Name of the game: The Mortuary Assistant Price: 18,89$ Link Store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295920/The_Mortuary_Assistant/ Offer ends up after X hours: 9 August Requirements: MINIMUM: OS: Windows 7 or higher Processor: 2 GHz or higher Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: geforce 960 or higher DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 4 GB available space

Mini is readying a heavily refreshed version of its combustion-engined Mini Hatchback before it bows out once and for all, as the marque pushes forward to become an all-EV brand by the early 2030s. New spy shots have emerged of a prototype Hatch testing in heavy camouflage, giving clues as to how Mini will update the current three-door in line with its newer electrified models. The fourth-generation Fiat 500 rival will arrive more than a decade after the current car – which has undergone two facelifts – went on sale. The new petrol-engined hatchback will be sold alongside a visually similar (but mechanically unrelated) electric version built in China launching next year. Mini's final combustion-engined car, launching in 2025, is expected to be the next-generation convertible, which will be based on the hatchback testing here but is not yet confirmed to share a production line. This prototype looks to be the successor to today's warmed-up Mini JCW, given the sporty large-diameter alloy wheels, prominent front air intakes, meaty brake set-up and purposeful rear diffuser. Design changes are subtle - enough to mark it out from the current car while maintaining some differentiation from the more rounded, Chinese-built EV. The front overhang looks to have been shortened slightly – in line with Mini design chief Oliver Heilmer's ambition to recapture some of the original Mini's compact proportions – and the bumpers and light designs have been reshaped, but otherwise the Mk4 BMW Mini looks to be one of the most subtle evolutions yet. Other styling tweaks visible at this early stage include wing mirror-mounted indicators and a more prominent fuel flap - and while the front grille has been covered here, no doubt Mini will reshape the hatch's face to better match its incoming EV models. The interior is likely to be more drastically reinvented in step with Mini's minimalistic push. Expect the petrol hatch to take the lead from the company's recent Strip and Aceman concepts in gaining a prominent central touchscreen where the circular speedometer used to be and ditching the vast majority of its physical controls. But otherwise, Mini is expected to broadly offer a similar mechanical proposition, which means the performance-oriented JCW car is likely to continue with a variation of its current 2.0-litre turbocharged four-pot, which produces 228bhp and 236lb ft for a 0-62mph time of 6.1sec. A recent update for the Ford Fiesta ST rival brought a more efficient sports exhaust and an upgraded adaptive suspension system - improvements likely to carry over into a new generation. What is not clear, however, is whether a new generation of Mini hatchback will reintroduce the six-speed manual gearbox option. The brand made its line-up automatic only amid a backdrop of significant supply chain obstacles and has yet to indicate when a self-shifting option could return. Link : https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/mini-hatchback-prepares-fourth-and-final-petrol-outing

Sanctioned Russian oligarchs from Vladimir Putin's inner circle exploited a UK secrecy loophole left open by the government. Arkady and Boris Rotenberg - judo partners of the Russian president - used a type of company that was not required to identify its real owners. Ministers have acknowledged concerns that these companies, known as English Limited Partnerships (ELPs), have also been abused by criminals. A joint investigation by the BBC and Finance Uncovered has discovered evidence linking a number of ELPs to fraud, terrorism and money laundering. In 2016 and 2017, the government introduced measures that forced almost all UK companies to identify their real owners. ELPs were not covered by these new transparency laws. Since then, more than 4,500 of them have been set up. The BBC has worked with Finance Uncovered to analyse leaked documents and thousands of company records that show how ELPs have become a route to dodge anti-money laundering laws requiring the real owners, or persons of significant control, of UK companies to be disclosed. ELPs are legitimately used in real estate, investment and pension funds - they have tax advantages, for example, and the amount investors risk is limited. Unlike most companies, ELPs do not have a separate legal identity. The government says that means they cannot own assets, do not have a beneficial owner, and cannot legally open bank accounts in their own right. But our investigation has found documents identifying beneficial owners of ELPs, and evidence of their use to open bank accounts and to facilitate financial crime. According to Graham Barrow, an expert in financial crime, they are also "vulnerable to misuse" because of how little information about their activity they are required to make public. Our data shows the number of new ELPs being set up has gone up by 53% since 2017. "I wish I could be shocked about the scale of this, but I'm absolutely not. I'm just depressed and frustrated," says Helena Wood, head of the UK Economic Crime Programme at the Royal United Services Institute. The investigation also reveals: Leaked documents show ELPs were marketed as an "alternative solution" to avoid transparency laws Just five companies, known as formation agencies, have been responsible for 1,500 ELPs, with hundreds listed at registered addresses including one above a burrito bar in central London A 71-year-old Swiss ceramic artist used in official paperwork to hide the real owners of UK companies was a signatory for more than 160 ELPs FBI agents investigating the Boston marathon bombing probed an ELP registered at an address currently home to a barber shop in Bristol. These are brothers Arkady and Boris Rotenberg who were the subject of an investigation by a US Senate committee in 2020. It said they had exploited a global web of shell companies to evade US sanctions imposed following the annexation of Crimea in 2014. These companies were used to buy millions of dollars worth of art. One of these companies was an ELP. Sinara Company LP was set up in January 2017 and listed its principal place of business at an address a stone's throw from London's Oxford Circus. It claimed to be involved in "tourism and ticketing services". Between July 2017 and June 2018, it sent "14 wire transfers in $9,500 increments totalling $133,000" (£109,000) to an art adviser who the Senate report said "facilitated purchases for the Rotenbergs". Under UK law, there is no requirement to disclose who was behind Sinara, which was dissolved in 2019. "It's a scandal that people like the Rotenbergs who have been sanctioned in America for years have still been able to use British corporate structures to bring their money out of Russia through these structures and then spend it at will," says Labour MP Dame Margaret Hodge, who chairs a parliamentary group on tax and corruption. The BBC tried to contact the Rotenbergs, but have not received a response. Most limited partnerships are set up by so-called company formation agents - or presenters - who provide a registered address and administrative support. The BBC and Finance Uncovered found that of the 4,500 ELPs formed since 2017, one in four were created by just five UK-based agencies. These agencies have track records in creating anonymous UK companies for clients in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Some of those companies they incorporated have also been linked to financial crimes including money laundering. Corporate records show the most prolific of these agencies is LAS, run by Elena Dovzhik, an Anglo-Russian accountant, and her Latvian business partner Ineta Utināne. The UK-based businesswomen have made millions from LAS, the activities of which include forming and administering hundreds of anonymous British companies for clients based across Eastern Europe and Central Asia. A number of companies associated with LAS have subsequently been involved in crime. One, Always Efficient LLP, a firm registered to a London address provided by LAS, was found to be behind BTC-e, the largest Russian-language bitcoin exchange. The exchange was shut down in 2017 by the US Justice Department in relation to allegations of money laundering. And last year the fazze.com website, which used a LAS contact address, was alleged to have run a Russian-coordinated vaccine disinformation campaign, spreading claims that the AstraZeneca vaccine would turn recipients into chimpanzees. LAS told the BBC that they "terminated" their services to Always Efficient LLP "in 2017 due to their breach of our Terms & Conditions". In relation to fazze.com, LAS say: "This could be an illegal and unauthorised use of our address services as we do not hold exact or similar details in our historic database." LAS was also responsible for setting up huge numbers of another type of UK company called Scottish Limited Partnerships (SLPs). A 2017 investigation by Bellingcat, found that LAS was the "single most prolific presenter of SLPs between 2015 and 2017". SLPs at the time did not have to disclose their real owners. But after they were repeatedly linked to major international money laundering scandals, the UK government changed the law so they had to provide information about those who ultimately owned or controlled them. Almost immediately the number of registrations fell by almost half. After this change in the law around SLPs, leaked documents seen by the BBC show LAS switched its attention to ELPs. In an emailed update to clients dated 18 May 2017, under the heading "Alternative Solutions", LAS proposed ELPs as, "a way out and as a substitute for Scottish Partnerships". The document, discovered in the Pandora Papers, a data leak obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), continued: "For the time being, the privileges of this type of partnership are that they are not and will not be subject to the laws of the disclosure of information about the controlling persons." Now our investigation has discovered the involvement of a number of ELPs associated with LAS in alleged criminal activity. They include companies, owned by ELP Donnea Business LP, which have been accused of evading tax in Ukraine and another ELP called Cosalima Trade LP controlled by a Russian businessman wanted by the authorities in Russia in relation to a £5m fraud. LAS boss Elena Dovzhik said: "We are aware that many years ago we filed registration documents for some companies that eventually were accused in unlawful activities, but such information was not available to us prior (to) registration." "We (have) never been involved in any business activities of our former clients and only assisted our corporate clients with their company's formation process, mail-forwarding services, (and) statutory filings. "We never supported any kind of fraud or illegal activities." She explained that her firm had "enhanced due diligence for all international clients" and "if any of our clients was ever reported to us as being under suspicion of being involved in unlawful activities… services were terminated with immediate effect". Both Donnea Business LP and Cosalima Trade LP were registered to addresses provided by LAS in London. Cosalima Trade LP was registered at the second floor of 6 Market Place, in premises above an unrelated burrito bar in Fitzrovia, central London. Link : https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-62410715

