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30% of x86 CPUs sold are now made by AMD, as company's market share grows thanks to a flagging Intel
By Anton Shilov published
As AMD gains market share in desktops, laptops, and servers, its overall x86 share hits all time high at 29.2%.

Enthusiast fries 14TB HDD due to SATA power slipup
By Mark Tyson published
A PC DIYer fried their 14TB HDD after a modular power cable mix up.

Intel Nova Lake die sizes leak, signaling higher cost
By Anton Shilov published
The compute tile of Intel's Nova Lake CPU will be slightly smaller than compute tile of Arrow Lake CPU, but will likely be more expensive to make at TSMC.

MSI Afterburner adds 16-pin power connector warning on its MPG AI PSUs to prevent overheating GPUs
By Hassam Nasir published
Latest release also includes support for RTX 5090 Lightning.

Our testing shows the Ryzen 7 9800X3D can match the pricier Ryzen 7 9850X3D with simple PBO settings
By Jake Roach published
Turn your Ryzen 7 9800X3D into a Ryzen 7 9850X3D with a two-minute BIOS detour.

Gigabyte X870E Aero X3D Wood Motherboard Review: Wood and leather make it better
By Joe Shields published
The Gigabyte X870E Aero X3D Wood is a unique, stand-out white motherboard with wood-themed accents and a comprehensive hardware list that performs well.

RTX 5090 kicks off the Chinese New Year early with fireworks — $3,299 dream GPU upgrade becomes a fiery nightmare
By Zhiye Liu published
A Bilibili user sees their new MSI GeForce RTX 5090 32G Gaming Trio OC graphics card catch fire.

AMD's next-gen 'Medusa Halo' APUs to reportedly use LPDDR6 RAM, enabling 80% higher bandwidth
By Hassam Nasir published
A significant upgrade over Strix Halo.

Intel's upcoming Nova Lake desktop CPUs can reportedly devour up to 700W of power in PL4 state
By Hassam Nasir published
Intel might undo the efficiency gains of Arrow Lake.

Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial Motherboard Review: Carving out a new top-notch flagship for Asus
By Joe Shields published
Built to impress, the Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Glacial packs seven M.2 slots, dual 10GbE, Wi-Fi 7, USB4, and a 5-inch LCD onto a fantastic-looking white motherboard.
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