World of Warcraft's PC system requirements are getting a big uplift with Dragonflight

Is your PC ready for Dragonflight?

Published: 3rd October 2022 | Source: Blizzard | Author: Mark Campbell

DirectX 12 and SSD storage are now minimum requirements for World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft released back in 2004, and over time the game's visuals have become more impressive and the game's systems have become increasingly complex. With the release of the game's latest expansion, Dragonflight, World of Warcraft's PC system requirements are going to rise significantly,

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Intel

Intel reveals DDR5-7600 XMP memory support plans for its Raptor Lake CPUs

Z790 motherboards will support DDR5-7000+ XMP memory modules

Published: 3rd October 2022 | Source: Intel XMP | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel has revealed DDR5-7600 XMP modules for its i9-13900K CPUs and Z790 motherboards

While Intel's 13th generation Raptor Lake processors and Z790 motherboards will only officially support DDR5-5600 memory modules, the company

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Hackers have jailbroken Sony's PlayStation 5 console, opening the door to further hacks

This jailbreak could potentially open the door to homebrew software and other

Published: 3rd October 2022 | Source: Lance McDonald Twitter | Author: Mark Campbell

Hacker installs delisted P.T. demo on PlayStation 5 using a new jailbreak exploit

Lance McDonald , the PlayStation hacker behind Bloodborne's popular 60 FPS mod/patch, has showcased a new PlayStation 5 exploit that has allowed him to install software on his console.

Using a newly discovered PlayStation 5 exploit, Lance managed to install a PlayStation 4 PKG

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A fully path traced version of Quake has been launched

Half-Life: Ray Traced has been postponsed

Published: 3rd October 2022 | Source: sultim-t | Author: Mark Campbell

Half-Life: Ray Traced has been delayed, but Quake RT is here

In a video announcement today, the PC modder sultim-t released a video announcing the delay of their Half-Life: Ray Traced project, revealing instead that they have created a fully path traced version of id Software's Quake.

Previously, sultim-t has created path tracing mods


Intel

Don't use Ryzen Master Eco Mode with Ryzen 9 7900X 7950X CPUs until you read this

Introduction - Is hardware Eco mode better than Software Eco Mode?

Published: 30th September 2022 | Source: AMD Ryzen Master | Price: | Author: Mark Campbell

You need to read this before using Ryzen Master's Eco Mode

Eco Mode is an incredibly useful feature of AMD's Ryzen 7000 series, allowing PC gamers to adjust the performance, efficiency, and thermals of their systems with very little effort. Do you want maximised performance, or do you want lowered thermals and

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Scientific paper calculate Bitcoin's climate impact - Dubs the currency "Digital Crude"

Bitcoin is an environmental disaster, and its getting worse

Published: 30th September 2022 | Source: Nature.com | Author: Mark Campbell

Paper highlights that climate damages caused by Bitcoin, comparing the cryptocurrency to the crude oil

In a study titles "Economic estimation of Bitcoin mining’s climate damages demonstrates closer resemblance to digital crude than digital gold" ( read it here ), scientists have compared the climate damaged caused by several major industries to the market value of product that is produced by these industries

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Acer reveal their Predator ARC A770 BiFrost graphics card

A heatsink design that includes both axial and blower-style fans

Published: 30th September 2022 | Source: Predator Gaming | Author: Mark Campbell

Meet Acer's Predator BiFrost ARC A770 graphics card

Acer has officially become one of Intel's OEM partners for their Arc A-series launch, revealing their Predator ARC A770 BiFrost graphics card, a graphics card that features a unique heatsink design.

This 2.5-slot graphics card from Acer features both a blower

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EK and MSI launch their Limited Edition MPG X670E Carbon EK-X AM5 motherboard

Want to water cool your CPU and VRMs? MSI has a product for you

Published: 30th September 2022 | Source: EKWB | Author: Mark Campbell

Want a fully liquid cooled motherboard for AMD's new Ryzen 7000 series processors? EK and MSI may have the product for you?

EK and MSI have just revealed their MPG X670E Carbon EK-X, a limited run AM5 motherboard that features a custom designed EK Quantum monoblock that cools the VRM section

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AMD Roadmap reveals their enhanced Ryzen 7000 X3D series CPUs and TBA Threadripper processors

It looks like AMD has plans to release Zen 4 Threadripper processors

Published: 30th September 2022 | Source: @Sebuahsarang - Twitter | Author: Mark Campbell

AMD's Ryzen 7000 series is getting a V-Cache upgrade - Leaked Roadmap confirms

A image of AMD's latest consumer CPU roadmap is now available to view online thanks to a leaker called @sebuahsarang on Twitter. This roadmap confirms AMD's plans to reveal and released V-Cache enhanced Ryzen 7000

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Sackboy: A Big Adventure is coming to PC - Here's what you need to run it

Sackboy is coming to PC with DLSS

Published: 29th September 2022 | Source: Sony | Author: Mark Campbell

Is your PC ready for Sackboy's latest adventure?

Earlier today, Sony revealed that Sackboy: A Big Adventure is coming to PC, and now the company has revealed the game's PC system requirements, letting PC gamers know if their systems are ready for Sumo Digital's chaotic 3D platformer.

On PC, Sackboy: A Big Adventure will feature an unlocked framerate,

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