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Andor, the next Star Wars TV series set to debut on Disney Plus has been delayed – but only by a few weeks. The Disney Plus show, which was originally supposed to arrive on Wednesday, August 31, has been pushed back by three weeks. Now, Andor will launch on the streaming service on September 21. Disney and Lucasfilm haven't explained why the Star Wars prequel series has been moved by a few weeks, but we've reached out for clarification and will update this article if we hear back. Regardless, the announcement was made during the latest trailer for Andor, which dropped online on Monday, August 1. The teaser also confirmed that Andor would launch on Disney Plus with an unprecedented three episode premiere – the first time a Disney Plus series has done so. Ordinarily, Disney Plus shows only get a one or two episode premiere when they're released. The fact that Andor will launch with three episodes, then, marks a significant departure from Disney's usual streaming release schedule. It's likely, though, that this decision has been taken due to Andor's episodic length. The series' first season will contain 12 episodes, meaning it's twice as long as most other Star Wars and Marvel TV projects that have released on Disney's streaming platform. With more big-budget productions set to debut on Disney Plus before the year is out, too, it seems Disney is looking to put more of Andor in front of viewers' eyes as soon as possible. Set five years before the events of Star Wars: Rogue One, Andor will follow deadbeat rogue Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) as he grows into the rebel spy we eventually see in the hugely underrated Star Wars movie. The TV show will also chart the rise of the Rebel Alliance, which grows into the primary band of resistance fighters who attempt to fight back against the Galactic Empire. The series has already been renewed for a second season, too. Season 1 will depict events in the rebellion's first year of formation, with season 2 following the next four years, leading up to the events that transpire in Rogue One. Tony Gilroy, who penned the screenplay for Rogue One, is on showrunning duties, while Toby Haynes (Black Mirror, Utopia), Susanna White (Billions, Trust), and Benjamin Caron (The Crown, Sherlock) split directing duties. Those starring alongside Luna include Genevieve O'Reilly (Tolkien), who reprises her role as Mon Mothma from Rogue One. Adria Arjona (6 Underground, Morbius), Stellan Skarsgård (Thor, Dune), and Kyle Soller (Poldark, Fury) are also part of the show's extensive cast. For more Star Wars-based content, read up on every other Star Wars movie and TV show set to arrive in the next few years. Alternatively, find out why the era of Star Wars film trilogies may be a thing of the past(opens in new tab). Link : https://www.techradar.com/news/the-next-star-wars-disney-plus-show-has-been-delayed-but-not-by-much

