Gigabyte's Designare DDR4 RAM Kit Offers 64GB With Sleek Looks

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Gigabyte this week quietly listed its new Designare 64GB RAM kit , which offers that huge capacity spread out across only two DIMMs. With 32GB per module, this appeals mostly to professional creators with very memory-intensive tasks like video editing.

Compatible with both AMD and Intel platforms, in high-end desktop (HEDT) systems with eight slots you could use these to create a RAM pool of up to 256GB.

The kit has a tested frequency of 3

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Hits Pre-Order at Amazon Canada

AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 3990X is scheduled to hit shelves tomorrow. However, the 64-core monster is already available for pre-order at Amazon Canada for 5,476.91 CAD , which is about $4,120 (https://www.amazon.ca/advanced-micro-Ryzen-Threadripper-3990X/dp/B0815SBQ9W) .

The suggested e-tail price for the

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Intel Finally Certified an AMD Thunderbolt Motherboard: Here's Why That Matters

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There are plenty of AMD motherboards out there with Thunderbolt 3, but none of them have been certified by Intel until today. Today will go down as a special day in ASRock history, because now it's able to say that it's the first to have an Intel-certified Thunderbolt AMD board.

The motherboard in question is the X570 Phantom Gaming ITX/TB3, which is a small-form-factor Mini-ITX motherboard based on AMD's

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Razer Huntsman Gaming Keyboard Is on Sale for $90

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If you're looking for one of the best tech deals on a gaming keyboard, look to the Razer Huntsman. The opto-mechanical RGB typer sold for as much as $146 on Amazon last month, but you can now get it for just $90 . The lowest price we've ever seen the Huntsman at was $80 in December, so this is a good discount.

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Eve V Successor Teaser Shows Two Thunderbolt 4, Two Type-C Ports, Powered by Intel Tiger Lake UP4

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A sequel to the crowd-sourced Eve V 2-in-1 is making progress. Today, Eve published an announcement of a next-gen Eve V and began taking feedback. In addition, Eve provided Tom's Hardware with an exclusive teaser image of a potential design, which we have published above.

The picture, which is largely dark, definitively shows four ports. Eve CEO Konstantinos Karatsevidis said two of those are Thunderbolt 4 ports, while the others are regular USB Type


Aorus RX 5700 XT 8G Review: As Fast as XT can Be?

Our Verdict

The Aorus RX 5700 XT 8G is a great performer at 1440p with ultra settings. And with some tweaking, it’s 4K UHD/60 capable. But it's pricier than similarly performing cards.

For

  • Very capable 1440p card
  • Much cheaper than RTX 2070 Super
  • Six display outputs

Against

  • Expensive compared to other 5700 XTs
  • Bulky cooler makes for a tight fit in many cases
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Security Cameras Doing More Surveillance Than Expected due to Firmware Backdoor

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Researchers have uncovered a backdoor in firmware made by China-based Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology and used in digital video recorder (DVR) and network video recorder (NVR) cameras often used for surveillance. Detailed this week, the issue affects many brands that have licensed the firmware from Xiaongmai. You can find a full list of affected devices here .

In 2016, Xiaongmai was also hit with a recall order by the U.S. government, due to the Mirai botnet enabling backdoors


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Intel CC150: The Strange Case of the CPU With 8C/16T and no Turbo

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The strange and mysterious Intel CC150 processor has seemingly been benchmarked. Not only does the chip do away with traditional Intel branding, it lacks a turbo clock speed despite offering greater specs than the lower-end CPUs, like Celerons and Pentiums, that typically forgo the feature. A user of the Chinese Zhihu forums reportedly put the CC160 through its paces.

The CC150 is shrouded in mystery. One

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Report: Coronavirus Hitting Graphics Card, Motherboard Demand in China

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It's no secret that Coronavirus is affecting the tech industry . According to a DigiTimes report Tuesday, that also includes China's PC building industry, namely motherboards and graphics cards , which are reportedly already seeing a drop in local demand.

The report cites unnamed "sources from the upstream supply chain" and says that vendors like Asus and Gigabyte, which see most of its GPU and mobo products sent to China, may see shipments drop further than originally expected in Q1. Gigabyte


Acer's Awesome ED242QR 24" Curved 144Hz 1080p VA Gaming Monitor is Just $142 (29% Off)

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Love gaming? Get a high refresh monitor. You won't ever want to go back to 60Hz. The only problem, of course, with 144Hz-plus gaming panels is price. They tend to be painful. At least they used to be. This Acer ED242QR 144Hz 24-inch curved monitor is yours for just $141.99 thanks to this Amazon deal that's very nearly a

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