Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs are now seeing bigger price cuts just a month after their launch at retailers such as Microcenter. AMD Ryzen 9950X Drops Down To $589, 9900X For $439 & 9700X For $319 As Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs Approach 2nd Month Since Launch Earlier this month, we reported that AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs had witnessed up to a 12% drop in prices and now, retailers are further slashing down the price to attract more gamers towards the newer chips. In the latest price cut spree, Microcenter has led all retailers in offering […]
AMD's Ryzen 5 7600X3D CPU has now been benchmarked and showcases faster performance than gaming than the Ryzen 9000 chips. Faster than Ryzen 9600X and 9700X, the AMD Ryzen 7600X3D 3D V-Cache CPU is also much more power-efficient The recently launched AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D processor has been benchmarked. The processor is exclusive to a few retailers, namely Microcenter US and Mindfactory in Germany, which is AMD's usual strategy for some of its processors like the Ryzen 5600X3D and Ryzen 7500F. The Ryzen 7600X3D was tested by PC Games Hardware, a German hardware website, which has revealed the true potential […]
AMD has launched its Ryzen 5 7600X3D CPU as a Microcenter-exclusive 3D V-Cache product which is priced at $299 US. Microcenter Adds Another Exclusive AMD 3D V-Cache CPU To Its Portfolio, Meet The Ryzen 5 7600X3D For $299 US Last year, AMD introduced the Ryzen 5 5600X3D, the only 6-Core 3D-Cache option for $229 US. The chip was exclusive to microcenter retail outlets based in the US. We found this chip to be excellent for budget gamers in our reviews but being limited to one retailer meant that only a small portion of users can get their hands on the […]
AMD is reportedly working on a new BIOS patch that will help improve inter-core latency on Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs. AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs To See Further Improvements As Red Team Plans To Roll Out BIOS Patch To Improve Inter-Core Latencies AMD's Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPUs didn't provide the performance uplift we all expected. Even though one of the reasons for this can be attributed to the poor optimizations for Windows 11, it's not the only reason. The unoptimized Core Parking is one of the culprits resulting in slower performance than ideal, supposedly due […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X CPU has witnessed a price drop just a week after its launch from European retailers, now selling under its official MSRP. AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X CPU Is Now Available For As Little As €498 In Europe; Other Ryzen 9000 CPUs Also See Prices Falling Below MSRPs It won't be wrong to say that AMD's newest Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs have witnessed a slowed-down sales traction, particularly when you stack it up generationally against the likes of Ryzen 7000 chips which continue to sell much better with the likes of the 7800X3D being the best selling […]
MSI has become the first motherboard vendor to push AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs beyond 7 GHz with its X670E ACE & secure several world records. AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs Break Past The 7 GHz Barrier: Ryzen 9 9950X Overclocked To 7.45 GHz It looks like serious overclockers were really waiting for AMD's high-end Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs to showcase their overclocking and tuning expertise as new world records have been set using the Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core and Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core chips. MSI today announced that overclockers have pushed both AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen […]
AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X CPUs based on the Zen 5 core architecture might be getting a new BIOS update that revises the TDP to 105W. AMD's 65W Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X "Zen 5" CPUs To Get New "105W" SMU Update Through Latest BIOS The first two AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs, the Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X, rolled out last week. These mainstream chips were targeted at the masses with 65W TDPs by default and only going up to 88W using PBO. The Ryzen 5 9600X was rated at the […]
AMD's Ryzen 9000 CPU has been delidded for the first time by none other than ASUS's China manager, Tony Yu, & it did turn out as a failure. AMD's First Ryzen 9000 CPU Delidding Goes Completely Unexpected, As The I/O Die Breaks Down Into Literal "Pieces" Well, for those unaware, delidding is a method employed by several consumers that involves removing the CPU IHS (integrated heat spreader) & utilizing a more "premium" form of thermal paste, such as liquid metal. It is mainly done to achieve lower temperatures in the case of high-stress workloads, but in the case of Tony, […]
