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Solid performance meets questionable pricing. — AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D Review: 3D V-Cache's Middle Child Solid performance meets questionable pricing.

News Stream

Ryzen 9000 CPU

AMD Zen 5 CPUs also affected by microcode vulnerability

Hassam Nasir published 28 minutes ago

A vulnerability targeting AMD CPUs that can execute unsigned microcode on your processor also affects AMD's Zen 5.

Lip-Bu Tan, chief executive of Intel

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan loses $5 million on his $25 million Intel investment as stock tumbles

Jowi Morales published 3 hours ago

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan lost around $5 million in value when Intel stocks dropped from around $24 per share to less than $19.

Corsair 12V-2x6 connector

Corsair confirms the slight wiggle room in its 16-pin connectors for Nvidia GPUs is by design

Hassam Nasir published 3 hours ago

Corsair says the added play improves terminal alignment and reduces wear.

Intel Laminar Cooler RS1

Intel enforces strict tariff compliance for steel and aluminum shipments amid new U.S. tariffs

Anton Shilov published 5 hours ago

Intel is tightening supplier compliance policies to account for the significant amount of these metals used across its products and infrastructure.

GDDR7

Nvidia reportedly sources GDDR7 chips from SK hynix for RTX 50-series GPUs

Zhiye Liu published 5 hours ago

A hardware leaker claims that Nvidia is supposedly purchasing GDDR7 chips from SK hynix in addition to Samsung.

Intel's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif.

Intel's market cap plummets to 16-year low as stock rout continues

Anton Shilov published 5 hours ago

U.S. gov't's tariffs and market uncertainties plunge Intel stock to 16-year low.

TSMC building

TSMC faces $1 billion US fine for making chips for blacklisted Huawei

Anton Shilov published 20 hours ago

Doing business with Huawei may be particularly expensive as TSMC is facing a massive fine for 'unknowingly' supplying the blacklisted Chinese company with an AI processor.

Razer with a strikethrough graphic over top

Razer halts laptop sales to US consumers in response to tariffs

Dallin Grimm published 20 hours ago

Razer has seemingly halted direct laptop sales to the US from its website. This comes in the wake of major US tariffs sweeping the globe, and seems to be a likely response from many companies.

Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 2023

Retail Asus listing confirms AMD's Dragon Range Refresh CPU specs

Dallin Grimm published 20 hours ago

AMD's Dragon Range Refresh CPU family has had more details revealed thanks to a new Asus listing on a Chinese retailer.

Tech Deals

My go-to budget Bluetooth SoundPeats headphones have been reduced to a staggeringly cheap $29 — these cans have amazing battery life for the price

Stewart Bendle published 22 hours ago

Deals Great sound, amazing battery life, and an outstanding price. The SoundPeats Space headphones are available for just $29 in this deal.

Google

UALink has Nvidia's NVLink in the crosshairs — final specs support up to 1,024 GPUs with 200 GT/s bandwidth

Anton Shilov published 23 hours ago

The final UALink specifications are here.

multicore optical fibers

Kioxia optical-based PCIe 5.0 SSDs support cable lengths up to 40 meters — now they just need optical-ready data centers

Aaron Klotz published 23 hours ago

Designed for upcoming 'green' data centers.

Shopify CEO Tobias Lutke with Sam Altman

Shopify CEO: teams must prove AI can’t do a task before asking for new hires, resources

Jowi Morales published yesterday

Everyone in the company is expected to use AI effectively.

FreeDOS 1.4

FreeDOS 1.4 released with updated FreeCOM, Install program, and HTML Help

Mark Tyson published yesterday

The development of the FreeDOS marches onwards with an updated FreeCOM, Install program, and HTML Help system in version 1.4.

EPYC Turin

AMD EPYC 9005 'Turin' CPUs see 14% higher performance on average with Ubuntu 25.04 beta release

Hassam Nasir published yesterday

Ubuntu 25.04 brings several performance enhancements for AMD's EPYC Turin processors, providing 14% higher average performance and reaching up to 75% in some workloads.

Switch 2 Joy-Cons in controller grip

Nintendo Switch 2 dev confirms no Hall Effect sticks

Dallin Grimm published yesterday

A recent interview with Nintendo's Nate Bihldorff confirms that the new console will not utilize Hall effect sensors in its Switch 2 controllers, a sore spot for Switch's stick-drift sufferers.

