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Nvidia and AMD are set for a showdown in March, if this rumor holds any truth

Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 are reportedly set for launch in MarchThis will directly compete with AMD’s Radeon RX 9000 series launchWe could be seeing a repeat in this generation of 8GB of VRAM with the RTX 5060Nvidia’s RTX 5000 series GPU launch is well underway with the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080…

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AMD’s Ryzen chips appear to be wiping the floor with Intel – but the best-selling CPUs right now might surprise you

Intel’s top-selling CPU is a lowly number 13 in Amazon rankingsTeam Blue is doing better in the Newegg CPU chart, but still not wellThis may reflect fallout from Intel’s recent fumbles with chip instability and the rocky Arrow Lake launchAMD is totally cleaning up in the world of desktop processors, with Intel lagging way behind…

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Intel’s next-gen Arc B580 spotted, backing up rumors of a December launch for Battlemage GPUs

Leak suggests the box for Arc B580 is being readiedThis comes on top of rumors that Intel will launch Battlemage next monthWe can hope for a true budget 1080p champ in those 2nd-gen Arc GPUsRumors around Intel’s next-gen Battlemage desktop GPUs are ramping up, with the latest being a sighting of the Arc B580 graphics…

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Microsoft Recall still captures SSNs, passwords, and more

Microsoft had to recall the Recall AI feature on Copilot+ Windows PCs earlier this year. In theory, Recall was supposed to be a great AI trick to quickly resurface information from your past activities on a computer. In practice, it turned out to be a privacy and security nightmare.Researchers proved that Recall data could be…

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Wish your Ryzen CPU was faster? Good news – a Windows 11 patch coming soon will give all newer AMD chips a free speed boost

AMD’s Ryzen 9000 (Zen 5) processors, and some previous Ryzen generations, are going to get a performance boost courtesy of an update to Windows 11 in the near future.An optional patch Microsoft is set to roll out “soon,” according to AMD, will ensure faster frame rates in games (and overall performance elsewhere) for Ryzen 9000,…

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Windows 11 24H2 could be a mind-blowing gift for AMD Ryzen 7000 CPU owners – we’re talking a generational uplift for gaming performance

Windows 11 24H2 is expected to deliver a considerable boost to AMD’s Ryzen 9000, 7000, and 5000 processors when it comes to gaming, and some fresh testing gives us a good idea of what kind of frame rate gains we’re looking at – huge ones, frankly.According to some extensive testing (over a suite of 43…

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Thought you’d have to wait for AMD’s big gaming speed boost for Ryzen 7000 and 9000 CPUs? Surprise – it’s here now with a Windows 11 update

Windows 11 users with Ryzen 7000 or Ryzen 9000 processors can get some purportedly huge boosts in PC games right now, as work to seriously optimize AMD CPUs has landed in the OS sooner than expected.As Tom’s Hardware observes, the latest optional update for Windows 11 23H2, which is KB5041587, actually packs the necessary improvements…

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Sabrent Rocket nano V2 External SSD Review: Phison U18 in a Solid Offering

Sabrent’s lineup of internal and external SSDs is popular among enthusiasts. The primary reason is the company’s tendency to be among the first to market with products based on the latest controllers, while also delivering an excellent value proposition. The company has a long-standing relationship with Phison and adopts its controllers for many of their…

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Linux embarrasses Windows 11 when it comes to games performance with AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs – but I won’t be switching operating systems just yet

AMD’s Ryzen 9000 processors run very nicely under Linux it seems, based on recently conducted testing – and indeed it’s a better OS than Windows 11 when it comes to the performance of Team Red’s latest desktop chips, based on one set of findings.PC Games Hardware (PCGH) put the Ryzen 7 9700X through its paces…

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