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The Best GPUs: Early 2023 Update

FEATURE By Steven Walton, January 1, 2023, 1:12 PM TechnicalSides Hardware 747k

When it comes to graphics cards, we go in-depth. Year in and year out we test dozens of GPUs from Nvidia, AMD (and also Intel) to see which are worth your money, and which are dead on arrival.

How to Run Stable Diffusion on Your PC to Generate AI Images

FEATURE By Nick Evanson, December 28, 2022, 6:13 AM TechnicalSides Software 487k

Stable Diffusion is one the newest AI image generators and is completely open-source. Learn how to use it for image creation, upscaling, and more with our detailed guide.

Software Gaming

Check out AtlasOS, a redesigned Windows 10 version for gamers and potato PCs

A stripped-down Windows 10 mod with questionable security choices

In brief: The market of "modified" Windows versions has been around for a while. AtlasOS strives to be the "best" version of Windows 10 for gamers – or for hardware platforms which are a bit out of date to properly run a modern OS.

Full story By Alfonso Maruccia , December 28, 2022, 8:36 AM 19 comments 373k

Hardware Industry

Desktop graphics card sales reach lowest point since 2005

Nvidia increases dedicated GPU market share to 86 percent

By Daniel Sims , December 29, 2022, 7:48 AM 59 comments 152k

Tech Culture

Elon Musk becomes the first person in history to lose $200 billion

Mostly due to Tesla's declining share price

By Rob Thubron , January 2, 2023, 10:19 AM 33 comments 63k

Security Electronics

You should probably update your Netgear router ASAP

Two dozen security alerts in one day affecting many routers, range extenders, and Wi-Fi systems

By Daniel Sims , December 30, 2022, 12:33 PM 12 comments 55k

Hardware Gaming

The Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti looks set to arrive with a $799 MSRP

It's still very expensive

Rumor mill: Nvidia looks set to finally unveil the RTX 4070 Ti, aka the rebranded RTX 4080 12GB, on January 3. The card's specs are all but confirmed, but one question gamers still want answered is the price, and how will it compare to the card that team green unlaunched? According to the latest reports and rumors, the next Lovelace entry will land at $799.

Full story By Rob Thubron , December 29, 2022, 8:58 AM 51 comments 52k

Industry Hardware

Falling demand for hardware hits TSMC as Nvidia, AMD, others slash orders

Economic downturn finally catches up to TSMC

By Daniel Sims , December 31, 2022, 8:53 AM 25 comments 50k

Hardware

AMD says it is aware of Radeon RX 7900 XTX temperature issues, advises owners to contact support

Team red says 110 degrees Celsius is the normal junction temperature

By Rob Thubron , December 30, 2022, 5:18 AM 21 comments 27k

Industry Hardware

TSMC set to begin mass production of 3nm chips

Apple to get first dibs on 2023 TSMC 3nm wafers

By Daniel Sims , December 28, 2022, 5:36 PM 15 comments 26k

Industry Electronics

New York becomes first state to sign right-to-repair legislation, but some R2R advocates are not impressed

Last minute changes made the law only applicable to devices made after the law takes effect next year

By Cal Jeffrey , December 29, 2022, 4:13 PM 21 comments 26k

Tech Culture Industry

"Lifetime value" is US technology companies' new mantra

Squeezing more money from fewer customers over time

By Alfonso Maruccia , January 2, 2023, 8:23 AM 8 comments 22k

The Web Tech Culture

Bitcoin price predictions for 2023: rally to $250,000 or crash to $5,000

Could BTC's price rise 1,400% over the next 12 months?

Forward-looking: To say 2022 was a rough time for crypto is an understatement. Following a long period of rising prices and delighted investors, last year saw the arrival of a crypto winter that brought Bitcoin's price crashing down, bankrupted companies, and wiped over $1 trillion off the market, and that's not even mentioning the collapse of FTX. But what will 2023 bring? Analysts' predictions vary wildly, from Bitcoin almost quadrupling its previous record high and reaching $250,000, to the digital coin crashing to $5,000, which would be its lowest price since 2019.

Full story By Rob Thubron , January 2, 2023, 7:33 AM 20 comments 21k

Wearable Tech Electronics

Steer clear of this $50 Apple Watch Ultra clone

You get what you pay for

By Shawn Knight , December 29, 2022, 11:28 AM 21k

Electronics

New Samsung monitors include 57-inch 8K ultrawide and two massive QD-OLED displays

Start saving now

By Rob Thubron , January 2, 2023, 11:46 AM 19k

Gaming

Elden Ring voted the game most people completed, and quit, this year

Which camp are you in?

By Rob Thubron , December 29, 2022, 10:45 AM 13 comments 19k

Software Security

AI-assisted code can be inherently insecure, study finds

Programmers must be educated about strong coding practices

By Alfonso Maruccia , December 29, 2022, 9:34 AM 16k

Hardware

Frore's active cooling chips promise to double laptop CPU performance

Something to look forward to: Heat is one of the biggest obstacles affecting processor performance, and dispersing it becomes harder on smaller devices. A San Jose company headed by tech industry veterans claims its upcoming product line can innovate mobile cooling and unlock significantly more performance in laptops and other small computing devices.

Full story By Daniel Sims , December 29, 2022, 6:11 PM 16k

Hardware Gaming

Nintendo did plan a Switch Pro, but the console was canceled

The Wii U effect?

By Rob Thubron , December 28, 2022, 10:59 AM 9 comments 16k

Gaming

New Stalker 2 gameplay trailer looks amazing

Get ready to return to the zone

By Rob Thubron , December 30, 2022, 6:56 AM 14 comments 16k

Industry Hardware

Chip inventories have overgrown as consumer demand continues to decline

Companies are hoping this will subside by the end of 2023

By Matt Frusher , December 28, 2022, 5:19 AM 11 comments 15k

Radeon RX 7900 XTX vs. GeForce RTX 4080

FEATURE By Steven Walton, January 3, 2023, 6:05 AM TechnicalSides Hardware 14k

It's time for a new mega benchmark comparing the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX head to head against the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 in a myriad of games. Is there such a thing as a $1,000+ GPU king?