39+ min ago (281+ words) Things can only get better. AMD has quietly listed the Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor in its 'Drivers and Downloads' section (via Gray). With this official mention, the existence of the product is all but confirmed, and if the new CPU does exist, it could be the next best processor for gamers in this generation of CPUs. AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor with eight cores running at up to 5.20 GHz with a 96MB last level cache already offers formidable performance in games. It has even inspired our Editor-in-Chief to call it the best gaming CPU. A higher product number almost certainly means higher performance, unless we are dealing with an OEM-specific SKU designed for a particular system. Tom's Hardware has inquired about the new SKU, but due to the long weekend, we don't expect a quick response. Now that TSMC's advanced packaging technologies enable AMD to…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago (379+ words) The company claims to have doubled rendering performance and had demos running at ICCAD 2025. A Chinese vendor has shown what it calls the only mass-produced Imagination DXD-architecture graphics card currently on the market. The unveiling took place at the recent ICCAD 2025 in Chengdu. In a statement published on its website, Xiang Di Xian said the new card more than doubles the overall rendering performance of its predecessor, and ran a series of large-scale 3D graphics workloads throughout the event. The company also demonstrated digital-twin applications and next-generation techniques such as ray tracing and super-resolution. This is one of the first public demonstrations of Imagination's DXD architecture in production hardware. DXD is the company's high-performance GPU IP aimed at desktops and cloud-gaming infrastructure. It introduces native DirectX support to Imagination's roadmap and offers Feature Level 11_0 compliance, Vulkan, and OpenGL support, and a…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago (214+ words) Apple has taken Intel's 18AP PDK and is preparing for a potential second-source shift. On that trajectory, Intel could begin shipping production silicon in the second or third quarter of 2027. This would mark the first time Intel had fabbed any Apple silicon since Apple dumped the company entirely in late 2023. Intel expected to begin shipping Apple's lowest-end M processor as early as 2027There have long been market rumors that Intel could become an advanced-node foundry supplier to Apple, but visibility around this had remained low. My latest industry surveys, however, indicate that'November 28, 2025 Kuo also notes that the move would align with Washington's push for more domestic semiconductor manufacturing. Intel's Arizona fabs are central to that policy and would be natural candidates to host 18A for an Apple order. For now, if accurate, Apple's decision to move beyond preliminary talks and into structured 18A evaluation…...

4+ hour, 34+ min ago (205+ words) U.S. chipmaker set to expand Hiroshima site with heavy support from Tokyo. Japan has been aggressive in courting this kind of investment, offering substantial government incentives to foreign chipmakers as part of a wider effort to rebuild domestic semiconductor capacity. TSMC's Kumamoto fabs and the state-backed Rapidus project are already part of this strategy. Micron itself has been a significant beneficiary. Last year, Micron announced plans to introduce EUV-based DRAM production on the same Hiroshima campus, investing 500 billion yen of its own cash and supported by nearly 200 billion yen in subsidies. The first LPDDR5X memory devices produced on its 1" process at this facility then began sampling in May of this year. For Micron, Hiroshima offers political and financial stability at a moment when both geopolitics and the market cause increasing uncertainty, and Tokyo's willingness to fund a third of the project removes…...

7+ hour, 43+ min ago (427+ words) Jowi Morales is a tech enthusiast with years of experience working in the industry. He's been writing with several tech publications since 2021, where he's been interested in tech hardware and consumer electronics. Pulsar Gaming Gears just released a new line of gaming peripherals to celebrate the 85th birthday of martial arts legend Bruce Lee. According to the company, this is its second collaboration with Bruce Lee Enterprises, after the successful run of another limited-edition gaming peripheral set three years earlier. All the items come in a navy blue and white theme, following the actor's iconic look in Enter the Dragon, when he went face-to-face with O'Hara, one of the main antagonists in the film. There are several items in the Bruce Lee 85th Edition collection " a Pulsar X2 CrazyLight gaming mouse in either Mini or Medium size, a Pulsar PCMK 3 HE TKL available…...

