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Crypto Miners Are Dumping Tons Of GPUs, So Maybe You Can Finally Get One
23.6.2022
The crypto market is continuing to fall, which has led a ton of miners to exit the market or to downscale their operations, thus finding themselves in possession of valuable computer components that they now no longer need. Some such miners, many from China and South Asia (where electricity...
GPU prices are still on a decline: Is Bitcoin’s sorrow gamers’ joy?
25.5.2022
Times are hard for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, but gamers are in luck, as GPU prices are now more affordable
Good News! PC Gaming Prices Might Stop Being A Hellscape Soon
18.5.2022
With an ongoing chip shortage that’s impacting basically everything that requires silicon and, everyone’s favorite topic, cryptocurrency draining stock of GPUs, getting new tech toys lately hasn’t been as easy as it once was. At least, not without paying a premium. Fortunately, shifts in the crypto...
Nicehash Software ‘Fully Unlocks’ Nvidia’s Hashrate Reducing Technology
8.5.2022
On Saturday, the cryptocurrency mining platform Nicehash revealed the company has “fully [unlocked] Nvidia’s [Lite Hash Rate]” graphic processing units (GPUs). Nicehash says the firm’s Quickminer mining software is the first protocol that can unlock LHR GPU cards...
SEC Fines Nvidia $5.5 Million for Failing to Disclose Crypto Mining Significantly Boosted Its Revenue
8.5.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Nvidia Corp. for failing to disclose that crypto mining significantly boosted its revenue. The company agreed to a cease-and-desist order and to pay a $5.5 million penalty. Nvidia Failed to Disclose That Crypto Mining Was a Significant...
Nvidia Fined $5.5 Million For Failing To Acknowledge Crypto-Miners Juiced Its Profits
6.5.2022
Nvidia, producer of graphics cards since prehistoric times, has just been fined $5.5 million by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to divulge to investors how much of its 2017-18 revenue came about from crypto-miners.Read more
Modder Makes Ridiculous Upgrade To Steam Deck To Play Witcher 3 On Max Settings
13.4.2022
Want to get The Witcher 3 and Grand Theft Auto V running at 60 fps in 4K on the Steam Deck? You can, as long as you’re willing to spend a lot of money to Frankenstein Valve’s latest PC gaming device in the process.Read more
The race for semiconductors: Are crypto miners taking the lion's share?
7.4.2022
Semiconductors are making headlines again this year but to what extent can the shortage be attributed to crypto miners?
Nvidia hackers selling software unlock for graphics card crypto mining limiters
2.3.2022
The hacking group is holding Nvidia to ransom demanding that it unlocks hash rate limiters on its high-end graphics cards
Report: Intel Reveals ‘Bonanza Mine BMZ1’ Blockchain Accelerator Mining Chip
21.2.2022
Last week the California-based technology company Intel explained its intentions to develop crypto mining semiconductors that would showcase “1000x better performance per watt.” Now Intel has revealed more details about the “Bonanza Mine” (BMZ1) blockchain accelerator...
Intel to Develop Crypto Mining Accelerators, Claims Circuits Will Deliver ‘1000x Better Performance per Watt’
12.2.2022
The California-based technology company and the world’s largest semiconductor chip manufacturer by revenue, Intel, has revealed the company will “contribute to the development of blockchain technologies” by offering “energy-efficient accelerators.” Intel executive...
Report: Nvidia’s Lite Hash Rate Tech to Stop Crypto Miners ‘Was Pointless’
29.1.2022
In mid-May 2021, the American multinational technology company Nvidia Corporation revealed that it added a hashrate limiter to curb the use of cryptocurrency mining with its graphics processing units (GPUs). However, crypto miners now say the move was pointless, and the mining organization Nicehash...
High-End PC Graphics Cards Get A Little Cheaper As Crypto Tanks
25.1.2022
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card you’ve been after to complete your “Extreme Gaming PC” build is still in short supply but finally getting slightly cheaper. That’s thanks to a drop in crypto mining participation as the value of Bitcoin and other blockchain currencies plummet ahead of what...
Individual ETH miner hits jackpot with $540K block reward
20.1.2022
An individual miner defied the odds and managed to collect 168 ETH from a solo mining pool this week worth 42 times the average block reward
Intel to reveal new energy-efficient Bitcoin mining ASIC at next ISSCC
18.1.2022
The proposed "Bonanza Mine" promises to be a new, viable option to compete against traditional mining rigs
AMD potichu uvedlo notebookové čipy Barcelo. Výkon CPU rostl na úkor GPU
7.1.2022
AMD na CESu představilo nová notebooková APU rodiny Rembrandt využívající 6nm výrobu, vylepšená procesorová jádra Zen 3+, grafiku RDNA 2, podporu DDR5 a PCIe 4.0. Vedle toho ale přišly ještě tři novinky řady Barcelo, které vycházejí z loňských APU Cezanne.
Ty zůstaly u 7nm litografie,
Není na čem hrát. Grafické karty se kradou z obchodů, kamionů i továren
21.12.2021
Sucho v oblasti herních grafických karet nebere konce a vzácnosti tohoto zboží si všímají už i zločinci. Vedle obav obchodníků z toho, že lidé budou vytahovat komponenty z vystavených počítačů, se dějí třeba i vykrádačky obřích objemů
Windows 11 usnadní práci s videem. DirectX 12 zavádí GPU akceleraci
9.12.2021
Microsoft včera oznámil, že do DirectX 12 přidal Video Encoding API. Nové programové rozhraní má jednodušeji propojit hardwarové enkodéry videa se softwarovými střižnami a nástroji pro převod formátů. Podobné API už ve Windows je dlouhé roky pro dekódování (přehrávání) videa.
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Intel do ovladačů přidal 32 nových GPU. Jde o přípravu na mobilní procesory Alder Lake
5.11.2021
Intel vypustil do světa nové procesory Core 12. generace (Alder Lake-S), jde však zatím jen o desktopové modely, které jsou jak ve variantách bez, tak i s integrovanou grafikou Xe (Gen12.2). Už ale probíhají přípravy na mobilní čipy, což ukazuje i aktualizace ovladačů, kterou
Intel Says CPU And GPU Shortages May Last Until 2023
24.10.2021
Bad news to folks out there trying to get a new console like the PS5 or a fancy, more powerful graphics card for their aging PC. According to Intel, the ongoing semiconductor shortage will continue to make it hard to find and buy new electronics well into 2023. Read more