16 cores with 32 threads? I don’t know what I’d use it for…. but I want one! Apparently Intel got wind of this and announced their i9 cpu.. can it compete with “Threadripper”? Can...
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Ryzen 5 review: AMD muscles in on Intel’s i5 sweet spot | arstechnica.com
I’m very happy to see Ryzen is starting to hit its stride. There have certainly been supply chain issues (which seem to be still going on from the motherboard standpoint) and other driver, game...
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Modern “Hackintoshes” show that Apple should probably just build a Mac tower | arstechnica.com
Apple is working on new desktop Macs, including a ground-up redesign of the tiny-but-controversial 2013 Mac Pro. We’re also due for some new iMacs, which Apple says will include some features that will make...
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Ryzen in the office | community.spiceworks.com
Hell yes! So excited to see some competition for Intel in the processor space! On par performance, better battery life and cheaper. I’d even be onboard with slightly less performance if they keep the...
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Corsair One review: The best small form factor PC we’ve ever tested | Ars Technica
This case looks like a complete pain in the ass to work on, but I totally want one! So it takes two hours to assemble, it looks cool, holds a TON of high end hardware...
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AMD’s Zen goes mainstream with Ryzen 5: 4 cores, 8 threads, from $169 | Ars Technica
So awesome to see AMD back in the cpu game!!! I’m really glad that Intel has some competition now and will have to start innovating again! So the top $249 processor is competing with Intel’s...
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Chrome 57 restricts background tabs to 1% CPU, prolonging battery life | Ars Technica
This is great news! I’ve often noticed Chrome eating up a ton of CPU cycles in the background (and thus using battery when mobile) so this should make a big difference! Rejoice, Chrome users!...
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Microsoft’s latest open source servers shown off with Intel, AMD, and even ARM chips | Ars Technica
This is pretty cool to see Server on ARM chips, let alone on an SOC. (System On a Chip) I also did not realize to what scale some of these ARM SOC’s had as...
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