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Gigabyte has announced that its full lineup of DDR5 motherboards now supports CXSH (CXMT) chip-based memory, offering consumers more options and improved availability amid ongoing memory shortages, with AM5 boards reaching speeds up to 8200 MT/s and Intel platforms supporting the new memory out of the box.

Intel is reshaping its CPU strategy by phasing out Hyper-Threading in recent consumer and server chips—most notably with the upcoming Xeon 7 "Diamond Rapids"—but plans a major return to multithreading in 2028 with the Xeon 8 "Coral Rapids" on its advanced 14A node.

AMD has unveiled its next-generation Instinct MI400 Series data-center GPUs, powered by the new 2 nm CDNA 5 architecture and paired with the Helios rack-scale solution, promising massive leaps in AI and HPC performance, a robust open software stack, and a glimpse at the technologies that could shape AMD's future unified gaming and compute platforms.

Framework has teased its first mini-PC qualification platform featuring AMD’s new Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 processor, which supports up to 192 GB of unified memory—enabling much larger AI models and advanced workflows—ahead of the chip’s official launch later this year.

NVIDIA has reportedly informed its partners of another GPU kit price hike affecting both GDDR7 and GDDR6 memory, signaling potential price increases for both new and older GeForce graphics cards as memory and component costs continue to rise.

Thermaltake unveils the AX 3200W Platinum Power Supply, a fully modular, ATX 3.1-compliant unit delivering 3200W of continuous power with native PCIe Gen 5.1 support, 94% efficiency, and robust protections—engineered to meet the extreme demands of next-generation AI workstations and multi-GPU professional systems.

NVIDIA has launched a developer preview of GeForce drivers for its RTX Spark PC platform—its first for Windows-on-Arm—revealing two N1X chip variants based on the Blackwell architecture, as the company collaborates with Microsoft to optimize Windows 11 and enable developers to port and enhance applications for the new hardware.

Thermalright has unveiled the Royal Pretor 130 Vision, a premium dual-fan CPU air cooler featuring a striking 3.95-inch color display, robust nickel-plated copper construction, and high-performance fans for advanced cooling and system monitoring.

A Chinese developer has managed to get an NVIDIA RTX 4060 GPU running on a Huawei Kunpeng 920 Arm-powered desktop using NVIDIA’s new native Windows-on-Arm toolkit—an impressive technical feat, though limited by poor CPU performance and lack of video output, making it suitable mainly for streaming and highlighting the potential for better results on more powerful Arm platforms like Snapdragon X Elite.

DDR5 memory prices in Germany have surged to new all-time highs with a 7% increase in July, marking a staggering 448% rise over last year and leaving PC builders facing ongoing affordability challenges amid warnings that supply chain stabilization could take another decade.