Crucial 64GB Kit (2x32GB) DDR5-4800 SODIMM Memory Kit Review

Memory by stefan @ 2024-04-28 read/post comments()

After a rather long initial boot time for training purposes, our Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 laptop loaded Windows OS successfully and the test results were surprisingly good overall, in many cases exceeding the performance of the previously tested Silicon Power kit. The capacity is the main highlight for the Crucial DDR5-4800 64GB SODIMM kit, allowing for complicated and memory-intensive processes to be ran at the same time, such as virtual machines, encoding and rendering tasks and so on. read more

GravaStar Sirius P5 Combo Earphones Review

Audio/Others by stefan @ 2024-04-21 read/post comments(0)

After connecting the Sirius P5 set to our Samsung S24 smartphone, we started listening to various TV shows via Plex, YouTube videos but also listened to some music: the earphones sound really good, with an impressive amount of bass for such small drivers, while the voices are delivered with clarity. The capacitive controls on each earbud do allow actions such as answering phone calls, audio track skipping, play/pause, volume control or we can also activate the voice assistant. If we are playing games, there is also a mode which minimizes latency to about 48ms, which is great! read more

Crucial Pro Overclocking 32GB Kit (2x16GB) DDR5-6000 Review

Memory by stefan @ 2024-04-18 read/post comments(0)

The new Pro Series Overclocking kits from Crucial do function with tighter timings for obtaining a better performance overall versus the regular SKUs. Thoroughly tested for both Intel and AMD platforms, these can be considered as plug-and-play, by only activating the necessary XMP/EXPO profile; if the platform we are using is not exactly mainstream-to-high-end, we can still utilize the kits with the compatibility profiles, which is great! read more

CHERRY KC 200 MX Mechanical Keyboard Review

Others/Mice & Keyboards by stefan @ 2024-04-14 read/post comments(0)

KC 200 MX is a pleasure to type on when used for productivity featuring MX2A SILENT RED switches, an upgraded version of the MX Reds, while keeping the noise at a minimum. We are dealing with a standard layout in terms of keys, with only four extra over the numeric pad, which take care of volume controls but also for opening the most used app, Calculator. The keyboard also comes with anti-ghosting and N-key rollover capabilities, while the key legends are laser-etched for additional durability. read more

AQIRYS LIBERTAS Gaming Keyboard Review

Others/Mice & Keyboards by stefan @ 2024-04-07 read/post comments(0)

Right after starting typing on this keyboard, we noted that it is unusually silent versus many other keyboard models we have tested in the past, thanks to the vibration/noise dampening of the chassis but also the custom switches themselves! The 47 gF force needed for actuation is really pleasant for both gaming and work scenarios, making this keyboard ideal for use in environments where other people are working along with you such as offices or when working from home. read more

Silicon Power 2x16GB DDR5 4800MHz CL40 SODIMM Memory Kit Review

Memory by stefan @ 2024-04-03 read/post comments(0)

By installing the Silicon Power 2x16GB DDR5 4800MHz CL40 SODIMM memory kit, the bottleneck regarding capacity has disappeared and because of this we have also noted a small bump in performance in most benchmarks. Since the disk swapping when running games disappeared due to enough memory quantity, we have also observed a small improvement on the thermals as well. read more
Storage/SSD KIOXIA EXCERIA PLUS G3 NVMe Gen4 2TB SSD Review by stefan @ 2024-03-31
Memory ANACOMDA Eryx Tataricus RGB 4x16GB DDR5 6000MHz Memory Setup Review by stefan @ 2024-03-27
Memory Crucial Pro 2x48GB DDR5 5600MHz Memory Kit Review by stefan @ 2024-03-24
Cooling/CPU Cooling DeepCool LT720 360mm AIO Review by stefan @ 2024-03-20
Others/Mice & Keyboards GravaStar Mercury M2 Stealth Black Gaming Mouse Review by stefan @ 2024-03-17

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[M] Crucial 64GB Kit (2x32GB) DDR5-4800 SODIMM Memory Kit Review

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After a rather long initial boot time for training purposes, our Lenovo Legion Pro 5 16IRX8 laptop loaded Windows OS successfully and the test results were surprisingly good overall, in many cases exceeding the performance of the previously tested Silicon… Go To Full Article

Lexar PLAY 1TB M.2 2230 NVMe SSD Review

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Description: Thanks to Lexar owners of handheld consoles like the Steam Deck or the ASUS ROG Ally now have yet another M.2 2230 Gen4 NVMe SSD available to them, the PLAY 1TB. Go To Full Article

Wi-Fi 7: What Is It, and Do You Even Need It?

