After eating the world’s DRAM, Nvidia’s next target is NAND SK Hynix has reportedly formalised an agreement with Nvidia to develop next-generation “AI SSD” products. With new “High Bandwidth Flash” (HBF) storage, Nvidia and SK Hynix aim to deliver SSDs with 100 million IOPS in 2027. What’s worse is that Nvidia doesn’t just want SK […]

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Thermal Grizzly expands its DeltaMate lineup to give liquid cooling enthusiasts more options Thermal Grizzly has expanded its DeltaMate lineup of custom liquid cooling hardware. Starting today, their DeltaMate fittings lineup will be available in “Matt Nickel”, giving PC builders more options. This allows PC builders to construct systems that match their aesthetic preferences. Now, […]

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Sapphire is taking its AM5 motherboards to the next level with its PURE X870A Sapphire has just officially unveiled its new PURE X870A WIFI 7 motherboard, the company’s first high-end AM5 motherboard. The company has officially unveiled this new “Frosty-White” motherboard on its website, with a full specifications breakdown. Earlier this year, we reviewed Sapphire’s B850A […]

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AMD shares new details about its next-generation Zen 6 CPUs AMD has shared new information on its Zen 6 CPU architecture, confirming several new features for the next-generation processors. This information comes through two sources: a Zen 6 compiler update for GCC 16 (via Phoronix) and a new Zen 6 document from AMD. With AMD’s […]

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Why AMD’s Ryzen 5000 X3D CPUs need to make a comeback We’ve looked at the memory pricing situation, and it’s bad. DDR5 memory prices have skyrocketed, and this is just the beginning. Building a new PC has become significantly more expensive, which is why AMD needs to bring these CPUs. DDR5 pricing has seen PC […]

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Steam Replay confirms that PC gamers prefer playing classic games over new titles Valve has released Steam Replay 2025, allowing players to view their favourite 2025 games and see exactly how long they played them on Steam. Alongside this data are some interesting tidbits of player habits on the platform. On average, a Steam user […]

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ARC “Big Battlemage” evidence mounts as Intel’s XPU manager gains “BMG-G31” support Intel cannot stop hinting at its ARC Battlemage “BMG-G31” graphics card. As part of a fresh XPU Manager update (via Haze2K1), Intel has officially confirmed that the software supports BMG-G31. This software is a GPU management and monitoring tool for data centers. This […]

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G.Skill blames AI for rising memory prices G.Skill has been forced to raise its memory prices; everyone has. Why? It’s not because DRAM has become more expensive to produce. The AI industry has expanded and has greedily consumed the world’s supply of memory. Now, DDR5 memory pricing is through the roof. When we analysed this […]

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Intel pushes forward with the world’s first commercial High-NA EUV lithography machine installation Intel has confirmed that it has installed ASML’s Twinscan EXE:5200B, the industry’s first High-NA lithography tool for commercial chip production. The tool has now passed “acceptance testing”, and will be used to develop Intel’s next-generation lithography nodes. Intel’s 14A node could be […]

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Just Cause 3 has received its first PC update in over nine years Over a decade after the game’s launch, Square Enix has released a new PC update for Just Cause 3 to remove Denuvo from the game. This was an undocumented change to Just Cause 3. However, change logs on SteamDB confirm that significant […]

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Chinese scientists build a working EUV prototype, striking a major blow against America’s semiconductor leadership The US has placed heavy restrictions on tech exports to China, hoping to slow down the nation’s progress and limit the growth of its tech sector. Specifically, the US wants to prevent China from making cutting-edge semiconductors, keeping its chips […]

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Microsoft ushers in a new era of Windows Server storage performance with Native NVMe support Microsoft has officially added Native NVMe support to Windows Server 2025, an opt-in feature that can deliver boosted storage performance when using modern NVMe SSD storage solutions. Until now, Microsoft’s storage stack considered all storage devices as SCSI (Small Computer […]

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Sapphire’s Radeon RX 9070 XT Phantom Link has been unboxed in China Sapphire has created a new RDNA 4 flagship, the Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ Phantom Link, which has now been unboxed in China. This GPU is an enhanced version of Sapphire’s existing Nitro+ model, offering users both 12V-2×6 and GC-HPWR power inputs. This […]

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Monster Hunter Wilds newest PC update is a godsend to 8GB GPU users Monster Hunter Wilds has just received “Title Update 4”, the first of a trio of planned PC optimisation updates for the game. Following the release of this update, PC gamers have reported significant improvements to the game. This includes lowered VRAM usage […]

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AMD unveils new low-power RX 9060 XT GPU model with 16GB of memory AMD has officially unveiled a new RDNA 4 GPU model: a low-power variant of the company’s Radeon RX 9060 XT. This new RX 9060 XT LP GPU was first spotted by ITHOME, though it has also been listed on AMD’s website. This […]

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Nvidia reportedly plans 30-40% cut in GeForce GPU production in early 2026 Recent reports have claimed that Nvidia intends to reduce its production capacity for GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs in the first half of 2026. These cuts are reportedly due to shortages of memory, not just GDDR7, but all memory types. 30-40% of Nvidia’s […]

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Hotfix 8 for Ghost of Tsushima adds FSR ML Frame Generation to the game Nixxes Software has released its “Patch 8 Hotfix” for Ghost of Tsushima’s PC version, adding support for AMD FSR ML Frame Generation. This new Frame Generation technique is part of AMD’s FSR “Redstone” update. With this update, users of AMD’s Radeon […]

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High DDR5 pricing is causing AMD/AM4 CPU price rises Consumer-grade DDR5 memory modules have seen price increases of 178-258%, forcing PC builders to consider alternative upgrade paths. Instead of moving to newer DDR5 platforms, some PC builders are upgrading to AMD’s DDR4-based AM4 platform. Why? The answer is simple: they can keep using the DDR4 memory they […]

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How much have DDR5 memory prices increased? We all know that DDR5 memory pricing has shot up, but how bad is the situation? Has AI-driven datacenter demand ruined the DRAM market? Yes, but how much is it hitting our wallets? Today we have looked at today’s DRAM pricing and have compared it to 30 days […]

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Samsung denies SATA SSD phase-out rumours, calling them false Samsung has officially denied reports that it plans to phase out its SATA SSDs and other consumer products. This follows recent rumours that Samsung planned to wind down its SATA SSD production to free up manufacturing capacity for data centre and AI customers. With Micron killing […]

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