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Noctua’s NA-TPG1 Makes Sure That Thermal Paste Doesn’t Get Squeezed Out Upon Application On An AMD Ryzen AM5 CPU Press Release: Noctua today announced its new NA-TPG1 thermal paste guard for AMD’s latest AM5-based Ryzen processors. When the mounting pressure of the cooling solution is applied, the excess thermal paste will be squeezed outwards. With AM5 CPUs, this excess paste tends to accumulate in the cut-outs at the sides of the heat-spreader and may become difficult to remove....

Linux driver 470.103.01 released for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050, MX570, and MX550 Mobility GPUs A new Linux driver (470.103.01) for the RTX 2050, MX570, and MX550 is available, offering more compatibility and capability in the open-source operating system. Starting with the specifications, the GeForce RTX 2050 is based on the GA107 GPU core with 2048 cores which is actually more than the GeForce RTX 2060 laptop variant. It features a boost clock of up to 1477 MHz and has a TGP of up to 45W....

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Performance Numbers Show It’s Base For Crypto Miners, Great For Gamers In multiple leaks by Videocardz, the news outlet has shown performance numbers for the GeForce RTX 3050 in both gaming and mining. The graphics card features the Lite Hash Rate algorithm, or LHR, which drops as low as 12.5 MH/s in only a few seconds. The graphics card also has a power consumption of 73 watts....

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Custom Graphics Cards Listed In The US By Newegg, Several Models Starting at $1599 US We have already seen the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 custom models get listed over in Europe and the UK but now, we get our first look at the prices for the United States by Newegg. The retailer is currently listing a total of 10 graphics cards, all of which are custom models by Gigabyte, MSI, and ASUS....

NVIDIA’s Grace CPU Breaks Cover, Features 72 Arm v9.0 Cores Per Chip, 117 MB L3 Cache, 68 Gen 5 Lanes, All on TSMC 4N Process Node NVIDIA first announced its Grace CPU and the respective Superchip design at GTC 2022. The Grace CPU is NVIDIA’s first processor based on a custom Arm architecture that will be aiming the server / HPC segment. The CPU comes in two Superchip configurations, a Grace Superchip module with two Grace CPUs and a Grace+Hopper Superchip with one Grace CPU connected to a Hopper H100 GPU....

Stage Manager is Only Available on Three iPad Models With an M1 Chip If you have iPad Pro models with an M1 chip or the latest iPad Air 5, Center Stage will be available with the release of iPadOS 16 later this year. All iPad models with an A-series processor will feature the standard multitasking interface. However, the rest of the features will be available which were announced at the event....

Phison Unveils X Series Enterprise SSDs With PCIe Gen5 E26 Controller & Redrivers Press Release: Phison Electronics Corp. (TPEX: 8299), a global leader in NAND flash controller and storage solutions, today is demonstrating the company’s latest PCIe Gen5 innovation that is transcending system-level performance to new heights at CES in Las Vegas. Phison is demonstrating the E26 with Phison’s proprietary I/O+ Technology to usher in a new evolution of gaming experiences....

In terms of RAM and storage, there is only one version, available in 128GB of non-expandable storage, along with 6GB of RAM. As for the remaining hardware, the Pixel 6a comes with Google’s own Tensor chipset, the same one powering the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro flagships. Google has also incorporated a large 4410mAh battery, which the company claims will last you for 24 hours, but obviously, the runtime will depend on your daily usage....

Phones need to be durable so they can survive years without breaking or running into other issues pertinent to structural integrity. Our favorite Zack Nelson from JerryRigEverything decided to take Pixel 7 Pro for a spin and see just how well it goes against a durability test that you can look into below. If you go through the entire video, you will realize that the good news is simply not there....

PS5 sales were down to just 2 million units in Q4 2021, whereas Sony had sold 3.3 million units in Q4 2020. Overall, 11.5 million units were sold throughout the whole fiscal year. Added to the 7.8 million units sold in 2020, they bring the console’s total install base to 19.3 million units. But Sony had originally planned to sell over 14.8 million PS5 units in FY 2021 before they had to revise the forecast downward due to the ongoing chip shortages....

