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The recently launched AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D has been tested on an A620 motherboard and delivers just as good gaming performance as an X670. AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D Delivers The Same Performance In Gaming Whether It's Running On An X670 or A620 Motherboard The launch reviews of the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU mostly paired it with a high-end X670-class motherboard which makes sense from a performance evaluation perspective since we reviewers try to showcase the best possible performance that you can achieve on a stock and overclocked chip. However, the 7800X3D is targeted at pure gamers, and given its class-leading efficiency and gaming performance, the majority of users will call it day by putting it on a B650 or A620 board.But how well does the chip perform on an AMD A620 motherboard? This question has now been answered by Korean YouTuber, 민티저, who used Gigabyte's A620 Gaming X motherboard to see how well the Ryzen 7 7800X3D 3D V-Cache CPU did. The performance was compared between a high-end X670 motherboard and the aforementioned A620 motherboard. The results are below: In terms of gaming performance, there was virtually no difference between the Ryzen 7 7800X3D running on an X670 or a low-end A620 motherboard. In fact, the biggest performance variable was around 2% which is within the margin of error, and at FHD, the chip runs just as well on a $300 US+ motherboard as it would on a ~$100 US design.However, the Gigabyte A620, despite having a better VRM supply than most other A620 offerings, led to large clock disparities. Where the X670 board managed to hold the chip at a constant clock speed of 4.8 GHz across all cores in Cinebench, the A620 board had the CPU fluctuating between 4.5-4.7 GHz clocks. You can see in the video that the CPU is running with lower power & the temps are also slightly higher. Now while this would lead to performance degradation of close to 4.5% in multi-threaded apps such as Cinebench R23, it won't affect gaming much. AMD already disclosed during the 1st Gen Ryzen 3D V-Cache launch that they were willing to cut frequencies to provide a higher thermal & power headroom to the V-Cache since it offered a bigger boost in gaming performance and more or less compensated for the lower clocks.Since the 7800X3D is a pure gaming chip, it will work well with an A620 board, and even the multi-core performance difference of 5% isn't that concerning since you are also paying several hundred dollars less versus a higher-end X670 board. Some vendors such as MSI even have Enhanced boost profiles using PBO 2 that can eliminate these clock disparities and even deliver better gaming and application performance as demonstrated by the company here (this feature is also available on A620 boards from MSI). The AMD A620 platform is designed with 65W CPUs in mind and considering just how well the Ryzen 7 7800X3D does around 50W in gaming, it should be a match made in heaven for budget gamers. It looks like those who prefer overclocking and higher-end chips still have good reason to invest in a high-end B650/X670-class motherboard, especially if you want expanded I/O. The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D does have good OC potential though as demonstrated by Skatterbencher.The CPU has also secured top-spot in weekly sales at German retailer MindFactory, blowing past its predecessor, the 5800X3D which is super impressive. https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-cpu-performs-just-as-well-on-an-a620-motherboard-as-x670-in-gaming/

Tekken game director and producer Katsuhiro Harada has confirmed that the upcoming Tekken 8 will support cross-platform play.Harada said a much on Twitter when asked about Tekken 8 crossplay. In addition to confirming that the game will support crossplay between the different platforms, the game director also explained the lack of cross-platform play in 2017's Tekken 7. We're pretty sure that fans will be delighted by this news as this confirms that PC and console (PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S) players will be able to fight against each other. "Crossplay? Of course, I will", Harada wrote on Twitter. As said, in the same tweet, Harada also mentioned the absence of crossplay on Tekken 7 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. According to the game director, he actually proposed crossplay between the "two" platforms (likely mentioning PS4 and Xbox One), but Sony and Microsoft did not agree with each other about crossplay at that time.In a follow-up tweet, Harada further explained that, some years ago, although Sony and Microsoft said to be open to supporting cross-play, this wasn't really made easy for third-party games. As of now, cross-platform play is made easier between PlayStation and Xbox, although there are still some fences left. "Remember when they announced they were open to crossplay a few years ago?", the producer wrote. "But in reality, they didn't actively support third parties at the time, and the hurdles were actually quite high. There are still some problems left, but it will be possible."Announced in 2018 for the next-gen consoles and PC, Tekken 8 is being "built from the ground up for next-gen platforms", and will be using Epic's Unreal Engine 5. A release date has yet to be announced, but as can be read in our preview article, an imminent release seems far off at this point. "The changes to visual design aren’t the only major ones coming to Tekken 8 (Paul Phoenix’s change in hairstyle remains another obvious change)", Kai Powell wrote in his preview. "All new comeback mechanics and ways to press the advantage are coming to Tekken 8 by way of a system that evolved from the Rage system introduced in Tekken 6. The addition of recoverable or white gauge health may be new to mainline Tekken (not counting the red health from the Tekken Tag Tournament spinoff) but has been a common feature in Street Fighter titles for more than two decades among other signature fighting game entries." https://wccftech.com/tekken-8-crossplay/

