In the words of respected cryptocurrency commentator Matt Damon, “Fortune favors the brave.” It also favors those who take a minute or two to think before installing unverified software that claims it’ll make you rich. Such is the lesson delivered by “LHR Unlocker.” The tool was hyped up by the […]
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Best Buy locks Nvidia GPUs behind a $200 paywall and calls it a perk
There are a lot of people making extra money off of the chip shortage, and the low supply of high-end graphics cards in particular. Between low supply and high demand from cryptocurrency miners and PC gamers alike, it’s not unusual to see high-end cards like the RTX 3080 go for […]
Nvidia won’t buy Arm: The biggest chip deal in history just got scrapped
Nvidia’s proposed purchase of Arm for an estimated $40 billion in cash and stock was expected to have a difficult time winning the approval of regulators. It apparently could not, and the two companies called off the agreement on Monday night. Nvidia and Softbank, which owned Arm, said that the […]
Intel and Nvidia just dunked on Apple’s M1 Max. Should you believe the hype?
When Apple finally released its M1 Max processor in October, the Internet predictably saw dark days for PC laptops. Some even felt bad for PC laptop makers being uncompetitive with the MacBook Pro for perhaps “years.” Those predictions may have to be retuned a bit now that Intel and Nvidia […]
Intel Arc gaming GPU: How it can win against AMD and Nvidia
Intel Arc will be the company’s first high-end gaming GPU. Will it succeed against the formidable competition from Nvidia and AMD? Start the debate with these fundamental ingredients for success that Intel should follow—starting with a good name. Get a better name You need a good name to win, which […]
Nvidia nerfs crypto coin mining on most new GeForce graphics cards
The current graphics card landscape may be a barren wasteland, but there is a glimmer of hope on the horizon. On Tuesday, Nvidia announced that the mining hash rate limiter introduced alongside the GeForce RTX 3060 will now be rolling out to newly manufactured RTX 3060 Ti, RTX 3070, and […]
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 GPUs bring ray tracing and DLSS to laptops
Samsung’s loose lips whispered the truth: On Tuesday, Nvidia announced new GeForce RTX 3050 and 3050 Ti laptop GPUs designed to bring ray tracing, performance-boosting DLSS technology, and supercharged creative capabilities to the mobile masses. Nvidia timed the announcement to coincide with Intel’s reveal of its heavy-duty 11th-generation Core H-series […]
Nvidia nerfs RTX 3060 mining ahead of launch, but don’t expect miracles
For months now, it’s been damned near impossible to find a graphics card—even a used one—at a sane price. I won’t get into the laundry list of reasons, but the recent Ethereum cryptocurrency boom has poured gasoline on the problem. It’s so bad that the five-year-old GeForce GTX 1050 Ti […]
There will be no GeForce RTX 3060 Founders Edition, Nvidia confirms
Nvidia won’t release its own Founders Edition model of the $329 GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card scheduled to launch at the end of February, the company confirmed to PCWorld today. “From time to time we decide not to design a Founder’s Edition card for cards targeted at the mainstream part […]
Nvidia woos mainstream gamers with the $329 GeForce RTX 3060 and RTX 30-series laptops
Nvidia held its big “GeForce RTX: Game On” event as part of CES 2021 on Tuesday, and as expected, the company revealed a flood of fresh features and hardware for gamers. Not only did Nvidia unveil mobile GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs for laptops, but it also announced a new GeForce […]