Not a GPU: MSI presents AERO Gen5 M.2 SSD expansion card with hot-swap support

MSI using its AERO graphics card coolers for PCIe Gen5 M.2 SSD adapters

The company presents a new expansion card for the fastest SSDs.

The M.2 XPANDER-AERO SLIDER is a new product showcased at Computex. The card may look like a graphics card, and even uses a cooler similar to MSI’s entry-level graphics under the AERO brand, but this PCIe card is not for graphics.

Instead, the card is an expansion card with support for M.2 PCIe Gen5 SSDs.

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AMD Radeon 800M RDNA3.5 iGPU reportedly faster than GeForce GTX 1650 in 3DMark Time Spy

Please note that this post is tagged as a rumor .

AMD Ryzen AI 300 RDNA3.5 GPU at least 25% faster than current RDNA3 SKU

AMD has yet to share more details on its RDNA3.5, an updated graphics architecture featured in the upcoming Ryzen AI 300 series. Other than mentioning the specs and revealing one performance slide, AMD did not provide the exact figures and information that would allow us to have a full picture of the upgrades coming to AMD’s latest

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ASUS says As-You-Wish: new Z790-AYW overclocking board with support for DDR5-8400+ memory

ASUS is launching more As-You-Wish motherboards

New boards will be offered alongside the budget Intel and AMD models.

ASUS AYW Z790 series, Source: ASUS

ASUS has recently introduced brand-new Z790 and B760 AYW motherboards. These boards expand the AYW series to five models, which already feature AMD A620 and B760 chipsets. The new models include the Intel flagship Z790 chipset and a new version of the B760

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Cooler Master Fanless X Silent Edge 850W PSU listed at $399, comes with a free monitor

The X Silent Edge Platinum 850 preorders now live, come with free gaming monitor

Cooler Master is taking preorders for its next generation fanless power supply.

The first model in the series is the 850W version, so definitely not the highest wattage (Cooler Master is also making a 1100W unit). This PSU has been teased by Cooler Master for many months, and it is quite possibly one of the most interesting supplies from the company currently.

The X Silent Edge Platinum is a

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Intel Lunar Lake and AMD Strix Point laptops won’t support Microsoft Copilot+ features at launch

AMD and Intel confirm no Copilot AI features on launch.

Perhaps the biggest feature is the lack of features.

Intel and AMD have confirmed that Copilot+ features won’t be available on their hardware upon the platform launch next week. Currently, only Qualcomm Snapdragon X laptops, scheduled to launch on June 18, will support these new features. Competitors who already presented their next-gen mobile platforms, which support similar or faster AI inference performance, will not support these features at launch but will receive an update later


XFX Radeon RX 7900XTX & 7800XT “MagAir” GPUs with swappable fans are now available in the US

XFX Radeon GPUs with swappable fans now available on Newegg

XFX has now confirmed the release of its new “MagAir” series for June 18, but it looks like they are already on sale.

This is not strictly speaking the first release date; rather, XFX is now confirming that the series we have already seen on the Chinese market will be launching in the US soon (actually, they launched already). The series is not called “Phoenix Nirvana” like the Chinese models, but apparently, they feature new

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(Driver) INTEL Arc Graphics 31.0.101.5590

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Intel

Intel finds root cause of Raptor Lake CPU stability issues, BIOS with new microcode underway

Intel confirms Raptor Lake-S stability issues are caused by incorrect value in microcode, update on the way

Intel has not yet released a statement on the Core i9 stability issues despite promising one by the end of May. However, it seems that Intel admits that the problem is not simply caused by motherboard settings but is primarily an issue with the microcode algorithm itself.

The company has found that the root cause of the stability issue lies in a value set within the microcode algorithm for eTVB (Enhanced Thermal Boost Velocity)


ASUS ROG Ally with Ryzen Z1 Extreme now available for $549

ASUS ROG Ally gets a price cut ahead of Ally X launch

A sizable gap between both Ally consoles.

How much is the ROG Ally X worth? ASUS has priced the new handheld at $799, which is a considerable increase over the ROG Ally 2023’s MSRP of $699 from last year. However, the older Ally is now subject to price cuts, which is not the first time this has happened.

As a reminder, ASUS offers two versions of the 20

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Gigabyte launches AORUS 14000 PCIe Gen5 SSD: up to 14.5 GB/s read speed and 99% boost over Gen4 SSD

AORUS 14000, even faster Gen5 SSDs

Third update for Gigabyte’s high-end SSD series.

Gigabyte is introducing new SSDs within its AORUS Gen5 lineup. This is the third update to their solid-state storage attached to the PCIe Gen5 interface and controller, and so far, it is the fastest version.

According to Gigabyte, the new SSDs use Phison PS5026-E26 controllers and 232-layer 3D TLC NAND Flash. These flagship

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