MSI has delivered strong CXMT memory support on its AMD and Intel motherboards Following their announcement for AMD platforms, MSI has confirmed that its Intel 800-series motherboards are now fully optimised for DDR5 memory from CXMT (ChangXin Memory Technologies). With MSI Z890 motherboards, DDR5-8000+ memory speeds are now available with CXMT-based DDR5 modules. This news […]

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AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D is now available through UK retailers It’s official, AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary Edition CPU is now available in the UK. AMD’s top gaming CPU for socket AM4 has returned to UK retailers. PC gamers on AM4 now have a solid CPU upgrade option, and PC builders can avoid high […]

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Apple’s reportedly skipping M6 Pro and M6 Max and moving directly to M7 Apple has reportedly made significant changes to its hardware roadmap, planning to release only baseline M6-series processors and move directly to the M7 for its higher-end models. In other words, Apple is skipping M6 Pro and M6 Max and moving to the […]

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Building a gaming PC in 2026 has become considerably more expensive than it was only a year or so ago, and graphics cards are not solely responsible this time. The ongoing memory shortage has driven up the cost of all DRAM and NAND flash-based products, such as memory kits, SSDs, and graphics cards. For that reason, we consider approximately $1,000 to be the realistic starting point for a decent new gaming PC in July 2026. Even then, some compromises are unavoidable. Moving up to higher pricing tiers allows progressively stronger CPUs and GPUs, not to mention higher system memory and […]

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It's been three years since the AMD AM5 motherboard platform and the 600-series motherboards launched. Since its launch, the platform has seen the launch of several CPUs in the Ryzen 7000, Ryzen 8000, and Ryzen 9000 families. While the 600-series motherboards provide great features & compatibility with newer Zen 5 CPUs, motherboard makers are always looking to enhance user experiences through the latest technologies, so AMD has introduced a new chipset line called the 800-series. AMD also introduced both X870 and B850 series chipsets for high-end and mainstream AM5 motherboards. Both of these chips provide brand-new designs and brand-new features […]

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AMD “Medusa Point” Zen 6 CPU benchmark results leak, highlighting strong generational gains Geekbench results for a CPU called “AMD Plum-MDS1” have leaked online, giving us a glimpse of AMD’s upcoming Zen 6 Ryzen processors. This CPU is reportedly an early “Medusa Point” CPU model. This engineering sample appears to feature four AMD Zen 6 […]

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AMD’s Mark Papermaster confirms AMD’s Zen 6 CPU launch plans AMD’s Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Mark Papermaster, has confirmed that AMD plans to launch its next-generation Zen 6 CPUs at its “Advancing AI” event on July 22nd-23rd. This will start with AMD’s sixth-generation EPYC processors, which will be part of AMD’s new […]

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