MSI Says Its “High-Efficiency Mode” Is Sufficient To Replace EXPO ULL As It Achieves Similar Latency

The new feature reportedly reduces the latency significantly on the standard memory, eliminating any need for EXPO ULL.

AMD's new EXPO ULL (Ultra Low Latency) is the company's latest and enhanced EXPO memory profile that can optimize DDR5 memory timings for lower latency. This next level of optimization helps directly in memory-oriented workloads and in gaming, where applications can take advantage of tighter timings.

The feature affects the sub-timings to minimize the latency on EXPO ULL memory modules, resulting in a performance boost

An MSI Click BIOS X interface shows overclocking settings for a B650 MPOWER motherboard with an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processor, featuring options like 'EXPO' (disabled) and 'High-Efficiency Mode.'
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Memory Makers Push DDR5 MRDIMM Speeds To 16,000 MT/s, Closing The Gap On The Final 17,600 MT/s Target, As AMD Among The First To Utilize 3rd Gen MRDIMMs

DDR5 MRDIMMs are seeing increased adoption due to surging compute demand as memory makers accelerate their roadmaps.

The server and data center segment is quickly moving to the MRDIMM standards, which offer much higher bandwidth capabilities than standard RDIMMs. The first generation of MRDIMMs has already been rolled out, offering north of 8000 MT/s speeds.

Intel will be among the first to offer 8800 MT/s MRDIMM support on its Xeon 6 platforms . AMD, on the other hand, is pushing for up

A specification sheet lists DRAM details including '96GB' density, '3600' speed, '14400' MT/s, '1.1 VOLTS' I/O voltage, 'OC to +95C' operating temperature, 'x80' bus width, 'CL = 58' latency, '6Gb x4' component config, 'True' ECC, '100' module box quantity, and '7.50 x 11.00 x 1.00' mm dimensions.
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Russian Guy Gets Scammed As He Opens A Sealed-Pack RTX 5070 Ti Box To Find A Water Bottle Inside

This was the cleanest proof of hardware scams, as the customer found an entirely different object inside his GPU box.

It must be a unique experience getting scammed right at the shop. GPU and CPU hardware scams aren't uncommon, but not every case is legit. While we can't always prove a case to be true or false, this one was one of the cleanest cases of GPU scam that happened in Russia.

The account @oldValkyrie shares a short video of a user unboxing a GPU, which he

A person holding a Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Eagle graphics card box showing labels with details like '3X FANS' and '16GB GDDR7.'
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A New Research Paper Claims AI-Generated Fiction Books Now Make Up 33% Of New Bestseller Entrants, Crushing Human Authors’ Earnings

It seems AI-generated slop is everywhere these days, from YouTube videos to Instagram reels. Even so, one would not ordinarily expect such low-effort content to start topping bestseller lists.

And yet, this is exactly what is fast becoming a norm, with AI-generated fiction books now commanding a whopping 20% share of total sales in 2026, with a third of new entrants in bestseller lists containing AI content.


Samsung Lands Secret 2nm Cloud Giant & Says Foundry Orders Set to More Than Double in 2026

Korean foundry Samsung has teased new customers for its 2-nanometer chip manufacturing technology to build chips for cloud service providers and high performance computing (HPC) companies. The firm revealed the new deals during its earnings call in Korea earlier today, with management adding that it expects to more than double its 2-nanometer projects for 2026 compared to last year.

One of the biggest debates surrounding Samsung's foundry business has been its profitability. On this front, June was an important month for the firm,


Elder Scrolls Online Survives Xbox Reset, But ZeniMax Is Forced to Delay Its New Trial and Combat Overhaul to 2027

The devastating layoffs mandated as part of Xbox 's big reset hit Maryland-based developer ZeniMax Online Studios very hard, cutting 213 of its employees .

Former Senior Encounter Designer Morgan Goin publicly stated that the studio couldn't possibly keep up the pace of The Elder Scrolls Online update it had strived for. Indeed, ZeniMax Online Studios swiftly told fans that the roadmap would have to change, and today Game Director Nick Giacomini has posted a letter outlining exactly how.

As you'd expect, it's

A promotional image for The Elder Scrolls Online: Return of the Thieves Guild season one, detailing new content like 'Dynamic Encounters' and the 'High Seas of Tamriel' event, with various quests, updates, and rewards available from July 8 to October 21, 2026.
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AMD Zen 6 “Low Power” Core To Match Or Exceed Zen 5, As It Aims To Be A Collage of Different Zen Architectures Spanning Zen 2 To Zen 6

AMD's Zen 6 Low Power core will be a mixture of various Zen core architectures but will be able to match or exceed Zen 5 cores.

Starting with Zen 6, AMD will include three core types: a classic core, a dense core, and a low-power core. The company has already introduced Zen 6 classic and Zen 6C dense cores for its EPYC 9006 family , but the third core is yet to see any product announcements. It looks like the company will be aiming this

AMD Will Make Its Current & Future Ryzen CPU Specs More Clear To Everyone, Including Proper Core Count, Clocks, Etc 1

NVIDIA Required An Entire PC Shipped To Fix Critical Path of Exile 2 Bug, As They Doubted It Was Common

As Path of Exile 2 is still an Early Access game , issues of all sorts are expected to be in. Although Grinding Gear Games is doing an excellent job addressing most issues, two of the most critical issues - a "device removed" crashing issue and severe shader loading stutter - were left unaddressed until a recent game update and new NVIDIA driver 610.88 update . Admittedly, the long time required to fix these issues isn't on the developer, but on NVIDIA , which required an entire


CAPCOM Answers Onimusha: Way Of The Sword Difficulty Backlash With Granular Difficulty Sliders, Chasing Newcomers After the Series’ 20-year Hiatus

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is setting out to be the best comeback the CAPCOM series could have had after a 20-year long hiatus , but the playable demo released last month on PC , PlayStation 5 , Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S left more than a few disappointed by the incredibly tame challenge level . While Producer Akihito Kadowaki confirmed the final game would hit harder than the demo , it wasn't specified how difficulty would actually be tweaked. However, it seems like players will have greater control on


Samsung To Be Guaranteed A Truckload Of DRAM Profit From AI Customers As Memory Maker Locks In 5-Year Deals To Create Healthy Demand & Price Structure

Five AI datacenter customers have reportedly established 5-year DRAM supply agreements with Samsung, guaranteeing timely shipments for the Korean giant’s customers while also maintaining a legally-binding relationship that enables the manufacturer to comfortably rake in profits without worrying about excess production.

A report from DigiTimes states that five additional AI customers are in their final talks with Samsung, with contracts being given flexibility to be extended by one year through annual negotiations. By receiving guaranteed payments, Samsung will have a robust structure of demand and price, allowing it