Browsing: AMD

Direct-die cooling seems to be picking up steam once again as EK WB is prepping a modern batch of direct-die water blocks for both Intel (LGA1700 ded socket lol) and AMD (AM5). As a very disgruntled owner of the original batch, this is disappointing as the original was universally panned for various issues and many users had to receive replacements to get things to work. Mine had very weak mounting screws.

EK WB says they took all those learnings and are now releasing these news blocks with a totally new design. I’ll wait for next-gen though, but you can read on for more details.

I just realized today’s Intel’s Vision 2024 event which, not surprisingly, is all about AI. That’s for another article, for now here’s my rant on the current state of the “AI PC.”

Optimized for AMD platforms, the TEAMGROUP T-FORCE DELTAα (Delta Alpha) DDR5 RGB memory kit present a foundational start for those that want a dedicated Ryzen-optimized kit although while TEAM offers this kit in a ton of ratings, multiple timing options would’ve been great although tuning memory yourself would prove to be helpful. You can find out more about this memory kit in this review. Read on!

ASRock is announcing updates AM5 and AM4 motherboards to support the just-announced Ryzen 8000G APUs as well as the Ryzen 5700X3D.

China usually gets the exclusives but this time around, AMD’s planned launch for the RX 7600 XT seems to not include the region in the initial wave.