Intel has delayed the release of its 4th Generation Xeon Scalable "Sapphire Rapids" processor for a number of times without disclosing its reasoning. Last week the company admitted that it had to change up Sapphire Rapids because of a security bug, but it appears that the problem is bigger than Intel says. According to Igor's Lab, Sapphire Rapids had about 500 bugs that required the company 12 steppings to fix them. Intel's fouth Gen Xeon Scalable Sapphire Rapids' processor will not only increase core count to up to 60, but will bring in numerous new features, including Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX), Data Streaming Accelerator (DSA), CXL 1.1 protocol, DDR5 and HBM2E memory support, PCIe Gen 5 interface, and many more. But the host of additional features increase probability of hardware bugs, so Intel had to fix almost 500 of them, Igor's Lab reports. So far, Intel has released A0, A1, B0, C0, C1, C2, D0, E0, E2, E3, E4 and E5 steppings of Sapphire Rapids processor to fix nearly 500 bugs. Given that modern processors integrate tens of billions of transistors, it is inevitable that have a certain number of bugs. They are called erratas and are mitigated with microcode or even software updates. But 500 erratas seems overwhelming, as does 12 respins considering that a respin costs tens of millions of dollars. Although it is expensive to build new respins, the more pressing issue is that Intel has to delay release of its next-generation datacenter CPUs. Right now, Intel targets 2023 calendar week 6 to 9 (Feb. 6, 2023 to March 3, 2023) launch window for high-volume Sapphire Rapids processors. Meanwhile, some SPR products may launch on 2022 calendar week 42 and 2022 calendar week 45. For Intel, the Sapphire Rapids processor and the Eagle Stream platform are crucially important products. Not only they are expected to improve Intel's competitive positions on the datacenter market, but they will open doors to the company's following generation products — the codenamed Emerald Rapids processor due in 2023. Link : https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-sapphire-rapids-had-500-bugs-launch-window-moves-further

Name of the game: Retreat To Enen Price: 19,99$ Link Store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1556490/Retreat_To_Enen/ Offer ends up after X hours: 8 August Requirements: MINIMUM: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: 3.2 GHZ quad core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GPU 660ti DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible RECOMMENDED: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: 3.2 GHZ quad core Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce 970, Radeon RX 580 or equivalent with 4GB of video RAM DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 10 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible

Porsche restomod specialist Paul Stephens has revealed a modern take on the revered Porsche 911 993, with drastic weight reductions and power uplifts. Called the Autoart 993R, it combines an altered body of the standard, air-cooled 993 Carrera 2 – which was produced between 1994-1998 – with original Porsche 993RS kit, as well as the latest Porsche GT-derived components, and bespoke, lightweight parts. This, the firm says, gives it the “rawness and charm of an air-cooled Porsche” but fitted with modern technology, lightweight engineering, which delivers enhanced performance, styling and driving experience over the original model, but with modern-day comfort. The car, born from a bespoke Autoart customer brief but now “production-ready”, weighs in at 1220kg wet, 150kg lighter than when the 911 993 was first released. This has come from a drastic cutting of fat, which includes the deletion of the original sunroof, the steel bonnet replaced with a Porsche Motorsport aluminium version, bespoke front and rear bumpers, and lightweight racing glass fitted for the side and rear windows. Under the bonnet, a 360bhp flat-six powerplant – based on the engine from a 993RS – is found, but with capacity increased to 3.8 litres from 3.6 litres. A cheaper 330bhp engine option is also available. Both engines have been upgraded with a crankshaft from a Porsche 911 GT3 997, along with RSR pistons, and other parts from Porsche Motorsport. As expected, this power is sent to the rear wheels, with brakes coming from the 993RS. Inside, the original interior has been given bespoke tweeks, which includes carbonfibre Recaro seats, integrated roll-cage, and all non-essential electronics deleted to reduce weight and improve engagement. Firm owner Paul Stephens said: “The 993R [to me] really pushes our years of air-cooled experience to the limit, from the engine, suspension, lightweight panels, to the car’s bespoke minimalist interior. “The 993R isn’t a swansong, but I wanted it to be the ‘best of’ Autoart, all meeting or bettering the customer’s brief.” He added: “More than any Paul Stephens Autoart-converted Porsche 911 to-date, the new 993R project expresses our ‘less is more’ philosophy to include many subtle details that will go unnoticed to the casual observer, yet hopefully will be appreciated by the most ardent 911 aficionados, who understand our vision.” The car is built to order, with pricing based on specific enquiries, but with near-mint condition original 993s selling for upwards of £100,000, expect a very hefty premium on that. No limit on production numbers has been made. Link : https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/restomod-specialist-creates-lightweight-porsche-911-993

Warhammer 40k: Darktide, an upcoming four-player co-op shooter and the next game set in Games Workshop’s grimdark sci-fi universe, has been delayed. After briefly appearing in a fresh trailer at the recent Summer Game Fest 2022, the shooter has been pushed back by 10 weeks. In a post on Twitter(opens in new tab), Fatshark CEO, Martin Wahlund, said Darktide is now expected to release on PC on November 30. The Xbox Series X|S version is set to launch shortly after at an unspecified date. “Delaying a game is perhaps one of the most difficult decisions a developer faces and one we are not excited about making,” Wahlund said. “Still, we hope this speaks to our commitment to taking the time necessary and doing whatever it takes to get you the best possible game.” For those of you who are keen to check out Darktide before November, Fatshark announced it will be rolling out a series of betas ahead of launch. Those playtests will begin in mid-August and continue right the way up to release. Head over to the official site(opens in new tab) to sign up for a chance to participate. It's worth noting that playtesters will be picked based on their PC's hardware specs, and any in-game progression will be wiped when Warhammer 40,000: Darktide launches. This is the third time the hotly anticipated shooter has been pushed back. Darktide was first set to release in 2021, before being delayed to spring 2022 following the Covid-19 pandemic. Its release date was then changed a second time to September, but will now be joining the likes of God of War Ragnarok and Skull and Bones in late fall. Extra development time is no bad thing, though. Fatshark looks to be pushing the boat out this time around, and Darktide has fast become one of TRG's most-anticipated upcoming games. Not only will it transport the Left 4 Dead-style fantasy brawling of Warhammer: Vermintide to the 40k universe, but it will also include live-service elements and greater character customization. Imperium loyalists are in for a real treat. Link : https://www.techradar.com/news/warhammer-40k-fans-youll-be-waiting-a-little-longer-for-this-co-op-shooter

