Intel

What are Intel IPUs and why do they matter?

Overclock3D.Net | Sept. 8, 2021, 6:54 a.m. | Original

Reducing overheat to create more powerful servers

Published: 8th September 2021 | Source: Intel | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel Discusses their Infrastructure Processing Unit Plans

In recent months Intel has been talking a lot about their new IPU (Infrastructure Processing Unit) product lines, which has lead many hardware enthusiasts to wonder, "What is an IPU" and "how will IPUs affect me?". In this article, we will briefly explain what Intel's IPUs are, and how they will impact the future

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Here's what you need to run Call of Duty Vanguard's Open Beta on PC

Overclock3D.Net | Sept. 8, 2021, 4:36 a.m. | Original

Can you run it?

Published: 8th September 2021 | Source: Call of Duty | Author:

Call of Duty Vanguard Open Beta PC system requirements have been revealed

Call of Duty Vanguard is entering open beta on PC on September 18th, with pre-orderers receiving early access to the beta starting on September 16th. The game's Xbox and PlayStation betas will run concurrently with the game's PC beta.

On PC, Call of Duty: Vanguard will be exclusive to Blizzard
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Some PCIe 4.0 SSDs are faster in a PS5 than they are in a PC

Overclock3D.Net | Sept. 8, 2021, 1:54 a.m. | Original

A 600 MB/s performance boost in PlayStation 5?

Published: 8th September 2021 | Source: Gigabyte | Author: Mark Campbell

Gigabyte claims that their AORUS NVMEe Gen4 SSDs are faster on PS5

Gigabyte's German Twitter account made a strange claim this morning, one that was incredibly counter-intuitive and has changed the way we think about PlayStation 5 SSD compatibility. Gigabyte claimed that their AORUS NVMe Gen4 SSD was PlayStation 5 ready and that their SSD was faster on PlayStation 5
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The entire Sly Cooper Franchise is now playable through the RPCS3 Emulator

Overclock3D.Net | Sept. 8, 2021, 12:25 a.m. | Original

PlayStation 3 Classics are now playable through emulation on PC

Published: 8th September 2021 | Source: RPCS3 - YouTube | Author: Mark Campbell

Play the Sly Cooper Franchise on PC through the RPCS3 PlayStation 3 Emulator

PlayStation 3 emulation on PC is evolving, and RPCS3 has quickly become one of the best emulators available. This week, the RPCS3 emulator was updated to make the entire Sly Cooper trilogy playable through the emulator, allowing all four games to be playable at 4K 60 FPS
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Crysis Remastered is coming to Steam on September 17th

Overclock3D.Net | Sept. 7, 2021, 10:10 a.m. | Original

Crysis' Epic Games Store exclusivity will soon be over

Published: 7th September 2021 | Source: Crysis | Author: Mark Campbell

Crysis owners on Steam will get a hefty discount when the Remaster launches

Crytek has revealed that Crysis Remastered will launch on Steam on September 17th, revealing that the game will have a 20% discount for all purchasers. This discount will apply for one week after the game's Steam release.

Additionally, owners of Crysis' original PC version (on Steam)

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Far Cry 3 is currently available for free from Ubisoft

Overclock3D.Net | Sept. 7, 2021, 8:11 a.m. | Original

Get ready for Far Cry 6 by playing this classic

Published: 7th September 2021 | Source: Ubisoft Connect | Author: Mark Campbell

Get Far Cry 3 for free on Ubisoft Connect until September 11th

For the next four days, Ubisoft is giving away free PC copies of Far Cry 3 on their Ubisoft Connect platform, giving PC gamers a chance to play one of the series' most highly rated entries before the release of Far Cry 6 next month.

Far Cry 3 is considered one of the

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MSI Spatium M480 2TB Review

Overclock3D.Net | Sept. 7, 2021, 7:06 a.m. | Original

Introduction and Technical Specifications

Published: 7th September 2021 | Source: MSI | Price: | Author: Tom Logan

Introduction

Such is the consistency of modern storage devices it's very difficult to produce a bad one. We've been in this situation since the second generation of SSDs appeared and it only took one generation of M.2 drives before we reached a similar level of consistency, even with the move from Gen3 transfer rates to Gen4.

MSI have introduced the curiously named Spatium.

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Remedy's working on an Alan Wake Remaster with "choice next-generation upgrades"

Overclock3D.Net | Sept. 7, 2021, 6:29 a.m. | Original

The game is being made in partnership with Epic Games Publishing

Published: 7th September 2021 | Source: Alan Wake | Author: Mark Campbell

Alan Wake Remastered's coming to PC and last/next-gen consoles this year

Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that they are working with Epic Games publishing to create Alan Wake Remastered, a game that's due to launch this fall on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation platforms.

The game will come to both last-generation (PS4/Xbox One)
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Western Digital's 7,000 MB/s PCIe 4.0 SN850 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD is now available for under £150

Overclock3D.Net | Sept. 7, 2021, 4:54 a.m. | Original

A PCIe 4.0 bargain we found on Amazon - This page contains affiliate links

Published: 7th September 2021 | Source: Amazon | Author: Mark Campbell

SSD Prices are falling - High-end 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSDs are now available for under £150

The pricing of high-end PCIe 4.0 SSDs have fallen drastically in recent weeks, so much so that a 1TB 7,000 MB/s SSDs are now available for under £15
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Intel

Intel launches NUC x15 Reference Gaming Laptops with Tiger Lake CPUs

Overclock3D.Net | Sept. 7, 2021, 3:29 a.m. | Original

Has Intel changed the game for OEM laptop makers?

Published: 7th September 2021 | Source: Intel | Author:

Intel launches NUC x15 Reference Gaming Laptops with Tiger Lake CPUs

Intel has just launched five new NUC series laptop kits onto the OEM notebook market, delivering to customers barebones systems Tiger Lake processors, high refresh rate IPS screens and Geforce RTX 30 series graphics cards.

Meet Intel's NUC X15 series, reference laptops kits that should soon be available through major OEMs.
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