ENERMAX focuses on advancements in power supplies, cooling techniques, and new PC cases for users ENERMAX’s Revolution power supply series is the company’s first ATX 3.0 power supply compatible with the new Intel ATX 3.0 specifications. It offers a single PCIe Gen5 16-pin connector with consumption levels up to 600W and an additional single, dual 8-pin to 16-pin cable so that users can install up to two NVIDIA RTX 40 series GPUs....
Here are the new features included in Game Ready Driver 528.02: Gaming Technology - The GeForce RTX 4070 Ti will max out your 1440p monitor, delivering over 120 FPS in modern games. Today, this super fast new graphics card arrives on shelves - to unlock its full potential, you’ll need our new Game Ready Driver. Game Ready - This new Game Ready Driver provides the best day-0 gaming experience for the latest new games supporting NVIDIA DLSS 3 technology including Conqueror’s Blade and Dakar Desert Rally....
It sounds like SkyBox will continue to assist other studios with their games under NetEase ownership, although the press release for the acquisition does mention Skybox will also “pursue creative opportunities.” SkyBox has produced some original titles of their own, including the well-received artsy platformer Stela, so with NetEase’s support, perhaps we’ll see more in than vein. NetEase’s president of global investment and partnerships Simon Zhu had the following to say about the new partnership with SkyBox… “We are thrilled to welcome SkyBox Labs to the NetEase Games family and are committed to creating an environment that allows them to thrive and operate independently as a game studio....
Halo and Master Chief are here to stay. 343 Industries will continue to develop Halo now and in the future, including epic stories, multiplayer, and more of what makes Halo great. [UPDATE] Jason Schreier denied most of the Halo Infinite rumor’s content in a post published on the ResetEra board. I ran these bullet points by a few people. While it’s true that 343 is focused on multiplayer, the stuff about campaign DLC being scrapped is false (I don’t think there was much of that planned in the first place), and a lot of this is either wrong or just speculation....
However, according to the German website HardwareLuxx, the performance enabled by the upgrade doesn’t quite match up to a real RTX 4080 GPU. While GeForce NOW users are restricted to actual games and cannot use software to manually create benchmark sessions, there are plenty of games with built-in benchmarks that allow testing. For example, in CD Projekt RED’s Cyberpunk 2077, the GeForce NOW Ultimate tier trailed considerably behind a real RTX 4080....
TSMC Holds 3nm Volume Production and Capacity Expansion Ceremony, Marking a Key Milestone for Advanced Manufacturing Press Release: TSMC today held a 3 nanometer (3nm) Volume Production and Capacity Expansion Ceremony at its Fab 18 new construction site in the Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), bringing together suppliers, construction partners, central and local government, the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association, and members of academia to witness an important milestone in the Company’s advanced manufacturing....
MINIMUM: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bit, Windows 11 64bit Processor: Intel i5 2500K Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX1060 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 50 GB available space Additional Notes: DirectX feature level 11_1 is required RECOMMENDED: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64bit, Windows 11 64bit Processor: Intel i7 2700K Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA RTX2060 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 50 GB available space Additional Notes: DirectX feature level 11_1 is required...
Also in Wccftech’s Best Games of 2022 lists: Shooters, Fighting, Platformer, Adventure, Indie, Action, and Horror Lost Ark Lost Ark is unique in its meld of the Diablo-like hack and slash experience with deep MMORPG elements such as dungeons, raids, and PvP. It also includes a veritable treasure trove of content developed over the years by Smilegate RPG, ensuring that Western players will have something to do for a long time (speaking of which, here’s a peek at the early 2023 roadmap)....
AMD Ryzen ‘Zen 4 Non-X’ CPUs Appear In CPU-z Validation Database: Ryzen 9 7900, Ryzen 7 7700, Ryzen 5 7600 The AMD Ryzen 7000 Non-X CPUs have been listed within the CPU-z validation database which is more or less a confirmation that we will be getting to see how these chips perform, soon! We’re already aware of the 10th January launch date while specs and pricing have been leaked a while back....
Intel Goes Chiplet-Crazy With MAX CPU & GPU Series: Xeon CPU MAX ‘Sapphire Rapids HBM’ & Xeon GPU MAX ‘Ponte Vecchio’ For Servers Today, Intel finally enters the data center and enterprise segment with its own multi-tile aka chiplet products codenamed Xeon MAX. The first two products in this brand new family are the Xeon CPU MAX series which are Sapphire Rapids processors with HBM technology while the other product is the Xeon GPU MAX series based on the Ponte Vecchio design which goes crazy with the chiplet-era architecture....
