AMD's RX 6700 XT is slower at mining than its predecessor - Here's why

Overclock3D.Net | March 13, 2021, 9:41 a.m. | Original

RDNA 2 is built for gaming, not mining

Published: 13th March 2021 | Source: Crypto Mining Blog | Author:

AMD's RX 6700 XT is slower at Ethereum mining than its predecessor - Here's why

AMD's RDNA 2 architecture is built for gaming, not cryptocurrency mining, making the architecture deeply sub-optimal when it comes to Ethereum. Yes, Radeon graphics cards remain profitable, but there is a reason why AMD's ageing Radeon VII can outperform
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Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time's coming to PC this month - PC system requirements Confirmed

Overclock3D.Net | March 13, 2021, 7:20 a.m. | Original

The game's coming to PC exclusively through Battle.net

Published: 13th March 2021 | Source: Battle.net | Author:

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time's coming to PC this month - PC system requirements Confirmed

Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is coming to PC later this month on March 26th, arriving a few weeks after the game's launch on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles.

On PC, Crash Bandicoot
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Seagate paints a bright future of HDDs with an ambitious Roadmap - 100TB HDDs in 2030!

Overclock3D.Net | March 12, 2021, 8:15 a.m. | Original

HDDs aren't going to get replaced by SSDs in all markets

Published: 12th March 2021 | Source: Seagate | Author:

Seagate paints a bright future of HDDs with an ambitious Roadmap - 100TB HDDs in 2030!

Big data calls for larger storage drives, and Seagate plans to deliver them. In 2026, Seagate now plans to ship HDDs that are over 50TB in size, and in the longer term, Seagate plans to launch hard
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Crysis Remastered's latest update delivers Nvidia's DLSS technology to the game

Overclock3D.Net | March 12, 2021, 6:15 a.m. | Original

Expect higher framerates on Nvidia RTX systems

Published: 12th March 2021 | Source: Crysis Remastered | Author:

Crysis Remastered's latest update delivers Nvidia's DLSS technology to the game

Patch 2.1 for Crysis Remastered has been released, and it has added Nvidia's DLSS technology to the title. This feature allows Geforce RTX users to utilise the AI performance of their graphics cards to achieve higher framerates using Nvidia Deep Learning upscaling technology.

Alongside DLSS, Patch 2.1 for Crysis Remastered
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Home Build Inspiration - Bengal Rig V3

Overclock3D.Net | March 12, 2021, 6:08 a.m. | Original

Introduction and Parts List

Published: 12th March 2021 | Source: OC3D | Price: | Author: Bryan Waters

Introduction

We don't need to remind you that the world has been in chaos for the last 12 months or so. The pandemic has massively impacted everything from the minor things such as getting products into the shops, through us getting review samples, all the way through to the tragic deaths of so many loved ones. None of us have remained unaffected. Without wishing

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20 Bethesda Games are coming to Xbox Game Pass across PC, Consoles and Cloud

Overclock3D.Net | March 12, 2021, 3:54 a.m. | Original

Microsoft's already putting Bethesda's assets to good use

Published: 12th March 2021 | Source: Microsoft | Author: Mark Campbell

20 Bethesda Games are coming to Xbox Game Pass across PC, Consoles and Cloud

When Microsoft acquired ZeniMax Media, it gained access to Bethesda's vast library of popular gaming titles, and Xbox is ready to put them all to good use through Xbox Game Pass.

Later today, 20 Bethesda titles will be coming to Xbox Game Pass across PC,
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Corsair MP600 Pro Gen4 2TB Review

Overclock3D.Net | March 12, 2021, 2:31 a.m. | Original

Introduction and Technical Specifications

Published: 12th March 2021 | Source: Corsair | Price: £404.99 | Author: Tom Logan

Introduction

Corsair have long been producers of high performance M.2 drives, and we've already seen their first efforts at a PCI Express 4.0 drive in the form of the MP600. This gave slightly better performance than you would expect from PCI Express 3.0 drives, such as their MP510, but

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AMD promises new AGESA update to address 500-series motherboard USB issues

Overclock3D.Net | March 12, 2021, 2:29 a.m. | Original

Thanks to their community, AMD has isolated the root cause of these issues

Published: 12th March 2021 | Source: AMD | Author:

AMD promises new AGESA update to address 500-series motherboard USB issues

Last month, AMD confirmed that a "small number of users" are experiencing "intermittent USB connectivity issues" on their 500-series chipset motherboards, prompting them to ask their community for assistance so that they can address the issue using new firmware revisions.

Since then,
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Metro 2033 is available for free on Steam until March 15th

Overclock3D.Net | March 11, 2021, 10:50 a.m. | Original

Grab your copy while you can

Published: 11th March 2021 | Source: Steam Store Page | Author: Mark Campbell

Metro 2033 is available for free on Steam until March 15th

Until March 15th, Deep Silver will be giving away free copies of Metro 2033 on Steam, giving PC gamers an opportunity to grab the game's original PC version for a limited time.

Metro 2033 is a PC gaming classic, arriving with high hardware
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Intel

Intel's early 11th Gen Rocket Lake CPUs highlight Intel BIOS performance issues

Overclock3D.Net | March 11, 2021, 6:07 a.m. | Original

Are Intel preparing last-minute performance tweaks for Rocket Lake?

Published: 11th March 2021 | Source: Andreas Schilling - Twitter | Author: Mark Campbell

Intel's early 11th Gen Rocket Lake CPUs highlight Intel BIOS performance issues

Intel's 11th Generation Rocket Lake processors are due to release later this month, and pre-launch data for these processors are showcasing some interesting results.

HardwareLuxx's Andreas Schilling has highlighted on Twitter that his i7-1170
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