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 is officially bringing AFMF (Fluid Motion Frames) 2 & Variable Graphics Memory features to Ryzen AI 300 APUs for a nice boost in FPS. AMD VGM (Variable Graphics Memory) Will Let You Run Games With Higher VRAM Requirements on iGPUs, AFMF 2 (Fluid Motion Frames) For Boosted FPS AMD's Ryzen AI 300 APUs launched in July and have slowly been entering the retail markets from various OEM partners. These new APUs are equipped with the latest RDNA 3.5 architecture which offers a good uplift in performance over the RDNA 3 SKUs. Since its launch, the Ryzen AI 300 APUs […]
AMD's Ryzen 5 7600X3D 3D V-Cache CPU is exclusively sold by Microcenter in the US but is now confirmed to be available at Mindfactory in Germany. AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 3D V-Cache CPU Comes To Germany At Mindfactory, Exclusively Sold In US By Microcenter AMD has adopted an interesting approach with some of its recent Zen 4 CPU releases by making them available through certain retailers. An example of this is the Ryzen 5 5600X3D, which was sold in the US markets only through MicroCenter. Similarly, the new AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D CPU, which was previously said to be exclusive […]
AMD launched its Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs last month and all chips, including Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X have seen price cuts of up to -12%. AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPU Prices Continue To Fall, Up To 12% Lower Versus MSRP & Lower Prices on All SKUs Including Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X Last month, AMD introduced its first Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs. The lineup hit shelves in two waves with the Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 […]
AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPUs are the best-selling gaming chips right now but some scammers are taking advantage of its popularity by making fake versions of this chip and selling them at 3rd party outlets. Romanian User Exposes Fake AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU Which Comes With No Dies, Thinner PCB & Different IHS The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU is the one chip that can be seen on top of every major retail outlet and their "Top Selling" list. This chip is hugely in demand and recent price cuts have made it a much better option than the recently […]
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 next-generation Ryzen Threadripper 9000 CPU featuring the latest Zen 5 core architecture has been spotted at NBD. AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 "Shimada Peak" CPU Makes A Casual Appearance In Shipping Catalog, Features 96 "Zen 5" Cores Spotted by Olrak_29, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 CPU was spotted within the shipping manifesto along with its core configuration that has been listed. AMD hasn't listed Threadripper 9000 CPUs in any of its public roadmap and the only official "Zen 5" products it has confirmed include Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge", Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" and 5th Gen EPYC "Turin". The company […]
AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" & Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" CPUs have gained some big performance upgrades with the recent Windows 11 24H2 update. AMD Puts Its "Cards On Deck" With The Newest Windows 11 24H2 Update, Bringing In Significant Performance Upgrades For Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" and Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" CPUs AMD's launch of Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs was met with criticism from the industry. The processors weren't able to achieve the desired performance, especially in gaming applications, & one major culprit was discovered to be the lackluster support within the Microsoft Windows OS. In a […]
Prices of AMD's high-end "Zen 5" CPUs, the Ryzen 9 9950X & the Ryzen 9 9900X, have come crashing down after the launch week. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X & Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs See Up To 10% Price Drops Days After Launch The AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs are decent chips, offering improved multi-threaded performance and good efficiency however, the prices didn't receive a good reception from users since we have seen a slow start to sales, and certain retailers have only sold less than 100 units in the days following the official launch. Earlier, […]
AMD is reportedly preparing a brand new 3D V-Cache CPU under its "Zen 4" lineup, the Ryzen 5 7600X3D, which will cover the budget market. AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D CPU In The Works, Launches Early Next Month With 6 Cores, Single 3D V-Cache CCD, 96 MB L3 Cache AMD recently launched its Ryzen 9000 "zen 5" Desktop CPUs and while eyes are set on the next launch, the Ryzen 9000X3D series, it looks like AMD is also going to offer more mainstream 3D V-Cache offerings within its current Ryzen 7000 and older Ryzen 5000 lineup. We already know about the […]
