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IT News<p>Intel quietly rolls out 'new' Core 5 CPUs that look suspiciously like 12th Gen chips — Core 5 120 and Core 5 120F enter the budget gaming market with i5-12400 specs and 100 MHz boost - Intel has launched the Core 5 120 and Core 5 120F, two proc... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/intel-quietly-rolls-out-new-core-5-cpus-that-look-suspiciously-like-12th-gen-chips-core-5-120-and-core-5-120f-enter-the-budget-gaming-market-with-i5-12400-specs-and-100-mhz-boost" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/cpus/intel-quietly-rolls-out-new-core-5-cpus-that-look-suspiciously-like-12th-gen-chips-core-5-120-and-core-5-120f-enter-the-budget-gaming-market-with-i5-12400-specs-and-100-mhz-boost</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Samsung's roomy and speedy 4TB 990 Evo Plus SSD returns to its lowest-ever price of $229 at Newegg - Back down to $229, Samsung's 990 EVO Plus 4TB SSD hits that... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/samsungs-roomy-and-speedy-4tb-990-evo-plus-ssd-returns-to-its-lowest-ever-price-of-usd229-at-newegg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/ssds/samsungs-roomy-and-speedy-4tb-990-evo-plus-ssd-returns-to-its-lowest-ever-price-of-usd229-at-newegg</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storage</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ssds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ssds</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Adata XPG Lancer CUDIMM RGB DDR5-9200 review: Bleeding-edge memory with bragging rights included - Adata's XPG Lancer CUDIMM RGB DDR5-9200 is very fast on pap... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/adata-xpg-lancer-cudimm-rgb-ddr5-9200-review" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/ram/adata-xpg-lancer-cudimm-rgb-ddr5-9200-review</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ram</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Samsung reportedly slashes HBM3 prices to woo Nvidia — cuts could put the heat on rivals SK hynix and Micron as company attempts to spur AI turnaround - Samsung is reportedly slashing HBM3E costs to win back Nvid... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/samsung-reportedly-slashes-hbm3-prices-to-woo-nvidia-cuts-could-put-the-heat-on-rivals-sk-hynix-and-micron-as-company-attempts-to-spur-ai-turnaround" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/gpus/samsung-reportedly-slashes-hbm3-prices-to-woo-nvidia-cuts-could-put-the-heat-on-rivals-sk-hynix-and-micron-as-company-attempts-to-spur-ai-turnaround</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/gpus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gpus</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Nvidia confirms end of Game Ready driver support for Maxwell and Pascal GPUs — affected products will get optimized drivers through October 2025 - End of the line for a wide range of iconic graphics cards <br>... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-confirms-end-of-game-ready-driver-support-for-maxwell-and-pascal-gpus-affected-products-will-get-optimized-drivers-through-october-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/gpus/nvidia-confirms-end-of-game-ready-driver-support-for-maxwell-and-pascal-gpus-affected-products-will-get-optimized-drivers-through-october-2025</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/gpus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gpus</span></a></p>
IT News<p>China raises security concerns over Nvidia's H20 Chips — hardware may expose user data or hidden tracking functions - China has raised security concerns over Nvidia’s H20 GPU sh... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/china-raises-security-concerns-over-nvidias-h20-chips-hardware-may-expose-user-data-or-hidden-tracking-functions" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/gpus/china-raises-security-concerns-over-nvidias-h20-chips-hardware-may-expose-user-data-or-hidden-tracking-functions</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/gpus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gpus</span></a></p>
