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Ryzen 7 7800X3D Review: Gaming Efficiency FTW!

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AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Review: Gaming Efficiency FTW!

The Ryzen 7 7800X3D is the Zen 4 3D V-Cache CPU that gamers should all be interested in, it's fast and extremely power efficient. Moreover, at $450 the 7800X3D is just $50 more than the 7700X.

The Ryzen 7 7800X3D is the Zen 4 3D V-Cache CPU that gamers should all be interested in, it's fast and extremely power efficient. Moreover, at $450 the 7800X3D is just $50 more than the 7700X.

Hardware

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT vs. Radeon RX 6800 XT

Today we're comparing AMD's best value high-end GPU from the previous generation, the Radeon RX 6800 XT, to the new Radeon RX 7900 XT, which offers decent value after receiving a price cut to $800.

Today we're comparing AMD's best value high-end GPU from the previous generation, the Radeon RX 6800 XT, to the new Radeon RX 7900 XT, which offers decent value after receiving a price cut to $800.

Gaming

Sony may be working on a new PlayStation portable device codenamed "Q Lite"

Sony's PlayStation 5 console has been a resounding success, so much so that it turned the Japanese company into AMD's biggest customer in a few short years....
Sony's PlayStation 5 console has been a resounding success, so much so that it turned the Japanese company into AMD's biggest customer in a few short years....

Tech Culture

The negative Super Mario Bros. Movie reviews aren't hurting its box-office performance

Looking at Rotten Tomatoes, the Super Mario Bros. Movie is another one of those titles that many critics dislike, but viewers seem to love. It currently has...
Looking at Rotten Tomatoes, the Super Mario Bros. Movie is another one of those titles that many critics dislike, but viewers seem to love. It currently has...

Hardware

AMD adds more labels to its new (and somewhat confusing) laptop CPU naming system

As laptops with AMD's latest Zen 4 CPU architecture launch this year, the company's labeling system might confuse customers because it differs from the desktop naming scheme....
As laptops with AMD's latest Zen 4 CPU architecture launch this year, the company's labeling system might confuse customers because it differs from the desktop naming scheme....

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Even the Nvidia RTX 4090 struggles with Cyberpunk 2077's RT Overdrive mode

On April 11, CD Projekt Red will roll out another major update to Cyberpunk 2077, one that adds RT Overdrive mode. This introduces a fully unified path-tracing...
On April 11, CD Projekt Red will roll out another major update to Cyberpunk 2077, one that adds RT Overdrive mode. This introduces a fully unified path-tracing...

GPT

A researcher used ChatGPT to create dangerous data-stealing malware

A cybersecurity researcher claims to have used ChatGPT to develop a zero-day exploit that can steal data from a compromised device. Alarmingly, the malware even evaded detection...
A cybersecurity researcher claims to have used ChatGPT to develop a zero-day exploit that can steal data from a compromised device. Alarmingly, the malware even evaded detection...

Industry

Apple suspended M2 chip production for two months over weak Mac sales

South Korean publication The Elec reports that Apple froze production of its M2 series of SoCs in January and February due to lower than anticipated MacBook demand....
South Korean publication The Elec reports that Apple froze production of its M2 series of SoCs in January and February due to lower than anticipated MacBook demand....

More RTX

Nvidia RTX 4070 Geekbench listing confirms 5,888 CUDA cores and 12GB memory

The Nvidia RTX 4070 has surfaced on Geekbench, confirming some of its key specifications. The listing, which was spotted by prolific tipster @BenchLeaks, reveals that the benchmarked...
The Nvidia RTX 4070 has surfaced on Geekbench, confirming some of its key specifications. The listing, which was spotted by prolific tipster @BenchLeaks, reveals that the benchmarked...