Patriot's Viper Venom DDR5 kit arrives with DDR5-6200 CL40 speeds and an option for a bright RGB exterior, vying for a spot on our list of best RAM. Patriot may seem a bit late to the DDR5 party, but some brands took a bit more time to develop and consequently release their first DDR5 memory kits to the market. Of course, that isn't a big deal since DDR5 is here to stay, and it still carries a premium. Patriot, in particular, has opted to extend the brand's prominent Viper series with the new Venom DDR5 lineup, which the manufacturer offers in RGB and black variants. The Viper Venom DDR5 features kit capacities from 16GB (2x8GB) up to 32GB (2x16GB) and data rates spanning from DDR5-5200 to DDR5-6200. The Viper Venom DDR5 memory modules sport a two-tone exterior with a primary matte black design complemented with brushed aluminum accents. In addition, Patriot has tactically placed its red Viper logos in different parts of the heat spreader to be visible to bystanders from every direction. Overall, the memory modules look pretty cool without being overly tall. On the other hand, they measure 43mm (1.69 inches), so they don't precisely fall into the low-profile category, either. The RGB version of the Viper Venom comes with an RGB diffuser. The diffuser doesn't add height to the memory module as the non-RGB versions also stand 43mm tall. For the non-RGB versions, the memory module has a black bar instead of a diffuser. You can customize the RGB-lit memory modules to your heart's content through Patriot's own Viper Venom RGB software or your motherboard's software. For the latter, the memory is compatible with Asus, ASRock, MSI, and Gigabyte software. Patriot's memory kit arrives with two 16GB DDR5 memory modules with a single-rank design. The integrated circuits (ICs) are from SK hynix, specifically the latest H5CG48MEBDX014 (M-die) chips. As for the power management IC (PMIC), Patriot opted to use the "0D=9B 409" unit, which according to the CPU-Z dump, comes from Richtek. For compatibility sake, the memory modules default to DDR5-4800 with standard 40-40-40-77 timings. Patriot has capitalized on the XMP 3.0 standard and loaded the memory modules with three profiles. Profile 1 sets the memory to DDR5-6200 with 40-40-40-76 timings and a 1.35V DRAM voltage. Profile 2 drops it to DDR5-6000 with identical timings but with the DRAM voltage down to 1.25V. Finally, profile 3 puts the Viper Venom RGB to DDR5-5600 at 36-36-36-68 with 1.25V. See our PC Memory 101 feature and How to Shop for RAM story for more on timings and frequency considerations. Our DDR5 test system consists of Intel's Core i9-12900K flagship Alder Lake processor with Corsair's CUE H100i Elite LCD liquid cooler taking care of the cooling. The 16-core Alder Lake chip resides on the MSI MEG Z690 Unify-X motherboard, running the 7D32vH0 firmware. On the other hand, the MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ti Gaming Trio is responsible for our gaming RAM benchmarks. Our Windows 11 installation, benchmarking software, and games reside on Crucial's MX500 SSDs, whereas the RM650x feeds our entire system with power. Lastly, the Streacom BC1 open bench table ensures all of our hardware is well kept and tidy. When you run hardware outside of the manufacturer's specifications, there's always a potential risk of damage. That's the standard caveat with overclocking any hardware, not just memory. Although we've already reached out to SK hynix to inquire about the maximum safe voltage for its ICs, we haven't received any feedback on safe voltages for overclocking. However, after speaking with various memory vendors, they've agreed that 1.4V is the maximum voltage you would want to pump into DDR5 for an extended time. One advantage of the Viper Venom RGB is that the memory uses SK hynix M-die ICs similar to other faster rivals, such as the V-Color Manta XPrism DDR5-6200 C36. As a result, we didn't have any issues getting the Patriot's memory to DDR5-6400 with 36-38-38-76 timings once we pumped 1.4V into the memory modules. Link : https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/patriot-viper-venom-rgb-ddr5-6200-c40-review

Name of the game: Ghost Watchers Price: 9,99$ Link Store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1850740/Ghost_Watchers/ Offer ends up after X hours: 4 August Requirements: MINIMUM: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5 or AMD equivalent (AMD FX 8500+ Series) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 2 GB Video RAM DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 8 GB available space RECOMMENDED: OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel i5 or AMD equivalent (AMD FX 8500+ Series) Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: 4 GB Video RAM DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 8 GB available space

Drivers you meet at EV chargers are generally a friendly bunch and happy to spend time chatting – usually to bemoan the state of the UK’s charging infrastructure. Once that’s out of their system, such chats often break into an impromptu, good-natured game of Top Trumps. Drivers of Jaguar, Kia, Polestar and Tesla EVs will all happily compare ranges, charging times, dynamics and prices. It’s all good-natured fun, with drivers really keen to learn about other cars. But I would feel left out, because I never found another EV driver who particularly wanted to know more about my Citroën ë-Berlingo M. Sure, it would attract plenty of glances when I pulled up to a charger, but more of the incredulous than admiring kind. People might have wanted to know whether it really was electric, but they didn’t really care about its battery or range. Until it happened. It was at Membury services on the westbound M4, and the lovely couple were heading back to west Wales in their Nissan e-NV200 Combi. They needed the load space of a big MPV, and when they had decided to go electric a few years back, the Nissan, with a 40kWh battery and a 124- mile official range, was their only real option. They regularly visited family near London and knew a stop at Membury for a full charge would just get them home. But with their e-NV200 charging at 22kW (it’s now offered with an optional 50kW fast charger), it was a long fill. Still, they had a flask of coffee, a stash of biscuits and a relaxed attitude. When checking his charge level, the man glanced over at my ë-Berlingo. First he admired the size and load space. And then… “How big is the battery in that thing?” Boom. I gladly reeled off the Top Trump stats: a 50kWh battery, a 174-mile WLTP range and a 50kW charging rate. His jaw dropped a bit. My pride swelled a bit. And as he recalculated how quickly he could achieve his London to Wales trip in a van-based MPV, so I re-evaluated my perspective on the ë-Berlingo. I’ve been running the Citroën for the past few months as a long-termer for Move Electric, Autocar’s new sister brand (go and have a look, it’s really very good). And until that point, I had felt that for all its brilliant boxy practicality, the ë-Berlingo was fundamentally flawed, due to a real-world range of maybe 130 miles if you go anywhere near a motorway, dropping perilously close to 100 miles in cold weather. For anyone who has experienced the sheer practical joy of the ‘regular’ Berlingo (now axed, a victim of EU fleet emissions targets), that range was limiting. Every journey of 100- plus miles required a fair amount of planning, with multiple fallbacks to account for the vagaries of the UK’s charging network. That’s true of any EV, of course, but most modern ones give you far more leeway. But a different comparison provides a different context. Yes, the range is undoubtedly limiting and, given that I rarely lug much stuff around, I would happily surrender a chunk of the ë-Berlingo’s almost unfathomably large interior in return for a bigger battery. But flip it another way: the ë-Berlingo offers space, size and practicality unmatched by almost any other electric car of its footprint (aside from its badge-engineered Fiat, Peugeot, Toyota and Vauxhall siblings, of course). Sure, the Tesla Model X is huge, seats seven (like an ë-Berlingo XL) and has those cool gullwing doors. But I will take the ë-Berlingo’s simpler and more usable side-sliding rear passenger doors and its incredibly easy-to-fill square load area. Link : https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/move-electric/living-and-commuting-big-ev

