CES may get the most important headlines, however for desktop followers, there’s no higher commerce present than Taeipei’s Computex. The present was placed on hiatus for 2 years, and technically again however severely muted in 2022, so this yr was the primary return to its full prominence. Along with protection of fascinating particular person merchandise and broader tendencies, PCWorld had the possibility to speak with a number of the finest minds across the expertise publishing world about every little thing starting from Ryzen CPU voltages to how constructing PCs differs all over the world as to if or not Star Citizen is price taking part in but.
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Gordon had a frank dialogue with the always-amicable Steve of Avid gamers Nexus on the tradition of the web pc neighborhood. Which, like all such group, likes to get its fingers on a great leak from a producer. However is {that a} good factor, for them or for us? Let’s break it down.
Talking of leaks, Wendell of Level1Techs joins Gordon to speak about an upcoming (and unofficial) refresh of Intel’s Z790 chipset. That signifies that the subsequent CPU refresh will persist with the LGA1700 socket, albeit with some improved capabilities. Which may imply “beefier” motherboard designs suitable together with your present {hardware}.
On the opposite facet of the aisle, let’s ask Aris of {Hardware} Busters about some AMD processor tech. Particularly, what’s one of the simplest ways to measure the voltage of the most recent high-powered AMD chips? AMD says it’s the brand new Scalable Voltage Interface 3 through the CPU’s inner sensor…however that provides some thorny issues in case you’re in search of extra granular info.
Pedro of PCMR offers us a extra worldwide perspective on each PC constructing and procuring. Do you know Taipei has retailers that may let you choose your elements and construct a desktop for you proper there within the retailer? Do you know Brazil’s import taxes have created a thriving DIY retro PC scene?
Star of the TechTechPotato channel and frequent visitor on The Full Nerd Dr. Ian Cutress joins Gordon for a deep dive into RISC-V. For the uninitiated, RISC is a set of open-source lowered instruction set pc ideas for microcontroller chip design, which could be capable to compete with requirements like x86/x64 and ARM. However will we ever see it rise to rival the titans of the business?
One of many frequent themes of this yr’s Computex was making it simpler for PC builders to make clear, organized inner builds. However that’s malarky, and Gordon joins fellow “grumpy outdated PC gamer” Leo of KitGuru to inform you why. Dang spoiled youngsters.
Gordon talked with Shannon Robb, the advertising supervisor at Patriot Reminiscence, for a geeky deep-dive into all issues DRAM and DDR5.
For the final interview, let’s check out Star Citizen, one of many white whales of PC gaming talked about in the identical breath as Half-Life 3, Past Good and Evil 2, and (previously) Duke Nukem Ceaselessly. The house sim has been in growth for over 13 years, and it’s nowhere close to completed. However Terrence of TechTok and the DaPoets channel explains why it is best to play it in its years-long “playable alpha” state.
Lastly, we did a stay episode of The Full Nerd stay from the Computex present flooring, the place Gordon and Adam have been joined by by scintillatingly good of us like Paul from Paul’s {Hardware}, Dr. Ian Cutress from TechTechPotato and MoreThanMoore, and Alex Clark from Linus Tech Suggestions for plentiful tech dialogue and somewhat tomfoolery.
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