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Chip Shortages to Persist For at Least Another Year: Analysts

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The semiconductor industry is notoriously slow when it comes to reacting to sudden increases in demand. Some analysts believe that demand for chips now exceeds supply by about 30%, and it will take three or four quarters for the supply to catch up with the demand. Essentially, this means that chip shortages will persist well into 2022.

Chip Demand Is Booming

Nowadays, virtually all electronic devices have chips in them, so the demand for semiconductors is generally at an all-time


Gaming Performance Tested On 'Worn Out' RTX 2080 Ti Mining Card

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The potential to have reduced gaming performance from a used mining card has been a long-debated question. YouTube channel Testing Games posted a new video to look into the matter. Testing Games benchmarked a used RTX 2080 Ti that's been mining hard for 1.5 years, compared to a fresh new RTX 2080 Ti.

When graphics cards are subjected to long durations of mining time, this can cause accelerated wear and tear on the card's components


Will There Be a Desktop RTX 3060 6GB?

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As tweeted by @Harukaze5719 , Palit has added one more indication there may be additional (future) RTX 3060 variants. Palit filed listings for new RTX 3060 model names with the NRRA , and one model in particular showcases the RTX 3060 with 6GB of VRAM.

Even before the official RTX 3060 announcement from Nvidia, there were a number of rumors floating around. Considering the history of the -60


Raspberry Pi Pico Used To Recreate Classic Nintendo Gaming Effect

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The Raspberry Pi Pico is proving to be a powerhouse of creativity which far exceeds its $4 price tag. Twitter user boochowp has written a series of blog posts and guides using the Raspberry Pi Pico and Pimoroni's Pico Display to create games and animations. Their latest project has recreated one of the Super Nintendo's (SNES) most famous video modes.

I made @Raspberry_Pi Pico interpolator SNES mode7 style demo using @pimoroni Display pack. Yay! pic.twitter


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Intel Core i7-10700K Processor Down to Just $258 in Huge CPU Deal

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As you’ve probably noticed recently, Intel have really begun taking the fight to AMD by cutting the price of its 10th generation processors while the company's competitor deals with Ryzen 5000 shortages .

For the next few hours, you can pick up an Intel Core i7-10700K processor for just $258.99, which takes a huge $77 off the price. That's seriously good value for

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Razer Kiyo Pro Webcam Review: A New Hardcore Standard

Our Verdict

The Razer Kiyo Pro trades the original Kiyo’s ring light for HDR, a fancy light sensor and 1080p @ 60 fps recording, but you’ll pay a hefty premium for those features.

For

  • Light Sensor makes room lighting easier
  • HDR
  • 1080p @ 60 fps recording
  • Three different FOVs
  • Heavily customizable through software
  • Clear audio on microphone

Against

  • Costs as much as a 4K webcam
  • Doesn’t look its best out-of-the-box
  • Some features locked behind
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Cyberpunk 2077 Devs Use DMCA to Stop Stolen Code Spread

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Only weeks ago, CD Projekt Red was the victim of a cyberattack that saw the source code for several of its titles stolen and eventually sold via an auction. The Polish developer is now looking to mitigate some of the damage by filing DMCA takedowns against anyone posting links to the stolen source code.

Last week, several Twitter users received notifications from a copyright monitoring company for providing links to torrents containing the source code. CD Projekt Red paid for exactly this sort of service, which


Lenovo Brings Ryzen 5000, 11th Gen Intel Options to ThinkPad Line

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After updating the ThinkPad X1 line at CES, Lenovo is now opening the floodgates and releasing refreshed versions of its more mainstream ThinkPad T, X and L series, as well as some updates to the P-series workstations.

The new T-series, among the most popular ThinkPads around, are getting a slew of changes. There are Intel 11th Gen Core versions: the ThinkPad T14 i, T14s i and T15; and AMD Ryzen

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Gigabyte Launches EPYC Server With 4 Nvidia A100

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Gigabyte has announced its new server for AI, high-performance computing (HPC), and data analytics. The G262-ZR0 machine is one of the industry's first servers with four Nvidia A100 compute GPUs. The 2U system will be cheaper when compared to Gigabyte's and Nvidia's servers with eight A100 processors, but will still provide formidable performance.

The Gigabyte G262-ZR0 is based on

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AMD Investigating USB Connectivity Issues with Ryzen PCs

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A slew of complaints has been posted to Reddit and user forums regarding USB connectivity bugs with Ryzen systems. AMD has announced via a forum post that it is investigating the matter, but for now, the breadth of the issue remains unknown and AMD says it impacts a "small number of users." We've reached out to AMD and motherboard vendors for further comment and will update as necessary.

The issues seem confined to Ryzen 3000 and 5000 series