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AMD's Van Gogh Chips to Have DDR5, Navi 2 Graphics

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The sharp-eyed folks at Phoronix have spotted new Linux updates that add support for AMDs pending line of 7nm Van Gogh APUs, and the patches confirm that the pending APUs support DDR5 and LPDDR5. The Linux kernel patches also indicate the APUs will sport the Navi 2 graphics engine, setting up a pitched battle between AMD's Van Gogh and Intel's Y-Series Tiger Lake chips.

AMD submitted the 45 Linux kernel patches , which weigh in at 27


Amazon's Luna Gaming Cloud Will Use Nvidia T4 GPUs

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According to an exclusive report from Ars Technica , Amazon’s new gaming cloud platform, known as Luna, will rely on Windows-based servers and use Nvidia T4 graphics cards . This move is expected to provide high-quality output for subscribers to the streaming platform.

As of right now, Luna supports more than 100 titles. With the added Windows support, it will be easier for game devs to adapt their titles to the new gaming cloud platform.

The servers are


Windows XP Source Code Reportedly Leaked, Posted to 4chan

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Reports have emerged today that the Windows XP source code has been leaked to 4chan, with the leaked code then being posted to a torrent and the Mega file sharing service. Gizmodo reports that independent researchers have since begun analyzing the data, with initial indications that the leak is legitimate. However, there hasn't been an official confirmation.

The thread on 4chan has since been archived (it was only open for four hours), and Microsoft hasn't commented publicly on the


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Best Deals on Tech and PC Hardware 2020: CPUs, SSDs, PCs and More

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With Amazon Prime Day and the holidays approaching, it's a great time to find the best deals on tech. Whether you're building a PC , hankering for an upgrade, looking for one of the best gaming PCs or just hoping to find one of the best gaming monitors on a big on a big sale, we're hear to help.

Below, we've rounded up the best deals on tech, covering both internal components like processors and storage and prebuilt systems

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Overclocker Pushes GeForce RTX 3090 To Record 2.58 GHz

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The GeForce RTX 3090 , which is officially the fastest gaming graphics card on the planet, has already pulled in a victory. Vince "K|NGP|N" Lucido has set a new world on Port Royal with the unreleased EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 K|NGP|N.

With the help of a bit of liquid nitrogen (LN2), Lucido pushed the EVGA GeForce RTX 30

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Xbox Series X/S SSD Cards Will Cost $220, Only External Way to Play Next-Gen Games

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Microsoft’s upcoming $300 Xbox Series S might be the cheapest way to start playing next-gen games, but the company revealed on its blog this afternoon that if you want to increase its SSD storage up from 512GB, you’re going to pay more in total than you would for a $500 Xbox Series X . That’s because its proprietary SSD expansion card, which is 1TB and will be the only way to play next


RTX 3090 at 420W, Palit Unveils RTX 30 Series GameRock Graphics Cards

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As the launch of the RTX 3090 starts , Palit introduces the RTX GameRock lineup for the 3070 , 3080 , and 3090 series of graphics cards .And with a diamond aesthetic these cards shine with full RGB.

Speaking of power, the RTX 3090 GameRock OC variant is speced to a whopping 420W of power, the highest we've seen on any RTX 3090 right now. I

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Raspberry Pi Alternative MaaxBoard Mini Has Power Button

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The MaaxBoard Mini is a new, ultra-small single-board computer (SBC) with a form factor close to the Raspberry Pi . As with many Pi-sized competitors, we wanted to know how well it stacks up to our favorite SBC.

The MaaxBoard Mini has DDR4 RAM and comes with a 14nm quad-core NXP i.MX 8M processor, capable of reaching 1.8 GHz using ARM Cortex-A53 cores. This definitely stands up


Amazon Announces Luna Game Streaming Service

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Amazon is getting into game streaming, following in the footsteps of Nvidia, Microsoft and Google. The company today announced Luna, with over 100 games at launch, but no firm start date.

The service, which will have a $5.99 introductory price "during the early access period," to access games through Fire TV, PC, and Mac or iOS through web apps. Android is marked as coming soon. The iOS web app workaround is notable because Google


Bots Strike Again: How Sneaker-Buying Bots Stole (Almost) All the RTX 3090s

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Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card launched earlier today, and despite promises from Nvidia that its store would be more secure after bots snatched up most of the RTX 3080 launch stock , the reseller bots seem to have struck again. Within seconds of launch, the cards sold out across all major retailers, with some disappointed would-be customers taking to Twitter to complain about the suspiciously fast purchases.

For a brief moment I saw one 309