Noctua NL-LC1-24 Review (Page 1 of 4)

In my be quiet! Power Zone 2 750W review introduction, I talked about how a big tradeoff of running a central AC at my parents' old house was the noise. The early 2000s Lennox installed on the side yard rumbles all the primary living space in the house like you are sitting next to a running washing machine. What I did not talk about, however, was the neighbors' AC unit. It was installed on the same side yard, and when their unit turns on, I can...

Windows 11 brings fingerprint sign-in to desktop PCs

From PC World: You can now start signing in using your fingerprint on your Windows 11 computer, even if it doesn’t have a built-in fingerprint reader. Microsoft has now started rolling out update KB5101684 to Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2, and one of the new features in the update is that Windows Hello...

Samsung Thinks the RAM Crisis Will Only Get Worse Next Year

From PC Mag: Samsung’s latest earnings call was a rollercoaster ride, revealing stellar results fueled by its memory production business, but its mobile division posted its first-ever loss due to rising costs.

During the call, Samsung confirmed it doesn’t expect the RAM crisis to improve anytime...

Next-gen Ryzen could be a monster: 5 clues from AMD’s Zen 6 reveal

From PC World: If history is any indication, AMD’s next-generation “Olympic Ridge” Ryzen CPUs could be absolutely baller — maybe even one of the more compelling PC upgrades this decade.

I feel comfortable saying that after AMD unveiled a new generation of Epyc processors during its “Advancing AI”...

AT&T Is Raising Prices for More Legacy Customers Starting in August

From CNET: More AT&T customers are about to see a price increase on their wireless phone bills starting this week.

In April, long-term customers hanging onto old phone plans learned they would see mandatory monthly surcharges added to their bills. Now, the pool of affected subscribers has expanded...

AIDA64 v8.35 Press Release

From FinalWire Press Release: FinalWire Ltd. today announced the immediate availability of AIDA64 Extreme v8.35, a streamlined diagnostic and benchmarking tool for home users; AIDA64 Engineer v8.35, a professional diagnostic and benchmarking solution for corporate IT technicians and engineers...

AMD reveals the Radeon RX 9050—and 4GB graphics cards are back

From PC World: You thought a Sophie’s Choice between ruinously expensive or embarrassingly underpowered laptops was as bad as the RAM crunch would get? Nope. It looks like we’re about to go backwards for graphics cards, too. A brand new AMD Radeon card has just been announced and… oof. Some variants...

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