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Latest in tech August 17 Hardware [The Best Old-School PC Cases: Tried, True and Tested]( [Old-school PC cases are not dead](: no matter the budget or size, you can still get a new case with an external drive bay, no tempered glass, and all of the drive bays you need. [Old-school PC cases are not dead](: no matter the budget or size, you can still get a new case with an external drive bay, no tempered glass, and all of the drive bays you need. Laptop CPU [Intel Core i5-11400H Review: Mainstream Ryzen Challenger]( The [Core i5-11400H mobile CPU]( comes as a direct competitor to AMD's Ryzen 5 5600H, which means it's used across many mainstream, affordable laptops usually offered as the entry-level option in many popular laptop series. The [Core i5-11400H mobile CPU]( comes as a direct competitor to AMD's Ryzen 5 5600H, which means it's used across many mainstream, affordable laptops usually offered as the entry-level option in many popular laptop series. Coming Q1 2022 [Intel Arc high-end GPUs to take on GeForce and Radeon soon]( Alchemist is based on the Xe-HPG microarchitecture and is rumored to consist of up to six models with EU counts ranging from 128 to 512. This first...
Alchemist is based on the Xe-HPG microarchitecture and is rumored to consist of up to six models with EU counts ranging from 128 to 512. This first... Tech Tips [How to Move PC Games to a New Drive:
Steam, Origin, Windows Store, Epic Games, Battle.net & GOG]( A common reason to move your game install files is that you've added a new faster or larger drive to your system. Redownloading is impractical, so here's how you can [move your Steam games and many others]( in a few simple steps. A common reason to move your game install files is that you've added a new faster or larger drive to your system. Redownloading is impractical, so here's how you can [move your Steam games and many others]( in a few simple steps. GPU Shopping [A pricing and availability update on the Radeon RX 6600 XT and how the GPU market is shaping up]( This matters because last time -- when they launched the Radeon RX 6800 and 6800 XT -- AMD got us on a phone call and spent some...
This matters because last time -- when they launched the Radeon RX 6800 and 6800 XT -- AMD got us on a phone call and spent some... Hardware [Voltage manipulation can bypass hardware security on AMD's server CPUs]( SEV relies on the Secure Processor (SP), a humble Arm Cortex-A5, to provide a root of trust in AMD EPYC CPUs (Naples, Rome and Milan -- Zen...
SEV relies on the Secure Processor (SP), a humble Arm Cortex-A5, to provide a root of trust in AMD EPYC CPUs (Naples, Rome and Milan -- Zen... Gaming [Valve's Steam Deck could double as a portable Xbox]( The Xbox boss said on Twitter that he recently spent some time at Valve discussing the Steam Deck with Gabe Newell and company. The Microsoft executive noted...
The Xbox boss said on Twitter that he recently spent some time at Valve discussing the Steam Deck with Gabe Newell and company. The Microsoft executive noted... Ethereum [Nvidia RTX 3000 LHR cards' limiter partially bypassed, increasing mining performance to 70%]( You might remember that weâve been here before. Back in March, soon after it released the RTX 3060 that artificially limited the effectiveness of Ethereum cryptomining, a...
You might remember that weâve been here before. Back in March, soon after it released the RTX 3060 that artificially limited the effectiveness of Ethereum cryptomining, a... Tech Culture [This college student made his own processor in a home garage]( Appropriately named âZ2,â this new chip packs 100 transistors on a 10µm polysilicon gate process. Thatâs the same technology that Intel used to create its 4004 CPU...
Appropriately named âZ2,â this new chip packs 100 transistors on a 10µm polysilicon gate process. Thatâs the same technology that Intel used to create its 4004 CPU... Security [Memorial Health System hit with ransomware attack, hospitals begin turning away patients]( The attack on Memorial Health System happened early Sunday morning. The original press release announcing the attack and the response is inaccessible because the non-profit's website is...
The attack on Memorial Health System happened early Sunday morning. The original press release announcing the attack and the response is inaccessible because the non-profit's website is... Car Tech [Lamborghini is bringing back the Countach as a limited-edition hybrid, and it's brilliant]( Lamborghiniâs iconic Countach is an absolute 80s legend, and itâs coming back for a limited time with an all-new design and a hybrid powerplant.
