Recent content by Stephen_144

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    Right Now Is a Terrible Time to Buy a Graphics Card

    I'm in the market and I'm doing my best to hold off; How long do you think it will be until we can get a desktop with?; Intel 12th gen k-series 10nm CPU (alder lake) MB with w/PCI4.0 full support. CPU and MB to support DDR5 RAM RTX 3080 Super (PCI 4.0) PCI 4.0 SSD I'm guessing this time...
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    Most Browsers Allow Permanent User Tracking via TLS Sessions

    Anyone know the steps to lower the session resumption lifetime value to 10 mins on a Chrome web browser on Windows 10 64bit build 1809?
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    ThinkPad X1 Extreme Packs Core i9 Into Lightweight Package

    X1 keyboards fall apart on the regular.
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    Acer’s New Windows MR Headset Goes Premium

    Why would I consider a VR headset, such as the Rift, as a competing purchase for a Windows MR headset like the one above? Both do what the other can not.
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    Microsoft Was Making an Xbox VR Headset, But Not Anymore

    remember when cellphones were limited to being hardwired inside a car or it had to carry a bag around with the phone? ala the Motorola Bag Phone? To me that's where VR is now. In ~10-12 years VR\MR\AR will be the new smart phone revolution
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    The History Of Nvidia GPUs

    The 3dfx was my second gfx card. My second computer, a Pentium 90, had a Diamond Viper Stealth card which I later upgraded to a 3DFX. I recall loading Windows for Work groups because I could get a 800x600 resolution all the way up to 256 colors. That was up from 640x480 16 colors in the...
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    Samsung Debuts Curvy QHD, 144Hz Gaming Monitors

    -300cd/m2 -4ms lag -3000:1 contrast -HDMI 2.0 These specs are decent for a mid range product......released in 2016.
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    Blackmagic Design Releases $699 eGPU for New MacBook Pros

    Why not add an HDMI 2.1 compatible controller chip? This type of device can remain in operation for several laptops and desktops thus has a longer lifespan. In ~6months everything but HDMI 2.1 will be blah.
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    Samsung Starts Mass Producing 96-Layer 256Gb V-NAND Memory Chips

    So 512GB SSDs will be the new minimum for the consumer?
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    Intel Starts Producing XMM 7560 Modem Chips For Apple's iPhones

    "capable of 1 Gb/s downloads and 225 Mb/s downloads;" I think you mean 225 Mb/s uploads
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    Marvell Has A QLC-Capable SSD Controller Delivering 670K IOPS

    Pair that controller with the new Intel SSD 760p and you have got yourself a speed storage system.
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    Immersion Brings Haptics To Console, VR Markets With TouchSense

    Aim for a VR gloves with full force feedback for each finger and then when a buttons etc is needed you can use a standard game controller [with the gloves on] and the controller itself can be projected into the VR sim as an AR object in your avatars hand within the VR world itself.