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Intel has ended its Performance Tuning Protection Plan (PTPP) , an extended warranty program that would ensure you always had a backup chip close-by if, for some reason, you overclocked your initial processor to tatters. The PTPP program essentially offered users a one-time out if they happened to kill their processor during overclocking for a relatively small fee. Tweaked the multiplier and can no longer boot your machine? Intel will send you a new chip. But only once. The PTPP program has so fallen to the wayside that we must admit we didn't actually remember existed. I put that down to the fact most modern processors, for a good while now, have been so barely overclockable that the dangers of overclocking have been minimised over the years. A modern chip is already running close to the ragged edge, by design. Intel says that it's ending the program as it is "seeing lower demand for the Performance Tuning Protection Plans" (via Tom's Hardware ). Plans had ranged in … [Read more...] about Intel ends overclocking warranty plan we all forgot it offered

Destiny developer Bungie has big plans for the future. The company has re-confirmed its plans to launch its mysterious new IP by 2025, while the company is expanding the physical size of its Bellevue, Washington office and opening a brand-new publishing outfit in Amsterdam. Additionally, Bungie has teased plans to extend the Destiny franchise beyond games, while there has been a leadership shakeup on the development team as well. New IP Bungie said it plans to launch a new IP before 2025, but nothing is known about this game. In 2018, the Chinese internet company invested $100 million into Bungie to help the company make non-Destiny games, so this new IP might be one of them. Bungie CEO Pete Parsons first mentioned his hope of releasing the new, non-Destiny IP by 2025 back in 2019, but this is the first time Bungie is cementing that hope in writing. Bungie has promoted Jonny Ebbert to chief creative officer and Zach Russell to general manager of incubation to work on … [Read more...] about Bungie Confirms New IP To Launch By 2025 And Plans To Expand Destiny Into “Additional Media”

If you're looking for something new to play on PlayStation, one of the PS4's best exclusives is free right now. Ratchet & Clank is free as part of PlayStation's Play at Home initiative , a program that Sony debuted last year as a way of giving back during the COVID-19 pandemic. After you claim Ratchet & Clank, you can keep it forever. You have until the end of the month to snag Ratchet & Clank, but more freebies will be given away in the coming months. Claim Ratchet and Clank on PSN A reimagining of the first game in the action-platformer series, Ratchet & Clank landed on PS4 in 2016 with significantly overhauled visuals and quality-of-life gameplay improvements. It earned an 8/10 in GameSpot's Ratchet & Clank review . While the freebie will be available to both PS5 and PS4 users, Ratchet & Clank is part of the PlayStation Plus Collection, so many PS5 owners already have access to it. If you haven't played Ratchet & Clank on PS4, now's a … [Read more...] about Ratchet & Clank Is Free Right Now On PS4 And PS5

In just a few more weeks. Intel's Rocket Lake CPUs will blast off into the retail space, bringing with them support for PCI Express 4.0, an amenity that has been available to AMD users for around a year and a half now (starting with Zen 2, or AMD's Ryzen 3000 series). Though Intel is showing up late to the party, it plans to crash it by delivering faster storage performance through the PCIe 4.0 bus. In no uncertain terms, Intel says its "11th Gen Core desktop platform delivers up to 11 percent better PCIe Gen 4 storage performance vs the AMD Ryzen 9 5000 platform." As supposed proof of this claim, Intel benchmarked a 1TB Samsung 980 Pro SSD on two high-end systems sporting flagship CPUs from each company. On the Intel side, the testbed consisted of a Core i9 11900K CPU mated to an Asus Z590 ROG Maximus XIII Hero motherboard, along with 32GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card. And for the AMD testbed, Intel equipped it with a Ryzen 9 5950X CPU … [Read more...] about Intel claims your PCIe 4.0 SSD will run faster on Rocket Lake than an AMD system

March 2021's PlayStation Plus lineup features four games, all of which are available to claim now for subscribers. This is one of the best PS Plus lineups in recent memory, led by Final Fantasy 7 Remake . You can also claim the new puzzle game Maquette for PS5, Remnant: From the Ashes , and PSVR shooter Farpoint . PS Plus subscribers can also claim one of February's freebies, Destruction AllStars , on PS5 throughout March--it will be sold for $20 starting next month. Final Fantasy 7 Remake is playable on PS4 and PS5 thanks to backwards compatibility. However, the PS Plus version of the excellent 2020 action-RPG won't be eligible for a free upgrade to the newly announced PS5 version. You'll have to purchase it to upgrade to Final Fantasy 7 Remake: Intergrade . If you already know you're going to want to play it on PS5, Amazon is currently selling FF7 Remake for $30 . It was one of our favorite games of 2020 and earned a rare 10/10 in our Final Fantasy 7 Remake … [Read more...] about PlayStation Plus Free Games Are Live Now (March 2021)