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, […]
Linux has received a new patch from AMD engineers, targeting the next-gen Zen 5 CPU architecture by including new model IDs for anticipated processors in the lineup. AMD Speeds Up Zen 5 Enablement To Ensure Complete Support At Launch, Uploads New CPU Models As we near the launch of AMD's upcoming Zen 5 CPU lineup, engineers have started hastening up their work on Linux to ensure complete, stable support on launch. Phoronix reports that the AMD kernel patch appeared in the Linux 6.9 kernel, which was targeted at providing a wide range of model IDs, likely designated to the Zen […]
Gigabyte has officially spilled the beans on the next-gen AMD Zen 5 Desktop CPU family which is now confirmed as Ryzen 9000 series. Gigabyte Spills The Beans on AMD's Next-Gen Zen 5 Desktop CPU Family, Confirms Ryzen 9000 Branding & Support on Its AM5 Motherboard Lineup Gigabyte joins the ranks of ASUS and MSI, both of which have previously announced support for the next-gen AMD Ryzen family on their respective AM5 motherboards. In its presser, Gigabyte is confirming that these next-gen CPUs based on the Zen 5 core architecture will be branded under the Ryzen 9000 series which is the […]
An engineering sample of AMD's Zen 5-based Strix Point "Ryzen 9" APU with 12 cores, 24 threads, and 24 MB of L3 cache has been spotted at Geekbench. AMD's Early Engineering Sample of The Ryzen 9 "Strix Point" APU With Zen 5 Cores Boasts Impressive Multi-Thread Score Despite Low Clocks The engineering sample was spotted within the Geekbench database and has the specific OPN ID of "100-000000994-14_N". This ID can be confirmed as an AMD Strix Point APU since it has already shown up multiple times, once last year in the MilkyWay@home database and more recently in the shipping manifestos […]
ASUS has published the full list of its AM5 (600-series) motherboards which support the next-gen AMD Ryzen "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs. ASUS's Entire AM5 Motherboard Lineup Is Ready For AMD's Next-Gen Ryzen "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs, BIOS Update Required The official announcement from ASUS was more or less expected to be coming soon as they had their BIOS pages for several AM5 (600-series) motherboards already listing support for the next-gen AMD Ryzen "Zen 5" Desktop CPU family. The latest BIOS is based on the AMD AGESA 1.1.7.0 firmware which adds "Granite Ridge" CPU support (codename for the next AM5 desktop […]
AMD's next-generation Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs have been listed & confirmed within the latest chipset drivers. AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs Spotted Within Latest Chipset Drivers, Confirming Next-Gen Branding For Next-Gen Chips Spotted by HXL (@9550pro), the AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs were listed within the newest version of the AMD Chipset Drivers uploaded by ASUS. The new driver is version 6.03.19.217 and is the follow-up to the 6.02.07.2300 driver released last month. The vast majority of the new driver is mostly going to be the same as the existing version but the major difference is the addition of […]
AMD's Zen 5 "Ryzen" APU lineup for mobility lineup is going to be quite extensive with the likes of Strix, Kraken & Sonoma families. Each of these APU families will feature different configurations & utilize a mix of Zen 5 and Zen 5C cores. AMD Zen 5 "Ryzen" Mobility APU Lineup To Kick Off With Strix, Kraken & Sonoma Lineups Based on new information by @Olrak29_, it looks like we might have a sense of what the final max core configurations for these chips would look like. As mentioned above, there are going to be a lot of Zen 5 […]
The latest update for the MC Extractor has added new AMD Granite Ridge "Ryzen Zen 5" CPUs and also mentions the AM5+ platform. AMD's Zen 5-Based Ryzen "Granite Ridge" CPUs & AM5+ Platform Added In Latest MC Extractor Update The latest version of the MC Extractor tool (v1.101.0 r293) has been released and adds support and detection for new components which include AMD's Zen 5 "Granite Ridge" Ryzen CPUs for desktops & also mentions AM5+. Starting with the chips, there are two AMD Granite Ridge CPUs mentioned which will be part of the Ryzen "Zen 5" Desktop CPU family, these […]
AMD's next-gen Ryzen "Zen 5" CPUs codenamed Granite Ridge have received the first support on ASUS's AM5 motherboards with the AGESA 1.1.7.0 BIOS. ASUS AM5 AGESA 1.1.7.0 BIOS Update Silently Adds Next-Gen AMD Ryzen Zen 5 "Granite Ridge" CPU Support It looks like motherboard vendors are starting to enable platform support for AMD's next-gen Ryzen CPU family codenamed Granite Ridge, which will utilize the Zen 5 core architecture. The latest information was spotted by HXL (@9550Pro) who references the latest BIOS updates that ASUS rolled out for its AMD X670E series motherboards. The new BIOS brings support for up to […]
