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2 Gnome Shell Extensions to Remove Windows Title Bar for Gnome Shell Desktop
50+ Segmentation Faults Per Hour: Continuing To Stress Ryzen
600-650W power supplies review: 46 models compared
AMD Ryzen Threadripper early benchmarks released
Best Replayable Games
Intel to Discontinue First-Generation Thunderbolt 3 Controllers
Sandberg Hailstorm Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review



2 Gnome Shell Extensions to Remove Windows Title Bar for Gnome Shell Desktop

Getting Rid of Title bars ALWAYS a Good Idea and save some space on your screen especially for users with small screen resolution and increase the visibility of contents on currently opened windows in full-screen mode. By Removing Windows Title Bar and (Close, Minimize, and Maximize) buttons will be moved to Gnome Shell Panel.

Read full article @ LinuxNOV

50+ Segmentation Faults Per Hour: Continuing To Stress Ryzen

In direct continuation of yesterday's article about easily causing segmentation faults on AMD Zen CPUs, I have carried out another battery of tests for 24 hours and have more information to report today on the ability to trivially cause segmentation faults and in some cases system lock-ups with Ryzen CPUs.

Read full article @ Phoronix

600-650W power supplies review: 46 models compared

Power supplies with a capacity between 600 and 650 watt form an interesting segment, because this is the ‘sweet spot’ of this computer part at the moment. For this article we tested no less than 46 models. This test is based on an earlier round-up for our Dutch site, which is why several recent model lines are not yet included. Expect us to update with those in the near future.

Read full article @ Hardware.Info

AMD Ryzen Threadripper early benchmarks released

AMD might have teased their Ryzen Threadripper CPUs last week, and after HotHardware released some synthetic results from their Alienware Area-51 gaming PC, LinusTechTips have released some - and by some, we mean a single gaming result from Threadripper.

Read full article @ TweakTown

Best Replayable Games

There are some games that are just so enjoyable that you play them more than once. Did your favorite replayable game make our list?

Read full article @ Toms Hardware

Intel to Discontinue First-Generation Thunderbolt 3 Controllers

Intel this week announced plans to discontinue its first generation Thunderbolt 3 controllers it launched in 2015, coming as a consequence of an industry transition from leaded to lead-free components. The company has had newer controllers in its fleet for quite a while, so it should not be a problem for PC makers to switch to them as they migrate to newer Intel platforms, such as Cannon Lake or Coffee Lake.

Intel on Thursday published plans to discontinue its DSL6340 and DSL6540 TB3 controllers it released in Q3 2015. Intel’s customers should place their orders on the chips by February 2, 2018, and the final shipments will be made by August 3, 2018. Replacing the DSL chips, Intel is advising its customers to instead use the JHL6340 and the JHL6540 controllers that were launched back in Q2 2016.

At first glance, there is no difference between Intels DSL- and JHL-series Thunderbolt 3 controllers: both belong to the Alpine Ridge family and even their power consumption is the same: 1.7 - 2.2 W depending on port configuration. Intel has also confirmed that the DSL- and JHL-series TB3 controllers are similar in terms of features and functionality: 6340 supports one Thunderbolt 3 port, whereas 6540 supports two Thunderbolt 3 ports, every TB3 chip carries two DP 1.2 streams and so on.

Read full article @ Anandtech

Sandberg Hailstorm Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

Sandberg further enriched their gaming peripherals line with the Hailstorm Mechanical Gaming Keyboard and we've been testing it for almost 10 days to see just what it has to offer.

Read full article @ NikKTech