Alienware’s Area-51 desktop builds around AMD’s just-released Ryzen 7 9800X3D, the 8-core processor with 104MB of cache specifically designed for gaming performance. Paired with an RTX 5070 12GB and ...

AMD will be releasing a Ryzen 9000 processor with 3D V-Cache next month, which is expected to be the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. We know quite a bit about the successor to the popular Ryzen 7 7800X3D already, ...

AMD’s CPUs are the kings of gaming in 2025, with Intel’s latest-generation Arrow Lake CPUs performing worse than their 14th generation counterparts. But if you’re trying to pick the best CPU for ...

Looks like throwing more cache has its limits.

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The integrated heat spreaders put on CPUs at the factory are not the most thermally efficient material you could have on there, but what are you going to do—rip it off at the risk of killing your $500 ...

Building a PC with top tier specs can be difficult so prebuilds offer a convenient alternative. For example, if you’re after ...

Recent user reports indicate that some Ryzen 7 9800X3D processors become non-operational after the installation of AMD’s AGESA 1.2.0.3a Patch A. Symptoms commonly described include an unresponsive ...

The AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D continues to rank among the most popular gaming CPUs, thanks to its balance of premium-tier performance and mid-range pricing. The 3D V-cache powering the chip helps it deliver ...