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Asus ROG Phone 7 is all set to go official in India on April 13. Ahead of the official debut, the upcoming ROG series smartphone is said to have received certification from Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). While the listing does not hint at any key specifications of the phone, it does indicate 5G connectivity. The Asus ROG Phone 7 is expected to be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. The new model will succeed the ROG Phone 6 that debuted in July last year.Tipster Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) tweeted the screenshots of the alleged listing of Asus ROG Phone 7 on the NBTC website. The listing suggests model number Asus_AI2205_C. The listing shows that the smartphone has got support for GSM, WCDMA LTE, and NR networks. This indicates 5G connectivity on the upcoming handset. The NBTC listing also hints that the phone is manufactured in Taiwan. The new Asus ROG Phone 6 will be launched in the global markets on April 13 at 5:30 am IST at a virtual event streamed live via the company's YouTube channel. The India launch will happen alongside the global launch.With multiple leaks, smartphone fans already got a little sneak peek at Asus ROG Phone 7's specifications prior to the launch. It is speculated to feature a 6.8-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display with a minimum refresh rate of 165Hz.Earlier, Indian variant of the Asus ROG Phone 7 was allegedly spotted on the Geekbench benchmarking platform with model number ASUS_AI2205_C. The listing suggested that the phone will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. It is tipped to run on Android 13 with the company's ROG UI custom skin on top. It could pack 16GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage.The Asus ROG Phone 6, powered by Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, was launched in July last year with a price tag of Rs. 71,999 for the lone 12GB RAM + 256GB storage variant. https://www.gadgets360.com/mobiles/news/asus-rog-phone-7-nbtc-certification-listings-5g-specifications-expected-3931480

The Intel Core i5-13490F Black Edition CPU has dropped below $200 US in China and is now cheaper than the Core i5-13400F. China-Exclusive Intel Core i5-13490F Black Edition CPU Drops Below $200 US & Now Cheaper Than The i5-13400F Earlier, we had reported that the Intel Core i5-13490F Black Edition Desktop CPU received a massive price cut down to $205 US (1419 RMB) in China but now, the CPU has dropped to 1369 RMB which equals $199 US or $5 US cheaper than the listed price of the Core i5-13400F at JD.com.The Core i5-13490F Black Edition CPU maintains the same cores as the 13th Gen Core i5-13400F with six Performance cores (P-Cores) and four Efficiency cores (E-Cores) which equals twelve cores in total across sixteen threads. The clock speeds for the 13490F reach 4.8 GHz with its boost clock. The CPU also offers 24 MB of L3 cache and 9.5 MB of L2 cache. Compared to the 13400F, it offers 20% more cache with about 4% faster clocks. The TDP on the i5-13490F is 65W, identical to the rest of the Non-K offerings while maintaining the same support for DDR4-3200 and DDR5-4800 memory kits. In benchmark performance tests, the Intel Core i5-13490F Black Edition CPU scored 779.7 points in single-core and 6834.5 points in multi-core tests. The new Black Edition chips are about 8.5% more efficient in multi-core benchmarks and 5% more efficient in single-threaded tests than the standard Core i5-13400 CPU. Intel's second 13th gen Black Edition chip, the Core i7-13790F, has also seen a slight reduction in prices down to 2779 RMB ($404 US) versus the previous retail pricing of 2899 RMB ($422 US).This is the more premium CPU when compared to the Core i7-13700F CPU. The Core i7-13790F Black Edition has eight P-Cores and eight E-Cores, producing sixteen cores across 24 threads. The base clock is 4.1 GHz, while the boost clock reaches 5.2 GHz. The L3 cache is 57 MB and has a TDP of 65 Watts. Both chips aren't directly or officially sold by any retailer outside of the Asian markets. https://wccftech.com/intel-core-i5-13490f-black-edition-cpu-drops-below-200-us-in-china-cheaper-than-13400f/

Game industry veteran Joe Staten is leaving Microsoft, a company spokesperson confirmed to IGN. Shortly after that, Staten himself commented on the news on his Twitter account, thanking everyone at Xbox and mentioning he would be going on a new adventure.Joe Staten was recently moved from 343 Industries, where he helped ship Halo Infinite as Head of Creative, back to the Xbox publishing division where he had worked for several years on games like Insomniac's Sunset Overdrive, Armature's ReCore, Remedy's Quantum Break, Asobo's Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection, Playful's Super Lucky Tale, Undead Labs' State of Decay 2, Sumo Digital's Crackdown 3, Forgotten Empires' Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Asobo's Microsoft Flight Simulator, and DONTNOD's Tell Me Why. Before that, though, Joe Staten did a very long stint at Bungie, where his credits stretch back all the way to 1999's Myth II: Chimera, an add-on for the real-time tactics game Myth II: Soulblighter. He also worked on 2001's action game Oni in some capacity, though his star began to rise with Halo: Combat Evolved, where he took on the role of Cinematics Director, writing scripts for the in-game movies. By the time Halo 3 launched in 2007, Staten was credited as Writing Director, and in 2009's ODST, he took on the role of Creative Director. For several years, he worked on Destiny as Story Director, though he left Bungie about a year before its release in 2014. Joe Staten also found success as a writer of Halo novels. Publisher Tor Books released his Halo: Contact Harvest book in 2007. The novel is set 27 years before the events narrated in Combat Evolved, at the time of humankind's first contact with the Covenant alien race, featuring Avery Johnson (an important character in the Halo games) as the protagonist.In December 2015, Joe Staten published another much shorter novella in the Halo universe called Shadow of Intent. Only available in a digital format, it is focused on the Sangheili warrior Rtas 'Vadum, who is pulled into a conspiracy to destroy the Sangheili race. https://wccftech.com/former-halo-infinite-head-of-creative-joe-staten-leaves-microsoft/

