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Submission + - AMD Launches New Ryzen Pro Processors With Vega Graphics For The Enterprise (hothardware.com)

MojoKid writes: AMD launched a new family of Ryzen Pro processors for enterprise desktops and laptops. The CPUs incorporate Ryzen quad-core CPU with integrated AMD Radeon RX Vega M graphics GPUs. There are three new SKUs each, for the mobile market and for the desktop market, all of which are still built on a 14nm FinFET manufacturing process. On the mobile side, there is the 3.8GHz Ryzen Pro 7 2700U and the 3.6GHz Ryzen Pro 5 2500U. Both of these APUs have 4 cores/8 threads and a TDP of 12 to 25 watts, but the former has 10 Radeon Compute Units (CUs), while the latter makes do with 8 CUs. The 3.4GHz Ryzen Pro 3 2300U, which is not SMT-enabled, has 4 cores/4 threads and 6 CUs. For desktop systems, there are the Ryzen 5 Pro 2400G/2400GE and Ryzen Pro 3 2200G/2200GE. The "GE" variants have slightly lower clock speeds than their "G" series desktop counterparts, but much lower TDP ratings (35 watts versus 65 watts). Also on board is AMD GuardMI Technology with on-chip DRAM memory encryption, secure boot, fTPM/TPM 2.0, and what the company calls “enterprise-grade” reliability. AMD also notes, "during an event in front of global press and industry analysts last week, several top global PC OEMs unveiled a breadth of commercial platform offerings including light but powerful enterprise notebooks, robust enterprise desktops, compact enterprise micro towers and small form factor desktops, all powered by Ryzen PRO processors with Radeon Vega Graphics." You can expect systems featuring this new AMD Ryzen Pro family of products available in market within the next few weeks.

Submission + - Microsoft's rose doesn't smell all that sweet, regardless of the name (microsoft.com)

flopwich writes: Back when Microsoft was trying its best to ram Windows 10 on to everyone's computers and trampling the wishes of the computers' owners face down in the mud, one of the updates that looked like trouble was Knowledge Base (KB) 2952664. Back then they claimed it "...helps Microsoft make improvements to ease the upgrade to Windows 10". Some of us refused to apply that update then or since, along with the other "updates" that jammed Windows 10 down your throat. Today's Windows Update upgraded KB2952664 from Optional to Important, but in order to get you to swallow it, Microsoft now calls it "Compatibility update for keeping Windows up-to-date in Windows 7" and tells us that it performs diagnostics that "...evaluate the compatibility status of the Windows ecosystem". They also assure us that as opposed to back then, now it contains "no GWX or upgrade functionality". We're apparently supposed to forget all about that nastiness back there, trust them because they've changed the wording and accept this Trojan horse from them now. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet?

Comment You don't know what a computer is? (Score 1) 594

When the kid with the iPad said "What's a computer?" I thought they were showing that they were designed for the retarded.

If the kid really didn't know that what they're using is a form of computer, it implies they're either somehow lacking in super basic information about technology (i.e. stupid) or have a serious mental disability.

Submission + - AMD Reveals EPYC 7000 Server Processor Line-Up With Up to 32 Cores Per Socket (hothardware.com)

MojoKid writes: AMD has officially launched its new EPYC 7000 family of processors, based on its Zen architecture, for data center server applications. Zen scales well for consumer desktop applications, as we've seen with AMD's successful Ryzen processor launch. However, the data center is near and dear to the AMD's heart, due to significantly higher chip pricing and better profit margins. There will be 32, 24, 16 and 8-core versions of EPYC CPUs that will comprise AMD's new server CPU stack for now, but all sport 128 lanes of PCIe connectivity and the same 8-channel DDR4 controller with official supported memory speeds of up to 2666MHz. Base frequencies of the chips clock in around the 2GHz mark with boost frequency topping out at 3.2GHz. The flagship is the AMD EPYC 7601 with 32 cores and 64 threads and the lineup scales down to the 8-core EPYC 7251 which also has all the same memory bandwidth and PCIe connectivity of the 32-core beasts. The common attributes of 8-channel DDR4 and 128 lanes of available PCIe expansion offer the platform an advantage versus Intel's current Xeon platforms and even its latest Xeon Scalable processor family, where AMD could still have a core count advantage. In initial performance benchmarks, AMD is claiming performance advantages ranging from 20 — 70% versus Intel's current top-end Xeon platforms.

Comment Re:Talk about a subset of a subset (Score 1) 61

I think you underestimate the number - there were way more than seven of us Linux gamers just developing for the DK1 years back. There are over a 100 vive owners asking Valve to support Linux here: https://github.com/ValveSoftwa..., and that's just the subset of us that have github accounts and thought it would be a good idea to me-too the issue.

At any rate, it's the chicken and the egg - there can't be a huge number of Linux VR gamers until the platform is supported.

