Archive for March 2021


Intel might rename nodes like 10nm to better align with chip industry

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TSMC has been making chips on their 7 nanometer process for some time closing in on 5 and 4 nm already. Intel still mostly at 14nm due to obstacles with their 10nm node. Despite the difference in naming, TSMC's 7nm and Intel's 10nm nodes would be fairly similar.


Computex 2021 gets cancelled

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At least the physical edition, there as there will likely be some online activity. Of course, the global Covid-19 pandemic is keeping exhibitors and visitors away from Taiwan.


Guru3D Rig of the Month - March 2021

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Hurray for medical staff, nurses, and supporting staff in these oh-so difficult times. meet Peter, at the age of 50 he is a nurse in Canada. He has a passion for nice-looking PC rigs and brings you .. the Stormbringer.

Check out the March Rig of the month 2021 right here.


Arm launches ARMv9 architecture

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ARM revealed some details about its new ARMv9 architecture, which the company expects will be used in over 300 billion chips this decade. Arm introduced the Armv9 architecture in response to the global demand for ubiquitous specialized processing with increasingly capable security and artificial intelligence (AI).


Gaming in a 360 degree flip design: ASUS ROG Flow X13 with Ryzen and GTX 1650

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The gaming convertible ROG Flow X13 is now available in stores. With its 360° flip design and ultra-compact format, the ROG Flow X13 can be used for high-performance gaming as well as for work and entertainment as a tablet, classic notebook or in tent mode. 


Free to grab: HITMAN 3 Starter Pack at Epic Games

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Become Agent 47 and experience the start of the World of Assassination trilogy for FREE. Begin your journey as an initiate and meet your handler at the training facility to become an Agent of the ICA. Now, you’re ready for action.


Advertorial: March sale: Get Windows 10 PRO only 13 and office 2019 40 USD on CDKoffers

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Here we are again with our usual appointment along with offers on CDKoffers software. For those who are immersed in reading the article for the first time, let us briefly explain what it is. We collaborate with CDKoffers to offer its users a discount on purchasing essential software for their PC, such as the operating system, Windows, and some of the most useful and widespread productivity suites such as Office. If you are going to buy some PC stuff, we suggest you some essential software for your computer, which enjoys extremely affordable prices giving you the opportunity to save really substantial figures compared to listing prices, with the advantage of enjoying an additional discount of 30% thanks to the dedicated GURU25 code.

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ASUS Announces Mini PC PB62

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ASUS announced Mini PC PB62, a durable computer. Mini PC PB62 is powered by the latest desktop-grade up to 11th Generation Intel Core processor and fast DDR4 3200 MHz memory.


ASRock launches Z590 OC Formula Motherboard

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ASRock, proudly announces the return of its OC Formula motherboard lineup with the overclocker-designed Z590 OC Formula built for Intel's 11th-generation desktop processors.



EVGA Precision X1 Gets Ability to Toggle Resizable BAR

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EVGA GeForce RTX 30 Series utilizing NVIDIA Resizable BAR gives gamers an extra boost in gameplay framerate on select titles by letting the CPU directly access the GPU's entire frame buffer memory.


Witcher 3 Re-release with Ray Tracing for PC to be released in H2 2021

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The pending The Witcher 3 refurb is to be released in the second half of this year, made by Saber Interactive. The enhanced version will receive support for ray tracing, among other things. It'll be a free update for those who already own the game.


G.SKILL Announces Extreme Speed Memory Kits Up to DDR4-5333 for Z590 Platform

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G.SKILL is excited to announce a series of high speed DDR4 kits for the new Intel Z590 platform.  , including DDR4-5333 CL22 16GB (8GBx2), DDR4-4800 CL17 16GB (8GBx2), DDR4-4800 CL20 32GB (16GBx2), and DDR4-4600 CL20 64GB (32GBx2) under the Trident Z Royal, Trident Z RGB, and Ripjaws V series.


CORSAIR Launches K55 RGB PRO and K55 RGB PRO XT Gaming Keyboards

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These latest entries in the K55 family light up your desktop thanks to dynamic RGB backlighting, and include six dedicated macro keys with Elgato Stream Deck software integration for one-button actions and shortcuts.


Intel Core i9-11900K processor review

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We review Intel's new Desktop flagship processor, the 8-core Core i9-11900K. The 11th generation Intel Core desktop processors previously known as RKL aka Rocket Lake-S has been released in an effort to take on the battle with AMD.

Read the review here.


Intel Core i5-11600K processor review

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In this review, we drop from eight to six CPU cores and twelve threads. Yes, the tide turns towards the Core i5-11600K. The 11th generation Intel Core desktop processors, previously known as RKL, aka Rocket Lake-S, have been released to battle with AMD. Will this six-core until be able to tackle the Ryzen 5 5600X?

Read the review here.

Intel Core i9-11900K processor review

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We review Intel's new Desktop flagship processor, the 8-core Core i9-11900K. The 11th generation Intel Core desktop processors previously known as RKL aka Rocket Lake-S has been released in an effort to take on the battle with AMD. 


Intel Core i5-11600K processor review

Processors 191 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 82

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In this review, we drop from eight to six CPU cores and twelve threads. Yes, the tide turns towards the Core i5-11600K. The 11th generation Intel Core desktop processors, previously known as RKL, aka Rocket Lake-S, have been released to battle with AMD. Will this six-core until be able to tackle the Ryzen 5 5600X?



Review: ASUS ROG Maximus XIII HERO

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We peek at the ROG Maximus XIII HERO motherboard from ASUS, a socket LGA1200 and Z590 chipset-based product that offers a modernized infrastructure for your Comet Lake (10th gen) or Rocket Lake (11th gen) Intel processor, at the cost of € 469,- 

Read the review here.

