Graphics card DRAM pricing expected to stop increasing during Q3 2021

Overclock3D.Net | Aug. 2, 2021, 5:08 a.m. | Original

Crypto crackdowns are allowing GPU memory prices to soften

Published: 2nd August 2021 | Source: Trendforce | Author: Mark Campbell

Graphics card DRAM pricing expected to stop increasing Q3 2021

The value of many cryptocurrencies is far below their all-time highs, which has caused many changes to the graphics DRAM market. Whether it be to increasing levels of regulations on cryptocurrencies or Ethereum's current value, the demand for new graphics cards from cryptocurrency miners had been significantly lowered, so much so

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What Journalists Got Wrong about Intel's ATX12VO Standard

Overclock3D.Net | Aug. 2, 2021, 3:17 a.m. | Original

There's a lot of bad takes surrounding ATX12VO. Let's address some of them

Published: 2nd August 2021 | Source: PC Gamer | Author: Mark Campbell

What Journalists Got Wrong about Intel's ATX12VO Standard

There have been many reports recently surrounding Intel's ATX12VO power standard, and many of them include false information and showcase a fundamental understanding of the technology that underpins the standard. Yes, ATX12VO will represent a change

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Microsoft Flight Simulator Performance Patch Tested - Huge Gains!

Overclock3D.Net | July 31, 2021, 9:07 a.m. | Original

Enhanced Performance and Stability for PC Gamers

Published: 31st July 2021 | Source: OC3D Internal Testing | Price: | Author: Mark Campbell

Microsoft Flight Simulator Performance Patch Tested - Huge Gains!

Following the Xbox Series X/S release of Microsoft Flight Simulator, the PC version of the game received a major update, one that transforms how the game plays on the platform. Even now, Microsoft Flight Simulator remains a demanding game on PC, but this week's update makes significant strides
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The Ascent's Game Pass PC version is currently inferior to the game's Steam release

Overclock3D.Net | July 31, 2021, 6:03 a.m. | Original

Neon Giant's working on the issue. Game Pass users should expect a patch soon

Published: 31st July 2021 | Source: Neon Giant | Author: Mark Campbell

The Ascent's Game Pass PC version is currently inferior to the game's Steam release

Earlier this week, The Ascent release on PC through Steam and the Microsoft Store, arriving on the Microsoft Store as an Xbox Game Pass for PC title. Strangely, these two PC versions are not identical, as the game's
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King's Bounty 2's PC system requirements have been revealed - Can you run it?

Overclock3D.Net | July 31, 2021, 5:07 a.m. | Original

You shouldn't need a new GPU to run this game

Published: 31st July 2021 | Source: King's Bounty | Author: Mark Campbell

King's Bounty 2's PC system requirements have been revealed - Can you run it?

King's Bounty 2 is due to release on PC on August 24th through Steam, giving gamers a unique blend of RPG gameplay and turn-based strategy combat.

Alongside the game's newest gameplay trailer, which is embedded below
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Intel

Gigabyte launches their RX 6600 XT Eagle and Gaming OC graphics cards

Overclock3D.Net | July 31, 2021, 4:31 a.m. | Original

Tripple fan heatsinks for 160W GPUs. Is this overkill?

Published: 31st July 2021 | Source: Gigabyte | Author: Mark Campbell

Gigabyte launches their RX 6600 XT Eagle and Gaming OC graphics cards

Following the reveal of AMD's RX 6600 XT graphics cards, Gigabyte has confirmed that they will be releasing two custom RX 6600 XT models at launch, their RX 6600 XT Eagle and RX 6600 XT Gaming
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343 warns Halo fans of Infinite spoilers after "unintentionally" leaving campaign files in their preview build

Overclock3D.Net | July 31, 2021, 2:23 a.m. | Original

Data miners... 343 should have seen this coming

Published: 31st July 2021 | Source: Joseph Staten - Twitter | Author: Mark Campbell

343 warns Halo fans of Infinite spoilers after "unintentionally" leaving campaign files in their preview build

Halo fans beware, as campaign spoilers for Halo Infinite are starting to circulate online, as 343 has "unintentionally" included campaign files within the game's technical preview build.

Data miners, being data miners, have managed
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Gigabyte confirms that it's AORUS Gen4 7000s SSD is "PS5 Ready"

Overclock3D.Net | July 30, 2021, 8:59 a.m. | Original

Another confirmed PS5 compatible SSD!

Published: 30th July 2021 | Source: Gigabyte Aorus | Author: Mark Campbell

Gigabyte confirms that it's AORUS Gen4 7000s SSD is "PS5 Ready"

Sony's enabling the PS5's M.2 SSD slot for beta firmware users , allowing users of the console to expand the system's storage using off-the-shelf PCIe 4.0 SSDs.

Gigabyte, a large manufacturer within the PC components

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Intel

Noctua launches new coolers for Intel's new Xeon W-3300 series processors

Overclock3D.Net | July 30, 2021, 6:48 a.m. | Original

New coolers for Intel's LGA4189 socket

Published: 30th July 2021 | Source: Noctua | Author: Mark Campbell

Noctua launches new coolers for Intel's new Xeon W-3300 series processors

Noctua has just launched three new CPU coolers, all of which are designed to support Intel's new LGA4189 socket. This socket is the home of Intel's new Ice Lake powered Xeon Scalable processors, which have now been released onto the
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Power company re-opens Fossil-Fuel power plant to power Bitcoin mining operations

Overclock3D.Net | July 30, 2021, 3:55 a.m. | Original

Greenidge Generation is eying a 'Carbon Neutral' future, but is this possible?

Published: 30th July 2021 | Source: Various Sources | Author:

Power company re-opens Fossil-Fuel power plant to power Bitcoin mining operations

Across the world, many fossil-fuel power plants are closing down as renewable energy sources have taken hold within many of the world's power grids. That said, the growing demand for power for Cryptocurrency generation has allowed some fossil-fuel plants to get creative
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