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Google tools required for classwork are allegedly being used to build data profiles of each student

Ash Hill published yesterday

A new lawsuit alleges that Google is spying on school children and harvesting their data to create profiles, due to the mandated use of Google hardware and software.

DeepMind - can you escape the cube?

Google accused of paying employees to do nothing for up to a year to stifle AI talent migration

Mark Tyson published yesterday

Google is making use of aggressive noncompete clauses and extended notice periods, leaving employees who wish to change track in limbo, claims former GoogDeepMinder Nando de Freitas.

IBM

IBM boosts mainframes with 50% more AI performance: z17 features Telum II chip with AI accelerators

Anton Shilov published yesterday

Mainframes live on.

GALAX HOF

China-exclusive RTX 5090D dominates in 3DMark benchmark records - Galax HOF edition eclipses RTX 5090 challengers

Hassam Nasir published yesterday

Galax's RTX 5090D Hall Of Fame edition GPU has been making a splash at HWBot, seemingly breaking every world record in sight.

Solid performance meets questionable pricing. — AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D Review: 3D V-Cache's Middle Child Solid performance meets questionable pricing.

U.S. gov't's tariffs and market uncertainties plunge Intel stock to 16-year low. — Intel's market cap plummets to 16-year low as stock rout continues U.S. gov't's tariffs and market uncertainties plunge Intel stock to 16-year low.

President Donald Trump claimed his threat of steep import tariffs pushed TSMC to boost its U.S. investment from $65 billion to $200 billion without government aid. — President Trump threatens TSMC with 100% tariff if it doesn't build in the U.S. President Donald Trump claimed his threat of steep import tariffs pushed TSMC to boost its U.S. investment from $65 billion to $200 billion without government aid.

Intel is tightening supplier compliance policies to account for the significant amount of these metals used across its products and infrastructure. — Intel enforces strict tariff compliance for steel and aluminum shipments amid new U.S. tariffs Intel is tightening supplier compliance policies to account for the significant amount of these metals used across its products and infrastructure.

A hardware leaker claims that Nvidia is supposedly purchasing GDDR7 chips from SK hynix in addition to Samsung. — Nvidia reportedly sources GDDR7 chips from SK hynix for RTX 50-series GPUs A hardware leaker claims that Nvidia is supposedly purchasing GDDR7 chips from SK hynix in addition to Samsung.

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Reviews

Corsair Frame 4000D

Corsair Frame 4000D Case Review: Lightweight, effective, and right-priced

By Albert Thomas published yesterday

Corsair’s Frame 4000D promises modularity, but does it deliver otherwise? We test it with Intel’s i9-14900K and Ocypus fans to determine if it performs well.

Asus ProArt PA32UCDM

Asus ProArt PA32UCDM 4K 240 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor review: Precision, performance and elegance

By Christian Eberle published 2 days ago

32-inch gaming and reference monitor with 240 Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits, and wide gamut color.

Sovol Zero

Sovol Zero Review: Good Things Come in Small Packages

By Denise Bertacchi published April 6, 2025

Sovol revisits the Core XY printer with a pint-sized powerhouse.

Lian Li EG1000 Platinum ATX 3.1 PSU

Lian Li EDGE EG1000 ATX 3.1 power supply review

By E. Fylladitakis published April 6, 2025

Its unique shape may limit compatibility with standard builds

Seasonic Prime TX-1600 Noctua Edition

Seasonic Prime TX-1600 Noctua Edition power supply review

By E. Fylladitakis published April 5, 2025

The Seasonic Prime TX-1600 Noctua Edition PSU features effortless power delivery and advanced cooling.

Best Picks

Best SSDs: Reviewed and Benchmarked

Best SSDs 2025: From blazing-fast M.2 NVMe down to budget SATA

By Jarred Walton, Paul Alcorn published April 4, 2025

We recommend the best SSDs for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.

Best PS5 SSDs

The Best PS5 SSDs in 2025: Speedy NVMe storage for your console

By Jarred Walton, Paul Alcorn published April 3, 2025

Our tests show the best PS5 SSDs to buy.