Elon

Crypto prices jump after Elon Musk changes Twitter logo to Dogecoin mascot

On Monday, Twitter users found that the familiar blue bird icon usually found in the sidebar (and elsewhere) had been changed to an image of the dog...
On Monday, Twitter users found that the familiar blue bird icon usually found in the sidebar (and elsewhere) had been changed to an image of the dog...

Security

Researchers find severe vulnerabilities in garage door openers and other smart devices

Researcher Sam Sabetan, cooperating with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), recently published several severe security risks involving...
Researcher Sam Sabetan, cooperating with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), recently published several severe security risks involving...

The Web

Google backtracks on a business-disrupting limitation to its Drive storage service

Google recently provided more glaring evidence that cloud computing can be even more unreliable than on-premise systems. First, the Mountain View corporation decided to cap the number...
Google recently provided more glaring evidence that cloud computing can be even more unreliable than on-premise systems. First, the Mountain View corporation decided to cap the number...

Next-Gen

Massive leak reveals AMD's 'Strix Point' APUs with 16 CPU cores and 3 GHz+ iGPU

Almost a year after AMD officially teased its 'Strix Point' APUs, popular YouTube channel RedGamingTech has shared many interesting details about the upcoming hardware. According to the...
Almost a year after AMD officially teased its 'Strix Point' APUs, popular YouTube channel RedGamingTech has shared many interesting details about the upcoming hardware. According to the...

Android

Under new guidelines, Android apps must let users easily delete accounts and data

Google just announced an upcoming Play Store app policy requiring developers to let users delete accounts from within apps and web browsers. Users will also have more...
Google just announced an upcoming Play Store app policy requiring developers to let users delete accounts from within apps and web browsers. Users will also have more...

Pickup wars: Dodge introduces Ram 1500 EV with 650 horsepower and 500 miles of range

Both models will support 800-volt DC fast charging, which can deliver up to 110 miles of range in just 10 minutes.

PC gaming hardware market to shrink further in 2023 before recovering over the next two years

After the precipitous fall in 2022, the global PC gaming hardware market is expected to recover over the next couple of years, despite persistent recession fears and...

April Fools' Day Sonic murder game becomes Sega's best-reviewed PC title

On April 1, Sega joined the many other companies around the world in doing something jokey for April Fools' Day, and so The Murder of Sonic the...

The first 'all-screen' iPhone might not arrive until 2027

Ross Young, CEO of Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), recently shared his company's updated iPhone roadmap. Young believes Apple will reposition the Face ID sensor under the...

Founder Jimmy Wales believes generative AI could help improve Wikipedia

ChatGPT-like chatbots and other "intelligent" algorithms could one day write entire Wikipedia articles, even though that future is still far away. Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales, founder of the...

Biden says that it "remains to be seen" if AI is dangerous

Generative AIs such as ChatGPT have exploded in popularity over the last few months, bringing excitement about their potential benefits and concerns over their use for malicious...

Tech execs pay tribute to Cash App founder Bob Lee following fatal stabbing in San Francisco

San Francisco police said officers responded to a report of a stabbing on Main Street at around 2.35 am on Tuesday. Officers found a 43-year-old man with...

Samsung is investing $3.1B in OLED production, perhaps at Apple's behest

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was on hand for the ceremony at Samsung's campus in Asan, which is located about 55 miles south of Seoul.

HP prepping firmware update to fix critical security vulnerability in its LaserJet printers

HP has announced a definitive time frame to roll out security updates to fix a critical vulnerability that affects many of its printers. The issue, which the...

New ultrasonic attacks can issue malicious commands to voice assistants and smart home devices

Researchers from the University of Texas, San Antonio, and the University of Colorado have developed new ultrasound attacks dubbed NUIT, or Near-Ultrasound Inaudible Trojan, which can exploit...

One of SpaceX's new Starlink V2 mini-sats has fallen from orbit

In February, SpaceX launched a set of 21 mini-satellites known as Group 6-1 for its expanded Starlink system. The company hopes to make a bundle off the...

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