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Hardware and Technologies April 9, 2026, 10:25 AM
AMD has just dropped the price of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition, and it’s predictably painful. The new chip pulls 200W and, according to the company, isn’t meant for gaming but for crunching heavy data. The only real question is — who actually needs this kind of hybrid? -
Has the Two-Stick RAM Rule Bitten the Dust? AMD X3D Chips Wipe Out the Difference Between Single and Dual-Channel Memory
Hardware and Technologies April 8, 2026, 12:41 PM
When building a PC, the mantra has always been: you need two sticks of RAM, or you'll take a frame rate hit. But AMD's 3D V-Cache processors are breaking that rule, and tests show the difference between one and two sticks of RAM in games is no more than 1–2% – and sometimes there's no difference at all. -
Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 pops up in stores: AMD’s new flagship will cost noticeably more than its predecessor
Hardware and Technologies April 6, 2026, 02:03 PM
Just two weeks ahead of the official launch, Canadian and UK retailers have listed the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition in their catalogs. Early price tags vary, but they’re significantly higher than the current flagship’s starting price. While AMD hasn’t announced official MSRP yet, analysts agree: a chip with two 3D V‑Cache chiplets isn’t going to come cheap. -
Hardware and Technologies April 3, 2026, 05:16 PM
While competitors have long since moved on to DDR5, AMD keeps cranking out CPUs for the five-year-old AM4 platform. Another such processor has landed in the hands of Hardware Unboxed testers. The results are a mixed bag: for owners of older systems, it offers up to 70% more gaming performance, but for a fresh build, buying it makes zero sense. -
Hardware and Technologies April 2, 2026, 06:23 PM
RAM and SSD prices have risen so much that even major tech outlets have stopped calling new gaming builds “budget-friendly.” Fresh recommendations for CPU and GPU pairings have been revealed — from the most affordable option all the way up to 4K. -
Hardware and Technologies April 2, 2026, 10:37 AM
Valve released its fresh Steam hardware and software survey for March 2026. The data shows an unexpected turnaround: Linux just shot past macOS, while the once-growing popularity of 32GB of RAM suddenly took a nosedive. -
«We Have a Plan, And It’s Better Than Ever»: Intel Announces Timeline For Reclaiming The Best Gaming CPU Title
Hardware and Technologies April 1, 2026, 12:42 PM
Intel is no longer denying the obvious: in the gaming segment, the company is losing to AMD and is in a catch-up position. For the first time in a long while, a corporate executive has publicly acknowledged that gamers are flocking to the competitor in droves, calling it «a pit we have to climb out of.» But the main point isn’t this admission—it’s the promise: Intel has a plan to once again create the world’s fastest gaming processor. -
Hardware and Technologies March 31, 2026, 10:42 AM
AMD has been trying to catch up to NVIDIA in the gaming GPU space for several years now, but they keep ending up in second place. Industry experts say the reason is simple: Team Red isn’t coming up with anything original — they’re just copying the competition. Until the company changes its strategy, leadership is out of the question. -
In 2026, a 10-year-old Core i7 turned out to be just 25% slower than a top-tier AMD. Is that a fail or a win?
Hardware and Technologies March 31, 2026, 10:04 AM
YouTuber Tech YES City compared the Core i7-6850K (Broadwell-E, 2016) with the Ryzen 7 9800X3D paired with an RTX 5060 Ti. At 1440p, the average FPS gap across three games was 25%. Meanwhile, some X99 motherboards refused to boot with the new graphics card. -
Hardware and Technologies March 30, 2026, 06:07 PM
An eight-year-old graphics card, a technology promising to increase VRAM capacity using system RAM, and modern games — an experiment meant to prove that older solutions still have plenty to offer, but reality turned out to be harsher than the marketing claims. A tech reviewer tested whether HBCC turns the Radeon RX Vega 64 into a viable modern gaming card and got some unexpected results. -
AMD is prepping AM5 for a decade, following in AM4’s footsteps: one socket for three processor generations and beyond
Hardware and Technologies March 30, 2026, 10:00 AM
During the presentation of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition, AMD Senior Vice President Jack Huynh stated that long-term socket support for the company isn’t a marketing gimmick, but a commitment to customers. The occasion to bring this up again was AM4’s tenth anniversary: the platform launched in 2016 and remains active to this day, still receiving fresh processor shipments even in 2026. -
Users Demand FSR 4 for RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 — AMD Responds with Silence and a Leaked Version That Says It All
Hardware and Technologies March 27, 2026, 04:57 PM
AMD has found itself at the center of another controversy, and it’s one it created through its own silence. Owners of previous-gen graphics cards have been asking for official FSR 4 support on RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 for ages — especially since a working version of the tech has been available unofficially for some time, and Sony is happily using its counterpart in the PS5 Pro. -
Hardware and Technologies March 26, 2026, 07:53 PM
AMD has officially introduced the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 — the first processor in the lineup to feature two dies with 3D V-Cache. The new model is based on Zen 5, retains 16 cores and 32 threads, but the maximum Boost frequency has been lowered to 5.6 GHz, while TDP has increased to 200W, and the total cache (L2+L3) is rated at 208 MB. -
Hardware and Technologies March 26, 2026, 07:28 PM
Intel and AMD have notified partners of a price hike on processors. Starting in April, the cost of CPUs will increase by an average of 10–15%, while lead times will stretch from a few weeks to several months. The reason is a reallocation of manufacturing capacity toward server solutions for AI, which is reducing the volume of chips available for the consumer segment. -
Hardware and Technologies March 25, 2026, 06:43 PM
In open-source AMD drivers, not just one but three variants of the new integrated graphics have been discovered under the codenames GFX1170, GFX1171, and GFX1172. Officially, they belong to the RDNA 4m family — a technical hybrid that combines an older architectural base with cutting-edge AI instructions. -
Hardware and Technologies March 24, 2026, 06:32 PM
Chinese startup ViewDock has closed its Kickstarter funding campaign for a mini-PC that doubles as a computer, a docking station, a smartphone charger, and even a second screen. -
Did a BIOS Update Kill the Processor? Ryzen 7 9800X3D Owner Sends ASRock Combo in for Repair After "Harmless" Update
Hardware and Technologies March 24, 2026, 12:04 PM
Manufacturers promised that the fresh firmware would solve the mass failure issue of Ryzen 9000 processors on ASRock motherboards, but reality has once again proven harsher than marketing claims. The owner of a Ryzen 7 9800X3D and X870 Pro RS WiFi motherboard combo updated the BIOS to version 4.10 — and shortly after, his system turned into a "brick." -
Hardware and Technologies March 23, 2026, 10:51 PM
By spring 2026, the graphics card market has changed noticeably, with models from several generations available at the same time. Past series haven't disappeared from shelves and often remain a better value in terms of price-to-performance ratio. We've gathered 10 current graphics cards from Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA. The list includes both new GPUs and time-tested options that are still a smart buy. -
Hardware and Technologies March 20, 2026, 07:49 PM
AMD has released FSR 4.1, a new version of its upscaling technology for Radeon RX 9000 graphics cards. Initial tests show that image detail has indeed improved, but this came at the cost of image stability, and the main competitor, DLSS 4.5, still looks more confident. -
Hardware and Technologies March 20, 2026, 12:13 PM
Testing the GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and Radeon RX 580 8GB on the latest 2026 games shows just how differently these two legendary cards have aged. Both launched nearly a decade ago, yet they still show up in budget builds today.
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