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While some developments in some tech might seem to have slowed down in recent years, wireless connectivity is still seeing improvements by leaps and bounds. Wi-Fi 7 is here, sporting transfer speeds that might make Ethernet cables obsolete. Let's take… Go To Full Article

Some Apple users say they’ve been mysteriously locked out of their accounts

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Apple hasn’t said anything publicly about what’s going on, and its System Status page makes no mention of problems with Apple ID or any other systems in the last 24 hours. In a Mastodon post spotted by The Verge, one… Go To Full Article

Microsoft intends to record everything you do on your PC for “AI” processing

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According to my sources, AI Explorer will run in the background and capture everything you do on your computer. It will document and triage everything it sees, no matter what apps or interfaces you’re looking at, and turn them into… Go To Full Article

I played Fire Emblem Engage on easy mode

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I allowed myself to play Fire Emblem Engage on the easiest possible mode, and it finally got me back into gaming. The first time I picked up a Fire Emblem game back in 2010, a friend told me that the… Go To Full Article

Ugreen NASync DXP4800 Plus @ TechPowerUp

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Ugreen is joining the NAS market with no less than six new storage appliances. We take a closer look at the mid-range NASync DXP4800 Plus model with an Intel Pentium Gold 8505 CPU, 8 GB of DDR5 RAM, 10 Gbps… Go To Full Article

TSMC Jumps Into Silicon Photonics, Lays Out Roadmap For 12.8 Tbps COUPE On-Package

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Optical connectivity – and especially silicon photonics – is expected to become a crucial technology to enable connectivity for next-generation datacenters, particularly those designed HPC applications. With ever-increasing bandwidth requirements needed to keep up with (and keep scaling out) system… Go To Full Article

Windows 11 Wont Replace the Show Desktop Button After All

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Microsoft really wants you to use its Copilot AI assistant. The company even went as far as replacing the Show Desktop button in Windows 11 with a button to open Copilot. That was apparently a step too far, as the… Go To Full Article

Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra falls to a new low

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Another week is coming to a close, which means it's time for another roundup of good tech deals. This week's highlights include a new low on Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra, which is $200 off and down to $1,100 for an… Go To Full Article

Nikon’s Z8 is a phenomenal mirrorless camera for the price

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Nikon is arguably the world's most famous camera brand, but with the decline of DSLRs it has lagged behind Canon and Sony. In 2022, it released the Z9, a flagship mirrorless camera that could finally hold its own against rivals,… Go To Full Article

Apple's 13-inch MacBook Air with the M3 chip has never been cheaper

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Apple's latest MacBook Air with the new M3 chip just hit its lowest price yet at Amazon. The retailer is taking $110 off the laptop's list price, which is $10 cheaper than the sale price of $999 its been hitting… Go To Full Article

How to Fix the "No Internet Secured" Error on Windows

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It's very easy to connect to the internet on your Windows computer. However, Windows may sometimes display the message, "No Internet, Secured," when you try to connect to a network. What exactly does this message mean, and how can you… Go To Full Article

Google Gemini Arrives on Older Android Phones

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Google is really committed to its Gemini chatbot. The company recently gave people the option to replace the standard Google Assistant app with Gemini, with Assistant taking over regular queries and Gemini stepping in for more complex ones. However, the… Go To Full Article

MS-DOS 4.0 From 1988 Is Now Open-Source Software

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Microsoft Disk Operating System, or MS-DOS for short, was the operating system that powered early PCs and served as the underlying framework for early versions of Microsoft Windows. Some older versions have been released as open-source software over the past… Go To Full Article

