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New Ryzen 9000X3D CPU could deliver EPYC levels of game-boosting L3 cache — rumored chip reportedly sports 16 Zen 5 cores, 192MB L3 cache, 200W TDP

By Zhiye Liu published 4 August 25

Hardware leaker shares the alleged specifications for new Ryzen 9000X3D processors that may be in the works.

Intel quietly rolls out 'new' Core 5 CPUs that look suspiciously like 12th Gen chips — Core 5 120 and Core 5 120F enter the budget gaming market with i5-12400 specs and 100 MHz boost

By Zhiye Liu published 31 July 25

Intel has launched the Core 5 120 and Core 5 120F, two processors with silicon that seems to belong to the chipmaker's previous Alder / Raptor Lake lineup.

Adata XPG Lancer CUDIMM RGB DDR5-9200 C42

Adata XPG Lancer CUDIMM RGB DDR5-9200 review: Bleeding-edge memory with bragging rights included

By Zhiye Liu published 31 July 25

Adata's XPG Lancer CUDIMM RGB DDR5-9200 is very fast on paper, but can it compete with other enthusiast memory kits on the market?

Chinese CPUs are closing the gap on AMD — next-gen Zhaoxin chips feature 96 cores, 12-channel DDR5 memory, and 128 PCIe 5.0 Lanes

By Zhiye Liu published 30 July 25

Zhaoxin has announced the new KaiXian KX-7000N and Kaisheng KH-50000 processors at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference 2025.

AMD's Zen 5 gets down to business with new Ryzen Pro 9000 CPUs, according to leak — next-gen enterprise chips to predictably feature up to 12 Zen 5 cores, 65W TDPs

By Zhiye Liu published 29 July 25

A hardware leaker has shared the alleged specifications for AMD's upcoming Ryzen Pro 9000-series processors, designed for business users.

MSI 240-watt Core Frozr CPU air cooler marks a bold, breezy return to air cooling after a 10-year hiatus

By Zhiye Liu published 26 July 25

MSI has silently listed the MAG Core Frozr AA13 CPU air cooler, available in both black and white colors.

Lisuan G100 GPU shows promise, at least in OpenCL — homegrown Chinese chip outguns Arc A770 and RTX 4060 in new benchmark, 10% slower than RTX 5060

By Zhiye Liu published 24 July 25

A new variant of Lisuan Technology's G100 graphics card has emerged in the Geekbench database.

GeForce RTX 3050 refuses to die as Nvidia plans fifth iteration of its 2022 budget GPU — new Ada Lovelace-powered part suggests the name could even outlive Ampere silicon

By Zhiye Liu published 23 July 25

GPU-Z, a popular utility for graphics card information, indicates support for an unannounced GeForce RTX 3050 A, apparently the fifth version of the original GeForce RTX 3050.

G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 C26

G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 is the current top 96GB memory kit for AMD CPUs — Trident Z5 Neo RGB C26 2x48GB Review

By Zhiye Liu published 23 July 25

The Trident Z5 Neo RGB DDR5-6000 C26 is a new kit from G.Skill that targets AMD systems; however, can it beat the other enthusiast memory kits on the market?

AMD Strix Halo Mini-ITX motherboard flaunts 128GB LPDDR5X — add a CPU cooler, boot drive, and power supply for a slim gaming or AI rig

By Zhiye Liu published 22 July 25

Shanghai Sixunited Intelligent Technology Co, Ltd. has revealed the company's upcoming STHT1 powered by AMD's Ryzen AI Max 300-series (Strix Halo) processor.

GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU shunt mod increases performance by up to 40% — 175W TGP boosted to 250W to unlock extra performance

By Zhiye Liu published 21 July 25

GizmoSlipTech applied a shunt mod to a GeForce RTX 5090 Laptop GPU to benchmark the graphics card's performance and thermals.

TeamGroup T-Create Expert DDR5-6000 C34 2x32GB Review: Expertly Designed For Professionals

By Zhiye Liu published 20 July 25

TeamGroup's T-Create Expert lineup targets the professional market, but can its DDR5-6000 C34 memory kit outperform enthusiast memory kits?