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Motorola is reportedly planning to expand its foldable smartphone series with Moto Razr+ 2023. There have been various reports on the expected name of the smartphone. It was previously reported that Motorola will launch this new foldable smartphone with the Razr+ moniker instead of the Razr brand name. Now, the smartphone has also been listed on the CQC and TDRA listing, as per a recent report, revealing its battery capacity and charging speed. with the model number XT2321-3 on both websites. However, the Canadian REL certification website has been spotted with the phone carrying the moniker — Motorola Razr 40 Ultra. According to a report by 91mobiles, the Moto Razr+ 2023 has recently been spotted on the China Quality Certification website as well as the UAE's TDRA webpage and Canada's Radio Equipment List site. The phone is listed on all the three websites with model number XT2321-2, XT2321-1 and XT2321-3, respectively.While the TDRA listing hints at the smartphone being named Moto Razr+, the Canadian REL website suggests the moniker Motorola Razr 40 Ultra, hinting that the smartphone may debut with different names in different regions. An earlier report suggested that the Motorola Razr+ could feature a 2.7-inch cover display. It was also said to be backed by a 2,850mAh battery with 30W fast charging support. The upcoming smartphone will succeed Moto Razr 2022, and is tipped to come with a bigger battery than its predecessor.Meanwhile, the Moto Razr 2022, which was unveiled in China in August last year. It runs on Android 12-based MyUI 4.0. The handset sports a 6.7-inch foldable OLED main display and a 2.7-inch OLED outer cover display. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of onboard storage.For photography, there is a dual rear camera setup on the Moto Razr 2022, comprising a 50-megapixel main sensor and a 13-megapixel secondary sensor. For selfies, there is a 32-megapixel front camera. The smartphone is backed by a 3,500mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging. https://www.gadgets360.com/mobiles/news/moto-razr-plus-2023-40-ultra-tdra-cqc-rel-listing-specifications-tipped-3929676

AOKZOE's upcoming A1 Pro Handheld Gaming console has been spotted on Geekbench 5 rocking the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U "Phoenix" APU. AMD Ryzen 7 7840U "Phoenix" APU Powers AOKZOE's Next-Gen A1 Pro Handheld Gaming Console Several entries of the AOKZOE A1 Pro handheld gaming console have been spotted by @Olrak29_ which confirms that we are getting a new device powered by AMD's latest APU series. AOKZOE A1 currently features the AMD Rembrandt APU, rocking the Ryzen 7 6800U, so the update to the new Phoenix APU will be a significant one considering we will not only be getting newer Zen 4 cores but also the latest RDNA 3 GPU architecture. As for the specifications, the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U is another Ryzen 7040U Phoenix APU which is designed for the 15-28W laptop designs. This CPU carries 8 cores and 16 threads based on the Zen 4 core architecture and also packs a Radeon 780M iGPU that utilizes the RDNA 3 GPU architecture.The GPU side has 12 compute units for a total of 768 cores and those will run well above the 2.5 GHz frequency. The APU has already been seen running in various benchmarks and packs a punch even at its 28W TDP design. Meanwhile, the RDNA 3 iGPU puts up a good fight with the RTX 2050 and GTX 1650 Ti GPUs for laptops. The same Phoenix APU is also powering GPD's next-gen WinMax handheld gaming PC which was also teased yesterday. Based on the clock speeds reported by Geekbench 5/6, it looks like the folks over at AOKZOE are currently testing the A1 Pro handheld gaming console with variable TDPs since we are looking at frequencies ranging from sub-3.0 GHz to over 5.0 GHz. The device is configured with 16 GB DDR5 memory.The Geekbench 5 performance maxes out at 1917 single-core and 10,087 multi-core points while the Geekbench 6 performance maxes out at 2426 single-core and 10,714 multi-core points, both of which are a nice gain over the Ryzen 7 6800U predecessor. It looks like AOKZOE is currently recruiting internal testers to evaluate the device prior to its official announcement. For those interested, you can sign up for the internal test over here. The company has also been posting various game performance tests on its YouTube channel such as Elden Ring running at 1280x800 with Medium image quality at 60 FPS at a 28W TDP which can be seen below: https://wccftech.com/aokzoe-a1-pro-handheld-gaming-console-features-amd-ryzen-7-7840u-phoenix-apu/