Gaming Monitors

Best Gaming Monitors 2025: Budget, Curved, G-Sync and More

By Christian Eberle, Brandon Hill last updated April 2, 2025

Here are the best gaming monitors for PC available in 2025, from budget displays to 144Hz, 4K and curved.

Gaming Monitors

CPUs

Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 2023

Retail Asus listing confirms AMD's Dragon Range Refresh CPU specs

By Dallin Grimm published 20 hours ago

AMD's Dragon Range Refresh CPU family has had more details revealed thanks to a new Asus listing on a Chinese retailer.

EPYC Turin

AMD EPYC 9005 'Turin' CPUs see 14% higher performance on average with Ubuntu 25.04 beta release

By Hassam Nasir published yesterday

Ubuntu 25.04 brings several performance enhancements for AMD's EPYC Turin processors, providing 14% higher average performance and reaching up to 75% in some workloads.

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SanDisk promo codes for April 2025

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Graphics Cards

GALAX HOF

China-exclusive RTX 5090D dominates in 3DMark benchmark records - Galax HOF edition eclipses RTX 5090 challengers

By Hassam Nasir published yesterday

Galax's RTX 5090D Hall Of Fame edition GPU has been making a splash at HWBot, seemingly breaking every world record in sight.

GeForce RTX 5090D Luna

Nvidia RTX 5090D GPU features a magnetic shroud and fans for easy maintenance

By Zhiye Liu published 2 days ago

Galax's latest GeForce RTX 5090D graphics cards feature a magnetic, removable shroud.

Asus RX 9070 XT

AMD RX 9070 vBIOS flash offers up-to 20% performance boost — modders claim OC beats 9070 XT

By Hassam Nasir published 2 days ago

A member of the PCGH community flashed an RX 9070 XT vBIOS onto his RX 9070, reporting a 15-20% performance bump with boost clocks exceeding 3 GHz.

Laptops

Razer with a strikethrough graphic over top

Razer halts laptop sales to US consumers in response to tariffs

By Dallin Grimm published 20 hours ago

Razer has seemingly halted direct laptop sales to the US from its website. This comes in the wake of major US tariffs sweeping the globe, and seems to be a likely response from many companies.

Framework Laptop 13

Framework pauses U.S. sales of base Laptop 13 models due to tariffs

By Jowi Morales published yesterday

The cheapest Framework Laptop 13s powered by a Core Ultra 5 125H or Ryzen 5 7640U becomes temporarily unavailable in the U.S.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi

This Raspberry Pi Zero camera instantly prints photos using thermal paper

By Ash Hill published March 30, 2025

Spacerower is using a Raspberry Pi Zero to power this custom 3D-printed camera that instantly prints out photos using thermal paper.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Pico fightstick randomly mashes buttons for fighting game combos

By Ash Hill published March 27, 2025

Goblinhan Yıkan has created a Raspberry Pi Pico-powered fight stick that has extra buttons for throwing random combos while playing fighting games.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi Pico 2 FFT sound spectrum analyzer visualizes audio via OLED display

By Ash Hill published March 24, 2025

Dan McCreary shows off how to create your own FFT sound spectrum analyzer using our favorite microcontroller, the Raspberry Pi Pico 2.

Deals

Tech Deals

My go-to budget Bluetooth SoundPeats headphones have been reduced to a staggeringly cheap $29 — these cans have amazing battery life for the price

By Stewart Bendle published 22 hours ago

Deals Great sound, amazing battery life, and an outstanding price. The SoundPeats Space headphones are available for just $29 in this deal.

Tech Deals

Beef up your Steam Deck storage with this 2TB WD Black SN770M SSD deal - only $177 at Amazon

By Stewart Bendle published 2 days ago

Deals Expand the storage of your gaming handheld or laptop with this 2TB SSD deal on a small form-factor M.2 2230 WD Black SN770M, on sale for only $177 at Amazon.

Samsung laptop

Samsung Galaxy AI Book4 Edge laptop with Snapdragon X CPU drops to $695 in limited time Amazon deal

By Ash Hill published April 6, 2025

The Samsung Galaxy AI Book4 Edge laptop is available today at Amazon for its lowest price to date — $695 instead of its usual $899.

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