Editor’s Note (February 28, 2023 Update): Gigabyte shipped this system to us with incorrect drivers. After noticing the gaming performance was lower than we expected, we reached out to the company, but they didn’t provide a fix or explanation. After publishing, Nvidia reached out and assisted us in discovering an issue with the power plan.…
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The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is real, and it’s spectacular. When Intel launched its flagship Raptor Lake Core i9-13900K/KS processors, it snatched the best CPU for gaming crown from AMD. However, we all knew AMD would field a 3D V-Cache counterpunch, and the Ryzen 9 7950X3D delivers on all fronts. The $599 12-core 24-thread Ryzen…
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The Galaxy S23 Ultra features a faster, exclusive version of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor. It’s very impressive, but it still gets crushed by the iPhone 14 Pro Max in benchmark tests. The Ultra isn’t even able to match the speed of older phones like the iPhone 12 in some tests. Or the…
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Just days after Meta unveiled LLaMA — its large language model for researchers — CEO Mark Zuckerberg is back with consumer-facing news. On Monday, Zuckerberg announced that Meta is creating a new top-level product group focusing on generative AI. One of the group’s objectives is to build AI personas for all of Meta’s products, including…
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If nothing else, Google keeps Pixel owners on their toes with the endless array of bugs they must endure. The latest is one of the most inexplicable to date, as Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro owners have discovered that one specific video on YouTube causes their phones to crash and reboot as soon as…
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Honor unveiled four smartphone models at MWC 2023 on Monday, including the Honor Magic 5 Pro and Magic 5 flagships, the Honor Magic VS foldable, and the Honor Magic 5 Lite mid-range handset. The handsets are either available in international markets (the Lite) or will soon be, marking Honor’s strong debut of the year. While…
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As demand for personal computers softened in recent quarters, sales of CPUs declined in Q4 2022, and so did shipments of GPUs since most client systems feature integrated graphics. Jon Peddie Research estimates that 64.2 million discrete and integrated GPUs in total were sold last quarter, a 15.4% decline sequentially and a 38% decrease year-over-year. (Image credit:…
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The TikTok bans continue to spread around the world. In a statement on Monday, Mona Fortier, President of the Treasury Board in Canada, announced that TikTok will be banned from government devices starting on Tuesday, February 28th. Fortier says that the app is being banned “as a precaution” due to national security concerns that have…
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Snapchat is the latest company to jump in on the AI chatbot game. In a blog post, the company announced My AI, a new AI chatbot that will be built directly into the Snapchat app and available exclusively to Snapchat+ subscribers. According to the announcement, Snap thinks that users will use the chatbot to…well, chat.…
DetailsIf $699 for an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D makes you balk at the thought of building a new gaming rig, then why not consider AMD’s last-generation AM4 CPUs for a gaming build that won’t break the bank. One of the best CPUs for gaming, the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is on sale for only $309…
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