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Track-focused flagship is the most powerful series-production car AMG has built, but a 720bhp V8 is just the start of its appeal What is it? Now here’s a thing. In a world where new engines are rare: a new engine. Sort of. Mercedes-AMG’s famous cross-plane crank 4.0 V8 burbler has turned into a flat-plane-cranked V8 for the new GT Black Series. It’s one of quite the raft of measures – others include some extraordinary aerodynamics – that turn AMG’s bespoke two-seat GT coupé into one of the most intoxicating track supercars of recent times. Black Series models occasionally grace the top of an AMG model line. This is only the sixth so far: we had the SLK, which was pants, the CLK, which wasn’t, the SL, which was weird but cool, the C63, which was mega, and, lastly, seven years ago, the also ace SLS. And now this, the GT, so far altered that if I hadn’t been aware it was an AMG GT, from its handling alone I wouldn’t have guessed it. So to the changes. Carbonfibre elements various make the Black Series 35kg lighter than an AMG GT R. The same aerodynamicist who developed the GT3 race car variant worked the wind-related bits. A Track Package, with titanium roll-cage and four-point harnesses, is standard (and a no-cost delete option). There are 10-spoke forged wheels, 19in front, 20in rear, and carbon-ceramic brakes. The car costs £335,000. Then there’s the engine. What was a rumbly old cross-plane V8, deliriously engaging, has become a flat-plane V8, which means two cylinders fire at the same time. AMG has also changed, among other things, the crankshaft, camshafts and exhaust manifolds, which I suppose is obvious really. Bigger turbos with new bearings, higher boost pressure, a tweaked compression ratio and larger intercoolers also feature. Flat-plane engines – like Ferrari and McLaren V8s – tend to rev higher than cross-plane versions. The crank tends to be lighter, although it changes the vibrations, and they can sound like a four-cylinder. Here, the rev limiter is up by just 200rpm to 7200rpm, although peak power comes in 500rpm higher. Some power, too. At 720bhp, it’s AMG’s most powerful series-production car, and there’s 590lb ft alongside it. Which in a way makes it not dissimilar – power output, engine size, crank style, turbos – to the Ferrari F8 Tributo and McLaren 720S, but this in no way feels like it’s trying to copy those cars. The engine is in front, after all, even if they do say that it’s front/mid-engined. The motor is a long way back under that vast, near two-metre bonnet, whose frontal underside is largely given over to cooling. That’s one of the reasons the floor isn’t completely enclosed, too. If your engine is behind the cabin, it is harder to get air in but is at least easier to get it out again. Here, the engine sits very low at the front and a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox sits at the rear. The driver and (if you can persuade someone) a passenger sit between the car’s biggest masses. What's it like? The interior is pretty racy. Those seats are brilliantly supportive and unforgiving and, oh, did you do up the harnesses before shutting the door? Once you’re in, the diddy gearlever, plus some drive mode options, are an elbow contortion behind you on the centre console, but there are shortcuts for some on the Dinamica-covered (it’s like but isn’t Alcantara) steering wheel. The Lausitzring is quite bumpy, so I’m told the dampers might be better in Sport than Race mode. There are new coilovers but adaptive damping remains. I’m also told it’s bearable on the road but you wouldn’t want to daily it. We’ll have to find out another time, but my suspicion is that if your journey doesn’t involve a section of race track, you’ve probably got a more suitable car than this. On a circuit, though, it’s terrific. Black Series cars are always quite loud. Like entering the engine room of a ship or a busy workshop, there’s always something cacophonic, and if it’s not pick-up on the tyres or road noise, it’s the engine. It’s usually the engine. The new V8 has a gravelly, endearing note – nothing like a normal AMG V8 but not, either, as sonorous as a Ferrari or as flat as a McLaren. I suppose you might want something that sounds a bit less like a slightly tuned Mk2 Ford Escort for your £335,000, but I quite like it. What I like more is the way it drives. Give me a front-engined, rear-driven car with a tidy weight distribution and great dynamism and I’ll be happy for days, and this is precisely that kind of car. It’s like it has an Aston Martin V12 Vantage S’s balance but with Porsche 911 GT2 RS aggression and character. And that is just fantastic. Article continues below advertisement Back to top It doesn’t matter too much what you do with the dampers: the ride clouts and rattles over kerbs but otherwise seems pleasingly settled, not too harsh, and there’s a little lean and body movement