RPCS3 Developer explains why AVX-512 is important for PS3 emulation and more

AVX-512 is important, and not because of its increased Vector Width

Published: 17th June 2022 | Source: Whatcookie | Author: Mark Campbell

No, AVX-512 is not a useless instruction set - Claims PS3 Emulation Guru

The AVX-512 instruction set has a bad reputation, and most of that reputation comes from Intel's spotty support for the instruction set on its processors. Beyond that, the instruction set's fragmented feature set made the

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Amazon's giving away over 30 free games this month for Prime Day - Including Mass Effect Legendary Edition

Amazon's Prime Day will be a great day for Pc gamers

Published: 17th June 2022 | Source: Amazon Prime Gaming | Author: Mark Campbell

Grab a free copy of Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Grid Legends and more with Amazon Prime gaming next month

As part of this years Amazon Prime Day (July 12th/13th), Amazon will be giving away over 30 free games as part of their Games with Prime promotion. The good news for PC gamers is that

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Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade is now available on Steam, and its Steam Deck Verified

Even with a discount, Square Enix is overcharging for this poor PC port

Published: 17th June 2022 | Source: Steam | Author: Mark Campbell

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is now available on Steam with a 29% discount

Starting today, Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade is available on PC through Steam, ending the game's time as an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC.

To celebrate this launch, Square Enix had made the game available with a 29% discount, making the

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Kioxia's reveals 7-bit NAND experiments at IMW

These experiments could result in larger SSDs

Published: 16th June 2022 | Source: PC Watch | Author: Mark Campbell

Kioxia's working on 7-bit NAND for future SSDs

Kioxia's one of the world's leading NAND manufacturers, and at the International Memory Workshop (IMW) the company confirmed that they are working on 7-bit NAND, Hept-Level Cell (HLC) NAND.

Today, most SSDs currently use Triple-Level Cell (TLC) or Quad-Level

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Nvidia has restocked its RTX 3080 and RTX 3060 Ti Founders Editions in the UK at MSRP

Grab an MSRP card while you can!

Published: 16th June 2022 | Source: Nvidia | Author: Mark Campbell

Nvidia's TX 3080 and RTX 3060 Ti Founders Edition GPUs are now in stock in the UK at MSRP

For the first time in what feels like a lifetime, Nvidia's RTX 3080 and RTX 3060 Ti are available at their UK MSRPs of £649 and £369. Nvidia has restocked

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A fan-made PC port of Jak and Daxter is in the works, and its looks awesome

A full PC port of Jak and Daxter is coming!

Published: 16th June 2022 | Source: github | Author: Mark Campbell

Jak and Daxter is now playable (natively) on PC thanks to a fan-made PC port

Game decompilation projects are quickly growing in popularity, reverse-engineering efforts that are allowing enthusiasts to understand classic games, rework them, and port them to other devices.

Recently, popular decompilation efforts have included Super Mario 64 and The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time


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AMD's said to become TSMC's largest 5nm customer in 2023

AMD's expected to reach 5nm production volumes of 200,000 wafers in Q4 2022

Published: 16th June 2022 | Source: China Times | Author: Mark Campbell

AMD's going to become one of TSMC's top customers in 2023

The past few years have seen AMD grow into a silicon behemoth, with their Ryzen and EPYC CPUs growing in popularity, their custom silicon penetrating almost all areas of the gaming market, and

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Used GPU prices have plummeted - Value returns to the GPU market

Miners are selling up, and that has oversupplied the used GPU market

Published: 16th June 2022 | Source: eBay Listings | Author: Mark Campbell

Used GPU prices have plummeted, and its only a matter of time before this impacts new GPUs

eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree, and other websites that deal in used products are now filled with graphics cards. The value of Bitcoin and Ethereum are decreasing, and rising electricity costs have made cryptocurrency mining less and less profitable. Now, cryptocurrency miners are

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Capcom's makes its older DX11 Non-Ray Tracing versions of Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7 available following community backlash

Capcom's new game versions broke a lot of community made content for the games' PC versions

Published: 16th June 2022 | Source: Steam | Author: Mark Campbell

Some Resident Evil fans aren't happy with Capcom's updated DX12 versions of RE 2, 3, and 7

Earlier this week, Capcom released updated versions of Resident Evil 2, 3, and 7 for PC and current-generation consoles, adding ray tracing to all three games and other engine enhancements.

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Coinbase is laying off 1,100 employees as Crypto's value crumbles

Crypto's value is crumbling - Gamers rejoice

Published: 16th June 2022 | Source: Various Sources | Author: Mark Campbell

Coinbase has laid off around 18% of its staff after Bitcoin's value dropped by 30% in a week

The past few weeks have not been good for Cryptocurrency investors, with Bitcoin's value plummeting to an 2-year low this week, with the currency currently being valued at around $21,000 per Bitcoin. Last week

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