Monster RTX 4090 Gaming PC Tests DirectStorage In Forspoken With Fascinating Results

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [Monster RTX 4090 Gaming PC Tests DirectStorage In Forspoken With Fascinating Results]( By Zak Killian on Jan 26, 2023 02:09 pm [Monster RTX 4090 Gaming PC Tests DirectStorage In Forspoken With Fascinating Results]( Square-Enix's Forspoken is out now, meaning that you can actually test DirectStorage in a real game. Forspoken even includes a built-in benchmark that not only shows framerates but also tracks load times. As you'd expect, faster SSDs mean faster load times, but they have another curious effect too: lower frame rates. This information comes [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [GoldenEye 007 Is Making A Glorious Comeback On Xbox And Switch Online]( By Mark Tyson on Jan 26, 2023 01:48 pm [GoldenEye 007 Is Making A Glorious Comeback On Xbox And Switch Online]( The Nintendo 64’s iconic James Bond FPS adventure, GoldenEye 007, is due to be released on modern platforms tomorrow with support for modern standards such as widescreen 16:9 and 4K Ultra HD depending on platform. From Friday, January 27, the remastered title will become available worldwide on Nintendo Switch plus Microsoft Xbox One & Series [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [2.5 Geeks: Genoa, Sapphire Rapids, Core i9-13900KS: POWERFUL CPUs And The Best Of CES 2023]( By Marco Chiappetta on Jan 26, 2023 01:13 pm [2.5 Geeks: Genoa, Sapphire Rapids, Core i9-13900KS: POWERFUL CPUs And The Best Of CES 2023]( In our latest episode of 2.5 Geeks, we cover Intel and AMD's beefiest, baddest processors that were announced this month for desktop PCs and the data center, including Sapphire Rapids, AMD EYPC Genoa, and the Core i9-13900KS. We also discuss the best we saw at CES 2023... Show Notes: 00:00 Countdown Begins 05:00 Dave's Intro 05:23 Upcoming [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Pixel 7 And 6 Owners Are Getting Google's January Play System Update But There's A Problem]( By Tim Sweezy on Jan 26, 2023 01:08 pm [Pixel 7 And 6 Owners Are Getting Google's January Play System Update But There's A Problem]( Owners of Google's Pixel 6 and 7 smartphones are saying that there is a major problem with the January Play system update. According to some Pixel owners on Reddit, the latest update is not actually doing anything. Google has had something of a rough patch with its Pixel flagship smartphones as of late. The Pixel 6 had its share of issues, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Redfall Release Date Revealed For Xbox, PC And Game Pass, Here's New Gameplay Footage]( By Lane Babuder on Jan 26, 2023 12:22 pm [Redfall Release Date Revealed For Xbox, PC And Game Pass, Here's New Gameplay Footage]( The "not like Left 4 Dead" undead fighting thriller Redfall, by Arkane Austin and Bethesda Softworks, has a new trailer we are very excited about. We now know when we'll get to visit the fictional island village of Redfall, Massachussettes, as well as a whole slew of gameplay details. During the extensive ten-minute trailer, Arkane's Creative [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Maingear MG-1 Review: A Mighty, Beautiful Boutique Gaming PC]( By Zak Killian on Jan 26, 2023 12:15 pm [Maingear MG-1 Review: A Mighty, Beautiful Boutique Gaming PC]( MAINGEAR MG-1 Gaming Desktop: Starting At $1499 The Maingear MG-1 is the fastest pre-built gaming PC we've ever tested. It also makes for a solid workstation, and it's not hard to look at, either. Excellent Performance Massive Room For Expansion Attractive And Customizable Impressive Build Quality High-Quality Components Excellent Warranty... [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NASA Looked At Mars And Was Shocked To Find The Face Of A Bear Staring Back]( By Tim Sweezy on Jan 26, 2023 11:50 am [NASA Looked At Mars And Was Shocked To Find The Face Of A Bear Staring Back]( NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image of the Red Planet's surface that resembles that of a bear's face. The image was taken with the High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) camera onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Since arriving in Mars' orbit in 2006, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured more than a few [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [AI Robot Lawyer Is Disbarred By Its Creator Before Its First Court Case]( By Paul Lilly on Jan 26, 2023 11:20 am [AI Robot Lawyer Is Disbarred By Its Creator Before Its First Court Case]( The scales of justice are not yet ready to be weighed and measured by robot lawyers powered by artificial intelligence. Or at least human lawyers are not ready to welcome AI into the fold. Under the threat of jail time, Joshua Browder, founder and CEO of DoNotPay, has decided not to let the "world's first robot lawyer" help a defendant argue [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Here's The OnePlus 11, A Beautiful Flagship Android Phone With Its Buds Pro 2 Companion]( By Aaron Leong on Jan 26, 2023 11:16 am [Here's The OnePlus 11, A Beautiful Flagship Android Phone With Its Buds Pro 2 Companion]( The OnePlus 11 5G is being officially announced on February 7 at its Cloud 11 event, but we wanted to share some early sneak pics of the highly-anticipated phone and its companion Buds Pro 2 on our test bench. We'll be dropping the full review of this green OnePlus 11 and Buds Pro 2 in the coming days, so stay tuned for that. The phone [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Apple Slashes iPhone Trade-In Values Again, Here’s What Your Phone Is Worth Now]( By Paul Lilly on Jan 26, 2023 10:19 am [Apple Slashes iPhone Trade-In Values Again, Here’s What Your Phone Is Worth Now]( For the second time in around two months, Apple has gone and altered the trade-in values for many of its mobile products, including another round of disappointing devaluations for its iPhone lineup. While not all iPhone models are affected, many of them are, and that includes the previous generation flagship iPhone 13 Pro Max (the iPhone 14 [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Mysterious Intel Arc Desktop GPU With 16 Xe Cores And 2.45GHz Clock Breaks Cover]( By Zak Killian on Jan 25, 2023 04:54 pm [Mysterious Intel Arc Desktop GPU With 16 Xe Cores And 2.45GHz Clock Breaks Cover]( When Intel announced the lineup for its Arc "Alchemist" graphics cards, there were three tiers, just like its CPUs. We've seen Arc A300 GPUs, and we've seen Arc A700 GPUs, but so far, the A500 series is missing in action. Well now, a new benchmark leak may contain exactly that; with 16 Xe Cores, it lands directly between the A380 and A750. 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