MSI's GF65 Laptop Drops to Just $899 at Newegg

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If you've been holding out for a gaming machine, you may want to check out this offer from Newegg on the MSI GF65 laptop. This gaming computer is available for $899 as of the time of writing.

This is only part of our effort this holiday to share the best deals on tech we can find. We also have a page dedicated exclusively to the best deals on gaming laptops if you want to comparison shop.

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Cyberpunk 2077 Has Enhanced Features in Compatibility Mode for PS5 and Xbox Series X & S

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While we don't have the official next-gen console versions of Cyberpunk 2077 just yet, that hasn't stopped CD Projekt Red, Sony, and Microsoft from adding a few extra graphical features to the PS5, Xbox Series X, and S consoles when you run Cyberpunk 2077 in compatibility mode. Digital Foundry found out in its next-gen console review that the PS5 received a 60 fps cap while Xbox Series X gets


New ROG Zephyrus Notebook Spotted with Tiger Lake Core i7

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While Intel's Tiger Lake architecture is still several months to a year away from launch, mylaptopguide.com has leaked specifications for an upcoming Asus Zephyrus notebook , which will include Intel's future chips. The laptop will be called the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE GX 551Q (try saying that five times in a row) and equipped with an 11th Gen Tiger Lake Core i7-11370H along with an unknown discrete GPU.

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AIDA64 Adds Support For RTX 3080 Ti, RTX 3060, RTX 3050

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FinalWire has released the latest beta version (via Komachi_Ensaka ) of its popular AIDA64 software, which confirms a ton of upcoming Nvidia GeForce RTX 30-series (Ampere) graphics cards. The newly added support insinuates that the graphics cards could be right around the bend.

The changelog didn't add any additional information to what we already expect from the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti . It does, however, confirm that the looming graphics card would utilize the

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Early RTX 3070 Mobile Benchmarks Show Close Ray Tracing Race With Desktop RTX 3060 Ti

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The hardware world is still waiting for Nvidia to announce the mobile version of its GeForce RTX 30-series of graphics cards. In the meantime, a V-Ray 5 benchmark of what appears to be a GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile (via VideoCardz ) has popped up, giving us a potential hint of Ampere's ray tracing prowess in mobile form.

Sadly, the submission doesn't tell us a lot about the GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile. It

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Two-Die Xeon? Leaked Sapphire Rapids Photo Appears to Show Chiplets

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A member of ServeTheHome forums has published what he claims to be the first photos of Intel's Xeon Scalable 'Sapphire Rapids' processor. If the images are legitimate, they may shed some light on the design of the CPU and may indicate that it does not use a large monolithic die, but actually carries two dies.

The photos depict an LGA processor with a metallic heat spreader carrying an 'Intel Confidential' mark, which indicates that this is a pre-production chip meant

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Cyberclunk? Cyberpunk 2077 Fails to Impress on Consoles

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After seven long years of anticipation, Cyberpunk 2077 is finally out, and so far we’ve had the opportunity to benchmark it on PC and play it on Stadia . Our impressions of the game’s performance have been generally positive so far, but these aren’t the only platforms the game is on. The game’s PS4 and Xbox One versions are also out today, but aside from two short gameplay videos , developer CD Projekt Red hadn


Asus Puts AMD's Big Navi Radeon RX 6900 XT Under Water

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Asus has launched the ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6900 XT Gaming for consumers that don't dig chunky Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics cards. Asus' iteration, which features a 2.2-slot design and a length of 27.7 cm, will require spacing in your case for the 240 mm radiator, though.

The ROG Strix LC Radeon RX 6900

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Cyberpunk 2077 PC Benchmarks, Settings, and Performance Analysis

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Cyberpunk 2077 is finally here. After years of waiting, one of the most anticipated games ever (in my book, anyway) has arrived. With the game now in its final form and ready for play, naturally, we want to run benchmarks to see how the game actually performs on a variety of hardware. We're doing that now, as you read this article, and we're also testing a variety of GPUs with different settings. We

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Ampere for Mini-ITX: Asus Dual GeForce RTX 3060 Ti Mini Launched

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Compact gaming systems have proven to be pretty popular in recent years. Still, surprisingly, Nvidia opted to equip its GeForce RTX 3060 Ti graphics board with a cooling system that makes it 242mm long, way longer than a small Mini-ITX case can accommodate. Fortunately, not all of its partners have followed suit, and Asus has released one of the industry's first GeForce RTX 3060 Ti cards for Mini-ITX PCs.

The Asus

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