SK hynix to expand production capacity in China as it mulls Solidigm IPO, report claims — second phase of fab could boost local production by 50%
SK hynix to expand production capacity in China as it mulls Solidigm IPO, report claims — second phase of fab could boost local production by 50%

As demand for high-end data center SSDs peak, SK hynix upgrades its Chinese facilities and plans Solidigm listing at NASDAQ.

AMD highlights Ryzen 5 5500 briefly topping Amazon CPU best sellers, beating 9800X3D — $80 DDR4 CPU remains a top seller during memory crunch
AMD highlights Ryzen 5 5500 briefly topping Amazon CPU best sellers, beating 9800X3D — $80 DDR4 CPU remains a top seller during memory crunch

AMD’s marketing director shared a screenshot of the Amazon CPU best sellers list, but the four-year-old, $80 Ryzen 5 5500 was at the top of the charts.

Benchmarking AMD’s BC-250, offering Steam Machine-like performance at half the price — unlocking 40 CUs, eight Zen 2 cores on the repurposed PS5 APU
Benchmarking AMD’s BC-250, offering Steam Machine-like performance at half the price — unlocking 40 CUs, eight Zen 2 cores on the repurposed PS5 APU

The popular BC-250 APU has seen some major advancements over the past few months, including a 40CU unlock and enabling all eight Zen 2 cores. We put together a BC-250 machine to see how it works, and what these new mods offer.

DeepCool AK620 and AK400 G2 Review: Quiet and powerful, with woodgrain or a digital display
DeepCool AK620 and AK400 G2 Review: Quiet and powerful, with woodgrain or a digital display

DeepCool’s latest AK G2 series air coolers feature your choice of woodgrain tops or a digital display. We’ve tested both AK620 and AK400 G2 coolers with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D to benchmark their thermal efficiency.

Get 32GB of DDR5 for $261 in this AM5 gaming bundle — $970 deal features Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5 RAM, a Gigabyte X870 motherboard, and free 240mm AIO
Get 32GB of DDR5 for $261 in this AM5 gaming bundle — $970 deal features Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5 RAM, a Gigabyte X870 motherboard, and free 240mm AIO

Newegg’s $969 AM5 combo pairs the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB of DDR5-6000 RAM, a Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite Wi-Fi 7 motherboard, and a free 240mm AIO, saving nearly $220.

GeForce RTX 50-series GPU prices spike as much as 39% as Blackwell price hikes hit the US — RTX 5070 gets a 36% hike, RTX 5060 up 27% at the median of Newegg listings

After recent news of price hikes on RTX 50-series GPUs in other regions, those same increases now appear to have come Stateside, as Newegg prices for some Blackwell cards have spiked as much as 39% compared to June 2026.

Nvidia reportedly testing lower memory configs of Rubin Ultra as memory shortage bites back — designs tested include as little as 192 GB and step back to HBM4 [Updated]
Nvidia reportedly testing lower memory configs of Rubin Ultra as memory shortage bites back — designs tested include as little as 192 GB and step back to HBM4 [Updated]

Nvidia is reportedly testing at least three Rubin Ultra configurations that pack as little as 192 GB of memory, as opposed to the 1 TB of HBM4E originally announced.

Intel’s Core Ultra 5 250K Plus is down to its lowest price ever at $154 — get a 18-core midrange CPU with 5.3 GHz boost for an entry-level price
Intel’s Core Ultra 5 250K Plus is down to its lowest price ever at $154 — get a 18-core midrange CPU with 5.3 GHz boost for an entry-level price

Intel’s 18-core Core Ultra 5 250K Plus is down to its lowest price ever on Amazon, selling for just $154 on sale.