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Lenovo continues to outfit its affordable E series ThinkPads with bad screens. This really should not be the case in 2025, and it also shows that Lenovo does not really understand the target audience for this series.

A Weibo leaker has given us a rough idea about when you can buy AMD's high-end Ryzen 9 9950X3D desktop CPUs. Intel's Arrow Lake-HX laptop SKUs are also expected to hit shelves at around the same time.

Asus has now started taking pre-orders for the ROG Flow Z13 and its AMD Strix Halo APUs. The company has also confirmed relatively lengthy lead times for its new 2-in-1 in the UK, where it will not begin shipping until the spring.

EK has updated its Velocity series of CPU water blocks with a modular, customizable option. The Quantum Velocity³ water blocks come in three styles: white, black Acetal, and clear Plexi.

Review embargo date of the RX 9070 has leaked online and it foreshadows a fierce clash between the RX 9070 and the RTX 5070. Nvidia had previously pushed the release date of the RTX 5070 back to early March, a period when AMD is also reportedly releasing the RX 9070 and the RX 9070 XT.

AMD's remaining high-end Zen 5 CPUs, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D, have shown up on Geekbench. Their performance gain is in line with other Zen 5 parts.

The Chuwi AuBox 8745HS mini PC comes with the 8-core, 16-thread AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS CPU coupled with a 12-core Radeon 780M GPU to power through heavy multitasking with ease. The AuBox can play many games at high frame rates, too.

CheckMag The market for gaming handhelds is booming. New devices are springing up everywhere and more and more manufacturers are venturing into the segment. Too much choice can be paralyzing, so knowing what makes a good handheld is certainly worthwhile.

The GPD Win Mini 2025 can now be purchased via a popular third party within the gaming handheld community. Available with up to 64 GB of RAM, the new Win Mini 2025 also packs superior cooling and AMD's latest Ryzen AI HX 370 APU.

Asus has started teasing the full launch of the ROG Flow Z13 (2025) powered by AMD Strix Halo APUs. With reviews expected to land tomorrow, it seems that Asus intends to charge up to $2,699.99 for its supercharged Microsoft Surface Pro alternative.

While AMD previously denied that the company was working on an RX 9070 XT with 32 GB of memory, the rumors didn't stop. Frank Azor, head of AMD's Gaming Marketing, has now made fun of the information in a series of replies on X.

Gamers may not need a massive budget to take full advantage of DLSS 4. Zotac regulatory filings suggest that an Nvidia RTX 5050 may become the most affordable GPU in the RTX 50 series. Information from the EEC gives less surprising confirmation of the RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti.

AMD’s upcoming Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 cards have been named in some perturbing price-related leaks. While the sources could be either placeholder guesses or simply inaccurate, there are concerns that unattractive pricing from AMD for the RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 would leave the cards “dead on arrival”.

The Chiphell leaker who initially broke the news about AMD's 32 GB GPU has now claimed AMD could launch it as the Radeon RX 9070 XTX. This comes shortly after Frank Azor denied the existence of such a graphics card.

The Acemagic F3A AI 370 mini PC can now be ordered, and it comes with a discount, a gift and powerful AMD APU. The manufacturer also advertises its efficient cooling system.

A new leak shows off one of AMD's upcoming Radeon RX 9070 XT variants from PowerColor. Along with its key specs, it also recommends the minimum PSU wattage required to run the card, and it is quite high.

After AMD today dropped details about the launch of its next-gen RDNA4 GPUs, its head of consumer and gaming marketing, Frank Azor, shot down rumours of a high RAM variant of the upcoming Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU. However, he seems to have left the door open for speculation of a higher-spec version of RDNA 4.

PassMark has highlighted a graph that shows average CPU performance in 2025 has decreased for both desktops and laptops compared to 2024. Well-regarded chips like the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D and Intel Core i9-7980XE helped push average CPU performance to new heights, but it seems different priorities are in place for Arrow Lake, Granite Ridge, and Strix Point.

AMD's David McAfee confirmed the company will show off the Radeon RX 9070 XT and Radeon RX 9070 later this month. Subsequently, the GPUs are expected to go on sale in March.

A new rumour from Chiphell mentions an AMD GPU with 32 GB of VRAM. Apparently, it is slated to launch sometime in H1, 2025 and will be made for enterprise applications more than gaming. Update: Frank Azor puts a dampener on the rumour

The Radeon RX 9070 XT has allegedly popped up in a benchmark and on GPU-Z ahead of its March availability. For now, it seems to deliver impressive performance numbers at 1080p thanks to its rumored 4096 cores and 16GB VRAM.

Gamers are eagerly awaiting the launch of AMD's RDNA 4 gaming GPUs: Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT. Leaked performance and pricing data have repeatedly hinted at a superior value proposition compared to Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5070 family, justifying the surrounding excitement.

