Asus ROG Strix RX 5500 XT O8G Gaming Review: Premium card, but worth the price?

Our Verdict

The Asus ROG Strix RX 5500 XT O8G Gaming averaged over 60 fps at 1080p ultra and 1440p medium settings. Priced a bit higher than other RX 5500 XTs, the premium features and superior cooling make this a viable option at the $230 price point.

For

  • Quiet and effective cooling solution
  • Dual BIOS for Quiet/Performance modes
  • Asus FanConnect II attaches fans to the GPU
  • On/off button for RGB lighting

Against

  • Priced
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Raspberry Pi Project Lets You Watch CRT TV for Retro Feels

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The Raspberry Pi community is well-known for its love of retro gaming with platforms like RetroPie and Lakka. But this week, a Reddit user known as T8er8 reminded us you can also bring retro hardware to the table. T8er8 shared a Pi project with an old CRT set up to loop episodes of the web series "Interface."

If you want to play retro games or watch videos with a 4:3 aspect ratio, this sort of project is


HTC Vive Cosmos VR Headset Review: Solid Upgrade

Our Verdict

The HTC Vive Cosmos is a great VR headset, but it's held back by poor controller ergonomics. Still, with a comfortable fit and the elimination of base stations, it's a solid replacement for the original HTC Vive.

For

  • Excellent displays
  • Strong build quality
  • Flip visor
  • No external base stations
  • Upgradeable

Against

  • Expensive
  • Limited day-one software support
  • Controller ergonomics need improvement
  • Controllers' AA batteries don't last long
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HTC Vive Cosmos Elite VR Headset Review: External Tracking Faceplate Delivers

Our Verdict

The Cosmos Elite with the External Tracking Faceplate gives you everything you need in a VR headset, but the price makes it a tough buy against the current competition.

For

  • Excellent tracking accuracy
  • Compatible with SteamVR peripherals
  • Faceplate is easy to install

Against

  • Very expensive
  • Back to the original Vive controllers
  • Faceplate disables camera tracking

In our HTC Vive Cosmos review last fall, we checked out the vendor’s latest take on the best VR

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Power Supply Deal Cuts EVGA's Modular 750W PSU to $80

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Power supply pricing has been pretty painful lately. But one of the best tech deals we found in this space makes a powerful PSU surprisingly accessible at just $80 on Newegg after entering the promo code "MBCKHUZ" and mailing in the $20 rebate. This matches the lowest price we've ever seen for the EVGA SuperNOVA 750 GA, and considering it's normally $129.99, that's a steal.

Highlights include 80

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The Coronavirus Cyber Scam Business Keeps Growing

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Researchers have discovered tens of thousands of malicious websites taking advantage of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to ZDNet , which today reported that thousands of similar websites are being created every day.

The report said that cybersecurity software vendor RiskIQ began tracking COVID-19-related domains on March 15 and found 13,500 suspicious domains. On March 16, it found more than 35,000 more domains, and on March 17 it discovered over 1


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AMD-Powered Microsoft Surface Device Spotted Online

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We may soon see Microsoft Surface devices with AMD Ryzen 4000 CPU options. That's based on a listing in the 3DMark 11 database spotted by hardware leaker @_rogame that shows a Surface sporting an AMD Ryzen 5 4500U APU and a AMD Radeon RX 5300M mobile graphics card.

The listing didn't reveal if the unit tested was a Surface Laptop, Surface Book or Surface

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Intel's New Research System Has the Neural Capacity of a Small Mammal Brain

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Intel today announced it has reached a new milestone for its neuromorphic chip called Loihi. It comes in the form of a system targeting research that's packed with 786 Loihi chips for a total of over 100 million neurons. The system goes by Pohoiki Springs and is available to Intel’s research community members through the cloud and programmed via an SDK.

Pohoiki Springs: Powered by Loihi

Intel unveiled Loihi in 2017. It's a (spiking)

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PS5 Specs Revealed: GPU, CPU, RAM, SSD and More

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In a live stream today, Sony's lead architect for PlayStation 5 Mark Cerny, spilled some technical details about the PS5.

"The feature most requested by developers was an SSD," Cerny said. But for PS5, the GPU was the hardest part to integrate, in an attempt to get cutting edge tech but also not need too much time for developers to get to speed.

Additionally, he discussed "vastly improved audio."

Developing...

SSD


"Developers

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Nvidia GeForce Now Membership Selling Out Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

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Nvidia's GeForce Now has been subject to heaps of setbacks through developers pulling out of the service. Nevertheless, it appears that Nvidia's game streaming service is still quite the success, as the Founder's Edition slots in Europe are all sold out with the company expecting the U.S. to follow soon.

"As you can imagine, we’re experiencing a substantial increase in the number of GeForce Now players and their amount of playtime." an Nvidia spokesperson said

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