• The Framework Desktop is here and it is the perfect machine for a very specific subset of users.  (Tom's Hardware)
  
  The 16 core CPU is as fast as you'd expect, and the 40 core integrated graphics are quite capable of playing your games at 2560x1440.
  
  But where it really excels is when you need 96GB of memory on your GPU.  That would cost you $10,000 or more on a dedicated graphics card, while this entire PC is just $2000.
  
  If you don't need 96GB of memory on your GPU, it's still nice, but you're probably be better off with a system with dedicated graphics.
  
  
  

Tech News

• Silicon Motion offered a sneak peek of is PCIe 6.0 consumer SSD controller.  (Tom's Hardware)
  
  But Pixy, didn't you say that PCIe 6 wouldn't be coming to the consumer market for at least three years?
  
  Yes.  It won't.  Expected in 2028.
  
  
  
• The Radeon Pro W7400 is AMD's latest graphics card, sort of.  (Notebook Check)
  
  It's not super fast, but it's a half-height, half-length, single-slot card with 8GB of RAM four mini-DisplayPort outputs, and it uses on 55W of power so it can draw all its needs from a standard PCIe slot.
  
  
  
• The CWWK X86-P6 NAS is an N355 eight-core mini-PC designed for NAS duties.  (Serve the Home)
  
  With four M.2 slots and...  An external fan.
  
  
  
• The Xyber Hydra is a GMK Nucbox G9 - a tiny four-bay NAS - but with better cooling.  Which is to say, any cooling.  Liliputing)
  
  That being the Achilles heel of the Nucbox.  The Achilles everything, really.
  
  Does it solve the problems?
  
  Mostly, yes.  The Nucbox has serious thermal throttling problems, while this model only shows throttling at the end of a long test, with default fan settings, and the CPU running at 100%.
  
  The current model Hydra offers a four-core Intel N150 and 16GB of RAM.  A model with an eight-core N305 and 32GB of RAM will follow.  The reviewer does offer a word of caution if you hope to run all eight cores at 100% with the current cooling solution though.

Posted by: Rick C at Saturday, August 09 2025 12:27 AM (1zWbY)

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