Articles by Hassam Nasir, Contributing Writer

Hassam is a lifelong PC gamer and tech enthusiast with over five years of experience in PC hardware journalism. His passion began in childhood when he rescued a discarded Pentium 4 processor, straightening its pins with a kitchen knife to revive a Dell Dimension 2400 at the age of seven. Since then, he has followed the advancements in technology, witnessing the evolution of hardware from the era of AMD's Opteron architecture to Intel's Smithfield (Pentium D), and the rise of Voodoo GPUs alongside Nvidia's FX GPUs taking the market by storm to the latest innovations today. As a seasoned writer, Hassam loves to get into the nitty-gritty details of hardware, providing insights on everything from CPUs, Motherboards and RAM to GPUs. When he’s not writing, you’ll find him building custom water-cooled PCs for himself and his friends, attending drag racing events, or collecting niche fragrances.

Articles by: Hassam Nasir

Chinese-made gaming GPUs get up to 120% FPS boost — new drivers and stability fixes for MTT S80 and S70 cards

By Hassam Nasir published 20 February 25

The latest driver for Moore Threads' MTT S80 and S70 promises performance improvements and stability fixes across a handful of games and applications.

The Raspberry Pi Pico's RP2040 has been certified for 200 MHz clock speeds, up from 133 MHz

By Hassam Nasir published 19 February 25

The Raspberry Pi 2040 now officially supports 200 MHz operation, thanks to the latest Pico-SDK release.

AMD's game-changing Strix Halo APU, formally known as the Ryzen AI Max+, poses for new die shots and gets annotated

By Hassam Nasir last updated 18 February 25

New die shots offer a glimpse of the intricacies that went into designing AMD's flagship Strix Point or Ryzen AI Max APUs.

Leakers suggest AMD Strix Halo reviews dropping tomorrow — Asus ROG Flow Z13 launches February 25

By Hassam Nasir published 17 February 25

Review for AMD's flagship Strix Halo APUs reportedly go live tomorrow, with the first laptops from Asus slated for launch in around one week.

AMD New Enthusiast RDNA 3 GPUs Coming in Q3

AMD exec sarcastically teases RX 90700.05XTXT Max GPU with 320GB of VRAM and '1.2 Gigawatts' power supply requirement

By Hassam Nasir published 16 February 25

AMD's Frank Azor commented on a recent 32GB RX 9070 XTX rumor but didn't outright deny it.

Nvidia RTX 5050, 5060, and 5060 Ti surface in Zotac EEC filings

By Hassam Nasir published 16 February 25

Zotac has registered several new GPUs with the EEC, notably the RTX 5060 family and a brand-new RTX 5050.

RTX 5090 supplies to be 'stupidly high' next month as GB200 wafers get repurposed, asserts leaker

By Hassam Nasir published 16 February 25

RTX 5090 supply and pricing are rumored to return to normal in just one month.

65W Core Ultra 5 230F matches 125W Core Ultra 5 245K in gaming

By Hassam Nasir published 15 February 25

Intel's 65W Core Ultra 5 230F offers impressive efficiency gains over last-gen, but price increases and high platform costs may hinder adoption.

Redditor snaps up early RX 9070 XT GPU for $950 — delivery date slated for March 10

By Hassam Nasir published 15 February 25

The Sapphire Nitro+ RX 9070 XT was briefly listed at Amazon for around $1,000, allowing a Reddit user to place an order for the GPU.

RX 9070 XT leaked specs point to 4,096 shaders and 16GB VRAM — 3.1 GHz boost clocks and PCIe 5.0 support

By Hassam Nasir published 13 February 25

Specs of AMD's upcoming RX 9070 XT have allegedly been pictured in GPU-Z, revealing 4,096 shaders, 16GB of 20 Gbps memory, and PCIe 5.0 support.