The new texture pack includes both Resident Evil 3 assets as well as handmade textures in 1K-4K resolution. You can check out some comparison images below. You can download the new HD Texture Pack from Nexus Mods. Resident Evil 2 Remake HD Texture Pack Installation： 1. Install Fluffy Manager 5000. 2. Download this mod. 3. Launch Fluffy Manager and drag and drop the .rar file into the application. 4. Refresh the mod list....

Well, not so fast. In a recent issue of Edge (grab your subscription here) it was confirmed that the island will be returning. In fact, it sounds like it may even be expanding. According to Resident Evil 4 remake director Yoshiaki Hirabayashi, Capcom took a unique approach to developing the RE4 remake, splitting the team into three, with each focusing on a major area – the village, the castle, and the island....

Ahead of the release of the Winters’ expansion this week, Capcom released a demo of the new Resident Evil Village third-person mode that will be included with the expansion. Just before the release of the DLC later this week, we have a comparison video, comparing the game’s original first-person mode to the all-new third-person mode, and some might say that Lady Dimitrescu looks even more haunting in this mode. The video is courtesy of ‘ElAnalistDeBits’, and shows that, despite the increased Field of View, performance isn’t being affected on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in the areas featured in this comparison video....

Anyways, Rivals of Aether 2 has been stated to be an upcoming release that will come to ‘as many platforms as possible’ according to the developers at Aether Studios. The development team isn’t certain about a concrete release date but they are aiming for a 2024 release window. While this might sound a little bit unorthodox for some, it’s taking things to a whole new dimension, quite literally. The game has been announced with a brand-new trailer:...

South Korean chaebol Samsung Electronics is allegedly looking to beat the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) when it comes to mass producing semiconductors in the 3-nanometer (nm) manufacturing process. Samsung is one of three companies that is capable of manufacturing chips with advanced processes, but it has been at the center of controversy throughout this year due to reports of a lack of quality control for its products in an unforgiving industry....

BOE to Have the Lowest Market Share out of All Three Suppliers, Standing at a Measly 6 Percent The latest data from Display Supply Chain Consultants reveals that compared to the previous year, Samsung Display had a negligible loss in its market share, down from 83 percent in the same. For the June to September volume in 2022, Samsung expects to have an 82 percent market, with LG Display chugging along with 12 percent and BOE coming in at third place with a 6 percent share....

Samsung may only show its ‘hybrid’ display technology to a limit viewers at a private booth at CES 2023 With CES 2023 expected to kick off on January 5, ETNews reports that Samsung has an ace up its sleeve that could please the limited number of invitees who will step inside a private booth. Apparently, the Korean technology behemoth will demonstrate a display technology that has the ability to fold and slide....

SCHENKER VIA 15 Pro and WORK series: Uncompromising developer ultrabook and new office laptops Press Release: With the new VIA 15 Pro, SCHENKER has put together a unique overall package: The 1.45 kg ultrabook integrates AMD’s efficient eight-core Ryzen 7 5700U, a 15.6-inch WQHD IPS display, and two freely accessible and upgradeable M.2 SSD and RAM slots - a combination that is usually only found in significantly heavier gaming laptops with dedicated graphics cards....

Binance is everywhere these days. Its founder, Zhao Changpeng, who also goes by the short-hand CZ, is giving media interviews left, right, and center, all the while adopting the role of the crypto world’s newest “white knight,” replete with the entire regalia and pomp. After all, CZ has alluded to the establishment of a crypto bailout fund that will attempt to rescue viable entities that are, nonetheless, experiencing a liquidity crunch in light of the ongoing shockwaves that are permeating almost every sector of the crypto sphere following FTX’s unexpected bankruptcy last week....

The new update is a minor one, but it does pack some fixes and tweaks that will be welcomed by players, including some tweaks to the game’s second level, and bug fixes for the second and third bosses (Sean and Kuroki). In addition, this new patch offers fixes for several crashes and includes performance improvements in all levels. We’ve included the official release notes, as released by developer Slocalap, down below: Sifu is available globally now for PS5, PS4, and PC....