Hardware news is busy this week. We talk about Minisforum responding to GN & Der8auer, Intel's Z690 leaks for Alder Lake, hardware-level bans for games via TPM, and more.
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Show notes: https://www.gamersnexus.net/news-pc/3668-hw-news-minisforum-responds-intel-z690-hardware-bans

It was a lot of work, but we enjoyed our collaboration with Digital Foundry on our recent PS5 content, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgWuGA8cExo

And check out Digital Foundry’s video as well, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8-97fwkO78

If you’re still not sure why we don’t trust Minisforum, check out our full review of the HX90 here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4eazJIqRHg

And Roman’s review here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyrKlBncgfA

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 - Recapping the Week
01:06 - GN News & Updates
05:38 - Minisforum Responds to Our HX90 Review
12:45 - About The Epic Games v. Apple Ruling
17:35 - Valorant To Ban Cheaters On A Hardware Level
20:15 - 128-Core Ampere Altra Max Arm CPU Surfaces
21:34 - GeForce Now Leak Spoils Potential Releases
24:11 - UK Tells Star Citizen Not To Advertise Fake Ships
26:53 - Multiple Leaks Spell Out Z690

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