PowerColor has once again updated its R9700 product page

Even simpler design than before.

Although the Radeon AI PRO R9700 was released in July officially, it will not be until October 27 that the new workstation SKU officially hits retailers. Some board partners were holding off on launching their custom models because they are primarily system integrator/OEM first brands anyway.

One such brand is PowerColor, which surprised us with the announcement of a reference‑looking R9700 a few months

Core Ultra 400 “Nova Lake” appears in Linux OpenGL/Vulkan drivers

This month Intel officially announced its Xe3 and Xe3p GPU architectures, the former coming to 2026 Panther Lake CPUs and the latter not yet officially tied to any consumer product. Intel did confirm that Xe3p will be used in the data-center Crescent Island GPU series and indirectly mentioned that it will also be “gaming capable,” without confirming whether it is intended for Celestial, the next-generation discrete

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Micron shows SOCAMM2 memory, 192GB per module

Micron has announced sampling of its new SOCAMM2 memory modules, offering up to 192GB capacity per module based on LPDDR5X. These modules are designed for data center systems focused on AI workloads, where power efficiency and memory bandwidth are becoming core requirements. SOCAMM2 is an updated version of Micron’s earlier SOCAMM design, now offering 50% more capacity within the same footprint.

Intel is testing the Core Ultra 5 338H Panther Lake CPU with B-Series GPU

First Panther Lake on official Intel reference platform.

The new leak from Geekbench featuring a Panther Lake mobile CPU confirms two things. First is the name of the third 3×8 SKU, which is Core Ultra 5 338H, not X5 338H. The X will therefore be exclusive to the full iGPU variants: X9 388H and X7 368H. Naming

AMD finally confirms Navi 48 with 32GB workstation retail launch

It was a bumpy and slow launch through OEMS, but finally reaching retailers.

If you have been holding off the purchase of the Radeon AI PRO R9700, then we have some good news. AMD has just confirmed that this workstation GPU will be released on October 27th for the DIY market. The card has already been available through OEMs and system integrators for about three months.

AMD has also confirmed the official MSRP of $

Clippy -> Cortana -> Mico

From all the strange and often unnecessary features that came with AI, it’s surprising that Microsoft still hasn’t brought back its Windows assistant, after removing it twice. We all remember Clippy, the animated paperclip that made early interactions with Office both frustrating and oddly memorable. Then came Cortana, a more serious attempt at an assistant that most users ignored or disabled, before it was quietly shut down two years ago.

Now Microsoft is trying again, this time with a virtual

SIXUNITED expands AMD Strix Halo lineup across desktops, AIOs, tablets, and NAS systems

SIXUNITED has confirmed a broad rollout of AMD’s Ryzen AI MAX “Strix Halo” processors across multiple new form factors. The company, which serves as AMD’s ODM partner for this platform in China, is introducing a complete range of systems featuring the 16-core APU with integrated 40-core RDNA 3.5 graphics and up to 50 TOPS NPU performance.

Strix Halo All-in-One PCs

Minisforum DEG2 announced, eGPU dock with Thunderbolt 5

At least this one has both Thunderbolt and OCuLink.

As we know, Minisforum was among the first brands to adopt USB 4 v2, which enabled 80 Gbps bandwidth with USB-C cable, but there’s hardly anything on the market that can take advantage of this new standard, all except Thunderbolt 5, which has the same bandwidth and connector.

MINISFORUM has officially introduced the DEG2 external GPU dock, a follow-up to the earlier DEG1