Fahd Temsamani
Senior Writer at Club386, his love for computers began with an IBM running MS-DOS, and he’s been pushing the limits of technology ever since. Known for his overclocking prowess, Fahd once unlocked an extra 1.1GHz from a humble Pentium E5300 - a feat that cemented his reputation as a master tinkerer. Fluent in English, Arabic, and French, his motto when building a new rig is ‘il ne faut rien laisser au hasard.’
AMD Radeon RX 9070 is a smidge slower than RX 7900 XTX in FurMark 2
AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 GPU is 20% faster on average than RX 7900 GRE at 4K gaming and 1% behind RX 7900 XTX in FurMark.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 series could consume up to 304W
AMD Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT graphics cards are said to take 220W and 304W of total board power, fed via dual 8-pin connectors.
Custom GeForce 12VHPWR adapters now come with a cooling fan
A Chinese brand added active cooling plus power and temperature monitoring to its 12VHPWR adapters in an attempt to protect against melting.
MSI ventures into smart monitors with a Google TV-ready display
MSI brings Smart TV features to your desk with its MD272UPSW monitor packing Google TV, UHD resolution, and a remote control.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D launch on March 12
AMD’s 16-core Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 12-core Ryzen 9 9900X3D processors should hit shelves in three weeks alongside Intel’s mobile chips.
Nvidia’s RTX 5070 and RTX 5060 may be delayed due to manufacturing problems
Nvidia’s RTX 5070 and RTX 5060 launches could be pushed to mid-March due to performance issues and damages caused by the recent earthquake.
AMD Radeon RX 9070 clock speeds leak points to fast frequencies
A listing for XFX Swift Radeon RX 9070 OC suggests boost clock for AMD's graphics card will be in the region of 2,700MHz.
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU benchmark leaks are curiously below expectations
Welcome single-core performance from Ryzen 9 9950X3D marred by strangely low multi-core improvements.