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Thursday, February 6th 2025

ASRock told PCMag it plans to move some of its production out of China. “We need time to shift the manufacturing of GPU cards and other products hit by the 10% tariff to different countries,” they said. This week, the White House put a 10% tax on all Chinese imports to the US, this tax applies on top of any other taxes the US already had on certain Chinese goods. ASRock also said, “While we move from making things in China to making them elsewhere, we might take on some of the cost and raise prices a bit to show the higher costs.” But they added, “It’s not easy to raise prices because the market is still very competitive.” ASRock also told PCMag that it already pays a 25% tax on its power supplies made in China. “For items like PSUs that already have an extra 25% tax, makers will keep doing what they’ve been doing,” the company said.

If Trump administration doesn’t follow through with his threats of huge tariffs against Taiwan, the PC gaming industry will primarily feel the effects on companies like ASRock and MSI (which makes its motherboards in Shenzhen, China). These are the component and peripheral makers that have part or all of their manufacturing processes in China. ASRock’s announcement isn’t a huge surprise, as we saw hints of this trend in late 2024 when PC Partner (second-biggest graphics card maker, producing PCBs for brands such as Inno3D and Zotac) moved its headquarters from China to Singapore. It will be no surprise if other top-tier brands such as GIGABYTE, MSI, and ASUS take similar actions sooner or later.

Source: PCMag

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FSP, a well-known brand in the power supply and chassis has launched a new series of CPU air coolers. The lineup includes the high-efficiency MP7, powerful NP5, and NE5 models. Optimized for the latest Intel and AMD CPUs, these coolers are compatible with Intel LGA1851 and AMD AM5 sockets. Featuring high-quality designs, they offer superior cooling performance and versatile options to meet various user needs, perfectly blending extreme performance with silent operation for a cooling solution that exceeds expectations.

The MP7, NP5, and NE5 cooler series utilize antigravity heat pipe technology to enhance performance when the motherboard is mounted vertically inside the case, maximizing cooling efficiency. Additionally, the MP7 features a copper base with heat pipe welding, increasing the contact area with the CPU, significantly improving heat dissipation.

Efficient Cooling and Silent Operation
The MP7 cooler series is equipped with six 6 mm high-performance heat pipes, each carefully positioned to improve heat transfer from the CPU. With a high-density fin design and two 120 mm PWM FDB fans with anti-vibration rubber pads, the cooling performance is greatly enhanced while maintaining a quiet operation, offering an uncompromised and exceptional experience.

Premium Design Options
For users who enjoy vibrant lighting effects, the MP7 and NP5 series offer ARGB versions to showcase personalized style. For those who prefer a more elegant and understated look, the all-black versions are available, featuring a unique black surface treatment that adds a touch of mystery and power, with a minimalist yet refined aesthetic.

Smart Compatibility and Easy Installation
All products in the series support the latest Intel and AMD socket types and are compatible with various platforms, ensuring high RAM clearance. The installation process is simple, with the NP5 and MP7 coolers designed for easy installation without removing the fans. These three product series provide different levels of performance: the MP7, with its dual-tower design, delivers top-tier cooling for extreme performance enthusiasts; the NP5, with its single tower and balanced performance, caters to both performance and quietness; while the NE5 offers reliable performance and value, making it the top choice for entry-level users. Whether you’re a high-end gamer or a general user, you’ll find the ideal cooler for your needs.

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Elgato is proud to unveil Wave Link 2.0, the latest evolution of its powerful audio management software, which introduces incredible new features and major quality-of-life improvements. Highlights include Voice Focus, an integrated tool that ensures crisp vocals in any space, and One-Click Audio Routing for easy setup and customization. Overall, Wave Link 2.0 redefines audio management by addressing several universal challenges content creators and digital professionals face.

Voice Focus, a tool developed in collaboration with ai|coustics, brings cutting-edge vocal enhancements to Elgato Wave mic and audio interface users. By leveraging ai|coustics’ advanced machine learning technology, the tool removes unwanted noise, room reverb, and echo—while isolating the user’s voice and elevating it to professional quality standards. Designed for users who may not have the knowledge or patience to configure audio effects, Voice Focus delivers studio-grade results in seconds. Whether streaming, podcasting, or meeting, everyone sounds professional—even in spaces with poor acoustics.

Routing made simple
Wave Link’s revamped app routing setup makes managing multiple channels a breeze. One-Click Audio Routing allows users to instantly assign apps to channels, simplifying setup while maintaining flexibility. For better organization, App Grouping consolidates multiple apps under a single input channel, while Input Channel Renaming lets users personalize channel names for clarity. Channel Hiding keeps the interface clean by removing unused inputs. Together, these enhancements streamline workflows, enabling users to focus on their content rather than troubleshooting their setup.

Effects made easy
At the same time, Wave Link delivers professional-grade audio effects that empower creators and professionals alike to achieve exceptional sound quality. Elgato effects like Compressor, De-Esser, Equalizer, and ReverbFX allow for precise fine-tuning without hassle, while support for third-party VST2, VST3, and AU plugins unlock extensive possibilities for sonic customization. Users can also explore Elgato Marketplace, the go-to destination for creators looking to elevate their content. With a growing library of digital assets made by Elgato and an ever-expanding community of contributors, it offers a multitude of tools and presets by top creators like EposVox and Harris Heller. Once users have downloaded and adjusted their effects in Wave Link, a built-in Sound Check tool lets them preview their settings and make last-minute adjustments to ensure that their audio is polished before going live or joining a meeting.