One of Ukraine's richest businessmen has been killed with his wife in "massive" Russian shelling of the southern city of Mykolaiv. Oleksiy Vadatursky, 74, and his wife Raisa died when a missile hit their home overnight, local officials said. Mr Vadatursky owned Nibulon, a company involved in grain exports. He had also received the "Hero of Ukraine" award. Mykolaiv mayor Oleksandr Senkevych said it was probably the heaviest Russian bombardment of the city so far. There was damage to a hotel, a sports complex, two schools and a service station, as well as homes. Mykolaiv is on the main route to Odesa, Ukraine's biggest port on the Black Sea, and has been hit repeatedly since Russia launched its invasion on 24 February. The region's leader Vitaliy Kim said Mr Vadatursky's "contribution to the development of the agricultural and shipbuilding industry, the development of the region is invaluable". Meanwhile, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's office, said he believed Russia had deliberately targeted the businessman. Mykhailo Podolyak said one of the missiles hit the businessman's bedroom, adding that this "leaves no doubt" it was being guided. Nibulon has built many storage facilities and other infrastructure for exporting grain. Ukraine and Russia are major exporters of wheat and other grains, and the disruption of exports caused by the war has sent food prices soaring worldwide. The two countries signed a UN-brokered agreement in Turkey last week, aimed at easing the food crisis. The deal was almost derailed by a Russian attack on the Odesa port the following day. The resumption of Ukrainian exports has been further delayed by security checks. But on Sunday Turkey said the first ship carrying grain was expected to leave Odesa on Monday morning. How much grain is stuck in Ukraine? Ukraine accuses Russian forces of stealing grain from farms on occupied land and exporting it via Crimea - Ukraine's southern peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014. Russia denies Ukrainian claims. Blow to Russian Navy Day Meanwhile, Russia cancelled Navy Day celebrations in occupied Crimea. The reason given by Sevastopol Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev was an alleged Ukrainian drone strike on the Black Sea Fleet headquarters. The fleet has long been based in Sevastopol. A senator in Russian-occupied Crimea later said a drone had been launched from within Sevastopol, and the perpetrators would be found by the evening. Senior Ukrainian official Serhiy Bratchuk dismissed Russia's claims as a "provocation". "The liberation of our Crimea will take place differently and much more efficiently," he said. A photo posted by Governor Razvozhayev showed him in a courtyard littered with leaves, but with no obvious structural damage. He said the Navy Day celebrations were cancelled for security reasons. Navy Day is an annual Russian holiday, and celebrations are taking place across Russia. President Vladimir Putin is overseeing events in St Petersburg, his home city. He signed a new naval doctrine naming the US as Moscow's main rival, and also setting out the Kremlin's global maritime ambitions for key areas such as the Arctic and in the Black Sea. In a blow to the Black Sea Fleet, in April, its flagship Moskva sank after what Ukraine described as a strike with two Neptune missiles. Russia admitted there was a big fire on board caused by exploding ammunition, without attributing it to a Ukrainian attack, and said the missile cruiser sank in a storm while being towed. It remains unclear how many Russian sailors were killed or injured in the ship's demise. Meanwhile in the north, Ukraine's second city Kharkiv was hit by Russian missiles again, mayor Ihor Terekhov said. Three Russian S-300 missiles struck a school there, destroying the main building, he said. The BBC was unable to verify the latest reports. In a late-night address on Saturday, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky told all civilians still living in parts of eastern Donetsk region under Ukrainian control to evacuate. The region has seen heavy clashes amid a slow advance by Russian forces, who already control large parts of it. "The more people leave Donetsk region now, the fewer people the Russian army will have time to kill," Mr Zelensky said. "We will use all available opportunities to save as many lives as possible." Link : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62367356

The news that Apple's macOS Ventura would cease offering guidance(opens in new tab) on how to set up your dial-up modem waylaid me with an intense wave of nostalgia that rocketed my mind back 32 years to the early days of the Internet, email, and that oh-so-classic handshake sound. Dial-up, the phone-line-based communications protocol for connecting computers to distant computers, and the early Internet, is not dead in the clinical sense. You can still use it to connect your computer to the Web through a Mac or Windows PC. You just need a functioning dial-up modem (widely available on eBay(opens in new tab)), a phone line port, the physical phone line cable and RJ35 connector(opens in new tab), and a system on the other end to dial into. With the rise of, first, DSL(opens in new tab), then ubiquitous broadband Internet (cable and fiber) delivered direct to our homes and offices (and, obviously, Wi-Fi), no one does that anymore, right? Three percent...said yes. When I asked them to explain, no one gave a straight answer, which leads me to believe they were yanking my chain. That's fine, they can't stop me from waxing nostalgic about a very specific time in the dawn of computers and connectivity. 1989: It was my first major magazine job and when my boss and mentor fell ill and had to stay at home to recover, we all assumed that someone else would pick up his considerable workload or maybe we'd put it on hold. Tom, that was his name, had other ideas. We were an all Macintosh SE/30(opens in new tab) house and while none of them had built-in dial-up modems, we did have a handful 300 baud(opens in new tab) (that was the speed back then) models lying around that were mostly unused. The big idea was for Tom to take home a modem and his computer (thank goodness those early Macs had handles) and dial into our email system and servers. While savvy enough to know that this was the wave of the future (at least the current wave), Tom knew nothing about technology. It fell to me, the guy who figured out how to get files from Louts 1-2-3 on a PC onto the Mac, to help Tom set it all up. It was not easy. Tom had one phone line, which meant I could only talk him through the setup while he had the modem disconnected from his phone line. I don't think he had a splitter. In any case, we did get it set up on his and my side. This was, to my recollection, the first time I heard the classic handshake sound. We're so spoiled by our instantaneous connections to everyone and everything on the Internet. Imagine if we had to wait 20 seconds or so for our iPhones or Samsung Galaxy handsets to negotiate an Internet connection as we listened to them make their own handshake sound. Come to think of it, that would be kind of cool (annoying, slow, but also fun). That sound, by the way, was a symphony of operations. As outlined by Po[CENSORED]r Mechanics earlier this year(opens in new tab), each, screech, whistle, toodle, and crack had a purpose. There's the hello part, negotiation, sound check, modulation, and more. I was particularly intrigued by the portion that told your phone line to turn off echo suppression and allow for full-duplex communications. Without the former, your phone line would deliver your voice back through the listener's handset and to your ears in a continuous echoey loop. Computer modems, however, could handle that open communication (full-duplex). Dial-up was a lifesaver in those early days, connecting us in ways that were virtually impossible before. We had a century of phone calls behind us before we could share data as easily. There was, for more than a decade, nothing more comforting than the sound of your modem successfully connecting. In the mid-90s, it preceded AOL's "You Got Mail."(opens in new tab) These were the sounds of our early Internet and the kindling of our ultimately hyper-connected lives. Today, we've dispensed with all those pleasantries. There's no hardware to set up. No modems to plug in, lines to run, or requests for everyone else to get off the line. There's no pause or waiting. We're always connected. Apple is right to sunset the setup support. It and Microsoft will surely support dial-up technologies on their respective platforms for as long as it makes sense, but I doubt that will be for much longer. And then dial-up will really, surely, and truly be dead. Link : https://www.techradar.com/news/dial-up-is-dead-but-apple-just-made-it-deader-and-we-still-miss-it