in corners. Nothing awry, but more than I think you’d find on a 911 GT3 RS. The quoted weight is 1520kg (DIN), 35kg lighter than a GT R, but we put a GT R on the scales at 1665kg fully fuelled. Call it around 1600kg with some fuel and it’s not outlandish for a car of this size, speed and layout, and that takes so much cooling. So it’s allowed to move around a little on its springs and the way it does so is terrific. It has absurd amounts of forward shove and brakes that have bags of feel and show no sign of fade. It pays to stay on them as you turn in. The engine, far back though it might be, is still ahead of you, and I suspect it’d push on a little if you didn’t manage the entry speed and corner weights. Certainly in higher-speed corners where no braking is involved, there’s steady-state stabilising understeer. At speeds low or high, though, you’ve got the option of 720bhp an ankle flex away. The GT’s inner Mk2 Escort growls up and straightens the car’s line. With stability control full on, or even part on, it limits power before the car’s totally straightened. With it off, there’s a 10-stage traction control system and the car rotates mid-corner more willingly. What’s particularly rewarding, though, and I don’t remember it from the GT R, is how communicative the Black Series is. The steering is light but weight and feel build naturally and intuitively, not to GT3 RS levels but certainly to talkative ones. Should I buy one? I remember driving the GT R at MIRA and being fairly uninvolved but getting out and being blown away by the lap time. Here, you can drive the crackers off the Black Series, feel involved and bonded into the process and, at the end of it, it’s likely to have lapped about five seconds slower than a full-fat GT3 race car. What a thrill. I think the Black Series is as intoxicating and rewarding as a GT-series Porsche or a BMW M4 GTS – a car that I like a great deal but some of my colleagues think is terrible. Maybe they’ll say I’m wrong to like this, too, but I don’t think so. Experience suggests AMG doesn’t always nail its Black Series cars. I think this one is spot on.
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HyperX Alloy Origins mechanical gaming keyboard (Image credit: Tom's Hardware) Update 10/5/2020: After its initial launch with HyperX Red switches and follow-up update with HyperX Aqua tactile switches, HyperX today announced a version of this keyboard debuting its HyperX Blue clicky switches. We’ve updated the switch section below with our experience and thoughts about the keyboard with this switch, which is most similar to Cherry MX Blues. The Blue version of the Allow Origins is now available via HyperX's website. What do you want from your best gaming keyboard, a truckload of features that you’ll want to futz around with for hours, or a sleek, solid, compact and colorful package that feels great while letting you get down to gaming? If the latter sounds like you, HyperX’s $110 Alloy Origins is well worth considering. Its metal shell is compact, sleek and solid. HyperX’s in-house linear switches feel familiar, in a good way. And the RGB backlighting looks about as vivid as any I’ve seen on a mechanical clacker. Design Measuring 1.4 x 17.4 x 5.2 inches (36.4 x 442.5 x 132.5mm) and weighing 2.4 pounds (1,075g), the Alloy Origins is pretty compact for a full-size mechanical keyboard. And a removable braided USB-C cable (that’s nearly 6 feet long) helps make the keyboard more travel-friendly. The slim, aluminum shell looks attractive and feels solid, while giving the exposed switches and keys a nice surface to reflect off of, resulting in bright, attractive lighting effects. In short, this is one of the nicest-looking mechanical keyboards I’ve used in recent memory. It’s certainly prettier (and feels more premium) than the pricier, switch-swapping Logitech G Pro X. The only features I miss when using the Alloy Origins are dedicated media controls and (ideally) some sort of volume wheel. But there isn’t enough physical space on the keyboard’s frame for more than one or two extra buttons anyway, and HyperX at least integrated media controls (as well as basic lighting controls and a Game Mode switch) into the Function row. A strip above the numpad on the right looks like a tiny monochrome screen (similar to the SteelSeries Apex Pro), but it’s only used as an indicator for Num Lock, Caps Lock and Game Mode. There’s a couple things worth pointing out on the underside of the keyboard as well. First, the bottom shell is one curved-edge, cool-feeling piece of aluminum, just like the top, which helps lend the keyboard a very premium and solid feel. Second, the feet at the back of the Alloy Origins can be flipped up to two different heights, letting you adjust the angle to three different positions (the third with the feet flipped down) to whatever feels right for you -- I liked typing and gaming with the feet at their maximum height.
