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ASRock X870 motherboard kills second Ryzen 7 9800X3D, user says he regrets trusting the brand

Not again: Redditor claims ASRock Motherboard took out two 9800X3D CPUs

How many cases of ASRock 800-series motherboards killing Ryzen 9000 CPUs are there for something like this to happen twice ? We will probably never know the full number, as most users will never share their experiences on forums or Reddit. It seems fair to say there are more cases of ASRock 800-series boards damaging CPUs than there were burned cables on RTX 40-series cards.

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Sparkle Arc B570 with 10GB VRAM now at just $210 on Amazon

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AMD Ryzen 7 9700X drops to $250 (Prime deal), Core Ultra 7 265K at just $259 with free AIO cooler on Newegg

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ASUS shows how they built the world’s most expensive GPU: a 5kg gold RTX 5090D worth half a million dollars

How ASUS made ROG Astral 5kg Gold Edition

Tony Yu from ASUS China has shared a video showing the entire process behind the creation of what is the most expensive graphics card ever made. This GPU appeared as a surprise reveal at Bilibili World 2025 in Shanghai. As expected, it will never reach the market. The card was developed by a content creator at ASUS’s request for a private “investor” who provided the gold used to build it.

As a reminder, ASUS previously designed the ROG

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MSI launches RTX 5070 Ti VENTUS 3X PZ series with hidden power connector design

MSI updates Project Zero, RTX 5070 Ti Ventus 3X PZ released

MSI has only just teased the new cards at Tokyo Game Show in September, and they are already bringing them to market. These cards are called Ventus 3X PZ, and there are two models, both based on the RTX 5070 Ti SKU.

The PZ in the product name refers to Project Zero, which hasn’t been mentioned much in the RTX 50 generation so far. This is MSI’s idea

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JEDEC announces Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 5.0 with 10.8 GB/s sequential speed

Faster UFS standard coming

JEDEC has confirmed that the Universal Flash Storage (UFS) 5.0 standard is nearing completion. The new specification aims to deliver faster and more efficient storage for AI systems, mobile devices, and edge computing platforms while maintaining full compatibility with UFS 4.x hardware. It focuses on performance and power efficiency for use in smartphones, automotive systems, and other compact computing devices.

UFS 5.0 doubles the sequential performance of the previous generation, reaching speeds up to 10.8 GB/


MaxSun presents Arc Pro Dual B60 Liquid Edition with 48GB memory and two Battlemage GPUs

MaxSun reveals first-ever Arc GPU with liquid cooling

MaxSun has achieved the “impossible”, at least something we haven’t seen in many years. A single‑slot liquid‑edition graphics card with two GPUs. Dual‑GPU cards have long been abandoned by AMD and NVIDIA, but Intel’s latest Battlemage BGM‑G21 actually does have a variant that is apparently coming in new versions from board partners.

Earlier this year, MaxSun announced it would release several Arc Pro B60 graphics cards

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AMD and OpenAI announce 6GW GPU deal, starting with MI450 rollout in 2026

OpenAI signs multibillion-dollar chip deal with AMD, targets 10% stake and 6 GW GPU deployment

OpenAI has announced a large-scale partnership with AMD to purchase tens of billions of dollars’ worth of chips, alongside an agreement that could eventually give the ChatGPT developer up to a 10% stake in AMD. The deal involves deploying 6 gigawatts of AMD GPU capacity to power OpenAI’s next-generation infrastructure.

Under the new multi-year agreement, OpenAI will begin with a 1GW deployment of AMD


ACER launches Radeon RX 9060 XT NITRO L and WHITE Series GPUs

ACER quietly releases NITRO RX 9070/9060 L-Series

ACER has launched a number of new graphics cards based on Radeon RX 9000 SKUs. Most of these cards don’t bring major changes, unless you consider clock speeds or color variants as such.

Upon checking, we discovered that Acer has introduced new models called NITRO L. Although the company does not explain what “L” stands for, we can assume it refers to a “light” variant, given the

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Intel reportedly planning 12 Panther Lake SKUs, featuring 6-12 CPU cores and 4-12 Xe3 GPU Cores

Please note that this post is tagged as a rumor .

Intel Panther Lake with 12 SKUs

Intel may or may not announce SKU names soon.

On October 9, Intel will lift the embargo on the Panther Lake architecture, specifically the deep‑architectural overview that was disclosed during Tech Tour  2025 last month. It is expected that Intel will not confirm the specifications and performance of its new Core Ultra 300 chips until CES 2025 next year.

However, leaks following the Tech Tour mentioned

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