It looks like Diablo IV may be the second major PC game to support DirectStorage

DirectStorage promises decreased CPU overhead and faster loading times

Published: 28th March 2023 | Source: Diablo IV Subreddit | Author: Mark Campbell

It looks like Diablo IV's beta supports Microsoft's DirectStorage API, accelerating loading times

Thanks to the datamining efforts of Reddit's Diablo fans, we now know that Blizzard's Diablo IV beta appears to support Microsoft's DirectStorage API, a factor that may make Diablo IV the second major AAA game to launch with Microsoft's storage boosting technology

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be quiet! revamps their Light Wings range with new White ARGB fans

Great looking white fans for builders who want a quiet system

Published: 28th March 2023 | Source: be quiet! | Author: Mark Campbell

Be Quiet's Light Wings series fans are now available in white

Today, Be Quiet! has expanded their range of fans with new White models of their Light Wings series fans. We reviewed these fans back in 2021 , and we were impressed by their lighting, their noise levels, and their overall performance. With these new white models

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DRAM prices are expected to fall by 10-15% in Q2 2023

Expect DRAM prices to continue falling in Q2 2023

Published: 28th March 2023 | Source: Trendforce | Author: Mark Campbell

DRAM pricing saw major declines in Q1 2023, and further drops are expected in Q2

Trendforce has predicted that DRAM pricing will fall by between 10-15% next quarter, following a plunge of 20% in Q1 2023. Demand for DRAM is not expected to recover in Q2 20

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Steam's dropping Windows 7 and Windows 8 support

Steam is moving on from Windows 7

Published: 28th March 2023 | Source: Steam | Author: Mark Campbell

Security updates and Chromium are forcing Valve to drop Windows 7/8 support from Steam

Valve has confirmed that they are dropping support for Windows 7, 8 and 8.1 from their Steam gaming client on January 1st 2024, stating that the platform's newest features and planned security updates will require PC gamers to move to newer versions of Windows.

Currently, less

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The Dolphin Wii/GameCube emulator is coming to Steam this year

Dolphin is the premiere Wii and GameCube emulator

Published: 28th March 2023 | Source: Dolphin | Author: Mark Campbell

The Nintendo Wii/GameCube emulator Dolphin is coming to Steam

The development team behind the Dolphin emulator have today confirmed that their their popular Wii/GameCube emulator is coming to Steam, having officially published the game's Steam page with a "Q2 2023" planned release date.

On Steam, the Dolphin emulator will support Windows, MacOS, and Linux, which

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Kingston delivers FURY Beast White DDR5 modules with speeds of up to 7200 MT/s

Ultra-fast DDR5 modules for AMD and Intel based systems

Published: 28th March 2023 | Source: Kingston | Author: Mark Campbell

Kingston expands its DDR5 lineup with new white Beast and Renegade modules

Kingston have launched new white versions of their DDR5 Fury Beast and Fury Renegade DDR5 memory modules, offering PC builders optimised DRAM performance for AMD and Intel systems respectively.

These DRAM modules are already available with standard black FURY heatsinks, with these new white kits delivering some new aesthetic options to

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Resident Evil 4 Remake PC Performance Review and Optimisation Guide

Resident Evil 4 is Capcom's most impressive RE Engine game to date

Published: 27th March 2023 | Source: OC3D Internal Testing | Price: | Author: Mark Campbell

Resident Evil 4's Remake has arrived

After years of waiting, Resident Evil 4 has finally received its highly anticipated remake, a modern reincarnation of GameCube era classic with modern visuals, reworks, and improvements.

Like all modern Resident Evil games, Resident Evil 4's 2023 remake has been built

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Gigabyte claims that "next generation of AMD Ryzen desktop processors" are launching this year

Is Zen 5 coming this year?

Published: 27th March 2023 | Source: Gigabyte - Via Andreas Schilling | Author: Mark Campbell

Gigabyte expects AMD to launch next-generation Ryzen processors later this year

As part of a press release for their socket AM5-based E133-C10 and R133-C10 servers, Gigabyte has claimed that "next-generation" Ryzen desktop processors are due to launching "later this year".

Currently, it

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Cryptocurrencies are not "useful for society" claims Nvidia

Nvidia's no longer making huge profits selling GPUs to cryptocurrency miners

Published: 27th March 2023 | Source: The Guardian | Author: Mark Campbell

Nvidia's CTO claims that cryptocurrencies do not  “bring anything useful for society”

In an interview with The Guardian , Nvidia's Chief Technology Officer, Michael Kagan, has stated that cryptocurrencies do not " bring anything useful for society", despite the fact that crypto had lead Nvidia to record profits in recent years.

During the interview, Kegan

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Intel ARC Battlemage GPU Specifications Leak

Expect two times as many Xe cores and big architectural changes

Published: 27th March 2023 | Source: Red Gaming Tech | Author: Mark Campbell

Big changes are expected with Intel's next-generation Battlemage GPU architecture

Thanks to Red Gaming Tech , we have received details about Intel's next-generation Battlemage graphic architecture and some of the specifications of their planned ARC Battlemage flagship.

Sadly, it looks like Intel plans to launch their Battlemage GPU architecture in Q1 or Q2 202

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