G.SKILL hits DDR5-8400 CL38 with 256GB DDR5 R-DIMM kit on Threadripper PRO 9985WX
Published in PC Hardware


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.

Raja Koduri resurrects GPU dreams with startup gamble
Published in Graphics


Oxmiq aims to gut the GPU ecosystem and build it back from scratch

Intel's former GPU supreme Dalek, Raja Koduri has popped up at a new startup, Oxmiq Labs, where he plans to reinvent the entire AI GPU market with a so-called “software first” plan that seems hell-bent on killing off CUDA’s stranglehold.

Qualcomm wants Wi-Fi 8 to work when everything goes wrong
Published in Network


No more dropped packets, roaming flops, and latency hell

Qualcomm is leading a new crusade to make Wi-Fi suck less in the real world.

AMD and Microsoft plan one chip to rule them all
Published in News


In the darkness bind them

AMD is getting chummy with Microsoft again and is cooking up a custom chip that will run the next-gen Xbox console, and PCs and handhelds. 

US strong-arms TSMC to save Intel
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Trump demands 49 per cent stake in Intel as price for tariff relief

The Trump administration is trying to force Taiwanese chip giant TSMC to buy nearly half of Troubled Chipzilla to secure a break on trade tariffs.