With Windows 11 (and possibly 10) now enabling VBS by default, we ran some tests to see how much it's impacting performance with the RTX 4090 on a Core i9-13900K. Here are the results of our testing.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-vbs-harms-performance-rtx-4090
AMD introduces EPYC 9004-series processors for storage, networking, and industrial applications.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-rolls-out-epyc-embedded-9004-series-cpus
Dell will start to remove Chinese ICs from products starting in 2025, says a new report, moving steadily to cut all Chinese manufacturing from US-sold products by 2027.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/dell-made-in-china-us-exit
A new Geekbench 5 listing shows off an unannounced 'Phoenix' CPU named the Ryzen 5 7640U. It features the Zen 4 CPU architecture, 4nm lithography, RDNA3 graphics, and a massive performance uplift over the Ryzen 5 6600U.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/unannounced-zen-4-phoenix-hits-nearly-5ghz
It's not often you see such large discounts so soon after its product release, but we're not complaining. Get $100 off MSI's first wireless router, the RadiX AXE6600 WiFi 6E tri-band gaming router and get better connected.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/get-dollar100-off-msis-first-gaming-router-real-deals
Cooler Master brings Mini LED technology to an affordable price point with its Tempest GP27Q. With QHD resolution, 165 Hz, HDR 1000, extended color and Adaptive-Sync, it delivers premium picture quality and snappy gaming performance.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/cooler-master-tempest-gp27q
The Radeon RX 6300, an unreleased and probably OEM-exclusive graphics card, emerges in the second-hand market.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-radeon-rx-6300-surfaces-in-china
Beef up your gaming setup with a 32-inch gaming monitor from MSI that has a curved screen and impressive 4K resolution.
Intel's Arc A380, A750, and A770 (Alchemist) graphics cards continue to get even cheaper.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-arc-gpu-prices-drop-again
The developer of Tiny11 has a new version of Tiny10 to de-stress older, and slower computers. This will be the last release of Tiny10.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/tiny10-version-2303-is-updatableoccupies-just-52gb