Nvidia Preps GeForce RTX 3050 & RTX 3050 Ti for Laptops

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Having launched high-end and performance-mainstream GeForce RTX 30-series graphics solutions for laptops, Nvidia now needs to complete the lineup with mainstream GPUs featuring the Ampere architecture. To serve this segment of the laptop market, Nvidia is preparing to launch its GeForce RTX 3050-series products, according to unofficial information reports Notebookcheck . As this is unofficial information, take the news with a pinch of salt.

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3050 family will include


HP Reveals AMD Ryzen 5000 Zen 3 APU Specifications

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HP México has inadvertently revealed the specifications for AMD's forthcoming Ryzen 5000 (Cezanne) desktop APUs. Hardware detective momomo_us spotted the deets in a document for the HP Pavilion gaming desktop TG01-2003ns .

AMD has been diligently transitioning its entire processor portfolio over to the latest Zen 3 microarchitecture. The desktop APU and Threadripper product lines are the last ones on the list to receive the Zen

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Intel

Core i9-11900K Overclocks to 7.3 GHz, a New World Record

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Famous overclocker Hicookie has achieved the highest frequency overclock so far on Intel's new flagship Core i9-11900K. With 5 of the processor's 8 cores deactivated, he was able to use that extra headroom to hit a whopping 7.314-GHz on the first core with help from liquid nitrogen cooling and a high-end Aorus motherboard.

Hicookie is sponsored by Gigabyte, which issued a press release a few hours after the record posted

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Forget GPUs! Mine Bitcoin With Game Boy + Raspberry Pi Pico

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Nothing is safe from cryptocurrency mining -- not even 32-year old tech. YouTuber stacksmashing (via TweakTown ) has successfully repurposed his old Game Boy to mine Bitcoin. The mod won't turn you into a millionaire overnight, but it does prove that you can teach an old dog new tricks.

First of all, the modder used a standard USB flash card to load the his compiled ROMs onto the Game Boy. If you're interested


Raspberry Pi Zero W Streams Live Video from Stratosphere

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We love the Raspberry Pi and would do anything to elevate its status when it's rightly deserved but we can't top the efforts of the Project Horus team who recently launched a Pi Zero into the Earth's stratosphere. Not only did they take our favorite SBC to a new level but they also used it to stream a live video of the journey to viewers around the world.

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Asus ROG Delta S Review: Clean, Crisp Sound From Gaming to Music

Our Verdict

The Asus ROG Delta S comes to play with an excellent design, RGB lighting, superior sound from its Quad DAC and even an MQA renderer. If you want premium cans for both gaming and music, this might be the one.

For

  • + Amazing audio clarity
  • + Solid build quality
  • + Light, comfortable design and fit

Against

  • - Short cable
  • - Slight sound leakage
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Building Project A.R.E.S: My Award-Winning Sci-Fi Case Mod

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Project A.R.E.S. (Astral Robot Enclosure Systems) tells a story:

Starship Copper Nebula, named so for its peculiar color, is tapped for space program A.R.E.

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How to Use CircuitPython With GPIO Pins on a PC

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Thanks to the Raspberry Pi and Arduino, we are familiar with the GPIO (general purpose input/output) that enable these boards to interface with real-world electronic devices. PCs are devoid of a GPIO but boards such as Adafruit’s FT232H are available that provide that functionality via a USB port.

CircuitPython Installation

We’ll be using Python to work with these boards. Although this may already be installed on your system, there are supporting elements

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Twitching Over Taxes? Here’s What Streamers Can Deduct

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Filing taxes can be daunting, especially if you’re a professional streamer. Every penny that you make via Twitch, YouTube, or any other content creation platform needs to be reported. I’ve spoken to various CPAs, Tax Auditors, and tax filing companies to find some best practices when filing taxes as content creators.

Editor’s Note: We contacted a number of tax professionals and researched several sources for this story. But it is meant to be general guidance, not professional

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This RTX 3060 Is Called the Big Mac, but You Can't Buy It From McDonalds

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According to VideoCardz , Chinese graphics card maker MaxSun has reportedly just released a new RTX 3060 model with the rather unusual name of Big Mac. And unfortunately, there is no McDonald's color theme to compliment the name. With some graphics cards already equipped with a honey bee-theme on the market, we bet someone out there would love a fast-food theme for a graphics card!

Seriously though, we don't know why this card is called the Big

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