The Stream Deck Advantage
Being part of the Elgato ecosystem, integration with Stream Deck is seamless and takes control to the next level. With one click, users can export Wave Link settings to Stream Deck, and their audio controls will automatically populate its interface to resemble that of a hardware mixer, eliminating the need to navigate software during critical moments, and keeping users’ focus where it matters most—on their message and audience.

“Our goal with Wave Link 2.0 was to introduce meaningful user experience improvements to an already powerful audio software,” said Julian Fest, General Manager of Elgato. “So we set out to simplify professional sound control, making advanced features much easier to use. This update isn’t just about adding functionality; it’s about transforming how users interact with their audio, and giving everyone the means to sound great.”

With Wave Link 2.0, managing audio has never been easier. Whether beginners need an easy way to sound professional, or pros seek to perfect every detail of their audio setup, Wave Link 2.0 provides the flexibility to do so with ease. More power, less effort—this update makes professional audio accessible to anyone.

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AMD is excited to announce the integration of the new DeepSeek-V3 model from DeepSeek on AMD Instinct GPUs, optimized for performance powered by SGLang. This integration will help accelerate the development of cutting-edge AI applications and experiences. DeepSeek-V3 is an open-source, multimodal AI model designed to empower developers with unparalleled performance and efficiency. By seamlessly integrating advanced capabilities for processing both text and visual data, DeepSeek-V3 sets a new benchmark for productivity, driving innovation and enabling developers to create cutting-edge AI applications.

The DeepSeek-V3 model is a strong Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) language model with 671B total parameters with 37B activated for each token. To achieve efficient inference and cost-effective training, DeepSeek-V3 adopts Multi-head Latent Attention (MLA) and DeepSeekMoE architectures, which were a part of its predecessor, DeepSeek-V2. Furthermore, DeepSeek-V3 pioneers an auxiliary-loss-free strategy for load balancing and sets a multi-token prediction training objective for stronger performance. DeepSeek-V3 allows developers to work with advanced models, leveraging memory capabilities to enable processing text and visual data at once, enabling broad access to the latest advancements, and giving developers more features. DeepSeek-V3 achieves the best performance on most benchmarks, especially on math and code tasks.

AMD Instinct GPU Accelerators and DeepSeek-V3
AMD Instinct GPUs accelerators are transforming the landscape of multimodal AI models, such as DeepSeek-V3, which require immense computational resources and memory bandwidth to process text and visual data. AMD Instinct accelerators deliver outstanding performance in these areas.

Leveraging AMD ROCm software and AMD Instinct GPU accelerators across key stages of DeepSeek-V3 development further strengthens a long-standing collaboration with AMD and commitment to an open software approach for AI. Scalable infrastructure from AMD enables developers to build powerful visual reasoning and understanding applications.

Extensive FP8 support in ROCm can significantly improve the process of running AI models, especially on the inference side. It helps solve key issues such as memory bottlenecks and high latency issues related to more read-write formats, enabling larger models or batches to be processed within the same hardware constraints, resulting in a more efficient training and inference process. In addition, FP8 reduced precision calculations can reduce delays in data transmission and calculations. AMD ROCm extends support for FP8 in its ecosystem, enabling performance and efficiency improvements in everything from frameworks to libraries.

AMD and DeepSeek Collaboration: Day 0 Support Readiness:
With the release of DeepSeek-V3, AMD continues its tradition of fostering innovation through close collaboration with the DeepSeek team. This partnership ensures that developers are fully equipped to leverage the DeepSeek-V3 model on AMD Instinct GPUs right from Day-0 providing a broader choice of GPUs hardware and an open software stack ROCm for optimized performance and scalability. AMD will continue optimizing DeepSeek-v3 performance with CK-tile based kernels on AMD Instinct GPUs. AMD is committed to collaborate with open-source model providers to accelerate AI innovation and empower developers to create the next generation of AI experiences.

Acknowledgement:
We sincerely appreciate the exceptional support and close collaboration with the DeepSeek and SGLang teams. A special thanks to AMD team members Peng Sun, Bruce Xue, Hai Xiao, David Li, Carlus Huang, Mingtao Gu, Vamsi Alla, Jason F., Vinayak Gok, Wun-guo Huang, Caroline Kang, Gilbert Lei, Soga Lin, Jingning Tang, Fan Wu, George Wang, Anshul Gupta, Shucai Xiao, Lixun Zhang, and everyone else who contributed to this effort.

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Sunday, February 2nd 2025

Apple is off to a great start in 2025, thanks to a record-breaking fourth quarter. Net revenue soared to a whopping $124.3 billion – the highest ever for the Cupertino giant – with iPhones driving 55.6% of revenue. Macs and iPads, as usual, appear to be a drop in the bucket compared to iPhones, with $8.98 and $8.088 billion in net sales respectively. Services witnessed commendable growth, adding $26.34 billion to Apple’s pile.

Of course, this does not mean that the grass is all green for the company. Apple Intelligence witnessed a tumultuous launch, suffering from multiple setbacks and lukewarm reviews. Tim Cook does believe that there is still a lot of innovation on the table for the iPhone, which he revealed in a recent interview. Considering that the company is widely rumored to be preparing a major redesign for the iPhone, along with a brand-new Air/Slim variant, it does appear that this year will turn out to be quite an interesting one for iPhone enthusiasts.

The same cannot be said for the iPad, however. The overhauled M4 iPad Pro with the stunning tandem OLED display failed to move as many units as Apple had hoped, and any further updates to the iPad lineup destined for this year are likely to be internal spec bumps. The MacBook Pro is also expected to receive a major redesign, but that is not expected to take place before 2026, which is when the device is also expected to ship with an OLED display for the first time.

Source: Apple

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