Senior AMD executive suggests consumers buy cheap CPUs to combat memory pricing squeeze — says ‘consumers have a wide assortment of choice available for all kinds of price points’

An AMD executive says that they’re not too concerned about the memory shortage, points out that AMD has a wide range of CPUs available “for all kinds of price points.”
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Intel Panther Lake pre-release testing delivers over 80 fps in Cyberpunk, 100 fps in F1 — Arc B390 offers playable 1080p frame rates with XeSS quirks in our hands-on tests

Panther Lake’s 12 Xe3 cores can deliver some serious gaming horsepower, but the software still needs work

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Frore Systems’ LiquidJet and AirJet Pak cooling systems in the flesh — live demo with production hardware display impressive cooling capacity

Frore Systems’ LiquidJet and AirJet Pak cooling system live demos at CES 2026

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AMD teases heavily-rumored Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, continues to leak despite CES no-show — Alienware Area 51 may not be a beneficiary after all (Updated)

AMD didn’t announce the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 at CES 2026, but others have come to the rescue. Alienware China has posted a video on its BiliBili account showing the 9950X3D2 coming to its Area 51 desktop, confirming the chip e…

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Nvidia’s next-gen RTX 60 series might not debut until the second half of 2027, says leaker — rumor claims Rubin architecture will power future consumer GPUs

Rumors claim that Nvidia will be launching its next-generation RTX 60 series graphics cards in 2H 2027 and building its next-gen GPUs on the Rubin architecture.
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Asus unveils cable-free AIO liquid coolers to streamline PC builds for a cleaner look — ROG Strix LC IV series debuts with proprietary AIO Q-Connector, motherboards to match

Asus launches new ROG Strix LC IV series of AIO liquid coolers that don’t need any cables, thanks to a proprietary AIO Q-Connector.
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CES 2026 Day 1: Lenovo debuts wild rollable OLED laptop concepts, Asus laptops galore, PCIe 5.0 SSDs stretch into the value market

CES 2026 is in full swing with a flood of announcements from key players in the tech industry

MSI’s new MPG CoreFrozr CPU air coolers feature a 6-inch LCD display — plus customizable readouts, copper base, and Ryzen X3D support

The MSI MPG CoreFrozr features 8 heat pipes, a nickel-plated copper base, and a 6-inch LCD.

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Phanteks debuts striking PC case with multi-chamber design — unique chassis currently exclusive to prebuilt CyberPower PC build

Designed to prevent heat crossover between components, Phanteks’ Exo 626s supports massive GPUs and a 360mm AIO, but remains exclusive as a CyberPowerPC pre-built
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MSI introduces GPU Safeguard tech on its latest PSUs to fend off RTX 5090 meltdowns — warns users with pop-up and buzzer when abnormal current is detected on the 12V-2×6 connector

MSI’s GPU Safeguard tech will detect power surges and current fluctuations and help prevent them from damaging your GPU by giving a warning sound and forcing a black screen.
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