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While premium PC builders are in a rat race to see who can get their hands on the latest Nvidia Ampere graphics cards, budget-oriented builders don’t have to fuss over those expensive and elusive cards. If you’re looking to kit out your PC with a more affordable graphics card, the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Super is likely on your radar - especially with Amazon Prime Day on the horizon. You can find the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Super from Nvidia’s partners for anywhere from $160 (about £125 / AU$225) to closer to $200 (about £155 / AU$280). What you’ll get is a low-power graphics card with 1,280 CUDA cores running at a base clock of 1,530MHz unless the AIB partner overclocked it. You’ll also get 4GB of GDDR6 VRAM, which is an important spec because it’s faster than the GDDR5 found on the original 1650, but it’s still a limited capacity. Best Nvidia graphics cards 2020: finding the best GPU for you Nvidia RTX 3090 is such a monster it can have Crysis 3 installed in VRAM Here's where you'll be able to find all the best Prime Day Deals this year has to offer What the GTX 1650 Super can do for you? The GTX 1650 Super isn’t made to blow games out of the water by running them at 4K and high frame rates. This is the graphics card simply to get you playing. What does that mean in practical terms? When paired with an appropriate processor, the GTX 1650 Super should be able to handle a solid 1080p/60fps gaming experience on most of the games you’ll throw at it. Some games you’ll get to play with settings dialed up to Ultra while you’ll have to settle for Medium on some games to maintain playable frame rates above 30fps. The GeForce GTX 1650 Super also comes with some quality-of-life features, such as GeForce Experience for easy driver updates, game setting optimizations, and convenient in-game recording tools. It also supports Nvidia G-Sync to help prevent screen-tearing. Where the GTX 1650 Super is the right pick Bearing in mind what the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Super can do, it becomes clear when this card is the right choice. If you’re just trying to do some casual gaming on a basic 1080p monitor or TV, then the GTX 1650 Super is an affordable option that should be able to keep up in current and past titles. The GTX 1650 Super also has a special place in PC builds that have limited power. If you have a low-wattage power supply, this card will work. Since the GTX 1650 Super only draws 100 watts, it can more easily integrate into systems without requiring an additional upgrade to the power supply. Where the GTX 1650 Super is the wrong pick If the aforementioned situation doesn’t sound like you, then there are probably a lot of reasons you can skip the GTX 1650 Super. For some, it might actually be more graphics power than they need. If you’ve got a recent Intel CPU with integrated graphics or an AMD APU, you might already have all the graphical horsepower you need to play some browser games or less demanding and older titles. And, if you just need a graphics card to give your PC video output, you can go with an older model like the GTX 1050 or even GT 1030. Then, there’s the situation where you might want more power or a future-ready machine. As long as you’ve got a power supply with a bit of headroom (500W perhaps), there’s a strong case to be made against the 1650 Super. For one, AMD has the Radeon 5500 XT. This graphics card comes in a similar price range, but dials up the performance. It comes in two variants, one with 4GB of GDDR6 and one with 8GB. If your budget is tight, you should be able to go with the 4GB variant and still see slightly better performance, though it’ll be neck-and-neck with the 1650 Super. The 8GB models will run closer to $200 (about £155 / AU$280), but that extra VRAM could come in handy as future games rely on increasingly detailed visual assets. Some of the GTX 1650 Super variants also cost close to $200 (about £155 / AU$280), which makes the Radeon RX 5500 XT with 8GB of VRAM an even easier alternative to justify. We also saw a lot of Radeon RX 5500 XT models including a free copy of Godfall with purchase, adding a lot of extra value for anyone who wants that game. The used market also hurts the value of the GTX 1650 Super. If you’re not shy about picking up used PC parts, you can give your computer a lot more oomph by looking there. As many PC builders have likely moved on from 10-series and even 20-series, you’ll find plenty to choose from on eBay. In a quick search, we were able to find several GTX 1070 Ti cards going for under $200 (about £155 / AU$280). That’d take a bit more juice from your power supply than the 1650 Super, but it’ll result in more graphical performance. Finally, the 1650 Super may be worth skipping if you’ve already got a graphics card in your computer. If you are coming from an older, mid-range card like the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060, GTX 1050, or an AMD card like the RX 480 or 580, the newer card probably won’t be worth it. There’s little point paying for an entirely new card to only get a minor performance boost (if any) over your previous card.
