AMD Ryzen 9 9950X “Zen 5” CPU Up To 12% Faster Than 14900KS With Unlimited TDP, Consumes 309W Power
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X, the flagship Zen 5 Desktop CPU, has been tested at unlimited PPT mode, blazing past the 14900KS by 12%.
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The best gaming laptops for 2024
Gaming laptops are the true Transformers of the PC world: They’re powerful enough to play your favorite titles, ensuring you get the best gaming experience, but you can also harness their speed for media creation or extreme multitasking, like streaming high-resolution gameplay to Twitch. Today, you can even find a few that weight less than the smallest MacBook Pro, making them solid options for daily drivers as well. For the demanding Apex Legends player, or the power user just looking for a capable GPU to handle video encoding, it’ll be easier than ever to find the best gaming laptop to suit your needs — but sorting through the seemingly endless number of options can be taxing. We've tested and reviewed plenty of gaming laptops and we continue to do so as new models become available. Here, we outline our top picks for the best gaming laptops, along with everything you need to know before purchasing one.
Graft Is Harebrained’s New Game Slated for 2026
Harebrained Schemes has started teasing their new game called Graft. The brief video appears to show a sci-fi setting, which may or may not be based in the Shadowrun universe. Gamers interested in following the development of Graft can register for the newsletter on the official website. Don't expect to play the game this year or the next, though: the LinkedIn profile of Executive Producer Mike McCain (who returned to Harebrained Schemes earlier this year after directing BATTLETECH and Shadowrun: Dragonfall) mentions an unannounced game launching in 2026.
Micron Unveils DDR5 MRDIMM Memory, Up To 256 GB Capacity Per Module & 8800 MT/s Speeds
Micron has unveiled its DDR5 MRDIMM modules, which are targeted at the rapidly growing AI and HPC markets with up to 8800 MT/s speeds.
Acer’s Renewed Predator Helios 16 With A Fully-Powered RTX 4080 GPU Is Unmatched In Pricing On Amazon, 5 Percent Discount Coupon Sweetens The Deal
RTX 4080 gaming laptops continued to be priced absurdly, but one particular model that bucks this trend is the renewed version of the Acer Predator Helios 16, which is listed on Amazon for $1,599.99. At this point, the deal would be salivating enough for most buyers to entertain a purchase, but there is a special discount coupon that has been added as part of the Prime Day 2024 sale. That 5 percent price cut when you tick the box before checking out means that the Predator Helios 16 will receive an additional $80 discount, bringing its price down to $1,519.99.
Walton Goggins earns an 'Outstanding Actor' Emmy nomination for playing a sexy noseless mutant in Fallout
Amazon's Fallout series was a big hit, and it turns out the critics like it too. The show has been nominated for 16 Emmy awards, including a couple big ones: Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Walton Goggins.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X Flagship “Zen 5” 16-Core CPU Tested From 40W Up To 230W, Matches Core i9-14900KS At 160W In Cinebench
AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X, the fastest Zen 5 Desktop CPU, has been tested in Cinebench & matches Intel's top 14900KS chip at just 160W.
The best Prime Day gaming PC deals still available
Prime Day is technically almost over, but I'll let you in on a non-secret: the deals shall keep flowing. Amazon might be winding down, but all the other sites hosting sales at the same time are far from done, and when it comes to the best deals on gaming PCs, we're finding most of them on Newegg.