The RX 9050 is slower than the RTX 5050 in every conceivable way except when the latter is constrained in some way. It performs worse in synthetic benchmarks and games but has more efficient power consumption. At 4K, it’s about 42% slower, and at 1080p it’s about 31% slower on average across various titles.
A new firmware update for MSI motherboards features High-Efficiency Mode, which offers latency tuning similar to AMD’s EXPO ULL on regular memory kits.
Returning to Prime Day pricing, Samsung’s fastest SSD, the 9100 Pro 2TB, is just $10 more than the previous PCIe generation’s champion, the 2TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD.
What if instead of relying on mechanical pressure generated by fans, you could just passively cool your PC using natural convection? That’s what der8auer managed to pull off in his new experiment using the stack effect that targets a similar pressure differential but achieves it without any fans.
Premium Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 graphics cards are once again selling far above MSRP, with some Asus and MSI models climbing close to $5,000.
High SSD speeds are helpful in many applications, but should they trump the capacity of the SSD when it comes to gaming?
Intel reportedly licenses Atom-class x86 cores to a startup led by Lip-Bu Tan’s co-investor and incorporated in May.
We tested 20 motherboards for proper M.2 contact and were surprised at the results – not all make good contact.
Get Corsair Vengeance DDR5 for just $369 at Woot.
Seagate expects to begin customer qualification of its 50TB-class HAMR hard drives in late 2027 with shipments in 2028 as AI-driven storage demand keeps production largely sold out through 2028.