Minisforum Brings Strix Halo NAS & Fanless “Wildcat Lake” NAS To Computex, Also Unveils Core Ultra & Core Series 3 Mini PCs

Minisforum unveils new NAS & Mini PCs based on AMD Strix Halo, Intel Panther Lake, & Intel Wildcat Lake chips.

Minisforum's Flagship "N5 MAX" NAS Features AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 & Entry-Tier "All-Flash S5" Gets Intel Core Series 3

The flagship solution from Minisforum this year is the N5 Max, which is based on the AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ 395. This features up to 64 GB of unified LPDDR5X-85

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Intel Nova Lake Desktop CPU Whispers: Early 2027 Launch, 52-Core Power/Thermal Details, Multi-Core Overclocking & Z990/Z970 Boards at Computex

Intel Nova Lake Desktop CPUs are the next big platform upgrade for the consumer segment, offering up to 52 cores.

Every year at Computex, we try to bring you the latest updates on Intel's next-generation desktop lineup. In 2023, we shared the first details of Intel's 14th Gen Raptor Lake Refresh CPUs , and in 2024, we shared the first details about Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs . Our information turned out to be correct, and this

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Alien: Isolation 2 Promises a Smarter Xenomorph and Slimmer Survival Odds on a Remote, Storm-Ravaged Weyland-Yutani Outpost

At long last, after years of rumors, Summer Game Fest 2026 delivered the reveal of Alien: Isolation 2 . The game was confirmed to be in early development in October 2024 , but now we've got an actual trailer.

Alien: Isolation 2 features a brand-new setting, story, and protagonist . Players will embark on a whole new adventure while experiencing the same deadly tension that made the original game the ultimate survival-horror experience. On a remote, storm-ravaged

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Virtua Fighter: Crossroads Pulls In Solid Snake’s David Hayter and a Ghost of Tsushima Writer for a 2027 Adventure-Style Reboot

During Summer Game Fest 2026, SEGA and RGG Studio unveiled Virtua Fighter: Crossroads , a brand-new installment in SEGA's iconic fighting game franchise, developed by RGG Studio and planned to launch in 2027 . The trailer was followed by a dedicated showcase that revealed much more about this groundbreaking new entry in the fighting game franchise.

The development team defines it as a "Fighting Adventure": a full fusion of the best narrative, single-player, and competitive fighting experiences, all

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Intel Arc G3 Extreme Performance Benchmarks Show Clear Disruption In The Handled Segment, Offers Double The Battery At Same Performance As Z2 Extreme

Intel shared more details and performance benchmarks of its game-changing Arc G3 Extreme chip for gaming handhelds.

Before Computex, Intel announced its Arc G3 series , which is based on the same architectures as the Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" chips but designed with gaming handhelds in mind. This means that Intel isn't just taking laptop SKUs and putting them on handhelds; instead, the Arc G3 is meticulously designed for low-power and high-performance handhelds.

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AMD Is Trying to Pull Off a ‘Ryzen Moment’ With Radeon, But Admits the Perfect Gaming GPU Platform Is Still Generations Away

AMD's Radeon Gaming GPUs will follow the same strategy as Ryzen, but the performance platform will take generations to build.

Radeon Gaming GPUs are a crucial segment for AMD. Sure, AI is all the craze right now, but the Radeon division is responsible for making GPUs that power not only the desktop and laptop segments, but also the console segment, with both Sony's and Microsoft's next-gen consoles based on future RDNA IPs.

This year at Computex, AMD launched its Radeon RX 90

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AMD Says It Will Bring New Zen Architectures & Products To AM5 Through 2029, But The Next Socket Will Only Arrive When DDR6/PCIe Make Sense

AMD talks about the introduction of new Zen architecture and products on the AM5 platform & the transition to future platforms.

At Computex, we sat down with AMD's VP & GM of Ryzen CPU and Radeon graphics, David McAfee, who gave us a rundown on the desktop platform's longevity. During the roundtable session, David highlighted various aspects of what makes them consider a platform shift, and why the current AM4 & AM5 platforms are still relevant for enthusiasts, gamers, and DIY builders.

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A timeline chart titled 'Unmatched Socket Longevity' shows AMD's commitment to the AM5 platform extending through 2029, with new Ryzen processors using Zen 4 and Zen 5 architectures.
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Hands On With NVIDIA’s First RTX Spark Laptops & PCs Ft. ASUS, Dell, HP, Microsoft, MSI, Lenovo

At Computex, we had a hands-on time with several NVIDIA RTX Spark systems, including Laptops & Mini PC, giving us a first taste of NVIDIA's first true client SoC for Windows.

Earlier this week, NVIDIA finally announced its RTX Spark chip for Windows PCs . The chip is designed to challenge the current hierarchy within the Windows ecosystem with what NVIDIA promises to be a really disruptive platform for AI, Gaming, & Professional workloads.

The NVIDIA RTX Spark chip is a SoC (System-on-Chip

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SpaceX Locks Google Into A $920 Million-Per-Month Compute Deal After Anthropic, As xAI Abandons Colossus 1’s Messy GPU Mix

With xAI barely using any compute capacity, its parent company, SpaceX, is now aggressively lending out computing resources of the Colossus 1 data center to monetize its heretofore idle resources, all in a bid to improve its IPO-related prospects.

As a case in point, SpaceX has just inked an agreement to furnish Google with scarce computing resources after recently inking a similar agreement with Anthropic.


Sunset Visitor’s Prove You’re Human Gets Another Eerie Deep-Dive During Summer Game Fest’s Day of the Devs

1000xResist developer Sunset Visitor revealed its next project, Prove You're Human , this past April, and today, during Summer Game Fest and Day of the Devs , the studio dug more into the creepy, human-driven narrative it has coming next. A new trailer showcased some additional gameplay, with narrative designer Pinki Li and animator Daniel Beaulieu talking about the creation of the game's protagonist, Mesa, an AI that believes she's a human.

While 1000xResist remains

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