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  1. Jan

    Wootware and Dreamware Tech on Intel Arc graphics card availability in South Africa

    How to buy an Intel Arc graphics card in South Africa South African gamers looking to buy one of Intel's Arc desktop graphics cards can show their interest in the products through one of two popular PC hardware retailers or import it themselves. Intel launched the Arc A750 and Arc A770...
  2. Jan

    Intel Meteor Lake processors could get "Adamantine" L4 cache

    Intel patent teases Adamantine L4 cache A patent filed by Intel has revealed more details about the Level 4 (L4) cache on its upcoming 14th-generation processors. VideoCardz recently spotted the patent on the United States Patent and Trademark Office website, in which Intel refers to the cache...
  3. Jan

    Arm to start making its own processors

    Arm making its own advanced chip UK semiconductor and software design company Arm is developing its own advanced chip to showcase the potential of its products, Financial Times reports. The project is being spearheaded by former Snapdragon designer and Qualcomm executive Kevork Kechichian.
  4. Jan

    Intel discontinues Blockscale 1000-series ASICs

    Intel scraps Bitcoin mining chip Intel has discontinued a chip designed for efficient Bitcoin mining, claiming the company wants to prioritize other investments. Intel is one of the largest producers of semiconductor chip manufacturers in the world by revenue.
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    Intel Compute Stick STK2M3W64CC | Core M3-6Y30 | 4GB RAM | 64GB eMMC - Sale

    ! SOLD ! Item name (be very descriptive): Intel Compute Stick II model STK2M3W64CC. CPU : Core M3-6Y30 0.9~2.2GHz, 2 cores, 4 threads RAM : DDR3-1866 dual channel 4GB SSD : 64GB eMMC GFX : Intel HD 515 with HDMI 1.4b SD : MicroSDXC with UHS-I support WIFI : Intel® Wireless-AC 8260 + Bluetooth...
  6. Jan

    AMD releases Ryzen 7 7800X3D benchmarks

    AMD benchmarks show how the Ryzen 7 7800X3D destroys Intel's top-end gaming processor AMD has published its first benchmarks showing how the Ryzen 7 7800X3D wipes the floor with Intel's top-end Core i9-13900K in gaming. AMD's benchmarks claimed that the $449 (R8,130, excl. taxes) processor was...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Intel's Pat Gelsinger gets salary slashed by a quarter

    Intel's Pat Gelsinger gets salary slashed by a quarter Intel Corp., struggling with a rapid drop in revenue and earnings, is cutting management pay across the company to cope with a shaky economy and preserve cash for an ambitious turnaround plan. Chief executive officer Pat Gelsinger is...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Intel gives grim quarterly forecast

    Intel gives grim quarterly forecast Intel Corp. gave one of the gloomiest quarterly forecasts in its history after a personal computer (PC) slump ravaged the chipmaker’s business, sending shares tumbling and further setting back turnaround efforts. The company predicted a surprise loss in the...
  9. Jan

    Intel launches CPU with 6GHz Thermal Velocity Boost clock

    Intel launches record-setting desktop CPU — turbo frequency up to 6GHz Intel launched its Core i9-13900KS desktop processor — the fastest in the world — on Thursday, 12 January 2023. It features a turbo frequency of up to 6GHz without overclocking, and it is the first central processing unit...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Intel launches Sapphire Rapids in bid to recapture server market share from AMD

    Intel launches Sapphire Rapids in bid to recapture server market share from AMD Intel Corp. released chips with its delayed server design that are key to regaining control of one of the most lucrative markets in computing. Xeon processors based on the new Sapphire Rapids design are already in...
  11. Jan

    Woman caught smuggling 200 CPUs in fake belly

    Intel Inside — Smuggler tried to hide over 200 CPUs in fake belly Chinese customs authorities recently caught a woman trying to smuggle over 200 Intel chips and several iPhones in a prosthetic belly attached to her body, Mydrivers reports. The woman was apprehended at the Gongbei Port in...
  12. Jan

    Best value for money Nvidia gaming laptops in South Africa

    Best bang-for-buck gaming laptops in South Africa South Africans looking for a portable gaming machine will find a plethora of capable laptop models on the market. The early days of gaming laptops taking heavy flak for their lacklustre performance compared to desktop gaming PCs are well behind us.
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    AWS launches new Graviton chip in challenge to AMD, Intel, and Nvidia

    AWS launches new Graviton chip in challenge to AMD, Intel, and Nvidia Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud-computing unit is rolling out new chips designed to power the highest-end of computing, supporting tasks such as weather forecasting and gene sequencing. Amazon Web Services, the largest provider of...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    From Amazon to Twitter — these 18 US tech companies are cutting jobs

    From Amazon to Twitter — these 18 US tech companies are cutting jobs Tech companies are trimming staff and slowing hiring as they face higher interest rates and sluggish consumer spending in the US and a strong dollar abroad. The tech industry shed 9,587 jobs in October, the highest monthly...
  15. Jan

    R15,000 gaming PC build - new Intel vs new AMD vs second-hand

    The gaming rig South Africans can build for R15,000 With the global chip crunch easing off and graphics card demand at a low, there have been few better times in recent years to build a new gaming PC. 2021 and the start of 2022 were not ideal periods for those looking to upgrade their rig.
  16. Jan

    Thunderbolt prototype from Intel offers 120Gbps bandwidth for displays

    Intel's next-gen Thunderbolt prototype enables display upstream speeds of 120Gbps Intel has previewed an early prototype of the next generation of the Thunderbolt hardware interface, which will deliver 80Gbps of bi-directional bandwidth. The updated technology will also enable up to 120Gbps —...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Chip crunch is easing off

    Chip crunch is easing off Chip delivery times shrank by four days in September, the biggest drop in years, in a sign that the industry’s supply crunch is easing. Lead times — the gap between when a chip is ordered and when it is delivered — averaged 26.3 weeks in the period, according to...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Intel plans to shed thousands of jobs in tough computer market

    Intel plans to shed thousands of jobs due to waning chip Intel Corp. is planning a major reduction in headcount, likely numbering in the thousands, to cut costs and cope with a sputtering personal computer market, according to people with knowledge of the situation. The layoffs will be...
  19. Jan

    Intel Alder Lake BIOS source code leaks on Github

    Source code for Intel Alder Lake BIOS leaks online The BIOS source code for Intel's 12th gen Alder Lake processors has been leaked online, Tom's Hardware reports. The publication discovered a 6GB file containing tools and code for building and optimising BIOS/UEFI images for the platform on...
  20. Jan

    Intel Core i9-13900K overclocked to 8.2GHz

    Intel smashes AMD — Core i9-13900K overclocked to 8.2GHz Well-known PC overclocker Allen "Splave" Golibersuch has successfully boosted clock speeds on Intel's 24-core Core i9-13900K to 8.2GHz. The impressive feat on the top-of-the-line 13th-gen Raptor Lake processor came at Intel's Creator...
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