Minisforum continues to diversify its business beyond compact PCs and this week it introduced a rather unusual Mini-ITX motherboard with an MXM slot. Typically used for graphics cards, Minisforum’s Eyertec AD650i motherboard instead comes with an MXM adapter to house up to three M.2 SSDs. All together, the Mini-ITX board is able to drive 4…
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A familiar presence here at AnandTech, Be Quiet! has settled in to distinct niche for itself in the PC peripherals market over the years by simply living up to the company’s name. Tuning their device designs for minimal acoustics, the company successfully expanded into all-in-one (AIO) liquid coolers back in 2016. It’s a product segment…
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Compute Express Link, otherwise known as CXL, is set to revolutionise the datacentre. So, what is it and what are the benefits? Memory management is a key element that enables datacentres to utilise the optimum memory configuration, especially as they pivot towards increasingly data-intensive workloads, such as data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI).…
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MSI has begun issuing updates to fix a Windows 11 Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) error that has been popping up with its Intel 700 and 600 Series of motherboards last month. According to the Verge, MSI has confirmed that it has found and now fixed the issue, stating that “the root cause of the issue…
According to fresh SEC filings from Arm, the chip IP designer has secured a slew of industry investors ahead of the company’s impending IPO. Aiming for a strong start to what Reuters reports is projected to be a $52 billion IPO valuation, Arm has been seeking out major industry customers as cornerstone investors, successfully lining…
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In a promising sign for the development of the next generation of EUV lithography machines, ASML has revealed that the company is set to deliver the industry’s first High-NA extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography scanner by the end of the year. That machine, the 0.55 numerical aperture (NA) Twinscan EXE:5000 pilot scanner, is being developed for…
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In quite an unexpected turn of events, Intel on Tuesday announced that its foundry division would produce chips for contract chip maker Tower Semiconductor. Tower was a previous acquisition target for Intel, with that deal unraveling just a few weeks ago due to a lack of regulatory approval from China. But, as it would seem,…
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Rumors and leaked reports have been coming out for months on Intel’s preparation of its new line of Core i9 series of processors, called the Raptor Lake refresh. The flagship model’s newly leaked Geekbench score in particular proves how promising its performance might be.The flagship model, the Core i9-14900K processor, managed to score a Geekbench…
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As of September 1, ASUS has officially taken over Intel’s NUC brand and product range. Per the companies’ previously announced agreement, ASUS has become the de facto heir to Intel’s NUC business, taking on the support obligations along with a non-exclusive license to build further NUCs. ASUS’s newly introduced NUC series, in turn, features a…
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Over the years, motherboard manufacturers have consistently pushed the limits on top-end motherboards with striking designs and PCBs filled to the brim with the latest controllers and feature sets. Although these typically come with a high price premium, these ‘flagships’ represent the latest components, designed to operate the fastest processors to deliver leading-edge performance while…