Those hungry for some good old-fashioned 90s-style real-time-strategy action ought to be keeping an eye on Tempest Rising. Announced last year, Tempest Rising comes from Slipgate Ironworks (Rise of the Triad, Ghostrunner, Graven) and looks to be shaping up rather well. But don’t take my word for it – today, nearly 20 minutes of new Tempest Rising 1v1 multiplayer gameplay was shared, showing off base building, combat, and more. Check the footage out for yourself, below. It seems like one of the biggest things setting Tempest Rising apart is the titular Tempest itself, a mysterious vine you’ll need to harvest in order to build up your base and forces. You’ll actually have to pay attention to the Tempest vine’s ecology, carefully maintaining it order to maintain your advantage over your opponent. Otherwise, this looks like classic RTS action in the vein of Starcraft or Command & Conquer. In the video above, we see the Global Defense Forces take on the Tempest Dynasty (there’s also a third faction that Slipgate isn’t detailing yet) with both sides having their own unique weaponry and advantages. Overall the game’s UI and visuals look solid, and the action is intense without being quite as frantic as something like Starcraft.Need to know more? Here’s a bit more official information about Tempest Rising… "Take on the role of Commander in the highly mobile and advanced peacekeeping corps of the Global Defense Forces or the hard-hitting and desperate Tempest Dynasty in 2 15-mission campaigns that allow the player to customize their army for each mission, as both armies seek to understand and control the mysterious but beneficial Tempest vines that grow unchecked across the war-torn planet Earth. Other dangers wait in the shadows, as the origin of the Tempest is revealed." Features Classic RTS base building with fast and fluid hard-hitting combat. 3 asymmetrical playable factions, each featuring distinct economy and play styles. Each faction offers a unique roster of units. 2 epic single player campaigns with between-mission cutscenes. Skirmish, custom games, and ranked multiplayer matchmaking with Elo rating. Tempest Rising is coming to PC sometime in 2023. Slipgate Ironworks to roll out more info soon. https://wccftech.com/tempest-rising-multiplayer-footage-base-building-combat/

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We saw multiple new smartphone announcements this year, including the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S23 series, OnePlus 11 5G, and much more. Nevertheless, several leading brands such as Google, Xiaomi, Samsung, Realme, and Vivo are gearing up to unveil new devices in the coming days. While Poco is reportedly looking to unveil Poco F5 5G and Poco C51 in India, Chinese smartphone brands are eyeing to unveil a handful of products including Oppo Reno 10 series, Xiaomi 13 Ultra, and Vivo X Fold 2 in the next three months in their home country. This period may also see the arrival of Pixel Fold, the first foldable smartphone from Google, alongside the iQoo Z7 Pro, iQoo Neo 8 Series, and Galaxy A24 5G. Playfuldroid on Twitter has suggested the anticipated smartphone launches in April and beyond the first half of 2023. As per the leak, India launches of Poco F5 5G and Poco C51 will take place on April 6 and April 7 respectively. The list also includes Asus ROG Phone 7 and Realme Narzo N55 that are already confirmed to go official next week. The India launch of Realme Narzo N55 is set for April 12, while the Asus ROG Phone 7 will make its global debut on April 13. Vivo X Fold 2 is said to be launched in China later this month. The tipster also suggests the expected launch timeline of iQoo Neo 8 series in China. The iQoo Neo 7 series successor could be released in May. The India launch of Tecno Camon 20 Premier could also happen next month. Additionally, Xiaomi 13 Ultra is expected to reach the Chinese market in the first half of this year.Having already launched in China, it's been claimed that Huawei will launch the Huawei P60 Pro in other global markets in May. The next three months are slated as the timeframe to look out for the global launch of iQoo Z7 Pro, Moto G Stylus 5G (2023), Oppo Reno 10 series, Google Pixel Fold, and Samsung Galaxy A24 5G. The Pixel Fold, a rumoured foldable smartphone from the tech giant, is expected to go official in May during the company's I/O 2023 event.However, the companies are yet to confirm any details about the upcoming products and their launch timeline, so the reported details should be taken with a pinch of sa https://www.gadgets360.com/mobiles/news/upcoming-phone-launches-samsung-oppo-vivo-iqoo-poco-asus-realme-google-next-three-months-leak-3926478

