Only the full Strix Halo SKU planned.
AMD’s Ryzen AI Halo Box may launch in June, according to “1ncehost”, an attendee at AMD AI Dev Day. The system was shown at the event as an AMD-branded mini PC built around the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor. No pricing was mentioned.
The same attendee says the unit on display used the standard Ryzen AI Max+ 39
Because why would anyone pay this much for an old handheld?
Lenovo’s original Legion Go handheld has appeared at a much higher price than its launch MSRP. The Ryzen Z1 Extreme model with 16GB of LPDDR5X memory and 512GB of storage is now listed by Best Buy at $999 , although the current offer is not a standard Best Buy retail listing.
The Legion Go was announced on September 1, 20
© MICRON JEDEC has announced new milestones for DDR5 MRDIMM memory, a server-focused module type designed to increase memory bandwidth on DDR5 platforms. The group has published JESD82-552, also known as DDR5MDB02, which defines the multiplexed rank data buffer used in MRDIMM designs.
A second standard, JESD82-542 or DDR5MRCD02, is expected soon. This will
ASUS has released a new BIOS update for the ROG Xbox Ally X. BIOS 317 was published on April 30 and focuses on system performance and CPU core control.
The changelog for BIOS 317 lists optimized system performance and an improved P-Core and E-Core value adjustment mechanism in the BIOS settings. This obviously refers to Zen5 and Zen5c cores. The update is
But is it Steam Machine or Deck?
Valve may be preparing for the Steam Machine launch, according to new import tracking shared by Brad Lynch. The VR and Valve hardware watcher says Valve has received “a ton” of products listed as “Game Consoles” in recent weeks at its US distribution warehouse.
Lynch says the importer is Ingram Micro, which handles Valve’s distribution and warehouse operations in Carol Stream, Illinois. He also notes that the records he
NVIDIA is preparing another production run for the GeForce RTX 3060 12GB, according to a new post from Board Channels. The report claims that RTX 3060 12GB GPU supply will resume in June , with add-in-card partners expected to receive chips before new graphics cards enter mass production around July.
The post claims that Colorful, ASUS, MSI and Galax are among the brands expected to receive
Microsoft has announced Xbox Game Dev Update, a new developer-focused show covering Xbox tools, DirectX, Marketplace updates and Project Helix.
The first episode will premiere on May 7 at 9 AM PDT, 12 PM EDT and 6 PM CEST. Microsoft says the episode will review updates from GDC 2026, including Project Helix, Xbox developer tools, DirectStorage and Xbox Marketplace changes. It is not expected to bring new details.
Project Helix will be covered
Microsoft is bringing Xbox mode to more Windows 11 systems. The feature is rolling out today in select markets for laptops, desktops and tablets, following its earlier use on Windows gaming handhelds.
The feature was previously known as Xbox Full Screen Experience . We already covered its rollout on handhelds and its later test builds for regular PCs. Microsoft is now using the Xbox mode name for the broader release.
Xbox mode replaces the
Finally someone found a purpose for the NPU.
Microsoft has enabled Automatic Super Resolution on the ROG Xbox Ally X, but this is (still) not a full public rollout. The feature is now available in preview for Xbox Insiders and only on the ROG Xbox Ally X when the handheld is docked to an external display. Quite the asterix if you ask me.
Auto SR is Microsoft’s system-level upscaling feature for Windows 11. It
GIGABYTE has released BIOS updates for its Intel 800, 700 and 600 series motherboards, adding support for HUDIMM memory. The company refers to the standard as One Sub-channel DDR5. HUDIMM uses one 32-bit DDR5 sub-channel per module instead of the two 32-bit sub-channels used by standard DDR5 UDIMMs. This allows memory vendors to use fewer