Third-party gaming controller and peripherals maker 8BitDo is putting a halt on shipments from its China warehouse to the U.S. In a notice posted on itsofficial online store, the company cited newly introduced U.S. tariffs as the reason for the change. The notice also said that only products stored in its U.S. warehouse would be available for shipment to American customers, while international fulfillment from China was temporarily on hold. The firm has now changed its stance....

Acer has entered the retail PC PSU market with its newPredator GX850 power supply. This foundational line’s first and only member is a fully modular ATX 3.0 standard 80 Plus Gold unit rated at 850W. It is designed to adhere to the space-saving SFX form factor, boasts 20% semi-fanless operation, and provides a built-in PCIe 5.1 connector. European e-tailer listings we have unearthed indicate that a US price of approximately $130 to $140 should be expected – in line with offerings from Corsair,Cooler Master, and others....

A developer named “Guzus” has created awebsitewhere a selection of AI Language Learning Models (LLMs) can play the classic social deduction game Mafia with one another. Not only can you see the results of who won each match, you can also view a complete transcript of each game played. This culminates in a full ranking for each LLM, to crown who might be the best at fulfilling every role played in Mafia....

The Power button on the Alienware laptops also works as a battery status indicator. If you are seeing asolid amber flash, it means that the laptop is running on battery and has less than 10 percent charge remaining. Another function of Alienware’s power button is to notify the user of any system or hardware problems. If one of Alienware’s internal components fails, the power button will typically blink in a pattern....

The Alienware AW3423DWF 34-inch curved QD-OLED gaming monitor is currently available at its lowest price ever. Originally launched at $1,099, the monitor is now available for just$549 on Amazon as part of the ongoing Prime Day sale. As we said in our review, ‘If you’re seeking a monitor that earns the ‘ultimate’ descriptor, this one is it,’ so this is an incredible deal. TheAlienware AW3423DWFwas one of the first premium QD-OLED gaming monitors to hit the market, and despite being a few years old, it remains one of thebest gaming monitorsthat you can buy today....

If you are building a PC, it’s best to get all the parts, including the keyboard, best suited to your needs. Various types of keyboards with different sizes are available in the market. But depending on your purpose, you will get the best use out of different types of keyboards. For instance, gamers require different keyboard layouts and sizes than programmers or accountants. The convenience of data entry is more important to accountants, portability is more important to programmers, and gamers prefer smaller keyboards with accessible functionalities....

AMD’s upcoming Dragon Range Refresh CPU family has had some new details revealed by a recent early listing on Chinese retailer site JD.com. The existence of the Dragon Range Refresh, or the Ryzen 8000HX line, has been known about since MSI leaked the news in January.The JD listing for an Asus laptop featuring the upcoming ROG Strix G16 2025 has been widely shared throughscreenshots on Weibo. The screenshot below has been widely shared and confirmed by numerous places....

Originallyanticipatedby early June, a new rumor suggests that AMD’sRX 9060 XTGPUs could hit shelves on May 18, a shift of around two or three weeks. This leak originates fromBoard Channels, a network of sources allegedly linked to board partners. The same source also claims theRX 9070 GRE, a recurring subject in many leaks nowadays, has, purportedly, been pushed back to the fourth quarter, and we might have a good explanation for that....

Overclockers have no time to get familiar with AMD’s Zen 5 CPU architecture and the newRyzen 7 9700X, which rivals thebest CPUs. Professional overclocker Skatterbencher has already figured out how to push the 9700X to 5.8 GHz in single-core workloads. Skatterbencher published ahighly in-depth overclocking tutorialshowcasing the feat. But he’s not done yet. The overclocker also revealed that he successfully hit 6 GHz on the 9700X with traditional AIO liquid cooling....

AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X emerges as the flagship for the company’s latest Ryzen 9000 series, showcasing the new Zen 5 architecture. This new chip leverages TSMC’s advanced N4P node, marking a significant leap forward from the 5nm process used in the previous Zen 4 generation. The technological advancements packed into the 9950X position it as AMD’s most formidable offering in the consumer desktop space, bridging the gap between high-end desktop CPUs and the more specialized Threadripper workstation processors....

One of the key selling points of AMD’s Ryzen 7000-series andX670E motherboardswas support for the PCIe 5.0 specification and SSDs with a PCIe 5.0 x4 interface. But some users with AMD X670E motherboards are encountering significant problems with some PCIe 5.0 SSDs, as they are being downgraded to PCIe 1.0 speeds, which drastically reduce performance, according toWccf Tech. The issue has affected users across multiple X670E motherboard brands, including Asus and MSI, who initially experienced normal speeds before encountering significant slowdowns....

AMD is allegedly planning a successor to its Strix Point lineup of APUs for laptops, codenamed Gorgon Point perJNtechreview(viaHarukaze). The reviewer shared several slides on theirNaver Cafe channelfrom theLGGram X Ryzen launch event that seems to be under embargo, revealing a previously unannounced APU family from AMD that reportedly targets a 2026 launch. There are also talks of a new AI Max series succeeding Strix Halo under the “Medusa” lineup. Even if the slides seem real, it’s best to approach them with caution, as AMD has not officially confirmed these products....

Mini-PC maker Minisforum just launched a gaming motherboard dubbed the BD790i X3D, and it sports a mobile X3D chip. The motherboard comes in an ITX form factor and is powered by a Dragon Range AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D; it will also have two SODIMM slots that accept DDR5-5200 RAM up to 96GB and two M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe SSD that can give it a total capacity of 4TB. More importantly, it seems that the motherboard also comes equipped with a PCIe 5....