Intel

Core Ultra 9 285K hits $499 with AIO and game bundle, Ryzen 7 9800X3D at $454 with free AIO

Ryzen 9000X3D and Arrow Lake CPU deals include free AIO coolers and Intel game bundle

Wccftech has compiled a set of CPU deals at Newegg that pair discounted AMD Ryzen 9000X3D and Intel Core Ultra 200 (Arrow Lake) processors with free AIO liquid coolers. The flagship Ryzen bundles also include MSI’s MAG Coreliquid A15 360 Black, a 360 mm ARGB unit with triple 120 mm fans, EPDM tubing, and a

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Block diagram for Intel W890 chipset has been leaked, supports next-gen Xeon 6 “Granite Rapids-WS” CPUs

Intel preparing W890 platform for next-gen Xeon 6 Workstation

Intel’s current W790 workstation platform arrived on 15 February 2023 together with the Xeon W-2400 and W-3400 “Sapphire Rapids-WS” families. The mainstream W-2400 line scales up to 24 Golden Cove cores, quad-channel DDR5 RDIMM at up to 4800 MT/s with as much as 2 TB per socket

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Dell Alienware Area-51 PCs now available with Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs – 9800X3D & RTX 5080 starts at $4,349

Alienware Area-51 now available with AMD Ryzen 9000X3D processors

Dell has updated its Alienware Area-51 flagship desktop with AMD Ryzen 9000X3D CPUs. The refreshed tower is available now on Alienware pagem, starting at 4,349.99 USD with a Ryzen 7 9800X3D , 64 GB DDR5-6400 memory, 2 TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5

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Dell Pro Max 18 Plus supports up to 256 GB of CAMM2 RAM

Dell Pro Max 18 Plus supports up to 256 GB of CAMM2 RAM

Dell Pro Max 18 Plus, Source: NotebookCheck

Dell’s new Pro Max 18 Plus mobile workstation is one of the few laptops that can be configured with up to 256 GB of system memory, thanks to the CAMM2 standard that Dell has been pushing across its high-end systems. The 18-inch model sits at the top of the Pro Max line and pairs Intel Core Ultra HX processors with

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MSI expands AMD 800 series MAX series lineup, “Zen6 ready” motherboard lineup

MSI is preparing more AM5 motherboards under its MAX badge for the AMD 800 series chipsets

The lineup includes MAG B850M Mortar MAX WiFi, MAG X870E Tomahawk MAX WiFi, MPG X870E Edge Ti MAX WiFi, and MPG X870E Carbon MAX WiFi. Since these boards come with increased on-board BIOS chips to 64MB, they are described these models as “Zen 6 ready”, but AMD has not announced Zen 6 desktop

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Chinese CXMT to produce DDR5-8000 and LPDDR5X-10667 memory

China catching up with faster LP(DDR5) memory standards

ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has introduced its first DDR5 and LPDDR5X memory products at IC CHINA 2025, marking a new step for domestically produced DRAM in China. The company is targeting servers, desktops, laptops, and embedded devices with a full product stack while aiming to reduce dependence on overseas memory vendors.

The new DDR5 chips come in 16 Gb and 24 Gb capacities and reach speeds of up to 80

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Redditor scores i7-14700F and RTX 4070 gaming PC for $342 in clearance sale, cheaper than a used RTX 4070

RTX 4070 Gaming PC at $342

A user on Reddit and Pcmasterrace turned a dead Best Buy link into a standout prebuilt deal. He spotted an iBUYPOWER Y40 desktop with an Intel Core i7 14700F, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, that had already sold out online.

The product page still showed a small “see it in store” note for a demo unit, so he planned a trip to his local store and asked if they would sell

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Google and NVIDIA bring 10-hour GeForce NOW “Fast Pass” to Chromebooks for free

Chromebook users get exclusive GeForce NOW “Fast Pass” cloud gaming tier

Google has launched a new GeForce NOW “Fast Pass” tier built only for Chromebook users, created in partnership with NVIDIA’s cloud gaming platform. In Google’s words:

“The GeForce NOW Fast Pass has no ads and allows you to skip the queue to get into your games.”

Fast Pass streams games at up to 1080p and 60 FPS and ties into existing PC game libraries. Chromebook owners can play supported

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Valve confirms Steam Machine “won’t be subsidized”

Valve confirms no subsidies for Steam Machine, pricing to match PC builds

The Zen4 and RDNA3 based compact gaming PC announced by Valve has been on the headlines ever since the system was announced. The specs which were more common to see 3 years ago will be used by a  compact PC which would hopefully cost less than epxctged.

Valve has now confirmed that the new Steam Machine will not be sold at a loss, which rules out console-style subsidized pricing. In an interview with SkillUp, Valve engineer Pierre-

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ASUS ROG Matrix RTX 5090 tested at 800W: 60% higher price, 10% more performance, 30% more power draw than average RTX 5090

Review of ROG Matrix reveals ASUS changed the design after announcement

The first ASUS ROG Matrix RTX 5090 review shows disappointing liquid metal application and great cooling efficiency but puts the price into question

German overclocker Roman “der8auer” Hartung has published what appears to be the first full review of the ASUS ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 5090, including benchmarks in its 800W power mode using an ASUS BTF motherboard. The card targets collectors and overclockers with a limited run of 1,000

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