Exploring DirectX 12: 3DMark API Overhead Feature Test
This week the benchmarking gurus over at Futuremark are releasing their own first run at a DirectX 12 test with their latest update for the 3DMark benchmark. Futuremark has...
113 by on 3/27/2015MSI Releases 970A SLI Krait Edition Motherboard with USB 3.1
The motherboard market is now laying down some heavy USB 3.1 marks in the sand. We saw motherboards at CES, then immediately followed that with some testing on the...
28 by on 3/25/2015GIGABYTE Server Releases ARM Solutions using AppliedMicro and Annapurna Labs SoCs
As Johan points out in his deep dive of ARM in the server market, given a focused strategy new ARM solutions can offer the potential to disrupt some very...
16 by on 3/24/2015Best CPUs: Q1 2016
When building a custom PC, especially on the consumer side, the processor is typically second or third down the list of priorities, behind graphics, storage or specific motherboard features...
17 by on 3/24/2015Corsair Releases Orange Dominator Platinum DDR4-3400 for GIGABYTE X99-SOC Champion
During CES earlier this year we spent some time at the Corsair booth and saw a beta system demoing an orange kit of DDR4-3400 modules on the X99-SOC Champion...
21 by on 3/23/2015The AnandTech Podcast: Episode 31 - MWC 2015 Show
The AnandTech podcast is back once more, this time with Ian and Andrei recapping their time at Mobile World Congress 2015. We kick things off with a look at the...
17 by on 3/18/2015HSA Foundation Launches ‘HSA 1.0 Final’ – Architecture, Programmers Reference and Runtime Specifications
Heterogeneous compute has been on the tip of the tongue for many involved in integrating compute platforms, and despite talk and demos regarding hardware conforming to HSA provisional specifications...
27 by on 3/16/2015X99 goes TUF: Sabertooth X99 at CeBIT 2015 with NVMe Support
Of the four major motherboard manufacturers, three of them separate their main lines into channel (regular), overclocking and gaming, with one other also having a low power range. ASUS...
16 by on 3/16/2015ASRock to Debut mini-ITX Haswell-E at CeBIT: X99E-ITX/ac with USB 3.1
I always love to see interesting deviations to the norm when it comes to motherboards, and something such as a mini-ITX based extreme system has been at the top...
55 by on 3/13/2015The ASRock X99 Extreme11 Review: Eighteen SATA Ports with Haswell-E
If there is one thing I like about ASRock, it is their ability to do something different in an increasingly difficult market to differentiate. One of these elements is...
58 by on 3/11/2015Intel Xeon D Launched: 14nm Broadwell SoC for Enterprise
It is very rare for Intel to come out and announce a new integrated platform. Today this comes in the form of Xeon D, best described as the meeting...
38 by on 3/9/2015Unlocked Socketed 65W Broadwell Iris Pro Desktop CPU Demoed by Intel at GDC15
The next twelve months are set to be exciting times for the desktop space for Intel. While the current fifth generation mobile processors are coming to market, and the...
78 by on 3/5/2015Testing the HTC (Re) Vive with Steam VR: Better than Oculus…?
One of the big announcements to come out of Mobile World Congress this week is regarding HTC’s new VR headset, called the Vive or ‘Re’ Vive, depending on where...
25 by on 3/4/2015Intel at MWC 2015: SoFIA, Rockchip, Low Cost Integrated LTE, Atom Renaming and 14nm Cherry Trail
After day zero at Mobile World Congress already boasting some impressive releases, Intel tackles their platform on day one on several different fronts. As part of a pre-briefing, we...
37 by on 3/2/2015Lenovo at MWC 2015: VIBE Shot SmartPhone/Camera Crossover Announced
As part of our booth tour at Lenovo during Mobile World Congress, on display was the recently announced Lenovo VIBE Shot and we managed to get some hands-on time...
16 by on 3/2/2015Microsoft at MWC 2015: Lumia 640 and 640 XL Announced, 4K 120Hz Surface Hub Demoed
Mobile World Congress is in full swing today and Microsoft woke the press up early to discuss new features coming to their smartphone and tablet space. Top of the...
41 by on 3/2/2015Samsung Unpacked: MWC 2015 Live Blog
Here we are at Samsung Unpacked at MWC 2015. Ian on Photos, Andrei on text. Everyone is getting seated, seems to be almost 5000 people here
42 by on 3/1/2015DirectX 12 Performance Preview, Part 3: Star Swarm & Intel's iGPUs
We’re back once again for the 3rd and likely final part to our evolving series previewing the performance of DirectX 12. After taking an initial look at discrete GPUs...
69 by on 2/26/2015Embedded World 2015: Skylake-DT Industrial Motherboard Spotted
Even with Broadwell not completely out of the door, a lot of attention is being put towards Skylake, the 14nm architecture update from Intel. Current information out the wild...
13 by on 2/24/2015ASUS Goes USB 3.1: Motherboards, PCIe Cards and Enclosures Tested
As the motherboard reviewer at AnandTech, I speak to my contacts at the motherboard manufacturers on a regular basis. All the recent talk has had a heavy sprinkling about...
32 by on 2/24/2015