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Team Green seemingly produced quite a few of the bulky quad-slot coolers, as one picture suggests. Good thing these will most likely not be commercialized, since the Titan lineup is said to be dead.

Russian company Baikal Electronics has developed a powerful set of CPUs, mirroring China's efforts to be less dependent on Western silicon. Currently, Baikal Electronics' premier offering is the BE-S1000, a 48-core part that relies on ARM-based technology.

Besides revealing the advantages of the Intel Arc A770, the AV1 8K decoding test performed through the CapFrameX tool also exposes some unexpected optimization problems with the Nvidia RTX 4090, as well as some perplexingly low scores coming from AMD's RX 6800 XT card.

Greymon55 says that some Navi 31 test boards are already in the hands of AIBs. The GPU is reportedly 2X faster than its predecessor in rasterization and raytracing. AMD will unveil its next generation of graphics cards on November 3.

Scheduled to launch next week, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II has just received an in-depth list of PC requirements for a minimum, recommended, competitive, and ultra 4K level of gaming experience. Early access to the campaign will begin tomorrow, and today at 10 AM PT, the game will be available for pre-load.

A new leak suggests that game developers have started receiving PlayStation 5 Pro devkits from Sony. There is no word about when the console will be unveiled, but it is unlikely to happen within the next six months or so.

Already released for consoles and PC, the Crysis Remastered Trilogy has only been available for the latter as an Epic Games Store exclusive. Now, the trilogy is ready to land on Steam, where it will become available on November 17 with a generous first-week discount of 40 percent (55 percent for those who already own Crysis Remastered).

Danish mobile accessories brand, Sandberg, has just introduced the USB Webcam Flex with Full HD 1080p resolution and the USB-C All-in-1 Docking Station that features 3 USB ports, HDMI, DisplayPort and VGA, an Ethernet port, card readers, and more. Both products are already available on Amazon and come with a 5-year warranty.

Although the Intel Core i9-13900KF processor is known for reaching clock speeds in excess of 6 GHz, this happens when high-end Z690 and Z790 chipsets are used. However, it has recently reached 5.97 GHz on the ASUS ROG STRIX B660-F GAMING WIFI mainboard, which is an affordable solution that sports a mainstream chipset.

After the recent failure of the entry-level B650 series mainboards to start at the US$125 price promised by AMD, it looks like the tech giant is now planning to lower the production figures of the Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 CPUs. The two main reasons for this are probably the global PC market decline and the poor reception of the AM5 platform.

It seems the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D has been up to more impressive overclocking feats, with a recent HWBOT entry for an apparent engineering sample revealing an astonishing score in a Cinebench R20 multi run. While there is some discussion about the veracity of this overclocked Ryzen 7 5800X3D score, it does bode well for upcoming Ryzen 7000 X3D processors.

The Zen 3-based AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor has been spotted hitting astronomical clock rates that are almost 1 GHz above its published maximum boost clock. In fact, this particular Ryzen 7 5800X3D sample manages a speed that puts it alongside the processing-rate abilities of the just-released Zen 4 chips.

In an unprecedented move, Nvidia has announced that the GeForce RTX 4080 12 GB graphics card has been "unlaunched". The company has also confirmed that the GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB will be purchasable starting on November 16.

MSI has introduced a new version of the MAG META S. Available for £999 in the UK, the new MAG META S utilises the Ryzen 5 5660X, an AMD A520 chipset, the GTX 1660 SUPER and 16 GB of RAM, among other features.

The limited stock issues associated with flagship GPU launches could become a thing of the past with Nvidia's new "Verified Priority Access" program that offers GeForce Experience users a chance to order an RTX 4090 Founder Edition without worrying about retailer stocks.

8K displays are barely a thing right now, and 16K is clearly far away, but there is no doubt that the DisplayPort 1.4 standard is not enough for full chroma resolution, especially on ultra-wide monitors. While Nvidia seems reluctant to make the jump to DP 2.0, AMD is now rumored to introduce unannounced DP 2.1 connectors on the upcoming Radeon RX 7000 series.