One of AMD's upcoming hexa-core Zen 4 chips (purported Ryzen 5 7600X) has just outperformed Intel's current flagship Core i9-12900K in single-core performance in a new benchmark. Nonetheless, we should treat the leaked benchmark with caution because it's UserBenchmark, and secondly, because the AMD chip is an engineering sample. The unreleased AMD processor (via Tum_Apisak(opens in new tab)) surfaced with the 100-000000593-20_Y identifier. According to the benchmark report(opens in new tab), it has six cores and 12 threads, so it should be the Ryzen 5 7600X, assuming that AMD retains the exact core count for its Zen 4-powered Ryzen 5 SKUs. Although it's an engineering sample, the Ryzen 5 7600X chip showed impressive clock speeds. The hexa-core part reportedly ran with a 4.4 GHz base clock and 4.95 GHz boost clock. It's plausible that the processor still has some gas in the tank as AMD has boasted that the upcoming Ryzen 7000 processors will arrive with boost clocks over 5 GHz. The testbed for the Ryzen 5 7600X consisted of the ASRock N7-B65XT motherboard and 32GB (2x16GB) of G.Skill's Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-5600 (F5-5600U3636C16G 2x16GB) memory. The slow DDR5 memory could hold the Ryzen 5 7600X back a little. The Ryzen 5 7600X delivered up to 22% higher single-core performance than the Core i9-12900K. Compared with the Core i5-12600K, the unannounced Ryzen 5 7600X outpaced the Intel chip by 27%. Furthermore, if we look at a generation-over-generation comparison, the Ryzen 5 7600X posted 56% higher single-core performance than the Ryzen 5 5600X. The Ryzen 5 7600X was a stud in single-core performance; however, it likely won't keep up with the Core i9-12900K because of the core count disparity. For reference, the Core i9-12900K is a 16-core Alder Lake processor with eight Performance (P) cores and eight Efficient (E) cores. The Core i9-12900K decimated the Ryzen 5 7600X by 99% in the multi-core department, which wasn't surprising. The early Ryzen 5 7600X sample looks a bit lacking in multi-core performance. According to UserBenchmark, the Core i5-12600K produced 27% higher multi-core performance than the Ryzen 5 7600X. However, the Ryzen 5 7600X beat the Ryzen 5 5600X by up to 23%. AMD will likely launch Zen 4 processors this Fall 2022. On the other end, Intel may launch its 13th Generation Raptor Lake chips around that time. It's an exciting time for processors since we'll have two new architectures that'll disrupt the market before the end of the year. Link : https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-ryzen-5-7600x-single-core-benchmarks

Name of the game: Apostle: Rebellion Price: 15,11$ Link Store: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1419750/Apostle_Rebellion/ Offer ends up after X hours: 5 August Requirements: MINIMUM: OS: Windows® 7/8/8.1/10 Processor: Intel Core2 Duo or better Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9/OpenGL 4.1 capable GPU DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: 1280x768 or better Display. Lag may occur from loading menus or maps. Turn off other programs before running the game. RECOMMENDED: OS: Windows® 7/8/8.1/10 Processor: 2+ GHz Processor Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: OpenGL ES 2.0 hardware driver support required for WebGL acceleration. (AMD Catalyst 10.9, nVidia 358.50) DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 4 GB available space Additional Notes: 1280x768 or better Display. Lag may occur from loading menus or maps. Turn off other programs before running the game.

Until quite recently, you would have struggled to buy an electric car that could tow a caravan, so rare were they. Forward to today and you’re spoiled for choice of EVs with braked towing capacities ranging from 500kg to 2500kg. Given that the typical single-axle family tourer weighs around 1500kg, you can assume there’s one that can tow it. But what’s it like to tow with an EV? What effect does towing have on range, and when you run out of power, how do you recharge it with a large caravan attached? To find out, I borrowed a Skoda Enyaq iV 80 and a Bailey Discovery D4-2 tourer and went caravanning. I chose these for their good towing match. What does that mean? Well, the Enyaq has a kerb weight of 2032kg and a braked towing capacity of 1000kg, while the Discovery has a maximum total permissible laden mass (MTPLM) of 995kg. To ensure the towing outfit remains as stable as possible, experts advise against towing a caravan with an MTPLM more than 85% of the car’s kerb weight. Power and range-wise, the rear-wheel-drive Enyaq looked to be well up to the job, with 201bhp and 229lb ft on tap and a 330-mile range, courtesy of its 82kWh battery, which has 77kWh usable capacity. To begin, I drove the Enyaq without the caravan from my home to an event at Brooklands – a round trip on a mixture of roads of only 38 miles. The trip computer showed the car had done 3.8 miles per kWh. The following day, I drove to Bailey, based in Bristol, 105 miles away via motorway, to collect the caravan. On arriving at the factory, the trip computer calculated that the Skoda had returned 3.3mpkWh – understandable, given the higher driving speeds. So, after two quite different journeys, the car had returned an average of 3.6mpkWh, giving it a potential real-world range of 277 miles. Now to hitch a caravan to it… Thanks to the Discovery D4-2’s relatively light weight and compact dimensions, this bit was a doddle – at least after I had persuaded the Enyaq’s electrically powered tow hitch (a £995 option, including towbar preparation) to descend from its home behind the bumper. Rear numberplate affixed, electrical connections checked, runaway brake cable attached and tow hitch secure, the Enyaq and Discovery were good to go. I had planned a reasonably long return trip of 60 miles – a journey that would take in a bit of busy Bristol, hilly rural roads and a stretch of the M5 to the midpoint destination, Greenacre Place Touring Caravan Park, just off the motorway at Highbridge. With the gear selector in D/B to give the strongest regenerative braking, I cautiously pressed the accelerator and headed silently through Bailey’s factory gates. However, at the back of my mind was the need to charge the car, a prospect that, given all those horror stories about unreliable chargers, filled me with dread. I had chosen to charge at Sedgemoor Services on the M5, where I hoped there would be plenty of space to unhitch and park the caravan and a rapid charger that would accept contactless payment. On the M5, my anxiety abated as the Enyaq settled down to an easy 60mph cruise. However, at this faster speed, its range quickly began to fall. With it predicting 34 miles, compared with 107 miles when I had left Bailey just 26 miles ago, the services at last hove into view. I debated whether to park in the car area, where the chargers were likely to be but where space for unhitching the caravan would be at a premium, or follow the signs to caravan parking and unhitch there. I did the latter. Link : https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/features/range-game-how-viable-are-evs-towing

