Gears of War E-Day is an uncharacteristically CPU-heavy Unreal Engine 5 game
Gears of War E-Day is an uncharacteristically CPU-heavy Unreal Engine 5 game

Gears of War E-Day is a surprisingly heavy Unreal Engine 5 game on the CPU. We benchmarked the game with 25 processors, as well as investigated what the “low core mode” actually does.

Gears of War: E-Day PC graphics performance tested
Gears of War: E-Day PC graphics performance tested

Gears of War: E-Day is the first game to implement Unreal Engine’s MegaLights technology, allowing for hundreds of dynamic ray-traced light sources in a scene. We put it to the test on 43 graphics cards to see what this next-gen feature demands across three generations of GPUs from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel.

Micron projects tightening RAM shortages through 2028 as it generates record profit

Micron makes big money amid the NAND and DRAM shortage. Company expects supply crunch to continue through 2028.

Micron lawsuit claims Chinese memory maker YMTC poached its engineers, then sued it using its own stolen tech

Micron files a lawsuit against Yangtze Memory, claims that some of the patents which YMTC uses against Micron in various courts were granted to former YMTC engineers who took crucial know-how from Micron and took it to YMTC.

Sony released the first CD audio player on this day in 1982

Sony launched the world’s first CD player on this day in 1982, kickstarting the compact disc digital audio era.

Nuvacore reveals unconventional Core First CPU IP design strategy

NuvaCore says it is developing its new WarpCore CPU IP without first choosing the ISA it will implement. This unusual development strategy is meant to offer the company maximum technology and business flexibility.

Former EVGA employee recounts company’s degrading relationship with Nvidia before 2022 blow-up

In a personal blog, former EVGA product manager Brendon Ray Hedrick shared how the first Nvidia Founders Edition GPUs alarmed the company and how pricing pressure and risky forward-looking tech ultimately led to the end of the two companies’ storied partnership.

Zotac denies warranty support to RTX 3060 owner in India after just one year despite offering three years of coverage
Zotac denies warranty support to RTX 3060 owner in India after just one year despite offering three years of coverage

The owner of a Zotac RTX 3060 in India was denied warranty coverage just one year after buying the card in 2025, despite Zotac’s offer of a three-year standard warranty in the country. The company claims that the warranty begins from the date of import, not the date of sale, and that the card was imported in 2023.

Intel’s next-gen Nova Lake platforms pass compliance at USB and PCIe standards bodies as launch looms
Intel’s next-gen Nova Lake platforms pass compliance at USB and PCIe standards bodies as launch looms

Intel is prepping Core Ultra 400-series ‘Nova Lake’ platform launches as CPUs and chipsets pass interoperability and compliance tests with PCI-SIG and USB-IF.

AMD drops an EPYC $15,000, 256-core beast
AMD drops an EPYC $15,000, 256-core beast

AMD has shared the full SKU list for its 6th Generation EPYC 9006 (codenamed Venice) series, with 1Ku pricing.