AMD Threadripper Pro 7995WX 96-Core Obliterates Benchmark Records On Air Cooling

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [View this email in your browser]( [AMD Threadripper Pro 7995WX 96-Core Obliterates Benchmark Records On Air Cooling]( By Matthew Connatser on Nov 16, 2023 02:48 pm [AMD Threadripper Pro 7995WX 96-Core Obliterates Benchmark Records On Air Cooling]( AMD CPU overclocker Bill Alverson, who goes by the handle Sampson, set several CPU performance records on Wednesday with his overclocked Threadripper Pro 7995WX. The 96-core processor is based on AMD's Genoa family, which also powers the regular Threadripper 7000 lineup and 4th Generation EPYC CPUs. These records were set with air cooling, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Gamers Scramble To Buy Steam Deck OLED But Are Met With Frustration]( By Thiago Trevisan on Nov 16, 2023 02:43 pm [Gamers Scramble To Buy Steam Deck OLED But Are Met With Frustration]( Please Valve, take my money and let me buy your Steam Deck OLED, thought numerous gamers as they try to get their hands on Valve's newest release. With some headaches along the way, it appears unfortunately, that this is a a tall order currently. If you're old enough to remember the great GPU shortage of the early 2020s (we hope you are), [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [DOS_Deck Plays Retro PC Games Like Heretic In Your Browser With Full Controller Support]( By Zak Killian on Nov 16, 2023 02:13 pm [DOS_Deck Plays Retro PC Games Like Heretic In Your Browser With Full Controller Support]( You hear it said all the time: one of the best reasons to own a Steam Deck is for emulating classic games. The Steam Deck is fundamentally a PC, but despite this, you'll rarely hear anyone talk about playing classic PC games on it. The reason is simple: the Steam Deck's primary controls are gamepad-based, and enjoying old PC games with a modern [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Why Google Is Reversing Course And Allowing Teens To Access Its Bard AI Chatbot]( By Alan Velasco on Nov 16, 2023 12:46 pm [Why Google Is Reversing Course And Allowing Teens To Access Its Bard AI Chatbot]( Teenagers who reside in countries where they are able to manage their own Google Account will finally be able to access Google’s Bard AI chatbot. This is according to Tulsee Doshi, who is Head of Product within the Responsible AI team at Google. Initially, Bard will only be available in English, with more languages to follow down the line. One [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Ransomware Gang Adds Insult To Injury By Reporting Victim's Security Breach To The SEC]( By Nathan Ord on Nov 16, 2023 12:02 pm [Ransomware Gang Adds Insult To Injury By Reporting Victim's Security Breach To The SEC]( Ransomware gang BlackCat, otherwise known as ALPHV, is after the public spotlight following the Reddit data breach debacle earlier this year. Now, the group has breached another organization with MeridianLink and is causing a stir by filing a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to try and spur action. While this may [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Score Huge Bonus Offers On Galaxy S23 Ultra, Z Fold5 And More With These Early BF Deals]( By Tim Sweezy on Nov 16, 2023 11:55 am [Score Huge Bonus Offers On Galaxy S23 Ultra, Z Fold5 And More With These Early BF Deals]( As Black Friday nears, Samsung is giving consumers an early treat with stellar promotions on a few of its flagship devices. Whether consumers require a smartphone, smartwatch, or speedy laptop, Samsung has them covered. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra Smartphone The Samsung S23 Ultra is one of Samsung's premiere smartphones, at least for a couple [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Will NVIDIA Launch More RTX 40 Series Laptop GPUs? Major PC Vendor Spills The Beans]( By Thiago Trevisan on Nov 16, 2023 11:26 am [Will NVIDIA Launch More RTX 40 Series Laptop GPUs? Major PC Vendor Spills The Beans]( Who doesn't want to play Alan Wake 2 with maxed-out path and ray tracing, right? If you happen to be a mobile gaming enthusiasts, you may even wish to do so from the comfort of your hotel room. With the current generation of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series laptops, this feat is surely possible. While the mobile version of the GeForce RTX 4090 [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NVIDIA And Microsoft Team Up On An Exciting Generative AI Foundry Service]( By Alan Velasco on Nov 16, 2023 11:13 am [NVIDIA And Microsoft Team Up On An Exciting Generative AI Foundry Service]( NVIDIA and Microsoft are teaming up to offer an AI foundry service, it was announced at the annual Microsoft Ignite conference. This new service is designed to assist in the development of generative AI applications by startups and enterprise users that are deploying on Microsoft Azure. “Our partnership with NVIDIA spans every layer of [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Mortal Kombat And More Arcade Cabinet Deals Up To $300 Off, Who Needs Quarters?]