Tag: Computing Components

MSI goes full Team Green, declaring it’s ‘focused’ on Nvidia RTX graphics cards, with AMD models now vanishing from shelves

MSI is focusing pretty much on Nvidia’s graphics cards, it would seem, and has more or less stopped making AMD GPUs. Or at least the amount of MSI’s Radeon graphics cards on shelves has dwindled considerably, to the point where it’s been noticed by several sources – one of which…

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After a new Intel CPU for less? Try your luck with a Japanese Gachapon

A Gatchapon in Japan has been discovered which dispenses Intel CPUs with an asking price of as little as 500 Yen ($3) with mixed results.  The video showcases one curious user on a visit to PC Ones, a computing store located in Osaka, Japan. For just 500 Yen, you’re able…

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Intel boss confirms Panther Lake is on track for mid-2025 release date – with some bold claims

Intel has confirmed that the upcoming 18A process Panther Lake CPU generation is on track for a mid-2025 release date.  As confirmed in the company’s Q1 2024 Quarterly Results, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger reaffirmed that the new upcoming 18A chipset line is being fabricated right now. That puts the processors…

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Gigabyte’s heavy-handed fix for Intel Core i9 CPU instability drops performance to Core i7 levels in some cases – but don’t panic yet

Gigabyte is the latest motherboard maker to respond to the problems around Intel’s Core i9 processors crashing with PC games, but it seems like the company may have overreacted in its efforts to cure these stability issues. The BIOS update Gigabyte has deployed tackles the specter of crashing by dropping…

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Qualcomm claims its Snapdragon X Plus is an M3 beater, but is it really?

Qualcomm continues to challenge both Intel and Apple in the processor market, as the tech giant claims the mid-range model of its Snapdragon X series of chips outruns the M3 in performance.  It’s a bold statement that could put its chips squarely in the running for the best processors you…

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Dear tech industry, we don’t need to follow behind gaming with terrible product trade-in values

Recently a story made headlines concerning a potential seller finding out just how bad Microcenter’s trade-in value is for a Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card.  The retailer only offered $700 for a card that’s currently priced at nearly $2000 on its own online store, less than half its original…

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