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Despite strict lockdown measures against the spread of COVID-19, the city of Casablanca reported 670 new infections. Rabat – The Ministry of Health in Morocco reported 2,044 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. Since March 2, the country has confirmed a total of 133,272 cases. Active cases in Morocco have reached 19,906, an incidence rate of 54.8 per 100,000 people. Some 461 patients have severe symptoms or are in critical condition. The ministry also reported 37 new deaths, bringing Morocco’s COVID-19 death toll to 2,330. The fatality rate is 1.7%. As well, 2,349 patients were cleared of the virus. Total recoveries stand at 111,036 and the recovery rate is 83.3%. Since the pandemic reached Morocco in March, the country has tested more than 2.7 million people for COVID-19. Of this sum, more than 2.5 million tests came back negative. In the past 24 hours, Moroccan laboratories have produced 20,023 negative COVID-19 tests. Morocco’s COVID-19 cases by the region The Casablanca-Settat region recorded 966 new cases of COVID-19, more than quadruple that of any other region in Morocco. Despite strict lockdown measures, cases continue to rise in Casablanca. The health ministry reported 670 new infections and 11 deaths in Morocco’s economic capital on Sunday. In stark contrast, the second hardest-hit city in the region, Nouaceur, recorded only 64 new cases. In Rabat-Sale-Kenitra, health authorities confirmed 230 new cases and three deaths. The new cases appeared in Kenitra (58), Skhirate-Temara (56), Sale (40), and Rabat (30), among others. Souss-Massa saw 175 new cases in the past 24 hours, as well as three deaths. The vast majority of cases appeared in Agadir-Ida-Ou Tanane (114), but all three deaths occurred in Inezgane-Ait Melloul. Marrakech-Safi recorded 151 new cases and six deaths. Ninety-one of these cases and four of these deaths emerged in the city of Marrakech. In Beni-Mellal-Khenifra, health authorities reported 155 new cases and four new deaths. Draa-Tafilalet confirmed 108 new cases and three deaths in 24 hours. The regions in Morocco that recorded fewer than 100 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday include Fez-Meknes (80 cases, no deaths), the Oriental (72 cases, 3 deaths), Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (64 cases, 2 deaths), and Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (55 cases, no deaths). With less than 20 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, the southern Guelmim-Oued Noun (16 cases, two deaths) and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (12 cases, no deaths) regions remain the least-affected in Morocco.
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AMD’s Radeon RX 5700 graphics cards haven’t been discontinued, the GPU maker has clarified following the suggestion that production on these models has been ceased. As you may have seen earlier this week, the rumor was that AMD has stopped making the RX 5700 and its 5700 XT sibling ahead of the next-gen Big Navi launch which is happening on October 28, in a few weeks’ time. AMD RDNA 2 release date, specs and rumors AMD vs Nvidia: which should be your next GPU? These are the best graphics cards However, in actual fact, this is not the case, AMD made clear in a statement to Tom’s Hardware: “We are continuing to produce the Radeon RX 5700 series graphics cards, which deliver exceptional 1440p gaming experiences. We will continue to respond to market demand.” Stock considerations Of course, this makes sense, given that buyers will still want options other than the new RX 6000 range post-launch as 2020 rolls on. Despite AMD’s promises that stock levels of the new graphics cards won’t be a problem, and that it won’t run into the same trouble as Nvidia, it remains to be seen how supply and demand will work with the next-gen RDNA 2 cards. Particularly if Nvidia’s stock issues persist and Big Navi GPUs are therefore being bought by more gamers because they’re effectively the only option. We could also – fingers crossed – see some nice price drops with the RX 5700 graphics card as time rolls on. Expectations are running high for AMD’s flagship Big Navi GPU, which is expected to deliver performance pitched somewhere between the RTX 3070 and 3080; but obviously in terms of the battle against Nvidia, a great deal will depend on exactly how AMD prices its new graphics cards.
