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Thermaltake Announces Top 3 Winners of 2023 Thermaltake CaseMOD Invitational Season1
https://www.techpowerup.com/319833/thermaltake-announces-top-3-winners-of-2023-thermaltake-casemod-invitational-season1
Thermaltake, a leading PC DIY brand for premium hardware solutions, is excited to reveal the winner list of 2023 Thermaltake CaseMOD Invitational Season 1. In first place is Wael Kadri from France, in second place is Maulik Patel from India, and in third places are Derek Wilson from Canada and Ponsarud Romvilast from Thailand.

HWInfo finally introduces on-screen display functionality, making one of my all time favorite apps even better
https://www.pcgamer.com/hwinfo-finally-introduces-on-screen-display-functionality-making-one-of-my-all-time-favorite-apps-even-better/
As a PC hardware geek, I consider HWInfo64 to be an absolutely essential tool. It's a comprehensive program that gives you information on just about every feature and monitoring statistic you could ever hope for.

Now it's getting a feature I have long wished for. The latest HWInfo beta version includes on-screen display support, meaning it can now function as an all in one system monitoring and information app. As a gamer, you previously needed to use apps like MSI Afterburner or FRAPS to give you OSD support. These apps are particularly useful for keeping an eye on essential things like your in-game GPU temperatures, but HWInfo can do so much more than that.

JPR: Total PC GPU Shipments Increased by 6% From Last Quarter and 20% Year-to-Year
https://www.techpowerup.com/319714/jpr-total-pc-gpu-shipments-increased-by-6-from-last-quarter-and-20-year-to-year
Jon Peddie Research reports the growth of the global PC-based graphics processor unit (GPU) market reached 76.2 million units in Q4'23 and PC CPU shipments increased an astonishing 24% year over year, the biggest year-to-year increase in two and a half decades. Overall, GPUs will have a compound annual growth rate of 3.6% during 2024-2026 and reach an installed base of almost 5 billion units at the end of the forecast period. Over the next five years, the penetration of discrete GPUs (dGPUs) in the PC will be 30%.

AMD's overall market share decreased by -1.4% from last quarter, Intel's market share increased 2.8, and Nvidia's market share decreased by -1.36%, as indicated in the following chart.

Samsung's New microSD Cards Bring High Performance and Capacity, with Speeds of up to 800 MB/s and 1 TB in Size
https://www.techpowerup.com/319702/samsungs-new-microsd-cards-bring-high-performance-and-capacity-with-speeds-of-up-to-800-mb-s-and-1-tb-in-size
Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, today announced that it has started sampling its 256-gigabyte (GB) SD Express microSD card with sequential read speed of up to 800 megabytes per second (MB/s) and has commenced mass production of its 1-terabyte (TB) UHS-1 microSD card. With the introduction of its next-generation microSD card line-up, Samsung aims to provide differentiated memory solutions required for tomorrow's mobile computing and on-device AI applications.

>>Since Samsung states that this comes from a "successful collaboration with a customer to create a custom product", some have started to speculate that this could be what Nintendo will use for the Switch 2.

Samsung Reportedly Working on Backside Power Supply Tech with 2 Nanometer Process
https://www.techpowerup.com/319745/samsung-reportedly-working-on-backside-power-supply-tech-with-2-nanometer-process
Samsung and ARM announced a collaborative project last week—the partners are aiming to deliver an "optimized next generation Arm Cortex -X CPU" developed on the latest Gate-All-Around (GAA) process technology. Semiconductor industry watchdogs believe that Samsung Foundry's 3 nm GAA process did not meet sales expectations—reports suggest that many clients decided to pursue advanced three nanometer service options chez TSMC. The South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate is setting its sights forward—with an in-progress SF2 GAAFET process in the pipeline—industry insiders reckon that Samsung leadership is hoping to score a major victory within this next-gen market segment.

Intel CEO admits 'I've bet the whole company on 18A'
https://www.pcgamer.com/intel-ceo-admits-ive-bet-the-whole-company-on-18a/
"I’ve bet the whole company on 18A." So, says Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger in the most deadpan, matter-of-fact manner imaginable. He's not glib. He's not joking. Everything rides on Intel's 18A process according to Gelsinger.

Intel's CEO made the comment during a recent interview with TechTechPotato. And we can't help but notice that Gelsinger was even less equivocal this time than when he addressed precisely the same subject late last year.

