HP Reverb G2 VR Headset Lures Gamers With Valve-Made Lenses

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After a shadowy teaser in March , HP today finally pulled the sheets off the Reverb G2 VR headset (available for pre-order now at $599). Like the prior HP Reverb, this is a Windows Mixed Reality (MR) PC-powered headset with inside-out tracking. This time around, however, HP is targeting the gear toward gamers more than businesses, touting Valve-created lenses and SteamVR support to get the job done.

Valve, of course

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AMD's Latest GPU Driver Preps You for the Windows 10 May 2020 Update

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The Windows 10 May 2020 update has started rolling out this week, and although it isn't a game, both AMD and Nvidia's new graphics card drivers add support for the updated operating system. Additionally, AMD's Adrenalin 2020 version 20.5.1 brings support for AMD Link Xinput Emulation and fixes a ton of issues.

AMD Link lets you stream games from your gaming PC onto your mobile device, even allowing you to


AMD Ryzen 4000 Renoir Desktop Benchmarks Show Up To 90 Percent Uplift Over Last-Gen Flagship

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It's been a long wait, but early benchmarks of AMD's Ryzen 4000-series (codename Renoir) Zen 2 APUs are finally out in the wild. Rising dataminer @_rogame dug up 3DMark submissions for the Ryzen 7 Pro 4700G, Ryzen 5 Pro 4400G and Ryzen 3 4200G parts.

Starting from the top to the bottom, the Ryzen 7 Pro 4700

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Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition Gets Quadro RTX 5000 and 4K OLED Screen

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At the beginning of April, Razer updated its Blade 15 line with new Base and Advanced models. Today, it’s rounding out that lineup with the Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition that boasts a 10th Gen Intel Core processor and Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 graphics. The $4,299 laptop is available today.

Specifically, the processor is the Intel Core i7-10875H, the same 8 core /16

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AMD CEO Lisa Su is First Woman to Top AP CEO Pay Analysis

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AMD CEO Dr. Lisa Su has won plenty of accolades over the last several years as she has led her company from the edge of bankruptcy to the top performer on the S&P 500 in both 2018 and 2019. Still, she has apparently also racked up plenty of success on a more personal front: Lisa Su is the first woman to lead the AP's CEO pay analysis for the S&P 500, beating out


Xbox Series X Will Play Backwards-Compatible Games Better Than Original Systems, Microsoft Says

Microsoft has been making lofty claims about the Xbox Series X ’s backwards compatibility, including that it will work with not only the entire Xbox One library, but also a bunch of titles from the Xbox 360 and original Xbox. Backwards compatibility on Xbox Series X was further clarified this morning by Jason Ronald, partner director of program management, who discussed how backwards compatibility was engineered for the new machine’s specs.

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Ronald says that “[n]ot only should gamers be


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Mythical Intel Core i5-7660X Smiles For The Camera

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Legend has it that Intel prepared the Core i5-7660X three years ago, but never officially released the processor. A Chinese Twitter user recently obtained a working sample of the forgotten child from the Skylake-X family.

The Core i5-7660X clearly uses the Skylake microarchitecture. Therefore, the processor is manufactured on Intel's 14nm+ process

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Intel Revamps Boxed Coolers for Comet Lake Processors, New Blacked-Out Design (Updated)

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Update 5/27/20 2:45pm PT: Intel responded with more details surrounding the new coolers and we have modified the text to reflect the new information. Amended text follows:

Reviewers in China and Vietnam recently purchased retail boxed Intel Core i7-10700 processors. They discovered that Intel has (rather silently) updated its boxed coolers, which were sorely in need of a facelift, with a slimmer profile, copper slug,

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Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Without the Noise: Corsair Strafe RGB MK.2 Hits Lowest Price

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Want mechanical switches but don’t want to put up with the noise? Corsair’s Strafe RGB MK.2 mechanical keyboard, which uses Cherry MX Silent Red switches that have the same actuation point as Cherry MX Reds, is now available on Best Buy for $99.99 , $50 off its usual $149.99

This is a gaming focused keyboard with a USB pass-through port for your best gaming mouse , best gaming headset or

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Asus Enables Overclocking on Intel B460, H470 Motherboards

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Asus has introduced its Asus Performance Enhancement (APE) feature for a selected bunch of Intel 400-series, non-Z motherboards. As reported by BenchLife , the feature is available through a new firmware .

Asus Performance Enhancement is comparable to ASRock's Base Frequency Boost (BFB) that basically overrides a 10th Generation Comet Lake CPUs ' PL1 (power level 1) to a higher figure than Intel's