Gigabyte launches the world's first low profile RTX 40 series GPU

This RTX 4060 is tiny

Published: 5th August 2023 | Source: gigabyte | Author: Mark Campbell

Gigabyte's low profile RTX 4060 could be the perfect GPU upgrade for your HTPC

Gigabyte has officially revealed their RTX 4060 OC Low Profile graphics card, a new RTX 4060 model that fits within the compact half-height PCIe form factor. This is the first RTX 40 series graphics card that has been made for this form factor,

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Baldur's Gate 3 becomes one of Steam's most played games on day-1

Over 500,000 gamers are currently playing Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam

Published: 4th August 2023 | Source: Steam | Author: Mark Campbell

Baldur's Gate 3 is now one on the most played games on Steam

Baldur's Gate 3 is now available on PC, and the Dungeons & Dragons based RPG has quickly become one of Steam's most played game, achieving the platform's number 3 spot with over 500,000 concurrent

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Linux overtakes macOS as Steam's second most popular OS

We can thank Valve's Steam Deck for this growth

Published: 4th August 2023 | Source: Steam Hardware Survey | Author: Mark Campbell

Valve's Steam Deck has made Linux Steam's second most popular OS

Linux gaming is on the rise, and according to Valve's Steam Hardware Survey, almost 2% of PC gamers are now using Linux, with Linux overtaking macOS to become Steam's second most popular OS for the first time.

While Windows remains the most popular OS for

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RPCSX becomes the first emulator to boot Bloodborne on PC

Bloodborne is finally coming to PC thanks to emulation

Published: 4th August 2023 | Source: BrutalSam - YouTube | Author: Mark Campbell

The RPCSX emulator has taken Bloodborne one step closer to playability on PC

Bloodborne is one of the PlayStation 4's most popular exclusives, and it feels like every month there is a new rumour about a potential PlayStation 5 re-release or a new PC version of From Software's Victorian-era action role playing game. Sadly, these rumours have always been false


Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is now available to play for free on Steam

The whole game isn't available for free, but free users will get access to a lot of content

Published: 4th August 2023 | Source: Steam | Author: Mark Campbell

PC gamers can now play Age of Empires III Definitive Edition for free on Steam

Xbox Games Studios have given PC gamers a new way to play Age of Empires III; Definitive Edition, a free trial version that will feature a rotating set of civilizations, access to skirmish and multiplayer battles, and access to act 1 of

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PowerColor Leak reveals AMD's Radeon RX 7800 XT

Plenty of VRAM and very high GPU clock speeds

Published: 4th August 2023 | Source: PowerColor | Author: Mark Campbell

PowerColor accidentally reveals AMD's Radeon RX 7800 XT, and all of its specifications

PowerColor has accidentally revealed AMD's Radeon RX 7800 XT, a new RDNA 3 based graphics card that will finally plug the cap between AMD's RX 7900 series and their lower-end Radeon RX 7600.

On their website,

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Recycled DRAM - Manufacturers are using old server memory to produce new DDR4 memory kits

Manufacturers are using recycled memory chips to create cheaper DDR4 modules

Published: 3rd August 2023 | Source: Trendforce | Author: Mark Campbell

Old DRAM modules are now being recycles to create new DRAM kits, with server kits being stripped to create consumer-grade modules

Trendforce has confirmed that the DRAM market has seen an influx of DDR4 memory modules that are "stripped from decommissioned server DRAM modules", allowing new consumer DRAM modules to be created with used server chips.

Used sever DRAM modules are now

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The Callisto Protocol's developer, Striking Distance Studios, has been hit with layoffs

The studio released The Callisto Protocol's last DLC pack in June

Published: 3rd August 2023 | Source: Eurogamer | Author: Mark Campbell

Striking Distance Studios lays off 32 employees as the developer realigns its priorities

Striking Distance Studios, the developer behind 2022's The Callisto Protocol, has confirmed that they have laid off 32 employees  as the company implements strategic changes following the release of The Callisto Protocol's final DLC in June.

In a statement to IGN, Striking Distance

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Mackie CR5-XBT Gaming & Studio Monitor Review

Gaming Audio Battle?

Published: 2nd August 2023 | Source: Mackie | Price: £109 | Author: Tom Logan

Introduction

Whenever it comes time to get some quality audio from your system, it's easy to forget how far we've come in a few short years. It doesn't seem all that long ago that the majority of audio solutions were tiny plastic speakers with all the depth of a puddle and broad range of a knife edge.

If, like us,

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Keeping Moore's Law Alive - ASML's latest tech will push the limits of EUV lithography

ASML's next generation of chipmaking tools will be ready for commercial use in 2025

Published: 2nd August 2023 | Source: ASML - IEEE.org | Author: Mark Campbell

ASML's High-NA EUV technology is coming to keep Moore's Law alive

Cutting edge semiconductors require cutting-edge lithography equipment, tools that can be used to build chips with transistors that are unimaginably small and have a level of precision that is crazy high. ASML is one of the companies behind

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