The latest on online privacy and government/Facebook/Google spying. I don't think I've ever clicked on a notification faster, his previous appearance was legendary.
Facebook is warning developers that privacy changes in an upcoming iOS update will severely curtail its ability to track users' activity across the entire Internet and app ecosystem and prevent the social media platform from serving targeted ads to users inside other, non-Facebook apps on...
Just preordered HP Reverb G2 for $599+tax, to pair with Star Wars Squadrons this fall. I'll keep my Samsung Odyssey+ as a backup and a loaner for friends.
Just purchased Boneworks for $23.99 (-20% off Steam sale)
The one everyone's been waiting to hit $200, be quick before the SD masses buy them all.
$199.99, or business account $179.99
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-easystore-14tb-external-usb-3-0-hard-drive-black/6390390.p
"We’re cherry-picking some of the greatest titles from the past decades and bringing them into the ray tracing age. Thus, we’ll be giving them state-of-the-art visuals while keeping the gameplay that made them great. The NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios team is picking up the challenge starting with a...
In hell freezing over news, Microsoft studio The Coalition has confirmed that Gears 5 drops UWP in favor of Win32. And the world rejoiced.
Microsoft continues to revitalize its PC gaming efforts, committing to first-party experiences built around the mouse and keyboard, alongside ancillary...
Last week, Twitch partner Heather “HeatheredEffect” Kent breastfed her baby while talking to a friend and streaming on Twitch. She didn’t draw attention to the act; however Twitch ended up deleting a clip of the moment, and the incident sparked a debate about whether or not breastfeeding should...
Microsoft revealed this week that it will remove Cortana from Xbox One and will evolve how voice commands work on the console.
Microsoft began scaling back its support for Cortana in its core consumer platforms last year, and it specifically started adding support for third-party personal...
Microsoft has once again run afoul of the GDPR rules in Germany, with the Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in the German state Hesse, declaring that Windows 10 and Office 365 is not compliant with the GDPR for use in schools.
The issue is related to the telemetry both...
Here we go again. Microsoft appears to be trying to sneak telemetry into Windows 7 again, this time by disguising it as a "security-only" update.
Released on Patch Tuesday earlier this week, the update (July 9, 2019—KB4507456 (Security-only update) is billed as having the following "key...
There’s a new Switch on the way, and it’s a whole lot smaller. Today Nintendo revealed the Switch Lite, designed as a less expensive alternative to the original tablet / console hybrid. It comes in at $199 — $100 less than the base unit — and for that price you get a streamlined version of the...
An alleged leak of Intel Comet Lake comes courtesy of ComputerBase, and if it is to be believed, shows an array of 13 different chips, with the flagship 10C/20T flagship weighing in with a maximum single-core boost clock of 5.2GHz and all-core boost of 4.6GHz. Featuring 20MB of Intel Smart...
Last month, a DigiTimes report cited market sources’ claims that the first Nvidia chips to get the Samsung 7nm node would be from the upcoming Ampere generation.
But yesterday's announcement from Nvidia Korea is the first official word that it is jumping on Samsung’s 7nm EUV. Samsung itself had...
Did you think AMD was done with Threadripper? Well, if that’s what you thought, I have some good news. I have confirmation that the company is preparing an absolutely monstrous 64-core/128-thread Threadripper part for launch in Q4 2019. AMD’s largest HEDT processor right now is the 2990WX which...
Samsung HMD Odyssey+ Windows Mixed Reality Headset with 2 Wireless Controllers (XE800ZBA-HC1US)
BRAND NEW SEALED $289 Shipped
Samsung HMD Odyssey+ Windows Mixed Reality Headset with 2 Wireless Controllers (XE800ZBA-HC1US)
OPEN BOX, practically new (Used about an hour) $269 Shipped...
In a blog post today, Nvidia announced that CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 will support ray tracing when it launches next year, to make those neon-bathed streets extra atmospheric.
A quote from CD Projekt about the partnership:
"Ray tracing allows us to realistically portray how light behaves...
Shots fired. AMD is set to talk about its 5000-series Navi GPUs and Ryzen 3000 CPUs in during the LA show – taking place on June 10 at 3:00pm PDT– but Intel scooped an early Sunday slot to get ahead of the red team and attempt to call out AMD on tangible performance in common workloads including...
According to TweakTown, an industry source believes Nvidia will announce at E3 2019 a SUPER Refresh to the 2060, 2070 and 2080, with faster GDDR6 and clocks, and $100 price drop to current MSRP. No update to the 2080Ti (it's already fast enough, and would just be showing off if it was any...
During its press conference in Taipei a day before Computex starts, Nvidia announced a new line of laptops that will run its RTX graphics processing units, as well as a new software platform called Studio, with SDKs and drivers to make graphics rendering and other tasks faster. The units are...
Nvidia has filed before the European Union Intellectual Property Office for ownership of the numbers 3080, 4080 and 5080 in an apparent attempt to stop AMD from using the nomenclature for the red chipmaker's upcoming Navi gaming graphics cards.
It goes without saying that branding is just as...
Devon Nekechuk, a nearly 11 year veteran of AMD and Senior Manager of Product Management, appears to be Intel’s latest acquisition. While at AMD, Devon was responsible for managing Radeon GPUs throughout their life cycle. Devon helped define products with strategy teams, aided in product...
I need a 9900k, but since they're perpetually sold out everywhere, I noticed SiliconLottery has them in stock for $499. My concern there is its not going to be a sealed, boxed CPU (and therefore an unscratched lottery ticket) but one they've already binned as the worst performers that they...
Hi, I'm looking for both an Intel i9-9900k and RTX 2080 or 2080Ti (at least dual fan) for a new build. Let me know what you have, thanks.
Payment: Paypal
Heatware: 19-0-0 https://www.heatware.com/u/80711/to
Ebay (linked on heatware): 617-0-0
In my search for 4x16GB sticks of DDR4-3000 or better, I came across this:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820232660
I don't know about you but $175 for 2x16GB of DDR4-3000 seems pretty good to me. Can anyone do better?
I ordered a Crosshair VII to run 2 x fast NVMe's in Raid0 direct to CPU without traversing the chipset. Was planning to throw on a 2700x also.
However I'm stumped on memory, with lots of conflicting info about compatibility issues. I guess I've taken memory for granted coming from the Intel...
CPU
Intel Core i3-8100 Coffee Lake 3.6 GHz LGA 1151 Boxed Processor. Used for a single day to troubleshoot a motherboard, stock HSF was never used and still has factory paste on it $115 shipped
MB/CPU/RAM (Server / NAS / ESXi)
Supermicro X9SCM-iiF MicroATX Motherboard with I/O shield: $59...
Looking for a GTX 1080 Ti, preferably dual or triple fan, but I'll consider a FE or blower card if the price is decent.
Let me know which make/model you have. Thanks!
Heatware
Ebay rep also available (linked on heatware)