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Although the AM4 platform has been around for while now, there are still legs in the platform as AMD extends its life with new X3D CPU releases such as the great valueRyzen 7 5700X3D. With the prices of older AM4 motherboards quite low, or if you already own one, the cost of upgrading or building a new system is very reasonable. you’re able to purchase the newAMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D for as low as $229 from Amazonand other retailers, and at this price, it’s over $70 cheaper than the Ryzen 7 5800X3D with only a small decrease in performance....

Premium retro console (re)maker Analogue hasupdated the FAQpage for its long-awaited reimagining of the Nintendo 64. The big news is that the Analogue 3D (formerly the Analogue 64) is delayed again. However, the delay doesn’t seem to be extreme, with shipments now being touted to begin in “late August.” In a social media post on Tuesday, Analogue blamed “last week’s sudden tariff changes” for the change of plans. Following last week’s sudden tariff changes, Analogue 3D will now begin shipping next month....

Why you can trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test. Brightness and Contrast To read about our monitor tests in-depth, please check outDisplay Testing Explained: How We Test PC Monitors.We cover brightness and contrast testing onpage two. Uncalibrated – Maximum Backlight Level OLED tech hasn’t come up to the brightness level of Mini LED yet, but the PD49 and its competition deliver more than enough output for any indoor space....

Rumors about anXbox handheldhave been flying around, and Asus just fanned the flames by dropping a teaser on its X (formerly Twitter) account. The video shows an animated robot programming improvements on a terminal for itself. Just as it was about to implement the changes, a device that looks like an ROG Ally X gaming console and an ROG Raikiri Pro controller fell in with the character. After the dust settles, the robot apparently turns into a gaming console that looks vaguely similar to the company’s current top-end handheld....

Whether your fans are noisy or have gone too slow, you’re able to customize their speed either fromASUS BIOSor using theAI Suiteapplication. You can control both your CPU and chassis fans using different ASUS features, likeQ-Fan Control/Configuration,Fan Xpert, orAI Cooling. There are dedicated sections that let you set apre-configured fan profileor even plot amanual fan speed curve(based on source temperature). As an avid gamer and a content creator myself, I seek both optimal cooling and silent fans in two different scenarios....

Here atComputexin Taipei, Asus is showing of its usual cadre of new products, including theROG Ally X handheld, and several new laptops. Two of the standouts for us are a slim, stealthy, premium-feeling TUF Gaming A14, powered by a new AMD 12-core Strix Point processor and weighing just 3.21 pounds. On the premium ultraportable side of things, the company showed off a Zenbook S 16, also powered by AMD, as well as a Zenbook S 14, coming in Q3 with a next-gen Intel processor (clearlyLunar Lake)....

The Australian Federal Police recently arrested and charged a man who used an ‘Evil Twin’ free Wi-Fi access point to steal data from victims on a domestic flight. 42-year-old Michael Clapsis now faces nine cybercrime charges for the alleged attack. According to theofficial reports, The AFP’s Western Command Cybercrime Operations Team of Data and Devices launched an investigation in April 2024 when it received a complaint from an airline concerning an unknown Wi-Fi public network identified by the in-flight employees....

Ultrawide monitors provide more screen space and are ideal for splitting the display into two. Interestingly, you can even connect multiple systems on the same monitor and use them side by side. Well, splitting the ultrawide monitor into two gives you theadvantage of multitasking. For instance, you can play a game on the left side of your screen and perform any of your other tasks, like photo editing, document preparation, and even play another game on the right....

The city government in Beijing has outlined plans to subsidize companies that buy Chinese-made processors, according to a report published by Hong Kong’sSCMP. The draft policy has a strong emphasis on GPUs as they have been most badly affected byUS export controls, and China desperately needs GPUs to advance its AI initiatives. The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology will provide undisclosed subsidies towards the purchase of domestically made GPUs to “expedite the supply of controllable intelligent computing resources,” says a draft policy document....

Tens of thousands of China-based semiconductor companieshave recently gone out of business, andnumerous IPO processes have been halted or terminated. As a result, Chinese authorities are said to nowencourage mergers and acquisitions(M&As) rather than initial public offerings (IPOs) to build stronger companies. The aim is to concentrate resources on technological advancements into larger entities, thus building strong companies rather than a huge number of weak companies. To better allocate resources and promote innovation, China has introduced new laws, such as the STAR Market Eight Provisions, to encourage M&A rather than IPOs for tech companies....

Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC) has quietly started to ship its 5th-Gen 3D NAND memory with 294 layers in total as well as 232 active layers, and analysts fromTechInsightshave managed to obtain these ICs for analysis, reports@Jukanlosreve. As it turns out, YMTC has successfully increased bit density to the levels of its industry peers, while it also achieved the highest vertical gate density — despite sanctions against the company imposed by the U....

Despite China’s efforts to localize production of virtually all kinds of chips and processors and the U.S. attempts to block Chinese entities from accessing advanced American CPUs, GPUs, and ASICs, China-based companies are reluctant to switch to domestic alternatives, according to aDigiTimesreport. Interestingly, this applies to all kinds of semiconductors, from components for automotive applications and spanning to the most sophisticated processors for AI and HPC. This reluctance to adopt China-designed chips stems from various factors, including the country’s limitations in advanced chip manufacturing, the availability of proven and reliable alternatives from world-class companies in Europe, Japan, or Taiwan, relatively low volumes of produced components, and the lack of mandatory government requirements....

Congatec, a manufacturer that specializes in embedded and edge computing designs, unveiled a new acetone-based heat pipecooling solutionat Embedded World 2025. Unlike traditional setups, acetone’s properties shine in sub-zero or arctic environments where other liquids such as water would freeze and potentially damage the cooling solution, the module, or the entire system.Heat pipes, like the one you’d normally find on anair cooler, employ the principle of evaporation and condensation for effective transfer of heat....