It definately is. The Norwegian Kroner against the Dollar has never been as strong as it is now, for years. Analysts have stated that it is because of the tariff feud.
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It definately is. The Norwegian Kroner against the Dollar has never been as strong as it is now, for years. Analysts have stated that it is because of the tariff feud.
AngryGoldfish
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Isn't that good for you guys though? If the Kroner has increased in value, you'll be paying less for a product that has a company based in the States. Or am I getting that the wrong way around? When the GBP and the EUR dropped in value, we had to pay more for the same thing. Four years ago, a $500 GPU would cost £450 or €520. Now it would cost £550 or €620.
Good for us, bad for others. But the retailers won't see it like that.
They see current pricing, compare it to exchange rate, and still add on what they class as "Norway" costs
so even if Norwegian kr was fantastic. We will still be forking out around 12,000-15000Norwegian Kroners. ($1400 - $1800)
To utilise it most. I would have to buy in dollars and get it shipped here while somehow bypassing the 36% import tax.
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AngryGoldfish
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Yeah, I've noticed a lot of countries do that. It's like, once the value drops, it stays dropped whether or not it has risen again or not according to the banks.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
AMD 7nm Epyc 64 core 128 thread, All on a single socket CPU 
https://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/122222-amd-7nm-64c128t-epyc-benchmark-leaks/
https://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/122222-amd-7nm-64c128t-epyc-benchmark-leaks/
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NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
AMD 7nm Epyc 64 core 128 thread, All on a single socket CPU
https://hexus.net/tech/news/cpu/122222-amd-7nm-64c128t-epyc-benchmark-leaks/
If they managed to get all that in the same die area... holy f* moly!
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
If it's Zen 2 it could very well be 16 cores per CCX with 4 x CCX's, Zen 2 is meant to come out next early next year and considering we're at the tail end of 2018 it may well be.
It is so good to finally see a dent appearing more and more in Intels dominance. They may not be dropping their prices, but that are at least throwing in more for the price v performance battle.
Had AMD not stepped up and pushed back, I wonder if we would ever have seen 6core mainstream.
AngryGoldfish
Old N Gold
I wonder about this as well. I think personally that Coffee Lake with a 6c would still have come, but in Q1 2018, not Q4 2017 as it did, and with a slightly higher price. As for the 8c refresh they would have kept that for a much later date. Skylake for the enthusiast market would be a max of 12c at around $1600, not 18c. And this new rumoured 28c would still just be a $5k Xeon processor.
WYP
News Guru
Hard to know what Intel would have done. With 10nm being delayed the company needed to create something new after Kaby Lake anyway.
I think six cores was inevitable, but Zen pushed the release of the Coffee Lake forward and created Z370, a refreshed Z270 chipset. There is a reason why we are only getting Z390 now, rather than alongside Intel's other 14nm chipsets like H370 B360 etc.
I think six cores was inevitable, but Zen pushed the release of the Coffee Lake forward and created Z370, a refreshed Z270 chipset. There is a reason why we are only getting Z390 now, rather than alongside Intel's other 14nm chipsets like H370 B360 etc.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Firefox can now use your GPU instead of just the CPU, Pretty impressive performance gains -
https://www.techspot.com/news/76453-firefox-nightly-can-use-gpu-render-web-browsing.html
https://www.techspot.com/news/76453-firefox-nightly-can-use-gpu-render-web-browsing.html
demonking
New member
Intel are pushing the h310 chipset back to 22nm due to a shortage on 14nm
https://m.hexus.net/tech/news/mainboard/122372-intel-tech-roll-back-fabbing-new-h310c-chipset-22nm/
https://m.hexus.net/tech/news/mainboard/122372-intel-tech-roll-back-fabbing-new-h310c-chipset-22nm/
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NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
https://mobile.twitter.com/UbisoftStudioSF/status/1043258393639571456
So after the recent event of Telltale studios having massive layoffs because there sales were much to low, nearby Ubisoft SF posted on Twitter letting anyone who worked for Telltale to meet them at BJ's(restaurant) so they can have interviews and discussion about job opportunities.
Gotta say super awesome for Ubisoft to do that. It also makes sense too. Telltale made solid games consistently across many titles even if it was for a niche audience. So adding there talent would be very beneficial and as Ubisoft just keeps on growing there franchises it would be a great opportunity to add already proven talent. That's the business side of it...
other than that just a great move. I've said this before but Ubisoft has really turned there image around past few years. They've done a lot unlike EA.
So after the recent event of Telltale studios having massive layoffs because there sales were much to low, nearby Ubisoft SF posted on Twitter letting anyone who worked for Telltale to meet them at BJ's(restaurant) so they can have interviews and discussion about job opportunities.
Gotta say super awesome for Ubisoft to do that. It also makes sense too. Telltale made solid games consistently across many titles even if it was for a niche audience. So adding there talent would be very beneficial and as Ubisoft just keeps on growing there franchises it would be a great opportunity to add already proven talent. That's the business side of it...
other than that just a great move. I've said this before but Ubisoft has really turned there image around past few years. They've done a lot unlike EA.
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TheF34RChannel
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Excellent move on their part! Ubisoft is becoming more like EA each day though - just check out the div 2 controversies (plural, yes). Although they stick to their games and fix it where others give up and that's awesome!
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
That's just one game though where it was built around the microtransaction model and such. Those games always have issues. Outside of that they definitely are improving customer relations and image but also there game quality/commitments are very good to. So I disagree they are becoming more like EA... one bad game while everything else is doing the opposite is something EA wish they could have. Even BF5 there saving grace every year is turning out to be a flop and i believe they downgraded there forecast for the Q4 time because of it.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Chrome now sends your entire browser history to Google when you check Gmail, Another good reason to switch to Firefox.
https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/c...&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=buffer-trfb
https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/c...&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=buffer-trfb
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
Not a big deal. They all use your data and have for a long time
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
WYP
News Guru
That is not how it works. Lots of FUD going around thanks to this UI change. It won't sign you into Chrome and even if it did, Chrome Sync is not enabled by default.
NeverBackDown
AMD Enthusiast
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