G.Skill Trident Z5 NeoX RGB DDR5-6000 C30 2x16GB Review — EXPO ULL memory kit to max out your Ryzen
G.Skill Trident Z5 NeoX RGB DDR5-6000 C30 2x16GB Review — EXPO ULL memory kit to max out your Ryzen

G.Skill’s Trident Z5 NeoX is the brand’s latest series with the AMD EXPO ULL feature, but can the DDR5-6000 C30 prove to be the fastest memory kit for AMD?

Scythe Magoroku Review: excellent RAM thermals, but needs improvement elsewhere
Scythe Magoroku Review: excellent RAM thermals, but needs improvement elsewhere

Scythe is back with another dual-tower air cooler, the Magoroku. This cooler performs best with an Intel Arrow Lake system.

Older Raptor Lake CPUs are a ‘core part of the portfolio’ for years to come, says Intel — there’s been a ‘sudden inrush of demand’ for LGA 1700 chips due to DDR5 prices
Older Raptor Lake CPUs are a ‘core part of the portfolio’ for years to come, says Intel — there’s been a ‘sudden inrush of demand’ for LGA 1700 chips due to DDR5 prices

Intel has seen a “sudden inrush” of demand for Raptor Lake CPUs, and it says they’ll remain a part of the company’s lineup for desktop builders “for years to come.”

Intel VP Robert Hallock sets Nova Lake expectations, teases return to Raptor Lake for DDR4 platforms — our full 1:1 interview transcript
Intel VP Robert Hallock sets Nova Lake expectations, teases return to Raptor Lake for DDR4 platforms — our full 1:1 interview transcript

We speak to Robert Hallock, Intel VP & GM of Enthusiast Channel Business, about Nova Lake rumors, how the company is focusing on DIY builders during RAMageddon, and how Raptor Lake refresh induced a paradigm shift for the company.

Modder straps two desktop CPU coolers to ZTE handset, turns smartphone into a gaming PC — Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC with 24GB of RAM runs The Witcher 3 at 1080p ultra

The heavily modified ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra uses two full-size CPU coolers to keep its Snapdragon 8 Elite running under sustained loads, while Termux, Linux and compatibility layers turn it into a makeshift desktop PC.

AMD borrows $4.75 billion for ‘general corporate purposes’ — company gives no insight into how it plans to spend cash injection

In a surprising move, AMD announces plans to raise $4.75 billion and does not give a clue how it plans to spend them.

Gigabyte resurrects 8-year-old B450 chipset with new motherboards — AM4 budget king returns as another DDR4 solution to exorbitant RAM prices
Gigabyte resurrects 8-year-old B450 chipset with new motherboards — AM4 budget king returns as another DDR4 solution to exorbitant RAM prices

Gigabyte has quietly launched the B450M D3HP and B450M D3HP WIFI6E motherboards based on the AMD B450 chipset, which launched in 2018.

Maxsun Terminator B850M Pro II Motherboard Review: Comparable features, but US pricing is over MSRP
Maxsun Terminator B850M Pro II Motherboard Review: Comparable features, but US pricing is over MSRP

Maxsun’s Terminator B850M Pro II is a decent budget option in the Micro ATX form factor, but only if you can find it for the $199.99 MSRP.

Get 16GB of DDR5 RAM free when you buy AMD’s 9900X and an Asus TUF motherboard — $659 Newegg combo saves $274, and you get a free 240mm AIO
Get 16GB of DDR5 RAM free when you buy AMD’s 9900X and an Asus TUF motherboard — $659 Newegg combo saves $274, and you get a free 240mm AIO

Save $274 and snag 16GB of DDR5 RAM for free in this 3-item Newegg combo with Ryzen 9 9900X, Asus TUF Gaming X870E-Plus Wifi7, and 16GB of dual channel Team Group T-Force Vulkan RAM