PC Gaming is in Trouble if this keeps up… - Tech News Feb 5
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0:00 Intro
1:37 AMD is ‘undershipping’ chips to balance CPU, GPU supply
3:56 Ryzen 7950X3D/7900X3D Feb 28, 7800X3D April 6, Current CPU Price Cuts
5:22 Intel Arc GPUs get a price cut, big performance improvements
6:40 Intel to Cut Alder Lake CPU Pricing by 20%; Wages and Bonuses slashed too
TECH BRIEFS
8:50 Netflix moves ahead with plans to block password sharing
9:37 CNET’s awful take on AI-generated content
10:38 Samsung issues Critical SSD Firmware Update in wake of 980 Pros failing
11:29 AMD: Driver for Radeon RX 6000 series, older GPUs coming within 2 weeks
12:05 Canadian team discovers power-draining flaw in most laptop and phone batteries
► LINKS
AMD is ‘undershipping’ chips to balance CPU, GPU supply
https://www.pcworld.com/article/1499957/amd-is-undershipping-chips-to-keep-cpu-gpu-prices-elevated.html
https://www.pcgamer.com/amd-undershipping-chips-to-help-prop-prices-up/
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-biggest-chipmaker-tsmc-misses-061454788.html
Ryzen 7950X3D and 7900X3D available Feb 28, 7800X3D April 6
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⭐ Ryzen 9 7950X3D - $699
⭐ Ryzen 9 7900X3D - $599Available April 6
⭐ Ryzen 7 7800X3D - $449Watch to learn more about our new Ryzen 7000 Series processors with 3D V-Cache technology. pic.twitter.com/oT7khoI7VB
— AMD Ryzen (@AMDRyzen) February 1, 2023
Price cuts on existing Ryzen 7000 CPUs too
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-core Zen4 desktop CPU price drops below $299
Intel Arc GPUs get a price cut, big performance improvements
https://www.pcgamer.com/intels-new-dollar249-gpu-price-wipes-out-nvidia-at-the-entry-level/
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/intel-cuts-arc-a750-gpus-price-while-boasting-about-driver-optimizations/
https://www.newegg.com/intel-arc-a750-21p02j00ba/p/N82E16814883002
Intel to Cut Alder Lake CPU Pricing by 20%; Wages and Bonuses slashed too
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-in-talks-with-pc-partners-over-20-price-cuts-for-alder-lake-cpus-report
https://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/2023/02/intel-slashes-wages-bonuses-after-disastrous-quarterly-results.html
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-cuts-wages-and-suspends-bonuses-following-catastrophic-quarter
https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?N=50001157%20100007671%20601393075&Manufactory=1157
TECH BRIEFS
Netflix moves ahead with plans to block password sharing
https://thestreamable.com/news/confirmed-netflix-unveils-first-details-of-new-anti-password-sharing-measures#who-can-use-a-netflix-account-now
https://www.neowin.net/news/netflix-claims-it-accidentally-published-controversial-password-sharing-rules-in-the-us/
Love is sharing a password.
— Netflix (@netflix) March 10, 2017
CNET’s awful take on AI-generated content
https://futurism.com/leaked-messages-cnet-red-ventures-ai
Samsung issues Critical SSD Firmware Update in wake of 980 Pros failing
AMD: Driver for Radeon RX 6000 series, older GPUs coming within 2 weeks
AMD graphics driver for Radeon RX 6000 series and older to be released within 2 weeks
Canadian team discovers power-draining flaw in most laptop and phone batteries
https://www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.6724175
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