10+ hour, 59+ min ago (173+ words) The makers of Bazzite served approximately 150,000 ISOs in the last month. For those unfamiliar with Bazzite, it first blipped on our radar back in 2023, when it made waves as a gaming-centric SteamOS clone for those without a Steam Deck, but who were looking for a similar experience. The latest figures suggest that nearly 90% of Windows games run on Linux. The improvement of games compatibility has reduced the potential friction of migrating away from Microsoft's OS. Moreover, things only seem to be getting better for Linux switchers (check that link for some hands-on Bazzite action). I've tried Zorin, and it works well with old, abandoned software I like to use, even though it can have compatibility issues on Windows 11. That was an unexpected bonus. So, Zorin OS reportedly achieved 1 million downloads in 5 weeks. And now we hear Bazzite served almost 150,000 Linux…...

12+ hour, 7+ min ago (252+ words) A new low for Cyber Monday! If you own an Xbox Series X or Series S, then listen up, Seagate's excellent Storage expansion Card has just dropped to its lowest-ever price in the 2TB format, now just $184.76 at Amazon. As mentioned, that's a new lowest-ever price on this capacity, just 9 cents per GB. That might be more than your average PC SSD, but this is a proprietary plug-and-play drive for current-gen Xbox hardware, meaning it'll slot safely into the back of your console with no cables and no fuss. Get 2TB of storage for your Xbox Series X or Series X, fully compatible with Quick Resume and just as performant as internal Xbox storage. The drives also come with a three-year limited warranty, giving you peace of mind should something go wrong. If you're looking for more Cyber Monday savings, check out…...

18+ hour, 43+ min ago (250+ words) The best there is, now cheaper. No matter how demanding the task, the 4 TB 990 Pro SSD is ready to cruise through it with its industry-best PCIe 4.0 speeds, endurance, and efficiency. Backed by a 5 year warranty, this drive is the perfect storage upgrade to grab regardless of whether you're rocking a gaming PC or console. The 990 Pro is the best PCIe Gen4 SSD we've ever tested, and it's still the top pick in our best SSDs roundup, along with our choice for the best 4 TB SSD you can buy. This SSD features 176-layer TLC NAND and is powered by Samsung's in-house Pascall controller that can push up to 7,450 and 6,900 MB/s of sequential read/write speeds, respectively. It's backed up by a five-year warranty for peace of mind, and Samsung SSDs already rank among the most reliable in the industry. If that's…...

19+ hour ago (318+ words) The DDR5-6000 RAM currently sells for $129 on its own, so is Newegg paying to get rid of this board? Newegg is selling a Gigabyte B650M Gaming Plus Wifi AM5 motherboard for $109. Down from its usual $129, that's not a bad deal on its own. But as long as supplies last, the company is throwing in a 16GB DDR5-6000 kit from Team Group for free. That RAM alone is selling for $129, making this one of the best deals we've seen this Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals season. We've written recently about how to survive surging RAM prices. And one of the best ways to do so when building a new PC has just popped up once again! The Gigabyte board is micro ATX, and lacks PCIe 5.0, but it does include Wi-Fi 6E and 2.5GbE, two M.2 slots and four SATA ports. So storage isn't going to be an issue for…...

23+ hour, 39+ min ago (346+ words) The MEIRIYFA external desktop PC power switch looks hilarious, but it could be pretty handy for some folks. This slick external power button features a 2-meter (~78 inches) cable and a splitter that lets you connect both to your case's front panel buttons. It also includes adhesive pads and zip-ties. As much as we want to call this a novelty product for how overbuilt it is, it could honestly be quite valuable for some folks. There are many situations where it could help: folks with back issues or mobility problems who can't easily press a floor-bound PC's power button, or scenarios where the PC ends up in a secured position that makes it inconvenient to push the front panel buttons. Ideally, you shouldn't have to do that too often, but a product like this makes it completely trivial when you inevitably…...