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About a week before launch, two AMD Ryzen 8000G processors have popped up on Geekbench: the Ryzen 7 8700G and the Ryzen 5 8600G. According to the scores, the new chips are achieving up to 30% better in single-core tests than their Ryzen 5000G predecessors.

Thunderbolt 5 is technically supported by the Raptor Lake-R HX mobile processors launched at CES 2024, but it's probably going to be a while before seeing affordable laptops with such connectors. On desktop, TB5 could make its debut in late 2024 with high-end Arrow Lake-S motherboards. For the masses, though, TB5 would most likely be available at reasonable prices by 2025.

With a list price of $749.99, the 34-inch LG UltraGear 34GP83A-B curved gaming monitor currently goes for $546.99 on Amazon thanks to a generous 27% discount. Although it arrived in 2020, it remains relevant thanks to the 144 Hz refresh, VESA DisplayHDR 400 compliance, as well as G-Sync and FreeSync Premium support.

AMD has previously promised to disclose the frequencies of Zen4c cores inside the Ryzen 8000G series chips. While the marketing slides didn’t share information on clock speeds during the official unveiling, AMD has fulfilled its promise by sharing the frequency information on the official website.

The Intel Arrow Lake CPUs are reported to come out in late 2024 or early 2025 with a mix of Lion Cove P-cores and Skymont E-cores. According to leaked internal documents posted on X, the ARL-S chips appear to top out at 24 cores with a GT1 iGPU, a 125 W TDP, and no Hyperthreading. Additionally, the documents also list key details about the new 800 series platform for desktop ARL-S processor.

An alleged Nixxes employee has revealed the company's PC roadmap for 2024. It plans to bring a plethora of PlayStation exclusives to the platform, even older games like Infamous: Second Son.

Machine Games is reportedly working on an upcoming Quake game, internally referred to as Quake 6. It is not immediately clear if it is a new entry to the franchise or a remaster.

Sales of desktops, workstations and notebooks in the Christmas quarter of 2023 fell to an all-time low. Around 67 million PCs were shipped worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2023.

NVIDIA newly-released RTX 4070 SUPER may not be having the reception that Team Green might have hoped for as a report out of Moore’s Law Is Dead suggests bad launch day sales. Quoting multiple retail, AIB, and scalper sources, the leaker alleges the RTX 4070 SUPER sales to be potentially lower than the RTX 4080 which also had a rough Day 1 per the leaker’s past claims.

In addition to zero-day support for the new GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER, the first Game Ready driver package of the year also comes with DLSS 2 optimizations for Palworld alongside GeForce Experience optimal settings for five titles, namely Apocalypse Party, Ash Echoes, Escape from Tarkov: Arena, House Flipper 2, and Pioneers of Pagonia.

AMD claims that the RX 7900 XT is now more affordable than the Nvidia RTX 4070 Ti, yet this price drop is most likely prompted by the launch of the RTX 4000 Super cards. Additionally, AMD is lowering the RX 7900 GRE price to $549.

CheckMag It can be a daunting task to find the right AIO liquid cooler for your Ryzen 7000 CPU amongst a sea of AIO liquid coolers. Let’s explore five sensible options that you can consider for your PC.

Popular free-to-play FPS The Finals has mysteriously started supporting Linux. Fans may want to temper their excitement, as Embark Studios has not officially acknowledged or announced support for the open-source operating system.

This model is powered by either the Ryzen 9 8940HS or Ryzen 7 8840HS and the 1 liter case can fit the additional RX 7600M XT dGPU. Port selection highlights include 2x USB4 ports, 2x 2.5 GbE jacks and an SD card reader.

The Intel Arc Battlemage GPUs are expected to be revealed this year. Revising his previous specs leaks of the BMG G10, the flagship Battlemage GPU, RedGamingTech has now reported updated specifications for the board. The leaker has also revealed details of a lower-end Battlemage product with 40 Xe cores.

The Nvidia RTX 4070 Super review embargo is about to end soon. But hours before the end of the embargo, the performance measures of the new GeForce GPU have surfaced. Its leaked 3DMark scores point to a good performance improvement over the non-Super GeForce RTX 4070.

Elden Ring's first story DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, could launch soon. An unknown app has just been added to the game's Steam listing as DLC, meaning it could launch just in time for the game's second anniversary.

The RTX 40 SUPER and RX 7600 XT GPUs are slated to be released later this month. According to serial leaker Moore’s Law Is Dead, the launch supply of the RX 7600 XT will be pretty good while the RTX 4070 SUPER will also enjoy good availability. However, the RTX 4080 SUPER and the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER could be much harder to buy at launch.

The beginner-friendly Linux distribution Linux Mint 21.3, codenamed "Virginia", has officially been released in version 21.3. In addition to the new Cinnamon 6.0 desktop with numerous improvements and the Hypnotix TV app has been revised.

AMD has showcased the Ryzen 8000G Hawk Point desktop APUs at CES 2024. During an interview with PCWorld at the event, Donny Woligroski, the Senior Processor Technical Marketing Manager at AMD, recommended pairing the APUs with dual-channel DDR5-6000 memory for the best possible performance.

PC hardware requirements for Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League have been revealed. While it can run on low-end systems, you'll need a powerful rig to get the full experience.

A new Xbox Developer Direct is scheduled to air on January 18 at 12 pm PT / 3 pm ET / 9 pm UK time. The presentation will showcase games such as Avowed, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, and Ara: History Untold. Interestingly, Indian Jones from Machine Games will also be present at the Developer Direct and, in addition to other information, will get a gameplay trailer.