AMD's Ryzen 5 9600X has achieved a new record for Zen 5 overclocking, being pushed to 7 GHz by Indonesian overclocker, Lucky_Noob. AMD Zen 5 CPUs Overclocked To The Fastest LN2 Frequency Yet, Ryzen 5 9600X Tuned To 7 GHz During AMD's Tech Day, the company hosted an LN2 overclocking session where the flagship Zen 5 chip, the Ryzen 9 9950X, was overclocked to 6.6 GHz across all 16 cores. Now, the most entry-level chip in the lineup, the Ryzen 5 9600X, has broken the Zen 5 overclocking record & pushed to an OC speed of 7 GHz. The overclocking […]
AMD's latest Ryzen 7 5800XT "zen 3" CPU can reach above a boost clock of almost 5 GHz without hitting the default 105W TDP. The Ryzen 5000XT CPUs do not require a high-end cooling solution to break their clock limits, Ryzen 7 5800XT boosts to 5 GHz with 65W ECO mode AMD launched their newest Ryzen 5000XT CPUs just three days ago, adding two new SKUs to the existing Zen 3 lineup on the AM4 platform. AMD has been doing such refreshes previously but it's mostly a small refresh of the existing chips to attain higher performance. But it looks […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X is the first Zen 5 CPU to make an appearance at PassMark, showcasing great single and multi-core performance. AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" CPU Features 14700K Perf In Multi-Core & 14900K Perf In Single-Core Tests At PassMark New benchmarks of AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X CPU, a high-end Zen 5 chip, have appeared within the PassMark database. This is the first time a Ryzen 9000 CPU has popped up at PassMark and we're looking at some decent performance figures for this upcoming chip which will be launching later on the 15th of August. The AMD Ryzen 9 […]
AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPU prices have been confirmed and look very attractive versus Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" CPUs. AMD Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPU Prices Revealed At BestBuy: Flagship Ryzen 9 9950X For $599 US The pricing information comes from online retailers such as BestBuy. The prices of the AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs being listed at online retailers were a given as today was the official launch date of the new Zen 5 CPUs however, AMD had to push back the launch of these chips to August citing testing and quality issues encountered on the first batches. The […]
AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs are now seeing bigger price cuts just a month after their launch at retailers such as Microcenter. AMD Ryzen 9950X Drops Down To $589, 9900X For $439 & 9700X For $319 As Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs Approach 2nd Month Since Launch Earlier this month, we reported that AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs had witnessed up to a 12% drop in prices and now, retailers are further slashing down the price to attract more gamers towards the newer chips. In the latest price cut spree, Microcenter has led all retailers in offering […]
AMD's Ryzen 5 7600X3D CPU has now been benchmarked and showcases faster performance than gaming than the Ryzen 9000 chips. Faster than Ryzen 9600X and 9700X, the AMD Ryzen 7600X3D 3D V-Cache CPU is also much more power-efficient The recently launched AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D processor has been benchmarked. The processor is exclusive to a few retailers, namely Microcenter US and Mindfactory in Germany, which is AMD's usual strategy for some of its processors like the Ryzen 5600X3D and Ryzen 7500F. The Ryzen 7600X3D was tested by PC Games Hardware, a German hardware website, which has revealed the true potential […]
AMD has launched its Ryzen 5 7600X3D CPU as a Microcenter-exclusive 3D V-Cache product which is priced at $299 US. Microcenter Adds Another Exclusive AMD 3D V-Cache CPU To Its Portfolio, Meet The Ryzen 5 7600X3D For $299 US Last year, AMD introduced the Ryzen 5 5600X3D, the only 6-Core 3D-Cache option for $229 US. The chip was exclusive to microcenter retail outlets based in the US. We found this chip to be excellent for budget gamers in our reviews but being limited to one retailer meant that only a small portion of users can get their hands on the […]