Ukraine has labelled Russia a "terrorist state" after Moscow's UK embassy tweeted that Ukrainian Azov battalion soldiers deserved a "humiliating death" by hanging. The embassy tweet came after more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) held by Russia were killed - Azov soldiers reportedly among them. They died in an attack on Olenivka prison in Russian-held eastern Ukraine. Ukraine and Russia blame each other for the attack that killed the prisoners. Twitter did not remove the tweet from the Russian Embassy in the UK, but said it broke Twitter anti-hate rules. Besides the Ukrainian government, many other Twitter users voiced outrage at the tweet. Twitter said it may be in the public interest to keep the post accessible. The Olenivka prison camp is controlled by the Russian-backed self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DNR). What happened there on Friday remains unclear. Unverified Russian video footage of the aftermath shows a tangle of wrecked bunk beds and badly charred bodies. After the attack the Russian embassy in the UK tweeted that Azov "militants deserve execution, but death not by firing squad but by hanging, because they're not real soldiers. They deserve a humiliating death". The tweet included a video clip showing a couple in a wrecked building, accusing Azov troops of having shelled their home. The embassy's call for execution repeats what the man in the video says. Azov troops were captured in May after fiercely defending Azovstal, a giant steelworks in the southern city of Mariupol. Russia has long accused the battalion of being neo-Nazis and war criminals. Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian presidential chief of staff, wrote on Telegram that "Russia is a terrorist country". "In the 21st Century, only savages and terrorists can say at a diplomatic level that people deserve to be executed by hanging for nothing. The RF [Russia] is a state sponsor of terrorism. What more proof do you need?" he said. Ukraine has called for the United Nations and Red Cross to be allowed to investigate the deaths at Olenivka. The Red Cross says it is seeking access to the prison to help with evacuating and treating the wounded. Ukraine says the site was targeted by Russia in an effort to destroy evidence of torture and killing. President Volodymyr Zelensky described the incident as a "deliberate Russian war crime". Ukraine's foreign ministry spokesman Oleg Nikolenko tweeted: "There is no difference between Russian diplomats calling for execution of Ukrainian prisoners of war and Russian troops doing it in Olenivka. "They are all accomplices in these war crimes and must be held accountable." DNR spokesman Daniil Bezsonov said the strike had killed 53 people and wounded 75. He called it a "direct hit on a barracks holding prisoners". Russia's defence ministry said the strike had been carried out with US-made Himars artillery and it accused Ukraine of a "deliberately perpetrated" provocation. The ministry produced fragments of what it said were rockets fired by the Himars system. line A war crime but who was behind it? By Paul Adams in Kyiv The scene inside the "filtration camp" near Olenivka is hellish. Rays of sunlight shining through jagged holes in the corrugated iron roof reveal a tangle of metal bunk beds and an unknown number of charred bodies, some of them still lying where, presumably, they had been sleeping. Outside, there is blood on a wooden pallet and more bodies, not burned, but bloodied. They look emaciated. With independent journalists not able to access the site, there's little anyone can do at the moment to verify the competing claims. Ukraine says it has a mountain of evidence, including an intercepted radio conversation between Russian-backed separatists, in which they talk about a series of explosions deliberately engineered by the rebels themselves. Other Ukrainian sources blame mercenaries from Russia's Wagner group. Only a thorough investigation by impartial experts can possibly establish the truth. Whether such experts will ever be allowed access to this appalling scene is doubtful. line Footage of the destruction within a hangar-like dormitory filled with burned or destroyed bunk beds appeared online on Friday morning. The footage came from Russian state TV channel Russia 1. It then cuts to footage of destruction and bloodshed outside the building. The BBC cannot verify whether the interior and exterior shots are at the same location. The BBC's Reality Check team have, however, confirmed that the shots of the outside of the building match Prison No. 120, near Olenivka. The prison was empty before February 2022, and has been used exclusively for POWs and civilians who did not pass Russian filtration - a system where people are interrogated before it is decided where they will be sent. Andriy Biletskyi, a founder of the nationalist Azov Battalion, said a number of the unit's soldiers were among those killed. Link : https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-62363225

