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Intel Core i9-12900K to cost 669.99 USD according to MicroCenter

Intel Alder Lake-S pricing and specifications leak through US retailer

MicroCenter has begun listing Intel Alder Lake CPUs ahead of launch.

According to the listing, the flagship Core i9-12900K will retail at 669.99 USD, while the i7-12700K CPU will cost 549.99 USD. Both are a lot more expensive than the Intel Rocket Lake series at launch, however, it is not given that this is the official

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(PR) G.SKILL announces Ripjaws S5 low-profile DDR5 memory up to 6000 MT/s

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G.SKILL Announces New Ripjaws S5 Series Low-Profile Performance DDR5 Memory

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Intel Alder Lake marketing materials leak, MSI Z690 motherboards pictured

Intel Core i7-12700K, Core i5-12600K and MSI Z690 motherboards

We received a package with Intel marketing materials featuring two of the upcoming SKUs.

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ASUS Z690 ROG STRIX motherboards for Intel Alder Lake CPUs leaked

ASUS ROG STRIX alphabet of motherboards

We finally have some photos of the upcoming ROG STRIX motherboards based on the Z690 chipset.

As some of you might be quick to notice, the ROG STRIX Z690-A is pretty much identical to Z690-F, except for its color scheme. The ROG STIRX Z690-A might be an interesting alternative to people already considering PRIME Z690-A, which is to feature nearly identical black and white color scheme

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Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger expects component shortage to last until 2023

Pat Gelsinger does not expect to see a supply/demand balance till 2023

Intel CEO expects shortages to get incrementally smaller in 2022.

Another grim outlook for PC enthusiasts from another important CEO. Nearly a month ago, AMD CEO Lisa Su has said that she is not expecting shortages to end till the second half of 2022. The shortages are to ease from the second half of next year, Su added. Pat Gelsinger appears to agree with this fact but does not specifically mention


GALAXY publishes first benchmark results of its DDR5-4800 GAMER RGB memory

GALAX Gamer DDR5-4800 CL36 tested in AIDA64

Galaxy, the company behind the DDR5 Gamer memory with LEGO-compatible parts, has now published the first test results of the new memory standard on social media.

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GIGABYTE Z690 motherboad series leaked alongside MSI Z690 UNIFY

Gigabyte Z690 AORUS, AERO, Gaming, and UD series have been leaked

We now have as many as twelve AORUS Z690 series including Xtreme, Master, Ultra, Pro, and Elite designs, along with content-creator AERO and mid-range Gaming X series. More importantly, we can now also share two next-gen MSI UNIFY and UNIFY-X motherboards, both looking almost identical except for the memory support: the UNIFY-X is dual-DIMM only.

Gigabyte is also

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AMD “Zen3 Chagall” 32-core Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX shows up on Geekbench

AMD Zen3 Threadripper spotted on Geekbench

The rumored Chagall-WS shows up as Ryzen 5975WX workstation high-end processor in the benchmark database.

AMD yet-unannounced Threadripper PRO 5975WX processor allegedly features a 3.6 GHz base clock a boost clock going up to 4.5 GHz,  if Geekbench’s detailed data is to be believed.

The CPU was tested in a reference platform called Cloudripper-CGL, where CGL stands for Chagall. This particular SKU is for workstation ssytems

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(PR) Corsair releases XC7 and XC5 RGB PRO water blocks for Intel Alder Lake CPUs

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Get the Best Out of Your CPU – CORSAIR Launches New PRO Custom Cooling CPU Water Blocks Ready For Intel® Alder Lake

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Intel Core i9-12900K already shipping to first customers two weeks ahead of launch

Intel Core i9-12900K on sale?

Redditor Seby9123 managed to purchase TWO retail Intel Core i9-12900K processors ahead of launch.

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