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Get your game on with LGs UltraGear OLED monitors
LG released two curved OLED gaming monitors for serious gamers who want amazing displays. These screens wrap around your view with their 800R curve shape. Both monitors show perfect blacks with bright colors up to 1300 nits at peak times. The basic brightness starts at 250 nits but can reach 275 nits in standard mode. You can pick between the 45GX90SA with its 45-inch screen or the smaller 39GX90SA at 39 inches. These displays have super-fast 240Hz refresh rates for smooth gaming motion. They respond almost instantly with just a 0.03 ms response time. The screens show WQHD resolution at 3440x1440 pixels. They work with G-Sync to stop screen tearing during fast games. LG added WebOS to these monitors, which lets you watch streaming...
Nvidia Going All In On China Made AI Chips
NVIDIA wants to win over the Chinese market with a bold new plan. Reports say they'll team up with Chinese tech companies to make special chips just for China. This comes after Trump's export rules stopped NVIDIA from selling its powerful H20 AI chips to Chinese buyers. China brings billions in revenue to NVIDIA, actually more than most people think, because trade happens through other countries like Singapore. NVIDIA's CEO Jensen rushed to China after the new rules came out. News from Ctee suggests NVIDIA plans to partner with DeepSeek for custom AI chips. They might use China's complete supply chain for everything - memory, manufacturing processes, and packaging facilities. NVIDIA needs quick alternatives for China, where making...
GSKILL Drops 256GB DDR5 6000 Kit
G.SKILL just released amazing memory sticks with huge capacity. These new DDR5 memory modules come in a massive 256GB set with four 64GB sticks running at DDR5-6000 CL32 speeds. They use special SK hynix chips that help them reach these impressive numbers even when all four high-capacity slots are filled. This marks a big step forward for people who need serious computing power. The company made these memory sticks for creators who work with AI programs or edit high-resolution videos. Fast memory with large capacity makes everything run smoother when handling complex tasks. Tests show these sticks working perfectly on ASUS ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO boards with AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors and MSI MPG X870E CARBON WIFI motherboards...
Time to Pick Your ASUS ROG X870E Extreme or Apex
ASUS adds two new motherboards to its lineup for AMD Ryzen computers. These boards join the X870E Hero to give gamers more options for building fast PCs. The first board, ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme, comes with strong power delivery that handles even the fastest AMD chips. It offers special cooling for people who want to push their systems to the limit. Users can quickly set up faster speeds with one-button options or dive deeper with advanced settings. The second board, ROG Crosshair X870E Apex, focuses on memory speed records. It uses just two memory slots instead of four to help achieve higher speeds. This board has thick cooling parts with heat pipes that keep everything running smoothly during intense use. The back side has metal...
ASUS ROG X870E Extreme and Apex Are PC Game Changers
ASUS just added two new motherboards to its premium lineup for AMD Ryzen systems. The ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme comes with massive power delivery—20+2+2 stages that easily handle even the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor at full throttle. Thick heatsinks keep everything cool during intense usage. Special features like LN2 mode help enthusiasts push performance limits with extreme cooling methods. The motherboard offers one-click overclocking options through AI Overclocking features. Thanks to the M. 2 Q-Release system, users can install fast storage drives without tools. Network options include 10 Gb and 5 Gb Ethernet ports alongside WiFi 7 capability with speeds up to 6.5 Gbps. The ROG Crosshair X870E Apex focuses on memory...
Huawei AI chip gets massive HBM3 and 900TF speeds
Huawei's new AI chips are catching up to NVIDIA fast. The Chinese tech giant's CloudMatrix 384 beats NVIDIA's GB200 NVL72 in benchmarks, even though it needs more power. Huawei currently uses Ascend 910C chips that deliver strong results but aren't as efficient. They plan to fix this with their upcoming Ascend 920 family built on SMIC's 6 nm process. The fresh Ascend 920C will push past 900 TeraFLOPS for BF16 calculations, according to DigiTimes. It upgrades to HBM3 memory offering 4,000 GB/s bandwidth, much faster than the older model's HBM2E setup. The current Ascend 910C maxes out at 780 TeraFLOPS with chip-to-chip connections running at 400 GB/s. Huawei will keep using chiplets but improve the tensor engines for Transformer...
Looks Like Intel Arc GPUs Get GDDR7
Intel wants someone to test memory systems, showing they plan to use GDDR7 memory in future graphics cards. The company posted a job for an engineer to check how GDDR6 and GDDR7 work with their Arc GPU products. Since Intel started looking for this person in early 2025, we might not see actual products with GDDR7 until much later. These things take time to make. The graphics chip with GDDR7 might only start production around 2026 or later. This suggests it belongs to the third-generation Arc GPU family based on the Xe3 "Celestial" design. Intel has done well selling affordable B580 and B570 cards that run games at 1080p resolution. They will probably keep making these cards throughout 2025. Intel seems smart to focus on...
Intel Nova Lake S socket tweak means extra pins
Intel seems ready for a major desktop update with its upcoming Nova Lake-S processors. Shipping documents show they're sending test hardware like mechanical interposers and re-balling jigs for an 888-ball BGA chip. These tools help check voltage regulation during assembly for what might be the future 900-series PCH. Desktop users currently use the LGA-1700 socket, but Nova Lake-S will likely switch to LGA 1954 with 1,954 active lands. This change could improve power delivery and input/output capabilities. Anyone excited about Nova Lake-S needs patience. Intel plans to release Arrow Lake Refresh later this year, with Nova Lake-S coming in 2026. The new processor might feature two clusters of eight high-performance Coyote Cove P-cores...
Portable PS6 plays PS5 games no sweat
Sony plans to make a portable PlayStation 6 that can play PS5 games automatically. Famous leaker KeplerL2 shared on NeoGAF forums that this handheld device will have shader binary compatibility. This means older games will work without developers needing to change them. Games might run slowly if they aren't updated later, but performance patches could help them run better. The portable PS6 will join a regular home console version. Both systems will use AMD technology like earlier PlayStation models. Intel tried to win the contract but failed. Recent rumors suggest the portable won't match a standard PS5 in power but will beat the Xbox Series S. Its processor chip runs with very low electricity needs. The main system has fewer than 40...
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