We’re now less than two weeks from the August 10 announcement of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4, but as so often happens with high-profile phone launches, the phone has already been leaked more or less in full. In fact, two big leaks have now landed more or less simultaneously – one revealing the likely design, and the other the probable price. First up, lets take a look at the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4’s possible design, courtesy of leaked renders shared by Evan Blass – a leaker with a great track record – through 91Mobiles(opens in new tab). These appear to be official press renders, and they show the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 in three shades – black, beige, and a sort of grey green. You can see there’s a triple-lens camera, and a design that appears basically identical to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, which is no surprise since leaks had suggested as much. In fact, we’ve previously seen leaked renders which also showed this design, so it’s likely accurate. The leak also includes some Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 renders, and they similarly look a lot like the Galaxy Z Flip 3, as well as matching previously leaked renders. You can see a dual-lens camera here in a black strip on the back, while the rest of the rear is shown in a choice of graphite, gold, blue or purple. Next up we’ve got prices. According to South Korean site Naver(opens in new tab), the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 will start at 1,998,700 won for 256GB of storage, rising to 2,097,700 won for 512GB. We won’t bother with conversions because those are exactly the same prices as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 launched for, suggesting that prices in other regions might be identical too. That would mean a starting price of $1,799 / £1,599 / AU$2,499, rising to $1,899 / £1,699 / AU$2,649 for 512GB of storage. Notably that’s slightly at odds with another recent leak, which suggested prices would increase a little bit, so we’d take this with a pinch of salt. This latest source does suggest a small price increase for the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, which would apparently start at 1,299,000 won for a model with 256GB of storage, rising to 1,398,000 for 512GB. However, while this is a slight price hike, you’re also getting more starting storage if this leak is right, and converted prices for the 256GB Z Flip 4 could amount to around what the 256GB model of the Z Flip 3 cost – it’s just there might not be a cheaper 128GB version this time. That could mean a starting price of around $1,049 / £999 / AU$1,599 this year. Analysis: a disappointing Flip If Samsung is flipping up the price of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, that could hurt what’s currently the company’s most mainstream foldable phone line. The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 reportedly sold very well, and that’s surely largely down to a price that – by foldable phone standards – was very affordable. In order to maintain or build on that momentum, we had hoped Samsung would keep the price at that same level or lower it further. The company might still do so, of course, as this is just a leak for now. It also seems odd that Samsung wouldn’t offer a 128GB model this year, especially if skipping that means a higher starting price. So fingers crossed for a cheaper base model than we’ve heard about above. This is never going to be affordable enough to be one of the best cheap phones, but if the price is right, it could easily be one of the best foldable phones. Link : https://www.techradar.com/news/double-samsung-galaxy-z-fold-4-leak-lays-the-phone-bare

New for the summer of 2022, the Z690I Aorus Ultra Plus is a Mini-ITX update of the Aorus Ultra. If you remember, Gigabyte confirmed stability issues on that board when running the PCIe slot at the full PCIe 4.0 bandwidth. So the company issued an exchange/refund program and offered a workaround by lowering the PCIe bandwidth to 3.0 speeds. The old board is now the Aorus Ultra Lite and is limited to PCIe 3.0 x16, while the Z690I Aorus Ultra Plus offers the full PCIe 4.0 x16 bandwidth. History aside, you’ll find the updated board on Newegg(opens in new tab) and Amazon(opens in new tab) for $329.99, boasting the same hardware as the original/Ultra Lite (which isn’t a bad deal now at $150.99). The Ultra Plus has robust power delivery, including 105A SPS MOSFETs, a premium audio codec, two M.2 sockets (none are PCIe 5.0, sadly), fast networking with integrated Wi-Fi 6E and a 2.5 GbE port. It also looks good and is the only Z690 Mini-ITX board that includes onboard RGB lighting. Hardware-wise, it’s well-equipped and sits on the lower end of the Z690 Mini-ITX price range. making it an attractive option for those looking to build a small PC. The board’s performance across our test suite was average to above average, with nothing notably slow or fast. Power use and memory bandwidth were spot on, as was its tested performance in games. The good news is that we didn’t notice any instability running default/PCIe 4.0 or capture any WHEA errors in our time with the board. It looks like Gigabyte’s update fixed the issue with the board and locked down the previous version to ensure stability on the existing models. We’ll look at the board’s full list of features and performance below and determine if it carves out a spot on our best motherboards list. Read on to get all the information you need to make an informed buying decision. Before that, here’s a list of specs, directly from Gigabyte’s website. Gigagbyte includes several accessories along with the board. The basics are all there, including multiple fan header adapters (a couple of the 4-pin headers are not the standard size), a USB 2.0 header (same as the USB ports, a non-standard header to save on board real estate), SATA cables, and more. Again, my Gigabyte sample did not include a driver disk/USB. If yours arrives without, get the latest drivers from Gigabyte’s site. Here’s a list of the included extras. (2) SATA 6Gb/s cables (3) 4-pin to 4-pin fan adapters RGB extension cable USB extension cable 4-pin to Molex cable Wi-Fi antennas M.2 SSD screw packages User manual Looking at the Z690I Aorus Ultra Plus, we get a good sense of the general styling. Like its larger siblings, the board sports a black PCB with a brushed-aluminum finish on the black heatsinks, along with a gray accent proudly showing off the Aorus falcon[1] . All sockets are reinforced and there’s a backplate that protects the back of the board and (presumably) helps with thermals. Along the right edge of the board is a row of several RGBs that produce a bright glow with saturated colors. Despite its small size, this is a good-looking board to build your Alder Lake-based system around, especially if you’re looking for RGB lighting without having to supply strips or other accessories. With larger boards, we split the feature discussion into halves. But since there isn’t a distinct top and bottom here, we’ll cover the features moving clockwise around the board. On the left, the VRM heatsink sports the Aorus branding in white, with the board's name toward the bottom. On top is a required 8-pin EPS to power the CPU, while next to it is one of four fan headers (one of two full-size 4-pin headers). The heatsinks seem to have plenty of mass and surface area to keep the beefy power delivery below easily running within spec. Moving right, past the top VRM bank, we run into two more 4-pin fan headers. However, these are smaller and proprietary, to save space. So they require the included 4-pin to 4-pin adapters to fit standard fan connectors. Each header supports PWM and DC fans, with output up to 2A/24W. And they are controlled through the BIOS. Unless you have some massive pump or industrial fans, the output here should be plenty to support air or water cooling configurations. Link : https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabyte-Z690i-aorus-ultra-plus-review

Name of the game: Sweet Transit Price: 19,79$ Link Store:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1612770/Sweet_Transit/ Offer ends up after X hours: 4 August Requirements: MINIMUM: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64 Bit Processor: Intel Core i3-540, 3.07 GHz or AMD FX-4350, 4.2 GHz Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, 512 MB or AMD Radeon HD 6670, 1 GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: Low 720p @ 60 FPS+ RECOMMENDED: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64 Bit Processor: Intel Core i5-3470, 3.2 GHz or AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 3.1 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660, 2 GB or AMD Radeon HD 7850, 2 GB DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 3 GB available space Additional Notes: High 1080p @ 60 FPS+