The latest NVIDIA driver package, namely the 522.25 Game Ready driver, was released yesterday. Inside the nv_dispig.inf file that came with it, three unreleased RTX 3000 series cards were spotted: the GA102-based GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti with GDDR6X, and the GeForce RTX 3060 with 8 GB of video memory.

Bilibili leaker Enthusiast Citizen states that the AMD Radeon RX 7000 graphics cards will go on sale in December. AMD will launch only two flagship SKUs at its November 3 event, neither of which can outperform the GeForce RTX 4090 in rasterization or raytracing.

Microsoft has unveiled the Surface Studio 2+, four years on from the Surface Studio 2. Surprisingly, Microsoft has not updated the display at all and has only brought the Surface Studio series up to the lowly Intel Core i7-11370H. The Surface Studio 2+ is orderable now in one configuration that retails for US$4,499.99.

If you thought RTX 4090 was too overpowered, wait until Nvidia launches the 4090 Ti models with the best binned AD102 dies. These beasts would get even more CUDA cores, up to 2.95 GHz boost core clock out of the box, 24 Gbps GDDR6X VRAM and 475 W TGP. Could probably cost an arm and a leg, too.

Microsoft has long been rumoured to have developed the Surface Studio 3, a next-generation all-in-one desktop PC. Thought to be on track for release later today, a late rumour by a renowned leaker points towards Microsoft launching the Surface Studio 2+ in its place with an Intel Tiger Lake processor for over €6,000.

As the price of many gaming-focused graphics cards continue to fall, a well-known retailer has now discounted the well-performing Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti and offers the enthusiast-grade desktop GPU for 1440p and 4K gaming for well under US$600.

Paving the way for the launch of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 and the AMD RDNA 3 GPUs, Big Navi-based video cards such as the Radeon RX 6900 XT are now getting generous discounts with some retailers. Prices are now US$1,000 lower than in January 2022, so those interested can grab the Radeon RX 6900 XT for less than US$700.

The Horse Creek board features a SoC with 4x SiFive P550 cores manufactured on the Intel 4 production nodes. Intel integrated 8 GB of DDR5-5600 RAM as well as a PCIe 5.0 X8 slot, plus an SD card reader and many debugging interfaces.

With a 13.9 L case, the NUC 13 Extreme is larger than most builds that support a desktop-grade GPU. Intel decided to provide even more room so that users can fit a 3-slot GPU, plus improve airflow. The "Raptor Canyon" will support up to i9 K desktop processors with up to 64 GB of DDR5 RAM and Intel is expected to unveil the full specs in two weeks.

Although AMD promised a starting price of US$125 for the B650E & B650-based mainboards, the first batch to hit the market is far from it. Prices start around US$160 and go up to over US$400, depending on the features added by the third parties involved (US$449.99 for the ASRock B650E Taichi, for example).

Sony Electronics' latest stand-alone condenser microphone is a relatively affordable new offering from its Pro Audio division; however, it has inherited design elements from higher-end and "revered" counterparts such as the C-800G. Accordingly, the OEM asserts that the new uni-directional mic will deliver high-end audio specifically optimized for voice recording at a more accessible price.

Gigabyte has already debuted its new X670-type motherboards for new AMD Ryzen 7000-series processors. Now, the OEM has announced a new extended warranty program for the same new DDR5-, PCIe 5.0- and Wi-Fi 6E-compatible components. It applies to boards sold in the United States only, and, according to the company, further enhances their "Ultra Durable" appeal.

GEEKOM is celebrating its 19th anniversary this month. In honor of 19 years in business, the company is offering up to US$170 in discounts on each order placed between today and October 31. Use the coupon codes listed at the end of this article to nab the savings.

A new leak from Bilibili shows the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 boosting to 3.0 GHz in MSI Kombuster. The graphics card in question used some kind of water cooling loop/AIO cooler and drew up to 616 Watts in a separate benchmark.