ASUS ROG Maximus XIII HERO review

Mainboards 323 Published by Hilbert Hagedoorn 5

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We peek at the ROG Maximus XIII HERO motherboard from ASUS, a socket LGA1200 and Z590 chipset-based product that offers a modernized infrastructure for your Comet Lake (10th gen) or Rocket Lake (11th gen) Intel processor, at the cost of € 469,-  We'll pair the unit with a Core i9-11900K bringing additional performance and PCIe Gen 4.0 to the platform as well.



Review: MSI MEG Z590 ACE

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We peek at the all-new MSI MEG Z590 ACE motherboard, this socket LGA1200 and Z590 chipset-based product offers an updated infrastructure for your Comet Lake (10th gen) or Rocket Lake (11th gen) Intel processor. We'll check it out with the Core i9 11900K, bringing PCIe Gen 4.0 to the platform as well.

Read the review here.

MSI MEG Z590 ACE review

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We peek at the all-new MSI MEG Z590 ACE motherboard, this socket LGA1200 and Z590 chipset-based product offers an updated infrastructure for your Comet Lake (10th gen) or Rocket Lake (11th gen) Intel processor. We'll check it out with the Core i9 11900K, bringing PCIe Gen 4.0 to the platform as well.



Download: NVIDIA GeForce 465.89 WHQL Driver

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You can now download a fresh batch of NVIDIA GeForce drivers, this release adds support for DIRT 5's new ray-tracing update, Evil Genius 2: World Domination, and the KINGDOM HEARTS Series on the Epic Games Store. The driver also adds Includes support for Resizable BAR across the GeForce RTX 30 Series.

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Samsung Neo QLED 8K TVs Get Wi-Fi 6E Certifiied

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Samsung Electronics has announced that its 2021 Neo QLED 8K TV models (QN900A, QN800A) have earned the world’s first Wi-Fi 6E certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA). Wi-Fi 6E.


Cyberpunk 2077 releases patch v1.2 (update: 500 changes + AMD raytracing)

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Projekt RED has delayed Patch update 1.2 for Cyberpunk 2077 planned for February. The new date is now the second half of March 2021. The studio shared the news with fans via Twitter and gave several causes why the biggest patch to date is delayed.






Advertorial U2Keys: April Fools Day 10 Pro for $7.56 and Office 2019 Pro for $26.30

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ASUS presents the Chromebook CM3

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With the Chromebook CM3, ASUS presents a flexible 2-in-1 laptop that, thanks to its mobile design, weighs only 510 grams and has a battery life of up to 12 hours, is the perfect everyday companion.


Mushkin Announces updated Delta and Gamma Series Solid State Drives

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Mushkin unveiled its new DELTA and GAMMA series of high-performance NVMe solid-state drives (SSDs) featuring blazing fast sequential speeds of up to 7175 MB/s read and 6800 MB/s write the new SSDs deliver an uncompromising mix of speed, storage capacity and reliability for mainstream, gamers and professional PC users alike.


Kingston Releases NV1 NVMe PCIe SSD

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NV1 is the ideal entry-level drive for first-time NVMe users with laptops and small form factor PCs. NV1 is a substantial storage solution with capacities up to 2 TB. It features read/write speeds up to 2,100/1,700 MB/s,.



Gigabyte Registers 12 GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SKUs With the EEC

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The chatter on this product is so strong, that it's bound to happen. This time the EEC has recently seen new registration from Gigabyte, and they not less than twelve different GeForce RTX 3080 Ti SKUs have been spotted


Download: Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) V18.0.3.8

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Download Display Driver Uninstaller DDU revision v18.0.3.8 This application is a driver removal utility that can help you completely uninstall AMD/NVIDIA graphics card drivers and packages from your system, incl Radeon Software AMD-DCH drivers.

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Core i9-11900K: Overclocker hits 7 GHz mark (at 1.873 volts)

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Woah, that must have used a lot of energy and cooling. A Core i9-11900K was recently overclocked towards the 7 GHz. Yep, With liquid nitrogen cooling, the eight-core with 16 threads was repeatedly driven beyond the 7 GHz mark.



Intel website shows details on desktop gaming graphics cards

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Intel has some published papers on its upcoming DG2 graphics cards available on their website, the info reveals the Xe-HPG architecture. This data is available to manufacturers, but the descriptions of the documents reveal various details about the GPUs.


ASUS Phoenix GeForce RTX 3060 has length of only 177mm

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The graphics card has length of 177mm, and that is Mini ITX compatible again, the card is cooled by a single fan.  boost clock is 1,777MHz in game mode, 1,807MHz in OC mode, memory speed is 15Gbps, and is equipped with GDDR6 12GB graphics memory



GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GA102-250 GPU revealed and ends up in RTX 3090

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An interstring post on the web shows that Nvidia has been shuffling around GPUs a little. One use purchased the flagship RTX 3090 in the Founders Edition and wanted to apply water cooling. But then when the GPU became visible, he noticed the laser engraving on the GPU was initially GA102-250-KD-A1 - a GPU intended for the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti.


Acer Hit by Ransomware - Hackers Want $50M

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Acer fell victim to the REvil ransomware group responsible for the attack of several other companies over the past months, reported Bleeping Computer. The attackers are demanding $50 million from the company.


Steam Best Selling Games for 2021 march 29 2021

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We haven't done these in a while, here are the ten top selling titles on Steam for the week as reported by Valve:

Valheim.
Subverse.
Valve Index VR Kit.
Half-Life: Alyx.
Pre-purchase OUTRIDERS.
Grand Theft Auto V.
It Takes Two.
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Operation Broken Fang.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition.
Cyberpunk 2077.