Fudzilla claims that AMD will launch the Radeon RX 6600 XT and Radeon RX 6600 on August 11. Given the recent Radeon RX 6600 XT submission with the Korea National Radio Research Agency (RRA), Fudzilla’s information could be accurate, but we still recommend taking the news with a pinch of salt. AMD’s Radeon RX 6600…
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Best Buy has announced that tomorrow, July 20th, it will begin selling RTX 30 series graphics cards in limited quantities at its physical brick and mortar stores across the country. Similar to MicroCenter, Best Buy will use a ‘first-come first-served ticket system to determine which lucky customers can actually buy a new graphics card. If…
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Someone might need to check on Steve Ballmer. Microsoft has developed its own Linux distro, CBL-Mariner, and released it under the open source MIT License. Microsoft said in the CBL-Mariner repository on GitHub that it’s “an internal Linux distribution for Microsoft’s cloud infrastructure and edge products and services” that was “designed to provide a consistent…
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A Korean YouTuber has put AMD’s 4700S Desktop Kit through its paces. While the kit is only available to OEMs, the chipmaker has stated that we can expect up to 80 different systems to hit the market very soon. Based on what we’ve seen, it probably won’t make any best CPUs list, if only because…
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The U.S. today via a White House press release has formally accused the People’s Republic of China for the hacks that targeted Microsoft Exchange earlier this year. Joined by the EU, UK, and NATO, the western conglomerate is convinced that China [via its Ministry of State Security (MSS)] actively hired hackers that would do its…
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A recent Microsoft blog post has corrected the company’s earlier statement that DirectStorage, a tech that boosts storage performance to improve gaming, would only be available in Windows 11. Now Microsoft has clarified that DirectStorage will indeed support both Windows 10 and Windows 11. DirectStorage is a new storage acceleration API, currently used in Xbox…
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True next-gen 3D chip stacking may be right around the corner, as researches from the Institute of Microeletronics (IME) have just achieved a technology breakthrough that enables up to four semiconductor layers to be stacked. This enables up to 50% savings compared to traditional 2D fabrication techniques, and the technique will likely be used in…
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Nvidia has released a new Game Ready Driver, version 471.41 that marks the first WHQL supported Nvidia driver for the Windows 11 operating system. This driver also brings with it game support for Red Dead Redemption 2’s DLSS update and Chernobylite. Nvidia makes some of the best graphics cards, and regular driver updates help ensure…
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The best gaming monitor deals offer high resolutions and refresh rates, while keeping the price low. In my experience, the sweet spot for monitor deals has been a 27-inch screen with a 1440p resolution and around a 144Hz refresh rate, which is what makes this discount on a larger display all the more surprising! LG’s…
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The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X CPU is now $270 over at Newegg — taking the price down to its lowest yet! Earlier this year, we were struggling to find availability for this chip, and dedicated ourselves to updating you on that availability with the 5600X stock tracker. But now, while we see all other retailers…
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