ASUS blames Nvidia on declined Q1 GPU sales - cites "lower yields upstream"

It looks like Nvidia didn't predict such high RTX 30 series demand?

Published: 26th March 2021 | Source: Tom's Hardware | Author: Mark Campbell

ASUS blames Nvidia on declined Q1 GPU sales - cites "lower yields upstream"

The GPU market is horrendously undersupplied, so much so that practically every graphics card is guaranteed to sell in today's retail climate. Be it from profit-focused miners or upgrade-desiring gamers, every graphics card manufactured is guaranteed to
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GSC Game World delivers a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Development Update

This update's about guns, costumes and teeth

Published: 26th March 2021 | Source: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 | Author: Mark Campbell

GSC Game World delivers a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Development Update

GSC Game World and Microsoft have released an update on STALKER 2's development, confirming that a gameplay demo for the title will be released later this year while updating fans on the
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Team Group promises highly overclockable DDR5 memory with planned T-FORCE modules

Team Group's DRAM will handle voltages of up to. 2.6V

Published: 26th March 2021 | Source: Team Group | Author: Mark Campbell

Team Group promises highly overclockable DDR5 memory with planned T-FORCE modules

DDR5 memory has the potential to be a game-changer for hardware enthusiasts, offering more bandwidth, heightened power efficiency and improved power management over today's DDR4 memory modules.

While most marketing surrounding DDR5 memory has focused on bandwidth and power draw
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Left 4 Dead pseudo-successor Back 4 Blood has been delayed until October 12th

An open beta will be made available this summer

Published: 25th March 2021 | Source: Back 4 Blood | Author:

Left 4 Dead pseudo-successor Back 4 Blood has been delayed until October 12th

Turtle Rock Studio's Back 4 Blood is a Left 4 Dead successor in all but name, and it was due to deliver gamers a tonne of co-op zombie-slaying action when the game launches on June 22nd.

Now, Turtle Rock has confirmed that Back 4
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Humankind has been delayed until August 17th

Amplitude Studio's Civilization competitor is releasing this year

Published: 25th March 2021 | Source: HUMANKIND | Author: Mark Campbell

Humankind has been delayed until August 17th

There is space in the games market for a competitor to the Sid Meiers Civilization series, and Amplitude Studios plans to fill that gap with Humankind, a turn-based 4X RPG that's coming to Steam, the Epic Games Store and Stadia.

Amplitude Studios is the developer behind the Endless Legend and Endless Space franchises

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Recreating a classic - Creative Assembly reveals Total War: ROME REMASTERED

Existing owners of the game on Steam will get a 50% discount for the remaster

Published: 25th March 2021 | Source: Creative Assembly | Author: Mark Campbell

Recreating a classic - Creative Assembly reveals Total War: ROME REMASTERED

The Total War series is returning to Rome, not for Total War: Rome III, but for a remaster of the franchise's all-time classics. Thanks to Feral Interactive, 2004's Rome Total War will be recreated with updated visuals
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Taiwan's water shortage is hitting critical levels, and that could hit TSMC and Micron hard

Water is a vital part of semiconductor manufacturing

Published: 25th March 2021 | Source: Bloomberg | Author: Mark Campbell

Taiwan's water shortage is hitting critical levels, and that could hit TSMC and Micron hard

Chip fabrication is a thirsty business, making water supplies a vital component of any semiconductor manufacturer. Water shortages can limit chip production, and Taiwan's government has issued the nation's first water supply red alert in six years.

Taiwan is currently facing a drought, and the nation
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NZXT N7 B550 Motherboard Review

Introduction and Technical Specifications

Published: 25th March 2021 | Source: NZXT | Price: | Author: Tom Logan

Introduction

Fairly recently we looked at the latest NZXT N7 motherboard that came in the form of the Intel Z490 chipset. Clearly NZXT have a philosophy in mind with their product range as the newest addition to their motherboard lineup is in the form of the AMD B550 chipset, but above that is the NZXT shielding and cooling system that leaves the two N7

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Nvidia's may have delayed its RTX 3080 Ti until mid-May

Nvidia's reportedly facing manufacturing issues

Published: 25th March 2021 | Source: ithome | Author: Mark Campbell

Nvidia's may have delayed its RTX 3080 Ti until mid-May

According to ITHOME , Nvidia has issued an update to its partners to confirm that their RTX 3080 Ti graphics card has been delayed until mid-May, postponing Nvidia's rumoured $999 graphics card.

Nvidia's rumoured RTX 3080 Ti will reportedly feature
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Samsung takes DRAM to new heights with half-Terabyte HKMG-Based DDR5 Memory Modules

Samsung can deliver 1TB of DRAM in a dual-channel DDR5 configuration!

Published: 25th March 2021 | Source: Samsung | Author: Mark Campbell

Samsung takes DRAM to new heights with 512GB HKMG-Based DDR5 Memory Modules

Samsung's move to DDR5 will come with a suite of new DRAM innovations, delivering higher raw speeds than DDR4, increased power efficiency and higher capacity modules.

As the world becomes increasingly compute-dense, Samsung's preparing to
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