Windows 11: 12 tweaks that maximize your PC’s speed
Clean up other junk Foundry If you’ve updated to Windows 11 from Windows 10 and have had that system for a few years, it’s likely to have accumulated some junk. Take the […]
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New DirectStorage 1.1 will tap GPU to speed up games even more
Microsoft said recently that it plans to release DirectStorage 1.1 by the end of 2022, improving scene loading times by a factor of three and dramatically speeding up PC games as a […]
Intel Arc driver performance: A checkup (and DX9 speed boost)
Intel is entering the GPU market with incredibly competitive prices. The company needs it, because its competitors Nvidia and AMD have decades of experience that Intel lacks. It shows in a lot […]
Razer’s ultralight Viper mouse costs $280, speed holes included
For the last few years mouse makers have been punching a bunch of holes in their designs to make them lighter, like that one car salesman on The Simpsons selling a car […]
Getting true USB4 speed is still a huge headache
How do you know if a fancy USB4 external storage drive is really using the full speed of USB4? If you’re just looking at a box on a shelf, the answer is, […]
Comcast backs down on misleading ’10G’ Xfinity speed label
The internet service industry is no stranger to somewhat nebulous claims of speed and reliability. But even in that context, Comcast’s self-styled “Xfinity 10G network” for its home internet business raised some […]
AMD sets higher speed standards for FreeSync monitors
AMD’s FreeSync anti-tearing adaptive sync technology is a more popular standard than Nvidia’s G-Sync, if only because the former doesn’t require pricey additional hardware to meet its more stringent demands. But AMD […]
Intel’s new Core i9-14900KS shatters CPU clock speed records
Intel continued its climb up the clock-speed ladder by launching the Core i9-14900KS, a “special edition” desktop chip that offers the very fastest clock speed of any current PC processor, at 6.2GHz. […]
Intel gives PC vendors the green light to sell high speed Core chips
Intel will officially offer a “delidded” version of the Core i9-14900KS through its PC partners, including a warranty, an official representative confirmed Friday. The company’s new option was reported earlier via YouTube […]
Microsoft’s Edge browser gets a built-in network speed test
In the latest publicly available version of Microsoft Edge, version 124.0.2478.80, a new tool has appeared in the browser’s toolbox. You can now measure your internet speed directly in the browser toolbox. […]
