lntel Core Ultra 200 Arrow Lake-S announcement on October 10th
Reviews and launch two weeks later
Intel has confirmed that it will officially announce Core Ultra 200 Arrow Lake-S desktop CPU series on October 10th, with availability and reviews scheduled for October 24th.
NZXT unveils its flagship N9 X870E motherboard
Coming next year
NZXT has announced its latest flagship motherboard, the N9 X870E, which is based on AMD's new X870E chipset with support for AMD Ryzen 9000 series CPUs. Packed with high-end features, the new N9 X870E will be coming in Q1 2025.
AMD X870 and X870E motherboards are now available
Ranging from $699 to $199
Most AMD motherboard partners, including Asus, ASRock, Gigabyte, MSI, and others, have already announced their X870E and X870 motherboards, and now, these are finally available in all major retail/e-tail shops. In case you missed it, these support the latest AMD Ryzen 9000 series, as well as previous Ryzen 8000 and Ryzen 7000 series CPUs, and are aimed at enthusiasts bringing better VRM, WiFi 7, and USB 4 support.
Samsung launches 990 EVO Plus SSD
In 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacity and peaking at 7,250/6,300MB/s
Samsung has officially launched its new 990 EVO Plus SSD, promising an enhancement of up to 50 percent compared to the previous generation and using the latest 8th generation V-NAND in combination with a 5nm controller.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D could launch as early as November
But only a single SKU
According to the latest rumor, AMD could launch its Ryzen 7 9800X3D SKU as early as November, with the announcement coming at the end of October. AMD is apparently rushing the launch to counter Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 200 Arrow Lake lineup.