Star Wars Jedi Survivor's Patch 6 has landed, and it features no performance improvements

A lot of bug fixes, but no performance enhancements

Published: 21st June 2023 | Source: EA | Author: Mark Campbell

Patch 6 for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has arrived, and more updates are on the horizon

EA and Respawn Entertainment have released update 6 for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, fixing a large number of bugs that affected the game on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5.

Sadly, this update has no further performance enhancements for Jedi: Survivor's

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3DMARK is now available on the Epic Games Store

Ready for some benchmarking?

Published: 21st June 2023 | Source: UL Benchmarks | Author: Mark Campbell

UL Benchmarks brings 3DMARK on the Epic Games Store

UL Benchmarks has confirmed that 3DMARK is now available to purchase on the Epic Games Store, and that for a limited time, the benchmarking utility will be available on that storefront at a discounted rate.

3DMARK is one of the premiere benchmarking utilities for PC gamers, containing a variety of tests that allow PC gamers and analysts to compare

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Star Wars Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora will be Ubisoft Connect exclusive on PC

Ubisoft is keeping these games to itself on PC

Published: 20th June 2023 | Source: Ubisoft | Author: Mark Campbell

Two of Ubisoft's biggest upcoming titles will not be launching on Steam or the Epic Games Store on PC

Based on the company's marketing materials for both games, Ubisoft will be launching both Star Wars: Outlaws and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora exclusively though their Ubisoft Connect PC client on PC, which means that neither game will be available on day-1 through competing

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"Nothing but mistakes" - YUZU emulator team calls Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4060 Ti design a "serious downgrade"

The RTX 4060 Ti's 128-bit memory bus is underwhelming...

Published: 20th June 2023 | Source: YUZU Emulator | Author: Mark Campbell

The YUZU team has called Nvidia's RTX 4060 Ti a "serious downgrade" when compared to its predecessor - Memory bandwidth matters

When Nvidia launched their RTX 4060 Ti graphics card, there were a lot of complaints that the graphics card did not have enough memory bandwidth to run

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Noctua launches 24-to-12V Step-Down Voltage converters for its fans

You can now safely use Noctua fans in 24W environments

Published: 20th June 2023 | Source: Noctua | Author: Mark Campbell

It's now easier than ever to use Noctua fans with your 3D printers and other projects

Noctua is a manufacturer of PC fans, and PC fans (mostly) run at 12V. Outside of the world of PC building, fans are made that can functions across a variety of voltage environments, with 24V fans being popular for many

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Gigabyte launches the first Mini-ITX AMD A620 AM5 motherboard

An affordable AM5 motherboard for Mini-ITX systems

Published: 20th June 2023 | Source: Videocardz | Author: Mark Campbell

Cheaper AM5 motherboards are here, and Gigabyte are ready to launch their first MITX A620 option

AMD's AM5 CPU platform has become a lot more affordable in recent weeks thanks to the introduction of new A620 series motherboards, entry-level designs that lower the costs of building a baseline Ryzen 7000 based PC. Thanks

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EU regulations will make smartphone batteries user-replicable by 2027

Smartphone battery replacements typically require specialised tools. The EU plans to change that

Published: 19th June 2023 | Source: European Parliament | Author: Mark Campbell

The EU votes overwhelmingly to make batteries more sustainable

The European Parliament has just given smartphone and tablet makers a major headache by approving new rules that will make portable batteries user replaceable by 2027.

With 587 votes for, 20 abstentions, and nine votes against the legislation, the EU has adopted its new battery legislation with

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ASUS responds to ROG Ally Performance Regression Issues

ROG Ally users have reported reduced performance with the handheld's latest BIOS update

Published: 19th June 2023 | Source: ASUS ROG Global YouTube | Author: Mark Campbell

ASUS confirms that a fix is on the way for the ROG Ally's performance regressing BIOS update

In a recent stream from ASUS' marketing team, the company has acknowledged that some ROG Ally users are reporting performance regressions after updating the handheld to its latest BIOS, version 3.19. This bug is reportedly reducing the


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Intel's set to receive €9.9 billion in state subsidies for German fab

Intel's CEO is set to sign a new deal with the German government later today

Published: 19th June 2023 | Source: Handelsblatt | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel's getting ready to sign a new agreement with the German government to build its Magdeburg fab

Intel's planning to expand its presence in Europe, using state and EU funds to help create new leading-edge chipmaking facilities, R&D hubs, and assembly sites on the continent. Later today, Intel's CEO

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Inno3D launches RTX 4070 and RTX 4060 series graphics cards with "hidden" power cables

Will other manufacturers follow suit?

Published: 19th June 2023 | Source: Inno3D | Author: Mark Campbell

Inno3D's making gaming PCs tidier with their new "hidden" power cable RTX 4070/4060 designs

Inno3D has just launched new RTX 4070, RTX 4060 Ti and RTX 4060 Twin X2 graphics card designs that offer users a new "hidden power cable" option that allows PC

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