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MSI Rolls Out BETA BIOS For Z690 Motherboards With Updated Microcode For Intel Core i9-12900KS 5.5 GHz CPU The MSI Z690 BETA BIOS is rolling out to a total of 8 Z690 motherboards, all of which are part of the high-end MEG and MPG lineup. The new BIOS is currently available to download and comes with an updated microcode that should offer increased performance and stability when running the fastest Intel Alder Lake CPU....

Intel Core i9-13900HX ‘Raptor Lake-HX’ Outclasses Ryzen 9 7900X & Core i9-12900K In Leaked Benchmarks The Intel Raptor Lake-HX CPU lineup will be unveiled at CES 2023 and will be featured on high-end gaming laptops with insane specifications. These CPUs will be the ultimate laptop solution and are designed to compete against AMD’s Dragon Range portfolio which is also going to be unveiled the same week. Now we have already seen benchmarks of the Core i9-13900HX leak out on the Razer Blade 18 laptop but this new one is slightly faster when it comes to multi-threaded performance & outclasses Intel and AMD’s recent desktop-class chips....

Intel 13th Gen Raptor Cove & 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs Share The Same Core Architectures But With A Few Optimizations Although we knew that Intel’s 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs will utilize the 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ based Raptor Cove and Gracemont cores which had few changes compared to the versions used in the 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs, the Intel documentation itself confirms that on a microarchitectural level, both core designs, Raptor Cove and Golden Cove, are the same....

Intel CPUs For Client Computing & Servers Amongst The List of Various Components Expected To Get Price Hikes of Up To 20% This Fall In a report published by Nikkei Asia, it is mentioned that Intel has informed its customers of a price hike that will affect the majority of CPUs and various other components such as controllers. Intel’s customers are expecting the price hike to take effect from the fall of this year....

Intel Gives Close-Up Look of Real Arc Limited Edition Flagship Gaming Graphics Card at IEM 2022 The Intel Arc Limited Edition graphics card will feature the flagship ACM-G10 ‘Alchemist’ GPU configuration in a stunning body which features aluminum accents around the sides & an all-black shroud design. Source: @tuanies via https://t.co/p3cssgnx8X pic.twitter.com/UmITP94uQq — Reps (@RepsUp100) June 4, 2022 The close-up shots look identical to the teaser that Intel showcased during its ‘On’ event and we can also see that the card is powered by an 8+6 pin connector configuration which means a maximum board power of 300W (150W+75W from connectors & 75W power from the PCIe interface)....

Intel’s Latest Arc Graphics Driver “30.0.101.3268” Has Game-On Support, Optimizations & Fixes For Arc Control Software The highlight of the latest driver release is the Game-On support for Saints Row and Madden NFL 23 on Arc A-series graphics cards. Besides that, the drivers also optimize performance across a range of gaming titles, including the recently released Spider-Man Remastered on PC. Besides the game optimizations, the new driver also fixes some internal installer issues such as the Windows Update driver rollbacks while enhancing the experience in Arc Control software with fixes for the Smooth Sync technology, in-game overlay telemetry, UL scaling, and performance tuning....

Intel’s Sapphire Rapids-SP Xeon Platinum CPUs Tested In Quad-Socket Server, Offer Up To 224 Cores & 448 Threads The CPUs that were tested within the quad-socket configuration include the 56 Core Xeon Platinum 8480+ and the 24 Core Xeon Platinum 8450H. The Xeon Platinum 8480+ is one of the top SKUs that offers 56 cores, 112 threads, 105 MB of L3 cache, and 112 MB of L2 cache while the clock speeds for the chip were configured at 1....

ASUS, ASRock, MSI Z790 Motherboards Leak Out, Designed For Intel’s 13th Gen Raptor Lake Desktop CPUs There are a total of 16 motherboards that have leaked out which include four ASUS, six MSI & six ASRock products. The motherboards include: ASUS Intel Z790 Motherboards (Credits: VIdeocardz) ASUS ROG Maximus Z790 HERO ASUS TUF Gaming Z790-PLUS WiFi D4 ASUS PRIME Z790-P WiFi ASUS PRIME Z790-A WiFi ASRock Intel Z790 Motherboards (Credits Videocardz)...

Intel Z790 Motherboards To Offer Faster DDR5 & DDR4 Memory Support For 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs In a datasheet leaked by Videocardz, presumably from MSI, we can see that the Z790 chipset motherboards will offer faster DDR5 and DDR4 memory speeds compared to the existing Z690 motherboards. A total of three motherboards have been listed, one supporting DDR5 and the other two with DDR4 support. Intel Z790 DDR5 Motherboard Datasheet From MSI (Image Credits: Videocardz): According to the datasheet, the DDR5 Z790 motherboard will feature four DIMM slots with support for 128 GB capacities with speeds listed as follows:...