It doesn’t matter how many Vision Pro headsets Apple sells

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Earlier this week, noted Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo posted an updated forecast for Apple’s Vision Pro headset, claiming production was being cut to 400,000 or 450,000 units compared to a previous market consensus north of 700,000. This came after a… Go To Full Article

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Gets A New Trailer and More Screenshots

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Premiered during a showcase on Bilibili streaming platform, this clip contains both cutscenes and location overview, giving a glimpse of in-game story and atmosphere. It's also the first time you can have a taste of the Ukrainian voiceover - the… Go To Full Article

Manor Lords Out Now On Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store

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With over 3 million wishlists on Steam alone, this highly anticipated game presents players with a vibrant and detailed world inspired by 14th-century medieval life. Featuring a high degree of historical authenticity and a rags-to-riches setting, players will be tasked… Go To Full Article

The Google Pixel Buds Pro are back on sale for $135

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Today, though, Wellbots is running a sale that brings the pair down to a more palatable $135 with the checkout code ENGPIX65. This isn't an all-time low — the buds fell as low as $117 in a similar deal last… Go To Full Article

Dell XPS 13 and XPS 14 review (2024): Gorgeous laptops with usability quirks

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Say farewell to the classic XPS 13, and say hello to the spiffy new XPS 13. Dell surprised us at CES by bringing the modern (and somewhat controversial) design of 2022's XPS 13 Plus to its entire flagship lineup, which… Go To Full Article

OpenAI's Sam Altman and other tech leaders join the federal AI safety board

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Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai are joining the government's Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, according to The Wall Street Journal. They're also joined by Nvidia's Jensen Huang, Northrop Grumman's Kathy Warden and… Go To Full Article

TSMC's System-on-Wafer Platform Goes 3D

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TSMC has been offering its System-on-Wafer integration technology, InFO-SoW, since 2020. For now, only Cerebras and Tesla have developed wafer scale processor designs using it, as while they have fantastic performance and power efficiency, wafer-scale processors are extremely complex to… Go To Full Article

Intel reveals chip plans

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During its Q1 2024 earnings call, Chipzilla confirmed that developing the 18A process node and its associated products was on track. The company will first increase production of the 20A process node, scheduled for the latter half of this year.… Go To Full Article

US TikTok is likely to close rather than be sold

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They mentioned that TikTok represents a minor portion of ByteDance's total revenues and daily active users, leading the parent company to favour shutting down the app in the US in a worst-case scenario over selling it to a potential American… Go To Full Article

Harddrive makers jack up the price of products

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Harddrive makers are increasing the prices of their products, blaming AI for a supply shortage caused by that other dog-ate-my-homework excuse, COVID-19. Seagate has followed Western Digital in raising the prices of hard drives, attributing the increase… Go To Full Article

Motherboard makers back new AMD chips

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ASRock has also referred to the upcoming CPUs as 'Ryzen 9000' in the release notes, just as Gigabyte did earlier this week. Thus, this is the second instance of the family name being inadvertently revealed, and if the first was… Go To Full Article

Intel’s stocks slide after unimpressive results

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Intel’s stock dropped approximately nine per cent within an hour after its first-quarter results and guidance was released on 25 April, following the close of regular trading on Thursday. Go To Full Article

Microsoft reports record results

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These huge numbers surprised the optimistic expectations of the Cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street across the board for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2024. Go To Full Article

Blizzard cancels BlizzCon 2024

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“After careful consideration over the last year, we at Blizzard have made the decision not to hold BlizzCon in 2024,” Blizzard said in its statement. Blizzard was keen to note that the decision did not come lightly, as it is… Go To Full Article

Superior Stability by GIGABYTE BETA BIOS with Intel Baseline on Z790/B760 Motherboard

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GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd, a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and hardware solutions, released the latest beta BIOS with Intel Baseline feature on Z790, B760 series motherboards for enhanced stability, regarding the feedback from Intel that high power consumption… Go To Full Article

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