AMD motherboard partners seem to be offering custom-made B665 mainstream workstation AM5 motherboards to select cloud servers. One such cloud server operation is Hetzner which is based in Germany and two such motherboards that they are running have been discovered by Der8auer. First Look At AMD AM5 & B665-Chipset Powered Mainstream Workstation Motherboards From ASRock & ASUS We know that Intel has a mainstream workstation lineup based on the W680 which supports both Intel 12th Gen Xeon CPUs. There's also the newest W790 platform which now serves the same CPU segment. AMD has had its socketed and embedded workstation families for entry-level users and the most recent platform uses the B650/B650E chipset with Gigabyte and others offering a range of options. ASUS Pro WS 665-ACE AM5 Motherboard (Image Credits: Der8auer): It looks like some motherboard vendors have also taken custom orders from leading smaller cloud & data center providers and manufactured completely new boards which utilize the B665 chipset. It is highly likely that this is a rebranding of the B650 chipset though there might be some underlying changes. ASRock Rack B665D4U-1L Motherboard (Image Credits: Der8auer): The two motherboards include the ASUS Pro WS 665-ACE and the ASRock Rack B6654DU-1L. These boards aren't meant for the DIY segment and orders or at least 1000 units have to be made before these can be produced before a specific customer. What these boards have in common is that they come with an inverted socket which is rotated by a 90-degree angle. The DDR5 DIMM slots are top-sided and the VRM position is downwards instead of sideways. The motherboards come with a tiny VRM/PCH heatsink & have the most necessary I/O that is required for entry-level workstation uses. Now interestingly, the reason for the inverted socket doesn't seem to be for signal integrity which is usually the case on higher-end boards such as the EVGA Z790 Classified where DDR5 overclocking takes first priority but instead, the design is chosen for cooling purposes. It is said that workstation coolers, which mostly use a passive design, can benefit from the longer air passage that is possible only if you mount it sideways on an inverted socket. This can lead to 2-3C lower temps. The design is also used to save costs and you can find that both boards still come with a DEBUG LED. Now this may be done due to the necessity of such a diagnostic window in a workstation environment but it also begs the question, if these motherboards that are designed with cost-effectiveness can house a DEBUG LED, why not entry-level consumer motherboards? Finally, in terms of CPU support, since entry-level cloud and data center workstation PCs have to amount the power costs, these motherboards only support chips with a maximum TDP of 90W so even though the board supports a 170W Ryzen 9 7950X CPU, it will only run at 90W which means that 65W Ryzen CPUs are the most ideal choice for these motherboards and that has been a case with the older AM4 options too. https://wccftech.com/amd-b665-chipset-powered-mainstream-workstation-am5-motherboards-from-asus-asrock-pictured/

With the Dungeons and Dragons craze reignited thanks to the successful and highly enjoyable movie currently in theaters, it is a great time to remind players of Solasta: Crown of the Magister. The tactical RPG released by Paris-based studio Tactical Adventures in May 2021 may not be as famous as Larian's Baldur's Gate 3, but many D&D fans swear it is the most faithful and complete videogame adaptation of Dungeons and Dragons' Systems Reference Document (SRD) 5.1. In the nearly two years since its debut, Solasta: Crown of the Magister has received many updates and improvements through patches and DLCs. Whereas it launched with just seven classes, the DLCs have added another five classes, not to mention new races, subclasses, spells, feats, monsters, and new story content. There's even more coming soon, as the Palace of Ice DLC due in May will add another 25 hours worth of campaign content, brand new locations and weather effects, two new races (Gnomes and Tieflings), and several new enemy types, items, spells, et cetera. With the Palace of Ice DLC and the second anniversary coming up soon, we've partnered with Tactical Adventures to give away 15 Steam codes for the base game (currently priced at $39.99 in the store). Just enter the raffle via the Gleam box below for a chance to win; we'll select the winners in a month. Good luck! Solasta: Crown of the Magister received a 7.5 out of 10 rating in Wccftech's launch review by Francesco De Meo. With its extremely faithful rendition of the Dungeons & Dragons 5e ruleset, Solasta: Crown of the Magister is a dream come true for all those D&D fans who also happen to love video games. However, strict adherence to this ruleset is also the game's main flaw, as it results in an overwhelming experience for all those who do not live and breathe Dungeons & Dragons. Those who power through the initial difficulties, though, will find a solid cRPG featuring great tactical combat and amazing depth.On top of the official campaigns, the game also features an extensive dungeon maker tool (which will be further improved in the Palace of Ice DLC) that the community has used to create dozens of dungeons and even full-fledged custom campaigns. You can find them on po[CENSORED]r mod websites, such as Nexus Mods, Mod.io, and Steam Workshop. There's also a massive community mod called Unfinished Business that adds even more subclasses, features, and customization options. https://wccftech.com/solasta-crown-of-the-magister-pc-giveaway-join-for-a-chance-to-get-this-faithful-dd-5th-edition-rpg/

