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Kosta Andreadis

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Gaming Hardware Editor at TweakTown

Kbit || Kosta Andreadis. Gaming Hardware Editor at @tweaktown. Kbit - The Beat Tapes is the latest album.

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  • 1 week ago | tweaktown.com | Kosta Andreadis

    TL;DR: AMD introduces the Ryzen 5 5500X3D, a budget-friendly 6-core gaming CPU with 3D V-Cache technology, designed exclusively for the Latin American market. Offering strong performance on the AM4 platform, it targets cost-conscious gamers with an expected price between $150-$200, extending AM4’s relevance in 2025. AMD has a new budget gaming CPU option for gamers still on the AM4 platform, the Ryzen 5 5500X3D.

  • 1 week ago | tweaktown.com | Kosta Andreadis

    TL;DR: Valve's early Steam Deck prototype, "Engineering Sample 34," features a distinct design, a Ryzen 7 3700U APU, and a 720p display, differing from the retail model's custom Zen 2 APU and 800p screen. This proof-of-concept highlights Valve's multi-year development and hardware evolution before the final release. Earlier this year, we reported on "Engineering Sample 34," an early Steam Deck prototype from Valve that sold on eBay for $2000 ($1000 less than the asking price of $3000).

  • 1 week ago | tweaktown.com | Kosta Andreadis

    TL;DR: A rare NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition GPU with 20GB VRAM recently sold for $1,999.99, highlighting a scrapped higher-memory variant. This unreleased model lacks official driver support, requiring third-party software, and reflects NVIDIA’s last-minute shift from 20GB to the 12GB version that launched in 2021. A rare engineering sample of a GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition GPU with 20GB of VRAM was recently sold on eBay for $1,999.99.

  • 1 week ago | tweaktown.com | Kosta Andreadis

    TL;DR: NVIDIA is expected to launch the GeForce RTX 5050 in July as an entry-level desktop gaming GPU featuring 2560 CUDA cores and 8GB of fast 20 Gbps GDDR6 memory. It offers improved memory bandwidth and a new VRM design. Although NVIDIA hasn't formally announced a new budget desktop gaming GPU, several sources point to the company launching the GeForce RTX 5050 in July.

  • 1 week ago | tweaktown.com | Kosta Andreadis

    TL;DR: Stellar Blade, a sci-fi action adventure from SHIFT UP Corporation, has become Sony’s biggest single-player PlayStation game launch on PC, surpassing major franchises with a peak of 192,078 concurrent Steam players. Praised for polished performance and enhanced visuals, it could signal Sony’s growing interest in indie publishing deals.

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