AMD's beastly 'Strix Halo' Ryzen AI Max+ matches the RTX 4060 laptop in leaked 3DMark tests

By Hassam Nasir published 13 February 25

An early sample of the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" reportedly keeps pace with Nvidia's dedicated RTX 4060 laptop in synthetic GPU benchmarks.

RTX 5070 allegedly delayed until early March to counter AMD RX 9070 launch

By Hassam Nasir published 12 February 25

Leaker MEGAsizeGPU claims that Nvidia's mid-range $549 RTX 5070 has been pushed back to early next month.

RTX 5090 cable overheats to 150 degrees Celsius — Uneven current distribution likely the culprit

By Hassam Nasir published 11 February 25

Investigation of a melting RTX 5090 has revealed a new uneven current distribution problem which leads to dangerously high temperatures.

Vendor puts an on-and-off switch on a AMD X870 motherboard to enable easy GPU removal

By Hassam Nasir published 10 February 25

Colorful has teased a neat GPU quick-release mechanism involving a simple On/Off toggle switch on its new CVN X870 motherboards.

Core Ultra 9 275HX beats AMD's flagship Ryzen 9 mobile chip by 7% in PassMark — 34% faster than the i9-14900HX

By Hassam Nasir published 10 February 25

The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX handily outperforms its predecessor in PassMark, but with AMD's Fire Range inbound, the performance crown is still up for grabs.

Nvidia RTX 5060 claimed to feature just 8GB of VRAM — the 5060 Ti may get 8GB and 16GB flavors

By Hassam Nasir published 9 February 25

The RTX 5060 is claimed to feature just 8GB of memory, while Nvidia is prepping the RTX 5060 Ti in 8GB and 16GB versions, claims Benchlife.

Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D listed at $699 and $599, same prices as last-gen

By Hassam Nasir published 8 February 25

AMD's 16-core Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X3D may cost $699 and $599, respectively, per data from early listings at Newegg.

Intel Panther Lake and Wildcat Lake CPU specs break cover — leak suggests up to 16 CPU cores and 180 total AI TOPS

By Hassam Nasir published 7 February 25

Leaked specifications reveal Panther Lake and Wildcat Lake core counts, AI TOPS, and I/O support.

Leaked RTX 5080 laptop GPU benchmarks show a 20% performance gain in Time Spy

By Hassam Nasir published 7 February 25

A leaked 3DMark benchmark of Nvidia's RTX 5080 laptop GPU shows around 20% better performance than the last generation.

Press image of Intel Core Series 200S processor on a dramatic blue and black background

Intel's Nova Lake CPU reportedly has up to 52 cores — Coyote Cove P-cores and Arctic Wolf E-cores onboard

By Hassam Nasir published 7 February 25

Leaks allege that Intel is exploring a 52-core design for its next-gen Nova Lake chips.

Ryzen 5 7400F uses thermal paste instead of solder, chip hits max temps at stock TDP

By Hassam Nasir published 6 February 25

AMD's new Ryzen 5 7400F uses normal thermal grease instead of STIM, which is shown to significantly impact thermals.

AMD CEO confirms the RX 9070 series will arrive in early March — Promises 4K mainstream gaming

By Hassam Nasir published 5 February 25

AMD CEO Lisa Su promises to bring high-quality 4K gaming to the masses, with the RX 9070 series, launching in early March.

AMD is rumored to hold an RDNA 4 launch event later this month — RX 9000 GPUs still planned for March

By Hassam Nasir published 4 February 25

AMD is rumored to unveil the RX 9070 series later this month, with potential details on pricing and performance.

Users report bricked or unstable RTX 5090 and 5080 cards — root cause to be determined

By Hassam Nasir published 4 February 25

Several issues including initialization failures and PCIe 5.0 compatibility are reportedly plaguing Nvidia's RTX 50-series GPUs.

RTX 5090 cable melting claim debunked — Investigation points at prior RTX 4090 FE cabling usage

By Hassam Nasir published 3 February 25

A Hong Kong media outlet was scared by two melted 16-pin cables; initially mistakenly attributed to RTX 5090 testing.

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