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Intel: Alder Lake Sampling, Sapphire Rapids Samples in Q4

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In an update to analysts and investors , Intel has revealed some additional details about its ongoing projects, namely the Alder Laker hybrid processor for client PCs as well as the Sapphire Rapids CPUs for servers. Apparently, Alder Lake is sampling to PC makers, whereas Sapphire Rapids is about to.

"We are now sampling our 2021 client CPU Alder Lake, and we'll be sampling our 2021 data center CPU, Sapphire Rapids later in the fourth quarter,"

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Cyberpunk 2077 Hits Another Delay, Now Due December 10th

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Cyberpunk 2077's developer CD Projekt Red has delayed Cyberpunk 2077 an extra 21 days, to December 10, 2020.

This is the latest in several delays: The game was originally announced for a release in April, which was then pushed back to September and again to November. On October 5, the studio declared that the game had "gone gold," meaning its ready to go and ship with complete content.

We have


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AMD's Ryzen and EPYC Sales Punish Intel, Posts Record Revenue in Q3 Earnings

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AMD's earnings today kicked off with big news – the company agreed to purchase Xilinx for a whopping $35 billion in an all-stock transaction . Still, that big news shouldn't overshadow the company's stellar performance during its third quarter as the company posted record revenue. While Intel struggles with an unexpected shift to lower-end products for its desktop PC chip sales, punishing its bottom line and margins, AMD continues to chew away market share and notched record client

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GeForce RTX 3060, RTX 3060 Ti Listings Allegedly Point to $450 Price Tag and November Launch

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If the new Taobao listings (via Twitter user Avery78 ) are to be trusted, Nvidia's budget GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti might be closer than we think. Until proven otherwise, the pre-orders could be mere placeholders, in which case we suggest you approach the information with plenty of caution.

One Taobao seller listed the GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 3060 Ti for between 1,499

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Open-source Linux PC Stuffs 4 Quadros Into Mid-Tower Case

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Are you looking for a new PC build project that could cost as much as a new car? Do you have four RTX 3090s, or even Nvidia Quadros, kicking around with a Threadripper CPU? Or are you just able to spend up to $45,000 on someone who does building a deep-learning PC for you? Then System 76’s new Thelio Mega , which packs corporate power into a form factor that would be

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4K webcam hits $50 on Amazon

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Telecommuting continues to remain a norm for many workers as 2020 reaches its end, with some companies even declaring that it might remain even once the pandemic dies down . With that, webcams from well-known manufacturers like Logitech and Razer have flown off the shelves, leaving the rest of us to stick to products from lesser-known competitors.

We’ve been maintaining a list of the best webcams to buy now that the whole category has become a bit of a free-


Turn your Raspberry Pi into a Bitcoin Full Node

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Turn the raw processing power of your Raspberry Pi into a Bitcoin Full Node with this awesome Raspberry Pi Bitcoin node project. It was developed and shared by Howchoo's Tyler Jones just earlier this week.

Jones decided to use the 4GB model of the Raspberry Pi 4 to operate as the main board of the project. Though this isn't the most powerful option, it meets the minimum requirements to run a Bitcoin Full Node.

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ID Cooling's SE-70: AMD's AM4 & Intel's LGA1200 CPUs Get a 280W Air Cooler

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ID Cooling has introduced its new twin-tower 'mega cooler' for mainstream processors that is rated for a TDP of up to 280 watts. The SE-70 cooling system is designed for upcoming enthusiast-class CPUs from AMD and Intel that need a lot of cooling when overclocked. Only time will tell if it's one of the best CPU coolers .

The intensified competition on the market of enthusiast-grade mainstream processors for desktops have led to increase of their

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MSI's Comet Lake Supported Motherboards Change CPU Power Limit Based on CPU Cooler Type

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MSI is introducing a new automated method of changing the PL1 and PL2 turbo values on Intel Comet Lake CPUs. This new method, first detailed by ComputerBase , features a cooling option in the BIOS which sets new PL1 and PL2 values based on the cooling solution in your computer.

MSI's approach to this situation makes the PL1 and PL2 values clear to the end-user. In the UEFI/BIOS you select what cooling solution you are using; each


Puget Systems Tests Quad RTX 3090 Blower Cards in Professional Applications

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The RTX 3090 is a monster of a GPU, and with it comes a beefy power budget of 350W alone. What if you pair four of these cards together for workstation tasks? System builder Puget Systems set out to see if quad RTX 3090s is worth it in one of its custom-built workstation PCs.

The system specs include an Intel Xeon W-2255 10 core CPU, Asus WS C42

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