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UPDATE: MSI, the maker of the motherboard at the center of both incidents, has issued a statement on the failuresor one of them, anyway. The statement is as follows:
Recently, we received a user report indicating damage to an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor on an MSI MAG X870 TOMAHAWK WIFI motherboard. At MSI...
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To understand this post, you're going to have to understand who Framework is. A company founded in January 2020, Framework sells highly-repairable laptops, with readily available replacement parts and standardized designs, where possible. The company will sell you an assembled, ready-to-go laptop if you like, or you...
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With the blistering pace of technology during the last decade, one of the most crucial pieces of hardware has been the CPU. AMD has blazed a trail of providing products that appeal to enthusiasts with its Ryzen family of processors. Related, the AM4 platform, released in September of 2016, is still going strong...
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If you read that headline and are thinking that 6400 MT/s isn't really fast for DDR5, then you've fallen into the same trap we did. The key detail is that the new modules, which feature a clock driver directly on the memory module itself, don't require overclocking to hit that speed. DDR5-6400 is a new JEDEC speed...
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Memory overclocking can have a huge effect on application performance, depending on the app in question. One of the key features of Intel's new Arrow Lake processors is that they can support stratospheric memory transfer rates. However, that may only apply to the high-powered "K" series processors, at least if ASRock...
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It won't surprise anyone to hear that Hot Hardware is staffed by PC gaming stalwarts who (mostly) balk at the idea of playing games on consoles. After all, you have a limited game selection, few choices in terms of input devices, and you're restricted to whatever quality-versus-performance compromise the developer...
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AMD and its partners have released a barrage of motherboards today based on the latest Socket AM5 chipsets. That's the X870, as well as the dual-chip X870E version, if you haven't been staying on top of things. Along with the fancy new mainboards, AMD has also released new AGESA firmware to its partners that...
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It's taken a minute, but memory makers are finally starting to approach the DDR5-10000 mark, though they're not quite there yet. They are getting close, however, with G.Skill being the latest to announce yet another overclocked DDR5 memory kit at a blistering-fast speed, the Trident Z5 Royal Neo in DDR5-9000 form...
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TeamGroup is once again making waves with more of its memory-based products. As we know, TeamGroup is always pushing the boundaries on its memory and storage products, just like it did with the GE Pro PCIe 5 SSD it announced at CES back in January of this year.
Today, the company announced that its newest memory...
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Hot on the heels of the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D launch being reportedly revealed, we now have some details on a few of the upcoming X870 and X870E motherboards from MSI. This is rather exciting, as the X870 family are the first new chipsets since the initial launch of the Socket AM5 platform. While AMD...
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Earlier this year, AMD announced and released its Ryzen 9000 series of desktop CPUs. The X3D variants may be coming as soon as this fall, such as the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. After an initial delay due to unforeseen issues for the initial Ryzen 9000 launch, the lineup finally made its way to store...
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AMD released its Ryzen 9000 series CPUs last month after a small delay and some early teething issues. We are now starting to see hints of the new motherboards for the X870 family. According to listings on B&H Photo (which the retailer ended up pulling offline), some motherboards from Gigabyte...
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Look, we know it's tempting if you're a gamer with the requisite $700, but please don't buy a PS5 Pro. It's an awful lot of money for a toy that can only play the games that Sony says you can play. It doesn't even have the excuse of being a really high-quality Blu-Ray player like the PS3 didthere's no disc drive at...
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For Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 200 desktop processors, perhaps more familiar by their code-name "Arrow Lake", Intel has removed Hyper-Threading from the P-cores. That makes those CPUs narrower, so they might not need as much memory bandwidth, right? Well, the Skymont E-cores are nearly three times as wide as the...
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It's Friday, friends! Did you just get paid today, and do you have a pocket full of change? Time to splurge on some PC parts! Not that pocket change will get you very far, really, but it'll get you further today than it would last week thanks to some killer deals on core components from Amazon. We've got CPUs, RAM...
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If you have been looking to buy a CPU during the last several months, the decision has been complicated by scary headlines for both Intel and AMD. With warranty issues being a primary concern, we have some new information that will be good news to those purchasing AMD's Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 processors.
The...
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Well, chalk one up for the reliability of occasional leaker chi11eddog (@g01d3nm4ng0 on Xwitter). Back on August 14th, he posted that AMD would increase the TDP of the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X from 65W to 105W in an AGESA update. Technically, he was wrong; the TDP increase is an optional toggle...
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The wait is on for AMD to unveil its first Ryzen 9000 series CPUs with 3D V-Cache, and make no mistake, they're coming. What everyone wants to know, however, is when exactly they will arrive, and that has been a point of copious speculation. The latest chatter suggests we could see Ryzen 9000X3D...
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AMD has recently launched its Ryzen 9000 series CPUs, including the flagship Ryzen 9 9950X. While these work perfectly well with existing AM5 X670 motherboards, ASUS has some new products up its sleeve.
Encompassing the new X870 and X870E, there are various motherboards making their way...
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If you've ever rebuilt a PC, you know the struggle: the GPU is locked in the slot, and you can't get your fat adult fingers down next to the oversized CPU cooler you installed to press the retention lever down. In the words of many classic infomercials, "there has to be a better way!" Some motherboard manufacturers...
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AMD recently launched its Ryzen 9000 lineup of Zen 5 CPUs, including the flagship Ryzen 9 9950X. If you have a tighter budget and wish to remain focused on gaming performance, there is another CPU potentially coming soon. No, it is not the anticipated 3D V-Cache versions of the Ryzen 9000 series...
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AMD's Ryzen 9000 series has finally released with its new Zen 5 architecture. After experiencing an unusual delay (over a packaging typo) from its initial targeted launch date in late July, chips are finally starting to find their into the hands of consumers. Not only that, but retailers in Germany have already...
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