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AMD RDNA 3 Radeon Graphics Feature Chiplet Architecture

Posted by Sebastian Peak | Jun 12, 2022 | Graphics Cards | 0

Microsoft to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Billion USD

Posted by Sebastian Peak | Jan 18, 2022 | General Tech | 8

CES 2022: 12th Gen Intel Core H-series Mobile Processors

Posted by Sebastian Peak | Jan 4, 2022 | Processors, Mobile | 0

CES 2022: NVIDIA Teases GeForce RTX 3090 Ti

Posted by Sebastian Peak | Jan 4, 2022 | Graphics Cards | 0

What’s A GeForce GTX 1630?

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 28, 2022 | Graphics Cards | 1

The GTX 1630 might be a brand new card but it is based on the very familiar Turing architecture, specifically the 12nm TU117 chip. The PCIe 3.0 card sports 512 shader cores,…

Boycott 7-Zip Because It’s Not On Github; Seriously?

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 28, 2022 | General Tech | 2

There is a campaign on Reddit that is gaining some traction calling for a boycott of the software because it is not a true Scotsman truly Open Source. The objection raised is…

NVIDIA Launches Entry-Level GeForce GTX 1630 GPU

by Sebastian Peak | Jun 28, 2022 | Graphics Cards | 0

Forgive the sarcastic header above, but please consider that I'm writing news about a new graphics card this morning that is the first entry in the GeForce GTX 16 Series in three…

Cooler Master Updates Their Ultrawide VA Panels With The GM34-CWQ ARGB

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 27, 2022 | Displays | 0

Cooler Master have retired their ultrawide GM34-CW after two years on the market, replacing it with the GM34-CWQ ARGB. As the name implies there are RGBs on the base to ensure your…

GEEKOM Mini IT8 Mini PC, A Price Almost As Small As The System

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 27, 2022 | Systems | 0

If you are looking for a decently powerful mini PC then the GEEKOM Mini IT8 might just offer some serious competition against a NUC, LIVA or other more famous mini PC. The…

Windows 11, Now With Wi-Fi Hotspots And ARM Support … Again

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 27, 2022 | General Tech | 0

Windows 11 has had some rather serious problems with updates, much more publicly visible than other recent Microsoft operating systems. A recent patch, KB5014697, offered several challenges to anyone running the OS,…

Cooler Master V850 SFX Gold, In White

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 24, 2022 | Cases and Cooling | 0

There are a number of white motherboards and cases for sale, but finding a PSU to match that colour scheme can be a bit of a challenge. The Cooler Master V850 SFX…

Banished To Work In The Metaverse For A Week

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 23, 2022 | General Tech | 0

There are a sixteen researchers who recently wrapped up a virtual work week in the Metaverse, spending eight hours a day for five days with a Meta Quest 2 headset...

A Pair Of DDR4 Z690 Boards, The NZXT N5 And NZXT N7

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 22, 2022 | Motherboards | 0

The NZXT N5 and NZXT N7 are both Intel Z690 motherboards which support DDR4 but offer different features and very different aesthetics. They also retail at different prices, $300 for the NZXT…

SpellForce: Conquest Of Eo, 4X With RPG Elements

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 22, 2022 | General Tech | 0

Owned By Gravity, the designers of SpellForce: Conquest Of Eo have decided to do something a bit different in their new swords & sorcery 4X game. In most of these games, from…

Adobe Acrobat Blocking 30 Security Apps From Scanning PDFs

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 22, 2022 | General Tech | 0

There are confirmed reports that Adobe Acrobat Reader scans systems for 30 different security products, and if detected they will be blocked from being able to scan PDF files. Adobe accomplishes this…

Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR5-6200

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 21, 2022 | Memory | 0

DDR5 frequencies continue to rise, though timings are mostly staying the same as opposed to falling and the Patriot Viper Venom RGB DDR5-6200 kit is a perfect example of this. It's default…

Hear! Hear! The EPOS H6PRO Acoustic Headsets, Both Open And Closed

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 21, 2022 | General Tech | 0

The Sennheiser and Demant Group created the EPOS line of headsets for audiophiles that want a bit more from their headsets than your average gaming ones. The new wired H6PRO series comes…

A Brief Introduction To The New AM5 Platform

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 21, 2022 | General Tech | 0

AMD have released details on the capabilities of their new socket AM5 platform, which we will cover some of the highlights from their press releases. First off is that this...

How Much Can You Squeeze Out Of A GeForce RTX 3090 Ti FE

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 20, 2022 | Graphics Cards | 0

The newest of the Ampere series, the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti FE is an impressive card straight out of the box, especially if you are playing with ray tracing. The Boost clock…

A Detailed Look At Avoiding Secure Boot On A Google Nest Hub

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 20, 2022 | General Tech | 0

The bad news for those wanting to try this process is that Google found and patched the vulnerability used to bypass the secure boot on the Google Nest Hub, so chances are…

Details On The New Kit, USB4 And Thunderbolt 4

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 17, 2022 | General Tech | 0

USB has become a rather confusing interface, with more flavours of USB than a Baskin Robbins has of ice cream and while most are compatible with each other you need to pay…

XVX’s M84 Coral Sea Is A Fancy 75% Mechanical Keyboard

by Jeremy Hellstrom | Jun 16, 2022 | General Tech | 0

XVX offer you the chance to have a very unique keyboard with their M84 Coral Sea mechanical keyboard. There are 84 colourful keys on this keyboard, slightly smaller than a traditional TKL…