The new 36 Gbps GDDR7 standard offers 50% improved speeds over the current 24 Gbps GDDR6X one from Micron. Peak GDDR7 bandwidth could reach 1.7 TB/s with a 384-bit bus. Samsung also plans to release 32 Gb DDR5 chips this year, and envisions a future where 1000-layer V-NAND storage could be possible by 2030.

A Chiphell poster has supposedly reviewed the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB graphics card in 3D Mark, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Red Dead Redemption 2. The results highlight a remarkable performance uplift over its Ampere-based predecessor.

The beloved Witcher franchise will get a total of five new games, developed by different studios. CD Projekt Red also confirmed that it is working on a Cyberpunk 2077 sequel and that is plans to expand its global presence.

EA and Motive Studio have revealed some more footage of the upcoming Dead Space remake. It highlights the new engine's capabilities and some important gameplay elements. The game will be playable on PC and current-generation consoles on January 27.

Asus has launched the ExpertCenter D7 D700SD small form factor PC with Alder Lake processors and a tool-less chassis design. The ExpertCenter D7 is built with durability in mind and meets MIL-STD-810H standards. The ExpertCenter D7 can also be configured with Nvidia GeForce GT 730, GT 1030, and Quadro T600 dGPU options.

Thanks to the latest 1.07.09A01 BIOS version with AGESA 1.2.0.7 update, the XMG Apex 15 MAX can now be equipped with a desktop-grade Ryzen 7 5800X3D processor that is faster than top-of-the-line models like the R9 5950X or Intel's Core i9-12900K in most games.

After testing up to 10 unskippable ads before videos, YouTube is now apparently investigating another way to increase revenue. In the future, 4K videos could only be available for YouTube Premium users. Google declined to comment so far, so we can only hope this is just another experiment that will stay that way.

With less than two weeks until their release, Intel's Arc A770 and A750 video cards are back on Geekbench. The new benchmark results show both cards close to the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, and the A770 is even faster in the OpenCL benchmark by over 3 percent. Taking pricing into account, this spells trouble for AMD and NVIDIA.

The recently released free update for Microsoft Flight Simulator introduces the world's second-largest country to the players. This update's list of highlights includes 12 urban regions enhanced with the latest photogrammetry data, nine missions, and no less than 87 hand-crafted points of interest.

AMD plans to launch the 3D V-cache variants of its Zen 4 processors soon. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D and Ryzen 9 7950X3D could be unveiled in early 2023, likely at CES, according to a leaked product roadmap.

Dell has introduced a new version of the Alienware Aurora R15, the company's high-end gaming desktop. Now equipped with 13th Gen Intel Core processors and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs, the Aurora R15 will be available later this autumn in North America.

It seems that Microsoft has certified the Surface Studio 3 and Project Volterra with the FCC ahead of their North American releases. While the FCC has not revealed too many Project Volterra details, it appears to have leaked the Surface Studio 3's design.

Recently spotted in the Einstein @Home database, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 "Storm Peak" processor is a 5 nm chip based on the Zen 4 architecture. Its OPN code suggests this is the first entry of a Zen 4-based Ryzen Threadripper 7000, most likely one of the mid-range models, with 64 cores and 128 threads.

Intel's upcoming Core i9-13900KS processor scored 928 and 18,453 in CPU-Z's single and multi-core tests, respectively, effectively making it the fastest consumer desktop CPU on the market. Intel claims that it can boost to 6.0 GHz out of the box without overclocking.

CPU options include the 15 W i5-1235U, i3-1215U and Celeron 7305 models from Intel. The Mars ADL mini PCs feature a Thunderbolt 4 connector and an SD card reader, as well as a proprietary cooling system that allows these processors to run at boost clocks in 55 W mode for a longer period.

The Intel Core i9-13900K, Core i7-13700K and Core i5-13600K are now official along with their KF variants. They will hit shelves on October 20 starting at US$296 for the i5, US$384 for the i7 and US$564 for the i9.