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The number of active COVID-19 cases in Morocco stands at 20,248 as of 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 3. Rabat – Morocco’s Ministry of Health has recorded 2,663 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. This brings the country’s total number of confirmed infections to 121,228. The country also reported another 2,643 COVID-19 recoveries in the past 24 hours. Morocco’s total number of recovered COVID-19 carriers is now 108,687. The national recovery rate is 82.8%. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health counted 30 more COVID-19-related fatalities, bringing the death toll to 2,263. The mortality rate remains steady at 1.7%. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Morocco stands at 20,248 as of 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 3. Morocco counts 440 patients with severe symptoms, with 51 under artificial respiration. Health authorities in Morocco excluded 20,015 suspected COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Approximately 2,557,908 suspected COVID-19 cases have tested negative for the virus since the pandemic broke out in Morocco on March 2. COVID-19’s geographic distribution throughout Morocco Health authorities in the Casablanca-Settat region confirmed 1,475 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, in addition to nine fatalities. Casablanca-Settat has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases of any region in Morocco. The Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region confirmed 170 new cases. The region also recorded three additional deaths. The region of Marrakech-Safi confirmed 261 new COVID-19 cases and five additional deaths. The region of Souss-Massa confirmed 146 new cases and recorded four deaths. The region of Beni Mellal-Khenifra reported 112 new cases and one additional fatality. The Draa-Tafilalet region follows with 101 new cases. The region recorded one death. The region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima registered 99 new cases and zero deaths. The Oriental region registered 88 new cases and three COVID-19-related deaths. The Fez-Meknes region confirmed 42 new infections and saw three additional COVID-19-related deaths. The region of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra recorded 24 new COVID-19, reporting one death. Meanwhile, the southern regions of Guelmim-Oued Noun (17 new COVID-19 cases), and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (28) did not record any additional fatalities.
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both are good but my vote for DH2 , nice song
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What is it? "Can I be geeky and take a closer look?” asks a man charging his Nissan Leaf, no sooner than I’ve plugged the VW ID 3 into an Instavolt charger in Banbury. Why of course you can, sir, although one question: as an electric vehicle convert, driving the world’s most populous EV, does the arrival of the new ID 3 still feel like a significant moment? “Absolutely.” Interesting. You can already buy an electric vehicle that does everything an ID 3 does. You’ve even been able to buy an electric Volkswagen before now. But, somehow, the ID 3, in the UK here in ‘1st Edition’ trim, still feels like a waypoint on the road. It sits, as you’ll doubtless know, on Volkswagen’s MEB electric architecture, so although, at 4.3m, it’s about the length of a Golf, it has a longer wheelbase and, it’s claimed, much more interior space. The battery (this one is the mid-range 58kWh unit with a WLTP range of 260 miles and a 100kW charge capacity) sits beneath the floor, with the motor (at 201bhp, the higher powered of two offerings) at the back axle. The ID 3 is rear motored and rear-wheel drive, like the original Beetle but, alas, because there’s an inverter and lord knows what else in the front, it doesn’t have a frunk. Instead, the boot has a high load lip and the rear seats split and fold, revealing that this 1.6m-tall car is a practical hatchback, with plentiful head room front and rear. Cabin fitment is good but material choice is pretty scratchy in places, including the door tops. Not such a biggie further down the range, one suspects, but the UK price for a 1st Edition with the middling battery is £35,215 (after the government grant). Someone will be along shortly to argue that overall ownership costs are no more than a lower-priced internally combusted car, which is true if you get your electricity cheaply enough, but if you always have to refill on the road, probably isn’t. Back to top What's it like? There aren’t many buttons inside. VW has promoted/relegated everything it can to a touchscreen, save for light switches, steering wheel shortcuts or voice control, plus iffy temperature buttons and a couple of menu selectors. This approach works at both cleaning up an interior and worsening its functionality, making adjusting the temperature harder than I’ve known in a Volkswagen bar my own 1973 Beetle. Perhaps that was the inspiration. You can verbally whinge to the car that you’re cold, but then I feel like a child asking their dad to turn the heating on in September. The driving position, and much of the driving experience, is pure Volkswagen – and perhaps that’s where the impression that this is an EV ‘moment’ comes from. It’s an interestingly designed car and not too ‘weird’. The stalks are VW, the instrument pack plain and clear, steering smooth and linear if perhaps short on self centring, and the driving experience as seamless and quiet as an EV gets; the sort of thing that makes them really agreeable to scooch along in smoothly. It doesn’t feel its 1794kg. I’d want a back-to-back test with a rival to assess rolling comfort (one is on the way, handily), but it seemed fine to me, even on 19in rims. It’s not a driver’s car in the traditional sense, like a Ford Focus is, but there’s a different driving pleasure to be had. I’d rather the level of lift-off energy regeneration was variable by wheel paddle, as on an Audi E-tron, rather than a reach to the gear stalk. And the way control for the default-on, needlessly niggardly lane keep assist is buried three touchscreen switches away is absurd, unnecessary and infuriating – but that’s a VW complaint rather than an ID 3-specific one. (Upcoming rules merely say it can’t be “a momentary single push on a button”.) Should I buy one? But it’s a good car, the ID 3, and an enjoyable one and a competitive one. Whether it’s as game-changing as the attention it attracts is another matter: our man might be better sticking with his Leaf. I’ll let you know in a week or two.
