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Right now is a good time to be a gamer considering that lately, a lot of people have found themselves with extra time on their hands. Nintendo has been killing it with Switch games , and with the slew of awesome PlayStation 4 and Xbox One titles that have come our way during the past year, things just keep getting better. We’re still enjoying releases like Death Stranding , Gears of War 5 , The Outer Worlds , and Luigi’s Mansion 3 , but there’s also a ton of top-rated games from previous years that you can score on the cheap today. The immediate future is looking pretty exciting as well, with Sony releasing the PS5 and Microsoft’s next machine, the Xbox Series X, also just coming out. Nintendo latest addition, the Switch Lite , is a handheld-only version of its popular hybrid touchscreen console and sells just as well as the full-sized console. New product launches and seasonal sales always herald deep price cuts on the older stuff, so keep an eye out here for … [Read more...] about Best cheap video game deals for March 2021: games, consoles, and gaming accessories

At least on paper, the RTX 3090 Hall of Fame Extreme is one of the most powerful graphics cards you can buy today. But for some people, that isn't enough. A hardware reviewer in China has managed to install a custom BIOS for the RTX 3090 HOF with a 1,000 watt power limit. Specs-wise, the RTX 3090 HOF Extreme features a 1,800 MHz boost frequency, a 1,935 MHz base clock and a 450W TDP, along with one of the biggest coolers we've seen on a graphics card. The Extreme is only superseded by the HOF OC Lab Edition which boosts frequencies even higher and features a 500W TDP. Even though the RTX 3090 Hall of Fame Extreme has one of the highest power limits of any 3090 on the market today, the GA102 GPU can still be bottlenecked by its power limit. This is why extreme overclockers might consider modifying the card's power limit to 1,000W to fully insure the card never hits a power limit when benchmarking. Under the RTX 3090 HOF's standard BIOS, the card will hit a peak wattage of … [Read more...] about Hall of Fame Extreme RTX 3090 Gets Modified With a 1000W TDP

Intel's 11th Generation Rocket Lake processors aren't due until March 30. However, some retailers are already shipping out orders. One user from the Chiphell forums has gotten his hands on a retail Core i7-11700K, and it would appear that Intel is using a similar memory overclocking concept as AMD's Infinity Fabric Clock (FCLK), but with Rocket Lake chips. If you're not familiar with AMD's Ryzen processors, many of which sit on our best CPUs list, the FCLK dictates the frequency of the Infinity Fabric, which serves as an interconnect across the chiplets. Adjusting this value allows you to hit higher memory frequency overclocks. By default, the FCLK is synchronized with the unified memory controller clock (UCLK) and memory clock (MEMCLK). Obviously, you can run the FCLK in asynchronous mode, but doing so will induce a latency penalty that negatively impacts performance. Since Rocket Lake isn't officially out yet, we're not completely sure how Intel's portrayal of the FCLK … [Read more...] about Intel Copies AMD’s Memory Overclocking Approach With Rocket Lake CPUs

The best time to shop for the cheap generators is when you don’t need one. If you wait until a hurricane is headed your way or during an area-wide power outage, generator deals will be hard if not impossible to find. Normally, however, you’ll find loads of excellent deals for the best portable generators as long as you shop ahead of time. Whether you want a generator for storm-related outages, to have power for tools and lights on a work site, to use with an RV, or for tailgating, camping, or other recreational pursuits, you can find excellent generator deals to meet any need. Just don’t try to find cheap generators when the power is already out. We found the best generator deals available for a variety of uses, listed below. We’ll update this post regularly with the best cheap generators, so check back often. Today’s best generator deals Sportsman 4,000/3,500-Watt Gasoline Powered Portable Generator — $279 , was $369 Sportsman 2,200/1,800-watt Dual Fuel Portable … [Read more...] about Best cheap generator deals for March 2021