AMD is reportedly working on a new BIOS patch that will help improve inter-core latency on Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs. AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs To See Further Improvements As Red Team Plans To Roll Out BIOS Patch To Improve Inter-Core Latencies AMD's Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPUs didn't provide the performance uplift we all expected. Even though one of the reasons for this can be attributed to the poor optimizations for Windows 11, it's not the only reason. The unoptimized Core Parking is one of the culprits resulting in slower performance than ideal, supposedly due […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X CPU has witnessed a price drop just a week after its launch from European retailers, now selling under its official MSRP. AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X CPU Is Now Available For As Little As €498 In Europe; Other Ryzen 9000 CPUs Also See Prices Falling Below MSRPs It won't be wrong to say that AMD's newest Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs have witnessed a slowed-down sales traction, particularly when you stack it up generationally against the likes of Ryzen 7000 chips which continue to sell much better with the likes of the 7800X3D being the best selling […]
MSI has become the first motherboard vendor to push AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs beyond 7 GHz with its X670E ACE & secure several world records. AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs Break Past The 7 GHz Barrier: Ryzen 9 9950X Overclocked To 7.45 GHz It looks like serious overclockers were really waiting for AMD's high-end Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs to showcase their overclocking and tuning expertise as new world records have been set using the Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core and Ryzen 9 9900X 12-Core chips. MSI today announced that overclockers have pushed both AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen […]
AMD's Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X CPUs based on the Zen 5 core architecture might be getting a new BIOS update that revises the TDP to 105W. AMD's 65W Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X "Zen 5" CPUs To Get New "105W" SMU Update Through Latest BIOS The first two AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs, the Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X, rolled out last week. These mainstream chips were targeted at the masses with 65W TDPs by default and only going up to 88W using PBO. The Ryzen 5 9600X was rated at the […]
AMD's Ryzen 9000 CPU has been delidded for the first time by none other than ASUS's China manager, Tony Yu, & it did turn out as a failure. AMD's First Ryzen 9000 CPU Delidding Goes Completely Unexpected, As The I/O Die Breaks Down Into Literal "Pieces" Well, for those unaware, delidding is a method employed by several consumers that involves removing the CPU IHS (integrated heat spreader) & utilizing a more "premium" form of thermal paste, such as liquid metal. It is mainly done to achieve lower temperatures in the case of high-stress workloads, but in the case of Tony, […]
AMD's Ryzen 5 9600X has achieved a new record for Zen 5 overclocking, being pushed to 7 GHz by Indonesian overclocker, Lucky_Noob. AMD Zen 5 CPUs Overclocked To The Fastest LN2 Frequency Yet, Ryzen 5 9600X Tuned To 7 GHz During AMD's Tech Day, the company hosted an LN2 overclocking session where the flagship Zen 5 chip, the Ryzen 9 9950X, was overclocked to 6.6 GHz across all 16 cores. Now, the most entry-level chip in the lineup, the Ryzen 5 9600X, has broken the Zen 5 overclocking record & pushed to an OC speed of 7 GHz. The overclocking […]
AMD's latest Ryzen 7 5800XT "zen 3" CPU can reach above a boost clock of almost 5 GHz without hitting the default 105W TDP. The Ryzen 5000XT CPUs do not require a high-end cooling solution to break their clock limits, Ryzen 7 5800XT boosts to 5 GHz with 65W ECO mode AMD launched their newest Ryzen 5000XT CPUs just three days ago, adding two new SKUs to the existing Zen 3 lineup on the AM4 platform. AMD has been doing such refreshes previously but it's mostly a small refresh of the existing chips to attain higher performance. But it looks […]
AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X is the first Zen 5 CPU to make an appearance at PassMark, showcasing great single and multi-core performance. AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" CPU Features 14700K Perf In Multi-Core & 14900K Perf In Single-Core Tests At PassMark New benchmarks of AMD's Ryzen 9 9900X CPU, a high-end Zen 5 chip, have appeared within the PassMark database. This is the first time a Ryzen 9000 CPU has popped up at PassMark and we're looking at some decent performance figures for this upcoming chip which will be launching later on the 15th of August. The AMD Ryzen 9 […]
AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPU prices have been confirmed and look very attractive versus Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" CPUs. AMD Ryzen 9000 Desktop CPU Prices Revealed At BestBuy: Flagship Ryzen 9 9950X For $599 US The pricing information comes from online retailers such as BestBuy. The prices of the AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs being listed at online retailers were a given as today was the official launch date of the new Zen 5 CPUs however, AMD had to push back the launch of these chips to August citing testing and quality issues encountered on the first batches. The […]