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    Apparently they make 22" (21.5?) 144hz 1080p monitors now for higher pixel density... who knew?

    I thought it was 1440p and got excited... oh well, guess I'm still waiting for 1440p and 1600p resolutions to come down to 24-inch screens (22 would be even sweeter). Still a good find though.
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    Intel Management Engine Patched

    Amazingly, this popped up in the news recently. Looks like that tinfoil hat paid off for China (and Russia). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-51467536
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    NVIDIA Launches the New Shield TV

    Nvidia should do another Shield Tablet instead. That thing filled a good niche. I have no idea if Switch production would still be affecting that. Regardless. I feel high-end TV boxes have a harder time standing out since you can hook up a somewhat older computer in its place to do most of that...
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    What's the fastest storage in your PC?

    No RAM disk option? o.0 Guess I'll have to go with SATA SSD then.
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    How many fans do you have on your PC case?

    Someone should make an updated version of that.
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    The EPI Announces Successful First Steps Towards a Made-in-Europe High-performance Microprocessor

    Putting aside the usual (as of late) rampant politics of TPU's userbase, I don't see any mention of x86 here... which basically means it's not going to do much with regards to the Intel and AMD duopoly. And if it does take off, it'll be of a different architecture... which is pretty much where...
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    Does Inclusion of Politcs and Political Correctness Impact Game Sales Negatively?

    I like how people didn't care much back during FF7's original release but are full of butthurt/nerdrage about it now. Personally, I don't care either way. As @flmatter said, it's in the hands of producers rather than consumers. It's not even a new thing. Developers and/or publishers have always...
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    Ebay motherboards without I/O shield?

    As someone else mentioned, you can also get I/O shields from eBay. Some manufacturers might also sell them directly.
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    Grim Dawn ( Titan Quest \ Diablo fans )

    Speaking making or breaking promises, there's this set: https://grimtools.com/db/itemsets/20 I find it amusing that it also hampers some Oathkeeper abilities. TQ's attention to detail was absolutely fantastic. I swear half the devs must've been major mythology/classics nerds. Ancient Greek in...
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    Grim Dawn ( Titan Quest \ Diablo fans )

    Grim Dawn's skill tree is indeed much larger and more spread out than Titan Quest's. TQ masteries historically had 20 skills in 6 tiers that capped at 32 points (the recent Atlantis expansion adds 2 skills in a new 40 point tier). GD masteries are 27 skills (excluding special modifiers) in 9...
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    Cooler Master MK850 Keyboard

    It's nice to see Cooler Master making such fancy feature-rich keyboards again. The "macro buttons" seem to be a misnomer but their lack of versatility isn't much of a surprise since the MK850 looks like an updated version of their old CM Storm Trigger. It would've been nice to see CM step up...
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    Patreon Support

    TPU's userbase tends to be slightly more technologically literate than the average person. This means copious use of ad-blockers and anonymity tools. The infamous 4chan ran into revenue issues lately for the same reason. And 4chan has a much higher Alexa rank than TPU, both in the US and...
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    Devil May Cry 5, Capcom accidently releases Denuvo free version (and its 20 fps faster than Denuvo version) LOL

    This was the news I was expecting to see when I saw DMC5 on the front page today. Elephant in the room issue aside, I wonder what the ratio of people with 60+ Hz monitors are relative to those who don't...
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    MAD CATZ Announces All-New Range of Products, Including Iconic R.A.T. Gaming Mice

    I'm cautiously optimistic on this. My R.A.T. 7 was the most comfortable mouse I've had. I understand the "even number" series seems to be a refresh of the older "odd numbering" series and was already a thing before the death and return of Mad Catz. Still, these seem to be a refresh of a refresh...
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    PC Hardware to Get Pricier Stateside as 25% Import Tariffs Take Effect Late-August

    Holy crap, I had to do a double take there! I thought I had wandered into Reddit or 4chan; I don't think I've ever seen "T H I C C" used on TPU. As for the article, I think if sales in the US are high enough, hardware manufacturing could theoretically be increased in the other existing...
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