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XMG has announced (opens in new tab) its latest high-end gaming laptops, the Neo 17 and 15, with two high-performance models built around Ryzen 9 CPUs, a choice of Nvidia GeForce GPUs, and an attractive external liquid cooling system. Looking good to trouble our roundup of the best gaming laptops , both 17-inch and 15-inch models come with AMD’s Ryzen 9 6900HX (eight cores, 16 threads, boost up to 4.9 GHz with a default TDP of 45W, peaking at 85W), and the 17-inch model packs a 330W PSU to make the most of both that CPU and an Nvidia Geforce RTX 3080 Ti GPU. Keeping a lid on all that heat is a cooling system comprising a pair of 11mm fans, five heat pipes, and heat sinks on all air outlets. An optional external liquid cooling system known as Oasis is also available, capable of dropping GPU temps in a stress test by 15 degrees Celsius, according to XMG’s figures. The Oasis looks somewhat like a PC itself, though how it connects to the laptop without spilling coolant all … [Read more...] about XMG Unveils New Ryzen 9 6900HX, RTX 3080 Ti Gaming Laptop

Hardware blogger YuuKi_AnS (opens in new tab) has published a picture of AMD's 96-core EPYC 9000-series processor marked with an actual model number rather than an 'engineering sample' label. The image may indicate that AMD has begun shipping at least some of its next-generation EPYC processors codenamed Genoa to partners, which means that their formal launch is looming. The processor in question is AMD's EPYC 9654, featuring 96 cores, based on the Zen 4 microarchitecture , and carrying 384MB of L3 cache, as some previous leaks indicate (albeit they cover the model 9654P). But the key thing about the picture is that the CPU on its SP5 carrier frame sits on a tray pallet. Vendors usually utilize tray pallets to ship chips in volumes. By contrast, engineering samples arrive in special boxes, yet the case of EPYCs is still on a carrier frame. AMD yet has to confirm that it had initiated commercial shipments of its EPYC 9000-series processors with Zen 4 cores to partners, … [Read more...] about AMD’s EPYC 9654 96-Core Genoa CPU Pictured as Launch Is Looming

Dmytro Panin is at it again, creating a teeny system monitor for his MacBook from scratch with help from our favorite microcontroller, the Raspberry Pi Pico . This plug-and-play system monitor (opens in new tab) lets him keep a close eye on resource usage without having to close any windows or launch any third-party programs. The device is Pico-powered and plugs right into the MacBook to function. It has a display screen that showcases a custom GUI featuring four bar graphs that update in real-time to show the performance of different components, including the CPU, GPU, memory, and SSD usage. It makes it possible to see how hard your PC is running at a glance. Panin released a demo video of the module in action that is available on Twitter (opens in new tab) . In the demo, we see the hardware stats update automatically on the Pico Display Pack without the need to launch a third-party application on his machine. To the side of the bar graphs are more details for … [Read more...] about Raspberry Pi Pico Used in Plug and Play System Monitor

YouTuber ScatterBencher (opens in new tab) has shown off some GPU-Z screenshots teasing impressive graphics card overclocking work in progress. The OC expert, known by the handle MassMan on HWBot, has coaxed the lethargic Intel Arc A380 graphics card into a sprightly 3.1 GHz performer. That clock speed represents a 55% uplift compared to stock and far exceeds factory overclocked samples . The 3.1 GHz Intel Arc A380 tale raises quite a few questions. First, why overclock the Arc A380 to extremes? Probably just ‘because it is there,’ to coin a mountaineering phrase. The question of how is more involved, and we will have to take a few educated guesses, as ScatterBencher hasn’t divulged his technique for this feat. ScatterBencher shared his results on Twitter, and bemoaned his techniques taking “2 steps forward, 1 step back.” Tuning GPUs is full of compromises and balances. Every GPU model and every individual GPU sample will have its optimal settings, which require steps … [Read more...] about Intel Arc A380 Overclocks to 3.1 GHz, 55% Faster Than Stock

According to a report by Phoronix, (opens in new tab) AMD has released a new set of Linux patches for supporting a mysterious new processor with the "Pink Sardine" codename. The patches aim to support version 6.2 of AMD's Audio Coprocessor unit (ACP) on Pink Sardine. Unfortunately, we cannot fully confirm what Pink Sardine is, but it appears to refer to AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7000 mobile APUs codenamed Phoenix . What we know for sure, however, is that Pink Sardine will support version 6.2 of AMD's audio chip built into its microprocessors. It is the latest version we've seen to date, with current Ryzen 6000 (Rembrandt) chips supporting ACP version 6.0. However, no current AMD microarchitecture supports version 6.2, so Pink Sardine must be referring to a future CPU architecture. AMD's previous codenames also point to Pink Sardine being Phoenix. For example, Green Sardine was the codename for Ryzen 5000 (Cezanne) mobile APUs, and Yellow Carp was the codename for Ryzen … [Read more...] about AMD’s ‘Pink Sardine’ Ryzen 7000 Mobile Chips Are In The Works