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Latest Valve Proton Experimental update enables DLSS 3 Frame Generation Christopher Harper published 18 November 24 Valve's latest Proton Experimental update enables DLSS 3 Frame Generation and applies fixes to dozens of games. 
The PS5 Pro is surprisingly efficient Aaron Klotz published 18 November 24 Sony's latest PS5 Pro was tested by Digital Foundry, who discovered the new console draws almost the same power as a base PS5. 
Elon Musk's xAI reportedly shifts $6 billion AI server order from troubled Supermicro to its rivals Anton Shilov published 18 November 24 Dell, Inventec, and Wistron land new orders from xAI as Supermicro faces significant financial challenges. 
Intel Arc B580 "Battlemage" GPU boxes appear in shipping manifests Hassam Nasir published 18 November 24 Intel has been handing out GPU boxes for the Arc B580 to OEMs since September per shipping manifests on NBD. 
Gamer receives free RTX 3060 GPU from Temu Aaron Klotz published 18 November 24 A Reddit user has purportedly won a free RTX 3060 from Temu. The evidence points toward this card being a real deal, not a fake one. 
LG unleashes $999 OLED gaming monitor with lightning 480 Hz refresh rate Christopher Harper published 18 November 24 LG's latest UltraGear monitor is the LG UltraGear 27GX790A, a 27-inch OLED model capable of pushing 480 Hz at 1440p. 
AMD-powered El Capitan is now the world's fastest supercomputer with 1.7 exaflops Paul Alcorn published 18 November 24 AMDomination. 
WD's massive, speedy 8TB Black SN850X SSD drops 
Arrow Lake non-K CPU pricing surges up to 13% Hassam Nasir published 18 November 24 Preliminary listings for Intel's budget Arrow Lake 65W processors have surfaced at PC-Canada. 
Teen 'swatter for hire' pleads guilty to making more than 375 swattings and fake mass-shooting and bombing calls Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 18 November 24 Alan Filion conducted more than 375 fake calls since the age of 16 from 2022. 
AMD Phoenix CPU brings palm-sized SBC to life for up to $329 Mark Tyson published 18 November 24 A powerful new SBC that puts an AMD Phoenix chip in your hand is on its way to crowdfunding. 
Maker creates thumb-sized Raspberry Pi USB-C Ethernet module using the RP2040 Ash Hill published 18 November 24 Maker Alan has created an incredibly small Ethernet module that also has USB Type-C support in an extra small form factor. 
ASRock launches almost 20 ATX 3.1 power supplies Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published 18 November 24 ASRock releases new generations of power supplies in different wattage and series with varying specifications & features. 
Chinese DDR4 producers are undercutting South Korean rivals' pricing by 50% Anton Shilov published 18 November 24 To capture market share, Chinese DRAM makers offer DDR4 memory with a 50% discount. 
Intel's Core 200 family poised to mix Arrow, Lunar, Meteor, Alder, and Raptor Lake parts Hassam Nasir published 18 November 24 Intel's Arrow Lake-U or Core Ultra 200U processors are rumored to be a Meteor Lake refresh with a process node jump to Intel 3. 
This Raspberry Pi 'Expanso Football' is a cool distributed compute cluster in a briefcase Ash Hill published 18 November 24 Sean Tracey with Expanso has created a Raspberry Pi nuclear football known as the Expanso Football that demonstrates the company's Bacalhau platform. 
Dell ships first Nvidia Blackwell server racks — PowerEdge XE9712 servers are enterprise-ready Anton Shilov published 18 November 24 Dell begins shipments of NVL72 machines with GB200 processors: liquid-cooled PowerEdge XE9712 racks coming to CoreWeave. 
Intel celebrates the arrival of MRDIMMs Anton Shilov published 18 November 24 It took Intel three years to invent MRDIMMs and then another three to bring it to market 
OpenAI execs mused over Cerebras acquisition in 2017 Anton Shilov published 18 November 24 To reduce reliance on Nvidia, OpenAI considered to take over Cerebras. 
Where to buy AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D — the new king of gaming CPUs Stewart Bendle last updated 18 November 24 The Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor is AMDs latest CPU release, but where can you pick one up, and are they in stock? 
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CPU Price Index 2024: The cheapest price on every PC processor today ByStewart Bendle last updated 18 November 24 In our CPU price index, we find the lowest prices on the most popular CPUs so you don't have to. 
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Reviews
Pimoroni Pico Plus 2 W Review: The early bird ByLes Pounder published 18 November 24 Beating Raspberry Pi at its own game, Pimoroni has released a seriously powerful RP2350 powered board with Raspberry Pi’s own RM2 wireless board. 
Acer Predator X34 OLED Curved gaming monitor review: Extreme curve and performance ByChristian Eberle published 17 November 24 The Acer Predator X34 OLED is a 34-inch 21:9 display with 240 Hz, WQHD 3440x1440 resolution, HDR400 and 800R curvature. 
Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Master Motherboard Review: ATX with 14 USB ports, incredibly fast memory support ByJoe Shields published 16 November 24 Loads of USB ports, ultra-fast memory support, and all lots of AI/Easy features 
HP OmniBook Ultra Flip 14 review: Convertible Copilot+ ByMatt Safford published 15 November 24 The Spectre x360 gets a paint job, some hardware tweaks, and Lunar Lake. Now it's an OmniBook. 
Montech Sky Two GX Case Review: Hinged-door design for just $80 ByAlbert Thomas published 14 November 24 We tested Montech’s King 65 Pro with Intel’s i9-14900K and AMD’s Radeon RX 7900 GRE to check its thermal and acoustic performance. Best Picks
Best PC Speakers 2024: From Budget to Audiophile Bliss ByMatt Safford, Sarah Jacobsson Purewal last updated 13 November 24 These are the best computer speakers that we've tested — whether you’re looking for a simple stereo system or 5.1 surround sound. 
The Best CPU for Gaming in 2024 ByPaul Alcorn last updated 13 November 24 Here is the best CPU for gaming for the money, based on our benchmarks. These processors offer the best performance in their price ranges and most are suitable for overclocking. 
Best Graphics Cards for Gaming in 2024 ByJarred Walton published 11 November 24 We've benchmarked all the latest GPUs to select the best graphics cards for gaming. These graphics cards offer the best performance at their price and resolution, from 1080p to 4K. CPUs
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The GPU benchmarks hierarchy 2024 ByJarred Walton last updated 18 November 24 We've run hundreds of GPU benchmarks on Nvidia, AMD, and Intel graphics cards and ranked them in our comprehensive hierarchy, with over 80 GPUs tested. 
Intel takes down AMD in our integrated graphics battle royale — iGPUs are still nowhere near dedicated GPU levels but use much less power ByJarred Walton last updated 18 November 24 Intel, perhaps for the first time ever, can legitimately claim to have the fastest Windows iGPU. 
Nvidia's data center Blackwell GPUs reportedly overheat, requiring rack redesigns and causing delays for customers ByAnton Shilov published 17 November 24 Nvidia's NVL72 machines with Blackwell GPUs reportedly overheat. Laptops
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Asus dual-screen laptop with Arrow Lake-H CPU listed for close to $3,800 ByJowi Morales published 16 November 24 An Asus Zenbook Duo packed with an Intel Core Ultra 9 285H has been spotted in an online retailer. Raspberry Pi
How to send and receive BlueSky posts with a Raspberry Pi Pico W ByLes Pounder published 18 November 24 Interact with a Raspberry Pi Pico W using BlueSky Deals
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