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    2Be_or_Not2Be reacted to SonoraTechnical's post in the thread News AMD is purportedly preparing Ryzen 200 "Hawk Point Refresh" APUs — Ryzen 7 255/260 set to replace the Ryzen 7 8745H/8845H series with Like.

    Love to see a new Ryzen AI 9 available in a mITX board... Ryzen AI 9 MAX 395: 16x Zen5 cores CPU, LPDDR5X-8000 support, 40CU RDNA3.5...

    Wednesday at 1:28 PM
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    2Be_or_Not2Be replied to the thread News Chipmakers race to get CHIPS Act dollars before White House changeover — TSMC and GlobalFoundries finalize applications, facilitating payouts.

    Tariffs always end up hitting the consumer's wallet, not the companies being levied. The US needs to invest more in local...

    Nov 8, 2024
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    2Be_or_Not2Be replied to the thread Review Ineo M9 SSD Heatsink and Cooler Review: Strong performance, interesting design.

    Could be a good test of a number of the new 870 boards coming on the market. Take a collection of models from Asus, MSI, Gigabyte, and...

    Oct 7, 2024
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    2Be_or_Not2Be replied to the thread Review Ineo M9 SSD Heatsink and Cooler Review: Strong performance, interesting design.

    I'd really like to know if the built-in heatsink provided by the m/b was tested. A lot of them give you a heatsink that might even tie...

    Oct 7, 2024
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    2Be_or_Not2Be replied to the thread News Civilization VII recommends 16 cores and 32GB RAM for 4K gameplay — RTX 4070 or RX 7800XT is the minimum.

    .... maybe the devs just asked the hardware guys at the time what's the "ultimate" in CPUs at the time, and simply put those CPUs down...

    Oct 4, 2024
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    2Be_or_Not2Be replied to the thread Review MSI X870E Carbon WIFI Motherboard Review: USB 4.0 has arrived.

    I wish m/b reviewers would standardize on using the term "USB4" and not the other variations (like USB 4.0, USB 4, etc.). USB4 means...

    Oct 3, 2024
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    2Be_or_Not2Be replied to the thread News AMD Asus X870(E), X670E, and B650(E) mobo buyers enjoy rebates in Germany — no such offers yet spotted in the U.S..

    Pricing has been a bit ridiculous on these new 870 motherboards (granted, new release generally run that way). A number of them are...

    Oct 3, 2024
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    2Be_or_Not2Be replied to the thread Review Fluance Ai41 Powered 5-inch Stereo Bookshelf Speakers Review: Solid sound, good wood looks.

    Yeah, all speaker reviews should include freq response (unless it's Bose, which hide anything "measurable") & THD. However, in terms of...

    Sep 30, 2024
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    2Be_or_Not2Be replied to the thread News Fractal Design has a new mini-ITX case for $199 — Era 2 is the follow-up with improved airflow over the original Era.

    Gamers Nexus has a good review of this case, which highlights how the internal design is laid out. I like the different color options...

    Sep 19, 2024
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    2Be_or_Not2Be replied to the thread News Microsoft promises major performance improvements for modern Windows 11 apps.

    Didn't the patch KB5041587 help AMD for 23H2 systems? Also, I think the not-yet-released 24H2 will have it integrated.

    Sep 16, 2024
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    2Be_or_Not2Be replied to the thread News Bigger and cheaper SSDs are coming thanks to Samsung — chipmaker starts mass producing 280-layer QLC 9th generation V-NAND.

    Still waiting for Samsung to actually release a SSD with V9 TLC flash. Supposedly production began in April '24, and this QLC drive was...

    Sep 12, 2024
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    2Be_or_Not2Be replied to the thread News Bigger and cheaper SSDs are coming thanks to Samsung — chipmaker starts mass producing 280-layer QLC 9th generation V-NAND.

    FTA: "Samsung will be able to make drives nearly 50% cheaper than the highest-capacity SSDs on the market today..." Yeah, they might...

    Sep 12, 2024
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    2Be_or_Not2Be replied to the thread News AMD introduces AFMF 2 & VGM tech to boost Ryzen AI 300 CPU gaming performance — AFMF 2 offers up to 78% higher frame rates in Cyberpunk 2077.

    Note: VGM doesn't appear to be dynamic, but something that you, the user, have to manually choose. You set the amount/level in AMD's...

    Sep 12, 2024
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    2Be_or_Not2Be replied to the thread News AMD X870 motherboards listed overseas start at $350 — premium X870E models may retail close to $800.

    I think you missed his point. He's saying that someone can always question your choice of paying x money for a setup by saying they...

    Sep 12, 2024
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    2Be_or_Not2Be reacted to thestryker's post in the thread News Intel mulls spinning off its manufacturing division with Like.

    Intel has gotten slammed by "investors" who don't have a clue for years now. The problem right now is that they've taken real financial...

    Aug 30, 2024

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