AMD said this week that customers with Ryzen-based PCs may experience intermittent performance “stuttering,” due to an integrated Trusted Platform Module, or TPM. Unfortunately, the company doesn’t expect a fix to be available until May, unless customers want to shell out for a replacement component before then. AMD doesn’t define what “stuttering” is, but you…
Apple added “a monster of a chip” to its Apple M1 family on Tuesday: the M1 Ultra, which reflects some familiar approaches to chip design and presents a high-end contender for the PC market to compete against. Essentially, the M1 Ultra combines two of Apple’s existing M1 Max chip dies together within a single package.…
Finding a good free backup solution is easier than you’d think. A host of companies offer free online backup or free backup software—and perhaps surprisingly, nearly all of them are quite competent. Of course these companies have ulterior motives. Their free versions usually only provide enough storage for essential data, or lack some advanced features…
Itch.io If you’re looking for a fast way to increase your PC game library, and help out the people of Ukraine at the same time, you simply must check out the latest fame bundle over at Itch.io. The service has put together a collection of 991 indie games and other media, all available with a…
Corsair “Building a gaming PC really isn’t that hard” is an easy thing to say…after you’ve built a few. But selecting all those expensive components remains a daunting task for newcomers, not least because there’s a danger of buying parts that aren’t compatible with each other. Like NZXT and Newegg before it, Corsair is here…
The big picture: Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3050 officially went on sale this week and promptly sold out within hours. In the US, Newegg, Best Buy and Micro Center all had cards on sale but saw inventory dry up shortly after launch. Over on Newegg, we’re seeing no less than 17 cards and bundles on offer…
Why it matters: Nvidia’s GeForce Now app has shed its beta status on LG TVs, and the South Korean electronics maker is celebrating with a limited time promotion. From February 1 through March 20, anyone that buys an eligible LG 2021 4K Smart TV can claim a free six-month priority membership to Nvidia GeForce Now.…
Something to look forward to: We’ve been hearing a lot about PCIe 5.0 SSDs over the last few months, and now TeamGroup has joined the party by announcing one of the first PCIe 5.0 x4 storage devices designed for consumers rather than enterprise or server users. TeamGroup announced that its T-Force Cardea PCIe Gen5 SSD,…
Adam Patrick Murray/IDG Do you need a gigantic gaming laptop, so big and power-hungry it can double as a portable grill, in order to get the latest hardware? Gigabyte says you don’t and they built the Aorus 17 to prove it. Despite featuring some of the fastest hardware on the market and a 17-inch screen,…
In this episode of The Full Nerd, Gordon Ung, Brad Chacos, and Adam Patrick Murray mull reactions to Valve’s Steam Deck, malware disguised as a tool to unlock full mining capabilities on Nvidia graphics cards, and a new chiplet standard. The initial Valve Steam Deck reviews are finally in, and no surprise, they’re a little…
