Recent content by Peter_Brosdahl

  1. Peter_Brosdahl

    GIGABYTE Teams with Microsoft to Offer Game Pass Ultimate with Select OLED Monitor Purchases

    GIGABYTE and Microsoft are offering a promotion in which those who purchase a qualifying OLED monitor get a free 3-month subscription. It’s a win-win for those looking to upgrade to a new OLED display while enjoying playing some free games on it to boot. Unlike many hardware promotions that...
  2. Peter_Brosdahl

    Sony Issues Email to PS4 Owners Urging Them to Upgrade to a PlayStation 5 Before GTA6 Launches

    PlayStation 4 owners have received an email from Sony telling them to get ready for the launch of GTA VI by purchasing a PlayStation 5. Grand Theft Auto VI isn’t expected for a little over six months on November 19, but that isn’t stopping Sony from putting its hopes on the game for more console...
  3. Peter_Brosdahl

    Don’t Expect DDR5 to Go Anywhere Anytime Soon, as DDR6 Isn’t Planned to Arrive for Commercial Applications Until 2028

    Yep, saw it too a few days ago, might be here for us plebs by around 2030+.
  4. Peter_Brosdahl

    Valve Updates Requirements for Steam Controller Ordering to Address “Challenges”, Aka Scalping, Ahead of Inventory Refresh

    Valve has revealed new ordering requirements for the Steam Controller following last week’s launch, when it sold out in 30 minutes. Selling out of a product is normally a good thing, but when said product becomes available on marketplace commerce sites for roughly double or triple the price...
  5. Peter_Brosdahl

    A New Report Reveals That Motherboard Sales Have Plummeted amid Chip Shortages and the Absence of New Consumer GPU Releases

    A New Report Reveals That Motherboard Sales Have Plummeted amid Chip Shortages and the Absence of New Consumer GPU Releases. It’s a “water is wet” moment for those who understand the implications of having memory and storage costs double or triple, but others not involved in building their own...
  6. Peter_Brosdahl

    Don’t Expect DDR5 to Go Anywhere Anytime Soon, as DDR6 Isn’t Planned to Arrive for Commercial Applications Until 2028

    I count myself lucky and bit the bullet in upgrading one of my setups to DDR5/AM5 last spring through some careful shopping which had enough discounts involved to basically be MSRP or lower for nearly all parts. I still ended up dropping a lot of dough for everything but it was before things...
  7. Peter_Brosdahl

    Happy Birthday, GeForce GTX 10 Series, Pascal-Based GPUs Turn Ten

    It’s been ten years since the launch of the GTX 10-series line of NVIDIA graphics cards, which saw the release of the famous GTX 1080 Ti. Considered by many to be the GOAT (although the GTX 980 Ti deserves honorable mention), the GTX 1080 Ti brought powerful rasterized performance to a new level...
  8. Peter_Brosdahl

    Google Chrome Spotted Downloading 4GB AI Model Without User’s Consent

    It’s been discovered that Google Chrome may be consuming more than just system memory, as a 4 GB AI model was found downloaded to a user’s PC. It seems that we can never have enough AI in our lives these days, and Google wants to ensure that everyone who can run it locally has it […] See full...
  9. Peter_Brosdahl

    Steam Controller Sells Out in Just 30 Minutes as Scalpers Raze Inventory, but Don’t Worry, More Are on the Way

    I'm certainly hoping they do. It's not a product I have any interest in but I'm so sick of their crap.
  10. Peter_Brosdahl

    Early Game Testing of Intel Arc Pro B720 Workstation AI GPU Shows Comparable Performance to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti

    Except for Intel commercial cards like these. I seem to remember us running some stories on them back in the fall or last summer but there are some partner cards running 2x GPUs, but they are not gaming cards.
  11. Peter_Brosdahl

    Take-Two Defends GTA 6 Console-Only Launch by Saying It Always Serves Its “Core Audience” First

    Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick was straight to the point in explaining why Grand Theft Auto VI will not be on PC when it launches. Assuming that another delay doesn’t come into play, GTA 6 is expected to launch on November 19, 2026. Now, while there had been hopes it would arrive for PC and...
  12. Peter_Brosdahl

    Steam Controller Sells Out in Just 30 Minutes as Scalpers Raze Inventory, but Don’t Worry, More Are on the Way

    The Steam Controller has launched and is already sold out, with Valve working to get more back in stock. One might think that a $99 controller wouldn’t sell quickly, but it didn’t stop a frantic buying period that saw Valve’s payment system crash during its launch. It only took 30 minutes for it...
  13. Peter_Brosdahl

    32GB Is the New Recommended Amount of System Memory for Windows 11

    and that didn't take long. https://www.techpowerup.com/348780/microsoft-pulls-windows-11-no-worries-32-gb-ram-recommendation-after-backlash
  14. Peter_Brosdahl

    Subnautica 2 Will Enter Early Access in Two Weeks, Following Its Long, Dramatic Path to Release

    Hard to say at this point. I remember hearing it was most finished about a year ago but still had some rough edges but then the drama between devs and the publisher kicked in and its anybody's guess what work was completed after that but I do know a lot of folks are looking forward to it.
  15. Peter_Brosdahl

    Early Game Testing of Intel Arc Pro B720 Workstation AI GPU Shows Comparable Performance to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti

    Intel’s recent Big Battlemage GPU launch has now been tested in a handful of games, where it is essentially trading blows with NVIDIA’s mid-tier offering. Now, while Intel’s drivers do enable the Arc Pro B70 to play games, it should first be understood that the card, with a BMG-31 GPU paired...
Become a Patron!
Back
Top