Some Counterfeit AirPods Can Behave Just Like the Original, Showing up Battery and Pairing Indicators Before we get into the details, we want to remind readers that counterfeit AirPods can behave in the same manner as the original. Users can view similar notifications as when they would pair original AirPods, such as pairing alerts and a battery indicator. These sorts of additions make it difficult for buyers to determine if the wireless earbuds they have purchased are authentic....

Internal Mode in iPadOS 16 Suggests Apple Could Enable Stage Manager on Older iPad Models Without M1 Chip iPadOS 16 will not bring Stage Manager on older iPad models and it has caused an uproar among users with an older iPad. 9to5mac discovered that iPadOS 16 features an internal mode that could allow Apple to offer Stage Manager on older iPad models. Apple’s head of software engineering Craig Frederighi stated that Apple ran tests on several iPad models before deciding to limit Stage Manager on iPad models with an M1 chip....

Apple Also Has Some Its Own RF Designs Used in the Latest iPhone 14 Range That Enable These Satellite Features As most of our readers know, all iPhone 14 models will get Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite in November, and that is made possible thanks to Qualcomm’s 5G modem. Reuters reports that custom Apple-designed radio frequency components coupled with software also allow these iPhones to have access to nearby satellites in case users are stuck in an unforgiving predicament....

7P Lens Upgrade Will Enable More Light to Pass Through the Sensor, Allowing for Better Quality Images Even if the less expensive iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max do not receive the 48MP main camera upgrade like the ‘Pro’ models, the addition of the 7P lens should improve image quality to an extent. According to Ming-Chi Kuo, one of Apple’s suppliers, Sunny Optical, has increased order capacity and commands a shipment share of 50-60 percent for the more premium models....

Kent Washington-based aerospace firm Blue Origin, owned and overseen by the retail billionaire Jeff Bezos, has tested its BE-4 rocket engine once again, before shipping it to the United Launch Alliance (ULA) for the latter’s Vulcan Centaur rocket. The Centaur is a heavy-lift rocket that is one of three next-generation launch vehicles currently under development in America, and it is the first of them that might make an operational flight next year....

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang affirms the company will not change business strategies after canceling the purchase of ARM Ltd. Recently, NVIDIA officially halted the acquisition of ARM, raising questions as to future ventures and pathways for the company. In an interview with Venture Beat, Jensen affirms that NVIDIA continues the company’s 20-year license agreement with ARM Limited to be used in processors, graphics cards, and DPUs, with no change to the roadmap introduced to the public....

Microsoft Office 2021 Discount Zone! As low as $13.32/PC However, the latest Office 2021 Pro license on Microsoft’s official website costs $439.99, which is why Godeal24’s Big Promotion for office software is highlighted: you can get the full Microsoft Office 2021 suite for just $25.61! If you have multiple computers at home that need to install Office 2021, there are different combinations to choose from! For example, the lowest unit price is the combination of 5PCs, and each license of Office 2021 is only $13....

Kingston FURY launches the new Renegade DDR5 memory offering speeds up to 6400 MT/s & timings of CL32 With RGB Illumination Kingston FURY Renegade DDR5 series stretches the implementation of DDR5 systems with super fast, premium memory, up to 6400MT/s, and quick CL32 timings. With only the best components finely tuned by Kingstons team of engineers, strictly tested for the ultimate compatibility with most of the world’s leading motherboards, supported by 100% factory testing at speed, and Intel XMP 3....

The Mesa RADV Linux driver outperforms the official AMD AMDVLK Linux driver for RDNA 2-based GPUs Due to this release, Michael Larabel from Phoronix felt that updated benchmarks were necessary, posing the update against the Mesa Project’s RADV Vulkan driver. Larabel showcased the results on his website, utilizing an AMD RDNA 2 GPU to see the differences between the drivers. As a reminder to our readers, RADV, or Radeon Vulkan graphics driver, was developed by community engineers from Google, Red Hat, and other contributors working within the Linux platform....

Well, thanks to ResetEra, a few screenshots from in-game, as well as a release date, are now available for people to find out. The thread details how the game is set to launch in late October (the 20th, to be exact), when, in contrast, the game’s page on Ubisoft’s website merely lists a 2022 release date, rather than anything concrete. Following the Spark of Hope Gold Edition link just redirects to the front page for the store, meaning that Ubisoft probably caught wind and restricted the page....

The tweet by Nintendo of America that announces this upcoming release can be seen below: Play with Bowser Jr. or Birdo, increase speed & technique with the Shellfish Gear, and enjoy the Urban Rooftop stadium when the new update releases 12/13. pic.twitter.com/7pvilT0BT3 — Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) December 12, 2022 Bowser Jr. is a balanced player, while Birdo is more focused on offense. The Shellfish Gear allows you to improve your Speed and Technique stats....