(PR) All-digital E3 2021 will take place June 12 through June 15

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E3 2021: GAME ON.

Video game industry showcase returns virtually in 2021 with confirmed partners Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Konami, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, Warner Bros. Games and Koch Media to participate.

LOS ANGELES – April 6, 2021 – It’s “Game On.” for E3, as The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) officially unveils plans for a reimagined, all-virtual E3 2021


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Gigabyte preparing X570S motherboards, could be for AMD Zen3+ “Warhol” CPUs

AMD X570S chipset

AMD could launch a new version of its X570 chipset.

Gigabyte X570 Motherboard Series, Source: Gigabyte

The X570 motherboards were introduced back in July 2019. Nearly two years later AMD might release a new variant, a leak from the Eurasian Economic Commission certification office seems to suggest.

Gigabyte has submitted eight X570S motherboards to EEC. This is so far the first trace of such a variant. It is unclear

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(PR) MSI announces MEG and MAG desktops with Intel 11th Gen Core CPUs and NVIDIA RTX 30 graphics

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The All New 11th Gen Intel Rocket Lake Gaming Desktop is Unveiled

KEY POINTS

  • MSI 11th Gen Gaming Desktop is unveiled, with the latest Intel Core i9-11900K unlocked processor and support up to NVIDIA RTX 3090 graphics card, providing the smoothest and most detailed visual quality for gamers.
  • Support PCIe Gen 4 bandwidth helps you load 3A games within seconds.
  • Support NVIDIA Resizable BAR technology, up to 10% game FPS enhancement.
  • The
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ASUS ROG G15 STRIX laptop with AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX CPU and Radeon RX 6800M GPU spotted

AMD Radeon RX 6800M with 12GB memory

ASUS will release a high-end all-AMD gaming laptop.

ASUS ROG STRIX G15 2021 model, Source: ASUS

According to fresh CPU-Z validation, ASUS is developing a ROG STRIX G15 gaming laptop equipped with Ryzen 9 5900HX CPU and Radeon RX 6800M GPU. The validation confirms previous rumors that the GPU features 12GB of memory. This marks the first time

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NVIDIA RTX Voice technology now working on non-RTX GeForce graphics cards

NVIDIA RTX Voice no longer requires RTX

The audio filter technology will now work with GeForce GTX graphics cards.

As discovered by Tom’s Hardware , NVIDIA RTX Voice now works with GeForce GTX graphics cards as old as Kepler-based NVIDIA GTX 600 series. NVIDIA has added support for GTX models with the 410.18 drivers, the site reports. This means that the technology was introduced to the GeForce GTX series quietly and probably no one would have noticed if not for Tom’s article.

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Gigabyte finds a solution to vertical vs horizontal GPU dilemma

AORUS publishes a render of a weirdly looking GPU concept

No this is probably not an actual product.

A graphics card with a cooler shroud mounted at an angle is certainly not something we see every day. This funny-looking render was posted today by AORUS Spain, possibly as a late April Fools joke (or was it?). This concept design has an angled design shroud, almost as if somebody stepped on it.

This concept GPU has two large heatsinks, one attached to the board itself and the other installed


AMD rumored to launch Zen3 based Ryzen Threadripper 5000 (Chagall) in August

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 5000 in August?

A fourth-generation Trhreadripper not soon.

AMD has not revealed its official plans for Ryzen Threadripper 5000 yet, despite numerous virtual events taking place in the last few months. The Zen3 based high-performance desktop (HEDT) series has already been expected since AMD introduced its Vermeer (AM4 Zen3) series back in November last year. The last Threadripper series was introduced in July 2


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AMD latest GPU chiplet patent reveals plans for active bridge chiplet with integrated cache

Active Bridge Chiplet with Integrated (Infinity?) Cache

AMD’s latest patent reveals plans for next-gen GPU chiplets.

Block diagram illustrating a processing system employing active bridge chiplets for coupling GPU chiplets, Source: AMD

A patent that published on April 1st (it’s not a joke) reveals what AMD is planning to do with next-generation chiplet designs. In the patent, AMD explains the purpose of its inter-chiplet bridge which would feature an integrated cache. An active bridge idea is a major

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Core Temp now supports AMD Cezanne, Intel Rocket Lake, Alder Lake and Meteor Lake

Core Temp 1.17 gets next-gen APU and CPU support

Core Temp updated after nearly 10 months.

The latest version of the popular system tool for CPU temperature reporting has received support for the latest Intel CPUs as well as AMD APUs. Version 1.17 arrives as the first update in 2021, and the first update in nearly 10 months.

Core Temp now supports AMD Zen2 and Zen3 APUs (Lucienne and Cezanne), as well as Intel’s latest 1


Hong Kong authorities foil smuggling attempt of 300 NVIDIA CMP 30HX mining cards

Three hundred CMP 30HX mining cards seized

According to MyDrivers, Hong Kong Customs have seized a batch of 300 NVIDIA CMP mining cards.

While Bitcoin and Ethereum have recently hit a record value, large mining operators are struggling to receive fresh batches of graphics cards for their farms. NVIDIA recently announced its new CMP (Crypto Mining Processor) series designed exclusively for mining. Those cards were expected to ship in the first quarter, but we have only seen two cards so far from Palit and Gigabyte. This either

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