The hypetrain around the latest iteration of the Ryzen processors shows no sign of slowing down. Last week AMD released the official product line of the next generation Ryzen desktop CPUS, specs and all. Specifications Model Cores & Threads Base (GHz) Boost (GHz) TDP Price Ryzen 9 3900X 12C/24T 3.8 4.6 105W $499 Ryzen 7 3800X 8C/16T 3.9 4.5 105W … Read More
Ryzen 3rd Generation: could this be the end of market dominance for Intel?
Since the release of AMD’s Ryzen Lineup of desktop processors AMD has been constantly nibbling away at the dominance of Intel in the Desktop market. Offering high performance for a much lower price. We’ve had Zen based on 14nm architecture, Zen+ based on 12nm and now AMD is planning to launch Zen 2 based on 7nm architecture in mid 2019. … Read More
AMD vs Intel: Who makes the best CPU?
The rivalry between the two companies has heated up dramatically since AMD released it’s line up of Ryzen processors. Promising blistering performance without breaking the bank. Have AMD delivered on these claims? Let’s find out. Wait, what happened to AMD? Intel has dominated the CPU Market since the mid-2000s. In the early days of Computing AMD and Intel were often … Read More
Check if any of your online ‘identities’ have been compromised with Hack Notice
Have you ever wondered if your gmail account has been hacked? Or your Amazon account details leaked somewhere on the dark web? A website called Hack Notice can help you find out. What is Hack Notice? Hack Notice is a website that allows you to enter in your “identities” to be monitored. These can be particular email addresses or freetext … Read More
New Scam Attempts to Blackmail People for ‘viewing Adult Content’
Scammers. The scourge of the internet! Always looking for new ways to make innocent people part with their hard-earned cash. A recent scam involves sending people an email claiming they visited adult websites. They pretend these websites downloaded malware that gave the scammer access to various aspects of the recipients computer. These include what they type and also access to … Read More
How Ransomware Can Effect Your Business and What We Can Do to Help
Click and Deliver Daylight robbery without the overheads of a horse or mask Ransomware is an ever-growing threat to businesses. In the last few months three of our clients have fallen victim. We’ve seen one strain of Cerber 4.0 and two Aleta infections. Both variants do not have a decryption tool available at the time of writing. In this blog … Read More
Optima welcomes Steve McGuigan
Optima is pleased to announce another apprentice has been taken on. We thought we would let him introduce himself in his own words. How it began As I am part of the first generation to grow up surrounded by technology, growing up with video games were a big part of my life. Since I was about 9 years old video … Read More