NVIDIA will soon launch their budget graphics card, the RTX 3060; the official date will be February 25th.

EVGA is better known for making aftermarket graphic cards and power supply units. They also manufacture PC gaming peripherals such as the keyboard and mouse. Speaking of which, EVGA has just announced its new peripheral, starring the X series mouse and Z series keyboards, promising more precise control through hyper-inflated response rates.

You won't find USB charging hubs the topic of conversation in regards to technology. Yet, it's the most utilized device around, especially if you have several devices that require charging. These days, many tech enthusiasts like myself travel around with a plethora of gadgets. So a USB charging hub is needed.

Admittedly, the most powerful laptop I've ever owned came in the form of a MacBook. Not to say that I never purchased a Windows laptop, I have. But they were mid-tier variants used for mundane tasks such as web surfing and content viewing. With that said, I came across what I considered to be one the most powerful laptop on the market, Alienware m17 R4. Powerful, yes, but it has an excellent sleek design which is why I may consider purchasing the laptop in the near future.

Thermal paste is the most innovative solvent in computer technology. Its primary purpose is to fill tiny gaps between your CPU lid and the heat sink ( or cold plate), keeping the processor from overheating. With thermal paste, you have to apply the right amount on the CPU; too much can severely damage the motherboard, too little the CPU will never achieve a stable temperature range. Intel and AMD have already solved the problem with stock coolers by having the right amount of pre-applied thermal paste. Thermal Pads Graphite Pads will solve the issue of having to worry about paste placement or mess.

You're starting to see webcam prices descend downward even while we're still adhering to social distancing protocols. Remember, at the beginning of this viral pandemic, you saw many webcams that had inflated prices. You know how it goes, great demand means to boost the price; it's called business, I guess. Anyway, head over to Amazon you'll find a bevy of webcams at near reasonable prices. One particular webcam I like, its branded name is Vitade 960A. It has incredible features and, importantly, an affordable price tag at just $58.99.

It's a bit early for Samsung to release their new flagship smartphone, but better early than never, right? What I'm talking about, you ask? I'm referring to Samsung's new Galaxy S21, which they unveiled last week at their annual virtual unpacking event, which was held early this year. Usually, I'll do an "Everything you need to know" article entailing newsworthy product releases. But we're going to get right to it and do a hardware breakdown on Samsung's new top-end device, the Galaxy S21 Ultra.

In the last post, I covered Kingston's unveiling of their new PC gaming peripherals. But what you need to know is the company is well known for producing some of the best low-end hard drives and memory in the market. So it should not come as a shock Kingston storage new drives would make a big showing at CES 2021 by unveiling their upcoming NVMe, including their first PCIe NVMe Gen 4.0 SSD and new external USB 3.2 SSD.

Kingston Technology has manufactured gaming accessories and peripherals for almost 20 years ( since 2002). Hyper X is Kingston technology gaming division that’s unveiled several new gaming peripherals.

Ahead of CES, which takes place this week, many companies have already begun revealing their gadgets and hardware. Nvidia has followed this trend by teasing its RTX 3000 series laptops. The graphics card manufacturer will be holding a virtual CES press event that will take place tomorrow, and as expected, will reveal the mobile versions of the RTX 3000 series GPUs. You can view a teaser video of the hints at a laptop, alongside other announcements Nvidia will make at the virtual press event.

In the next three months, Dell will be launching three new monitors, and all of them will have an exciting feature, a Microsoft Teams button. After certifying webcams and headsets last year, Dell claims it will create the "world's first videoconferencing monitors certified for Microsoft Teams. These three monitors will be available next month; all will offer quick access to Microsoft Teams.

Gigabyte has decided to revise the Aorus GeForce RTX 3080 Master 10 G ( GV-N3080AORUS M-10GD) graphics card by creating a whole new power design. The Revision 2.0 board is very similar to the prior iteration, now adds a third 8-pin PCIe power connector.

Active noise cancellation is a fascinating feature used in consumer headphones. It's the one feature many consumers like me want when shopping for quality headsets, particularly the over-ear versions. In this new episode of Explanation Needed, we'll delve deep into this audio technology. What exactly is Active Noise Cancellation? And how does it function?

We have a confirmed leak from Samsung. Yes, I said Samsung because even though the company won't admit it, product leaks are a concerted effort to boost consumer anticipation, but I digress. The latest leak that created some buzz is the Galaxy Buds Pro, rumored to be released alongside the Galaxy S21, Galaxy S21 +, and S21 Ultra in early 2021. I might add the Galaxy S21 has also been subjected to recent leaks on the internet.

If you're currently shopping for hardware, then you might appreciate what G.SKILL has to offer. The company is launching a new line of AiO watercoolers, available in 360mm, 280mm, and 240mm models. Whichever model you decide to choose, the ENKI water cooler will feature nine-bladed hydro-bearing fans, ARGB lighting, and a mounting bracket kit. The solid copper cold plate convex shape, and inside there are stair-shaped high-density micro-fins that will maximize heat transfer as water passes through the cold plate and over the CPU.

I don't think anyone was shocked at Apple when they unveiled the new AirPod Max headphones. Rumors have floated around for the past couple of years the company was developing over-the-ear headphones. But the timing of the release caught many tech pundits such as myself off guard.

For the past few months, Competition between NVIDIA and AMD have become rather fierce with both companies releasing their new flagship graphics card, GeForce RTX 30 series and AMD Radeon RX 6800 series. If you manage to come across any graphics cards produced by both these companies ( good luck trying), then you're want to upgrade the monitor to complement your high-end system. Luckily, AOC has you covered by releasing their new Agon AG493UCX gaming monitor.

This report from Bloomberg comes at a time when Apple just recently released their very first Macs powered by its ARM-based CPU. Currently, the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac Mini use the company's own M1 chip; the CPU itself features four high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores. Notably, Apple's Mac Pro system is still powered by the Intel chip. In the next two years, Apple's primary intent is to transition its entire Mac lineup to the Arm-based architecture.

It's quite common to find custom aftermarket graphics cards that use two or more fans over the GPU's; In fact, become an industry standard. So what's different about Asus GeForce RTX 3090 founders Edition? It's using a blower-style cooler in place of the triple fan. Somewhat archaic in comparison to most graphics cards on the market. In fact, this cooling setup is one of a kind on the market.

Many staunch gamers have yet purchased their PS5. The supply chain is still minimal due to high consumer demand. With the holiday shopping season upon us, it’ll be a while before retail outlets have a large inventory of consoles that will meet consumer demand. Why go through the rigors of trying to find a PS5 these days when you can simply build a gaming system. Keep in mind; the disc model console retails for $499. If you decide to purchase PS5 accessories that include the Sony Pulse headset, HD Webcam, controller, media remote, you’re looking at a total price of about $1,000.