Dicehunter
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As I like a quiet rig I prefer to play certain games at around 60FPS rather than them screaming passed 300, Also helps to save a little power ^_^
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As I like a quiet rig I prefer to play certain games at around 60FPS rather than them screaming passed 300, Also helps to save a little power ^_^
looz
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https://twitter.com/briankrebs/status/1217114698115698688
A major security flaw about to be revealed, affecting W10 and WS2016.
A major security flaw about to be revealed, affecting W10 and WS2016.
Never been a fan of ASUS products, but this intrigues me. Wonder when we can get some early reviews done
Mouse with a joystick. Personally I see this as a useful tool in the office rather than gaming.
ASUS ROG Chakram
https://www.asus.com/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/ROG-Chakram/
Mouse with a joystick. Personally I see this as a useful tool in the office rather than gaming.
ASUS ROG Chakram
https://www.asus.com/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/ROG-Chakram/
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Vulkan Specification 1.2 released
https://www.anandtech.com/show/15401/vulkan-12-specification-released
Almost entirely developer focused. So us gamers won't see much of a difference. BUT its easier for developers, better optimization, visual quality, and since it's easier to use, LESS BUGS!
Perfect time for a new API update. As mentioned in the article, Windows 7 is now EOL. Windows 8 is similar to 10(less platform-specific code). Next-Gen consoles are shipping soon, which means API development will be at a very high level as programmers need to acclimate with the market changes.
I do wonder if PS will use a custom Vulkan instead of their own proprietary API. It could really ease the load on Devs, make games cheaper, etc.
Main reason to get excited though, Kronos Group have fully implemented NATIVE SUPPORT for HLSL from MS's D3D. It compiles it down to SPIR-V, which lets it work with Vulkan.
AKA this means expect more Linux Support. Since Developers now have native access they can have a much (x100) easier time porting and getting Windows games on Linux. Wine Windows Compatibility, Valve's Proton tool and DXVK are supported.
https://www.anandtech.com/show/15401/vulkan-12-specification-released
Almost entirely developer focused. So us gamers won't see much of a difference. BUT its easier for developers, better optimization, visual quality, and since it's easier to use, LESS BUGS!
Perfect time for a new API update. As mentioned in the article, Windows 7 is now EOL. Windows 8 is similar to 10(less platform-specific code). Next-Gen consoles are shipping soon, which means API development will be at a very high level as programmers need to acclimate with the market changes.
I do wonder if PS will use a custom Vulkan instead of their own proprietary API. It could really ease the load on Devs, make games cheaper, etc.
Main reason to get excited though, Kronos Group have fully implemented NATIVE SUPPORT for HLSL from MS's D3D. It compiles it down to SPIR-V, which lets it work with Vulkan.
AKA this means expect more Linux Support. Since Developers now have native access they can have a much (x100) easier time porting and getting Windows games on Linux. Wine Windows Compatibility, Valve's Proton tool and DXVK are supported.
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NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
New AMD Epyc 64/128 Super Computer contract
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.te...er-new-atos-meteorological-supercomputer.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.te...er-new-atos-meteorological-supercomputer.html
New Noctua fans for AMD AM4 and boy do they look beautiful. Nice dark low profile fans
https://noctua.at/en/nh-l9a-am4-chromax-black
https://noctua.at/en/nh-l9a-am4-chromax-black
Z490 boards will not support PCI 4.0
Plan was to add it in, but then Intel removed this due to Jitter issues in the Chipset signal. That meant instability in data signalling. Intel failed to meet the requirements of pcie 4.0
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/i...lans-then-nixes-pcie-40-support-on-comet-lake
Plan was to add it in, but then Intel removed this due to Jitter issues in the Chipset signal. That meant instability in data signalling. Intel failed to meet the requirements of pcie 4.0
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/i...lans-then-nixes-pcie-40-support-on-comet-lake
WYP
News Guru
I have heard from a reliable source that this rumour is complete nonsense.
Amazon owned Ring's Android app is "found to be packed with third-party trackers sending out a plethora of customers’ personally identifiable information (PII)" after an investigation by the EFF
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/ring-doorbell-app-packed-third-party-trackers
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/01/ring-doorbell-app-packed-third-party-trackers
Excalabur50
Well-known member
AMD's new 20.1.3 WQHL driver is now available this link is for the 5700XT https://www.amd.com/en/support/grap...d-radeon-rx-5700-series/amd-radeon-rx-5700-xt
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Train Simulator 2020 for $1 with more DLC options https://www.humblebundle.com/games/train-simulator
Greenback
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Looks like they looked at my library and put the bulk of what I already have :mellow:
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordon...-upgrade-changes-update-windows/#4dbebcd62316
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/dual-screen/windows/get-dev-tools
MS confirms for later this year we are getting massive Windows 10 update, called Windows 10X, that overhauls and restructures the OS(ie, compartmentalize areas of the OS) for easier and fewer buggy updates in the future.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-gb/dual-screen/windows/get-dev-tools
MS confirms for later this year we are getting massive Windows 10 update, called Windows 10X, that overhauls and restructures the OS(ie, compartmentalize areas of the OS) for easier and fewer buggy updates in the future.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
3990x... But can it run Crysis? Quite literally.. yes
https://www.techradar.com/amp/news/...w-power-to-run-crysis-without-a-graphics-card
https://www.techradar.com/amp/news/...w-power-to-run-crysis-without-a-graphics-card
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
https://www.anandtech.com/show/15549/sapphire-announces-new-4x4-amd-ryzen-embedded-motherboards
Sapphire releases embedded Ryzen motherboards.
Pretty cool. Using first gen Zen and Vega. Not sure as to the specific clockspeeds or core counts but not bad. Unfortunately seems to be only available for companies. Which sucks as I would have liked that tiny 4x4 form factor to build a dedicated VPN/Firewall for my home network. Would have been way more than enough power and handle the amount of traffic coming in and out.
Sapphire releases embedded Ryzen motherboards.
Pretty cool. Using first gen Zen and Vega. Not sure as to the specific clockspeeds or core counts but not bad. Unfortunately seems to be only available for companies. Which sucks as I would have liked that tiny 4x4 form factor to build a dedicated VPN/Firewall for my home network. Would have been way more than enough power and handle the amount of traffic coming in and out.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Absolutely awesome article from Cloudfare DNS provider on the switch from Intel to AMD in servers. Which is a big deal as Cloudfare is massive. AMD basically hands Intel a smackdown in all but like 3 tests out of probably 40-50. With one 1 of those being an outlier (could be software related. It was in testing after all).
https://blog.cloudflare.com/an-epyc...udflares-10th-generation-edge-server-cpu/amp/
https://blog.cloudflare.com/an-epyc...udflares-10th-generation-edge-server-cpu/amp/
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Yeah, because even if AMD had a slight upper hand, swapping CPUs in this industry is a huge risk. Once you have Intel and it becomes stable its safer to stick with them "usually" to avoid complications.
But AMD has hammered Intel so hard in this market now, that it has become worth the risk to swap over. Brave move and Kudos to Cloudfare for making that leap.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Well Cloudfare did their due diligence and in their testing AMD dominated. Makes perfect sense. More performance, less power, stable, less space. Cloudfare has several backups anyway. It's not like AMD is solely the infastructre now. But their new systems will be which is a good thing
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