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Cyperpunk 2077 does not use SMT for AMD processors

Apparently the REDengine-4-Engine from Cyperpunk uses 2077 does not have the ability to process two threads per core, as the current Ryzen processors from AMD offer. Analogous to Hyperthreading at Intel, SMT (Simultaneous Multithreading) is a possibility to use the resources of a CPU core more effectively. We looked at Cyberpunk in the technology check… Read more

DeepCool AS500 Plus in the test: Single-tower cooler with the power of two fans

Page 1: DeepCool AS 500 Plus in the test: Single- Tower cooler with the power of two fans Dual-tower models in particular offer maximum cooling performance in the air cooler area – but often at the expense of compatibility. With the AS 500 Plus, DeepCool offers a single-tower model that should offer high performance with… Read more

Unpacked & touched: Razer Tomahawk ATX – can Razer also handle cases?

With Tomahawk ATX and Tomahawk Mini-ITX, Razer has added to Razercon 2020 presented its own range of housings. We have received the larger model in midi tower format for testing and want to introduce it briefly. The Tomahawk ATX is essentially a conventional steel case. Razer designs it in a very straightforward manner, but sets… Read more

KW50 / 2020: Our articles from the last week

This week, once again, numerous exciting articles went online at Hardwareluxx.de. We not only played the new Need for Speed or Assassin’s Creed, but also the AVerMedia Live Gamer Extreme 2 GC 551, three custom models of the Radeon RX 6800 and RX 6800 XT and the ICHILL-X3 versions of INNO3D put to the test…. Read more

The Vikings are on the loose: Assassin's Creed Valhalla alluded to

With Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, the French publisher Ubisoft presents the twelfth part of the well-known franchise. This time, however, the action-adventure players don’t end up in London, Jerusalem or Rome. The latest title in the series initially takes place in medieval Norway and England, where the Anglo-Saxons and Danes fight fierce. Right in the middle… Read more

The Hardwareluxx-Webwatch: The articles from our partners from KW50 / 2020

Published on: Saturday, 12. December 2020 at 15: 00 of Andreas Stegmüller

Reader test: These are the testers of the Aerocool Atomic!

At the end of November, in cooperation with Aerocool, we called on our readers and community members to apply for our latest reader test. We were looking for three testers for a brand new case from the manufacturer, which after an extensive test report for our forum could be kept as a small thank you… Read more

Endless games: Epic Games Store announces a Christmas surprise

Just in time for the Christmas season, the Epic Games Store is announcing its holiday offers. However, this should only surprise very few Hardwareluxx readers. Already on Monday we reported about a possible, large-scale Christmas surprise from Epic. Now it’s official and we can answer the question of whether the Epic Games Store has come… Read more

Last of Us Part II does a pretty good job at the Game Awards 2020

Also this year at the “The Game Awards 2020 “again named” Game of the Year “. This time Sony and Naughty Dog were able to secure the coveted trophy of the video game industry with The Last of Us Part II. However, this was not the only prize the survival horror game was able to… Read more

Christmas greetings from Sony: New sale started in the PlayStation Store

In keeping with the final phase of the Christmas business, Sony is making a splash and is publishing a variety of X-Mas offers in its own store . In addition to PlayStation 4 games, this also applies to games for the PS5. The reduced prices are valid up to 15. December 2020. However, it can… Read more

INNO3D GeForce RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 Ti ICHILL X3 in a double test

Page 1: INNO3D GeForce RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 Ti ICHILL X3 in double test With the GeForce RTX 3070 and lastly too With the GeForce RTX 2017 Ti, NVIDIA has continued its existing amp family in the last few days and weeks Rounded towards the bottom and presented cheaper models. There are several variants… Read more

Retro gaming: Capcom announces Arcade Stadium for the Nintendo Switch

In the course of this year’s Game Awards, the games company Capcom announced that it would be releasing the classic collection Capcom Arcade Stadium in February of next year. This collection should appear for the Nintendo Switch and contain a total of 32 retro games. In addition to Street Fighter 2, Dynasty Wars and Final… Read more

Reader's test: These are the testers of the SilverStone Sugo 14!

In cooperation with SilverStone, we called on our readers and community members in November to apply for our latest reader test. We were looking for three testers for the SilverStone Sugo 14. We went through all the applications in the morning and started to select the participants. Despite its compact dimensions, the new Mini-ITX housing… Read more

Windows 10 emulates x64 programs on ARM64 hardware

Microsoft has the build 21277 of the Windows Insider Preview 10 released. All major changes to this version can be found in a Microsoft blog post. In addition to the many small (especially optical) changes, there is an important technical innovation. Microsoft is introducing an emulator that allows x 64 – programs on ARM 64… Read more

3x 8-pin: PowerColor shows the Radeon RX 6900 XT Red Devil

After ASUS was the first manufacturer to step out of cover with the TUF Radeon RX 6900 XT, PowerColor today launched the Radeon RX 6900 XT Red Devil presented. We have already seen a first custom model from ASRock, but have not yet gone into it in more detail. The PowerColor Radeon RX 6900 XT… Read more