AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Review – The king of the Ryzen CPUs
Late last year, AMD outed a bunch of new processors under the Ryzen 5000 series which are based on the new Zen 3 architecture. The most premium offering from AMD is the Ryzen 9 5950X which boasts of 16 cores and 32 threads and is one the most attractive offerings in the market for anyone looking to build high-end PC for gaming or otherwise and takes on Intel’s top-most offering i9-10900K. Does the AMD 5950X live up to the expectations. Lets take a look in this review.
Package
The processor ships in a standard box with AMD Ryzen 9 branding and the cut out for the processor on the side. While the package we have is the media sample, the retail unit is also very similar.
5 Reasons to Ditch Gmail for ProtonMail
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You may assume that you have to rely on Google, Apple or Microsoft for fast and free email, but that’s not true. If you want to break away from the big tech giants, there are other options. One of those is ProtonMail.
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Many Gizmodo staffers rely on Gmail, but some of us also use ProtonMail, and we think it’s worth highlighting this lesser-known service. ProtonMail may lack the polish of its rivals, but it does have some advantages.
1. It’s fast and free
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Let’s start with the basics: ProtonMail has a free tier, and you’ll get your messages quickly. Those are two of the most important facets of any email service, and this one checks those boxes. The interface is slick and uncomplicated, even if it is a bit more basic than the apps offered by its big name rivals. It’s simple and clean, and keeps the focus where it should be: on your messages.
How to Hack Google Assistant Into Your PC
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One day, every digital assistant will be at our fingertips no matter what platform we prefer so yelling at Siri, Google Assistant, Alexa, or whoever else comes along will be as easy as clicking an icon and fumbling through verbal commands. Until then, however, there’s clever workarounds to get things like Google Assistant on our Windows or Mac desktops.
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If you want to try out this sorcery, know that the implementation courtesy of the “Google Assistant Unofficial Desktop Client” isn’t perfect. You won’t be able to access Google Routines from your desktop, nor your favorite streaming services. It’s unclear whether that’s simply because this utility is so new or whether it’s a technological challenge that’s difficult to overcome. Stay tuned on that front.