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Newegg is selling a CyberPowerPC GM70929 gaming desktop for $2,259.49, down from $2,549.99. The system pairs AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU with an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 2TB Gen4 NVMe SSD.
Sipeed has announced the MaixStation, an AI workstation built around Axera's new AX8860P chip, featuring 128GB of LPDDR5X memory on a 256-bit bus at 273 GB/s. Sipeed told Tom's Hardware Premium it expects the 128GB model to launch around $3,999 with Kickstarter discounts, undercutting Nvidia's DGX Spark ($6,950) while matching AMD's 128GB Ryzen AI Halo. Sign-ups are open now ahead of a Kickstarter campaign planned for late 2026, with shipping expected within three months of the campaign closing.
Newegg has launched a new three-item PC component bundle combining AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, 32GB of G.Skill Trident Z5 NeoX DDR5-6000 RAM, and an MSI X870E Tomahawk MAX Wifi motherboard for $1,094, a $249 discount off buying the parts separately. The bundle also throws in a free Cooler Master Elite Liquid 240mm AIO cooler, valued at $79, to cool the 120W processor.
Walmart has discounted the Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) gaming laptop by $600, bringing it down from $1,999 to $1,399. The 16-inch laptop features an AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX processor, Nvidia RTX 5060 GPU with 8GB VRAM, 16GB DDR5 RAM, a 1TB Gen 4 SSD, and a 165Hz FHD+ display.
HP has released the EliteBoard G2a, a second-generation keyboard-shaped PC built around AMD's Ryzen AI Pro 400-series chips, up to 64GB of DDR5 memory, and up to 2TB of NVMe storage. It offers an optional 32Wh battery for untethered use, weighs 670 grams, and starts at over $3,000, nearly double the price of the original G1a model launched at CES 2026.
Newegg is offering a PC component bundle including an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, a Gigabyte Aorus X870E Elite WiFi7 motherboard, 32GB of Team T-Force Delta RGB DDR5-6000 memory, and a 2TB Team Group NV5000 SSD for $1,165.99. The deal also includes a free Cooler Master Elite Liquid 240mm AIO cooler and a copy of Capcom's Onimusha game, with Newegg stating the bundle saves $358.98 versus buying the parts separately.
Walmart is selling the CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme, built with an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X, Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti, 64GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 4TB SSD, for $2,739.99, down from $4,179.99. That amounts to a $1,440 reduction, roughly 34% off the listed price.
Modern CPUs and motherboards now use automated algorithms—such as Multi-Core Enhancement and AMD's Precision Boost Overdrive—to push clock speeds beyond advertised base and boost frequencies based on real-time thermal and power headroom. This replaces the older manual process of adjusting core multipliers and testing for stability by hand.
AMD's senior VP Jack Huynh announced that FSR 4, a machine learning-based upscaling technology, will be available on a range of APUs, gaming laptops, and handheld gaming PCs before the end of 2026. The company also plans to launch new APUs supporting FSR 4 later this year, possibly the Ryzen Z3 series. Devices like the GPD Win, Asus ROG Ally X, and Lenovo Legion Go are expected to benefit from this update, while RDNA 2 hardware may need to wait until next year for FSR 4 support.
Dell is selling an Alienware desktop with an Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU and AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU for $7,499, which is less than the current combined retail cost of those two components alone. The build also includes 32GB of DDR5 RAM, a 2TB SSD, a 1500W power supply, Wi-Fi 7, and liquid cooling, with a 64GB RAM configuration also discounted.
Geekom is offering discounts of up to 28% across 13 mini PC models during Amazon's Big Deal Days event, covering both Intel and AMD configurations including its newly released A9 Max (2026) with AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 chip. The AMD model drops from $1,599 to $1,359, while the Intel-based IT15 with a Core Ultra 9 285H chip falls from $1,199 to $1,019.15.
Skytech Gaming is selling its Harpy prebuilt desktop for $1799, a 22% discount, as part of a Prime Day sales event. The system pairs an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU with an Nvidia RTX 5070 GPU, 32GB of DDR5-6000 RAM, a 1TB SSD, a 360mm liquid cooler, and an 850W 80 Plus Gold power supply.