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If you’re building or upgrading a desktop PC, you’ve probably noticed by now that graphics cards have been scarce (which is to say, expensive) over the last few years thanks to supply chain problems and pent-up buyer demand. Things are improving, though, and there are some good GPU deals popping up online if you’ve got a sharp eye and quick fingers. We can make your search a little easier: Below, we’ve sniffed out the best GPU deals that are currently available, along with a short buying guide. Bear in mind, that in this market, shopping for a pre-built desktop might be a better choice depending on how old your existing rig is — and if that’s the route you want to take, be sure to check out these gaming PC deals . Contents Today’s best GPU deals How to choose a GPU Today’s best GPU deals Asus GeForce RTX 2060 OC with 6GB GDDR6 — $280, was $350 If you want to see how this card’s specs and performance line up against the previous generation models, check out the … [Read more...] about Best GPU deals for January 2023 | Digital Trends

Microsoft's DirectStorage 1.1 application programming interface is available for Windows-based computers, the latest graphics cards, and advanced NVMe solid-state drives. So, it is time to find out what hardware best handles GPU decompression, which is one of the most exciting features of DirectStorage 1.1. Fortunately, Compusemble has developed an appropriate benchmark, whereas PC Games Hardware used it to uncover some interesting findings. Microsoft's DirectStorage 1.1 has several critical performance-boosting features, but the main objectives of this API are to reduce CPU load when dealing with NVMe requests. It also saves valuable CPU cycles for other workloads and handles game asset decompression via highly-parallel GPUs with little OS intervention and low CPU utilization. In addition, the usage of DirectStorage asset compression and decompression algorithms allows for transferring more data than the storage medium (i.e., SSD) is capable of, which greatly reduces loading … [Read more...] about DirectStorage Performance Compared: AMD vs Intel vs Nvidia

See our complete coverage of CES 2023 here There’s no doubt that AMD’s Ryzen 9 7950X is an impressive processor, but AMD’s most recent generation hasn’t been off to the best start. Like it or not, AMD’s latest chips are expensive, require a lot of power, and run hot. At CES , AMD is looking to correct course. The company introduced three non-X CPUs to go alongside its big, beefy Ryzen 7000 processors, and they address the problems with the latest generation point-for-point. They’re more efficient with a 65-watt power limit, but more importantly, they’re far cheaper than their X-branded counterparts. Ryzen 9 7900 Ryzen 7 7700 Ryzen 5 7600 Cores/threads 12/24 8/16 6/12 Boost clock 5.4GHz 5.3GHz 5.1GHz Cache 76MB 40MB 38MB Power draw 65W 65W 65W List price $430 $330 $230 Although the new processors are cheaper and more efficient, they still come with all the trimmings of AMD’s next-gen platform. That includes … [Read more...] about AMD’s new 65W processors fix Ryzen 7000’s biggest problems | Digital Trends

Can an AI help you learn how to perform important tech tasks such as building a PC? With all the hype around generative AI – using artificial intelligence to create new written or visual content – I wanted to find out. The results were eye-opening – and pin-bending. With the launch of ChatGPT, a free chatbot that uses OpenAI’s impressive GPT-3 language model, anyone can request and, in seconds, get a computer-written article on just about any topic. The main limitation is that GPT-3 is only trained on data going back to 2021, so it won’t be able to write about current events. Oh, and it can also be horribly and dangerously wrong, introducing factual errors that aren’t obvious to someone who isn’t familiar with the topic at hand. Last week, we found out that a couple of sites, CNET and Bankrate, have been publishing AI-generated personal finance articles, though it’s unclear whether they are using GPT-3 or a different model to perform the task. These early attempts have been a … [Read more...] about I Asked ChatGPT How to Build a PC. It Said to Smush the CPU.

The 24-core Intel Core i9-13900KS Special Edition processor carries an eye-watering $699 price tag, but it has a feature that Intel feels warrants the price tag — this is the first consumer PC chip to run at 6 GHz without overclocking, extending Intel's lead over AMD's fastest Ryzen 7000 processors. However, with a whopping 250W base power specification, this 13th-Gen Raptor Lake chip is also now officially the most power-hungry desktop CPU in history — its voracious appetite even peaks at 320W in a new Extreme Power Delivery Profile. Ryzen 7000X3D processors with its disruptive 3D V-Cache tech that delivers explosive gains in gaming performance. The 3D V-Cache tech's first iteration, AMD's Ryzen 7 5800X3D , overtook Intel's Alder Lake as the best CPU for gaming , but Intel later retook the crown with Raptor Lake. AMD's Ryzen 7000X3D chips are poised to come to market in mere weeks, and the Core i9-13900KS is meant to keep Intel's silicon entrenched at the top of the CPU … [Read more...] about Intel Core i9-13900KS Review: The World’s First 6 GHz 320W CPU