Retailer confirms Intel Core i9-14900KS CPU has 6.2 GHz max clock and 150W TDP
https://videocardz.com/newz/retailer-confirms-intel-core-i9-14900ks-cpu-has-6-2-ghz-max-clock-and-150w-tdp
According to the data discovered by @momomo_us, the upcoming Core i9-14900KS would feature 24 cores, 32 threads, 6.2 GHz max boost clock and 150W TDP. None of these specs are new to our readers, as these specs were mentioned for the possible KS “Special Edition” variant for months. Intel has been releasing these SKUs ever since the LGA-1700 socket was released as the top-of-the-line desktop processors for enthusiasts and overclockers.

Intel Lunar Lake CPUs To Be Available In Limited Supply In Late 2024, Volume Not Expected Until 2025
https://wccftech.com/intel-lunar-lake-cpus-available-limited-supply-late-2024-volume-not-expected-2025/
Intel Lunar Lake CPUs are headed to thin & light laptops later this year but it looks like their availability will be limited at the start.

HDMI Forum Rejects AMD's HDMI 2.1 Open-Source Driver Proposal, No 4K@120 Hz or 5K@240 Hz on Linux
https://www.techpowerup.com/319797/hdmi-forum-rejects-amds-hdmi-2-1-open-source-driver-proposal-no-4k-120-hz-or-5k-240-hz-on-linux
AMD recently tried to add support for key HDMI 2.1 features like 4K@120 Hz and 5K@240 Hz to their open-source Linux graphics driver called AMDGPU. They invested engineering resources over several months to prototype the necessary code internally before publishing. The goal was to showcase HDMI 2.1 capabilities and get the implementation approved by the HDMI Forum. Unfortunately, the Forum ultimately rejected AMD's request, blocking Linux users of new AMD Radeon GPUs from utilizing those cutting-edge display features over HDMI. In comments, AMD stated: "The HDMI Forum has rejected our proposal unfortunately. At this time an open source HDMI 2.1 implementation is not possible without violating HDMI Forum requirements." This outcome comes as a major disappointment given the time and effort AMD expended aiming to satisfy the Forum's guidelines. The months of work now feel wasted with this outright rejection. As reasoning, the HDMI Forum cited legal and compliance rules around not enabling open-source HDMI 2.1 code.

>>In summary: 4K@120 Hz and 5K@240 Hz don't work on Linux because HDMI 2.1 has a bug. AMD solved it and wanted to launh the fix. the HDMI Forum said no becaue it could reveal some secrets of the propietary connector. AMD, obviously, complies and advises Linux users to ditch HDMI and use Displayport because that one works.

AMD confirms limited OC of Radeon RX 7900 GRE is a bug, fix incoming
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-confirms-limited-oc-of-radeon-rx-7900-gre-is-a-bug-fix-incoming
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Hardware Unboxed decided to perform a retest of RX 7900 GRE but with a custom variant featuring higher board power. Models like Sapphire Pulse or NITRO+ should show up to 10% higher performance than RX 7800 XT. Some models like NITRO+ have much higher OC TGP limit of 305W and total board power of 351W.

AMD’s has told me that extremely limited overclocking of the GRE cards is a bug and it will be addressed shortly.

— Steve Walton, Hardware Unboxed

NVIDIA Reflex Comes to More Games, New Gaming Mice Get NVIDIA Reflex Analyzer Support
https://www.techpowerup.com/319779/nvidia-reflex-comes-to-more-games-new-gaming-mice-get-nvidia-reflex-analyzer-support
NVIDIA Reflex is a game-changer, reducing system latency on GeForce graphics cards and laptops so your actions occur quicker, giving you a competitive edge in multiplayer matches, and making single-player titles more responsive and enjoyable. (...)

In 2023 alone, GeForce gamers played over 10 billion hours of their favorite titles with increased responsiveness thanks to Reflex's innovative system latency reducing technology. Adoption of Reflex continues to accelerate and in 2024 you'll see many more anticipated titles launch with support. Since our last update, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden and Escape from Tarkov: Arena have added support for Reflex. And the latest seasons of Apex Legends, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III, Call of Duty: Warzone, and Overwatch 2 are all enjoyed at their best with Reflex reducing system latency and further increasing responsiveness.

NVIDIA DLSS Comes to Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake and Myth of Empires
https://www.techpowerup.com/319773/nvidia-dlss-comes-to-brothers-a-tale-of-two-sons-remake-and-myth-of-empires
Over 500 games and applications feature RTX technologies, and barely a week goes by without new blockbuster games and incredible indie releases integrating NVIDIA DLSS, NVIDIA Reflex, and advanced ray-traced effects to deliver the definitive PC experience for GeForce RTX gamers. Today, the critically acclaimed remake of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons launches with DLSS 2, giving GeForce gamers the definitive experience. And Myth of Empires is available now with DLSS 2.