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Best GPU Settings and Tweaks: Optimizing Performance and Quality
Graphics processing units (GPUs) are essential for gamers, designers, and those working with graphics-intensive tasks. Tweaking your GPU settings can significantly boost your system’s performance, leading to smoother image rendering, improved frame rates, and an overall better visual experience. Each video card comes with a control panel that allows users to customize settings to suit […]
New AMD SinkClose flaw helps install nearly undetectable malware
AMD is warning about a high-severity CPU vulnerability named SinkClose that impacts multiple generations of its EPYC, Ryzen, and Threadripper processors. The vulnerability allows attackers with Kernel-level (Ring 0) privileges to gain Ring -2 privileges and install malware that becomes nearly undetectable. Ring -2 is one of the highest privilege levels on a computer, running […]
The Best CPU for Gaming in 2024
Our picks below will show you the best CPU for gaming. Of course, when shopping for the best CPU for gaming, you’ll want to balance performance and features with your budget. You can also see how all of these processors stack up in our CPU benchmarks hierarchy, and for detailed help on picking the best […]
ASRock IMB-A8000 industrial Ryzen Embedded 8000 mini-ITX motherboard takes up to 96GB DDR5 RAM
ASRock Industrial recently launched the IMB-A8000, an industrial and embedded motherboard in a mini-ITX form factor. As an embedded motherboard, it is powered by AMD Ryzen Embedded 8000 series APU which features 8 cores and 16 threads, built with 4nm technology, and including a 16 TOPS AI accelerator. The motherboard supports up to 96GB of dual-channel DDR5-5600MHz […]
AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs rumoured to be remarkably cheaper than Zen 4
Alleged prices of AMD’s Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 desktop processors have leaked online. The top-spec models will be $150 cheaper than their Zen 4 predecessors and hit shelves on July 31. AMD revealed just about everything one needs to know about its Ryzen 9000 Zen 5 CPUs, except for one key component: price. A new […]
Ryzen 9 7950X3D, AMD’s top gaming CPU, hits all-time low price
What’s the fastest CPU for gaming on the market today? On our GPU hierarchy, we rate the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D as fastest. But, in AMD’s product stack, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D is the top dog and it came out a barely-perceptible 4 fps behind the 7800X3D on our tests. In addition to gaming prowess, […]
New AMD firmware brings performance optimizations for Ryzen 9000 CPUs
Gigabyte’s AGESA 1.2.0.0a BIOS updates add performance optimizations for Ryzen 9000 processors. Gigabyte has begun updating its AM5 motherboards to AGESA firmware 1.2.0.0a, which supports AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 9000 series desktop CPUs. Discovered by HXL on X (Twitter), the new Gigabyte BIOS updates sporting AMD’s latest AGESA firmware provide new performance optimizations for the new Zen 5 series chips. […]
Microsoft patents a technique to display encrypted documents so only you can see them
It seems to be a better system than AMD’s Privacy View feature but like all of them, it can’t solve one key issue. If you’re working on an important document in a busy environment and don’t want people to see what you’re doing at a glance, then you could use a privacy screen on the […]
AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs To Introduce “Curve Shaper” Add-On For Curve Optimizer For Enhanced Overclocking
AMD Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” CPUs are expected to introduce a brand new overclocking feature called Curve Shaper as revealed by 1usmus. AMD Ryzen 9000 “Zen 5” CPUs Getting Curve Shaper Feature As An Extension To Curve Optimizer For Better Overclocking 1usmus has shared some interesting details regarding the overclocking capabilities of the next-gen AMD Ryzen 9000 “Zen […]