting next few months in the world of CPUs and SoCs, Apple this morning has announced their next-generation M-series... 62 by Ryan Smith 6 days ago VESA Rolls Out DisplayHDR 1.2 Spec: Adding Color Accuracy, Black Crush, & Wide-Color Gamuts For All 9 comments by Ryan Smith VESA this morning is taking the wraps off of the next iteration of its DisplayHDR monitor certification standard, DisplayHDR 1.2. Designed to raise the... VESA Rolls Out DisplayHDR 1.2 Spec: Adding Color Accuracy, Black Crush, & Wide-Color Gamuts For All VESA this morning is taking the wraps off of the next iteration of its DisplayHDR monitor certification standard, DisplayHDR 1.2. Designed to raise the bar on display quality, the... 9 by Ryan Smith 6 days ago The XPG Core Reactor II VE 850W PSU Review: Our First ATX 3.1 Power Supply 31 comments by E. Fylladitakis Just over 18 months ago, Intel launched their significantly revised ATX v3.0 power supply standard, and with it, the 600 Watt-capable 12VHPWR cable to... The XPG Core Reactor II VE 850W PSU Review: Our First ATX 3.1 Power Supply Just over 18 months ago, Intel launched their significantly revised ATX v3.0 power supply standard, and with it, the 600 Watt-capable 12VHPWR cable to power video cards and other... 31 by E. Fylladitakis on 5/2/2024 MORE PIPELINE STORIES PIPELINE STORIES AMD Hits Record High Share in x86 Desktops and Servers in Q1 2024 Comments (38) Sabrent Launches Rocket Nano M.2-2242 SSD: Up to 5 GB/sec Comments (4) Micron Ships Crucial-Branded LPCAMM2 Memory Modules: 64GB of LPDDR5X For $330 Comments (13) Intel Issues Official Statement Regarding 14th and 13th Gen Instability, Recommends Intel Default Settings Comments (13) ASUS to Unveil First Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite-Based Laptop On May 20th Comments (5) Upcoming AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 170 Processor Leaked By ASUS? Comments (8) Samsung Tapes Out Its First 3nm Smartphone SoC, Gets A Boost From Synopsys AI-Enabled Tools Comments (8) SK hynix Reports That 2025 HBM Memory Supply Has Nearly Sold Out Comments (6) TSMC Jumps Into Silicon Photonics, Lays Out Roadmap For 12.8 Tbps COUPE On-Package Interconnect Comments (9) TSMC’s System-on-Wafer Platform Goes 3D: CoW-SoW Stacks Up the Chips Comments (2) TSMC Preps Cheaper 4nm N4C Process For 2025, Aiming For 8.5% Cost Reduction Comments (5) TSMC 2nm Update: N2 In 2025, N2P Loses Backside Power, and NanoFlex Brings Optimal Cells Comments (0) Report: Seagate, Western Digital Hike HDD Prices Amid Surge In Demand Comments (10) Seagate: Mozaic 3+ HAMR Hard Drives Can Last Over Seven Years Comments (13) Samsung Starts Mass Production of 9th Generation V-NAND: 1Tb 3D TLC NAND Comments (2) JEDEC Extends DDR5 Memory Specification to 8800 MT/s, Adds Anti-Rowhammer Features Comments (14) SK Hynix and TSMC Team Up for HBM4 Development Comments (5) AMD Announces Ryzen Pro 8000 and Ryzen Pro 8040 Series CPUs: Commercial Desktop Gets AI Comments (6) In Light of Stability Concerns, Intel Issues Request to Motherboards Vendors to Actually Follow Stock Power Settings Across the internet, from online forums such as Reddit to various other tech media outlets, there’s a lot of furor around reports of Intel’s top-end 14th and 13th Gen... 62 by Gavin Bonshor & Ryan Smith on 4/29/2024 The AlphaCool Core Ocean T38 360mm AIO CPU Cooler Review: Loud and Proud While the all-in-one CPU cooler industry is dominated, at least in mindshare, by flagship coolers from the industry’s biggest brands, the market segment overall has grown over the years... 2 by E. Fylladitakis on 4/29/2024 TSMC’s 1.6nm Technology Announced for Late 2026: A16 with "Super Power Rail" Backside Power With the arrival of spring comes showers, flowers, and in the technology industry, TSMC’s annual technology symposium series. With customers spread all around the world, the Taiwanese pure play... 18 by Anton Shilov on 4/25/2024 Qualcomm Intros Snapdragon X Plus, Details Complete Snapdragon X Launch Day Chip Stack As Qualcomm prepares for the mid-year launch of their forthcoming Snapdragon X SoCs for PCs, and the eagerly anticipated Oryon CPU cores within, the company is finally shoring up... 50 by Ryan Smith on 4/24/2024 Lexar SL500 Portable SSD Review: Silicon Motion SM2320 and YMTC NAND in a Potent Package Lexar has a long history of serving the flash-based consumer storage market in the form of SSDs, memory cards, and USB flash drives. After having started out as a... 6 by Ganesh T S on 4/23/2024 The Eurocom 780W AC Power Adapter Review: Big Power For Big Laptops While desktop PC power supplies receive the bulk of enthusiasts’ attention for good reasons – not the least of which being the vast selection of options that comes from... 29 by E. Fylladitakis on 4/22/2024 The Iceberg Thermal IceFLOE Oasis 360mm AIO Cooler Review: Affordable & Effective Cooling Iceberg Thermal Inc. is one of the newer players in the PC cooling market. The company was founded in 2019 by an experienced team of designers and engineers setting... 0 by E. Fylladitakis on 4/17/2024 SK hynix Tube T31 Stick SSD Review: Bridging Solution Springs A Surprise SK hynix is one of the few vertically integrated manufacturers in the flash-based storage market. The company is well-established in the OEM market. A few years back, they also... 15 by Ganesh T S on 4/15/2024 The Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Review: Meteor Lake Marks A Fresh Start To Mobile CPUs One of the most significant talking points of the last six months in mobile computing has been Intel and their disaggregated Meteor Lake SoC architecture. Meteor Lake, along with... 69 by Gavin Bonshor on 4/11/2024 Intel Introduces Gaudi 3 AI Accelerator: Going Bigger and Aiming Higher In AI Market Intel this morning is kicking off the second day of their Vision 2024 conference, the company’s annual closed-door business and customer-focused get-together. While Vision is not typically a hotbed... 21 by Ryan Smith on 4/9/2024 The be quiet! Straight Power 12 750W PSU Review: Proficient Platinum Power In the arena of PC components, Be quiet! is a name synonymous with excellence, known for its fusion of silent functionality and exceptional performance. The company’s broad range of... 32 by E. Fylladitakis on 4/5/2024 The DeepCool AK620 Digital CPU Cooler Review: Big, Heavy, and Lit Typical CPU coolers do the job for standard heat management but often fall short when it comes to quiet operation and peak cooling effectiveness. This gap pushes enthusiasts...