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Nvidia had already announced its next-generation Ampere A100 GPU last month, but that was the SXM4 version of the graphics card aimed at scientific and data center applications. Now, Nvidia announces the PCI-Express 4.0 variant of the data center GPU, which comes with the same GPU and memory, but that's where the similarities end. Of course, the most notable difference is its connectivity. The PCIe 4 slot on this graphics card makes it much more flexible than the SXM variant, as it can be slotted into most PCs instead of only purpose-built systems. This allows for easy upgrading of existing server infrastructures, or installation into workstations for scientific use. It also allows many system integrators to easily build the A100 into their systems. “Adoption of NVIDIA A100 GPUs into leading server manufacturers’ offerings is outpacing anything we’ve previously seen,” said Ian Buck, VP and GM of Accelerated Computing at NVIDIA. “The...

MSI today unveiled a new lineup of gaming desktops that it will build in the United States. The company, which typically manufactures its prebuilt machines in Taiwan, has a new series, the MIA Gaming Desktop, which stands for “Made in America.” That nomenclature isn’t 100% correct, however. The desktops, which will feature Intel’s latest 10th Gen Core CPUs and Nvidia’s RTX or GTX Super graphics cards, will be assembled out of the company’s U.S. home base in City of Industry, Calif. But MSI will still import the components it uses in these rigs. MSI told Tom’s Hardware that the reason for building the desktops in the United States was to facilitate the shipment of its products in North America. It did not specify if it was getting any government subsidies or other incentives for the business. The other desktops MSI is announcing today, updates to the MSI Trident X, Trident 3 and Trident AS, will continue to be built and shipped from its operations in Asia. There are four models in the M...

Rumors are ablaze about Nvidia's upcoming Ampere graphics cards for gamers, with the most recent being about their stock cooler. Now, hardware detective Rogame has posted benchmark results of a new, unknown Nvidia graphics card, which appears to deliver a healthy performance lead over the RTX 2080 Ti, Nvidia's current flagship.? The graphics card looks to have a core clock of 1935 MHz and memory clocked in at 6 GHz, which reward it with a 30 percent performance lead over a stock RTX 2080 Ti in 3DMark Time Spy tests. Given the other oddities in the listing, however, the reported memory clock may be meaningless. Performance numbers not confirmed by Tom's HardwarePerformance is also compared to two custom variants of the RTX 2080 Ti, including the EVGA RTX 2080 Ti XC as overclocked by Kingpin and the MSI RTX 2080 Ti Lightning. It's important to note that these are preliminary performance numbers. For a flagship part, it wouldn't be all too surprising to see a 30 percen...

Intel's latest and greatest consumer chip, the Core i9-10900K has been criticized, including in our review, for its massive power consumption and all the heat it generates. But this new 10-core chip is an absolute overclocking beast, if you have the right equipment and you know how to use it, as I did when I set several world records, getting a clock speed as high as 7,083 MHz. Due to its lower price and more reasonable power use, the Core i5-10600k is the daily driver of Intel's new Comet Lake S lineup. But the Core i9-10900K is the chip you take to the track on weekends. Yes, it uses a lot of power; it's loud, and it’s raw, but I don't care. Intel’s 14nm++++++  (or whatever the current joke is) process is as refined as 110 octane fuel. The Core i9-10900K comes with more cores than the 9900K, overclocks better, has a stronger memory controller, runs cooler, and it’s priced handsomely. There is everything to like about these chips. IHS and Lapping the Core i9-10900K OK,...

Adobe announced three years ago that the company planned to retire Adobe Flash on December 21, 2020. The plan still stands with Adobe making all the necessary preparations for the multimedia software platform's retirement. During its lifetime, Adobe Flash had been an important part of website, application and game designs. However, it's way past its prime, and Adobe also acknowledges that there are now better alternatives out there, such as HTML5, WebGL or WebAssembly. Adobe has committed to supporting Adobe Flash with bug fixes, new features and security patches until the end of the year. After that, the company will wheel it into the retirement home and pull all Flash Player download pages from its website. Artists, developers and businesses that didn't plan ahead and replace Flash content will ultimately be left with unusable websites. You might be tempted to acquire Flash Player from a third-party provider, but Adobe advises against doing so since the company cannot gua...