( By Paul Lilly on Nov 16, 2023 11:02 am [Mortal Kombat And More Arcade Cabinet Deals Up To $300 Off, Who Needs Quarters?]( Kids today have no concept of stuffing a pocket full of quarters and heading to the local arcade. Sure, there are outfits like Dave & Busters, but they're fewer and far between than the heyday of arcade gaming (plus it's not the same experience loading up and tapping a card). While those days may be gone forever, you can turn your basement [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Lian Li And PCMR Collab On A PC Case To Showcase Your Building Skills]( By Thiago Trevisan on Nov 16, 2023 10:42 am [Lian Li And PCMR Collab On A PC Case To Showcase Your Building Skills]( There is nothing more satisfying than seeing a familiar face that you've known for years, like a good friend. If you count your PC as one of your friends, then you may have owned a version of the ultra popular Lian Li Dynamic O11. Introduced in 2018, this case design has undergone several variations. There is the standard size, a mini version [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Microsoft Says Farewell To Bing Chat And Hello To Copilot As AI Wars Heat Up]( By Tim Sweezy on Nov 16, 2023 10:36 am [Microsoft Says Farewell To Bing Chat And Hello To Copilot As AI Wars Heat Up]( Microsoft renamed Bing Chat to Copilot in what the company says is an attempt to unify the Copilot experience for consumer and commercial customers. However, many believe it was more about trying to invigorate people's interest in its AI-enabled product. As the AI war heats up, companies are looking for any way to make their products stand [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Forget Cats And Dogs, NASA's Webb Telescope Found A Planet Where It Rains Sand]( By Aaron Leong on Nov 16, 2023 10:14 am [Forget Cats And Dogs, NASA's Webb Telescope Found A Planet Where It Rains Sand]( European astronomers using data gleaned from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have found an exoplanet that not only has water vapor and sulfur dioxide in its atmosphere, but also silicate clouds that eventually falls as sand rain. Not so great if you left your car parked outside. JWST has brought us many wonderous observations of objects [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Oh Super, NVIDIA Reportedly Halts Mass Production Of GeForce RTX 4080 And 4070 Ti GPUs]( By Thiago Trevisan on Nov 16, 2023 09:55 am [Oh Super, NVIDIA Reportedly Halts Mass Production Of GeForce RTX 4080 And 4070 Ti GPUs]( As with the departure of a dear friend, anytime one's favorite graphics card takes its final curtain call, there is cause for reflection. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs have enjoyed quite a storied history since their initial release. Coming hot off the trail of the egregiously frustrating GPU shortage that preceded it, gamers were [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Fortnite Adds Voice Reporting To Combat Toxic Gaming Trolls, How It Works]( By Paul Lilly on Nov 16, 2023 09:16 am [Fortnite Adds Voice Reporting To Combat Toxic Gaming Trolls, How It Works]( Epic Games is empowering gamers with a new tool in an ongoing effort to mitigate bullying, harassment, discrimination, and generally toxic behavior. Effectively immediately, Fortnite players can submit audio recordings to report gamers who cross the line and run afoul of Epic's community rules. This is in addition to existing mechanisms that [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [PCI-SIG Reveals New CopprLink Naming Scheme For PCI Express 6.0 And 5.0 Cables]( By Thiago Trevisan on Nov 15, 2023 03:49 pm [PCI-SIG Reveals New CopprLink Naming Scheme For PCI Express 6.0 And 5.0 Cables]( There are a variety of PC hardware components that can exude a feeling of joy and excitement by the mere mention that something new may be coming. While gamers have recently been enthralled with the possibility of a new lineup of NVIDIA GeForce RTX Super GPUs, we have news of some future PCIe cables, too. No, gamers aren't suddenly becoming [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Silicon Motion Teases Low Power PCIe 5.0 SSD Controller Ripping Reads At 14.5GB/s]( By Matthew Connatser on Nov 15, 2023 03:29 pm [Silicon Motion Teases Low Power PCIe 5.0 SSD Controller Ripping Reads At 14.5GB/s]( Cooler PCIe 5.0 SSDs might finally be on the horizon with Silicon Motion's new SM2508 SSD controller. With a maximum TDP of 3.5 watts, SSDs build on this new controller should run considerably cooler than Phison's PS5026-E26 controller rated for 5 watts, and running at 1.5 watts lower power draw could make a really big difference for thermals. 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