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ASUS X870/X870E Motherboard Roundup & VRM Analysis
Sponsored by ASUS The AMD X870 series of boards are here at last, and as is often the case with a new motherboard lineup, there are a lot of them! We have seven of the latest motherboards from ASUS, and even that is just scratching the surface of what’s available.…
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Image Confirms the Nvidia 4080 Has Moved to a (Sort Of) New Chipset Design
Without going over the same old rhetoric on the subject, since I daresay you’re all probably away of it, all indications suggest that the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 is proving to be a pretty huge flop with consumers. It’s not that we don’t appreciate the performance, but more so that…
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Nvidia May Already Be Looking at Ways to Cut the Cost of the 4080!
Given the fact that Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 graphics cards are widely available across retailers, while perhaps not acting as definitive proof, it is certainly more than a little suggestive that the GPU is not providing to be a hit with consumers. – Why is this? Well, while there are…
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Nvidia May Be Set to Pay the Price for its Crypto-Greed!
Despite PC consumers having just gone through 18 months of metaphorical hell, graphics card demand might currently be at its lowest point in recent memory. With stock for both current-gen Nvidia and AMD models being pretty decent at the moment, the only real fly in the ointment is that, so…
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AMD is Already Hiring for PS6 & Xbox ‘Insert Name Here’ Chipset Development!
One of the biggest success stories seen in recent years for AMD has undoubtedly been in their development of CPU/APU chipsets for many of the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox consoles. – It’s no exaggeration to say that in this specific regard, Intel and Nvidia barely get a look in!…
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Intel Now Believes Chipset Shortage Will Continue into 2024
It’s hardly any secret that one of the main reasons that technology, and particularly graphics cards, has been in such short supply over the last (basically) two years is the fact that there has been a significant shortage of chipsets. – And it should be noted that this hasn’t primarily…
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AMD Rolls-Out New Chipset Driver – USB4 Support & 3D V-Cache Update!
With the upcoming release of the new AMD Ryzen 5800X3D set for April 20th, it always seemed likely (if not certain) that AMD would be looking to release a new chipset driver update offering support for its new, and potentially very exciting V-cache technology. With its release still just under…
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Nvidia to Spend $10BN to Secure GeForce 40XX 5nm Chipset Supply!
Although the global chipset shortage is showing some moderate signs of improvement, by and large, demand for production slots is still exceptionally high. With the upcoming release of their GeForce RTX 4000 series graphics cards likely in mind, however, following a report via PCGames, it appears that Nvidia has had…
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Nvidia Plans to Revise the 3060 Ti… Again?!
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 Ti hasn’t exactly had the most trouble-free existence. When originally released, this was supposed to represent the first GPU that featured built-in anti-mining technology that, according to Nvidia themselves, went all the way down into the BIOS. In other words, they claimed that it was…
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Chipset Shortage Forces Canon to Bypass its Own Printer Cartridge DRM
I think it would be fair to say that in the remits of office technology, printers are undoubtedly an exceptionally annoying piece of hardware. The mere fact that that many models outright refuse to print in black due to the magenta ink being low isn’t just a meme, it’s a…
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Mikes Rant Christmas Edition – The 5 Tech Winners Of 2021
While 2021 has proven to be a pretty awful year in regards to buying certain aspects of technology, that doesn’t mean to say that there haven’t been some success stories over the year. Admittedly though, unlike previous years, there are no huge runaway victories for any particular company this time…
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DDR5 Memory is Reportedly Already Hitting Big Supply Problems!
Despite the global chipset shortage having a huge impact on the supply of graphics cards and processors, one of the few market areas that have so far remained largely immune to any of the problems seen there has undoubtedly been RAM. Both availability and prices for memory have, on the…
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Nvidia Expects Chipset Shortage to Impact GPU Supply Until At Least Late 2022
Despite some signs that graphics card supply levels might have been set to improve over the Summer, the reality is that not only did they not, but the possibility of getting a new GPU now, and at a reasonable price, still continues to remain pretty much exactly as difficult as…
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A Year on From its Release Sony has Had to Cut PS5 Production Again!
It has been exactly one year and a day since the official release of the PS5. And just on a moderate precursive side note, does it seem crazy that this ‘next-gen’ console is already this old? – Admittedly, a key factor in this view will probably boil down to whether…
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AMD Splashes Cash in Attempt to Improve Stock Levels!
Despite some signs that improvement might have been on the way in the Summer, it seems pretty clear now that the global chipset shortage is showing no signs of abating any time soon. In fact, at least at the time of writing, it seems highly likely to continue throughout at…
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