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Hardware and Technologies March 4, 2026, 06:50 PM
AMD has fully disclosed the specs for its desktop Ryzen AI 400 series processors, the successors to the hybrid Ryzen 8000G chips. A close look at the details reveals that these new CPUs differ from their predecessors not just in architecture, but also in the number of available PCIe lanes. -
Hardware and Technologies March 4, 2026, 05:07 PM
While graphics cards and DDR5 modules continue to get pricier, the processor segment of the market remains the one stable bright spot for PC builds. The analysts at Tom's Hardware have updated their ranking of the best gaming CPUs for March 2026 and have noted an unusual situation: new generations aren't always better than the old ones, and Intel is losing ground to AMD even in the budget segment due to RAM price hikes. -
Hardware and Technologies March 4, 2026, 11:40 AM
Graphics card manufacturers no longer see the gaming market as their top priority. Demand for server chips for AI is so massive that releasing new GeForce and Radeon cards is taking a backseat. According to insiders, the two-year generational upgrade cycle that gamers have grown accustomed to is finally breaking. The next flagship models could be arriving three years apart—or even less frequently. -
Buying a Flagship No Longer Guarantees Your PC's Future: How New Features Are Killing the Relevance of Older Hardware
Hardware and Technologies March 3, 2026, 06:30 PM
YouTube tech blogger JayzTwoCents has broken down the situation with recent GPU generations and come to a stark conclusion: even the most expensive components are becoming obsolete faster than ever before. The issue isn't that the hardware lacks raw power; it's that manufacturers are locking new features behind specific series. This means owners of two-year-old flagship cards could simply miss out on support for the technologies that future games will be built around. -
Surprise, Surprise: Steam Gamers Are Fleeing Windows 11 in Droves, and the RTX 5070 Just Became the Most Popular GPU
Hardware and Technologies March 2, 2026, 06:12 PM
Valve has dropped its February hardware survey for Steam users. Usually, these reports are pretty predictable, showing a slow and steady migration from one piece of kit to the next. But February 2026 broke the mold, throwing a couple of major curveballs into the data. -
35 Watts and 8 Zen 5 Cores: New Ryzen AI Chips for PCs Get a Powerful NPU but Lose Top-Tier Graphics
Hardware and Technologies March 2, 2026, 05:04 PM
AMD has officially unveiled its Ryzen AI 400 desktop processors for the AM5 socket. The new chips feature a hybrid architecture with Zen 5 and Zen 5c cores, integrated RDNA 3.5 graphics, and a dedicated NPU capable of 50 TOPS. The lineup includes both 65-watt models and energy-efficient versions with a 35W TDP, but the flagship Radeon 890M graphics didn't make the cut for the desktop variants. -
Hardware and Technologies March 2, 2026, 12:44 PM
Last week, enthusiast communities were buzzing with rumors that Lenovo was quietly phasing out support for its handheld gaming PC, the Legion Go. The logic seemed sound: the AMD Ryzen Z1 chips powering the device were supposedly being left behind without new drivers. As it turns out, the panic stemmed from a mistranslation of a statement from Lenovo's Korean division. -
Hardware and Technologies February 27, 2026, 06:41 PM
The PC hardware market has thrown us another curveball, and this time it's one that'll sting if you were planning a budget-friendly upgrade. Price tracking services have recorded an abnormal price surge on AMD processors—chips that have long been considered the go-to budget picks for gamers and builders. -
Hardware and Technologies February 27, 2026, 11:50 AM
The team over at Hardware Unboxed dug through a library of over 550 games to figure out the real-world support for upscalers from NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel. The research covered everything from fresh 2025 releases to popular titles from years past. The gap is there, and in some categories, it's absolutely massive. -
Who asked for a powerful iGPU powerhouse on AM5? Looks like AMD might answer with a Ryzen AI 400 release
Hardware and Technologies February 27, 2026, 11:22 AM
AMD is quietly seeding renders online, hinting at an expansion of the AM5 lineup. Partner materials have leaked mentioning a Ryzen AI 400 chip labeled "Gorgon Point," and apparently, it won't be just for laptops anymore. -
