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AMD engineer tells the tale of when the PlayStation 4 saved the chipmaker from bankruptcy
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The problem with the PS3s architecture is there were HW bottlenecks that would stall the CPU if not properly managed, and the only way...
Yesterday at 1:42 PM
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AMD engineer tells the tale of when the PlayStation 4 saved the chipmaker from bankruptcy
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Remember back in the PS3/360 days most consoles were still using *very* low-level libraries and coding; not like today where you just do...
Yesterday at 1:02 PM
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AMD engineer tells the tale of when the PlayStation 4 saved the chipmaker from bankruptcy
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Oh, both consoles were absolutely budget. For all the flack the Cell gets, it was about twice as fast (at maximum theoretical...
Yesterday at 5:48 AM
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AMD engineer tells the tale of when the PlayStation 4 saved the chipmaker from bankruptcy
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I remember back on Toms all the debates that we had (including AMDs own shill); I was always questionable on the base architecture and...
Monday at 2:47 PM
gamerk2
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Ordinary rocks could power the next EV battery breakthrough
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The problem is generally scalability and commerciality. Unless you have a few billion plus to make the required infrastructure to mass...
Monday at 2:43 PM
gamerk2
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AMD engineer tells the tale of when the PlayStation 4 saved the chipmaker from bankruptcy
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As I noted at the time: Had Zen failed, AMD was going to go bankrupt, given its outstanding debt was more then the company's total...
Monday at 8:25 AM
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Fewer Americans want to buy an EV compared to four years ago, so what changed?
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Can attest to this; my 2013 Prius still going strong, the only thing that has gone wrong was the battery (no, *not* the hybrid one) died...
Jul 1, 2024
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Anthropic CEO says a universal basic income isn't enough to address AI job losses
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Its worth noting that most recent UBI studies have been largely successful. The general consensus is that the increase in the ability...
Jun 24, 2024
gamerk2
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How Much RAM Do Gamers Need? 16GB vs. 32GB vs. 64GB
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General rule: Using more sticks tends to reduce OC stability slightly.
Jun 24, 2024
gamerk2
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It's Unnecessary But, AMD Is Basically Lying About CPU Performance
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It's not that hard a concept to grasp, yet somehow some fail to grasp it.
Jun 20, 2024
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It's Unnecessary But, AMD Is Basically Lying About CPU Performance
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1: Not everyone focuses on having every setting at maximum values; there's a lot of us who want a CPU that will handle 1440p for the...
Jun 20, 2024
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2 CPUs have the exact same price. CPU A is much faster in gaming than CPU B but I don't know that cause reviewers instead of testing...
Jun 20, 2024
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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom lets you play as Princess Zelda (for the first time)
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"Second" time. The CD-I games exist whether Nintendo acknowledges them or not.
Jun 18, 2024
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Satellites can help detect early warning signs weeks before earthquakes
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Potentially a massive finding, but a series of just one is hardly even a trend.
Jun 18, 2024
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Solar panels installed in France in 1992 found to retain a remarkable 79% of original output
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You missed the point as well. The entire point of tax incentives are (generally, since there are some *really* bad exceptions) to make...
Jun 18, 2024
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