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OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G powered by Snapdragon 695 SoC was launched in India on Tuesday (April 4). The New Nord series smartphone succeeds the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G from last year. It comes in two colour options with a glossy finish and features a 6.72-inch LCD display with 120Hz refresh rate. The OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G flaunts a triple rear camera unit headlined by a 108-megapixel main sensor and packs a 5,000mAh battery with support for 67W SuperVOOC fast charging. The smartphone comes preloaded with the new OxygenOS 13.1 custom skin. OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G price in India, availability The price of the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G in India starts at Rs. 19,999 for the base 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant. The top-end variant with 8GB RAM + 256GB storage carries a price tag of Rs. 21,999. It is offered in Pastel Lime and Chromatic Gray colour options. The phone will be available for purchase via OnePlus online store, Amazon India, and other retail stores starting April 11. Launch offers on the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G include a flat Rs. 1,000 instant discount on purchases made using ICICI cards and EMI transactions. Furthermore, the phone will be available with no-cost EMI options.To recall, OnePlus unveiled the OnePlus Nord CE 2 Lite 5G in India in April last year with an initial price tag of Rs. 19,999 for the base 6GB RAM + 128GB storage varia OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G specifications The dual-SIM (Nano) OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G runs on Android 13 with OxygenOS 13.1 on top. It is confirmed to receive two OxygenOS updates and three years of security updates. It features a 6.72-inch full-HD+ ( 1,080x2,400 pixels) LCD display with a 20:9 aspect ratio, 91.4 percent screen-to-body ratio, 391ppi pixel density, and a dynamic refresh rate of 120Hz. The hole punch display is said to deliver a 240Hz touch sample rate and 680 nits of peak brightness. The screen gets Corning Gorilla Glass Victus protection as well. OnePlus's new smartphone is powered by the octa-core Snapdragon 695 SoC, paired with Adreno 619 GPU and 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM. The inbuilt memory can be expanded virtually by 8GB. For photos and videos, the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G carries a triple rear camera setup that houses a 108-megapixel Samsung HM6 sensor with an f/1.75 aperture and EIS support. The camera setup also comprises a 2-megapixel macro shooter and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. OnePlus has paired the triple camera setup with a LED flash. For selfies and video chats, there is a 16-megapixel sensor at the front. The rear camera supports different photography modes including AI scene enhancement, slow-motion video, dual view video, HDR, nightscape, portrait mode, and panorama among others. It is also capable of shooting 1080p video at 30 frames per second (fps) and 720p video at 30 fps. The handset offers up to 256GB UFS 2.2 storage that can be expanded up to 1TB using a microSD card. Connectivity options on the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G include 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, a 3.5mm audio jack, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/ A-GPS, and a USB Type-C port. Sensors onboard include an accelerometer, e-compass, ambient light, gyroscope, and proximity sensor. It also features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor for authentication.For game enthusiasts, the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G offers a Game Focus Mode that blocks unwanted notifications and helps prevent ghost touches. Also, OnePlus has equipped the handset with dual stereo speakers with noise cancellation support.The OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G packs a 5,000mAh battery that supports 67W SuperVOOC wired charging. The charging technology is claimed to charge the battery from zero to 80 percent in just 30 minutes. Also, the battery is claimed to deliver all-day usage on a single charge. Besides, the OnePlus Nord CE 3 Lite 5G measures 165.5x76x8.3mm and weighs 195 grams. https://www.gadgets360.com/mobiles/news/oneplus-nord-ce-3-lite-5g-price-in-india-rs-19999-21999-specifications-features-sale-date-3920070

The latest benchmarks of AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D 3D V-Cache CPU have been leaked which show up to 12% faster performance versus the stock chip. AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU Gets 12% Gaming Performance Boost With Enhanced Boost & High-Efficiency Mode Tuning Options on MSI's AM5 Motherboards The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is going to be the true successor to the Ryzen 7 5800X3D which has been a hot gaming chip ever since it launched in retail. This CPU is going to be the ideal choice for gamers with 8 cores, 16 threads, and the same 104 MB of cache (32 MB CCD, 64 MB V-Cache + 8 MB L2). The CPU comes with a base clock of around 4 GHz which could end up at least 500 MHz slower than the Ryzen 7 7700X and a boost clock of 5.0 GHz which is 400 MHz slower than the Ryzen 7 7700X. In benchmarks leaked by chi11eddog, we see that the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 3D V-Cache CPU was tested on an MSI X670E Tomahawk WIFI motherboard with the v122 BIOS. The motherboard ran a pair of Kingston Fury Beast DDR5-6000 memory, an MSI GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming Trio GPU, and used the MSI Coreliquid S360 AIO for cooling. The latest version of Windows 11 (22H2) was used for testing. The performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D 3D V-Cache CPU was tested in various settings such as Stock, EXPO, EXPO with High-Efficiency Mode, and EXPO with both High-Efficiency Mode and the Enhanced Mode Boost 3 profiles. These Enhanced Mode Boost 3 and High-Efficiency Mode are only available on the MSI X670E high-end motherboards and the performance differences show a 9-12% boost over the stock chip at 1440p using Max quality. A range of games are tested which are shown in the chart below: Following are the results for the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D (stock vs tuned) across each of the games tested: F1 2022: 0% Improvement Shadow of The Tomb Raider: Up To 5% Faster Metro Exodus: Up To 5% Faster Red Dead Redemption 2: Up To 1% Faster Watch Dogs Legion: Up To 9% Faster Assassins Creed Valhalla: Up To 1% Faster Far Cry 6: Up To 6.5% Faster Final Fantasy XIV: Up To 5% Faster As you can see, moving over to the EXPO profile does give a small boost in performance but using all three tuning options on the motherboard delivers the best results. Even at 1440p with a high-end GPU such as the RTX 4090, users will be able to get some decent 5% gains on average which are better than nothing. This would further increase the performance over the existing 5800X3D and Intel's flagship Core i9-13900K which the chip is positioned against in terms of gaming perf.Furthermore, we have learned that MSI will be introducing a new feature on its motherboards that will drastically reduce the boot time for the AMD AM5 platform running Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs. We have been told that this new feature will cut the boot time from 5X seconds to just 2X (~23sec) seconds. This is very impressive stuff coming from AMD. The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D launches on the 6th of April which is just two days away. https://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-7-7800x3d-cpu-shows-up-to-12-percent-faster-gaming-performance-versus-stock-with-enhanced-boost-high-efficiency-mode/

