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Jasmine Mannan Mar 22, 2026, 6:00 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
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Objectively, the 9950X3D2 is the most capable consumer desktop processor AMD has ever built. It's certainly touted as a niche product, and there is no doubt that, for a specific class of professionals running heavy rendering or AI workloads, it will be the go-to choice. The economics of it, however, means that it will only appeal to a narrow segment of buyers, and even in those segments, the 270K Plus gives it strong competition while having no business competing with it, especially given its price-point. There's also a broader question that lurks within the minds of potential buyers. Is now e
AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is incredible, but entirely unnecessaryWhy kernel-level anti-cheat software is a ticking time bomb for your handheld's battery life
Jasmine Mannan Jun 2, 2026, 5:01 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
Anthropic has revealed Claude Opus 4.7, and you can use it right now
…Sign in to your XDA account Summary The AI race is heating up as companies release stronger models rapidly. Anthropic's Opus 4.7 boosts coding, handles long complex tasks, and self…
I paid for Gemini, Claude, and Copilot for a month, but only one of them is worth the subscription
…It supports model switching, which is one of its competitive advantages. 05 / 8 Productivity When comparing AI coding tools over a month-long test, which metric is generally considered the MOST practical…
Nvidia hasn't updated the Shield TV in years, but it still outperforms every Android TV box I've tested
…Nvidia's AI upscaling is another feature that competitors still struggle to match. Instead of simply stretching 1080p content to fit a 4K display, the Shield TV uses AI-assisted processing to…
Don't waste your PC upgrade budget until you've fixed these 3 things first
…At 1440p especially, my GPU usage rarely exceeded 85%, and in competitive titles like Valorant and Counter-Strike 2 , it was far worse, usually sitting at around 70–75%. It wasn't…
The new SteamOS update finally adds controller support to some big handheld names
…the MSI Claw (specifically the A1M, 7 AI+ A2VM, 8 AI+ A2VM, and A8 BZ2EM devices) and OneXPlayer (specifically the APEX and X1 series). Also, SteamOS should work better with AccelGyro3D devices…
You can build a Steam Machine right now, but Valve's optimization is the part worth waiting for
…competitor? Let's talk price. These mini PCs I keep banging on about will charge you a small fortune for the luxury of some high-performance gaming. The GMKtec EVO-X2 AI…
Valve says the Steam Deck 2 needs a chip that doesn't exist yet
Jasmine Mannan Apr 2, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
I canceled ChatGPT, Claude, and Copilot subscriptions just to go back to this powerful AI tool
…For a while, my monthly credit card statement read like a lineup of premium AI subscriptions: ChatGPT Plus, Claude Pro, and Microsoft 365 Premium with Copilot. But a few weeks ago, I…