HW News – AMD Backtracks, Intel Mining Operation, & X370 Gets Ryzen 5000 Support

AMD backtracked an old statement about 4GB cards, Intel is manufacturing Bitcoin mining ASICs, AMD Ryzen 5000 CPUs get formal X370 support, and NVIDIA tries to bury its own 3080 12GB.
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00:00 – Recapping the Week
01:09 – GN Disappointment PC Shirts are Almost Gone
02:27 – AMD Confronted By Own Past Bullsh#@
06:07 – Intel Makes Bitcoin Mining ASIC
09:01 – AMD RAMP: An XMP Alternative
11:02 – ASRock First to Offer Zen 3 Support on X370
12:29 – Nvidia Released RTX 3080 12GB SKU
15:13 – Puget Systems’ Most Reliable Hardware of 2021
17:49 – Sony to Migitage PS5 Shortage with More PS4s
18:43 – AMD Aims to Avoid Intel’s “ILM” Woes With AM5
21:47 – Noctua Roadmap 2022: New Dual-Tower Cooler

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