Thursday, July 3, 2014

IT News Head Lines (FutureLooks) 04/07/2014

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The Intel Core i7-4790K “Devil’s Canyon” Processor Reviewed
The Intel Core i7-4790K “Devil’s Canyon” Processor Reviewed

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Haswell’s successor is code named “Devil’s Canyon” and it’s here for us to check out today. And it turns out that the LGA 1150 socketed processor is compatible with both Z87 and Z97 motherboards which is great news for all enthusiasts. In short, Devil’s Canyon has two major revisions, which include a better thermal interface underneath the aluminum cap and a higher 4GHz base operating frequency than Haswell. The two simple questions we asked right away are, does the new processor actually run cooler than Haswell? And, will that 4GHz base frequency be an advantage without melting down itself? With …
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Study Shows Gamers Are More Social, Better Educated, and Just Awesome Human Beings
Study Shows Gamers Are More Social, Better Educated, and Just Awesome Human Beings

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Let’s keep the shattering of gamer stereotypes going. Not only can gamers make major bank, but now a study shows that they may just be smarter then those who make fun of them. We dug up an article from The Washington Post citing a study that shows those who play video games regularly “actually tend to be more social, more successful and more educated than the non-gaming population.” While citing a study may not completely remove the nerd label, it still does paint a much clearer and more positive image of the gaming community.
The study was commissioned by …
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Chips Ahoy! The Intel Core i7-5960X Will Come Packed With Eight Cores!
Chips Ahoy! The Intel Core i7-5960X Will Come Packed With Eight Cores!

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With Intel’s X99 platform set for imminent release in the coming quarter, we’ve already seen the boards and the DDR4 modules at COMPUTEX 2014. But the burning question is, where are all the chips? Well, here’s one chip to chew on, and it’s got eight cores onboard!
According to Digital Trends, the Intel Core i7-5960X will be the “Extreme” processor to be launched with the new flagship X99 platform will be based on a 22nm architecture. Unlike its predecessor, the Core i7-4906X (reviewed here), the new chip will increase the physical core count to eight, which will …
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