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Team Group EX2 SATA SSD Review: Affordable and Responsive

Our Verdict Team Group’s EX2 is a budget-oriented 2.5” SATA 6 Gbps SSD that’s responsive under light workloads, but it’s not worth the purchase when better SSDs are only a few dollars more. For Low-cost Responsive performance within the cache and fast to recover Against Plastic casing 3-year warranty Lacks hardware-based AES 256-bit encryption Incredibly… Read more

Palit May Be Resurrecting the GeForce GTX 1060 for Crypto Miners

Home News Palit P106-100 (Image credit: pikabu) The cryptocurrency mining business is booming again and, according to a PC Gamer report, Palit may be getting ready to ride the wave. The company has registered multiple P106 graphics cards with the Eurasian Economics Commission (EEC). As always, these registered models may or may not make it… Read more

Intel SSD 670p M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Scaling QLC to New Heights

Our Verdict Intel’s SSD 670p delivers on both speed and security with faster throughput and hardware encryption support. While Intel’s SSD 670p leverages QLC flash, it is tweaked and tuned where it matters, making it a stellar consumer-oriented PCIe 3.0 NVMe SSD. For Solid performance Large dynamic SLC cache with fast recovery AES 256-bit hardware… Read more

Apple AirPods Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Buds+: Which should you buy?

(Pocket-lint) – It’s safe to say that the TWS (or True Wireless) earbuds market has grown phenomenally over the past few years. Thanks mostly to the huge popularity of Apple’s AirPods and AirPods Pro. Just because they’re the market leaders doesn’t make them the only options worth considering. Samsung’s Galaxy Buds+ are a decent shout… Read more

Raspberry Pi’s Ninth Birthday: 9 Things You Might Not Know

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) One of the world’s most popular and innovative computers officially launched on February 29, 2012. Nine years and 38 million units sold later, the Raspberry Pi powers a huge community of makers, students and businesses. What started as a small project, meant to increase applications for Cambridge University’s computer science… Read more

You Can Mine Ethereum With Apple’s M1: Here’s How, but You Probably Shouldn’t Bother

Home News (Image credit: Apple) Ethereum mining is most profitable on high-end graphics cards, but enthusiasts are often willing to use whatever they have on-hand, especially as the cryptocurrency’s value continues to rise. Now they’ll have another option: Apple’s new M1 chip. Zensors software engineer Yifan Gu found a way to make the ethminer utility… Read more

Pimoroni Keybow 2040 Review: Programmable Keyboard with Pi Silicon Inside

Our Verdict The Keybow 2040 is a well made board that does exactly what it sets out to do. The CircuitPython library provides all of the functionality that we need in an easy to use manner. For Ease of use Compact size Clicky Keys Against Pricey Lacks MicroPython support Programmable keyboards are nothing new. Gamers… Read more

You Can Take This Unbreakable SSD Swimming With You

Home News ECLLPSE (Image credit: Indiegogo) The ECLLPSE, touted as an unbreakable storage device, is actually a high-speed SSD the comes in the form of a conventional thumbdrive. Yanko Design claims the drive is both indestructible and waterproof (though there are obviously some caveats to those claims) and has started an Indiegogo campaign to bring… Read more

Nvidia Repurposes Turing Silicon For CMP Crypto-Mining GPUs

Home News Nvidia CMP (Image credit: Nvidia) In an attempt to relieve some of its Ampere stock, Nvidia recently introduced the Cryptocurrency Mining Processor (CMP) product line that specifically targets Ethereum mining. While the chipmaker was reluctant to share more details, the truth has come to light in the latest GeForce Game Ready 461.72 WHQL… Read more

Zotac GeForce RTX 3060 AMP White Edition Review

Introduction NVIDIA today launched the GeForce RTX 3060 “Ampere” graphics card, and Zotac sent us their most premium product based on this chip, the Zotac RTX 3060 AMP White Edition. This card retains the compact essential design of Zotac’s RTX 3060-series, but has a few premium bits, such as a most elaborate aluminium fin-stack heatsink,… Read more

Palit GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC Review

Introduction Palit introduced its GeForce RTX 3060 Dual OC graphics card today. The RTX 3060 is the most important “Ampere” graphics card for NVIDIA, from a volume standpoint, as the xx60 series tends to sell the most to the vast majority of gamers. At a starting price of $329, the RTX 3060 is designed to… Read more

RTX 3060 Listings Flood U.S. Retailers, With Prices Up to $629

Home News GeForce RTX 3060 Gaming OC 12G (Image credit: Gigabyte) Only a few hours are left before the GeForce RTX 3060 goes up for purchase at retailers around the world. Given Nvidia’s recent launch history, the mid-range Ampere graphics card’s stock might be equally limited so legit customers will likely have to fend off… Read more

AMD Will Announce the Radeon RX 6700 XT On March 3

Home News Radeon RX 6000 Graphics Card (Image credit: AMD) AMD will reveal a new Radeon RX 6000 graphics card during Episode 3 of its “Where Gaming Begins” event on March 3 on 11 AM US Eastern. Although the chipmaker didn’t specify which model, it’s likely going to be the much-awaited Radeon RX 6700 XT…. Read more

Report: TSMC and UMC Are Trucking in Water to Prevent Further Chip Shortages

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Joining silicon shortages and limited factory capacity in delaying Taiwanese chip production, more mundane resource shortages such as a lack of water in Taiwan are also threatening to slow chipmakers’ pace, although the companies have a plan to compensate for the island’s recent drought. DigiTimes today reported that TSMC, UMC,… Read more

Intel: Rocket Lake’s PCIe 4.0 Storage Performance is 11% Faster Than AMD Ryzen

Home News (Image credit: Intel) Intel’s Rocket Lake is on the launchpad for release this quarter, and in traditional fashion, the company began teasing hard gaming performance numbers during CES 2021. Now, Ryan Shrout, Intel’s Chief Performance Strategist, has teased a new benchmark result via Twitter that shows the flagship Rocket Lake Core i9-11900K beating… Read more