Counter-Strike 2 officially announced
Coming in summer 2023
After a couple of rumors earlier, Valve has now officially confirmed and announced Counter-Strike 2. Based on Source 2 Engine, Valve calls it the "largest technical leap forward in Counter-Strike’s history".
Nvidia introduces RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation workstation GPU
Whole range of RTX Ada Generation mobile workstation GPUs as well
Nvidia has introduced a couple of new workstation GPUs at the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) 2023, including the low profile RTX 4000 SFF Ada Generation desktop workstation GPU, as well as a total of five new mobile Ada Generation workstation GPUs.
Intel appoints Stuart Pann as Intel Foundry Services lead
Raja Koduri was not the only one to leave
Intel has announced the appointment of Stuart Pann as senior vice president and general manager of Intel Foundry Services (IFS).
G.Skill unveils short KM250 RGB keyboard
A 67-key/65 percent portable RGB keyboard
G.Skill has announced its new 65 percent compact mechanical keyboard with a 67-key layout design, the KM250.
Raja Koduri leaves Intel
Pat gives him a farewell pat
Raja Koduri, Intel's VP and chief architect, is leaving Intel by the end of March, as confirmed by Intel's CEO, Pat Gelsigner.
Adobe goes AI with Firefly
A new family of creative generative AI suite
AI is pushing hard and Adobe is obviously not going to be left behind, and today, it has unveiled Firefly, a new family of creative generative AI tools focused on the generation of images and text effects.
Intel Arc A750 drops down to $225
Newegg promotion nudges Arc A750 closer to RX 6600 XT
The Arc A750 8GB is now discounted on Newegg.com, putting some cards up as low as $225. This puts the Arc A750 head to head with AMD Radeon RX 6600, RX 6600 XT, and even Nvidia Geforce RTX 3060 12GB.
Asus and Noctua team up for Geforce RTX 4080 Noctua Edition graphics card
Promises the quietest card in its class, but at a price
Following the success of its previous Noctua Edition graphics cards, namely the RTX 3080 and the 3070 Noctua Edition, Asus and Noctua have decided to team up again on the latest collaboration, the Asus Geforce RTX 4080 Noctua Edition. Featuring an intricate cooling system, the new card promises to be the quietest card in its class.
AMD's Ryzen 7 7840U does very well in early benchmarks
4nm 28W Phoenix beats 45W Ryzen 9 6900HX
AMD's 4nm Phoenix Ryzen 7040U low-power lineup has not been officially announced yet, but it already has been doing quite well in leaked benchmarks, with the Ryzen 7 7480U doing quite well against some previous heavy-hitters like the Ryzen 9 6900HX or Intel's Core i7-12800H.
Crucial T700 PCIe Gen5 SSD spotted
Reaching 12,422/11,858 MB/s of sequential performance
Crucial's PCIe Gen5 SSD based on a Phison E26 controller has been spotted online, and it achieves some impressive sequential performance.