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Buy a processor, and then pay more to activate additional features. Intel is going to implement such a mechanism in their new CPUs

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It seems that guesses have been confirmed, and Intel will offer the opportunity to activate additional features on processors after they are purchased.

Buy a processor, and then pay more to activate additional features.  Intel is going to implement such a mechanism in their new CPUs

The assumption of such a possibility appeared in the fall, but now it has been confirmed. We are talking about the mechanism of Intel Software Defined Silicon (SDSi) in the Linux OS, which will appear there with the release of Linux 5.18 this spring. This mechanism will be supported by the upcoming Xeon Sapphire Rapids processors.

The bottom line is that such a mechanism will allow you to activate any additional CPU functions directly programmatically through the license activation process. Simply put, for a surcharge, after purchasing a CPU (rather, a system based on such CPUs), it will be possible to activate some additional functions. It is also possible that Intel will introduce some kind of corporate subscription, which will be very interesting.

But in fact, this will not be the first such case. The same Intel more than 10 years ago offered the Intel Upgrade Service, which allows you to unlock an additional 1 MB of cache memory for some CPUs or slightly increase the frequencies. But then such a function did not gain popularity. However, with the complication of server processors, it can become more convenient.

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This is the second generation of the iconic NH-D15 super cooler. There are not many changes, but it’s still a long time to wait for the release

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This is the second generation of the iconic NH D15 super

Noctua first showed a new generation of CPU cooler NH-D15.

This is the second generation of the iconic NH-D15 super cooler.  There are not many changes, but it's still a long time to wait for the release

Outwardly, the cooler has changed very little, so they decided not to change the name. But, for example, there were eight heat pipes against six in the first generation. In addition, the gap between the ribs was reduced from 1.9 to 1.6 mm.

This is the second generation of the iconic NH-D15 super cooler.  There are not many changes, but it's still a long time to wait for the release

Two new-generation 140mm fans will be responsible for airflow, details of which are not yet available. All of this combined should make the iconic cooler a bit more performant, although now, almost 10 years after its release, it is still one of the best-performing CPU coolers on the market.

This is the second generation of the iconic NH-D15 super cooler.  There are not many changes, but the release is still a long time

Despite the demonstration, the release of the novelty is still far away: Noctua is going to release the cooler only next year.

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A video card with a strange 7 GB of memory, and even a completely Chinese design. Moore Threads MTT S70 unveiled with RTX 3060 performance

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A video card with a strange 7 GB of memory

The Chinese company Moore Threads introduced the MTT S70 video card, which was a step below the S80 model, released at the end of last year.

A video card with a strange 7 GB of memory, and even a completely Chinese design.  Moore Threads MTT S70 unveiled with RTX 3060 performance

The novelty uses the same GPU, but instead of 4096 computing units, only 3584 are active. The GPU frequency is only 1.6-1.8 GHz. As a result, the performance of such an adapter reaches 11.2 TFLOPS. This is about the level of the GeForce RTX 3060, but only in the context of “dry” performance. In games, even the older S80 with varying degrees of success coped only with much older Nvidia adapters.

What is more interesting is the unique memory subsystem. There is 7 GB GDDR6 and a 224-bit bus. Apparently, no one has used this configuration before.

At the same time, the younger model, unlike the older one, does not support PCIe 5.0, being limited to PCIe 4.0. From the rest, we can note the length of 285 mm, three DisplayPort 1.4a ports and one HDMI 2.1.

Recall that Moore Threads video cards are based on the architecture of the company’s own design.

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Video cards won’t stop growing in size? MSI Shows Giant Cooling Systems for Upcoming Adapters

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Video cards wont stop growing in size MSI Shows Giant

Despite the fact that GeForce RTX 40 video cards are much more energy efficient than RTX 30 models, manufacturers are not only in no hurry to reduce the size of cards and their coolers, but, on the contrary, they are announcing ever more monstrous coolers. MSI at Computex 2023 showed several new solutions at once, and they are all huge.

Video cards won't stop growing in size?  MSI Shows Giant Cooling Systems for Upcoming Adapters

In total, MSI showed three developments: a radiator with bimetallic fins, a three-dimensional evaporation chamber and an integrated liquid CO.

Video cards won't stop growing in size?  MSI Shows Giant Cooling Systems for Upcoming Adapters

There are no exact dimensions for each solution, but a card with one of them occupies 4.2 expansion slots. This is less than the thickest graphics card on the market, the PNY RTX 4090 Verto ARGB Dual Fan, but still very, very much.

Video cards won't stop growing in size?  MSI Shows Giant Cooling Systems for Upcoming Adapters

Interestingly, MSI says that all these are developments for next-generation video cards, that is, at least for the RTX 4090 Ti, if one comes out. Or already for the RTX 50.

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