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GEEKOM Ryzen 7 Gaming Mini PC Was Pricier Than a Mac Mini, Now It’s Cheaper and at Its Lowest Price Yet (32GB RAM, 1TB SSD)

GEEKOM Ryzen 7 Gaming Mini PC Was Pricier Than a Mac Mini, Now It’s Cheaper and at Its Lowest Price Yet (32GB RAM, 1TB SSD)

We’ve cruised on past Amazon’s Prime Big Deals Days. If you missed out on Amazon’s huge Fall savings event that stretched from October 7 to October 8, we have good news. You don’t have to wait for Black Friday to start saving some cash again. There are some great deals active right now across Amazon despite the Prime event having …

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Lenovo Gaming Laptop (40GB DDR5 RAM, Ryzen 5, 1TB) Is 62% Off, Amazon Is Cleaning House Like Never Before

Lenovo Gaming Laptop (40GB DDR5 RAM, Ryzen 5, 1TB) Is 62% Off, Amazon Is Cleaning House Like Never Before

Gaming laptops usually come at high prices, and for anything decent in the market below $1,500, it’s like looking for a needle in a haystack. These systems have powerful hardware to support demanding games and creative tasks and that’s why they’re normally that costly. But if you need the best of everything without wasting your savings, Amazon’s Prime Big Deal …

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User Regrets Using ASRock Motherboard; Gets His Ryzen 7 9800X3D Burned Twice

User Regrets Using ASRock Motherboard; Gets His Ryzen 7 9800X3D Burned Twice

This is the second case where a user reported damaged Ryzen 9800X3D a second time on the same motherboard. Not surprisingly, it was the ASRock motherboard that killed the processor. Ryzen 9800X3D Killed by ASRock X870 RS Pro WiFi a Second Time Despite Using BIOS From May ASRock “Murderboards” are doing their job of killing Ryzen 9800X3D (and other Ryzen …

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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ “Strix Halo” Performance With ROCm 7.0

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ “Strix Halo” Performance With ROCm 7.0

With last week’s official release of ROCm 7.0 failing to mention the AMD Ryzen AI Max “Strix Halo” SoCs on the supported GPU list, a number of Phoronix readers and from elsewhere were inquiring whether or not Strix Halo works with the new ROCm release. Various AMD folks have mentioned Strix Halo with ROCm, so I decided to run some …

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First Benchmarks Of Windows 11 25H2 vs. Ubuntu 25.10 On AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

First Benchmarks Of Windows 11 25H2 vs. Ubuntu 25.10 On AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

Microsoft is preparing to ship Windows 11 25H2 as their newest incremental update to their operating system. Windows 11 25H2 is currently available via their preview channel in advance of the formal public release in October. With Canonical also putting the finishing touches on their Ubuntu 25.10 release also due for a stable release in October, here are some benchmarks …

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AMD’s Ryzen naming issues and Radeon NOW plans addressed at IFA 2025 – VideoCardz.com

AMD’s Ryzen naming issues and Radeon NOW plans addressed at IFA 2025  VideoCardz.com Cloud Gaming to Reach New Heights: GeForce NOW’s Blackwell RTX Upgrade Begins Next Week  NVIDIA Blog Nvidia’s RTX 5080 upgrade for GeForce Now arrives on September 10th  The Verge Nvidia brings 17 new games to GeForce Now this month  KitGuru Nvidia is about to level-up the GeForce Now Ultimate plan with …

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AMD Stock Slips Alongside New Ryzen Processor Leaks

AMD Stock Slips Alongside New Ryzen Processor Leaks

Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) stock slipped on Tuesday alongside leaks of new CPUs that could hit the market soon. Listings on retail websites show off two new processors from the chipmaker. These are the Ryzen 7 9700F and Ryzen 5 9500F. These are budget variants of previous processors that save money by cutting out integrated graphics processing units (GPUs). Elevate …

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Same user loses another Ryzen 7 9800X3D on ASRock motherboard – VideoCardz.com

Same user loses another Ryzen 7 9800X3D on ASRock motherboard  VideoCardz.com AMD comments on burning AM5 sockets — chipmaker blames motherboard vendors for not following official BIOS guidelines  Tom’s Hardware ASRock BIOS 3.40 Improves CPU Stability and Reduces AM5 Burn Risk  TechPowerUp AMD Ryzen CPUs fry twice in the face of heavy math load, GMP says  theregister.com ASRock rushes out BIOS fix to stop …

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