Gigabyte is updating its BRIX line of mini PCs with new models sporting AMD Ryzen 5000U processors. First unveiled in June, Gigabyte has added details for the new Gigabyte BRIX Extreme series to its website, which means we have more details about the 5.5″ x 5.3″ x 1.7″ computer with support for up to an […]
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5 Comments on ASRock DeskMini Max is a bigger small PC with support for Ryzen 5000 and discrete graphics
ASRock DeskMini Max is a bigger small PC with support for Ryzen 5000 and discrete graphics
5 Comments on ASRock DeskMini Max is a bigger small PC with support for Ryzen 5000 and discrete graphicsThe ASRock DeskMini line of computers tend to be compact desktops with a total volume of around 2 to 3 liters. But the new ASRock DeskMini Max is a system that sort of stretches the definition of Mini. With a volume of 9.94 liters, it’s compact by desktop tower PC standards, but the computer’s 10.6″ x […]
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Lilbits: Shuttle’s small workstation, HP’s gaming peripherals, Mele’s Quieter2 fanless mini PC
1 Comment on Lilbits: Shuttle’s small workstation, HP’s gaming peripherals, Mele’s Quieter2 fanless mini PCSmall form-factor PC maker Shuttle is showing off a new small workstation-class computer during this week’s virtual Computex show. HP’s acquisition of gaming peripheral maker HyperX has been completed. A group of European companies trying to present ethical, sustainable, and open source options for smartphone users are banding together. And the folks behind the Linux-based […]
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ASRock Mars 5000U is a slim desktop PC with a Ryzen 5000U chip
The ASRock Mars 5000U is a computer that stuffs the guts of a pretty good laptop into a desktop PC chassis that measures 7.6″ x 5.9″ x 1″. Powered by a 15-watt AMD Ryzen 5000U processor, the Mars 5000U supports up to 64GB of DDR4-3200 memory and has room for a PCIe NVMe SSD and […]
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AMD launches Radeon RX 6000M mobile graphics for gaming laptops
AMD’s newest mobile graphics technology brings RDNA 2 architecture to gaming laptops. The company says that means gamers could see up to a 1.5X performance boost compared to systems with first-gen RDNA graphics. The first laptops with AMD Radeon RX 6000M series graphics should be available later this month, including models from Asus, HP, Lenovo, […]
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Samsung Exynos chip with AMD graphics to bring ray-tracing to mobile
Two years after announcing plans to bring AMD graphics to Samsung Exynos mobile chips, it looks like the first of those chips could be ready to launch soon. During a Computex keynote, AMD’s Lisa Su said that Samsung’s “next flagship” mobile system-on-a-chip would feature custom graphics from AMD featuring the company’s RDNA 2 graphics architecture. […]
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AMD’s 3D chiplet tech to bring 192MB of L3 cache to next-gen Ryzen processors
AMD is showing off technology that could dramatically increase the amount and speed of cache memory available for next-gen chips, with up to 192MB of L3 cache on upcoming AMD Ryzen desktop chips and support for bandwidth of over 2 terabytes per second. In terms of real-world performance, AMD says that will bring the same […]
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ECS Liva Q3 Plus is a 2.9″ computer with Ryzen Embedded
The ECS Liva Q3 Plus is a desktop computer with an AMD Ryzen processor, support for dual displays and Gigabit Ethernet. But it measures just 2.9″ x 2.9″ x 2.1″, making it small enough to hold in the palm of your hand. Heck, you might be able to hold two or three at the same […]
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Dell launches Alienware X line of gaming laptops with slim designs
The Alienware x15 is a high-power gaming laptop available with up to an Intel Core i9-11900H processor and up to 90-watt NVIDIA RTX 3080 graphics. But it’s also a fairly compact notebook by gaming PC standards, measuring 14.2″ x 10.9″ x 0.6″ and weighing about 5 pounds. It’s part of a new Alienware X line […]
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Intel previews “Beast Canyon” NUC 11 Extreme computer and Alder Lake mobile processors
In addition to launching two new 11th-gen Core U-series chips, Intel used its Computex press event to preview a couple of upcoming products. One is the next-gen NUC Extreme compact computer, code-named Beast Canyon. Powered by up to an Intel Core i9 Tiger Lake-H processor, the new Intel NUC 11 Extreme will support full-length discrete […]