Enterprises rush refreshes while consumers tag along

Beancounters at IDC have added up some numbers and divided by their collective shoe size and reckons the PC market just clocked its best quarter in years.

AMD's graphics card for professional AI at the edge

ASUS has now officially announced the Turbo Radeon AI PRO R9700 graphics, a 32GB graphics card for AI developers and professionals. Announced back in July, the Radeon AI PRO R9700 is based on Navi 48 GPU, with 64 Compute Units and 128 AI Accelerators, and 32GB of GDDR6 memory.

Nvidia price slide continues

While Nvidia's RTX 50 series finally has enough cards in the wild, prices are dipping with some falling below their original MSRP.

30th anniversary limited edition

Asus has now confirmed it will launch its next-generation ROG MATRIX graphics card, one based on the Geforce RTX 5090. The card comes as Asus' celebration for the 30th anniversary of its first graphics card.

ASUS graphics card with triple Noctua fans and custom heatsink

ASUS and Noctua both announced the new ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua Edition, which is actually the fifth ASUS graphics card to feature Noctua fans and a co-developed heatsink. It also features a recognizable Noctua color scheme.

Korean overclocker "Phantom" to blame

G.SKILL was keen to brag about a new overclocking record of its DDR5 R-DIMM memory, where a renowned Korean overclocker has managed to hit DDR5-8400 frequency with CL38 timings on a high-capacity 256GB (8x32GB) kit. The overclocking was done on the Asus Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE motherboard and the latest AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9985WX processor.

GreyNoise and Sekoia warn 

Thousands of ASUS routers have been  compromised with persistent backdoors in what appears to be a sophisticated campaign aimed at laying the groundwork for a future botnet, according to threat researchers at GreyNoise and Sekoia.io.

Eyes AI server push and US expansion

MSI has smashed past the 10 million mark in motherboard shipments for the first time, closing in on rival Gigabyte and hitting a major milestone in the consumer PC space.

Nvidia tie-up puts Taiwanese firm at the heart of next-gen desktop AI

MediaTek’s GB10 super chip, built in collaboration with Nvidia, has officially hit the shelves  in what looks like a pivotal moment for the Taiwanese firm’s expansion beyond smartphones.

Tiny mini‑pc, massive AI 

Asus is set to unveil its Ascend GX10 mini‑PC powered by Nvidia’s GB10 Grace Blackwell platform on 22 July.