NVIDIA's Answer: AMD Might Give Gamers Access to a Powerful Server-Grade GPU, But It’s Not a Sure Thing
Hardware and Technologies February 26, 2026, 08:18 PM
AMD is cooking up an unexpected answer to NVIDIA, according to insider Kepler_L2. The server-grade AT0 chip (RDNA 5) with 96 Compute Units and a 512-bit bus could potentially find its way into gaming graphics cards. However, the insider notes that supply would be extremely limited. The big question is whether this move makes any commercial sense, especially since the company doubled down on the mainstream market with RDNA 4. -
Hardware and Technologies February 26, 2026, 07:06 PM
This is one of those cases where hackers and enthusiasts have done for AMD what the company itself was in no hurry to do: the new version of FSR 4.1 is already available for people to get their hands on with older cards. And this is happening before the official release. -
Hardware and Technologies February 26, 2026, 01:11 PM
Chinese company PELADN, formerly known as PRADEON, is pivoting its focus toward the mini-PC market. Sales have kicked off for the HO5 model, featuring a 12-core AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 with integrated Radeon 890M graphics. The device packs 32GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD, and a port selection unusual for this class, including OCuLink for external graphics cards. -
Hardware and Technologies February 25, 2026, 01:00 PM
The RTX 5080 is outselling the RTX 5070 and RTX 5060, even though budget cards usually run circles around flagships. Is the market breaking stereotypes, or is this just a shortage situation, since NVIDIA reportedly planned to restrict supply of the lower-tier models? -
Hardware and Technologies February 24, 2026, 06:34 PM
While AMD is busy hyping up AI integration into its drivers, Radeon gamers have been left waiting months for one of the key features of the new GPU series to work in Vulkan-based games. Official support from the company is still nowhere to be found. But as usual, the community took matters into their own hands—and found an unconventional way to get FSR 4 working where it was simply ignored. -
Hardware and Technologies February 23, 2026, 07:21 PM
DDR5 RAM prices have skyrocketed, while older processors have unexpectedly become heroes of the people. YouTuber RandomGaminginHD decided to find out if the Ryzen 5 8600G has turned into the king of budget gaming after sitting on the shelf for two years. The results were surprising: silky-smooth 60 FPS in some titles, but total failure with micro-stutters in others. -
Hardware and Technologies February 23, 2026, 06:20 PM
Tech enthusiasts have pitted the two flagship next-gen graphics cards—the RTX 5070 Ti and the RX 9070 XT—against each other in thirteen 4K games. So here's the question for you: Is a 7% performance gain worth a 20–30% price premium, or is that just good marketing? -
Intel and AMD's New Processors Vanish from the 2026 Roadmap: Next-Gen Chips Victims of a Crisis or a Strategic Pivot?
Hardware and Technologies February 23, 2026, 01:12 PM
The release of the next two years' flagship processors might be getting pushed to the right. According to multiple industry sources, the launches of desktop Intel Nova Lake-S and AMD Ryzen 10000 aren't expected until 2027 at the earliest. This contradicts earlier statements from the manufacturers, which hinted at sales starting within the current year. -
'They Just Abandoned Us': AMD Stops Updating Drivers for Top Handheld Gaming Chip After Just 2.5 Years
Hardware and Technologies February 23, 2026, 10:48 AM
Handheld consoles powered by the Ryzen Z1 Extreme, such as the ASUS ROG Ally and Lenovo Legion Go, have stopped receiving fresh driver updates. This information is confirmed by Lenovo's Korean branch and complaints from users on forums—the last update for some devices dates back to August 2025. -
DDR5 has gone gold: experts name the best motherboards of 2026—from flagships to boards for legacy memory
Hardware and Technologies February 20, 2026, 07:28 PM
Experts have put dozens of motherboards for the latest Intel Core Ultra and AMD Ryzen 9000 processors to the test. The results were unexpected: flagship models cost as much as a gaming PC, and a DDR4 board unexpectedly turned out to be the best budget option.
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