Nvidia Drops its First PCIe Gen 4 GPU, But It's Not for Gamers

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Nvidia had already announced its next-generation Ampere A100 GPU last month , but that was the SXM4 version of the graphics card aimed at scientific and data center applications. Now, Nvidia announces the PCI-Express 4.0 variant of the data center GPU, which comes with the same GPU and memory, but that's where the similarities end.

Of course, the most notable difference is its connectivity. The PCIe 4 slot on this graphics card makes it much


Cooler Master MH650 Gaming Headset Review: Loud Speakers, Quiet Mic

Our Verdict

The Cooler Master MH650 delivers generally crisp audio and adds virtual surround sound that provides an extra boost while gaming. But streamers and chatters will want to upgrade its mic, and low volume settings resulted in white noise.

For

  • Noticeable virtual 7.1 surround sound
  • Strong braided cable
  • Versatile design
  • Good volume

Against

  • Weak microphone performance
  • Hissing when silent at low volumes
  • USB Type-A connection only
  • Software issues
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Nvidia Engineer's Vulkan Driver For Raspberry Pi Runs Quake III Over 100 FPS at 720p

Raspberry Pi 3 B+ running Quake III

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ running Quake III (Image credit: Martin Thomas/Twitter)

Earlier this year, the Raspberry Pi Foundation hooked up with Igalia to start development on an open-sourced Vulkan graphics driver for the Raspberry Pi. However, Martin Thomas, an engineer at Nvidia, beat them to the punch.

Thomas announced yesterday via his personal Twitter that his RPi-VK-Driver is ready for primetime. The talented engineer had been working on the Vulkan driver in his spare time for more than two years


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Watch AMD Threadripper 3990X Use 128 Threads To Render a Video in Task Manager

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Have you ever thought of using Windows Task Manager as a video player? Neither have I, though as my system progressed up in core and thread counts, I have always been mesmerized by the increased number of CPU cores it monitors. However, things are about to get a whole lot more mesmerizing with AMD's 64-core, 128-thread Ryzen Threadripper 3990X.

Pack all those threads together into Windows' monitoring station, and you've


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Ryzen Burnout? AMD Board Power Cheats May Shorten CPU Lifespan (Updated)

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Update 6/20/20 7:25am PT: We tested several motherboards and firmware revisions , finding that one motherboard vastly misreported its power telemetry data, resulting in higher performance. However, newer BIOS revisions corrected the issue. We also found that other motherboards send power data that can result in slightly reduced performance. According to our testing, while the HWinfo tool does shine a light on some issues, it's readings aren't entirely accurate. You can

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Thermaltake Level 20 Gaming Keyboard Review: RGB Overload Controlled by Amazon Alexa

Our Verdict

The Thermaltake Level 20 is a bulky keyboard drenched in RGB. No one asked for it to be controllable by Amazon Alexa or for this amount of RGB, but it still has plenty of other features more obviously helpful for gamers, like USB Type-A, 3.5mm passthrough and quick macro recording.

For

  • Good switch options
  • USB and 3.5mm passthrough
  • Up to 6 onboard profiles
  • On-the-fly macro recording

Against

  • Clunky three-way braided cable
  • No wrist rest
  • Unreliable software
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One of the Fastest AMD Graphics Cards Is on Sale for $400

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In our ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT Taichi review last November, we praised the graphics card's looks, speed and quietness but balked at its $479.99 price tag. Now, the card's on sale for a much more affordable $400 after $20 rebate.

The RX 5700 XT proudly sits on our Best Graphics Card page as the best AMD GPU for its balance between price and 1440

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Intel Tiger Lake Laptop Listings Suggest Imminent 10nm Launch, Start at $1,000

Acer Swift 5

Acer Swift 5 (Image credit: Acer)

Intel's 11th Generation Tiger Lake 10nm mobile processors look like they're almost ready to come out of the oven, according to product listings on Centralpoint (via IThome ). The Dutch retailer recently added two fresh Tiger Lake-powered Acer Swift 5 laptops with an expected stock date of July 27.

Acer's new devices are listed with the Core i5-1135G7 and Core i7-116

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DIY Robot Uses Raspberry Pi, Arduino to Fetch Balls

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Want to play fetch but don't have a pet? Vlad from The Wonderful World of Vlad YouTube channel has got you covered with his new DIY robot shared recently. The bot uses a Raspberry Pi , an Arduino and OpenCV and can go retrieve a ball placed near it.

This robot served as the maker's final project for an engineering class. It operates with a series of sensors on a custom track designed by Vlad. The robot can navigate


Corsair Vengeance a4100 Review: Ryzen Stream Machine

Our Verdict

The Corsair Vengeance a4100 is a powerful Ryzen- and RTX-powered gaming rig with a capture card included to get started on your streaming setup.

For

  • Standardized parts make for easy upgrading
  • Strong performance
  • Included capture card
  • Two-year warranty
  • Little bloatware

Against

  • I/O shield on our review unit wasn’t flush
  • No USB Type-C on front panel
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