Intel teases wider range of overclockable CPUs for future platforms — VP Robert Hallock says budget builders ‘deserve the same level of features’ as more well-heeled enthusiasts

In a new interview, Intel VP Robert Hallock unveiled a renewed focus on the entry-level enthusiast market with a commitment to release more budget-friendly unlocked CPUs over time.

Premium Build: Greyscale — building a custom-looped ITX PC that pushes the form factor to its limits

Building an ITX PC can be challenging in and of itself, so naturally, we decided to amp up the difficulty factor and see if we could build something uncoolable.

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 review: More cache, more cash

The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is one of the most unique CPUs we’ve ever reviewed, and although its price feels like a kick in the gut, it offers some interesting, highly specialized improvements in certain workloads based on our te…

New cost-effective DDR5 memory ‘HUDIMMs’ show around 50% reduction in throughput with single subchannel — Two HUDIMMs are as fast as a single stick of regular DDR5 RAM

HUDIMM is being proposed as a cheaper memory spec using only 1x 32-bit subchannel per stick instead of 2x 32-bit in order to populate less ICs. Turns out, halving the bandwidth like that actually slashes the performance in…

Latest Intel Core Ultra 7 270K bundle includes a 2TB SSD and 64GB of RAM for just $1,499 — includes Z890 motherboard, case, and AIO cooler, just add a GPU and PSU for a complete PC build

This Newegg Intel combo bundle pairs an Intel 270K Plus, Z890 mobo, 64GB of DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, PC Case, and AIO cooler altogether for $1499.99.

Apex Gaming PCs recalls nearly 18,000 power supplies over missing safety labels — the fix is a warning sticker sent by mail, units are entirely safe

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall on April 16 for approximately 17,730 Manik and Apex-branded ATX power supplies.

40 years ago we entered the megabit memory era with IBM’s DRAM breakthrough — a major leap beyond the 64 kilobit chips common at the time

40 years ago today IBM was in the news for becoming the first computer company with 1-megabit memory chips.

Sudokoo SK620V and SK700V Review: Silent, Stylish AM5 cooling, with a built-in display

We tested Sudokoo’s unique SK-series air coolers on the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. Read the full review to see how they deliver big performance without annoying noise levels.

New HUDIMM memory specification debuts with goal of slashing DDR5 prices during RAM shortages — A new, cheaper memory standard with half the bandwidth and half the capacity

DDR5 RAM usually has 2x 32-bit subchannels (single rank), which requires more ICs to populate a 64-bit wide bus. ASRock’s new HUDIMM has just 1x 32-bit channel and can work with standard DDR5 in mix-and-matched configs as …

New flat M.2 SSD adapter doesn’t stick out from the motherboard, unlocking PCIe slots hidden under massive GPUs — JEYI’s new ‘ArcherX’ AIC lays completely flush and supports PCIe 4.0 speeds

JEYI’s new PCIe to M.2 adapter is flat and sits flush with the motherboard when installed in a PCIe slot. It basically takes up no perpendicular space, allowing an SSD to be installed even in tight spaces where the GPU is …