Fanatec is a brand specializing in racing simulation equipment, including direct-drive bases, wheels, pedals, shifters and cockpits. Even if the last two years have been complicated with its fans, the brand remains highly appreciated by the simracing community. However, its owner, Endor AG, is in dire financial straits. The company is in debt to the tune of 70 million euros, and seems unable to meet its short-term obligations. Corsair has therefore come in as a white knight to save the company… By buying it, since the American company has taken the opportunity to enter into exclusive negotiati ..read more

A number of media outlets in our neck of the woods have been raving about the arrival of Apple’s new Silicon M4 chip in the iPad Pro Oled. Some even went so far as to use Apple’s well-worn superlatives before the latter had even used them. However, others believe that Apple is marking time and that the M4 is merely a refresh of the M3, allowing Apple to take advantage of a more mature process at TSMC to increase profitability. Thus, it seems that the gain in performance, notably in IPC, is only 3% compared to the M3… Moreover, during Apple’s presentation, beyond the usual Apple superlatives, w ..read more

Jon Peddie Research publishes a new report on the number of CPU shipments. In the first quarter of 2024, the market is up on the same period in 2023… But the figures are down on the fourth quarter of 2023! 62 million CPUs shipped in the first quarter of 2024! In the first quarter of 2024, the number of CPUs shipped reached 62 million units. While this figure is down on the end of 2023 (69 million), it is up sharply on the first quarter of 2023, which recorded “only” 47 million shipments. Of these 62 million processors, an overwhelming majority came from the mobile sector: 73% versus just 27 ..read more

Since the ninth generation of Intel processors, motherboard manufacturers have developed a bad habit. Each time a new motherboard was launched, an “Extreme” profile was proposed, or even applied by default. This profile unleashed the PL2’s power, while being much more permissive on the power limit in order to maximize performance. While all went well until the thirteenth-generation Core i, this profile seems to be the cause of many of the crashes encountered on the last two CPU generations. In response to this, the blues indicate that the party’s over and that a new, more restrictive base prof ..read more

Yesterday, we told you that the RTX 5090 could be the first RTX 50 graphics card to see the light of day. Today, the famous leaker kopite7kimi has cast doubt on this, indicating that the RTX 5080 could be the first card in the series to see the light of day. RTX 5080: the first to arrive? If Moore’s Law is Dead claimed that the RTX 5090 would be the first RTX 50 to arrive, another leaker has appeared. kopite7kimi claims, in a reply to a TechpowerUp post, that the RTX 5080 would be the first RTX 50 to arrive, but says no more. NVIDIA to Only Launch the Flagship GeForce RTX 5090 in 2024, Rest ..read more

If you didn’t know, Corsair offers high-performance, compact, pre-assembled machines. This range of PCs goes by the name of One, and the One i500 represents the latest generation of Corsair machines. For this series, the brand is thinking big, with materials such as wood for the front panel! One i500: pre-assembled PCs with wooden front panels! This i500 has already been the talk of our columns, as this is already the third article we’ve devoted to it. However, things are now official, and we can now lay our eyes on Corsair’s visuals. The case will indeed feature a wood veneer front panel. Tw ..read more

Thermaltake completes its Astria range of aircooling heatsinks. As a reminder, the latter was recently launched with a double-tower model in 120 mm. Now, the brand completes the range with Astria 200 and 400, now in single-tower format. Astria 200 and 400: two single-tower fans! Aesthetically speaking, the heatsinks seem to us to be rather well finished, with an RGB section on top and black-coated fins and heatpipes. While the finish is very similar from one model to the next, there is a slight difference in dimensions. The 400 is a little more imposing, with a depth of 94 mm versus 93 mm… Ot ..read more

Today, we’re going to review Elegoo‘s Mercury XS Bundle. This is a washing and curing station. This type of product is essentially there to help you better wash your resin 3D prints and also harden them after cleaning. If you’re like me, you’ll be wondering about the name Mercury XS… yes, it’s a bit confusing, as we’re not talking about an Extra Small cleaning and hardening station here. You only have to look at the 7 liters needed to fill the cleaning tank to understand that the name doesn’t fit. And if you’re wondering about the sizes between the X version at 165 euros and the XS version at ..read more

We’re now getting to the heart of the matter. Here are our partners for Round 2 of the Tweak League, and the equipment that will be available to competitors. A little background for those of you new to the Tweak League. The 5 competitors will receive exactly the same equipment. Throughout Round 2, they’ll each be trying to optimize their PCs as best they can to make them the best-performing gaming machines, while remaining totally stable for everyday use. They’ll be producing content on a variety of media to show you their progress, as well as the tips and tricks they deploy to get the most ou ..read more

At the end of April, a new high-end graphics card was unveiled… from XFX. The card in question goes by the name of RX 7900 XTX Phoenix Nirvana, a model that has established itself as the brand’s spearhead. This time, the card has been announced, and we know what it looks like. XFX RX 7900 XTX Phoenix Nirvana: the board unveiled! It’s a beautiful baby, 34.6 cm long and 4 slots thick. It’s an even bigger card than the already imposing MERC 310. The heatsink, with its 216 aluminum fins (62,586 mm² heat-exchange surface), is a highly sophisticated piece of work. There’s also a steam chamber and a ..read more