Tag: Computing Components
Want to trick out your gaming rig? You can get a CPU cooler with a six-inch HD screen – but it’ll cost you
We’re used to seeing bedazzled and tricked out best gaming PCs, like gorgeous cases with side glass panels that show off the innards, RGB-lit processors and graphics cards with top-tier cable management, liquid cooling systems that look pulled straight from a sci-fi movie, and more. But this CPU cooler called…
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Should Intel be worried about gamers favoring AMD’s cheap new CPU? Ryzen 5700X3D looks impressive from early benchmarks
AMD’s Ryzen 7 5700X3D has just arrived on the market, and yes, this is a blast from the past – as a CPU from the last generation of Ryzen desktop chips – but it makes a good case for itself. Announced last month at CES 2024, the Ryzen 5700X3D is…
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Panic over: AMD confirms that its Zen 5 Ryzen CPUs will launch as planned later this year
There’s been plenty of whispers about AMD’s Zen 5 architecture, including possible release delays. However, a new report asserts that the upcoming Ryzen processor will be released on schedule. According to AMD’s latest earnings call for Q4 2024, a representative confirmed that “Zen 5 is on track for the consumer…
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Gamers rejoice: AMD may be cooking up a GPU with RTX 4080 performance at half the price
According to a new report, AMD may be working on a graphics card that offers the same performance as the Nvidia RTX 4080 but at only half the price. This isn’t the first time these rumors cropped up either, with a report back in 2023 about the manufacturer focusing on…
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Is Nvidia’s RTX Remix necessary, or are we polishing rough gaming diamonds back into coal?
Nvidia’s RTX Remix, a resource platform that allows the modding community access to tools for remastering old titles with ease, has entered open beta and now we’re finally seeing the results. Unfortunately, those results look pretty mixed right now. There’s been a recent demo showing the 23-year-old game Max Payne…
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Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU falls in price, but it looks like AMD is fighting back hard as RX 7800 XT has dropped to $480
AMD’s RX 7800 XT appears to be getting price cuts to make the graphics card more competitive compared to rival Nvidia GPUs, or at least there are hints of this in the US. Remembering that the official MSRP of the 7800 XT is $499.99 (though custom third-party models can be…
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