Intel slashes Core Ultra 5 225 and Core Ultra 5 225F pricing by up to 21% — get entry-level Arrow Lake for 13% below MSRP

By Zhiye Liu published 18 July 25

The Core Ultra 5 225 and Core Ultra 5 225F are now selling for over 13% lower than their respective MSRPs.

AMD launches Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-series CPUs with up to 96 Zen 5 cores for $11,699 — Shimada Peak and Radeon AI Pro R9700 arrive on July 23

By Zhiye Liu published 17 July 25

AMD shares the pricing and release date for the Ryzen Threadripper 9000 WX-series processors and Radeon AI Pro R9700 graphics cards for professional and workstation users.

Lucky data hoarder pays $360 for six 8TB WD external hard drives, lands five more for free — scores 11 shuckable HDDs for $4 per TB

By Zhiye Liu published 15 July 25

A Redditor bought six WD Easystore 8TB external hard drives for $60 each and ended up getting five more for free.

Zotac breathes new life into leftover MXM RTX 5000 Ada GPUs in China at $4,700 a pop — PCIe adapter brings mobile Ada Lovelace GPU to desktops

By Zhiye Liu published 14 July 25

The MXM variant of the RTX 5000 Ada from Zotac has gone on sale in China with an eye-watering price tag of around $4,742.80.

Grab a Crucial X10 portable SSD with a 30% discount before Prime Day sales end tonight — savings up to $182, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, 6TB, and 8TB models all on sale

By Zhiye Liu last updated 11 July 25

Deals During this Prime Day sale, Amazon offers competitive prices on Crucial's newest X10 portable SSD.

Apple's MacBook Air with M1 is at an all-time low price — just $599 at Walmart

By Zhiye Liu published 11 July 25

Deals Apple's MacBook Air, powered by the M1 processor, is on sale for $599.

Core Ultra 7 265K CPU selling at all-time low $259 with two free games on last day of Prime Day — 97% of the gaming performance of the flagship Core Ultra 9 285K, but for $260 less

By Zhiye Liu published 11 July 25

Deals The Core Ultra 7 265K goes on sale for Amazon Prime Day at $259, down from the chip's $404 MSRP.

Save up to 27% on three of the best PC case deals we've seen on Amazon Prime Day so far

By Zhiye Liu published 7 July 25

Deals We've compiled the top three best PC case deals so far on Amazon Prime Day 2025.

SK hynix's first PCIe 5.0 SSD is finally available in the U.S., sports impressive performance and pricing — Platinum P51 flaunts speeds up to 14,700 MB/s

By Zhiye Liu last updated 2 July 25

SK hynix Platinum P51, the successor to the Platinum P41, is available for purchase in the U.S. market.

TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 BTF White Edition

Asus's new BTF GPUs can now be used in standard systems courtesy of a detachable 1000W power connector — New 5090 and RTX 5070 Ti models have a dual personality

By Zhiye Liu published 28 June 25

Asus lists the TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB GDDR7 BTF White Edition and ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7 BTF Edition on its website.

Micron 2600 QLC SSD uses flexible caching to offer TLC-like performance—7,200 MB/s reads and 6,500 MB/s writes push the limits of PCIe 4.0

By Zhiye Liu published 26 June 25

Micron announces the new Micron 2600 SSD, available in 2230, 2242, and 2280 form factors.

Gigabyte prepares a low-profile RTX 5050 GPU — Designed for SFF and aging gaming rigs

By Zhiye Liu published 25 June 25

Gigabyte has announced the GeForce RTX 5050 OC Low Profile 8G for compact systems.

Rare Franken-GPU has both AMD and Nvidia branding — AMD Radeon GeForce RTX 9070 XT is the new ultimate midrange gaming champ

By Zhiye Liu published 24 June 25

Redditor receives an Asus graphics card with both AMD and Nvidia branding.

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