AMD Ryzen 9 9950X drops to $623, 9900X now $449 in the US, with prices slashed up to 12% in Germany

Ryzen 9000 gets first price cuts Not official AMD price cuts, but retailer price cuts.  The AMD Ryzen 9000 series has arrived, with at least four SKUs already announced and launched. However, a few things need to be finalized before the full transition to the new platform can be declared complete. This includes the anticipated Windows 11 patch and the launch of the X870 series motherboards, which will enable the full next-gen experience. For now, gamers have the option

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First Mini-PC with 65W AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 tested: 1080p 60 FPS gaming without dGPU

SOUYO S9 Ai Mini-PC with Ryzen AI HX 9 370 tested

ETA Prime has tested the very first Mini-PC that has shipped for a review.

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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4070 with slower GDDR6 memory pictured

GeForce RTX 4070 with GDDR6 memory from Gigabyte

The company is set to launch at least two models.

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Lenovo Legion Go controller connector, PRO caps, carrying case and new Mini Keyboard to be announced at IFA 2024

Legion Go finally with a dedicated controller connector

The company has finally realized that the handheld market heavily relies on accessories.

The carrying case, screen protector, larger battery, new power supply, or storage upgrades—these are likely the most common considerations for new owners of premium gaming handheld devices. The Legion Go is not a cheap device, though it has received some discounts recently. Nearly a year after the introduction of this system, Lenovo is finally adding some official accessories.

The company plans to make several announcements at IFA

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MSI 800-series motherboards feature extra 8-pin PCIe power connector for next-gen AI GPUs

MSI wants to feed more power to next-gen GPUs

Flagship X870 and Z890 motherboards with extra 8-pin power connector.

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Qualcomm introduces 8-core Snapdragon X Plus “X1P-42-100” SKU with 1.7 TFLOPS GPU

Cheaper laptops to get 8-core Snapdragon SKU

The company confirms leaks about the X1P-42-100 SKU.

Recently, Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon announced that the goal for the Snapdragon X series is to reach sub-$700 pricing by 2025. So far, the company has made little effort to lower the prices of their first-generation AI laptops powered by Oryon architecture, most of which are still overpriced for what they offer.

However, these laptops are already

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Next-Gen Intel and AMD 800-series motherboards to feature even better GPU removal mechanisms

Easier GPU removal with next-gen motherboards

Removing a graphics card from the motherboard can be tricky. A few years ago, there weren’t many options for removing the cards from the system other than carefully pulling the PCIe retention mechanism, which is neither easy nor safe, especially with the massive graphics cards we have in the current generation.

Thankfully, motherboard makers are finally addressing this issue. Easy graphics card removal mechanisms that eliminate the need for the old latch are now being replaced with release buttons or no buttons at

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AMD Ryzen 9000X3D with 3D V-Cache now expected to launch in January

Please note that this post is tagged as a rumor .

AMD Ryzen 9000X3D reportedly launching at CES 2025, not next month as claimed earlier

Not as soon as expected.

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MSI Prestige 13 AI+ EVO with Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Lunar Lake spotted in regulatory filing

MSI Prestige 13 AI+ EVO A2VMTG spotted

Another Lunar Lake laptop is ready for launch.

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