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AMD's Ryzen 9 7900X Hits $439 All-Time Low for Cyber Monday

By Brandon Hill published 26 November 22

The Ryzen 9 7900X gave us pause with its $549 MSRP, but an over $100 discount makes it a clear favorite for enthusiasts.

HP's Budget Gaming Laptop Falls Below $500 for Cyber Monday

By Andrew E. Freedman published 26 November 22

The HP Victus 14 is $479.99 for Cyber Monday, a savings of $320 on one of the best gaming laptops under $1,000.

MSI RX 6650 XT for $249 Represents the Best Current GPU Value

By Jarred Walton published 26 November 22

An excellent price on a great graphics card

Man dreams of an island and a fast 8TB SSD

This 8TB Inland PCIe Gen 4 SSD Is 27% Off, Still $1,100

By Matt Safford published 26 November 22

Meta: 8 terabytes of PCIe 4 M.2 storage sounds wonderful. And it's on sale? No, don't tell me how much. I want to believe it's possible.

AMD Navi 32 and Navi 33 Core Counts Purportedly Revealed by Software Update

By Anton Shilov published 25 November 22

Software update gives more clarity about AMD's RDNA 3 family of discrete GPUs.

Crowdfunded LTE HAT for Raspberry Pi Hits Kickstarter Target

By Ian Evenden published 25 November 22

A Kickstarter for a Raspberry Pi HAT that adds 4G LTE wireless networking has hit its funding target

Intel's Arc A770 Gets Liquid Cooling Boost From EKWB

By Anton Shilov published 25 November 22

EKWB's EK-Quantum Vector² for Arc A750/A770 can push them to the limits.

First Intel W790 Sapphire Rapids Workstation Motherboard Spotted

By Anton Shilov published 25 November 22

Supermicro preps X13SWA-TF motherboard based on Intel's W790 chipset for LGA4677 CPUs.

Zotac's Fanless ZBOX C Series PCs Gain Alder Lake-P Updates

By Mark Tyson published 25 November 22

Zotac has refreshed its ZBOX C Series fanless mini PCs with Alder Lake CPU choices, including the Intel Core i3-1220P, i5-1240P, and i7-1260P.

Raspberry Pi Pauses Ad Blocking with Big Red Button

By Ash Hill published 25 November 22

Maker Kris has created an ESP8266-powered button that disabled Pi Hole temporarily by sending a command directly to the Raspberry Pi.

Only Some Custom Radeon RX 7900 GPUs Will Reportedly Be Available On December 13

By Anton Shilov published 24 November 22

Some custom Radeon RX 7900 XT and Radeon RX 7900 XTX will hit the market on December 13; others will be available later.

May the Data Be With You: Seagate Adds Star Wars USB HDDs

By Anton Shilov published 24 November 22

More Star Wars-Inspired collection HDDs from Seagate are now available.

Bykski's New External Cooler Could Be Bigger than Your Desktop

By Mark Tyson published 24 November 22

Bykski’s huge external cooler offers 3x3 fan array with 30 cooling channels, and is powerful enough to cool a quad-GPU setup, or up to 2,000W.

Banana Pi Reveals Raspberry Pi Alternative BPI-M6 SBC

By Ian Evenden published 24 November 22

Banana Pi's latest creation, the BPI-M6 has been detailed, and comes with some interesting features.

AMD's Dragon Range and Phoenix APUs Likely Feature RDNA 3 GPUs, According to Driver Patches

By Anton Shilov published 24 November 22

AMD's Zen 4 is set to meet RDNA 3 integrated GPU in next-generation APUs, new Linux patches indicate.

PS5 Black Friday Upgrade: 2TB Samsung 980 Pro SSD for $189

By Avram Piltch published 24 November 22

Samsung's 980 Pro SSD is a fantastic upgrade for your PS5

Miss The HEDT Glory Days? Build a 96-core 12-Channel DDR5 Beast with AMD EPYC

By Anton Shilov published 24 November 22

With single-socket SP5 motherboards available, 96-core machines with up to 12-channel DDR5 memory are possible.

RAM Benchmark Hierarchy: DDR5, DDR4 for AMD, Intel CPUs

By Zhiye Liu last updated 23 November 22

Our RAM benchmark hierarchy ranks memory kits of all frequencies and capacities for any budget.

Global 3D NAND Market Shrinks by 24.3 Percent in Q3 2022

By Anton Shilov published 23 November 22

Samsung retains 3D NAND leadership but loses 28.1% of revenue in Q3 2022.

Semiconductor Industry CapEx Set for Steepest Decline Since 2008: Forecast

By Anton Shilov published 23 November 22

The semiconductor industry CapEx will drop in 2023 but will still exceed the 2020 level.