IT News<p>RDNA 4's Unreal Engine 4 ray-tracing stutters may not be AMD-specific - A YouTuber has discovered that AMD's RDNA 4 ray-tracing stu... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/rdna-4s-unreal-engine-4-ray-tracing-stutters-may-not-be-amd-specific" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/gpus/rdna-4s-unreal-engine-4-ray-tracing-stutters-may-not-be-amd-specific</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/gpus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gpus</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Chinese CPUs are closing the gap on AMD — next-gen Zhaoxin chips feature 96 cores, 12-channel DDR5 memory, and 128 PCIe 5.0 Lanes - Zhaoxin has announced the new KaiXian KX-7000N and Kaisheng... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/chinese-cpus-are-closing-the-gap-on-amd-next-gen-zhaoxin-chips-feature-96-cores-12-channel-ddr5-memory-and-128-pcie-5-0-lanes" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/cpus/chinese-cpus-are-closing-the-gap-on-amd-next-gen-zhaoxin-chips-feature-96-cores-12-channel-ddr5-memory-and-128-pcie-5-0-lanes</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cpus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cpus</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Micron's industry-first PCI 6.0 SSD promises sequential reads up to 28,000 MB/s — 245 TB SSD also coming for those who need capacity more than cutting-edge speed - Micron launched the 9650 SSD with PCIe 6.0 and 5.5M IOPS fo... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/microns-industry-first-pci-6-0-ssd-promises-sequential-reads-up-to-28-000-mb-s-245-tb-ssd-also-coming-for-those-who-need-capacity-more-than-cutting-edge-speed" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/ssds/microns-industry-first-pci-6-0-ssd-promises-sequential-reads-up-to-28-000-mb-s-245-tb-ssd-also-coming-for-those-who-need-capacity-more-than-cutting-edge-speed</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storage</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ssds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ssds</span></a></p>
IT News<p>V-Color announces 2TB RDIMM kits for Threadripper Pro 9000 — 256GB modules promise stability at absurdly high RAM capacities - V-Color has announced its newest line of OC RDIMMs purpose-... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ram/v-color-announces-2tb-rdimm-kits-for-threadripper-pro-9000-256gb-modules-promise-stability-at-absurdly-high-ram-capacities" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/ram/v-color-announces-2tb-rdimm-kits-for-threadripper-pro-9000-256gb-modules-promise-stability-at-absurdly-high-ram-capacities</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/ram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ram</span></a></p>
IT News<p>AMD's Zen 5 gets down to business with new Ryzen Pro 9000 CPUs, according to leak — next-gen enterprise chips to predictably feature up to 12 Zen 5 cores, 65W TDPs - A hardware leaker has shared the alleged specifications for... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amds-zen-5-gets-down-to-business-with-new-ryzen-pro-9000-cpus-according-to-leak-next-gen-enterprise-chips-to-predictably-feature-up-to-12-zen-5-cores-65w-tdps" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/cpus/amds-zen-5-gets-down-to-business-with-new-ryzen-pro-9000-cpus-according-to-leak-next-gen-enterprise-chips-to-predictably-feature-up-to-12-zen-5-cores-65w-tdps</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cpus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cpus</span></a></p>
IT News<p>AMD X3D CPUs get big discounts — 7800X3D returns to Prime Day price, 9950X3D even cheaper than Prime Day lows - There are two great deals on some of AMD's best gaming chip... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/amd-x3d-cpus-get-big-discounts-7800x3d-returns-to-prime-day-price-9950x3d-even-cheaper-than-prime-day-lows" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/cpus/amd-x3d-cpus-get-big-discounts-7800x3d-returns-to-prime-day-price-9950x3d-even-cheaper-than-prime-day-lows</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cpus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cpus</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Nvidia seeks extra 300,000 H20 GPUs to meet China's surging AI demand — places order with TSMC to meet unexpectedly strong interest - Nvidia has ordered 300,000 H20 GPUs from TSMC as Chinese de... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-seeks-extra-300-000-h20-gpus-to-meet-chinas-surging-ai-demand-places-order-with-tsmc-to-meet-unexpectedly-strong-interest" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/gpus/nvidia-seeks-extra-300-000-h20-gpus-to-meet-chinas-surging-ai-demand-places-order-with-tsmc-to-meet-unexpectedly-strong-interest</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/gpus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gpus</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Yes, you can store data on a bird — enthusiast converts PNG to bird-shaped waveform, teaches young starling to recall file at up to 2MB/s - A music and science lover has demonstrated the capacity of ... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/yes-you-can-store-data-on-a-bird-enthusiast-converts-png-to-bird-shaped-waveform-teaches-young-starling-to-recall-file-at-up-to-2mb-s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/storage/yes-you-can-store-data-on-a-bird-enthusiast-converts-png-to-bird-shaped-waveform-teaches-young-starling-to-recall-file-at-up-to-2mb-s</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/storage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storage</span></a></p>