Submission + - White House blocks news organizations from press briefing (cnn.com)

ClickOnThis writes: CNN reports that it, along with several other major news organizations, were blocked from attending a press briefing at the White House today. From the article:

The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Politico and BuzzFeed were also excluded from the meeting, which is known as a gaggle and is less formal than the televised Q-and-A session in the White House briefing room. The gaggle was held by White House press secretary Sean Spicer.

In a brief statement defending the move, administration spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the White House "had the pool there so everyone would be represented and get an update from us today."

The pool usually includes a representative from one television network and one print outlet. In this case, four of the five major television networks — NBC, ABC, CBS and Fox News — were invited and attended the meeting, while only CNN was blocked.

And while The New York Times was kept out, conservative media organizations Breitbart News, The Washington Times and One America News Network were also allowed in.


Submission + - AMD Demos Ryzen Processors Beating Intel Core i7 At Far Lower Price Points (hothardware.com)

MojoKid writes: AMD CEO, Dr. Lisu Su took to the stage at AMD's Ryzen tech day yesterday and opened the event with official speeds, feeds, pricing, and benchmark scores for the company's upcoming Ryzen series processors. AMD's goal with Ryzen, which is based on its Zen microarchitecture, was a 40% IPC (instructions per clock) uplift. As it turns out, AMD was actually able to increase IPC by approximately 52% with the final shipping product, sometimes more depending on workload type. Dr. Su also showed the first die shot of an 8-core Ryzen processor, disclosing that it consists of approximately 4.8 billion transistors. AMD's flagship Ryzen 7 1800X 8-core/16 thread CPU will have a base clock speed of 3.6GHz, a boost clock of 4.0GHz, and a 95 watt TDP. AMD claims the Ryzen 7 1800X will be the fastest 8-core desktop processor on the market when it arrives. The next member of the line-up is the Ryzen 7 1700X with a base clock of 3.4GHz and a boost clock of 3.8GHz, also with 8 cores and a 95 watt TDP. Finally, the Ryzen 7 1700 – sans X – is also an 8-core / 16-thread CPU, but it has lower 3.0GHz base and 3.7GHz boost clocks, along with a lower 65 watt TDP. AMD took the opportunity to demo the Ryzen 7 1800X and it was approximately 9% faster than the Core i7-6900K running Cinebench R15's multi-threaded test, at about half the cost. And in another comparison, Dr. Su put the 8-core Ryzen 7 1700 up against the quad-core Core i7-7700K, converting a 4K 60 FPS video down to 1080P and the Ryzen CPU outpaces the Core i7 by 10 full seconds. Pricing for the three initial Ryzen 7 series processors will undercut competing Intel processors significantly. AMD's Ryzen 7 1800X will arrive at $499, Ryzen 7 1700X at $399, and Ryzen 7 1700 at $329. Based on current street prices, Ryzen will be between 20% — 50% lower priced but AMD is claiming performance that's better than Intel at those price points.

Submission + - FBI never examined hacked DNC servers (buzzfeed.com) 2

schwit1 writes: “According to one intelligence official who spoke to the publication, no U.S. intelligence agency has performed its own forensics analysis on the hacked servers. Instead, the official said, the bureau and other agencies have relied on analysis done by the third-party security firm CrowdStrike, which investigated the breach for the DNC.”

Submission + - Netgear Orbi AC3000 Mesh WiFi System Tested, Blankets Up To 4000 Square Feet (hothardware.com)

MojoKid writes: Consumer WiFi router products are classified by three major performance characteristics: overall throughput or bandwidth, multi-client performance, and range. Although throughput and multi-client bandwidth has scaled-up over the years, range hasn't improved quite as robustly. Even the most powerful WiFi routers, with active antennas, can still leave dead spots in large home or office installations. That's where the recent crop of mesh router technologies, that startups like Eero and Google with Google WiFi, are making significant advancements. By spreading out multiple, interconnected router access points across a WiFi network, you blanket the area with a stronger, more contiguous signal. If you need to go the distance, mesh WiFi routers are the new way to go and Netgear is now entering the fray with a 3Gbps tri-band setup called Orbi. Where the Orbi is different from recent mesh networking products is its 5GHz, 1733Mbps backhaul connection between its satellite and the base router. A combined two unit system offers a 2X2, 866Mbps, 5GHz AC connection and a 2x2, 400Mbps, 2.4GHz link. However, in between, including Gig-E wired devices that you can plug into a satellite, there's a 4x4, 5GHz dedicated backhaul link that lets client connections stretch their legs. Tested against a powerful standard AC5300 router, the Orbi mesh setup delivered consistent performance well north of 130Mbps, through multiple floors, and upwards of 300Mbps at longer distances, up to 4,000 square feet, with the Orbi satellite on the same level as the client PC.

Comment 2 possibilities (Score 1) 2

There are two possibilities:

1) There is a dark complicated conspiracy to switch peoples votes, yet clearly indicate they were switched to the person voting. And it's happening to... exactly one person so far.

2) This one Trump voter is too stupid to competently operate the voting machine in question.

I don't have to see that the story came from infowars to know which is more likely.

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