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As Intel slashes more CPU prices amid AMD shortages , one particularly high-end processor (that we really like) has just seen a deep $100 price cut. For a limited time over at Best Buy, you can pick up an Intel Core i9-9900K for just $339. But hurry, it’s available for today only! More: Best CPU deals Best Gaming CPUs CPU Benchmarks and Hierarchy Intel Core i9-9900K: was $439, now $339 at Best Buy View Deal As you can read in our Intel Core i9-9900K review , we are big fans of this processor. In fact, we gave it a highly coveted Editor’s Choice award for its high clock speeds, high amount of cores and performance-boosting Solder TIM. Our main critique was the cost, but with a discount this deep, this processor offers an awesome bang for your buck. Especially when you see how high it ranks amongst other competitive processors, achieving 105.1 FPS in our Geomean test suite. So, if you’re not too bothered about getting the latest … [Read more...] about CPU Deal: Intel Core i9-9900K now $100 off at Best Buy

AMD announced today that the Threadripper Pro desktop processors, which top out with 64 cores and 128 threads with the Threadripper Pro 3995WX , are now available for purchase worldwide. These chips were previously exclusively available in Lenovo's ThinkStation P620 workstation that we recently reviewed , but the chips and the accompanying WRX80 motherboards are now available at retailers. These chips had already popped up at a few retailers in January, and AMD had previously shared the official pricing for the Threadripper Pro lineup , which you can see below. MSRP/RCP Cores / Threads Base / Boost (GHz) L3 Cache (MB) PCIe DRAM TDP Threadripper Pro 3995WX $5,489 64 / 128 2.7 / 4.2 256 128 Gen 4 Eight-Channel DDR4-3200 280W Threadripper 3990X $3,990 64 / 128 2.9 / 4.3 256 88 Gen 4 (72 Usable) Quad DDR4-3200 280W EPYC 7442 $6,950 64 / 128 2.25 / 3.4 256 128 Gen 4 Eight-Channel … [Read more...] about AMD Announces Global Retail Availability of Threadripper Pro

Intel might have finally set an official release date for its Rocket Lake chips that will soon vie for a spot on our list of Best CPUs . HardwareLUXX editor Andreas Schilling today reported that “the sales embargo for 11th Gen Desktop processors (Rocket Lake S) is March 30, 2021, at 6 a.m. PT / 9 a.m. ET." The announcement was largely symbolic. Representatives from MSI and Gigabyte revealed the March launch window in January, Milwaukee PC leaked the line’s pricing a few days ago, and Mindfactory sold its entire Core i7-11700K stock last weekend. Here are the leaked prices courtesy of Milwaukee PC, but be aware that this might not reflect official pricing: Processor Pricing (Excl. VAT) Cores / Threads Base Clock (GHz) L3 Cache (MB) Part Number Core i9-11900K $599.99 8/16 3.5 16 BX8070811900K Core i9-11900KF $579.99 8/16 3.5 16 BX8070811900KF Core i9-11900 $509.99 8/16 2.5 16 BX8070811900 Core … [Read more...] about Intel Reportedly Confirms March 30 Release Date for Rocket Lake-S CPUs

Dell is an old name in the computer world, but age hasn’t slowed it down one bit. Today, some of the best and most bleeding-edge ultrabooks, 2-in-1 convertibles, 4K laptops, and gaming machines proudly bear the Dell logo, and top among these is the excellent XPS line which has long held a place among the best laptops money can buy. These are premium PCs which typically have price tags to match, but if you’re here looking for laptop deals , you’ve come to the right place, because we’ve scoured the web to bring you a handy list of all the best Dell XPS deals going right now. Today’s best Dell XPS deals Dell XPS 13 Laptop (10th gen Core i7 CPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $784, was $1,050 Dell XPS 13 Laptop (10th gen Core i7 CPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $900, was $1,250 Dell XPS 13 4K Touch Laptop (10th gen Core i7 CPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,176, was $1,700 Dell XPS 13 4K 2-in-1 (11th gen Core i5 CPU, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) — $1,250, was $1,550 Dell XPS 13 … [Read more...] about Best cheap Dell XPS deals for March 2021

GTA Online might be one of the most popular and longest-lasting games to date, but it isn't without its flaws. More specifically, GTA Online has an insane loading time of up to six minutes on most PC hardware (possibly more on slower PCs), which is absurd given how old the game is. A fix might be in the works, or at least, a fan of GTAV has figured out the problem and fixed it with a simple solution . Well, 'fixed' might be too strong a word, but the situation has improved at least. Before all this, the GTAV fan "T0ST" was super annoyed at the absurdly long wait times he was getting in GTA Online. His load times were a whopping six minutes just to get into the game. To start troubleshooting, he started running Task Manager to see what was taking up so many resources during that 6-minute time frame. He found out that the game was only loading two CPU cores consistently, for the entire duration of the load time. Nothing else was being utilized, so storage, graphics, and network … [Read more...] about GTAV Fan Fixes GTA Online’s Super Lengthy Load Times