ASRock issues statement concerning yet another round of Ryzen 9000 CPU failures — motherboard vendor says it is ‘working in seamless coordination’ with AMD to investigate

While the scope of the faults appears to be quite small, ASRock joins the chorus of motherboard companies promising to search for a cause.

Fractal Design’s new North and North XL Momentum Edition cases sport stealthy black wood slats, promise quieter fans – XL model also supports back-connector motherboards

Fractal Design’s North cases kicked off the wood accent trend, and it’s been one of our favorite cases since 2022. Now the company is updating the line, with an all-black North Momentum Edition that includes the company’s …

Intel clawed back CPU market share from AMD in the Steam Hardware survey for the first time in months — PC component crisis could be pushing builders to value-for-money builds

After months of consistent decline, Intel’s consumer CPUs have enjoyed a small but significant spell of market share growth, at least according to the latest Steam Hardware Survey.

DLSS Ray Reconstruction might be living on borrowed time, DLSS 4.5 can reconstruct ray-traced reflections almost perfectly without any denoisers

Digital Foundry discovered that DLSS 4.5’s upscaler alone can resolve noise generated by ray tracing effects without the help of in-game denoisers or DLSS Ray Reconstruction.

Western Digital details 14-platter 3.5-inch HAMR HDD designs with 140 TB and beyond

Western Digital outlines vision for hard drive platforms in 2030 and beyond: 14 platters, new laser technology, capacities of 140TB and beyond.

Save nearly 50% off on this thin-and-light laptop on Best Buy — Snapdragon X-powered Asus Vivobook 14 now on sale for just $379.99

The Asus Vivobook 14 with a Snapdragon X chip, 16GB of memory, and 512GB of storage is currently on sale at Best Buy for just $379.99. This saves you $370 off its $749.99 original price, giving you a discount of nearly 50%…

PC vendor warns of upcoming price hikes due to SSD and memory volatility — PowerGPU to pass costs to customers once existing inventory depletes

PowerGPU said on X that “SSD and other part prices have gone up again,” warning its customers that it will raise prices again by next week.

The new Valve Steam Machine is ‘on track’ to begin shipping early this year, says AMD — CEO suggests new 4K mini gaming PC, powered by semi-custom Zen 4 CPU, to launch soon

AMD CEO Dr Lisa Su, during the company’s latest Q4 2025 earnings call, seemingly confirmed that the release for the new Valve Steam Machine is “on track” to launch during early 2026.

China’s CXMT and YMTC to increase memory output — two new fabs could close the gap with the ‘big three’

China’s two largest memory manufacturers, CXMT and YMTC, are said to each be embarking on an unprecedented expansion spree as they see an opportunity to close the gap with the big-three incumbents.