AMD's next-generation Granite Ridge Ryzen Desktop CPUs with 6 & 8 cores based on the Zen 5 architecture have been spotted in a shipping manifesto. AMD's Next-Gen Ryzen "Granite Ridge" Desktop CPUs Have Been Spotted: 8 Cores and 6 Cores With Up To 170W TDP Just like the AMD Ryzen Mobility CPUs based on the Zen 5 core architecture that leaked out a couple of hours back, we now have the first samples of the Granite Ridge Desktop Ryzen CPU family which have leaked out and spotted by Momomo_US. There are at least two AMD Ryzen Granite Ridge CPUs mentioned […]
AMD has started sending out test units of its next-gen Zen 5-based Ryzen mobility family such as the Strix Point and Fire Range families. AMD Fire Range Comes With Up To 16 High-Performance Zen 5 Cores Rated at 55W, Strix Point APUs Rock The FP8 Socket With Zen 5 Cores at 28W Spotted by @Harukaze5719, we have at least four different variants, two for each lineup along with their OPN IDs. These include two Fire Range CPUs and two Strix Point APUs. Both Fire Range & Strix Point families will be based on the next-generation Zen 5 core architecture with […]
AMD's 5th Gen EPYC Turin CPU lineup featuring Zen 5 & Zen 5C cores with up to 160 cores has been leaked out by Yuuki_AnS. AMD EPYC Turin "5th Gen" CPU Lineup Family Leak Shows Up To 96 Zen 5 & 160 Zen 5C Cores, Massive TDPs of Up To 500W The preliminary specifications of AMD's next-gen EPYC Turin lineup which will be branded under the 5th Gen EPYC family have been revealed which includes at least 20 SKUs based on the Zen 5 & Zen 5C core architecture. These cores are codenamed Zen 5 "Nirvana" & Zen 5C "Prometheus" […]
AMD has pushed out further patches to bring in Zen 5 CPU enablement on Linux as we near the launch of the next-gen lineup. AMD's Proactive Approach With Zen 5 CPU Enablement Will Allow Complete Support Of The Architecture On Launch Dates AMD's approach to bringing Zen 5 CPU architecture support on Linux has been steady and very progressive, deviating from the usual trend where AMD decided to push out patches only months before the official launch. Phoronix reports that the firm has uploaded various files bringing in performance monitoring patches of the architecture for use in multiple tools on […]
Linux has received a new patch from AMD engineers, targeting the next-gen Zen 5 CPU architecture by including new model IDs for anticipated processors in the lineup. AMD Speeds Up Zen 5 Enablement To Ensure Complete Support At Launch, Uploads New CPU Models As we near the launch of AMD's upcoming Zen 5 CPU lineup, engineers have started hastening up their work on Linux to ensure complete, stable support on launch. Phoronix reports that the AMD kernel patch appeared in the Linux 6.9 kernel, which was targeted at providing a wide range of model IDs, likely designated to the Zen […]
Gigabyte has officially spilled the beans on the next-gen AMD Zen 5 Desktop CPU family which is now confirmed as Ryzen 9000 series. Gigabyte Spills The Beans on AMD's Next-Gen Zen 5 Desktop CPU Family, Confirms Ryzen 9000 Branding & Support on Its AM5 Motherboard Lineup Gigabyte joins the ranks of ASUS and MSI, both of which have previously announced support for the next-gen AMD Ryzen family on their respective AM5 motherboards. In its presser, Gigabyte is confirming that these next-gen CPUs based on the Zen 5 core architecture will be branded under the Ryzen 9000 series which is the […]
An engineering sample of AMD's Zen 5-based Strix Point "Ryzen 9" APU with 12 cores, 24 threads, and 24 MB of L3 cache has been spotted at Geekbench. AMD's Early Engineering Sample of The Ryzen 9 "Strix Point" APU With Zen 5 Cores Boasts Impressive Multi-Thread Score Despite Low Clocks The engineering sample was spotted within the Geekbench database and has the specific OPN ID of "100-000000994-14_N". This ID can be confirmed as an AMD Strix Point APU since it has already shown up multiple times, once last year in the MilkyWay@home database and more recently in the shipping manifestos […]
ASUS has published the full list of its AM5 (600-series) motherboards which support the next-gen AMD Ryzen "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs. ASUS's Entire AM5 Motherboard Lineup Is Ready For AMD's Next-Gen Ryzen "Zen 5" Desktop CPUs, BIOS Update Required The official announcement from ASUS was more or less expected to be coming soon as they had their BIOS pages for several AM5 (600-series) motherboards already listing support for the next-gen AMD Ryzen "Zen 5" Desktop CPU family. The latest BIOS is based on the AMD AGESA 1.1.7.0 firmware which adds "Granite Ridge" CPU support (codename for the next AM5 desktop […]
