Let’s talk specs to kick this review off. The entry-level model - which costs $1,799.99 - packs a Core i7-7700 processor with GeForce GTX 1070 graphics, and a 240GB SSD with a 1TB spinning drive. That’s a pretty good array of hardware for any gaming PC, let alone something that focuses on compactness. Those who want the best in the business can purchase the Corsair One Pro, which is the same chassis but with more beastly hardware....
Corsair’s latest comes with your choice of 100 percent Cherry MX Red (linear, 45 cN operating force, 4.0mm total travel) or MX Speed Silver (linear, 45 cN operating force, 3.4mm total travel) mechanical switches. Both are rated for 100 million keystrokes and are hot-swappable so you can change up the feel down the road. Other amenities include PBT double-shot keycaps, an aluminum chassis with swappable accent bar, per-key RGB backlighting and the ability to create custom macros and key remaps....
Reuters notes that the carmaker halted production at 28 assembly lines in 14 factories. Affiliate manufacturers Hino Motors and Daihatsu are included in the closure. Monetary losses could reach as much as $400 million based on average car retail prices. “We apologize to our relevant suppliers and customers for any inconvenience this may cause,” Toyota said in a statement. It is uncertain who was behind the attack. It followed Japan’s agreement to join allies in enacting sanctions against Russia, but it is unclear whether the move was connected....
According to Deadline, the film will be co-developed by Kojima Productions and Hammerstone Studios which is perhaps best known for the 2020 flick Bill & Ted Face the Music. The plot is being kept under wraps for now and we don’t know who will write and direct it but according to the publication, it will introduce new elements and characters to the Death Stranding universe. Hammerstone Studios founder Alex Lebovici told Deadline that unlike other big budget tentpole video game adaptations, this will be something far more intimate and grounded....
The massive improvement comes from Intel moving to a four core CPU design for their 15W parts, which provides a significant uplift in performance relative to last year’s 7th gen line. If you’ve been holding off on a laptop purchase because of sub-10% performance gains year-on-year, now is the perfect time to upgrade, because Kaby Lake-R is close to 50% faster than equivalent Kaby Lake parts. The Inspiron 13 7000 2-in-1 is currently available in three configuration options:...
At 1080p the GTX 980 Ti suffered massively with async compute enabled while it makes little difference on the Fury X. Granted, the Fury X is slightly faster with async compute enabled. Interestingly, disabling this feature on the GTX 980 Ti allows it to close the gap on the Fury X and a heap of ground is made up in the heavy and medium tests. Again the GTX 980 Ti is quite a bit slower with async compute enabled, though disabling it still doesn’t let the 980 Ti match the Fury X, which is around 8-10% faster with async compute enabled....
We recently heard about Texas Instruments opening a packaging plant in Chengdu, and we mused that this is probably the last semis plant TI, or any US company, is ever going to open in China. But what will decoupling entail for semis? There are two sides to this – China as a supplier and China as a customer. Editor’s Note: Guest author Jonathan Goldberg is the founder of D2D Advisory, a multi-functional consulting firm....
Since then we’ve been looking at Ryzen from a few different angles, exploring the impact of memory scaling, CCX performance as well as software/firmware updates. The biggest gains by far at this point have come from game developers. Recently AMD spent a few weeks working with the teams at Stardock and Oxide Games to boost Ryzen’s performance in Ashes of the Singularity and the resulting update offers up to 30% more performance for the Ryzen 7 1800X....
Naturally, fans of the series couldn’t wait to get their hands on the next installment and in 1997, 3D Realms promised to deliver a sequel to Duke Nukem 3D. Unfortunately, the development process faced various hurdles. In 2009, more than a decade after announcing Duke Nukem Forever, 3D Realms closed its doors. For most gamers, that news was the final nail in Duke’s coffin and frankly, we didn’t expect Duke Nukem Forever to launch either....
For $90, Elgato’s Stream Deck Pedal is essentially just three extra inputs that users can reach with their feet. It’s targeted at streamers who want to do things like control their mics, activate memes, or launch other apps while still playing a game or unboxing something. It looks similar to the pedals that come with steering wheels or flight sticks, but it has some extra software that makes it a bit more sophisticated....
Although Musk sits on top of the list of the world’s richest people with a personal fortune of around $250 billion, much of his wealth is in the form of Tesla shares. Multiple SEC filings show he sold about 7.92 million of these shares between August 5 and August 9, worth around $6.9 billion. Musk said at the end of April that he didn’t plan to sell any more of his Tesla shares after he unloaded $8....
Chipmakers like TSMC, Samsung, and Intel are pouring billions into their ambitious expansion plans. The semiconductor industry has had difficulty adapting to the surge in demand for everything powered by silicon, which has prompted foundries to invest in building additional factories across different regions in the hopes of catching up. Furthermore, silicon giants have been looking for ways to diversify their supply chains in the face of geopolitical and pandemic-related uncertainties....
To be clear, Fitbit already allows users to use its trackers to monitor their hearth rhythm, but it requires them to open up the Fitbit app and manually initiate a check – an extra step that will be made obsolete. Soon enough, Fitbit devices will be able to continuously check your body for potential signs of atrial fibrillation; a serious medical condition that can precede major health complications like strokes or blood clots in the heart....
Simply put, I was no longer interested in participating (or so I thought). In 2012 I wrote an article about leaving the platform. There was no single “event” that prompted my decision to say goodbye. Instead, it was multiple nagging factors that sent me packing. Ironically enough, it’s been the accumulation of several small things in subsequent years that has me questioning whether or not abandoning the social network was the brilliant idea I once thought it was....
That’s right, this Christmas tree ornament can play Doom. Sprite_tm went with an ESP32-C3 microcontroller and a modified Game Boy Advance build of Doom. The chip notably features both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, the latter of which allows you to wirelessly connect a compatible controller and actually play the game on the tiny 0.96-inch rectangular TFT screen. A pint-sized speaker connected to the GPIOs of the ESP32-C3 handles audio playback....
The following benchmarks are based on single monitor performance as most of these non-gaming benchmarks do not support multi-monitors. SPECviewperf for example is only run at 1024x768 while the CINEBENCH R11.5 OpenGL test works at just 900x650. If it were possible the Galaxy MDT GeForce GT 520 would be incapable of running such tests full screen across multiple monitors as it lacks the power. First up, we have CINEBENCH R11....
The M30 has a generous 6’ USB cable protected with standard braided material, while its rubberized/matte finish is comfortable and attractive. It also has a larger raised thumb-grip area on the left side, making this a right-handed mouse. The two thumb buttons are above the grip area and provide great feedback. Being a five-button mouse comes offers limited options, but you can still assign your settings in game. There are limited buttons, you can still assign your settings in game and it works out to be enough to help out a little in most games....
The GTX 960 performed quite poorly in Thief, offering just 26fps on average at 2560x1600 versus the R9 280X’s 36fps. Unfortunately, SLI struggled to make up for the weak performance, as adding a second card only brought a 50% boost. As a result, the GTX 960 SLI cards were 11% slower than the GTX 970 and R9 290X along with being 20% slower than the R9 280X Crossfire cards....