Crusader Kings III can be a dark game, what with all the plotting, backstabbing, and incest, but there’s no reason you can’t let your hair down a bit. I mean, what good is being king if you can’t have some fun? That’s the focus of the Crusader Kings III: Tours and Tournaments expansion, which introduces grand tournaments, lavish grand weddings, and grand tours of your lands. In addition to that, you can also look forward to new armor designs, clothing, a travel system, and more. You can check out a trailer for the Tours and Tournaments expansion, below. Need to know more? Here are the Crusader Kings III: Tours and Tournaments key features… Grand Tournaments: Host a grand demonstration of feats of arms, attracting nearby nobles and wandering knights. Choose the events, set the destination and use the tournament to improve your social standing or military prowess. Grand Tours: Take a trip through your realm to take stock of your vassals, gifting them with your benevolence or extorting them for higher taxes. Grand Weddings: Save your gold for an elaborate ceremony that centers the real meaning of marriage - politics. Honor your in-laws, cater to your vassals and demonstrate your power. Travel System: Plan your route to these great activities, choosing safety through civilized lands or risking everything for a more direct route through dark forests or dangerous mountains. Ease your way with a large entourage that marks your importance or travel light so you can get down to business. Knightly Accolades: Honor your best knights with special titles and accolades that will give bonuses to them and the armies they lead. New Armor Designs: New historical armor designs from across the centuries, integrated with the new Tournament and Accolade systems. New Western Clothing: New art for clothing designs will show how fashions changed and evolved in Western Europe from the time of the Carolignians to the closing of the medieval era. Tours and Tournaments will set you back $30, which may sound a bit hefty, but you can get a better deal if you shell out for the $35 Chapter II bundle, which includes Tours and Tournaments and three additional content packs, including “Wards and Wardens,” “Legacy of Persia,” and “Elegance of the Empire.” Crusader Kings III can be played on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5, but new content comes to the PC version first. The Tours and Tournaments expansion launches on May 11. https://wccftech.com/crusader-kings-iii-tours-and-tournaments-expansion-release-date-may/

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 is expected to go official in August this year. We're still months away from its expected launch, however, a concept render of Samsung's upcoming clamshell foldable smartphone has surfaced online showing off its possible design. The Galaxy Z Flip 5 is expected to feature a larger outer display. Last year's Galaxy Z Flip 4 had a 1.9-inch outer display. The Galaxy Z Flip 5 is expected to be powered by a customised version of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. A concept render of the rumoured Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 created by Sammobile suggests a large external display covering a wide surface area. The external display of the upcoming handset could be much larger than the Galaxy Z Flip 4's 1.9-inch screen. The huge cover screen could allow users to capture selfies and display notifications such as time, battery percentage, and more. As per a recent leak, the outer display of Galaxy Z Flip 5 will be 3.4-inch in size, making it bigger than other clamshell foldable phones available in the market, including the Oppo Find N2 Flip. A recent Geekbench listing allegedly confirmed the presence of a customised version of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC on the handset.Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 was launched at the Galaxy Unpacked event in August last year with a starting price tag of Rs. 89,999 for the base 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant. The upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 5 is expected to come with upgrades over the outgoing model. The Galaxy Z Flip 4 features a 6.7-inch primary full-HD+ (1,080x2,640 pixels) Dynamic AMOLED 2X Infinity Flex Display with 120Hz adaptive refresh rate. The Galaxy Z Flip 4 is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. The smartphone has a dual rear camera unit comprising a 12-megapixel ultra-wide primary sensor along with a 12-megapixel wide-angle camera. A 10-megapixel selfie camera, up to 512GB of inbuilt storage, and IPX8 are the other key highlights. It is backed by a 3,700mAh battery with support for 25W fast charging.

