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Arctic's $1,400 AMD Strix Point fanless mini-PC hides under your desk — Senza AI 370 features Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU, 32GB RAM, and 1TB SSD

Arctic's $1,400 AMD Strix Point fanless mini-PC hides under your desk — Senza AI 370 features Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU, 32GB RAM, and 1TB SSD

💡 Verdict: Arctic's new $1,400 Senza AI 370 is a completely fanless, under-desk mini-PC packing formidable power with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 CPU, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. Check Price: Senza AI 370 ⚡ Quick Hits * Zero-Noise Operation: Features a completely fanless chassis for

How Nvidia's $20 billion Groq 3 LPU deal reshapes the Nvidia Vera Rubin Platform — Samsung 4nm process serves as bedrock for SRAM-based AI accelerator chip

How Nvidia's $20 billion Groq 3 LPU deal reshapes the Nvidia Vera Rubin Platform — Samsung 4nm process serves as bedrock for SRAM-based AI accelerator chip

💡 Verdict: Nvidia's unprecedented $20 billion deal for Groq's SRAM-based LPUs, built on Samsung's 4nm process, is set to fundamentally reshape the upcoming Vera Rubin AI platform. Check Price: Groq 3 LPU ⚡ Quick Hits * Nvidia is investing $20 billion to integrate Groq's SRAM-based

With H200s set to flow into China, Groq is reportedly set to follow — Nvidia is allegedly preparing a custom version of inferencing chip to penetrate region

With H200s set to flow into China, Groq is reportedly set to follow — Nvidia is allegedly preparing a custom version of inferencing chip to penetrate region

💡 Verdict: Check out this gear. Check Price: See Deal ⚡ Quick Hits ** * Nvidia is preparing a specialized, regulation-compliant AI inferencing chip to bypass export restrictions to China. * Rival AI hardware manufacturer Groq is reportedly eyeing a similar move into the region. * Nvidia is further cementing its regional commitment by building new

Testing CPU scaling in Crimson Desert — X3D wins, but not by much, and Raptor Lake shines

Testing CPU scaling in Crimson Desert — X3D wins, but not by much, and Raptor Lake shines

💡 Verdict: Early CPU benchmarking for the highly anticipated Crimson Desert reveals that while AMD's X3D processors hold a slight edge, Intel's Raptor Lake chips deliver exceptionally competitive performance. Check Price: Crimson Desert ⚡ Quick Hits * AMD's X3D processors claim the top spot in overall frame

Nvidia will only produce one 88-core Vera CPU model — Jensen says the company will make billions of dollars from a single SKU

Nvidia will only produce one 88-core Vera CPU model — Jensen says the company will make billions of dollars from a single SKU

💡 Verdict: Nvidia is adopting a radically focused strategy by releasing only a single 88-core SKU of its Vera CPU, which CEO Jensen Huang predicts will still generate billions in revenue. Check Price: Nvidia Vera CPU ⚡ Quick Hits * Nvidia will produce only one specific SKU for its upcoming Vera processor lineup.

Endgame: What’s it Like to build the Noctua-everything PC inside the Antec Flux Pro Noctua-Edition

Endgame: What’s it Like to build the Noctua-everything PC inside the Antec Flux Pro Noctua-Edition

💡 Verdict: The Antec Flux Pro Noctua-Edition provides PC builders with the ultimate, airflow-optimized chassis for assembling a whisper-quiet, fully Noctua-themed endgame system. Check Price: Flux Pro Noctua ⚡ Quick Hits * Co-designed to maximize thermal efficiency and acoustic performance. * Perfectly complements Noctua's iconic brown-and-beige color scheme. * Features a spacious, builder-friendly

Jensen says Nvidia has received orders from Chinese customers for H200 GPUs, licenses from US gov't — H200 manufacturing restarting

Jensen says Nvidia has received orders from Chinese customers for H200 GPUs, licenses from US gov't — H200 manufacturing restarting

💡 Verdict: Nvidia is restarting manufacturing of its H200 GPUs after successfully securing US government licenses to fulfill orders from Chinese customers. Check Price: Nvidia H200 ⚡ Quick Hits * Nvidia has obtained the necessary US government export licenses for the Chinese market. * Orders for the H200 GPUs have already been placed by