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New cost-effective DDR5 memory 'HUDIMMs' show around 50% reduction in throughput with single subchannel — Two HUDIMMs are as fast as a single stick of regular DDR5 RAM

HUDIMM is being proposed as a cheaper memory spec using only 1x 32-bit subchannel per stick instead of 2x 32-bit in order to populate less ICs. Turns out, halving the bandwidth like that actually slashes the performance in half too, alongside the expected capacity reduction. Two HUDIMMs running in dual…

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The dominoes are falling: motherboard sales down 50% as PC enthusiasts are put off by stinking memory prices

Mobo, mo' problems.

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Zotac launches a new fragrance line just for gamers — the company’s April Fool’s joke turned to reality

Zotac turned its April Fool's joke into reality by launching a new fragrance line designed for gamers.

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RX 9070 XT leaked specs point to 4,096 shaders and 16GB VRAM — 3.1 GHz boost clocks and PCIe 5.0 support

Specs of AMD's upcoming RX 9070 XT have allegedly been pictured in GPU-Z, revealing 4,096 shaders, 16GB of 20 Gbps memory, and PCIe 5.0 support.

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Nvidia RTX 5080 rumored to hit shelves on January 21 — expected to debut at CES with sales embargo reportedly lifting two weeks later

HKEPC suggests that the RTX 5080 will be available for purchase starting January 21.

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World's second-largest GPU maker flees China on cusp of RTX 5090 launch to avoid US sanctions — Zotac, Inno3D, and Manli's GPU maker bails amid looming US GPU export controls

According to reports, the Hong Kong-based PC partner will relocate the company and headquarters to Singapore while shifting its production facilities to Indonesia.

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Dr. Jensen Huang — Nvidia CEO to receive an Honorary PhD in engineering from a Hong Kong university

A university in Hong Kong has announced to award Nvidia's CEO, Jensen Huang with an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering.

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Intel partner offers refund for faulty Core i9-14900K CPU due to lack of stock — affected user sells off Intel hardware and switches to AMD

One of Intel's partners in Hong Kong is reportedly refunding Core i9-14900K processors instead of replacing them because it is running out of CPUs.

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Intel Core Ultra 200 Arrow Lake desktop CPU launch reportedly delayed to October 24

Hong Kong media outlet HKEPC claims that Intel's Core Ultra 200-series desktop CPUs will be delayed until late October.

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5-foot-long mechanical RGB keyboard is fully functional — MCHOSE super-sizes its newest budget keyboard

Budget keyboard brand MCHOSE has seemingly super-sized a new keyboard model, the X75 V2. The 5-foot-long mechanical beast is fully functional and ranks among the few good-looking novelty keyboards.

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Overclocker sold a die-less Core i9-14900K in China — product suffered from serious silicon deficiency

One of the world’s leading overclockers has fallen victim to a Chinese CPU scammer. They bought a non-retail packaged Intel Core i9-14900K which was stone dead and felt compelled to investigate further. Delidding the CPU revealed it had no die.

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AMD Strix Halo APU could make low-end discrete GPUs obsolete — Nvidia's RTX 4060 is on notice

A 144-page AMD document leaked late last week, with plenty of information about the Strix Point and Strix Halo Zen5 processors.

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Chinese gamers can't RMA their RTX 4090s due to US sanctions — users are being very careful with how they treat their top-tier GPUs

Chinese publication HKEPC details how different brands carry out the RMA process for GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards in China

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Hong Kong RTX 4090 buyer shocked as purchase lacked GPU and VRAM

A Hong Kong-based PC enthusiast bought a used MSI GeForce RTX 4090 card earlier this month, but the HK$13,000 ($1,660) product was missing its GPU and several VRAM chips

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ASRock Z790 Nova WiFi Has Six M.2 NVMe Slots, Reinforced GPU Support

The new ASRock motherboard future readies itself with plenty of secondary storage slots for your M.2 NVMe drives and a plethora of other features.

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Alleged Ryzen 8000G APU Details Leak: Zen 4, Zen 4c, and RDNA 3

AMD's Ryzen 8000G APUs for desktops to feature both high-performance Phoenix and cheaper Phoenix 2 silicon.

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Next gen Intel LGA1851 desktop CPU pictured

The one after 14th Gen.

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Smuggler Caught With 420 M.2 SSDs Strapped to His Stomach

Chinese publication HKEPC reported that Chinese authorities caught a smuggler trying to sneak almost $32,000 worth of SSD through customs.

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