There's no doubt of NVIDIA's po[CENSORED]rity among gamers and that can be seen on Steam's Hardware Survey where GeForce GPUs continue to secure the top spot as the most po[CENSORED]r options with the latest statistics showing the RTX 3060 as the top choice. NVIDIA GeForce GPU Market Share Continues To Rise Against AMD Radeon In Steam As RTX 3060 Becomes The Most Po[CENSORED]r Graphics Card As per the latest Steam Hardware Survey figures of March 2023, NVIDIA commands 82.63% of the share while AMD commands just 10.82% share amongst almost 135 Million users of which around 26-27 Million users were actively concurrently (at its peak). If you look at the more detailed figures, the vast majority of these GPUs are now DX12 compliant (94.47%), and full DX12 systems running a modern-day GPU now amount to 76.15% share. This aligns with the operating systems used by the gamers as 73.95% of Steam's userbase is now running a Windows 10 64-bit while 22.41% are running Windows 11 64-bit. Considering that Steam has officially announced the end of support for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 systems, they're now meant to go on a decline as users upgrade to the latest OS.So coming back to GPUs, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has now replaced the GTX 1650 as the most po[CENSORED]r graphics card on the platform. This means that a vast majority of gamers are running this graphics card on their PC. A 10.67% share is also much higher than that of 1650 which had a 6.12% share by the end of February 2023. The most important thing to note here is the pricing of the card which is also much higher than 1650. This shows that gamers are willing to pay for a higher-end and costly graphics card if it provides value and given just how many RTX 3060s were dumped into the used market and discounted after the crypto crash, this was to be expected. Over the years, we have seen the NVIDIA 70, 60, and 50-tier cards be the most po[CENSORED]r solutions on the market. The GeForce GTX 970 was the last 70-series card to take the top spot and that was all the way back in 2016. Since then, cards such as the GTX 1060, RTX 2060, GTX 1650/1660, and now the RTX 3060 have been the most po[CENSORED]r options.Even higher-end cards such as the GeForce RTX 3070 and RTX 3080 show up in the top-10 list. None of AMD's modern-day GPUs show up in the Steam Hardware Survey but NVIDIA's RTX 4090 do show up though they are definitely not going to show up at the top any time soon as they are more recent releases and will take years (like the RTX 30 series) to make their way to the top spot. Other interesting statistics show that Intel leads in terms of CPU usage compared to AMD. The blue team has a 74.46% share compared to AMD's 25.54%. If you look at the core-count distribution, the 6-core, 10-core, and 12-core CPUs are on the rise but 8-core CPUs have remained flat this month.It is likely that 8-core chips don't offer as much value as they once used to but at the same time, chips such as the 5800X3D have been selling like hotcakes though that is but just one processor. https://wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3060-is-now-the-most-po[CENSORED]r-gpu-on-steam/

This Monday, CAPCOM stock reached its all-time high record at 4,865 yen, as noted in a tweet by Japanese gaming market analyst Serkan Toto.CAPCOM shares opened at 4,780 today and have now slightly decreased to 4,840, which is still a 2.22% increase. As you can see from the chart, the Japanese publisher and developer has been mostly on a roll over the past few years, owing to a long string of successful game releases.Around seven years ago, things were much different. In 2016, CAPCOM released the Resident Evil Origins Collection, a rather low-effort compilation of Resident Evil and Resident Evil Zero remasters; Street Fighter V, which was supposed to take the world of fighting games by storm but largely failed due to scarce single player content and poor performance during online multiplayer matches; Umbrella Corps, a generic third-person shooter that even the Resident Evil IP couldn't save from being thoroughly panned by critics and fans alike; and Dead Rising 4, which while decent couldn't save CAPCOM Vancouver from being closed less than two years after its release due to poor sales and the cancellation of the studio's next projects. The rise of the famed developer began in early 2017 with the release of Resident Evil VII: Biohazard, which is largely credited as the spark that reignited CAPCOM's creativity. The developers took a gamble, moving their prized survival horror IP to a completely different playstyle and setting. For the first time in the series, players didn't take charge of a trained cop or member of the special forces but of an ordinary guy who, while desperately looking for his missing wife, finds himself living a nightmare in a godforsaken, sun-drenched spot in Louisiana. Amping up the horror factor was the choice to abandon the third-person camera in favor of first-person view.The risk paid off. The game sold well and was hailed as a return to form for the developer, delivering a momentum that even the stumble of Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite couldn't break. Then, in early 2018, CAPCOM found itself an even bigger golden goose with Monster Hunter: World, which over time became the best-selling game ever made by the Japanese studio. Previously only po[CENSORED]r in Japan, World made the franchise far more accessible and palatable to Western audiences.The rest, as they say, is history. Resident Evil 2, Devil May Cry 5, Resident Evil 3, Monster Hunter Rise, Resident Evil Village, and last but certainly not least, the Resident Evil 4 remake that just sold over three million copies in two mere days since its launch. Looking ahead, Street Fighter 6 is poised to redeem even the legendary fighting franchise, at least according to the preview impressions. On the other hand, the next CAPCOM game (Exoprimal) may turn out to be less than successful. The Japanese publisher was savvy enough to partially insulate itself from the risk by taking Microsoft's money and putting it on Game Pass from day one, though. Then again, not every game can be a hit, and investors are clearly bullish on the company's future prospects, which also include a brand new sci-fi IP (Pragmata, originally scheduled for 2022 but later moved to 2023 and possibly due for another delay given the absence of communication) and the long-awaited Dragon's Dogma 2 by Hideaki Itsuno, which could be another megahit in the making for CAPCOM if it adds online co-op play as most fans are hoping for. https://wccftech.com/capcom-stock-soars-to-all-time-high-after-re4-remake-is-the-latest-in-a-seemingly-unending-string-of-success/