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GOG’s bringing back an old deal ahead of the Cyberpunk 2077 release date. After twice delayed from its original launch date of April 16, Cyberpunk 2077 is finally set to come out on November 19. There has recently been a bit of controversy surrounding that launch, as development studio CD Projekt Red is breaking a previous anti-crunch promise with mandatory six-day work weeks to finish the game on time, according to an email obtained by Bloomberg. Therefore, there probably won't be any more delays, resulting in new deals on Cyberpunk 2077 and other CD Projekt Red games popping up. Notably, GOG.com’s running a bundle that’ll give you a Cyberpunk 2077 pre-order and all 5 Witcher games for $87.77. “Five Witcher games?,” you’re probably asking. “But aren’t there only three of those?” Not exactly. Alongside Witchers 1, 2 and 3 and all of their accompanying DLC, this deal also includes Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales and The Witcher Adventure Game. The former is a single-player RPG based on the free-to-play multiplayer Gwent game, while the latter is a digital adaptation of CD Projekt Red’s Witcher board game. Breaking the deal down, this means you’ll essentially be paying $60 for a copy of Cyberpunk 2077 and $27.77 for a collection of the Witcher games (I see what you did there, GOG). That’s a pretty good bargain, so much so that this isn’t actually the first time GOG’s offered it-- this is a repeat of a limited-time deal from June. So if you’re still dead set on buying Cyberpunk 2077, this is a great way to do so, since it’ll also give you The Witcher 3, a game that won plenty of Game of the Year awards when it came out in 2015.
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Intel’s Core i9-9900K flagship and Core i7-9700K processor are more affordable than ever, it would seem. Tom’s Hardware highlighted some fresh data from CamelCamelCamel (an outfit that tracks Amazon prices), which shows that Amazon.com (US) pricing on the 9900K has hit an all-time low of $359.99 (it launched at $479), and that the 9700K has bottomed out at $289.99 (the launch price was $359); the first time the latter processor has been below the $300 mark. This isn’t really surprising, given that Coffee Lake Refresh processors are very clearly on the way out, with Intel’s 10th-gen Comet Lake chips having established themselves for some time now, and of course another factor is the imminent launch of AMD’s Zen 3-based processors (purportedly Ryzen 5000), from which big things are expected. Furthermore, we’ve already seen Intel promotional pushes (back in August) helping to knock down the price tags on Coffee Lake silicon; but not by this much. This is likely a case of Amazon – and other retailers, like Best Buy for example, which has the 9700K at that $289.99 mark – making their own decisions and looking to shed stock of these pricier 9th-gen models while they are still viable. Questionable choice? Of course, these chips remain a questionable choice anyway, certainly for someone looking at a new system given that 9th-gen is built on the old LGA1151 socket. They could, however, be a useful potential buy for someone on a low-end 9th-gen chip performing an upgrade as a stopgap measure until future Intel processors potentially make bigger waves… As Tom’s points out, even at this lowest-ever price point, the Core i9-9900K doesn’t seem that compelling compared to the Comet Lake Core i7-10700K, which might be an i7 model, but offers better gaming (and general computing) performance, and at the moment is only about $20 more than $360 (plus it comes with all the benefits of being on that newer LGA1200 platform). We are seeing similar price drops over in the UK, as well, with the 9900K being available for £350 at Scan for example, much lower than the £400 reached with the aforementioned Intel promo discounting back in August. Similarly, the 9700K previously witnessed a drop to around £310 but can now be had for £264 at Scan. There are definitely bargains to be had, then, and who knows, after AMD’s Ryzen 5000 range is unleashed, we may see even more downward movement for the remaining Coffee Lake Refresh stock.
