How to Unlock Cyberpunk 2077’s Cinematic RTX Mode

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By now, we thought we had seen everything we could, good or ill, when it comes to Cyberpunk 2077’s launch performance . But it turns out that there are still secrets to be found in the game’s code. Specifically, a whole new hidden but already built-in ray tracing mode called “Cinematic RTX.”

Cinematic RTX first came to our attention when, earlier today, a new Cyberpunk 2077 mod named “

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Core i9-11900 Tested on B560 Motherboard

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Chinese news outlet Bilibili was able to get access to an unknown B560 chipset motherboard, along with an engineering sample Core i9-11900 (QV1J) processor to pair with it. The news outlet then ran a series of benchmarks to see how the new Rocket Lake part performs under a bevy of benchmarks.

We have additional details on the Core i9-11900 engineering sample that's floating. Simply put, it

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Ryzen 7 5800H Joins GeForce RTX 3080 In Acer Nitro 5 Laptop

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A German retailer ElectronicPartner (via IThome ), has shared the specifications for Acer's next-generation Nitro 5 (AN517-41-R9S5) gaming laptop. On this iteration, AMD joins forces with Nvidia to bring out the best of what the Zen 3 CPU and Ampere GPU architectures have to offer.

The Nitro 5 will leverage one of AMD's much-awaited Ryzen 5000 (Cezanne) mobile chips for

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Cyberpunk 2077 PC v1.05: Has Performance Improved?

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To say that Cyberpunk 2077 has gotten off to a troubled start is putting it mildly. Bugs and glitches abound, performance on previous-gen consoles is quite terrible, and even on PC, you'll want a fairly potent rig. We've looked at GPU performance , CPU scaling , and even RAM requirements . Meanwhile, the v1.05 patch arrived for PC on Dec. 20 and could potentially invalidate previous benchmarks, so we wanted

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Watch the Skies this Holiday with Raspberry Pi Meteor Detector

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From Santa’s sleigh to celestial objects leading kings to babies, this is a big week for unexpected things showing up in the night sky. What’s not so unexpected are the small meteor showers that hit Earth on a daily basis. These tend to only catch our attention when the meteors are big enough to see and plentiful enough to last a while, but there’s actually enough debris in our solar system that it pelts the Earth every night. And if


LG IPS Monitor With FreeSync Hits $89

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Simple 24-inch, 1080p monitors in the $90 - $100 price range are a dime a dozen in the (well, not literally). But throw in an IPS panel, AMD FreeSync and other gaming features, and you’ve got something that stands out in the ultra-budget category. The LG 24MK430H-B may not be on the best gaming monitor , but at $89.

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Asus Slaps A Blower-Type Cooler On New GeForce RTX 3070

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Following in the footsteps of the Turbo GeForce RTX 3090 , Asus (via Hermitage Akihabara ) has given the Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3070 the same old-school cooling treatment.

Blower-style graphics cards aren't so common nowadays, but they still have value inside small-form-factor (SFF) hardware circles. In a case with limited airflow, it's much more beneficial to expel the generated

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CD Projekt Red Faces Possible Class-Action Lawsuit Over 'Misrepresentation'

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Among the numerous issues surrounding CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077, the Poland developer faces another challenge. The company could soon be facing a class-action lawsuit that accuses the developer of "misrepresentation in order to receive financial benefits."

As reported by The New York Times , Warsaw attorney and CD Projekt Red investor Mikołaj Orzechowski has brought forward a motion to accuse the company of pulling the wool over  investor's eyes.

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How to Use a Tablet as a Portable Raspberry Pi Screen

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Every model of Raspberry Pi needs some form of output and typically this takes the form of a screen. You can forgo a monitor and set up a headless Raspberry Pi , but having a screen is better where possible because you don’t need a network connection and using VNC for remote viewing makes watching videos or the camera feed slow and tedious.

Over the years there have been many projects and hacks to include a portable screen. From Motorola Atrix Lapdocks, to CrowPi2

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Microsoft Xbox One Performance Warning Added to Cyberpunk 2077 Microsoft Store Page

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Microsoft has made a change to its Microsoft Store page to warn shoppers that Cyberpunk 2077's performance on the console is lacking. The move follows a string of recent moves by retailers to deal with the fallout of the now notoriously buggy title.

By now, you're probably familiar with the recent developments surrounding CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 . The game has turned into a debacle that has prompted several companies such as Microsoft, Sony,

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