GeForce RTX 3070 Slightly Edges out 2080 Ti in AoTS Benchmark

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The GeForce RTX 3070 , which likely rivals the best gaming graphics cards on the market, will be available on October 29. Nvidia has promised GeForce RTX 2080 Ti -liked performance for $499, and the latest leaked benchmarks prove that the chipmaker wasn't bluffing.

The Ashes of the Singularity submissions for the GeForce RTX 3080, RTX 3070, and RTX 208


Ubuntu 20.10 'Groovy Gorilla' Swings Onto Raspberry Pi

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Ubuntu 20.10, codename Groovy Gorilla has arrived and for the first time ever there is a release for Raspberry Pi available on launch day from Ubuntu’s download page ! Ubuntu 20.10 is the latest Ubuntu and as such it comes with the latest Kernel and updates to Gnome. It further refines the 20.04 LTS (Long Term Support) release which came out in April 2020. Ubuntu 20.0

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Best Deals on Gaming PCs 2020

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While we love building PCs (especially the best PC builds ), sometimes it’s more convenient or even cheaper to buy a prebuilt desktop. The good news is that, as we get closer to the holiday season and retailers try to clear out inventory, we’re seeing some incredible sales on gaming PCs.

On any given day, you may to see gaming PC deals on a variety of systems, ranging from budget rigs with GTX 1660 cards for

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Microsoft Rolling Out Windows 10 October 2020 Update With UI Changes, Throttled Availability

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Microsoft is beginning to roll out the Windows 10 October 2020 update, formerly known as 20H2, with a bunch of changes to the UI including changes to the start menu and tablet mode, Alt + Tab in Edge and Xbox Game Pass.

The Start menu will be getting a design with transparent tiles, which should make them look better with your theme or wallpaper. The taskbar will also become more touch friendly, and will change automatically when you go into


AMD Radeon Pro V7350X2 Emerges As The Unsung Monster From The Past

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The AMD Radeon Pro V7350X2 might not have made it to the market, and even if it had it wouldn't have been one of the best graphics cards . However, someone clearly has a working sample and is playing with it. Hardware detective @Komachi_Ensaka recently uncovered GFXBench 5.0 benchmarks for the never-released graphics card.

As the name clearly suggests, AMD tailored the Radeon Pro V7350X2 toward the professional


iBuypower Gaming RDY IWBG207 (RTX 3080) Review: Frame Rate Dominance

Our Verdict

Buypower’s Gaming RDY IWBG207 pairs a 10th Gen Core i9 with an RTX 3080 for stunning gaming performance that easily bests previous-gen rigs that cost more. But like the Nvidia card that makes its performance impressive, it’s not easy to find in stock.

For

  • Stunning gaming performance
  • Reasonable price for what you get
  • Lots of expansion options
  • Three year warranty

Against

  • Cramped, middling storage
  • Logo badge can cut you

It’s a strange time to be reviewing high

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Xbox Series X|S Supports USB 3.0 Drives 128GB and Greater

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Microsoft's Xbox Series X and S consoles have specific requirements when it comes to using expandable storage. Titles that are optimized for Xbox Series X|S and Velocity Architecture can be stored on USB 3.0 drives but can only be played on the internal PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD or the external Seagate SSD carts. Games that aren't optimized, such as Xbox One, Xbox 360, and original Xbox games, can be installed and played off of USB 3

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Gigabyte Releases New AMD Powered BRIX Pro PCs

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Gigabyte has spiced up its lineup of BRIX Pro mini-PCs with two new models, the GB-BSRE-1505 and the GB-BSRE-1605 , powered by AMD's Ryzen Embedded processors. Pricing and availability are unavailable at this time.

These AMD powered units are similar in size compared to Gigabyte's latest Tiger Lake BRIX PCs, measuring 1‎96.2 x 44.4 x 140 mm. They aren

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It's Official, Intel Sells NAND Fab, SSD Business to SK hynix for $9 Billion

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UPDATE 10/19/2020 5:50pm PT:

Today, SK hynix issued a press release stating that it has signed an agreement to buy Intel's NAND memory and storage business. The sale includes Intel's SSD business, NAND IP, and wafer production, all for a tidy sum of USD 9 billion - but it comes in the form of two payments. The sale includes Intel's Dalin fab in China, but the deal

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AMD Introduces New Chipset Driver for Ryzen CPUs

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AMD released its latest chipset driver (2.10.13.408 ) today to improve performance tuning for Ryzen systems with both the mainstream AM4 and HEDT TRX40 sockets. The company also threw in a few bug fixes along the way.

The Ryzen power plan, which dictates how the processor works in concert with various operating system conditions, gets an upgrade from 6.0.0.3 to 6.0.0.7. The changelog