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Yeah, I heard how they kind of biffed it with the different quality settings and basically once you go above low it gets demanding quick and the returns are minimal. Ultra is basically 5090 only ground and some have said that the IQ difference is almost unnoticeable from med or high onward.

I've read that visually its a huge upgrade to the original, but the difference between quality settings isn't always as drastic as perhaps it should be. It's also been said that while the IQ is much better, it still doesn't stand out as great for a 2026 title. Otherwise I've also read that folks...

Valve has just released Lepton, an Android compatibility layer for Linux, thus rounding out the apps needed for the Steam Frame to run Android, x86, and Windows games. While Proton serves to provide support for Windows on SteamOS, FEX is an x86-to-ARM 32-bit/64-bit translation tool, Lepton...

GSC Game World has announced that its next paid story expansion for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will arrive on August 20th along with a major technical engine upgrade. The passion and commitment of the developers behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R 2: Heart of Chernobyl are the stuff of legends, probably worthy of a...

I remember you mentioning this a while back and recently gave it a shot. Cool stuff for sure. Definitely helps streamline the install and takes out a lot of the headaches with all the crap MS keeps adding during install.

Oh, Windows 11, we barely know thee, but it seems you may know far more about us than we ever wanted you to, and your hunger for more personal data is as insatiable as ever. Perhaps the biggest contribution of cell phone technology isn’t its ability to provide mobile communication, tracking no...

It was only a matter of time, and if the latest rumors are accurate, AMD will be the next GPU manufacturer to raise its prices this year. Stories of competitor NVIDIA raising GPU kit prices to its AIB partners have already been circulating, and now it seems a similar claim is being made for...

Seemingly inevitable, consumer pricing for graphics cards is once again on the rise as Best Buy increases prices for select RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 models. The premium flagship ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 is edging closer to a $5K card now that its price is listed at $4,829.99, but that unobtainium...

Sega has announced that it will begin limited testing for Crazy Taxi World Tour to see how its online multiplayer component performs. The revived franchise has largely sat dormant since the Sega Dreamcast console was discontinued, with the last mainline entry, Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller, being...

https://www.techpowerup.com/351198/amd-radeon-rx-9050-4-gb-will-be-oem-exclusive I forgot which, but I saw yesterday that another manufacturer is releasing their version of this as well.

I agree that Steam's numbers can be a mixed bag, but they do often seem to end up mirroring the industry as a whole, whereas MS will claim successes but then counter itself later on with a "where did the money go" type scenario leading to layoffs. Intel did similar tactics for about a decade...

There’s no denying the loyal customer base Noctua has gained over the years, and now they can print custom parts in the iconic colors to match components in their builds. Noctua has partnered with the equally well-established 3D Printer manufacturer, Prusa Research, to offer PETG filament in...

Halo: Campaign Evolved officially launched for PC and consoles yesterday, and while sales numbers have not been released for Sony or Xbox, Steam’s are not looking overly impressive. You never know for sure how well a remake will do, which can often incur much higher costs to develop versus a...

One lucky person has managed to get their hands on a prototype RTX Spark-based laptop, but early testing results show that NVIDIA is still tweaking driver optimizations. Laptops with NVIDIA’s RTX Spark processors will soon be available, giving Windows 11 users access to a new ARM-based CPU...

For a brief moment, ASRock revealed its RDNA4-based consumer-grade Radeon RX 9050 Challenger graphics card, which showed two memory capacities being offered. These two SKUs offer 4GB and 8GB variants and are obviously aimed at budget builds that do not have a graphics solution (i.e., CPU sans...

oofta, another crazyone and while not PC related I thought I'd share...

It sounds as if an established internal system at Electronic Arts will prevent another Dragon Age game from happening anytime soon. Dragon Age creator Mark Darrah, who worked at BioWare for 23 years, has revealed an unfortunate detail regarding the greenlighting process at EA. Darrah...

Valve has yet to reveal a price for its VR headset, but the yet another component for the Steam Frame is about to cost more, meaning the manufacturer may have to reconsider its MSRP. To say that Valve may’ve picked the worst time for new hardware launches could be an understatement, but it could...

Yep, majority of "news" yesterday revolved around enterprise server tech with a ton from AMD and a few others as well.

Agreed on all fronts.