PS5 Price Predicted to Go up to $549 With Limited Launch

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A report from Bloomberg today claimed that the PS5 price could be higher than anticipated and that launch quantities will be lower than Sony has previously said , shedding light on a potential rocky start for the next generation of gaming.

In late March, Sony told Bloomberg that it “doesn’t see any notable impact” from the coronavirus outbreak on the PS5 launch, and while that may be true, the publication is now warning that consumers should expect shortages regardless.

Based on anonymous sources

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ASRock's SFF RX 5500 XT Challenger ITX Fits a Lot of Power in an Adorable Package

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ASRock is going after the hearts of small form factor (SFF) PC builders with its latest graphics card. The ASRock Radeon RX 5500 XT Challenger ITX announced today aims to be one of the best graphics cards for tiny computers. Don't let it's size fool you; it's strong.

One would almost be forgiven for mixing this card up for a gremlin on steroids. But although it's small, it's also aggressively styled and comes

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AMD Ryzen 4000 Compatibility With 400-Series Motherboards Confirmed by Laptop Vendor

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A representative from Schenker, who was promoting the brand's XMG Apex 15 laptop on Reddit , has inadvertedly revealed that AMD's upcoming Ryzen 4000-series (codename Vermeer) desktop CPUs will be backwards-compatible with existing 400-series motherboards .

Schenker built the XMG Apex 15 around the AM4 CPU socket and B450 chipset , which allows the gaming PC to leverage a desktop AMD Ryzen 9 3950X CPU.

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Intel's Unreleased 6- and 8-Core 10nm Cannon Lake CPUs Emerge

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Hardware detective @_Rogame has done some fine work digging up information that shouldn't be public: Three test submissions from three Intel processors that fall under the Cannon Lake family of CPUs, but these are very unusual chips.

None of the processors have an official name, so without further ado, a specifications table:

Reported Secret Cannon Lake CPU Specs
2-Core Cannon Lake6-Core Cannon Lake8-Core Cannon Lake
Cores / Threads2 / 46 / 128
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AMD Donates $15M of EPYC Processing Power To Fight Coronavirus

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Having recently joined the COVID-19 HPC Consortium , AMD has created a $15 million COVID-19 HPC fund to equip research institutions with the necessary computing power to find a cure for coronavirus and other diseases.

Research institutions will receive the best of what AMD has to offer – high-performance systems that leverage the chipmaker's core-heavy EPYC processors and speedy Radeon Instinct accelerators. To facilitate the implementation process, AMD is working hand-in-hand with its


Lenovo Legion Gaming Laptops and Desktops Get New Looks, Intel and AMD

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Following a smattering of details when Intel and Nvidia launched new components, Lenovo is now releasing more information about its revamped Legion gaming lineup, including three new laptops and a redesigned desktop. The company is also diversifying this year by adding AMD’s Ryzen processors to some of the designs. The new lineup is set to launch in May.

The laptops follow a new naming scheme. There’s the Lenovo Legion 7, Legion 5 and Legion 5i, as well as a new IdeaPad

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Minecraft RTX Performance: You're Going to Need a Beefy GPU

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After what feels like ages of waiting, Minecraft RTX is here. First teased in August 2019 at Gamescom 2019, if you've wondered what exactly was taking so long, you're not alone. Our bet is that Nvidia and Microsoft have spent a lot of time trying to get Minecraft RTX running as good as possible on the widest selection of the best graphics cards before the public release. If you're thinking Minecraft with ray tracing effects tacked

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AMD Ryzen 4000 Lands in HP Envy 2020 Laptop Lineup

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HP is going after a growing market of creators -- as well as Apple’s lunch -- with its new Envy laptops for 2020. Announced today and arriving throughout April and May, the refreshed clamshells and 2-in-1s focus on battery life and the ability to juggle multiple creative workloads. For the 2-in1s, HP is calling in the new AMD Ryzen 4000

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HP ZBook Studio and ZBook Create Take Aim at Apple

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HP is taking aim directly at Apple’s grip over the creative market with its latest ZBook workstations . The two new laptops are set for release later this August and purportedly running “33% faster than the Macbook Pro 16 ” on Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere Pro, along with “7 times faster” for rendering tasks, according to HP’s internal testing.

HP ZBook StudioHP ZBook Create
CPUUp to Intel Xeon Latest GenUp to Intel Core i9
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Aorus' 165Hz Curved HDR Gaming Monitor Is $120 Off

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The Aorus CV27F, a 165Hz curved HDR gaming monitor that debuted last year, is on sale at Newegg for the next 3 days. Newegg is temporarily dropping the speedy display's price from $350 to just $280 with an additional $50 off after rebate for a grand total of just $230.

In our Aorus CV27F review , we praised the value it offered at about $300

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