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Zak Killian - Tue, Aug 27, 2024
If you recall, some benchmarks for AMD's new Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5"-based desktop processors were well behind the expected performance gains compared to the previous generation. Those expectations were set by AMD, and in response to community...
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Zak Killian - Mon, Aug 26, 2024
For GPUs that will supposedly release within the next six months, AMD's RDNA 4-based Radeon chips have had few leaks. We don't know much, aside from that there will apparently only be two chips—Navi 44 and Navi 48—and that they will...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Aug 23, 2024
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...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Aug 22, 2024
We're still waiting on AMD to flesh out is newly minted Ryzen 9000 lineup with X3D models sporting mountains of 3D V-Cache, which as we know is great for gaming. It's why we declared in our Ryzen 7 7800X3D review that it was the "return of...
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Thiago Trevisan - Thu, Aug 22, 2024
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...
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Zak Killian - Wed, Aug 21, 2024
Zen 5 is out, and AMD Ryzen 7000 Zen 4 processors are distinctly last-generation now. Only, a lot of reviewers produced benchmark data that makes Zen 5 look less like a step and more like a stumble. AVX-512 performance is fantastic, and...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Aug 21, 2024
In the lead up to Intel's eventual Arrow Lake launch, rumors and leaks are starting to pile up with increased plausibility, as tends to happen the closer we get to a product's official release. The latest source of leaks comes from a...
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Thiago Trevisan - Wed, Aug 21, 2024
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...
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Zak Killian - Tue, Aug 20, 2024
So the reviews are out, the dust has largely settled, and the conclusion of the community is that AMD's Zen 5-based Ryzen 9000 processors are more of an iterative step than a groundbreaking leap forward. Some reviews have found excellent...
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Thiago Trevisan - Mon, Aug 19, 2024
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...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Aug 19, 2024
In case you haven't been paying attention, artificial intelligence (AI) is a red hot field, which extends into the lucrative data center. Up to this point, NVIDIA has dominated the category with strategic investments in GPU architectures...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Aug 15, 2024
If you get your kicks out of custom PCs that are out of the ordinary (like, way out of the ordinary), then you may have had Cooler Master's Sneaker X on your radar. In case you missed it, it looks like a gigantic shoe, or just a regular...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Aug 15, 2024
Some early (very early) sales data seemingly reveals that AMD's brand-spanking-new Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X processors are not exactly flying off store shelves. This could be due to a number of factors, including the 65W TDP on...
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Thiago Trevisan - Thu, Aug 15, 2024
While we await new GPU releases for next generation products from AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA, ASUS has something cool to reveal. For fans looking forward to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II, ASUS has a special graphics card in store. While...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Aug 14, 2024
It's been nearly nine months since we first heard rumors of AMD expanding its AM4 lineup with a couple of more budget-friend Ryzen 5000X3D models with 3D V-Cache. One of those was the Ryzen 7 5700X3D, which AMD did end up launching, and the other was the Ryzen 5 5500X3D. Can we still expect...
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Marco Chiappetta - Wed, Aug 14, 2024
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X - $499, Ryzen 9 9950X - $549 AMD's enthusiast-class Ryzen 9 9950X and Ryzen 9 9900X are the highest performance Zen 5 processors in the line-up, and we've got the full scoop. Strong All-Around Performance...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, Aug 12, 2024
If you're rocking an AMD build, there's a high chance you're vulnerable to a serious security flaw that's been dubbed Sinkclose. That Ryzen 7 7800X3D pictured above? It's affected, as is the entire Ryzen 7000 series range and a slew of...
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Thiago Trevisan - Mon, Aug 12, 2024
AMD has followed in the footsteps of NVIDIA with its Radeon RX GPUs, trying to gain market share anywhere that it can. While the class-leading halo products such as the Radeon RX 7900 XTX are released early in the life cycle of a GPU...
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Paul Lilly - Fri, Aug 09, 2024
AMD continues to gain ground on rival Intel, the latter of which has historically dominated the x86 landscape with a lopsided share of the market. Overall, that has not changed—Intel still claims the lion's share of the x86 market and even...
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Paul Lilly - Thu, Aug 08, 2024
Anytime there's a new processor or graphics card launch, system builders are quick to update their product lines. Such is the case with AMD's newfangled Ryzen 7 9700X and Ryzen 5 9600X processors base on Zen 5. One of the first to pounce...
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Zak Killian - Wed, Aug 07, 2024
You probably think of 8-bit and 16-bit games as "retro", but the PlayStation 3 is old enough to vote, and that also makes it "retro" to plenty of adults right now. On the other hand, if you read that headline and the part that confused you...
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Paul Lilly - Wed, Aug 07, 2024
At long last, AMD has officially revealed its suggested e-tailer pricing (SEP) for its initial stack of Ryzen 9000 series processors based on Zen 5, and we'd venture to guess that most of you are going to like the price points. That's...
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