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Both and have dominated the desktop PC scene when it comes to providing powerful processors for productivity and gaming - and now, Qualcomm could be joining the party, with 2nd-gen Snapdragon X Elite processors potentially making their way to desktop PCs. As highlighted by , reliable leaker as the (Project Glymur chip codename) with a 120 mm liquid cooling AIO. This assumption comes from the fact that AIOs as such being used for gaming desktop configurations, unlike the cooling mechanisms that would be required in lightweight laptops.
With now only weeks away, we could soon see what Qualcomm has to offer and whether Quandt's prediction is accurate. The 2nd-gen Snapdragon X Elite processors may take advantage of Oryon V3 cores according to Quandt (based on Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon's 'next-gen' CPU statements), so there could be a lot to get excited about here. Could 2025's CES event be one of the best in years? Considering AMD and Nvidia's presence at CES 2025 and their inevitable reveals of the and , Qualcomm's inclusion could easily make this one of the more interesting CES events in years.
While a potential new Snapdragon X Elite processor for desktop PCs could be beneficial for gamers with tight budgets (especially as a second-gen version of the existing X Elite), it's still a little too early to suggest this. On laptops such as the Lenovo Yoga 7x Slim, gaming is possible but certainly not comparable to gaming laptops or handheld gaming PCs, and Qualcomm itself has stated that . Nonetheless, the Yoga 7x Slim and fellow X Elite laptops come without discrete GPUs - for a desktop gaming PC that has a discrete GPU, a new Snapdragon chip could be promising depending on the improvements made with the new processors; potentially adding to the list of surprises I hope to see at CES 2025.
Mind you, I don't want to have to buy a new motherboard...
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