Tech News Weekly Round Up – Week Ending 22/09/23

September 22, 2023

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ATX 3.0 PSU Tour: New Designs From Enermax & XPG For Your Latest PC Builds

The ATX 3.0 PSU standard has been here since last year and while PCI-SIG has released the new ATX 3.1 specifications, the good thing is that they will be compatible with the existing designs. As such, we

Baldur’s Gate 3 Player Uncovers Karlach Breaking The Fourth Wall

Baldur’s Gate 3 is no doubt a massive game with sprawling storylines, side quests, and secret encounters that only a small percentage of players are likely to stumble upon, but one player has discovered an

Mass Production of 2D XMene Materials Will Pave the Way for Better Electronics

Researchers with the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) have managed to achieve mass-production of a synthetic material that could have direct application in future microprocessor designs.

We Tried NVIDIA’s Photo-Realistic Ramen Shop “Unreal Engine 5” Tech Demo With DLSS 3.5 & It Even Has Ray-Traced Eggs!

In addition to the impressive DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction implementation within Cyberpunk 2077, NVIDIA also gave us a chance to try out its new Ramen Shop tech demo based on Unreal Engine 5

NVIDIA DLSS 3.5 In Cyberpunk 2077 Is Breathtaking: The Most Advanced Graphics Ever In A PC Game

Cyberpunk 2077's Update 2.0 is now out for everyone and with it comes support for NVIDIA DLSS 3.5 which ushers in a new era of graphics fidelity. NVIDIA DLSS 3.5 & Ray Reconstruction Make

Nvidia DLSS 3.5 Tested: AI-Powered Graphics Leaves Competitors Behind

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty supports DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction, the first publicly available game to do so. We've tested it on a collection of GPUs to see how it looks, how it runs, and whether

MSI introduces new MPG Gungnir and MAG Forge airflow-oriented cases

MSI has launched plenty of cases in the past few years, though not all of them have had a big focus on airflow. That looks like it will soon change with the introduction of the new MPG Gungnir 300R and 300P

Starfield hits over 10 million players in less than a month

Over 10 million people have played Starfield. This milestone was achieved within two weeks of the game's release (three weeks if early access is included), making Starfield the largest launch in Bethesda

Criterion is once again assisting with the next Battlefield game

MSI is preparing a new "The Limited Series" GPU lineup which will come in various drops starting next week and the first card to be featured within the lineup would be the GeForce RTX 4060 NV Edition.

MSI Preps “The Limited Series” GPUs, Kicking Off With GeForce RTX 4060 NV Edition

Here’s When You Can Play Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty In Australia

CD Projekt Red has shared the global release times for Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, so if you’ve been itching to jump back into the neon-soaked RPG’s expansion on September 26, here’s when you can

AMD Radeon 23.9.2 GPU Driver Adds Support For Lies of P, Anti-Lag+ & Several Optimizations

AMD has released its latest Radeon 23.9.2 GPU Driver which adds support for the latest games, Anti-Lag+ in various titles, and several optimizations. AMD Has Now Separated GCN & RDNA Radeon GPU

Intel LGA 1851 Socket For Next-Gen Arrow Lake CPUs Unveiled in 3D Renderings

Intel's latest "Innovation 2023" did bring the company's plans for the future such as Arrow Lake Desktop CPUs, but, details regarding the next-gen LGA 1851 socket were minimal. However, Igor's Lab has

Starfield: The Kotaku Australia Review

Sorting out my feelings on Starfield has taken me much longer than I expected. The latest roleplaying game from Bethesda Game Studios, and its first new IP in 25 years, Starfield is a science fiction adventure

Nvidia Says Native Resolution Gaming is Out, DLSS is Here to Stay

In a roundtable discussion with Digital Foundry, Nvidia, and CD Projekt Red, Nvidia's Bryan Catanzaro stated that native-resolution gaming is no longer the best way to play video games.

Intel Innovation 2023 – Sneak peek at the upgraded Xe iGPU for Meteor Lake

The Intel Core Ultra (Meteor Lake) line-up has not been fully unveiled yet but here at Intel Innovation 2023, we have begun learning a few new details about the upcoming chips. In a session focusing on Xe

Netflix is developing a AAA multi platform shooter according to job listings

Netflix has slowly but surely been getting into the video games market. Following their initial push into the mobile gaming sector, we have seen the streaming service branch out into publishing more and more

Rumors Suggest TSMC 2nm Mass Production May Be Delayed to 2026

There are rumors that TSMC 2nm mass production might slip to 2026, but the firm insists it is progressing according to schedule.

Ubisoft details Assassin’s Creed Mirage system requirements + new PC features trailer

Ubisoft has released the official PC system requirements for Assassin's Creed Mirage as well as a PC features trailer. Unfortunately, it seems that this next Assassin's Creed game will only support Intel's

ASUS ROG MATRIX GeForce RTX 4090 Launched: World’s Fastest & Most Expensive 4090, 2.7 GHz Clocks at $3200

ASUS has officially launched the world's fastest and most expensive GeForce RTX 4090 GPU in the form of its ROG MATRIX Platinum variant. ASUS GeForce RTX 4090 ROG MATRIX Comes Out Guns Blazing With A 2.7 GHz Clock Speed, & A Wallet-Shattering $3200

Intel Shows Off Lunar Lake-Based PC, Unveils Panther Lake for 2025

Intel's Lunar Lake swiftly generates Taylor Swift-like composition

Intel Details Core Ultra ‘Meteor Lake’ Architecture, Launches December 14

Intel shared the deep-dive architectural details of its upcoming Core Ultra ‘Meteor Lake’ processors as it readies them for launch on December 14, 2023.

RTX 5090 rumoured be about 70% faster than the RTX 4090

While early reports have already claimed that Nvidia will wait until 2025 to release the RTX 5090, the first rumours about the upcoming GPU are already making the rounds online – including reports that it

Valve's SteamOS 3.5 Previews VRR and HDR for Steam Deck

SteamOS improves performance in Starfield, adds preview of VRR and HDR for Steam Deck.

New FurMark Version 2.0 Arrives After 16 Years

Infamous GPU stress testing app update is in final beta stage, and version 2.0 will hit general release shortly.

ASUS Readies A Flood of Custom Radeon RX 7800 XT & RX 7700 XT GPUs

ASUS has plans to go all out with AMD's Navi 32 GPUs as the company has listed 64 variants under the Radeon RX 7800 XT & RX 7700 XT lineup. ASUS Plans Several Different SKUs For Navi 32 GPUs Featuring ROG STRIX & Newer ProArt Variants For Radeon RX 7

Starfield Perf Disparity Between AMD and NVIDIA GPUs Analyzed

A new report by Chips and Cheese digs into the low-level details of Starfield's game engine, analyzing shader run times, cache hit rates, and other aspects to try and figure out why there's such a large

Tiny11 23H2 Windows Released With Greater Functionality, Numerous Bugfixes

NTDEV has released tiny11 23H2 which irons out several wrinkles, while enabling most options available to full-fat OS users.

Intel Core i5-14600K Benchmarked, Specifications Revealed

Chinese media tests Intel's Core i5-14600K in Cinebench, CPU-Z benchmarks.

MSI introduces new CoreLiquid RGB AIO coolers

MSI is expanding its CPU cooler lineup with a new range of AIOs, the MAG Coreliquid E Series. These new coolers will be available in black and white, with radiators up to 360mm and of course, plenty of RGB