MYSTERIOUS: 21 - You Need To See This

A gaming benchmark face-off between AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme and Intel's Core Ultra 7 258V is surprisingly close, proving once more that Lunar Lake is the best chip Intel has made in years

Even at 17 W, the Ryzen's lead isn't as big as its specs suggest it should be.

PC Gamer · Aug 4, 2025

AMD's Z2 Extreme flies past Intel's Lunar Lake in new gaming benchmarks — MSI Claw 8 running at 17W favors the Z2E by roughly 8.5%, lead drops to 6% at 30W

AMD’s Ryzen Z2 Extreme beats Intel’s Lunar Lake in MSI’s Claw A8 vs Claw 8 AI+ showdown. At 17W, AMD leads by 7–8% with stronger 1% lows and smoother gameplay, while still holding a 5–6% edge at 30W. Both cost around $900–$1000, but AMD offers better GPU scaling and a…

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 4, 2025

Gigabyte quietly disables Gen5 PCIe 5.0 GPU support on B650 motherboards in F35 BIOS update — Stay on F34 if you value the unofficial PCIe 5.0 support

Gigabyte has removed unofficial PCIe 5.0 support from its B650 motherboards in the latest BIOS update, citing stability concerns. While PCIe 4.0 remains sufficient for most GPUs, the move highlights AMD’s strict chipset segmentation and could signal similar changes from other vendors.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 3, 2025

MSI will add its proprietary EOTF Boost mode to more QD-OLED gaming monitors this month

MSI is allegedly rolling out its homemade EOTF Boost feature to more QD-OLED models this month. The new technology improves HDR performance of supported MSI monitors, offering higher average brightness compared to HDR 1000.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 2, 2025

The first gaming benchmarks for AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme show memory bandwidth is hobbling the full potential the new handheld chip

At low power and low resolution, though, the Z2 is a nice improvement over the Z1.

PC Gamer · Aug 1, 2025

Why the US is burning $10m worth of birth control

With action after action, the Trump administration has made clear it does not value women’s health, their dignity, their aspirations

The Guardian - US · Aug 1, 2025

New video shows the Legion Go 2 outperforming the MSI Claw A8 in benchmark test

A recently uploaded video shows the upcoming Lenovo Legion Go 2 outperforming the MSI Claw A8 in an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme benchmark test.

Tom’s Guide · Jul 31, 2025

Buckle up, MSI – the Lenovo Legion Go 2 looks set to outperform the Claw A8, based on new benchmarks

The competition among handheld gaming PCs is amping up, with the Lenovo Legion Go 2 in the pipeline for release– and its prototype has just outperformed the MSI Claw A8.

TechRadar · Jul 31, 2025

ROG Xbox Ally: Everything we know about the two new gaming handhelds from Microsoft and Asus

The ROG Xbox Ally has just been announced — a new Xbox gaming handheld created in partnership by Microsoft and Asus! Here's everything you need to know about it!

Tom’s Guide · Jul 31, 2025

Miss the Nintendo DS? The world's first dual-screen Android handheld just landed to bring that spark back

Ayaneo is bringing back the Nintendo DS nostalgia with the Pocket DS, as the 'world's first' dual-screen Android handheld gaming device.

TechRadar · Jul 30, 2025