Noctua NF-A12x25 fan and NH-U12A CPU cooler now available in black
Available from Noctua's retail partners
Noctua has now finally released black (chromax.black.swap) versions of its popular NF-A12x25 fan and the NH-U12A CPU cooler.
Valve does a Steam Deck teardown
A video on how to upgrade the internal M.2 drive
In case you are wondering about the insides of the Steam Deck, or you managed to order the 64GB version of the Steam Deck and plan to upgrade the internal SSD, you'll be glad to know that Valve has done a complete teardown with a tutorial on how to upgrade that drive.
AMD Ryzen CPUs take performance hit in Windows 11 OS
L3 cache latency to blame
While a bunch of AMD CPUs are officially compatible with Windows 11 OS, this does not mean all is well with the new OS, as AMD and Microsoft have made a discovery that shows an indecent impact on application performance due to higher L3 cache latency.
Razer brings the new Razer Book for Windows 11
New Razer Blade 15 Advanced models pre-loaded with Windows 11
Keeping up with the official Windows 11 OS launch, Razer has announced the new Razer Book, new Razer Blade 15 Advanced models, which now come pre-loaded with Windows 11, as well as the free upgrade for eligible earlier Razer laptops.
Battlefield 2042 open beta pre-load hits a few snags
Mostly due to the EA Desktop App
As the Battlefield 2042 open beta pre-load went live yesterday, EA and DICE had some problems which were addressed pretty fast.
Google sets the date for its Pixel Fall Launch event
Streaming on October 19
Google has officially set the date for its Pixel Fall Launch event which will stream live on October 19th. The company is expected to officially announce the Pixel 6 and the Pixel 6 Pro smartphones.
Huawei Matebook 16 packs Ryzen 5000H series APUs
With a 16-inch IPS screen
Although it was announced for the Chinese market in May, Huawei is now finally bringing its Matebook 16 globally, and this notebook packs some serious power with Ryzen 5000H series APUs and 16-inch IPS touchscreen
be quiet! will be ready! for Intel LGA1700 socket!
Free upgrade kit for a bunch of its coolers
be quiet! has announced that its CPU coolers will be compatible with the upcoming Intel LGA1700 socket, unveiling the list of its CPU coolers that will be eligible for a free upgrade kit.
Asus' Noctua-cooled RTX 3070 spotted
A dual-fan cooler with recognizable brown fans
Although it was spotted earlier, the Asus RTX 3070 that was created in cooperation with cooling expert Noctua has been leaked online, by none other than the Asus Vietnam Facebook group.
Another Intel Core i9-12900K benchmark leaks online
Multi-thread score lags behind AMD
The latest Intel Core i9-12900K benchmark from CPU-Z has leaked online showing the multi-thread performance.