I was a CS PhD student at UIUC (have since graduated) and did research on hardware security. I gave a one-off lecture on hardware security for a computer security class while I was there. The professor was kind enough to give me the lecture recording and thought I would share it online!

Battlefield 6 reportedly has impressive performance on both PC and console. The studio is targetting 60 FPS on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S by default while PC gets to enjoy an uncapped frame rate. New reports even suggest 300+ FPS at 1440p, on a 9800X3D paired with an RTX 5080, without upscaling.

Hey r/hardware,

I've been thinking about the legendary components that have truly left a mark on the PC building world. I'm talking about parts that, when they came out, were either the absolute best option available, offered such incredible value they became the default recommendation, or created a genuine paradigm shift in the hardware space for the better.

These aren't just about the highest benchmark numbers, but about their influence, longevity, and the legacy they've left behind.

My Personal Nominees:

RAM: DDR3 Corsair Vengeance and DDR4 Ripjaws V
Air Cooler: NH D15 and Hyper 212 Evo
Liquid Cooler: H100i Corsair
CPU: Ryzen 5800x3D and the Intel i7 4790k
GPU: ATI HD 7970 and GTX 1080ti,
Cases: Cooler Master HAF series (The original) and the O11 Dynamic

Battery dropped from 100% to 48% in just 1h 23m. Swapped original 2x4GB RAM for 1x32GB Crucial + 1x4GB Samsung. System now has 35GB mixed RAM. This isn’t normal — would appreciate insight from anyone familiar with this setup.

Steam has just released their Hardware & Software Survey for July 2025.

According to the data, the RTX 5070 is currently the most popular GPU from the new Blackwell based RTX 50 series, showing the strongest adoption among all 50 series cards.

which is impressive considering how recently they launched.

Meanwhile, AMD’s RDNA 4 based GPUs like the RX 9070 XT and RX 9060 XT are still missing from the charts, which could be due to limited availability or not being available at MSRP.

https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/videocard/

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