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AMD Ryzen 9 3950X review
The AMD Ryzen 9 3950X is the baddest cat in town when it comes to processors that don’t land in the HEDT (high-end desktop) category of processors. But, with the specs and performance it offers, it may break apart that classification system altogether. The Ryzen 9 3950X is built on AMD’s 7nm Zen 2 architecture, and is the highest tier in the Ryzen 3000 series. That naturally makes it the most exp ... Read more
2019-12-25 19:58:41
Intel's First Discrete GPU, the DG1, Listed with 96 EUs
According to information that has appeared online, Intel’s first discrete graphics chip, referred to as DG1, will pack 96 execution units (EUs), as many as Tiger Lake’s integrated graphics. Although by working together with the CPU, DG1 might double Tiger Lake's graphics performance. The information originated from the Eurasian Economic Union on Wednesday and was posted on Twitter. The register e ... Read more
2019-12-25 19:58:41
The CAMERADACTYL Brancopan: A 35mm Panoramic Camera You Can Print at Home
My name is Ethan Moses, I make cameras at CAMERADACTYL. I 3D print film cameras and ship them all over the world. I want to share the newest camera I’ve made: the CAMERADACTYL Brancopan, a 35mm wide format camera that makes 20x 24x58mm frames in a 1:2.4 aspect ratio on standard 36 exposure 35mm film. This article will cover camera specs and features, a bit of how it works and how to use it, some ... Read more
2019-12-25 00:34:33
NOW EVEN YOUR BUSINESS CARD CAN RUN LINUX
It takes a lot of work to get a functional PCB business card that’s thin, cheap, and robust enough to be practical. If you can even blink a few LEDs on the thing and still hand them out with a straight face, you’ve done pretty well for yourself. So you can imagine our surprise when [George Hilliard] wrote in to tell us about his $3 business card computer that boots into a functioning Linux environ ... Read more
2019-12-25 00:34:33
This fast Alienware gaming monitor with G-Sync is on sale for $340
Since your monitor is the portal to actually using your PC, it makes sense to invest in a good one. Of course, the best gaming monitor for your needs depends on how you use your PC, and if ultra-fast framerates is your thing, check out this deal on the Alienware 25 (AW2518H). This isn't very big at 24.5 inches, and the resolution stands at just 1920x1080. However, that makes it easier on your har ... Read more
2019-12-23 20:52:44
In The Lab: ASRock Radeon RX 5700 XT Taichi X 8G OC+ Graphics Card
Since AMD unveiled its products on the 7 nm process node, we've seen numerous CPU launches and announcements with the Ryzen 3000 series of processors. Not only processors but graphics cards too with AMD's launch of the RX 5700 and RX 5700 XT graphics cards back in July. Aimed at occupying the mid-range consumer graphics market, both the new Navi 10 graphics cards are based on its RDNA architecture ... Read more
2019-12-23 20:52:05
16-Inch MacBook Pro vs Razer Blade 15 Studio: Photo Editing Shootout
Last month, we reached out to Razer to see if they would lend us a Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition for testing. With the 16-inch MacBook Pro just announced and on its way in as well, it seemed like the perfect time to see which top-of-the-line laptop would take the photo editing crown. Introduction There was a time when all new “creatives” naturally drifted towards Mac. In 2007, I was… Maccurious, ... Read more
2019-12-23 20:52:05
G.Skill announces a bevy of high-performance DDR4 RAM kits up to 256GB
G.Skill is closing out the year with dozens of new DDR4 memory kits designed for Intel's X299 and AMD's TRX40 Threadripper platforms, under its Trident Z Royal and Trident Z Neo product lines. Several of the kits are based on its new low latency 32GB modules, including a bunch of 256GB capacity kits at different speeds. This raises the question, does RAM speed and capacity matter for gaming? And ... Read more
2019-12-23 20:47:09
GIGABYTE Unveils MU71-SU0 and MD71-HB0 Xeon Motherboards For Professionals
Outside of the plethora of AMD-related announcements of late, GIGABYTE has announced a pair of Intel motherboards for its workstation and server board users. The GIGABYTE MU71-SU0 is designed for Intel's Xeon W-3200 processor family and is based on the C621 single-socket chipset. The other model is the GIGABYTE MD71-HB0, which is dual-socket on the C622 chipset and supports Intel's Xeon Scalable p ... Read more
2019-12-23 20:47:09
G.Skill's New DDR4 Kits With 32GB Modules Have Very Low Latency
G.Skill today announced some new 32GB RAM kits with capacities ranging from 64GB in dual-module kits to 256GB in kits with eight DIMMs. The best part about these modules is that they feature very low timings for their capacities, meaning they should offer both high-capacity and snappy memory at once when they arrive in Q1 2020. The kits are outed in a handful of lineups, the Trident Z RGB, Tride ... Read more
2019-12-23 20:41:34