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AMD delays Ryzen 9000-series retail launch by a couple of weeks after discovering an issue with the first batch of chips
By Jacob Ridley published
News The Ryzen 9000-series is now expected to be available from retailers on August 15, AMD says.
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AMD Zen 5 architecture: A ground up redesign that lays the foundation for future Ryzen CPU architectures
By Chris Szewczyk published
AMD is confident a 16% IPC uplift will see its Ryzen 9000-series ascend the CPU silicon throne.
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Best Mini-ITX motherboards in 2024: My pick from all the mini mobo marvels I've tested
By Chris Szewczyk published
Mini marvels The best Mini-ITX motherboards for both Intel and AMD.
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AMD's Zen 5 APUs are mighty on paper but could've been made mightier and AI is partly to blame
By Nick Evanson published
APU dreams It's a shame that we'll probably never get to see a truly massively capable APU but I'll never stop dreaming.
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Asus ROG Strix X670E-I Gaming WiFi review
By Chris Szewczyk published
fully loaded Asus proves it really is possible to load up a Mini-ITX board with lots of goodies.
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Best gaming PC builds: budget, mid-range and high-end recommendations
By Jacob Ridley last updated
DIY From an $800 penny-saving PC to a $4,000 monster.
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Gigabyte A620I AX motherboard review
By Chris Szewczyk published
no frills A no-frills board that's about the cheapest option there is if you want a compact AMD system.
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Are 16 cores in the new Ryzen 9950X sufficient for gaming? 'There's no physical reason we couldn't do more than 16 cores,' says AMD
By Nick Evanson published
news Hardware's not the barrier, it's all about software and having enough customers.
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