2024

Ever since they raised their flag to found the Republic of Gamers (ROG) back in 2006, Asus has been one of the trailblazers of gaming hardware. Among their many ‘World Firsts’, Asus released the world’s first 144Hz gaming monitor back in 2012, the world’s first G-Sync monitor in 2014, and world’s first mini-LED display in…

The smaller the PC, the bigger the problems. That’s what I’ve long believed in my many years of building relatively functional computers. You have to consider tolerances, sizes, form factors, and cooling more carefully when working within a tight space. Yet what surprised me about this mini PC build was how easily it came together….

Intel Foundry, Intel’s answer to chip manufacturing giants like TSMC, is already pretty separate from the standard operations of Intel, but the option of entirely separating this portion of the business is apparently still an “open question.” As reported by Reuters, in the Barclays 22nd annual global technology conference, Barclays’ Thomas O’Malley addressed David Zinsner…

Being considered an old hand in the CPU cooler market these days, Be Quiet! has a reputation for producing good-performing coolers with minimal fuss, moody aesthetics and great build quality and the Dark Rock 5 seems to continue with that theme. There’s no RGB lighting here, but this single-fan, mid-size model does sport some refinements,…

Formerly known as Eve, Dough is the kind of company you want to like. It’s an independent startup with a self-styled community angle rather than a sprawling, faceless corporate entity. And that shows in its monitors, both for better and worse. Notably, there have been some serious missteps when it comes to actually shipping its…