AMD is officially bringing AFMF (Fluid Motion Frames) 2 & Variable Graphics Memory features to Ryzen AI 300 APUs for a nice boost in FPS. AMD VGM (Variable Graphics Memory) Will Let You Run Games With Higher VRAM Requirements on iGPUs, AFMF 2 (Fluid Motion Frames) For Boosted FPS AMD's Ryzen AI 300 APUs launched in July and have slowly been entering the retail markets from various OEM partners. These new APUs are equipped with the latest RDNA 3.5 architecture which offers a good uplift in performance over the RDNA 3 SKUs. Since its launch, the Ryzen AI 300 APUs […]
AMD's Ryzen 5 7600X3D 3D V-Cache CPU is exclusively sold by Microcenter in the US but is now confirmed to be available at Mindfactory in Germany. AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D 3D V-Cache CPU Comes To Germany At Mindfactory, Exclusively Sold In US By Microcenter AMD has adopted an interesting approach with some of its recent Zen 4 CPU releases by making them available through certain retailers. An example of this is the Ryzen 5 5600X3D, which was sold in the US markets only through MicroCenter. Similarly, the new AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D CPU, which was previously said to be exclusive […]
AMD launched its Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs last month and all chips, including Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X have seen price cuts of up to -12%. AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPU Prices Continue To Fall, Up To 12% Lower Versus MSRP & Lower Prices on All SKUs Including Ryzen 9 9950X, Ryzen 9 9900X, Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 9600X Last month, AMD introduced its first Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs. The lineup hit shelves in two waves with the Ryzen 7 9700X & Ryzen 5 […]
AMD's Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPUs are the best-selling gaming chips right now but some scammers are taking advantage of its popularity by making fake versions of this chip and selling them at 3rd party outlets. Romanian User Exposes Fake AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU Which Comes With No Dies, Thinner PCB & Different IHS The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU is the one chip that can be seen on top of every major retail outlet and their "Top Selling" list. This chip is hugely in demand and recent price cuts have made it a much better option than the recently […]
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 next-generation Ryzen Threadripper 9000 CPU featuring the latest Zen 5 core architecture has been spotted at NBD. AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 "Shimada Peak" CPU Makes A Casual Appearance In Shipping Catalog, Features 96 "Zen 5" Cores Spotted by Olrak_29, the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 CPU was spotted within the shipping manifesto along with its core configuration that has been listed. AMD hasn't listed Threadripper 9000 CPUs in any of its public roadmap and the only official "Zen 5" products it has confirmed include Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge", Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" and 5th Gen EPYC "Turin". The company […]
AMD's Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" & Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" CPUs have gained some big performance upgrades with the recent Windows 11 24H2 update. AMD Puts Its "Cards On Deck" With The Newest Windows 11 24H2 Update, Bringing In Significant Performance Upgrades For Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" and Ryzen 7000 "Zen 4" CPUs AMD's launch of Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs was met with criticism from the industry. The processors weren't able to achieve the desired performance, especially in gaming applications, & one major culprit was discovered to be the lackluster support within the Microsoft Windows OS. In a […]
Prices of AMD's high-end "Zen 5" CPUs, the Ryzen 9 9950X & the Ryzen 9 9900X, have come crashing down after the launch week. AMD Ryzen 9 9950X & Ryzen 9 9900X "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs See Up To 10% Price Drops Days After Launch The AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs are decent chips, offering improved multi-threaded performance and good efficiency however, the prices didn't receive a good reception from users since we have seen a slow start to sales, and certain retailers have only sold less than 100 units in the days following the official launch. Earlier, […]
AMD is reportedly preparing a brand new 3D V-Cache CPU under its "Zen 4" lineup, the Ryzen 5 7600X3D, which will cover the budget market. AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D CPU In The Works, Launches Early Next Month With 6 Cores, Single 3D V-Cache CCD, 96 MB L3 Cache AMD recently launched its Ryzen 9000 "zen 5" Desktop CPUs and while eyes are set on the next launch, the Ryzen 9000X3D series, it looks like AMD is also going to offer more mainstream 3D V-Cache offerings within its current Ryzen 7000 and older Ryzen 5000 lineup. We already know about the […]