Second-gen Phison SSD controllers hit the market with 14.9 GB/s speeds — TeamGroup Z54E spearheads a new army of PCIe 5.0 drives By Zhiye Liu published 18 October 25 TeamGroup has announced the T-Force Z54E, a PCIe 5.0 SSD that leverages Phison's speedy E28 controller.
Multiple generations of Intel's modern chips see price hikes up to 20% overseas — foreign markets are feeling the pinch on 12th, 13th, and 14th-gen chips By Zhiye Liu published 16 October 25 International reports indicate that Intel's 12th, 13th, and 14th Generation processors are selling for up to 20% more in markets like Korea and Japan.
This 'gaming PC' is actually a Bluetooth speaker — replica pumps out the jams with faux dual GPUs, liquid cooling, and RGB By Zhiye Liu published 15 October 25 Edifier launches the Huazai New Cyber speaker, which looks like a compact gaming PC, for $210.
This Thunderbolt 5 eGPU dock is the Swiss Army knife of all docks for $399 — 500W GaN power supply, M.2 slot, 5G Ethernet networking, LCD screen, and wireless charger all in one By Zhiye Liu published 13 October 25 Humbird 3, an 11-in-1 Thunderbolt 5 eGPU dock, has 177 Kickstarter backers, raising over $63,000.
Lucky PC builder snipes RTX 5090 for just $1,119 — humbles proud shopper who scored one for $1,399 just two days earlier By Zhiye Liu published 9 October 25 Two Redditors compete online to see who bought the cheapest GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card.
This deal is the cheapest RTX 5070 graphics card on the market right now — save $30 off MSRP and get free games with this Nvidia RTX 5070 gaming GPU for Prime Day By Zhiye Liu published 8 October 25 Deals Newegg sells the Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Twin Edge OC for $519.99, $30 below its MSRP.
GPU mirror lets you watch your RTX 5090 melt in real time without straining your neck — blocks the other PCIe slots on your motherboard, though By Zhiye Liu last updated 7 October 25 Japanese accessory manufacturer Nagao Industry Inc. has introduced a graphics card mirror display that can be installed beneath a graphics card to reflect the front design.
One of the best 8TB SSDs is now also the cheapest at just 6 cents per GB — save up to 14% on the 8TB WD Black SN850X and solve your storage needs for good By Zhiye Liu last updated 7 October 25 Deals The WD_Black SN850X 8TB is now available for $539.99, down from $599.99; however, we've found a way to further reduce the price to $510.98.
Samsung's 49-inch OLED gaming monitor drops to lowest-ever price — max out your GPU, not your credit card, for just $879 By Zhiye Liu published 3 October 25 Deals Amazon is offering the Samsung Odyssey G9 G93SC at a price of $879.99, representing a new all-time low. The gaming monitor typically retails for $1,599.99.
Nvidia's 16-pin time bomb could be defused by this $95 gadget — Ampinel offers load balancing that Nvidia forgot to include By Zhiye Liu published 2 October 25 Aqua Computer launches the Ampinel, an active power management module for graphics cards that utilize the 16-pin power connector.
Microsoft slaps Game Pass Ultimate with a 50% price hike — PC Game Pass is now almost 38% more expensive, with hardly any new benefits By Zhiye Liu published 1 October 25 Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass subscription service is undergoing a significant restructuring regarding its pricing and benefits.
Portable 1TB bamboo SSD is fast, but smells even better due to built-in aroma diffuser — essential oil diffuser billed as bringing harmony to your workplace By Zhiye Liu published 30 September 25 Apacer launches the AS712 portable SSD, made from natural bamboo and reservoir silt and featuring an essential oil diffuser.
China's 96-core x86 CPU taps chiplet design to rival AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon — 13 chiplets per processor provide up to 384 cores on a single motherboard, but no word on power consumption By Zhiye Liu published 30 September 25 Zhaoxin announces the company's latest KH-50000 series of server processors, leveraging a chiplet design with up to 96 cores.
ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally were previously listed at $850 and $550 — pricing and preorders expected today By Zhiye Liu published 25 September 25 Asus ROG Singapore has announced on its Instagram page that ROG Xbox Ally X and ROG Xbox Ally preorders are "dropping soon!"
AMD keeps AM4 platform on life support with 2020-era Zen 3 CPU — Ryzen 3 5100 surfaces, nine years after AM4 launch By Zhiye Liu published 24 September 25 Hardware leaker momomo_us has shared a photograph of the Ryzen 3 5100, a Zen 3 processor from the Cezanne days.
China's latest GPU arrives with claims of CUDA compatibility and RT support — Fenghua No.3 also boasts 112GB+ of HBM memory for AI By Zhiye Liu published 23 September 25 Innosilicon has announced its latest flagship GPU on board the Fenghua No.3 graphics card.
GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs are finally selling at and below MSRP — RTX 5070 dips below $549 By Zhiye Liu published 19 September 25 Pricing for some of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50-series (codenamed Blackwell) gaming graphics cards has stabilized.
Silverstone's retro PC FLP02 case launches — throw-back 5.25-inch expansion bays meet modern 360mm radiator support, likely to be $240 in the US By Zhiye Liu published 18 September 25 Silverstone has launched the FLP02, a retro-inspired PC case with high-performance cooling and expansion support.
PlayStation 5 Digital Edition with 1TB SSD downgraded to 825GB listed at the same price — CFI-2116 revision emerges overseas on Amazon By Zhiye Liu published 17 September 25 The new revision (CFI-2116) of the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition has been listed on Amazon Italy, Amazon France, and Amazon Germany at the same MSRP.
Corsair launches gargantuan 3,000W power supply for $599.99 — comes with four native 12V‑2x6 600W GPU cables By Zhiye Liu published 16 September 25 Corsair launches WS3000, a power supply with a 3,000W capacity for systems with multi-GPU setups.
China's entry-level GPU with AMD RX 550-level of performance is ready for tapeout — Loongson 9A1000 is finally off the drawing board and headed to fabs By Zhiye Liu published 15 September 25 Chinese manufacturer Loongson Technology has completed development on the company's 9A1000 graphics card, and it's ready for tapeout.
New DDR5 module features an OLED display you probably won't see after installation — shows off RAM's specs and vitals By Zhiye Liu published 12 September 25 V-Color unveils new XFinity+ DDR5 memory modules with built-in OLED display.
Intel's 14nm+++ desktop CPUs are making a comeback — chipmaker inexplicably resurrects Comet Lake from five years ago with 'new' Core i5-110 By Zhiye Liu published 11 September 25 Intel has launched the Core i5-110, a six-core, 12-thread Comet Lake processor with a $200 MSRP.
Hyte warns Thicc Q80 Trio customers should uninstall AIO cooler immediately — company says it has identified coolant leakage issue caused by 'fragile internal component' By Zhiye Liu published 11 September 25 Hyte has identified an issue with some of the company's new Thicc Q80 Trio that are leaking coolant during transport.
How to Test RAM: Making Sure Bad Memory Isn't Crashing Your PC By Zhiye Liu last updated 10 September 25 We take you through a few methods to test RAM to see if it's working correctly inside your computer.
