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Popular Overclocker Delids Core i9-11900K with Impressive Results

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A week ago, German overclocker der8auer published a video showcasing his findings on delidding a Core i9-11900K , Intel's new flagship Rocket Lake CPU. It's not one of the best CPUs , based on our testing, but it's still a formidable opponent in the right workloads. der8auer found that delidding Rocket Lake yielded very impressive temperature results; however, the process is so difficult that it might not be worth the

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LG Ultragear QHD 144Hz Gaming Monitor is Over $100 Off

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When it comes to shopping for the best gaming monitors at a good price, it can be difficult to find something that strikes the right balance between high fidelity resolution and snappy refresh rate. LG’s 27GN800-B handles this well with a QHD 144Hz panel and a super fast 1ms response time.

And now, with $103 off the price, this has just became a seriously tempting panel — packing a premium feature list at

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Razer Blade Pro 17 (2021) Review: 1440p Sweet Spot

Our Verdict

The Razer Blade Pro 17 is a tough gaming laptop with higher resolution than most. But a larger keyboard with more travel would do wonders for the experience. And we expected more storage space at this price.

For

  • + Good gaming performance for the price
  • + Durable build
  • + Colorful, fast display
  • + Highly programmable keyboard

Against

  • - Cramped, shallow keyboard
  • - Skimpy storage
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Microsoft Uses Boiling Liquid to Cool Data Center Servers

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It probably won't make the list of best CPU coolers for end users anytime soon, but  Microsoft's data center servers could be getting a massive thermal management upgrade in the near future. Right now, the software giant is testing a radical new cooling technology known as boiling liquid , which promises to be higher performance, more reliable, and cheaper to maintain compared to traditional air cooling systems in data centers right now.

Servers that are equipped with this new prototype cooling system look very

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AMD Rolls Out Patches To Disable Predictive Store Forwarding on Zen 3 CPUs

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Making good on its promise, AMD has deployed new patches to the Linux kernel to mitigate the potential security risk with the Predictive Store Forwarding (PSF) feature . Linux publication Phoronix spotted five patches that allow users to disable Predictive Store Forwarding if security is a concern.

Predictive Store Forwarding is a feature baked into AMD's Zen 3 processors that boosts code execution performance by predicting the relationship between loads and stores. In AMD's whitepaper , the chipmaker exposed the benefits and security complications with


Microsoft Leaks AMD and Intel-Equipped Surface Laptop 4 Models

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Twitter user "WalkingCat" today discovered two support pages on Microsoft's site that all but confirm the company's plans to offer AMD CPUs in the Surface Laptop 4.

Those plans might be the worst-kept secret in Redmond. 3DMark 11 listings suggested in March 2020 that Microsoft was working on a Surface product equipped with a Ryzen 5 4500U APU and Radeon RX 5300M mobile graphics card, and in June 20


Raspberry Pi Pico Guitar Hero Controller Is Ready to Rock

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We've seen it time and time again—one maker's old controller is another maker's Raspberry Pi project. Such is the case with Arlan Prado 's awesome Raspberry Pi Pico controlled Guitar Hero guitar!

To pull this rockin' project off, Prado modified an old Nintendo Wii Guitar Hero controller. In his upgrade, mechanical switches were added as well as USB support with the help of a Raspberry Pi Pico.

According to Prado, you can use his project to

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RTX 2070 Acer Predator Gaming Laptop is Over $300 Off

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With vaccinations finally being rolled out and a return to some form of normalcy on the horizon, the importance of having a good gaming laptop for on-the-go play has risen. That is why we’re spotlighting this deal on an Acer Predator for under $1,500, as it offers plenty of portable power for a mid-tier price.

For a limited time over at Amazon, the Acer Predator Triton 500 gaming laptop with an RTX 20

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Intel Ice Lake Xeon Platinum 8380 Review: 10nm Debuts for the Data Center

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Intel's long-delayed 10nm+ third-gen Xeon Scalable Ice Lake processors mark an important step forward for the company as it attempts to fend off intense competition from AMD's 7nm EPYC Milan processors that top out at 64 cores, a key advantage over Intel's existing 14nm Cascade Lake Refresh that tops out at 28 cores. The 40-core Xeon Platinum 8380 serves as the flagship model of Intel's revamped

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Biden to Discuss Semiconductor Supply Chain with Pat Gelsinger

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The new U.S. administration has announced its massive plans to invest in the U.S. infrastructure, one of the important parts of which is the semiconductor industry. While no exact details of the plan are out, some tidbits have started to emerge.

U.S. President Joseph Biden is set to hold a meeting with executives of American semiconductor companies on April 12, reports Reuters . Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, as well as numerous other chipmakers (read: IBM,