Intel officially launches Core 14th Gen desktop processors
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Core Raptor Lake Refresh comes as i9-14900K, i7-14700K, i5-14600K

Intel has now officially launched its Core Raptor Lake Refresh desktop processors which will be known as the Intel Core 14th Gen series. Launching at the same price points as the 13th gen counterparts, the Core 14th gen promises up to 23 percent better gaming performance compared to the competition, and up to 54 percent better performance in creator workflows.

AMD Anti-Lag+ will get you banned by Valve
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And it might be worse than that

It appears that enabling AMD's Anti-Lag+ feature will get you banned in Counter Strike 2. The issue might not be limited to Valve's latest game but also some other competitive games.

Microsoft completes acquisition of Activision Blizzard King
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Record deal at $68.7 billion gets it all under one roof

Microsoft has finally managed to close the deal and has completed the acquisition of Activision Blizzard King company. This puts all franchises and plenty of developers under the same roof called Xbox Game Studios, as announced by Phil Spencer, head of Microsoft Gaming.

AMD latest GPU driver adds Anti-Lag+ to Counter Strike 2
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Optimizations for Assassin’s Creed: Mirage, Lords of the Fallen and Forza Motorsport

AMD has released its latest version of the AMD Software Adrenalin driver, the v23.10.1 WHQL, which adds optimizations for Assassin’s Creed: Mirage, Lords of the Fallen and Forza Motorsport, as well as adds Anti-Lag+ support for Counter Strike 2.

Nvidia bundles Alan Wake 2 with its RTX 40 series graphics cards
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Launching on October 27th with DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction

Nvidia has launched its newest Geforce promotion, bundling the upcoming Remedy Entertainment's Alan Wake 2 game with its Geforce RTX 40 series graphics cards.

be quiet! unveils new Dark Rock Elite and Dark Rock Pro 5 CPU coolers
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Calls them the new kings of air cooling

be quiet!, German-based manufacturer of premium PC components have introduced two new high-end CPU coolers, the Dark Rock Elite and the Dark Rock Pro 5. Describing them as the new kings of air coolers, these are aimed at high-end builds and overclocked systems.

Intel officially launches Arc A580 8GB graphics card at $179
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Aimed at 1080p gaming

Intel has officially launched its new Arc A580 desktop graphics card at $179. Aimed at mid-range market gaming, the Arc A580 promises to deliver a playable framerate at 1080p resolution with medium to high graphics settings.

Samsung gives out some Exynos 2400 details
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Claims 70 percent faster CPU and Xclipse 940 GPU with AMD RDNA 3

During its own LSI Tech Day 2023 event, Samsung revealed details about its upcoming Exynos 2400 SoC that will most likely power the next Galaxy S24 series smartphones, promising impressive performance figures and confirming AMD RDNA 3 architecture for the Xclipse 940 GPU.

Intel releases Forza Motorsport and Assassin’s Creed Mirage Game On Driver
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Performance increase for multiple titles

Intel has released the Intel Graphics Driver 31.0.101.4885 with support for Arc A-Series Graphics and Iris Xe Graphics GPUs. These are beta drivers but also bring Game On driver support for Forza Motorsport and Assassin’s Creed Mirage on Arc A-series graphics cards.

Biostar announces new motherboard and graphics card combo
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Pairs up Radeon RX 7700 XT graphics card with B650MT motherboard

Biostar has unveiled a rather interesting combo, pairing up its own Radeon RX 7700 XT graphics card with a B650MT motherboard.