After Activision-Blizzard discontinued the active development of MOBAS Heroes of the Storm in 2022, modders have brought the game back to life. "Resurgence of the Storm" was programmed into the Starcraft 2 engine and is not only visually appealing, but also features balance adjustments, reworks and even new heroes.

Asus' newest ExpertCenter desktops include Intel 14th Gen CPUs and plenty of modern features for IT deployment, including tool-free maintenance, TPM 2.0 security, and Asus Pre-Deployment Service to get a fleet up and running quickly.

Asus has unveiled a new keyboard and gaming mouse at CES 2024. The ROG Falchion RX Low Profile is a compact keyboard with a touch panel, and the ROG Keris II Ace is a high-end mouse that can track up to 42,000 DPI.

The new Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super offers the complete AD103 die at 10,240 CUDA cores compared to 9,728 cores in the original RTX 4080. The RTX 4080 Super offers a slightly faster 16 GB GDDR6X VRAM and operates at the same 320 W TGP as the RTX 4080 while costing US$200 less.

Lenovo has announced plans to release the Legion Tower 7i, which should arrive at the start of Q2 2024. Not only has the company outlined various hardware details, but it has also confirmed launch pricing for the US and Eurozone.

Lenovo has announced new ThinkCentre neo 50a all-in-one (AIO) desktop PCs. Available later this quarter for $799 and $899 respectively, the ThinkCentre 50a 24 Gen 5 and ThinkCentre neo 50a 27 Gen 5 can also serve as external monitors thanks to a dedicated HDMI input.

Nvidia is introducing the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super that supersedes the RTX 4070 Ti at a US$799 MSRP. The RTX 4070 Ti Super offers a 10% increase in shader counts over the non-Super variant but now transitions to the AD103 GPU with a 256-bit 16 GB GDDR6X memory interface.

Nvidia has unveiled the GeForce RTX 4070 Super at CES 2024. The RTX 4070 Super supplants the regular RTX 4070 at the same US$599 price point while offering ~22% more CUDA, Tensor, and RT cores at a 220 W TGP. Nvidia claims that the RTX 4070 Super can beat a 350 W RTX 3090 when DLSS 3 is enabled.

AMD has announced four new desktop APUs at CES 2024. They feature an interesting mix of Zen 4 and Zen 4c CPU cores and RDNA 3 iGPUs. All but one model will be purchasable on January 31.

AMD has launched four new processors for its now-deprecated AM4 platform at CES 2024. They include two APUs (Ryzen 5 5600GT and Ryzen 5 5500GT), a part with 3D V cache (Ryzen 7 5700X3D) and the Ryzen 7 5700. All four SKUs can be bought on January 31.

AMD's new Radeon RX 7600 XT is now official. It is essentially a Radeon RX 7600 with more VRAM, higher clocks and TDP. One can purchase it starting on January 24.

Samsung’s Ukraine store accidentally listed the Samsung 990 EVO SSD before a formal announcement. It has also popped up on Amazon in Germany. These gave away the core details and the early pricing information about the mid-range SSD.

Cooler Master has officially unveiled the X Silent Edge power supply lineup. It consists of two PSUs with 850W and 1100W ratings, respectively. With advanced heat pipe technology, the new power supply lineup aims to offer top-tier performance with a fanless, silent design.

Lenovo has updated the Xiaoxin Pro 27, which it now sells as the Xiaoxin Pro 27 2024. The new all-in-one PC (AIO) is available with a choice of Intel processors, a high-resolution display, modern connectivity, and plenty of ports, among other features.

Ubisoft has confirmed that Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown can run on just about any modern-day PC with relative ease. Entry-level PCs and even last gen consoles can run the title at 1080p 60 FPS.

Version 39 of Nobara, the Linux distribution dedicated to games and content creation, has been released. As well as changing the desktop interface from Gnome to KDE and using Fedora 39 as the base, there are a number of new features and enhancements.

NVIDIA is reportedly announcing the RTX 40 SUPER GPUs on January 8 with CUDA core increases and clock speed enhancements, among others. According to the latest leak by Moore’s Law Is Dead, the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER and the RTX 4070 SUPER could retain the prices of their RTX 40 siblings while the RTX 4080 SUPER could end up becoming a direct competitor to the RX 7900 XTX.

Consisting of RTX 4080 SUPER, RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, and RTX 4070 SUPER, the RTX 40 SUPER series is expected to bring some nice, if not revolutionary, upgrades over the vanilla RTX 40 cards with potential price adjustments. Per specifications leaked by VideoCardz, all three GPUs will get increased core counts, base clocks, and 12VHPWR power connectors. In the case of the RTX 4080 SUPER and the RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, NVIDIA is also allegedly improving the memory profile of the boards with more bandwidth.

The AMD Ryzen 7 8700G has shown up on Geekbench. It is an 8-core, 16-thread processor with a 12 CU Radeon 780M iGPU. AMD is rumoured to unveil it and its lower-end counterparts in the coming days.

Neowiz accidentally let slip a key piece of information about its next game. A job listing says the sequel for Lies of P will be developed on Unreal Engine 5.

A new leak shows off Intel's upcoming desktop processor, the Core i9-14900KS. It is fundamentally a Core i9-14900K with a 6.2 GHz P core boost clock.