Tom's Hardware

Intel Raptor Lake Instability Troubles: Everything You Need to Know

(Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Serious stability issues that cropped up in early February continue to dog Intel’s latest chips, a challenge to the company’s efforts to keep the throne of the chip-making industry it helped create. Intel recently said that it had discovered the root cause of the problem — and plans a microcode patch… Read more

Nvidia RTX 3050 A Laptop GPU specs revealed and it’s as bad as expected — comes with just 1,768 CUDA cores and 4GB VRAM on a 64-bit bus

(Image credit: Shutterstock) The GeForce RTX 3050 A recently popped up in Nvidia’s GeForce drivers. We could only guess at the specs initially, but now Nvidia has confirmed the GeForce RTX 3050 A’s existence to NotebookCheck, as well as some key specs. The graphics card leverages a down-binned AD106 (Ada Lovelace) silicon and represents the… Read more

Intel 13th Gen CPUs allegedly have 4X higher return rate than the prior gen — retailer stats also claim Intel CPU RMAs are higher than AMD

(Image credit: Intel) In an interview with a major European PC parts retailer, a French publication discovered that Intel’s 13th Generation Raptor Lake processors have a return rate four times higher than that of the previous generation. At the same time, the 14th Generation Raptor Lake Refresh chips also have return rates thrice as high… Read more

Game dev adds in-game crash warning for 13th and 14th Gen Intel CPUs — link provides affected owners instructions to mitigate crashes

Alderon Games was one of the first publishers to share the extensive frustration Intel’s Raptor Lake instability has caused. Game crashes were so bad that it forced the game development studio to announce it would be putting in-game notifications in its title, Path of Titans, to warn its customers about the problem. A post by HXL on… Read more

Nvidia and partners could charge up to $3 million per Blackwell server cabinet — analysts project over $200 billion in revenue for Nvidia

(Image credit: Nvidia) According to a report from Morgan Stanley cited by United Daily News, Nvidia and its partners will charge roughly $2 million to $3 million per AI server cabinet equipped with Nvidia’s upcoming Blackwell GPUs. The industry will need tens of thousands of AI servers in 2025, and their aggregate cost will exceed $200… Read more

Secure Boot key compromised in 2022 is still in use in over 200 models — an additional 300 more use keys are marked ‘DO NOT TRUST’

Key on computer chip (Image credit: Shutterstock) Software security firm Binarly discovered in 2023 that devices from Acer, Dell, Gigabyte, Intel, and Supermicro had compromised Secure Boot. The cryptographic key protecting those models leaked in late 2022 in a public GitHub repository. Anyone who downloaded it could bypass the protection offered by Secure Boot. Aside… Read more

ASRock introduces passively-cooled RX 7900 XT and XTX with vapor chamber heatsink and slightly lower clock speeds

Most high-end GPUs feature three fans or an AIO to cool down the extreme heat they deliver. But ASRock found a way to do this without fans or liquid cooling with its just-announced Passive Series graphics cards, featuring the RX 7900 XTX Passive 24GB and RX 7900 XT Passive 20GB GPUs. The 7900 XTX and… Read more

Cyberdore 2064 Cyberdeck features an oversized scroll wheel, handle, OLED display, and Raspberry Pi Zero

Photograph of the Cyberdore 2064 Cyberdeck in action. (Image credit: Tommi Laukkanen via Codeof.me) Using the Raspberry Pi and its ilk to create custom “cyberdecks” is a time-honored tradition in the wider Pi community. On July 18, a self-dubbed “Cyberdore 2064” was posted to Tommi Laukkanen’s personal website, Codeof.me. The Cyberdore 2064 cyberdeck project leverages… Read more

Intel hires Micron’s technology development chief to lead Intel Foundry manufacturing operations

(Image credit: Intel) Intel has appointed Dr. Naga Chandrasekaran as chief global operations officer, executive vice president and general manager of Intel Foundry Manufacturing and Supply Chain organization. He will be responsible for all of Intel’s manufacturing operations in his role. Chandrasekaran joined Intel from Micron, where he was responsible for developing process technologies. Dr…. Read more

US to boost chip packaging capacity with CHIPS Act grant — Amkor to receive $600 million for advanced chip packaging facility

(Image credit: Amkor) According to a Bloomberg report, Amkor Technology, one of the world’s largests outsourced semiconductor assembly and test (OSAT) providers, has inked a preliminary agreement with the U.S. government to receive funding for its new advanced chip packaging and test facility in Peoria, Arizona. The facility will cost $2 billion and will be located… Read more

Gigabyte B760M DS3H AX Motherboard Review: Entry-level Micro ATX with three-screen output

Tom’s Hardware Verdict At $123.99, the Gigabyte B760M DS3H AX is a capable Micro ATX motherboard. It stands out primarily due to its three video outputs. If you’re looking for a high-power processor to pair with, or you need a lot of rear IO USB ports, there are better options available. Pros + Entry-level price… Read more

Researchers discover battery-free technology which harvests power from radio and Wi-Fi signals for low-powered devices

(Image credit: Pexels) Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found a new type of energy harvesting module which extracts energy from radio frequencies (RF). Typically called ‘waste energy’, these modules convert the RF signals into DC voltage which can be used by low-powered devices. The radio frequency energy harvesting modules could reduce… Read more

Electronics engineer builds 1984 Macintosh Plus clone

A vintage computing enthusiast and fan of retro Apple computers has built the first new Apple Macintosh Plus compatible clone in 34 years. The electrical engineer adds it to their previous work cloning the Apple Lisa but says the job’s not done yet. Posting on Mastodon as DosFox, the enthusiast said they had been trying… Read more

Nvidia reportedly planning RTX 3050 A using Ada Lovelace AD106 silicon — it’s unclear what features remain available or how it might perform

(Image credit: Nvidia) Nvidia is rumored to be working on a new RTX 3050 A laptop GPU powered by an AD106 (Ada Lovelace) die. It departs from the usual Ampere chip used by all other GPUs in the RTX 30-series lineup. The RTX 3050 A doesn’t have an official release date, nor did Nvidia announce… Read more

Antec has a new woody PC case — buyers can pick between walnut or birch trim

(Image credit: Antec) Antec recently launched its next version of a computer case, bringing the elegance of wood to the DIY computer market. The latest additions to its Flux mid-size tower case lineup offer transparent sides and wood-trimmed front panel frames. The case supports rear-mounted motherboards and various ways to keep your PC running cool…. Read more