Aaron Klotz
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The ASUS ROG Ally was not an April Fool's joke after all, but that has turned out to be a very good thing. Sources claim that ASUS’ new handheld gaming console will destroy the Steam Deck in gaming performance with up to twice the performance potential, thanks to beefed-up internals running on the latest AMD CPU and...
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A new TPM bug has surfaced on AMD Ryzen-based systems where the CPU’s built-in TPM module fails to be recognized in Windows 10 and 11, in spite of the module being activated in BIOS. This has been recognized by Microsoft, however, there is no fix at this time.
The issue appears to be related to Ryzen 5000 CPUs...
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A document leak has revealed more performance numbers for AMD's upcoming Ryzen 7 7800X3D. But this time the leak comes from MSI, revealing benchmark results of the CPU with MSI's home-grown Enhanced Mode Boost 3 and MSI's High-Efficiency modes turned on. These modes are MSI-exclusive and boost the 7800X3D’s power...
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A leaked NVIDIA slide has apparently confirmed the general specifications and price of NVIDIA’s upcoming GeForce RTX 4070. The slide appears to support rumors, confirming that the GPU will come with a 200W TDP, 12GB of GDDR6X memory, and a price of $599. Best of all, the slide also shows average gaming power...
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A new rumor was published on Twitter detailing the potential release date and memory specifications for NVIDIA’s upcoming RTX 4050 graphics card. The GPU could come as early as June of this year, and possibly launch before the RTX 4060. However, the rumor also suggests the RTX 4050 will come with less VRAM than the...
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New reports suggest that Microsoft’s making a new version of Windows, creatively called Windows 12. It could be coming in under a year from now, featuring several new standout features that should separate it from Windows 11. Some of these new features will reportedly include a new UI re-design that will copy UI...
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Ookla, the company that created Speedtest.net, has put together an international list of 5G bandwidth results, comparing Galaxy S22 and S23 speeds from actual user reports in twelve different countries. This list was made to see whether or not the S23’s newer Snapdragon X70 5G modem is faster than the S22’s (slightly...
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A Reddit thread has confirmed the existence of Microsoft's DirectStorage API in the Diablo 4 beta. This revelation was found in the game’s internal files where a direct storage DLL file was found. If this isn’t chalked up to a mishap by the developers, Diablo 4 could see some massive loading time improvements in the...
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AMD’s first true entry-level AM5 motherboard has been pictured, carrying the all-new A620 chipset. The motherboard featured is known as the ASRock A620M-HDV/M.2 and is a baseline micro-atx motherboard with minimal rear I/O, just two DDR5 slots and no VRM heatsinks. A620 is believed to be AMD's first entry-level...
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Rumors detailing several new specifications of Intel’s upcoming Battlemage GPU architecture have been published by RedGamingTech. The new rumors point toward Battlemage having double the core capacity on the top die compared to Intel’s Arc equivalent and will subsequently have GeForce RTX 4070 Ti to RTX 4080 grade...
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Intel has issued a press release focusing on the latest implementation of its business-focused vPro technology platform, integrated into the company's new 13th Gen Raptor Lake Core CPUs. The announcement discusses several updates added to the platform, as well as significant performance improvements with 13th Gen...
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User reports are claiming that Diablo 4 is bricking Gigabyte and ASUS RTX 3080 Ti's in the game’s new open beta. Affected gamers have been rushing to the Blizzard forums for several days now, sharing their experiences of dead cards and asking for assistance. No one knows the exact reason for the GPU failures, however...
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ASUS has confirmed that AMD is launching a new lineup of Ryzen Threadripper 7000 CPUs in 2H 2023. The new platform (codenamed Storm Peak) will operate on AMD’s new Zen 4 CPU architecture and reportedly feature a new motherboard platform called TR5. The new lineup will be updated to the latest connectivity standards...
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The latest Halo Infinite update has unexpectedly disabled 3GB GPU support from the game's system requirements. Gamers running 3GB GPUs, such as the infamous GTX 1060 3GB can no longer run the game and will be greeted by an error screen explaining the issue. 343 Industries seemingly did not announce the GPU requirement...
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A confidential Intel spec sheet has been leaked, showing new specifications of Intel's future 6th generation Granite Rapids and Sierra Forest server CPU architectures. Both CPU designs will support 12-channel DDR5 memory channels, and are rated at up to a 500W TDP. If Intel's TDP system doesn't change, this means...
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NVIDIA has announced a new set of professional Ada Lovelace RTX GPUs that are geared towards laptops and small form factor workstations. These new GPUs are more advanced versions of their GeForce counterparts, targeted at professionals, data scientists, and engineers who need high-performance GPUs for processing...
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A new report claims two power connection standards will be available for the upcoming RTX 4070 based on two different power-limit classes. Igor's Lab claims more expensive 225W variants will reportedly feature the latest 12VHPWR connector, while 200W MSRP RTX 4070 models will be equipped with the older 8-pin power...
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Leaked specifications of two upcoming AMD EPYC Genoa-X CPUs reveal that these chips will feature over 1GB of L3 cache with the integration of 3D V-Cache technology. Known as 100-000000892-04 and 100-000000892-06 respectively, both CPUs are fitted with a 64MB slab of 3D V-Cache on top of all 12 (yes twelve) of its Zen...
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ASUS has released a new series of BIOS updates that support the latest high-capacity 24GB and 48GB DDR5 memory modules on select ASUS AM5 motherboards. These BIOS updates are available as test revisions for users to try out early from resident overclocker Shamino on the ROG forums. As a result, these BIOS updates are...
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A new bug affecting AMD Ryzen 7000 series CPUs has been discovered that artificially boosts the CPU's clock speed beyond what the chip is physically running at. YouTuber PRO Hi-Tech discovered the issue from one of his viewers who found that his Ryzen 9 7950X would boost to 6.3GHz if he put his system into sleep mode...
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A new report confirms that MSI will be discontinuing the production of several DDR4-based Z790 and B760 motherboards in the future. Affected SKUs include the MPG Z790 Edge WiFi DDR4, Pro Z790-A WiFi DDR4, Pro Z790-P DDR4, and the DDR4 series of B760 Mortar motherboards. The reasoning for the discontinuations is...
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A team of ASUS overclockers has managed to push one of Intel's new Xeon W9-3495X workstation CPUs to absolutely absurd power levels with liquid nitrogen overclocking. Elmor, one of the team members shared a video of the team running Intel's 56-core flagship at a whopping 1900W of power consumption during a benchmark...
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