TCOMAS EXIT D3 360 AIO cooler launches with three-panel LCD block

First AIO cooler with three-panel LCD block (well not quite the first).

TCOMAS has listed the EXIT D3, a 360mm all-in-one liquid cooler with a three-panel display built into the CPU block. The cooler is available in China through JD.com for 1599 RMB, which is around $235 or €202 before tax.

The main feature is the display module. Instead of a single LCD screen on the pump cap,

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Corsair explains why 12V-2×6 still needs protection despite revised connector design

Corsair’s Jon Gerow explains why 12V-2×6 still needs monitoring

Corsair recently published a technical overview for its ThermalProtect 12V-2×6 cable, this time with more background on why the revised GPU power connector is still not a complete fix. The article was written by Jon Gerow, better known as JonnyGuru, who has worked at Corsair for more than 13 years.

We already covered the ThermalProtect cable when it launched at $24.99. The new Corsair post

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Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 buyer says sealed box had Ryzen 9 9950X3D inside

AMD, it may be time for a better retail box seal

Redditor reports Ryzen 9 9950X3D inside sealed 9950X3D2 box.

A Reddit user claims to have received an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D inside a Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition retail box. The user says the processor was ordered from Amazon and that the box was still sealed.

The photo reportedly shows a Ryzen 9 9950X3

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Steam Support offers free game after Steam Controller delivery mix-up

Valve is offering at least some Steam Controller buyers a free game after a delivery issue affected recent shipments

According to a Steam Support message shared on Reddit, a carrier informed Valve that a small number of packages were incorrectly routed to the UK. Steam Support said the carrier was working to redirect the shipment to the customer’s original shipping address.

The message advised the buyer to continue checking GLS tracking for the latest delivery updates. Steam Support then offered compensation for the delay.

Free game from Valve

“To thank you for

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New Super Mario Bros. Wii shown running in Google Chrome

Dolphin WASM gets WebGPU backend progress with Wii game shown in Chrome

A developer has shown New Super Mario Bros. Wii running inside Google Chrome. The demo was posted by Chad Hyatt, who also referred to the work as “WebGPU backend progress on Dolphin WASM.”

The test appears to use Dolphin compiled to WebAssembly, with rendering handled through a WebGPU backend. Dolphin is a GameCube and Wii emulator available for Windows, Linux, macOS and Android, but this demo shows the emulator running inside a browser tab instead of a

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Intel Panther Lake R appears in Linux patch as ruggedized Panther Lake variant

Panther Lake R appears

Intel appears to be preparing a ruggedized version of Panther Lake for industrial and embedded systems.

A new Linux kernel patch posted by Intel introduces Panther Lake R. Surprisingly, this does not refer to ‘Refresh,’ which is a common letter Intel uses for such systems. Apparently, the patch identifies it as a derivative of Panther Lake with P-cores and low-power E-cores intended for harsh environments. Phoronix reports that the new variant uses model ID 223, while existing Panther

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GeForce RTX 5090 eGPU tested with M4 MacBook Air in Crysis and Cyberpunk 2077

M4 MacBook Air with RTX 5090 eGPU reaches 111 FPS in Cyberpunk 2077 with frame generation

Scott Goldman has tested an unusual Mac gaming setup, pairing an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 with an M4 MacBook Air through a Thunderbolt eGPU dock. This is not native macOS support for NVIDIA gaming. The setup runs an ARM Linux VM on macOS, passes the GPU through to Linux, then uses Proton and FEX to run Windows x86 games.

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Proton-CachyOS 11 adds experimental OptiScaler support

Proton-CachyOS now supports OptiScaler through launch variables

    Proton-CachyOS has added basic OptiScaler integration with its latest Version 11.0-20260506 release. The change brings OptiScaler into umu-protonfixes and Proton-CachyOS, which means Linux users can enable it through launch variables rather than setting it up manually in every supported game.

    Proton is Valve’s compatibility layer for running Windows games on Linux. It is used by Steam and SteamOS, including Steam Deck, and combines Wine with

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    AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D hits its lowest price yet at $454

    Ryzen 7 9850X3D is now priced below 9800X3D’s original MSRP

    AMD’s Ryzen 7 9850X3D has received its first larger discount. The CPU launched in January at $499. It was only $20 more expensive than the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, which debuted at $479. At $454.99, the newer CPU is now below the original MSRP

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    ASUS unveils full AMD ROG desktop with Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, RX 9070 XT and X870E Dark Hero, costs over $3800

    ASUS gives AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 the full ROG gaming treatment

    ASUS has prepared a new AMD-themed ROG desktop build with AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition processor and Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card. The system was shown during ROG Day 2026 in China, where ASUS also presented AMD-themed ROG Ryujin 4 liquid cooling and a matching ROG chassis.

    The configuration uses the Ryzen 9 995

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