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The number of active COVID-19 cases in Morocco stands at 20,258 as of 6 p.m. on Friday, October 2. Rabat – Morocco’s Ministry of Health has recorded 2,521 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. This brings the country’s total number of confirmed infections to 128,565. The country also reported another 1,908 COVID-19 recoveries in the past 24 hours. Morocco’s total number of recovered COVID-19 carriers is now 106,044. The national recovery rate is 82.5%. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health counted 34 more COVID-19-related fatalities, bringing the death toll to 2,263. The mortality rate remains steady at 1.8%. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Morocco stands at 20,258 as of 6 p.m. on Friday, October 2. Morocco counts 451 patients with severe symptoms. Approximately 51 are under artificial respiration. Health authorities in Morocco excluded 20,077 suspected COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Approximately 2,537,893 suspected COVID-19 carriers have tested negative for the virus since the pandemic broke out in Morocco on March 2. COVID-19’s geographic distribution throughout Morocco Health authorities in the Casablanca-Settat region confirmed 1,247 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, in addition to nine fatalities. Casablanca-Settat has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases of any region in Morocco. The Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region confirmed 215 new cases. The capital region also recorded two additional deaths. The region of Souss-Massa confirmed 210 new cases and recorded zero deaths. The region of Beni Mellal-Khenifra reported 169 new cases and five additional fatalities. The region of Marrakech-Safi confirmed 165 new COVID-19 cases and seven additional deaths. The Oriental region registered 158 new cases and two COVID-19-related deaths. The Draa-Tafilalet region follows with 150 new cases. The region recorded five deaths. The region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima registered 81 new cases and one death. The Fez-Meknes region confirmed 58 new infections. Fez-Meknes saw three additional COVID-19-related deaths. Meanwhile, the southern regions Guelmim-Oued Noun (32 new COVID-19 cases), Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (21) and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (15) did not record any additional fatalities. As part of the nationwide campaign to raise awareness against the spread of COVID-19, Morocco’s Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani shed light yesterday on the impact of the pandemic on the elderly Moroccans. “Although all age groups are exposed to COVID-19 infection, the elderly face the highest risk. We need to further raise awareness around their health needs,” El Othmani said in Rabat on October 1 in observance of the International Day for Older Persons. The Moroccan official indicated that while COVID-19 has caused enormous repercussions on the physical and mental health of people across the world, the elderly have suffered relatively significant impacts.
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Nickname : @Rєvo' 324 Tag your opponent : @The GodFather Music genre : Rap Number of votes : 8 Tag one leader to post your songs LIST : @Meh Rez vM ! ♫
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both are good but DH2 it's really good
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my vote for DH2 , nice song & rhythm
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The number of active COVID-19 cases in Morocco stands at 19,679 as of 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 1. Rabat – Morocco’s Ministry of Health has recorded 2,391 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours. This brings the country’s total number of confirmed infections to 126,044. The country also reported another 1,421 COVID-19 recoveries in the past 24 hours. Morocco’s total number of recovered COVID-19 patients is now 104,136. The national recovery rate is 82.6%. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health counted 35 more COVID-19-related fatalities, bringing the death toll to 2,229. The mortality rate remains steady at 1.8%. The number of active COVID-19 cases in Morocco stands at 19,679 as of 6 p.m. on Thursday, October 1. Morocco counts 437 patients with severe symptoms. Approximately 54 are under artificial respiration. Health authorities in Morocco excluded 20,155 suspected COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours. Approximately 2,517,816 suspected COVID-19 carriers have tested negative for the virus since the pandemic broke out in Morocco on March 2. COVID-19’s geographic distribution throughout Morocco Health authorities in the Casablanca-Settat region confirmed 1,250 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, in addition to nine fatalities. Casablanca-Settat has recorded the highest number of COVID-19 cases of any region in Morocco. The Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region confirmed 228 new cases. The capital region also recorded six additional deaths. The region of Marrakech-Safi confirmed 219 new COVID-19 cases and three additional deaths. The Draa-Tafilalet region follows with 140 new cases. The region recorded five deaths. The region of Souss-Massa confirmed 135 new cases and recorded three deaths. The Oriental region registered 105 new cases and three COVID-19-related deaths. The region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima registered 92 new cases and two fatalities. The region of Beni Mellal-Khenifra reported 86 new cases and two additional fatalities. The Fez-Meknes region confirmed 62 new infections. Fez-Meknes saw one additional COVID-19-related death. The region of Guelmim-Oued Noun recorded 31 new COVID-19 cases, in addition to one death. Meanwhile, the southern regions of Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra (25 new COVID-19 cases), and Dakhla-Oued Eddahab (18) did not record any additional fatalities.
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both are good but my vote for DH2 , nice song
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both are amazing but my vote for DH1 , nice song & rythme
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