Have you been busy or absent over the last few days? Here’s a summary of what you shouldn’t have missed in tech and PC news this week from 3 to 9 March 2025. In this short article, overclocking.com brings you a summary of the most important news of the last seven days. Whether you’re passionate about hardware, gaming or simply curious about the latest technological trends, this section “this week’s news” is for you.
Week of 3 to 9 March: highlights
Another busy week for new product launches. But the highlight of the week for us is AMD’s return to the top of the graphics card charts with its RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT.
AMD RX 9070 and 9070 XT shine
After announcing very early on that with its new generation of GPUs, AMD would not be taking part in the race for power in the graphics card sector, the Reds are making their mark with two particularly high-performance cards at appropriate prices. The two references offered by AMD are really taking on NVIDIA’s RTX 5070 and 5070Ti, positioned at a much higher price.
Read our tests of the ASUS TUF Gaming RX 9070 OC Edition and the Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC.
NVIDIA RTX 5070: better, but nothing to get excited about
This week NVIDIA launched its RTX 5070. Remember, at CES 2025 in early January, the company’s CEO announced this card as “the equivalent of the RTX 4090… thanks to AI”. All in all, it’s a good card, but a far cry from the thunderous announcements. Added to this are the two evils that stick to the brand’s shoes: price inflation in relation to the advertised prices and ghostly availability. We were able to test the Founders Edition model of this RTX 5070, and you can find our analysis here.
Intel: a trend reversal on the horizon?
There is a lot of speculation and rumours about Intel. However, we have learned from reliable sources that Nvidia and Broadcom have entered the final phase of their tests of the company’s 18A etching process. For the record, Intel has been announcing for months that with 18A, it will once again become the leader in chip etching technology.
If this final test phase proves positive, it could generate substantial orders for Intel and finally begin to recoup the colossal investments made in recent years.
Are MSRPs just a marketing gimmick?
The climate of mistrust that prevails between consumers and manufacturers (and distributors) has become even more acute with the release of the RTX 5070 and AMD RX 9000. Price announcements are not keeping pace with reality, and for many people this over-communication about MSRPs that don’t last is now akin to ‘launch promotions’.
AMD, which had intended to go against NVIDIA on these issues, has also come up against this wave of anger. The brand has tried to respond with an official statement, but this does not dispel all doubts.
Component market: some major distributors suffer
German market leader Mindfactory is facing rumours of insolvency proceedings. To a lesser extent, LDLC has announced that it is restructuring in anticipation of a new growth cycle. These signals can be put down to the financial crisis affecting all sectors of the economy, but also perhaps to a lack of products to sell at the right prices.
A week of tests on overclocking.com
- MSI CLAW 8 AI: the second version of MSI’s console sets the record straight
- Corsair Frame 4000D: a revisited best seller
- Z890 GODLIKE: the superlative motherboard
- ASUS TUF Gaming RX 9070 OC Edition
- Gigabyte RX 9070 XT Gaming OC
- Nvidia RTX 5070 Founders Edition
- MARS GAMING MC-FUSION: a (very) aggressively priced aquarium case