AMD Radeon RX 7700 XT drops to $349.99
Includes two games worth $60
It appears that the situation in the mid-range graphics card market is heating up with the Radeon RX 7700 now available for as low as $349.99, and it even includes two free games worth $60, Warhammer 40000: Space Marine II, and Unknown 9 Awakening.
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT now available for $659.99
XFX and other partners drop the price
AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has finally dropped down to $659.99 in the US, which is a significant price drop considering that the same graphics card has been holding the price pretty well.
AMD releases Radeon Software Adrenalin 24.9.1 WHQL driver
AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 now part of the driver
AMD has released its latest Radeon Software Adrenalin 24.9.1 WHQL driver update, bringing support for new games, as well as adding AMD Fluid Motion Frames 2 (AFMF 2), Anti-Lag 2 Vulkan support, and other updates to the driver. The new driver also fixes several issues in some games and applications.
NZXT unveils its flagship N9 X870E motherboard
Coming next year
NZXT has announced its latest flagship motherboard, the N9 X870E, which is based on AMD's new X870E chipset with support for AMD Ryzen 9000 series CPUs. Packed with high-end features, the new N9 X870E will be coming in Q1 2025.
AMD X870 and X870E motherboards are now available
Ranging from $699 to $199
Most AMD motherboard partners, including Asus, ASRock, Gigabyte, MSI, and others, have already announced their X870E and X870 motherboards, and now, these are finally available in all major retail/e-tail shops. In case you missed it, these support the latest AMD Ryzen 9000 series, as well as previous Ryzen 8000 and Ryzen 7000 series CPUs, and are aimed at enthusiasts bringing better VRM, WiFi 7, and USB 4 support.
Budget X3D gaming CPU in November
Zen 5 based
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell-on-earth yarn, claiming that AMD is building a budget X3D gaming CPU based on its latest Zen 5 architecture.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D could launch as early as November
But only a single SKU
According to the latest rumor, AMD could launch its Ryzen 7 9800X3D SKU as early as November, with the announcement coming at the end of October. AMD is apparently rushing the launch to counter Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 200 Arrow Lake lineup.
Intel planning major core update
Reboot of x86 architecture making it more Zenish
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn, claiming that Chipzilla is planning a major reboot of its x86 architecture to make it a little more like its rival AMD.
AMD releases new Adrenalin Edition 24.20.11.01 Preview driver
One to have for Frostpunk 2 and God of War Ragnarok
AMD has released a preview driver that you might want to install if you are looking to try out Frostpunk 2, God of War Ragnarok, The Sims 4, Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2, Black Myth: Wukong, or Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut
Gaming consoles are a bad business
For chip manufacturers, not Sony
Reuters broke an exclusive story about Intel losing the PlayStation 6 deal to AMD. My argument is that it is hard to lose something that you didn’t have. What actually happened is that Intel simply didn’t want to go lower than AMD to secure the deal. The process is called negotiation. Sony as any other business will give the business away to a competitor at a lower price than it is paying right now.