Lamborghiniâs iconic Countach is an absolute 80s legend, and itâs coming back for a limited time with an all-new design and a hybrid powerplant. Next-Gen [DDR5-4800 trades blows with DDR4-3200 in leaked Alder Lake benchmarks]( In the lead up to the next-gen processorsâ launch, leakers have been dropping a healthy amount of links to public Userbenchmark and Geekbench results. Their efforts have...
In the lead up to the next-gen processorsâ launch, leakers have been dropping a healthy amount of links to public Userbenchmark and Geekbench results. Their efforts have... [Gigabyte releases a statement on failing (and exploding) power supply models]( If you have a GP-P850GM or GP-P750GM PSU, according to the appendix at the bottom of Gigabyte's statement, they're allowing returns and exchanges for serial numbers SN20343G031011... [Did you know the first video game was invented by a physicist from the Manhattan Project?]( As Kotaku points out, Tennis For Two was created by William Higinbotham. William was a physicist and a member of the Manhattan Project. As you may know,... [AMD captures 22.5 percent of the x86 CPU market, the highest share since 2007]( By now, it's no secret that AMD is smashing Intel in retail desktop CPU sales, even after Intel started offering discounts on several of its 11th and... [Intel has reportedly secured the majority of TSMC's 3nm production capacity]( According to Chinese publication UDN, production using the 3nm node is expected to start in the second quarter of next year, with mass production set to begin... [RomUniverse owner previously fined $2.1M, now ordered to destroy pirated Nintendo content]( Matthew Storman, the owner and former operator of RomUniverse, was sued by Nintendo of America in 2019 for more than $150,000 per copyright infringement and $2 million... [Microsoft revamps several preloaded Windows 11 apps in latest Insider build]( Last week we saw images of Microsoft's visually revamped stock Paint and Photos apps appearing on the Unsplash Windows page. While their updated design is yet to... [Grand Theft Auto 3, Vice City, and San Andreas remasters are reportedly arriving in a few months]( The exciting news comes from a Kotaku report that claims the remasters will arrive in late October or early November this year on pretty much every platform... [Valve pays researcher $7,500 for discovering exploit that could add unlimited funds to Steam wallets]( As reported by The Daily Swig, a security researcher with the username "drbrix" reported the exploit to Hackerone, a bug bounty platform that connects people who find... [Confirmed: July 2021 was the hottest month ever recorded in 142 years]( July is typically the hottest month each year, but this past July clocked in as the hottest July on record with a combined land and surface temperature... [Samsung's vice chairman walks out of jail and returns to his office]( "We are well aware that there are supporting and opposing views on Vice Chairman Jay Y. Leeâs parole," Moonâs office said in a statement. "The views of... [HDD makers shipped a record amount of storage in Q2 2021]( Back in June, Seagate and Western Digital said they would increase production, after noticing an upswing in demand for hard disk drives caused in no small part... [Nvidia's GTC 2021 keynote was largely CGI and nobody noticed [Updated]]( Update (Aug. 13): After this article was published, Nvidia updated its blog post with the following information: "Through all but 14 seconds of the hour and 48 minute presentation â Huang himself spoke in the keynote."" Software Downloads - [WhatsApp for Android Beta 2.21.17.13]( - [Ubisoft Connect (Uplay) 124.3.0.10571]( - [Adobe Camera Raw 13.4]( - [Hotspot Shield Free 10.18.1]( Drivers - [Intel HD Graphics Driver 30.0.100.9805 for Windows 10 64-bit]( 2021-08-12 12:20:25 - [Intel Wireless Bluetooth Driver 22.70.2]( 2021-08-13 20:00:05 Tech Pic of the Day [Modern Games vs Old Games]( [Credit: Reddit]( Hot discussion [News and Comments]( [Xiaomi's CyberDog is another slightly sinister quadrupedal robot]([News and Comments]( [Confirmed: July 2021 was the hottest month ever recorded in 142 years]( Follow TechSpot TechSpot: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Steam]( [Flipboard]( [YouTube]( [RSS]( [View this email in your browser]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}
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