An AMD Strix Halo engineering sample has been benchmarked, and the leaked Time Spy results show the Radeon iGPU very nearly matching the average Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 desktop GPU, hinting at a massive improvement over the AMD Radeon RX 890M.

A Reddit user ended up with a dead Ryzen 7 9800X3D for seemingly no fault of theirs. Apparently, it happened when they were watching some videos on their PC, effectively ruling out any possibilities of overload.

AMD might have some good news for gamers who are waiting for next-gen mid-range GPUs to drop. A rumor posted on a Chinese forum alleges that AMD is looking to price the RX 9070 and 9070 XT quite competitively.

The first sample of the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX on PassMark has managed to overtake the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D chip to head the CPU Mark chart for fastest laptop processor performance. However, despite the Arrow Lake-HX chip’s impressive appearance, it could not quite topple a cohort of Apple M3 SKUs in single thread performance.

GMKtec has updated is eGPU roster with the AD-GP1, which is currently available at a $150 launch discount. Based around OCuLink and USB4, the GMKtec AD-GP1 also features DisplayPort 2.0 and HDMI 2.1 connectivity with an AMD Radeon RX 7600M XT GPU.

A new leak sheds light on AMD's upcoming Medusa Point, Medusa Ridge and Medusa Halo parts. All three of them will share the same 12-core Zen 6 CCD manufactured in TSMC's N2 node.

Intel’s CPU roadmap for the next few years is said to include its Nova Lake CPUs, Arrow Lake Refresh, and Panther Lake chips. The Nova Lake chips may bring more than double the core count, if the latest rumors are to be believed.

The compact NGC-NR660 is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 5 processor and can be connected to multiple high-resolution 4K displays. The mini PC further offers a few rather limited upgrade options, but it is well-rounded in terms of connectivity.

Framework has started selling the Laptop 13 without a mainboard. Available at a heavy discount over DIY and pre-built configurations, the Framework Laptop 13 Shell retails for $399 and can be complemented by AMD, Intel and RISC-V based mainboard solutions.

It looks like AMD has cut some corners when it comes to the Ryzen 5 7400F. A recent review indicates that the unsoldered CPU heat spreader combined with mediocre TIM between the CPU die and heat spreader result in significant overheating and throttling.

Assassin’s Creed fans have one more thing to look forward to besides the upcoming latest instalment. The story of a young Assassin apprentice, before the events of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, will be told through a manga releasing first in Japan.

Lenovo has only just started shipping the Legion Go S in the US running Windows. While a SteamOS variant is coming later this year, Bazzite is already showing itself to be a viable and more powerful alternative for those who have picked up the Windows version.

After much anticipation, it now appears that AMD is getting ready to unveil what it finally has in store for gamers. The RX 9070 and the RX 9070 XT are reportedly launching less than a month after Nvidia is expected to release the RTX 5070 and the RTX 5070 Ti later in February.

Gamers with deep pockets, as of right now, have no option but to opt for the Ryzen 7 9800X3D - all thanks to the abysmal gaming performance brought to the table by Intel's latest Arrow Lake-S chips. This was reflected by Mindfactory's sales, where AMD dominated with 92% of all CPUs sold last month.

AMD CEO Lisa Su has revealed the company's plans for RDNA 4 in a recent earnings call. Some Radeon 9000 series GPUs will go on sale in early March.

It looks as though the first AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D-equipped gaming laptops will start shipping around the end of March at the earliest. Dream Machines has also updated the specifications of the aforementioned laptops with faster DDR5 memory.

Benchlife has learned AMD plans to show off its RDNA 4 desktop graphics cards a week after Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5070 Ti is slated to hit shelves. But, the Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 will only be shown off at that time. Sales are expected to start sometime in March.

New findings of Valve working to improve Linux graphics drivers for AMD's RDNA 4 architecture have sparked speculation about the possibility of an Xbox or PlayStation rival running SteamOS. Those who were quick to amplify the rumours may have jumped the gun slightly, though.

Nvidia has shown off how its shiny new GeForce RTX 5090 fares in DeepSeek. It convincingly outperforms the RX 7900 XTX, as does the last-gen RTX 4090, which previously lost to the RDNA 3 flagship in AMD's in-house test.

CheckMag The impending end of Windows 10 support (October 2025) means that many users may have to switch to a different OS. Alternative operating systems such as Linux and ChromeOS Flex can be tested on your own PC without affecting the existing Windows installation.

AMD's open source RADV Vulkan driver for Linux has already been updated to support the AMD Radeon RX 9070 and 9070 XT GPUs, although there will be a few minor features missing at launch — a massive improvement over previous GPU launches, which generally only received support on Linux weeks or even months after launch.