IT News<p>MSI on track to ship 10 million motherboards in 2025 despite a reportedly cautious AI strategy — milestone would be first for the company, matching Gigabyte - MSI is set to ship over 10 million motherboards in 2025, ty... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/msi-on-track-to-ship-10-million-motherboards-in-2025-despite-a-reportedly-cautious-ai-strategy-milestone-would-be-first-for-the-company-matching-gigabyte" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/motherboards/msi-on-track-to-ship-10-million-motherboards-in-2025-despite-a-reportedly-cautious-ai-strategy-milestone-would-be-first-for-the-company-matching-gigabyte</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/motherboards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>motherboards</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Zalman's jet engine-inspired CPU cooler hits the shelves — striking design lands in Korea for less than $60 - Korean cases and cooling specialist Zalman Technologies has... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/air-cooling/zalmans-jet-engine-inspired-cpu-cooler-hits-the-shelves-striking-design-lands-in-korea-for-less-than-usd60" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/air-cooling/zalmans-jet-engine-inspired-cpu-cooler-hits-the-shelves-striking-design-lands-in-korea-for-less-than-usd60</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/aircooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>aircooling</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cooling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooling</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Get AMD's 7800X3D gaming CPU, plus a white Gigabyte B650E Aorus Elite motherboard for $449 at Newegg - You can get the AMD 7800X3D CPU and Gigabyte B650E Aorus El... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/get-amds-7800x3d-gaming-cpu-plus-a-white-gigabyte-b650e-aorus-elite-motherboard-for-usd449-at-newegg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/ssds/get-amds-7800x3d-gaming-cpu-plus-a-white-gigabyte-b650e-aorus-elite-motherboard-for-usd449-at-newegg</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cpus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cpus</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Kioxia and SanDisk start shipping BiCS9 3D NAND samples — hybrid design combining 112-layer BiCS5 with modern CBA and DDR6.0 interface for higher performance and cost efficiency - Kioxia has started shipping samples of its ninth‑generation... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/storage/kioxia-and-sandisk-start-shipping-bics9-3d-nand-samples-hybrid-design-combining-112-layer-bics5-with-modern-cba-and-ddr6-0-interface-for-higher-performance-and-cost-efficiency" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/storage/kioxia-and-sandisk-start-shipping-bics9-3d-nand-samples-hybrid-design-combining-112-layer-bics5-with-modern-cba-and-ddr6-0-interface-for-higher-performance-and-cost-efficiency</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Nvidia N1X SoC leaks with the same number of CUDA cores as an RTX 5070 — N1X specs align with the GB10 Superchip - Nvidia’s N1X SoC, featuring a 20-core CPU and 6,144 CUDA co... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-n1x-soc-leaks-with-the-same-number-of-cuda-cores-as-an-rtx-5070-n1x-specs-align-with-the-gb10-superchip" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/gpus/nvidia-n1x-soc-leaks-with-the-same-number-of-cuda-cores-as-an-rtx-5070-n1x-specs-align-with-the-gb10-superchip</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/gpus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gpus</span></a></p>
IT News<p>Threadripper 9000 CPUs will revive the HEDT market on July 31, starting at $1,499 for 24 cores — the flagship 64-core chip will set you back $4,999 - AMD’s Threadripper 9000 CPUs are set to arrive on July 31, ... - <a href="https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/threadripper-9000-cpus-will-revive-the-hedt-market-on-july-31-starting-at-usd1-499-for-24-cores-the-flagship-64-core-chip-will-set-you-back-usd4-999" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tomshardware.com/pc-components</span><span class="invisible">/cpus/threadripper-9000-cpus-will-revive-the-hedt-market-on-july-31-starting-at-usd1-499-for-24-cores-the-flagship-64-core-chip-will-set-you-back-usd4-999</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pccomponents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pccomponents</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cpus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cpus</span></a></p>