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    Are we getting Ryzen Desktop 8000 or is it just APU

    We don't know because AMD hasn't announced anything yet. Though if you look back at previous generations, a pattern emerges: Ryzen 3000 -> CPUs and APUs Ryzen 4000 -> only APUs Ryzen 5000 -> CPUs and APUs Ryzen 6000 -> only APUs Ryzen 7000 -> CPUs and APUs Ryzen 8000 -> ? I would not be...
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    Intel "Core Truths" calls out AMD rebranding of old CPU architectures

    A CPU architecture like Zen 2 (Ryzen 7020 series) which is vulnerable to Retbleed and SQUIP, and the only thorough mitigation is to disable SMT. A GPU architecture like Vega (Ryzen 7030 series) which is now on reduced driver support, and doesn't decode AV1 in hardware so your device will run hot...
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    Intel "Core Truths" calls out AMD rebranding of old CPU architectures

    There were process improvements (Intel 14nm++++) which lead to more performance/higher clocks at same wattage. Also every generation fixed a couple of security vulnerabilities (Meltdown, Spectre, L1TF, MDS, Retbleed, etc.) which made mitigations unnecessary, which heavily reduced performance on...
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    Intel "Core Truths" calls out AMD rebranding of old CPU architectures

    Intel posted a slideset called "Core Truths" which calls out AMD for rebranding old CPU architectures as new. I think this is correct and AMD deserves to be criticized for such preying on unsuspecting buyers. However this is an instance of the Intel pot calling the AMD kettle black, as Intel...
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    Details on Apple ARM agreement

    I never said you were wrong? "Apple never left RISC." is however ambiguous so that they started out with CISC is important clarification.
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    Details on Apple ARM agreement

    Apple did start out with CISC and yes actually left RISC. m68k (CISC) to ppc (RISC) ppc to x86 (CISC with caveats) and x86 to arm (RISC).
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    Installed Windows 11 with TPM Disabled? Expect an Ugly Watermark on the Desktop

    I think it is completely ok to point out that this watermark is due to Microsoft being Microsoft, and nobody else treats their users in that way. I think it is more alike the Windows 10 Education watermark which existed from RTM to Anniversary Update. Not necessarily, the relative lack of...
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    AMD admits to restraining chip supply to keep higher CPU and GPU prices

    I would rather expect the contrary - if Intel foundry business cannot get their act together at some point their fabs may be be spun off. I don't know how many more misses they can swing before corporate beancounters decide it is enough. And then AMD could use Intel fabs for I/O chiplets or...
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    Recent Windows Patches Break DirectX Apps on Intel Graphics

    The plan is perhaps the same as with Intel Clover Trail that broke with Windows 10 1703, which was doing nothing to the driver, and just blocking it from updating.
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    Is medium to high end Pc gaming becoming too niche ?

    I think that "high end" is relative. The market for $5K gaming PCs exists because there is an audience actually willing to pay that much. Those people simply didn't exist in large enough numbers 10 or 20 years ago. You can game totally fine on an RX 6600 which was $200 on Black Friday. I'd...
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    Sick of on-board audio, what should I do?

    Does your monitor have a headphone jack? You could use that as an interim solution until you get your hands on something better.
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    EVGA will no longer do business with NVIDIA

    I'm actually more confident in the company's survival with EVGA strictly winding down the GPU business and their plan not including selling 2x as many PSUs and 5x as many mobos to make up for it. Had they depended on making up lost revenue in other areas, the company would have been doomed for...
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    [Rumour] Intel to cut back on Arc discrete GPU

    Given reports like this https://hardforum.com/threads/my-arc-380-adventure.2021738/ it seems plausible that Intel will stop releasing AIB cards next generation and focus on laptop and server chips, where they can validate the supported configurations. i740 was technology they bought from...
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    Ryzen 3900x + Asus TUF x570-plus wifi................ ECC support?

    ECC generally works if the mobo manufacturer officially states ECC support in the mobo specs. With the ASUS TUF X570-PLUS you are in luck, it supports ECC as long as your CPU does. You mean Ryzen mobos which claim ECC support but don't actually correct? Can you link to a source for this? The...
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    For 1 GB of RAM old PC, any problem on running Windows 7 at 32 bit? Or should he take a chance on 64 bit?

    I'm late to the party, but one aspect of 64-bit Windows is that it runs both 32-bit and 64-bit software, and each requires its own set of DLLs to load into memory. So typically your RAM use will be higher. Connecting a Windows 7 PC to the Internet is a bad idea. If the person just needs a...
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