Nvidia RTX 4090 Desktop vs. Laptop, Windows 11 Spyware? Best AMD X670E Mobos

[TechSpot Weekly Newsletter] Latest in tech February 10 Hardware [Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Desktop vs. Laptop GPU](=.RIXZocD06vlIn2f7EdeM6RJjVS416nYEOuO-XOFEVRw) Having fully reviewed the Nvidia RTX 4090 Laptop GPU and taken a comprehensive look at how it fares in the laptop market, now let's see [how it compares against](=.f8eVP60S8Lo3UM6ufrqqfiGiJYsLpFXqkfEj1AXfvOk) the RTX 4090 desktop part. =.YgjwBGzmVGuVhH8uSl92rGghGViMkZH7NWlTMwtcync =.f5fkU9orumfRVWyH_JQy2MQDTHCTOsWbSXWsIOvIZ1g Having fully reviewed the Nvidia RTX 4090 Laptop GPU and taken a comprehensive look at how it fares in the laptop market, now let's see [how it compares against](=.j7Uao6VEIPK2tNPdjtd4kU3U4IwtVan2I21uRCNjOWM) the RTX 4090 desktop part. =.nXCtyU3vb_2h5pDLYZY7f1Qbp1dzUHvzfJfAZ1BdxhQ Privacy [Windows 11: a spyware machine out of users' control?](=.dqWhfwHZoUAtJVedxwX9O76OpHn52RWA8uLOnBSd47Y) How much data is a Windows operating system sending to online servers? According to a recent video from The PC Security Channel (TPCSC), the most up-to-date version... =.ybjZHXDNpJAF-4GM6IyZephIzeXOOlWA9ZgufBrLVW0 How much data is a Windows operating system sending to online servers? According to a recent video from The PC Security Channel (TPCSC), the most up-to-date version... 22 Board Roundup [The Best AMD X670E Motherboards](=.XHpwZxTZ-YMCFLDdiK64lB8wggapgZvJLv54zdaAJ5g) For months we've been gathering [as many AMD X670 motherboards as we could](=._CEvP3elBEmxC20cV2Z0aoxeM2z7mxSsxETzmRCnv0Q) to test their VRM performance and see if they can all handle the Ryzen 9 7950X without any kind of thermal throttling. =.254f4PfHvlIKEJ_v4uezMnpCyJ4Jafw8pnc40MLitrw =.1HFI9R3Xb-BjB-g2TfP04LRTtOgaQVC2JvefqBq28vQ For months we've been gathering [as many AMD X670 motherboards as we could](=.-JaS9KAAopS_FpIgHyzkzN5TKj6yymBlAS4jU_fuhqE) to test their VRM performance and see if they can all handle the Ryzen 9 7950X without any kind of thermal throttling. =.a4zfx7_ksTV5LumRH_6YECXA0xGWgCLlFL89M7MLZ7A Retro [What Ever Happened to GameSpy?](=.i4F2A6zsqOb123HVR13oGUvKDuq7rNvws_l3OMErOlE) Today, multiplayer gaming is easy. But in the 90s, it was cumbersome and not exactly user friendly until [an app called GameSpy](=.rvYTMsfB_s1hWLSEON9E7O9aN9LoiMamq3lhi4SSYc0) hit the scene which made browsing for servers and connecting with players a far more intuitive process. It was a game-changer. =.jCyyrD9na0gkMUspLakmQijPzA8O7LoFZRdGnvWpOIo =.W97jDzSsJW22UEfF8d7K9DrNKrmoDSpFvltKI1dyqWo Today, multiplayer gaming is easy. But in the 90s, it was cumbersome and not exactly user friendly until [an app called GameSpy](=.hjkToZ8TD9SFssCWo2EFHYIfeoHjeliQ_9KYrWbG7Ro) hit the scene which made browsing for servers and connecting with players a far more intuitive process. It was a game-changer. =.GKBkVzcU3duo_r48OQgyunOrM21JZt7Uu-ZSJ-mao_g The Web [Steve Wozniak slams "dishonest" Elon Musk and Tesla, says they robbed him and his family](=.YmsHAQay2RmQjxLg0Y-fKmVCS-ap_9lHbuxDZf1mmqI) In an interview on CNBC's Squawk Box on Thursday, Wozniak told Andrew Ross Sorkin that Musk shares many similarities with his late friend and fellow Apple co-founder... =.o5UuxiQM0Km-RjKjhQFjPg_Knxx6jHgibfzEVn__vTM In an interview on CNBC's Squawk Box on Thursday, Wozniak told Andrew Ross Sorkin that Musk shares many similarities with his late friend and fellow Apple co-founder... 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Not ChatGPT [Google AI chatbot Bard dishes up wrong answer in first demo](=.xJs_Dq_58FmRMz4YL9xzd208CzK-WmrvXPYlcJrlS44) Microsoft announced an AI-powered Bing search engine and Edge browser while Google introduced the world to Bard, an experimental conversational AI service powered by its Language Model... =.bGxGHo7AxnyHEATg1k6gTKJeM6KcZqhxgHIppKxedPg Microsoft announced an AI-powered Bing search engine and Edge browser while Google introduced the world to Bard, an experimental conversational AI service powered by its Language Model... ChatGPT [Study finds more workers using ChatGPT without telling their bosses](=.3GnEwbMH3TvVa8NPLrNl4hXpXZe9DZqfA1sB_DNck08) In a recent survey of 11,793 Fishbowl users, almost 70 percent of workers claimed they had used AI tools for work-related tasks, reflecting the increased public interest... =.qmlV_Xrz9K_7nAMxiniFiKOgACo-fa0_F-D6LAHX0Ko In a recent survey of 11,793 Fishbowl users, almost 70 percent of workers claimed they had used AI tools for work-related tasks, reflecting the increased public interest... (Lack of) Privacy [Windows update wants to snoop through users' Office data](=.t8NIYkmr5_nJykFapWoejnOcFLoUbabFPiaq9lyg47A) Microsoft released the KB5021751 update in January, explaining that it was to "help" the company identify how many users were still running unsupported or soon-to-be-unsupported versions of... =.oP2vpMhTQkh4Al7RWqxlwfTGB7E6gNPpob1zKs2W6hI Microsoft released the KB5021751 update in January, explaining that it was to "help" the company identify how many users were still running unsupported or soon-to-be-unsupported versions of... Out of this World [Scientists discover ring around dwarf planet but can't explain it](=.CkoV0WFZNZ4z7GsY2jT-O7dQPvC2W4tgDmnueA_HdQs) Dwarf planet Quaoar (pronounced "Kwawar") lies far out beyond Neptune in a region of orbiting solar system objects known as the Kuiper Belt. With a diameter of... =.-1MvkUqXRXXqmSpXLSucxgLsJzdicTl0KO8b0Sg2ons Dwarf planet Quaoar (pronounced "Kwawar") lies far out beyond Neptune in a region of orbiting solar system objects known as the Kuiper Belt. With a diameter of... Gaming [Atomic Heart system requirements confirmed, asks for 90GB storage](=.qMoMcQxVVbv_nbJB-lmkGaCmgl_W5v8yvbD1zpsGbdA) Mundfish has released the full system requirements for its upcoming FPS Atomic Heart (one of our PC most anticipated games of 2023). The developer also revealed more... =.b3I67v11cajUE56re2yb-X15l91A3uuZOUFQ6B_X5Lo Mundfish has released the full system requirements for its upcoming FPS Atomic Heart (one of our PC most anticipated games of 2023). The developer also revealed more... 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