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Looks like with Jizz on holidays, there's no one posting hardware news. So, here are some that may interest you:

Intel addresses 13th/14th Gen Core instability: elevated voltage to blame, microcode update incoming
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-addresses-13th-14th-gen-core-instability-elevated-voltage-to-blame-microcode-update-incoming

It was a problem with their own microcode that pushed too much voltage in some scenarios. The fix should arrive sometime in August.

Intel introduces 14th Gen Core SKUs without E-Cores: 125W Core i9-14901KE features 8 P-Cores, 16 threads
https://videocardz.com/newz/intel-introduces-14th-gen-core-skus-without-e-cores-125w-core-i9-14901ke-features-8-p-cores-16-threads

Alleged AMD Strix Halo appears in the very first benchmark, features 5.36 GHz clock
https://videocardz.com/newz/alleged-amd-strix-halo-appears-in-the-very-first-benchmark-features-5-36-ghz-clock

If this beast came with GDDR6 or 6X, we would be talking about a console SoC.

Italian Zen 5 Review: Ryzen 9 9900X falls short against Ryzen 7 7800X3D in gaming
https://videocardz.com/newz/italian-zen-5-review-ryzen-9-9900x-falls-short-against-ryzen-7-7800x3d-in-gaming

Oh, no! A processor behaving like AMD already said during its announcement would do. Shocking!

Leaker reveals new AMD RDNA4 Ray Tracing features, expected in upcoming PlayStation 5 Pro
https://videocardz.com/newz/leaker-reveals-new-amd-rdna4-ray-tracing-features-expected-in-upcoming-playstation-5-pro

To someone like me, those read as fancy words and empty descriptions that do nothing to tell me what to expect. But your mileage may vary.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 announcement may slip to 2025
https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-50-announcement-may-slip-to-2025

And with AMD and Intel also looking to launch ita cards in 2025, it seems that we won't get new cards this year.