China's Zhaoxin CPU Is in Its First Mini-PC

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Networking specialist Ruijie Networks on Tuesday launched its first mini-PC featuring China's homegrown Zhaoxin KaiXian KX-U6780A processor.

With the RG-CT7800, Ruijie Networks is adding a grain of sand toward China's "3-5-2" program .

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Logitech G332 SE Deal Lets You Ditch Your Old Gaming Headset for $25

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Best Buy is giving you the opportunity to hear your enemy better. The Logitech G332 SE, which originally sold  for $59.99, has gone on sale for just $24.99 . This is one of the best tech deals we've seen on a gaming headset today.

The G332 SE fills your ears using a pair of 50mm audio drivers. It features a lightweight design

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PCIe 6.0 Spec Release Date on Track, Version 0.5 Announced

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Although AMD has already implemented PCIe 4.0 across a range of mainstream products with its Ryzen 3000-series processors and latest graphics cards, Intel is still stuck on PCIe 3.0, having canceled its plans for PCIe 4.0 on Comet Lake . Meanwhile, PCI-SIG, which makes the PCIe specifications, announced version 0.5 of the upcoming PCIe 6.0 spec today, which features eight times the bandwidth of PCIe 3.0.

Even though

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EK-Loop Connect Lets You Control Your RGB, Fan, Pump and Sensors With One Device

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Although some motherboards have ample fan headers and RGB headers, it can be easy to run out of ports. EKWB is looking to help with its new EK-Loop Connect box, which is essentially a one-stop-shop for controlling all your PC's RGB, sensors and fans.

Announced Thursday, the offering doesn't look like much by itself, but it comes with a heap of connectors. These can push up to 120 watts of fans and nearly 5

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AMD Opens Fan Merchandise Shop

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AMD has been doing great with its hardware over the last few years, and Lisa Su is bringing the company to excellent profitability. With the company taking pride in those achievements, it has opened the AMD Fan Store with merchandise branded with Ryzen, Epyc, and Radeon logos, as spotted by HardwareLuxx .

For the time being, the 'featured' merchandise is limited to only four choices of items -- an Epyc branded t-shirt, Ryzen Threadripper hoodie, a Radeon baseball cap,


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Intel 10th Gen Processor News: Core i9-10900 Engineering Sample Benchmarked

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Rumors of Intel's upcoming desktop Comet Lake CPUs are raining down like cats and dogs. Today, Hong Kong media XFastest posted a video where it said the Intel Core i9-10900 ES was subjected to a handful of benchmarks, including a CPU-Z test and CineBench R15, ahead of its release.

Note that this is the "ES" version of the chip, meaning it's an engineering sample. Additionally, there's no


GDC Sees Oculus, Sony Cancel Over Coronavirus Concerns

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After Mobile World Congress (MWC) was recently canceled over concerns about coronavirus , it looks more likely that other tech conferences might meet a similar fate. Sony already backed out of PAX East, it announced this week, and yesterday Gamesindustry.biz reported that Sony also won't attend Game Developers Conference (GDC) in March. The same goes for Facebook's VR headset brand Oculus.

Sony's plans for covering the show, taking place in San Francisco, weren't


How to Disable Notifications in Windows 10

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Windows 10 notifications help you get key information, which ranges from the arrival of new emails to the completion of downloads. However, all of these alerts can be distracting.

Fortunately, Windows 10 makes it easy to disable/enable notifications as well as customize how they're implemented. Below, we explain how to make permanent changes to your notification settings. If you want to temporarily turn or limit which notifications you get, use the Windows Focus Assist feature instead.

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MSI MPG X570 Gaming Plus Review: Affordable Basics

Our Verdict

If motherboard sufficiency is all you need for your AMD Ryzen 3000 processor, the MPG X570 Gaming Plus gets you that -- and a bit more -- at an ultra-low price.

For

  • Adequate voltage regulator for Ryzen 3000 range
  • Good overclocking on mid-budget Ryzen 7 3700X

Against

  • Some software and BIOS features didn’t work for us
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AOC Announces its 35-inch 1440p 200Hz HDR 1000 G-SYNC Monitor

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We’ve reached out to AOC’s PR team for a US price and availability and will update this article accordingly once they respond.

AOC has just announced the launch of its latest AGON AG353UCG monitor. Debuting this February in Europe with a retail price of £2,159 it’s spec list is seriously impressive. With a 35-inch 1800R curved form factor, 10-bit VA panel with included Quantum Dot

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