Intel

AMD's Zen 4 "Raphael" Package Leaks alongside LGA 1718/AM5 Details

This is next-gen Ryzen!

Published: 25th May 2021 | Source: @ExecuFix - Twitter | Author: Mark Campbell

AMD's Zen 4 "Raphael" Package Leaks alongside LGA 1718/AM5 Details

AMD's AM5 socket will bring with it some major changes to AMD's Ryzen lineup, shifting the company away from its traditional PGA (Pin Grid Array) package designs and into the realms of LGA (Land Grid Array). In layman's
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Intel

AMD's EPYC CPUs are going 3D - Milan-X Stacked Processor Teased

AMD's aiming for packaging leadership, presenting an interesting future for EPYC

Published: 25th May 2021 | Source: Patrick Schur - Twitter | Author: Mark Campbell

AMD's EPYC CPUs are going 3D - Milan-X Stacked Processor Teased

AMD has big plans for its EPYC lineup, and those plans include "Advanced X3D" die stacking and chiplets. Soon, AMD will be producing 3D processors, and rumour has it that AMD is working on a specialised 3D Milan
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Sony's working on Days Gone's early PC issues

Expect the game's 'speed' issues to be addressed soon

Published: 25th May 2021 | Source: Steam | Author: Mark Campbell

Sony's working on Days Gone's early PC issues

Days Gone's launch has been tremendously successful on PC, bringing the game to the top of Steam's sales charts while delivering excellent performance across a wide range of hardware configurations.

As it stands, Day's Gone has a much better PC version than Horizon Zero Dawn did at
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Valve's "SteamPal" references hints at Steam console release plans

Does Valve have a handheld console in the works?

Published: 25th May 2021 | Source: Steam Database | Author: Mark Campbell

Valve's "SteamPal" references hints at Steam console release plans

As spotted by SteamDB's Founder, Pavel Djundik , Steam's latest beta client updates have references to a new device called the "SteamPal", detailing features like controller binding, UI strings and system settings relating to aeroplane mode, WiFi, Bluetooth and Power.

These references hit at new
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Intel

Intel tapes in their 7nm Meteor Lake compute tile

Intel's 2023 7nm processor is on track

Published: 24th May 2021 | Source: Intel - Gregory M Bryant | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel tapes in their 7nm Meteor Lake compute tile

Intel has confirmed that they have taped in their 7nm Meteor Lake Compute Tile, confirming that their IP is now ready for production and integration into a full SOC. In other words, Intel's Meteor Lake processors are on track.

Tape-in is a rare term within
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Seagate's creates the world's fastest HDD. Meet the EXOS 2x14

Seagate's MACH.2 tech is finally here

Published: 24th May 2021 | Source: Seagate | Author: Mark Campbell

Seagate's creates the world's fastest HDD. Meet the EXOS 2x14

Seagate has just pushed HDD storage to the next level, delivering performance levels within spitting distance of SATA-based SSDs. While that not sound amazing in the era of NVMe storage, these performance gains are nothing short of revolutionary for the HDD market.

Presenting Seagate's Exos
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Metro Exodus' PC Enhanced Edition now supports PlayStation 5's DualSense Controller

Will more PC games soon support DualSense?

Published: 24th May 2021 | Source: Metro Exodus | Author: Mark Campbell

Metro Exodus' PC Enhanced Edition now supports PlayStation 5's DualSense Controller

Sony's DualSense controller is one of the PlayStation 5's greatest innovations, providing its users with haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, allowing supported games to give gamers more feedback and greater levels of in-game immersion.

While Sony does not officially support DualSense on PC, 4A Games, the
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Alder Lake won't support today's CPU coolers - This new socket needs new mounts

Intel's offering some significant design improvements, but those improvements have a cost...

Published: 24th May 2021 | Source: Igor's Lab | Author: Mark Campbell

Alder Lake won't support today's CPU coolers - This new socket needs new mounts

Intel's upcoming Alder Lake processors will be a gamechanger. Alder Lake will feature a new socket, two new CPU architectures and support for next-generation DDR5 memory modules. Alder Lake will be the first desktop
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Zen 4 will be more impressive than Zen 3 - Leaker Claims

Zen 5 is said to be a 'pure slaughterhouse'

Published: 24th May 2021 | Source: @mustmann - Twitter | Author: Mark Campbell

Zen 4 will be more impressive than Zen 3 - Leaker Claims

AMD rise has been meteoric, bringing the company into tight competition with Intel, a shift that has saved the company from bankruptcy. Today's Zen 3 CPU designs have made AMD successful within the desktop, notebook and server sides of the CPU market, and Zen 4 is reportedly even
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Nvidia plans to drop Kepler Support from their post-R470 drivers

Nvidia's moving on from Kepler

Published: 23rd May 2021 | Source: Pheronix | Author: Mark Campbell

Nvidia plans to drop Kepler Support from their post-R470 drivers

Nvidia has confirmed that its R470 series of GPU drivers will be the last to support the company's Kepler series graphics cards, GPUs that make up the bulk of the company's GTX 600 and GTX 700 series of products.

As spotted by Phoronix , Nvidia is
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