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Memristors are more important to gaming then you know....

Memristors as was stated in the article yesterday are the 4th type of basic component - newly discovered and commercialized.
the 4 basic types are Resistor, Capacitor, Inductor and now the Memristor
A Memristor is basically a means to control magnetic flux- This flux can be used to store data. This means -> faster, higher density, cooler storage for data and the development of analog processors.
Which for gamers means: FAST EFFICIENT STORAGE THAT CAN BE USED AS MEMORY FOR THE CONSOLE OR PC - No more swap file - the entire HDD is as fast as main memory was on older nonmemristor based systems.

Article Quote:
"Using memristors, they have been able to store 100 gigabits on a single die in one square centimeter. That is substantially more than the 16 gigabits for a single flash chip, and a comparable storage density to modern hard drives. In the future, HP thinks they can get that up to a terabit or more per centimeter... with the access speed of DRAM."

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arstechnica.com
Kakkoii5857d ago

Yeah, I'm quite happy about this. Yet another great breakthrough in our rapidly growing technological ability.

(So glad I wasn't born in the 1800's...lol)

f7897905857d ago

This is big. Goodbye old 7200rpm hard drive. You have been around waaaaay too long.

JoelR5856d ago

I would say goodbye primary and secondary storage is more accurate!

combine the two into superstorage (with the DRAM speed it should be possible) - Imagine a terrabyte of ram to play around with.....
Cache otoh still will have to exist....

ChickeyCantor5856d ago

A terrabyte to play with will mostlikely result in Messy work( programming wise).
People wont clean stuff up because there is so much ram left.

JoelR5856d ago

oh even now the amount of Ram we have leads to messy coding...
They teach at most universities algorithm and design courses speed > space considerations. Computer Science orginally started out with consideration of space >= speed for algorithms.

though we still do teach that inplace algorithms are better than extra storage algorithms in most cases - with the exception of things like Dynamic Programming which swaps (some) space for speed when it uses memoization (yes spelled right)

JoelR5856d ago

lithographic in the same manner all circuits are - so no additional manufacturing costs but material makeup is slightly more expensive.

ItsDubC5856d ago

Thx for the head-up. You seem to be well-versed in both computer science and in computer engineering.

JoelR5856d ago (Edited 5856d ago )

Hope so... it's what my Doctorate says.....

probably why I find this so fascinating. Memristors ^_^

ItsDubC5856d ago

This memristor news reminded me why I chose computer science over computer engineering =)

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JoelR5856d ago

Just finished reading the entire paper that was published and you know the coolest thing about Memristors?

it's that as they get smaller they get better - much better
thermal issues drop off, speed increases, density of data storage increases
it's wierd as that is almost the opposite of what the other 3 main circuit types experience...

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Falling Fortnite player count has fans begging for the return of OG mode

Fortnite fans are begging for the return of OG mode while using the player count as proof that fans are not happy with the game's direction.

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videogamer.com
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Helldivers 2 is the fastest-selling Sony first-party title ever

It's been revealed that Helldivers 2 is Sony's fastest-selling game ever, beating the record previously set by god of War: Ragnarok.

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gamespew.com
LG_Fox_Brazil7h ago

250 hours in and I can't get enough

Gameseeker_Frampt1h ago

It's not a first-party game though. Is it really too much to expect these low-rate websites to have the bare minimum of knowledge about the topic that they write about?

This reminds me of the hoops that some diehard Nintendo fans would go through to claim a game (like Bayonetta 2) is first-party just to say Nintendo is pumping out games.

GamingSinceForever40m ago

Sony owns the IP so maybe that will clear things up for you.

SonyStyled33m ago(Edited 30m ago)

It’s a second party title, like Ratchet and Clank prior to the purchase of Insomniac, or like Sly Cooper before the purchase of Sucker Punch, or like Dead Nation before the purchase of Housemarque, etc.

darthv7211m ago

Sony published it, they dont own it... not yet anyway.

Giga_Gaia9m ago

@darthv72 Sony owns the Helldivers IP, but they don't own the developer.

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Crime Simulator Announced by Thief Simulator 2 Team

The studio behind the popular Thief Simulator 2 has announced its next project, Crime Simulator, for PC and consoles.

PrecursorOrb1h ago

Still waiting for thief simulator 2 on consoles