Intel

AMD's EPYC CPUs have been hit with 22 Security Vulnerabilities - Fixes are already available

EPYC users should update their system's AGESA/BIOS

Published: 15th November 2021 | Source: AMD | Author: Mark Campbell

AMD reveals and fixes 22 EPYC CPU security vulnerabilities

While news of new Intel related CPU vulnerabilities is commonplace, AMD's EPYC processors are not exactly free of issues. The commonality of Intel CPU vulnerability disclosures is thanks to Intel's market share and the sheer amount of effort put into finding and addressing security issues with the CPU market's leader.

With

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Why HDDs are out and SSDs are in for gamers - 3DMARK Storage Benchmark Tested

There's a reason why consoles have moved towards SSD storage

Published: 13th November 2021 | Source: OC3D Internal Testing | Price: | Author: Mark Campbell

Why HDDs are out and SSDs are in for gamers - 3DMARK Storage Benchmark Tested

UL Benchmarks has released a new storage testing tool for their gaming-oriented 3DMARK suite of benchmarking utilities, taking traces from various popular gaming workloads to emulator real-world gaming workloads.

Using this benchmark, UL Benchmark hopes to allow gamers
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PCSpecialist Fusion Nova Review

Introduction and Technical Specifications

Published: 12th November 2021 | Source: PCSpecialist | Price: £999.99 | Author: Bryan Waters

Introduction

We think it's fair to say that the hardware market has somewhat split in two of late. On the one hand you have products at the upper end where you're paying £800 for a CPU, £700 for a top end motherboard and nearly a grand and a half for a flagship graphics card.


Intel

It looks like Intel's B660 motherboards may axe PCIe 5.0 support to lower pricing

Will cutting PCIe 5.0 lower the cost of B660 motherboards?

Published: 12th November 2021 | Source: Videocardz | Author: Mark Campbell

It looks like Intel's B660 chipset will axe PCIe 5.0 support to lower motherboard pricing

Thanks to Videocardz , some information about ASUS' upcoming Prime B660-PLUS D4 motherboard has been revealed, suggesting that Intel's B660 series motherboards may axe PCIe 5.0 support to
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Battlefield 2042 has launched without voice chat support

While other options are available, the lack of an in-game option is a huge oversight

Published: 12th November 2021 | Source: Battlefield | Author: Mark Campbell

Battlefield 2042 has launched without voice chat support

Most online games have built-in voice chat options, allowing players to communicate with each other and work together to achieve their goals. For many gamers, this option is vital for strategic multiplayer play, especially if you are playing with teammates who you do not know.
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Rockstar removes Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy from sale on PC amid launcher turmoil

The Rockstar Games Launcher remains offline

Published: 12th November 2021 | Source: Rockstar Games | Author: Mark Campbell

Rockstar removes Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy from sale on PC amid launcher turmoil

The launch of Rockstar's Grand Theft Autio: The Trilogy Definitive Edition is going poorly, with gamers on consoles reporting performance issues while PC gamers have found themselves unable to play the game due to issues with Rockstar's PC games launcher.

On PC, the situation is bad enough to force Grand Theft
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The Xbox App for PC has just gotten some major upgrades

Faster downloads, mod support, drive selection support and more.

Published: 12th November 2021 | Source: Xbox Game Pass for PC | Author: Mark Campbell

Expect big changes to the Xbox app for PC

Microsoft's Xbox app for PC is far from being the best, lacking features that are common amongst all other game launchers. Thankfully, Microsoft has been listening to the PC gaming community and has revealed a large number of changes that will be coming to the Xbox app for PC soon.

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AMD's Radeon Software 21.11.2 driver offers gamers a 10+% boost in Battlefield 2042

Radeon is ready for the Battlefield

Published: 12th November 2021 | Source: AMD Radeon Technologies Group | Author: Mark Campbell

AMD's Radeon Software 21.11.2 driver offers gamers a 10+% boost in Battlefield 2042

AMD has just launched their second major driver update of November 2021, this time offering game-specific optimisations for Battlefield 2042, one of the most highly anticipated multiplayer shooters of the year.

With AMD'
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Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep is currently free on the Epic Games Store

This game paves the way towards Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands

Published: 11th November 2021 | Source: Epic Games | Author: Mark Campbell

Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep is free on the Epic Games Store until November 16th

To help promote their Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, Gearbox has released Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 as a standalone game, costing £7.99/$9.99 on consoles


Raptoreum mining threatens the world's supply of AMD Ryzen processors

Raptoreum loves large caches, and that isn't good news for PC builders

Published: 11th November 2021 | Source: El Chapuza Informatico | Author: Mark Campbell

Raptoreum mining threatens the world's supply of AMD Ryzen processors

In the world of x86 processors, many of the latest architectural innovations have come in the form of cache enhancements. This is true for both the AMD Ryzen 5000 series and Intel's 12th Generation Core series processors. Stronger cache performance
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