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This review & benchmark of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X CPU tests it vs. the TR 7980X, Threadripper 7970X, and mainstream parts like the Ryzen R9 7950X & Intel i9-14900K. The Threadripper 7960X CPU is a 24-core part, putting it closer to the 7950X in core count, but still different in I/O capabilities. Aside from the I/O options though, the 7960X may provide value in heavily multi-threaded applications while still balancing "over-specing" the core count in scenarios where workloads can't fully scale-up to 32 cores or 64 cores. It also offers a price balance. Although still expensive at $1500, the 7960X is the "cheapest" Threadripper HEDT part in the current launch lineup.

Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1683150/Railroader/

Railroader is a cooperative multiplayer and singleplayer railroad simulator set on a short line in transition era Appalachia – sometime in the 1940's to 1950's. It's about running freight and passenger trains – switching cars, pick-ups, set-outs, and switch lists.

I want a new PC in the foreseeable future, so here I am asking for advice

Here's some basic info about my current build
-Processor: i7-7700
-RAM: 32 GB DDR4 (originally they were 16GB, but one module died and I had to buy new ram modules)
-Graphic Card: RTX 3060 (originally it was the GTX 1060 3GB but it died too)
-Motherboard: Asus Z270H
-Case: Zalman Z11 plus. I hate it, it's ugly, I did not chose it (they didn't had in stock the one I bought and gave me that one instead) and cleaning it is a pain in the ass

I'm planning in changing teams, leaving Nvidia, Intel and Windows behind for AMD and Linux

I can't afford a high end PC, but it will be a gaming PC, so let's stay in the middle (more or less in line of what my current build was 6-7 years ago)

The thing is Idk much about AMD (I've been inside the Nvidia bubble for too long), are they going to launch new hardware (procesors and graphic cards) soon? should I wait? will the wait be worth? (yeah, sorry. those are the eternal questions, I know never is the right moment to upgrade)

I DON'T have any interest in most AAA graphic intensive games (like GTA VI) there are some exceptions, (like the next Monster Hunter) but I rarelly play AAA games (In general I'm more into a A or AA games) so here it is possible to cut some corners a little

Ok, those questions were a little bit generic and I can investigate on my own, you can ignore them, but I have some questions a little bit more specific

I have a PCIe 3.0 NVME M.2 SSD and a Samsumg EVO 870 EVO (Sata 2.5'') I'll like to reuse in the new build. would it be possible? are new motherboads (with PCIe 5 or 6) backwards compatible? (asking about the M.2 SSD that uses PCIe 3.0 mainly, the other one is a normal Sata SSD) I plan to buy a newer (and faster) M.2 SSD too, but the extra storage is always welcome even if it's slower

About the case I just want a simple case, easy to clean and as silent as possible (so the bigger the fans the better) with plenty of room inside so it's easy to work with it when I need to do some maintenance like cleaning or replacing something, I don't need RGB nor a glass window nor all the fancy stuff so what do you recommend?

Another dilemma I have is the screen, it's so old it it only has a DVI port!! (SyncMaster BX2335) but still works, is full HD and its size is 23'' I don't have room for a much bigger screen so idk if 1440p or 4k screens are worth, tbh.

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I figured as much, but it's still nice to hear something new about it.

Yes it has only been two years, yes I was impatient, next question please.

You can find Against the Storm on Epic, GOG, and Steam. It's US $30, though currently 35% off on GOG and Steam until December 15.

Happy birthday, Doom.

This hardware news recap talks about Amazon GPU pricing scams, "eternal life" scams -- a classic -- on a USB key, RTX 4090 harvesting for AI farms, the NVIDIA RTX 4090 Dragon rumors, and more. We'll also be covering a full set of dystopian stories for maximum entertainment, like a secret mining operation, counterfeit HDMI cables, and more.

"I didn't realize this until after I actually started playing the damn game a week after launch."

The Day Before's Discord mods have closed the server, confirmed that a patch is on the way, and urged unhappy players to refund on Steam.

It's December! And while that usually means Christmas LGR things, these two Duke Nukem Evercade Collection cartridges were just released and there was no way I was gonna miss out on covering remasters of some of my favorite games. Especially since I got to be involved in their creation, just a little bit at least!

That's one way to bypass quality control.

SEGA has revealed that it's working on new Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage and Crazy Taxi games.

Marvel and Bethesda have just announced the new game from Arkane Lyon, Marvel's Blade.

Hello Games, the creators of No Man's Sky, has just announced its next game which will be called Light No Fire.

Ubisoft has announced that its upcoming pirate game, Skull and Bones, will now release on February 16th, 2024.

A skimmable list of every trailer and announcement from Geoff Keighley's big yearly awards show.

Fire & Forget II [MS DOS] Some Music on IBM PC Speaker
https://youtu.be/JnNLpqS0M88

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This video talks about our new GN Mega Charts pages, which provide all of our vetted data for a component category in one place. The initial launch includes a CPU Power Consumption mega charts set and CPU cooler set. The permanent pages provide reference points for more data than we typically can cram into a video and should be thought of as "LTS" (or Long-Term Support) material that doesn't get updated as fast, but is maintained longer.

Intel released a series of slides in a presentation attacking AMD -- and bizarrely, it was an actually publicly available presentation. The bitter, out-of-character attack reeks of the glue era of Intel. We're not sure why the company is talking about "snake oil," showing used car salesmen, and contradicting its position of "latest is best" and "latest doesn't matter" in the same deck, but it is. We were in San Francisco when this deck dropped, so we made the most of our time and wandered the streets while making a scene ranting about Intel.

Safe to say this isn't the most popular update.

"Unfortunately there is no pathway forward for our business to run more sustainably in that country."

Intel accuses AMD of selling old chips as new.