AMD’s latest flagship CPU, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, has generated waves in the enthusiast PC building community, and not merely due to its impressive all-rounder performance. The chip, released alongside updates to AMD’s chipset drivers, has reignited the perennially relevant debate: does Windows 10...
Today’s PC landscape is driven by a near-constant push for performance, user-friendliness, and adaptability—qualities exemplified in AMD’s latest chipset driver update for Windows 11 and Windows 10 platforms. With version 7.02.13.148, AMD delivers a suite of new features that are poised to...
It’s official: Malaysians will soon be basking in the neon-green glow of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series, even if they can’t get their hands on those elusive Founders Editions. Once again, NVIDIA’s local love letter comes in the form of a buffet: every AIB partner from ASUS to Zotac has...
If you’ve been looking for a reason to upgrade your PC and light up your utility bill, NVIDIA has delivered with the launch of their next-gen titans: the GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080. Powered by the shiny new Blackwell architecture and showing off the DLSS 4 banner, these graphics cards aren’t...
There comes a moment in every PC gamer's life where brute force, flashy specs, and a library bulging with half-finished Steam purchases simply aren't enough. The uninitiated might think all it takes to be a master of the PC universe is a monster GPU, an RGB-drenched battlestation, and an...
There are few things that bond the global PC community quite like the triumphant thrill of a fresh graphics card release—and the quiet anxiety of a looming Windows update. It’s a cycle as old as DirectX itself: new hardware, new hope, new headaches. Yet few were prepared for the technical...
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A New Hazard on the Horizon: The RTX 5090's Fiery Misfortune
Recent reports of the RTX 5090 melting its PSU connector have sparked significant concern among tech enthusiasts and PC builders alike. While high-power components are no stranger to intense thermal and electrical stresses, seeing a...
Below is an in-depth, uniquely crafted article that synthesizes the essential points from the HP guide while providing expert insights and practical tips for Windows users looking to build a blazing-fast desktop PC.
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AMD GPUs Go UEFI-Only; Windows 11 OEM Update Expands CPU Support
As the era of legacy BIOS fades into the annals of computing history, two pivotal announcements are shaking up the Windows PC ecosystem. On one side, AMD has declared that its upcoming Radeon RX 9070 series and subsequent cards...
I have built a new PC (Intel Alder Lake) with a new empty drive. I intend to install Windows 10 or 11. I also intend to move two old drives from my old PC to the new one. One old drive has Windows 10 on it, plus some applications. The second old drive has lots of data and some applications...