Posts

Yesterday, CD Projekt Red revealed thatCyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Editioniscoming to Apple Silicon Macson July 17. Now, the developer has posted thesystem requirements for the gameand, as expected, they’re quite demanding. Cyberpunkis supported across all Macs with an M-series processor as long as you’re running macOS Sequioa 15.5 and meet the RAM prerequisite. The minimum tier starts with a base M1 paired with 16GB of unified memory, which will get you 30 frames per second at roughly 900p resolution in the game, upscaled from a lower internal resolution using MetalFX dynamic resolution scaling — Apple’s upscaling tech similar to AMD FSR....

Installing/updating macOS is a pretty straightforward process. But sometimes, you can encounter an “An error occurred while preparing the installation” error message right before the installation begins. The update process then fails to start, and you have to resort to some other methods to continue the setup. Incorrect date & time settings and incompatible installer build are the two most common factors that can influence your system to return this error message....

The operation failed error on Outlook is a common error that can appear in several variations, such as “The operation failed. An object could not be found” or “The operation failed because of a registry or installation problem.” You can encounter such errors, especially when sending/receiving emails, sending a meeting request to a shared calendar, or sending an email with attachments. In some cases, the error message itself recommends restarting the app to resolve the issue, and sometimes it works successfully....

OneDrive is a cloud storage platform meant to manage or store your files seamlessly. But the same thing turns out as the “Error 0x8007016A: The cloud file provider is not running” error. It usually only pops up when you’re having trouble moving, opening, copying, or even deleting the files. When you can’t perform any action on these files, it means that they’ve not properly synced. There can also be other causes for this error that are related to your Windows OS state, potential bugs, or issues with OneDrive itself....

Noted peripherals manufacturer 8BitDo has opened up pre-orders for itsRetro 108 Mechanical KeyboardonAmazon. This new keyboard builds on its prior NES and Famicom-themed TKL mechanical keyboard designs by integrating a numpad instead ofselling them separately. Both the “N Edition” and “Fami Edition” models cost $119.99, utilizeN-key rollover, boast Kailh Box White V2 mechanical switches, and come with a pair of 8BitDo’s giant programmable buttons. Compared to the prior trimmed-down “8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard”, which is nearly identical in every way besides numpad inclusion and a $99....

Acer’s lineup of QD-OLED gaming monitors is growing with the addition of the Predator X32 X2 and X27U X1. Quantum Dot paired withOLEDpanels can produce more vibrant colors and higher peak brightness levels than WOLED monitors, and Acer is taking full advantage of these new entries. The Predator X32 X2 is a 31.5-inch monitor with a 4K resolution (3840 x 2160) and an impressive 240 Hzrefresh rate. The maximum resolution and refresh rate are supported over DisplayPort or HDMI connections....

Seagate has published a blog that seeks to “set the record straight” aboutthe reliabilityof heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology hard disks. The storage firm reckons too many people have misconceptions about the technology’s readiness, quality, and reliability. Seagate’s claims are very clear, and it underlines research that indicatesHAMR hard driveshave the same mean time between failure (MTBF) as modern perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) hard drives. However, we would be happier with additional details about the precise nature of the tests completed rather than the condensed infographic-style data that was shared....

If you’re looking for the most affordable mechanical hard drive with large storage capacity,Amazonsells aSeagateBarraCuda 8TB for a meager price of$109.99. This would be perfect for those who want an internal hard drive for cold storage- given that games, files, and media take up a lot of space, and hence, keeping a backup is useful. This drive is offered at 19% off its price, and Amazon mentions that it is its #1 best seller....

According to an unconfirmed report fromBusiness Korea, AMD intends to adopt glass substrates for its ultra-high-performance system-in-packages (SiPs) between 2025 and 2026. The report claims the company will work with ‘global components companies’ on the project. While glass substrates for processors are exotic today, they may be closer to adoption than one might think. Glass substrates provide notable benefits over conventional organic substrates, so Intel, Samsung, and some other companies are racing to use them in the second half of the decade....

It has only been a few weeks since AMD launched its latest Ryzen 9000 processors, the company has also quietly released new and affordable AM4 CPUs — theAMD Ryzen 5 5600Tand5600XT. These chips are available now onAmazon, with the former priced at $186.58, while the latter costs $192.08 as of this writing. This pricing makes them the most affordable processors from the Team Red at launch, although you could now get theRyzen 5 5600Xfor $125....

AMD’s RDNA 4 GPUs have seen a few leaks and rumors over the past year, and now AMD has pulled back the curtain a little bit to reveal its next generationRadeonRX 9000-series graphics cards. As expected, AMD will be focusing on the performance-mainstream market, eschewing the extreme end of the performance and pricing ladder — and perhaps skipping the budget segment. Release dates, specifications, and pricing are still under wraps, but at least two of the model names are now official, with two more now effectively confirmed....

AMD is gearing up to release its Ryzen 8000G-series accelerated processing units for desktops with built-in RDNA 3-based GPU, and the latter tend to be hungry for memory bandwidth.PCWorlddecided to ask AMD whether users buying advanced versions of AMD’s next-generation desktop APUs should also buy expensive memory kits for their new rigs to avoid any performance bottlenecks for built-inRadeonGPUs. The company explained that its Ryzen 8000G will be fine with a dual-channel DDR5-6000 memory subsystem....

The Ultra Ethernet Consortium (UEC) has delayed release of the version 1.0 of specification from Q3 2024 to Q1 2025, but it looks likeAMD is ready to announcean actual network interface card for AI datacenters that is ready to be deployed into Ultra Ethernet datacenters. The new unit is the AMD Pensando Pollara 400, which promises an up to six times performance boost for AI workloads. The AMD Pensando Pollara 400 is a 400 GbE Ultra Ethernet card based on a processor designed by the company’s Pensando unit....