AMD's next-generation Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs have been listed & confirmed within the latest chipset drivers. AMD Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" CPUs Spotted Within Latest Chipset Drivers, Confirming Next-Gen Branding For Next-Gen Chips Spotted by HXL (@9550pro), the AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs were listed within the newest version of the AMD Chipset Drivers uploaded by ASUS. The new driver is version 6.03.19.217 and is the follow-up to the 6.02.07.2300 driver released last month. The vast majority of the new driver is mostly going to be the same as the existing version but the major difference is the addition of […]
AMD's Zen 5 "Ryzen" APU lineup for mobility lineup is going to be quite extensive with the likes of Strix, Kraken & Sonoma families. Each of these APU families will feature different configurations & utilize a mix of Zen 5 and Zen 5C cores. AMD Zen 5 "Ryzen" Mobility APU Lineup To Kick Off With Strix, Kraken & Sonoma Lineups Based on new information by @Olrak29_, it looks like we might have a sense of what the final max core configurations for these chips would look like. As mentioned above, there are going to be a lot of Zen 5 […]
The latest update for the MC Extractor has added new AMD Granite Ridge "Ryzen Zen 5" CPUs and also mentions the AM5+ platform. AMD's Zen 5-Based Ryzen "Granite Ridge" CPUs & AM5+ Platform Added In Latest MC Extractor Update The latest version of the MC Extractor tool (v1.101.0 r293) has been released and adds support and detection for new components which include AMD's Zen 5 "Granite Ridge" Ryzen CPUs for desktops & also mentions AM5+. Starting with the chips, there are two AMD Granite Ridge CPUs mentioned which will be part of the Ryzen "Zen 5" Desktop CPU family, these […]
AMD's next-gen Ryzen "Zen 5" CPUs codenamed Granite Ridge have received the first support on ASUS's AM5 motherboards with the AGESA 1.1.7.0 BIOS. ASUS AM5 AGESA 1.1.7.0 BIOS Update Silently Adds Next-Gen AMD Ryzen Zen 5 "Granite Ridge" CPU Support It looks like motherboard vendors are starting to enable platform support for AMD's next-gen Ryzen CPU family codenamed Granite Ridge, which will utilize the Zen 5 core architecture. The latest information was spotted by HXL (@9550Pro) who references the latest BIOS updates that ASUS rolled out for its AMD X670E series motherboards. The new BIOS brings support for up to […]
AMD's next-generation Granite Ridge Ryzen Desktop CPUs with 6 & 8 cores based on the Zen 5 architecture have been spotted in a shipping manifesto. AMD's Next-Gen Ryzen "Granite Ridge" Desktop CPUs Have Been Spotted: 8 Cores and 6 Cores With Up To 170W TDP Just like the AMD Ryzen Mobility CPUs based on the Zen 5 core architecture that leaked out a couple of hours back, we now have the first samples of the Granite Ridge Desktop Ryzen CPU family which have leaked out and spotted by Momomo_US. There are at least two AMD Ryzen Granite Ridge CPUs mentioned […]
AMD has started sending out test units of its next-gen Zen 5-based Ryzen mobility family such as the Strix Point and Fire Range families. AMD Fire Range Comes With Up To 16 High-Performance Zen 5 Cores Rated at 55W, Strix Point APUs Rock The FP8 Socket With Zen 5 Cores at 28W Spotted by @Harukaze5719, we have at least four different variants, two for each lineup along with their OPN IDs. These include two Fire Range CPUs and two Strix Point APUs. Both Fire Range & Strix Point families will be based on the next-generation Zen 5 core architecture with […]
AMD's 5th Gen EPYC Turin CPU lineup featuring Zen 5 & Zen 5C cores with up to 160 cores has been leaked out by Yuuki_AnS. AMD EPYC Turin "5th Gen" CPU Lineup Family Leak Shows Up To 96 Zen 5 & 160 Zen 5C Cores, Massive TDPs of Up To 500W The preliminary specifications of AMD's next-gen EPYC Turin lineup which will be branded under the 5th Gen EPYC family have been revealed which includes at least 20 SKUs based on the Zen 5 & Zen 5C core architecture. These cores are codenamed Zen 5 "Nirvana" & Zen 5C "Prometheus" […]
AMD has pushed out further patches to bring in Zen 5 CPU enablement on Linux as we near the launch of the next-gen lineup. AMD's Proactive Approach With Zen 5 CPU Enablement Will Allow Complete Support Of The Architecture On Launch Dates AMD's approach to bringing Zen 5 CPU architecture support on Linux has been steady and very progressive, deviating from the usual trend where AMD decided to push out patches only months before the official launch. Phoronix reports that the firm has uploaded various files bringing in performance monitoring patches of the architecture for use in multiple tools on […]