Ryzen 5 220 comparison uses a 2025 Hawk Point processor.
© AMD I guess we all waited for an actual reponse from AMD to Apple’s MacBook Neo, a budget laptop that has reportedly been popular enough for Apple to double its production target . The MacBook Neo does not run Windows 11, so it does not support the same software library as a regular Windows PC. Gaming is one of the more affected areas here,
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Memory prices are said to be putting more pressure on Xbox hardware margins.
Microsoft is reportedly losing hundreds of dollars on every Xbox Series X|S console sold, according to a new report from Windows Central. The report claims that Xbox is no longer losing “dozens” of dollars per unit, but “ more in the hundreds of dollars” on current console sales. The higher loss is
Full-size air cooler outside the case.
DeepCool has apparently found a very direct way to improve cooling in a small form factor PC. Instead of redesigning the chassis around a lower-profile heatsink, the company simply cut a hole in the top panel and pushed a large desktop CPU cooler through it.
The prototype was shown at Computex 2026 and spotted by Club386. The system uses a compact chassis with a DeepCool Assassin V
RX 9000 cards finally show up in larger numbers.
Valve has published the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for May 2026. Yes this survey data was a bit delayed, but perhaps that’s a good thing given they often have issues with data presentation. The latest chart shows AMD reaching 19.13% in PC video card usage by manufacturer.
Apacer has announced GraTherX, a new thermal solution for DDR5 memory modules. The company says the design can reduce module temperatures by up to 23.4°C under high-load conditions.
This is not a standard gaming memory heat spreader. GraTherX is aimed at industrial DDR5 modules used in fanless systems, edge AI hardware, smart surveillance, in-vehicle computers and other space-limited platforms.
OptiScaler support gets easier to configure.
CachyOS has released a new Proton-CachyOS 11 build based on Proton Experimental 11.0-20260529. The update includes several Linux gaming changes, but the most interesting part is for users testing FSR4 through OptiScaler.
The project has changed “PROTON_USE_OPTISCALER” to also download DLSS DLL files by default. This is done to expose DLSS inputs for FSR4, which should
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Valve may be close to sharing more details on Steam Machine and Steam Frame, at least according to one account tracking the company’s hardware plans.
Steam Hardware Updates, an account not affiliated with Valve, claims that reviewers are now receiving Steam Machine and Steam Frame units . The same account claims that Valve is expected to announce hardware reservations and pricing between June 22 and June 30.
Micro Center gets an exclusive US launch. No word on launch in other regions.
AMD’s Ryzen AI Halo developer platform is now listed by Micro Center in the US. The system is available in Linux and Windows 11 Pro variants, both priced at $3,999.99.
Both SKUs use the same hardware. The mini PC features the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, a
The limited edition PSU includes four ROG Equalizer 12V-2×6 cables for four GeForce RTX 5090 cards. No fire extinguisher, though.
ASUS has listed the ROG Thor 3000W Titanium III Edition 20 power supply at €999. This is the company’s new limited edition PSU shown during Computex as part of the ROG 20th anniversary lineup
Hardware Unboxed says AMD confirmed a replacement after the CPU was initially denied over physical damage.
AMD is now replacing the Ryzen 9 7950X3D from the warranty case we covered earlier this week . According to Hardware Unboxed, AMD confirmed that the affected CPU will be replaced after the claim was originally rejected due to physical damage.
The case was first posted by Reddit user VINCENT199411. The owner
