AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-core CPU hits all-time low of $199 — Zen 4 chip brings unbeatable value at $16.58 per core

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900X is currently on sale, offering a 63% discount and saving you nearly $350 off its MSRP.

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Samsung preps PCIe 5.0 QLC SSD with a controller based on open-source RISC-V architecture — BM9K1 delivers speeds up to 11.4 GB/s for ‘personal AI workloads’

The BM9K1 reportedly delivers sequential read speeds of up to 11.4 GB/s, which Samsung said is 1.6 times faster than its predecessor, the PCIe 4.0 BM9C1.
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Sony freezes memory card orders in Japan amid growing storage crisis — the company attributes the cause to ‘shortage of semiconductors’

Sony Japan has announced that it will no longer accept orders for almost its entire lineup of CFexpress and SD memory cards as of March 27.
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Ambitious modder bolts a 360mm server AIO onto an RTX 3080, slashes VRAM temps in half — enormous workstation cooler powers 54 degree drop, 9% performance uplift

Trashbench decided to take an Arctic WS360 360mm server AIO cooler and strap it directly to a GeForce RTX 3080

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Lucky PC builder scores brand new RTX 5060 Ti worth $420 for just $80 at Walmart — clearance sale find saves buyer hundreds upgrading from a GTX 1060

Nvidia launched the RTX 5060 Ti 8GB at $379 but you’ve been able find it for lower for around $350 ever since. That’s what Walmart was selling an MSI Ventus 2X variant for, before slapping an insane clearance sale on it an…

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DIYer upcycles an old PC PSU into a flexible bench power supply — 20-year-old relic rescued from dusty neglect

Your old, unwanted, PC PSU could enjoy a new life as a bench power supply, after a bit of DIY.

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Testing DirectStorage with GPU decompression — do Blackwell GPUs have the upper hand?

We tested DirectStorage with GPU decompression on Blackwell GPUs to see if they perform better than prior generations.
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Exceptional fake SSD clone of Samsung 990 Pro is almost impossible to spot — near-identical performance blurs the line between real and fake as AI crunch drives knock-off market

Japanese news outlet Akiba PC Hotline! examines a fake Samsung 990 Pro SSD that’s starting to show up in the Japanese market.
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Intel confirms rumored Core Ultra 9 290K Plus has been scrapped — potential Core Ultra 9 285KS Special Edition also off the table as Arrow Lake refresh rolls out

Intel has confirmed it has scrapped the Core Ultra 9 295K Plus, and will not be releasing a Special Edition “KS” part for its Core Ultra 200S series lineup.
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AMD makes the flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official — first dual-cache X3D CPU arrives in April, with 208MB cache, 200W TDP, promising modest performance gains

The new flagship packs a total of 208MB cache, helping deliver modest gains in gaming, rendering, and content creation.
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