Apple’s new M2 Pro and M2 Max MacBook Pro models come with HDMI 2.1 instead of HDMI 2.0 On the 2021 version of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, Apple added HDMI 2.0 port that could support a single 4K display with a 60Hz refresh rate. However, the latest addition takes things to a whole new level. With the HDMI 2.1 port on your new M2 Pro and M2 Max MacBook Pro models, you can connect an 8K display with up to 60Hz and 4K displays with up to 240Hz....
Machine learning translation reveals that the Pixel 7a will support up to a 90Hz refresh rate Evidence of the Pixel 7a was located on a private Facebook group, with Twitter user @chunvn8888 uploading the images and video to the microblogging social platform. At first glance, the Pixel 7a features a boxy design, which is not different from the Pixel 6a, suggesting that Google might be re-using the same chassis to save up on manufacturing costs....
Samsung Makes Everyday Computing Faster With Brand New PM9C1a SSDs Coupled With 5nm Controller Press Release: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced the production readiness of a high-performance PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, the PM9C1a. Integrated with a new controller based on Samsung’s cutting-edge 5-nanometer (nm) process and the company’s seventh-generation V-NAND technology, the PM9C1a will provide elevated computing and gaming performance in PCs and laptops....
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2’s Adreno 740 still takes the lead in maximum and minimum FPS in the same ray tracing test due to improved rasterization performance With the ZTE nubia Red Magic 8 Pro officially announced, Android Authority took the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered flagship through its paces, particularly with the Basemark Vitro GPU test suite. The application uses ray tracing to improve reflection quality, while lighting and shadows are rendered using traditional rasterization....
The RT Fidelity mod further tweaks ray tracing features to improve visuals. While the mod does come with a performance impact, and a few issues, the improvements it brings are massive, especially for ray-traced reflections and shadows, as showcased in the two comparison screenshots below. This mod aims to fix ray tracing and some last gen graphic options to offer the best visuals while not affecting the gameplay performance so much....
“I’ve been working in the gaming industry for a long time, and well before that, I was a player and a fan of games. Back in those days, as a kid, we would save up every penny from our allowance to buy a new game that we probably chose based on the picture of the front of the box. We knew this was going to be the one game we got to play for the next six months, maybe even a year....
AMD EPYC 9654 “Genoa” CPU Is The New King of The Hill In The PassMark CPU Benchmark AMD launched its EPYC 9004 “Genoa” CPU lineup back in November 2022, featuring up to 96 cores based on the 5nm Zen 4 core architecture and new features incorporated within them. Leading the pack was the EPYC 9654, a 96-core and 192-thread juggernaut with a boost clock of up to 3.7 GHz, 384 MB of L3 cache, and a TDP of up to 400W....
Chip designer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (AMD) saw its price target cut by the investment firm KeyBanc earlier this week due to weakening demand and excess inventory. AMD, like other chip firms, had a tough 2022 as a worsening global macroeconomic environment hampered the firm’s product demand. However, KeyBanc remains optimistic about the computing firm in the long term, as it believes that AMD will capture close to one third of the highly lucrative server market by the end of this year....
Well, Valve has released their 2022 list of Steam’s best sellers (which actually measures which games produced the most gross revenue, rather than unit sales). Valve doesn’t provide an exact ranking, instead sorting them into pools – Platinum for the #1 through #12, Gold for #13 to #24, and Silver for #25 to #50. They’re listed here in alphabetical order. Platinum Apex Legends Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Destiny 2 DOTA 2 Dying Light 2 Stay Human Elden Ring Lost Ark Monster Hunter Rise Naraka: Bladepoint PUBG Battlegrounds Yu-Gi-Oh!...
Google is working on its own smart tracker code named Grogu, could release later this year The Google smart tracker was first spotted by Mishaal Rahman, who found references to “Locator tag” as a device type. You can have a look at it below: “Locator tag” likely refers to Bluetooth trackers (think AirTag, Tile) that in this context support Google Fast Pair. H/T @Za_Raczke pic.twitter.com/HoPX8JMd8Q — Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) January 16, 2023 Then developer Kuba Wojciechowski also reported that Google is indeed working on a smart tracker....
