Dell confirms Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is coming to Area-51 desktops, after lying it won’t

First pre-built PC with AMD flagship dual 3D V-Cache CPU

So it was true after all. Dell has now officially announced a new desktop powered by AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D2. This 16-core Zen 5 processor features dual 3D V-Cache and a combined 208 MB of cache. AMD announced the chip last week and confirmed that retail availability begins in April. Dell also confirms that the first desktops featuring this processor will be available on

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AUO claims to have developed world’s first 24-inch Full HD panel with 800 Hz refresh rate

AUO announces 24-inch FHD 800Hz gaming monitor

AUO has announced a new 24-inch Full HD 800Hz gaming monitor ahead of Touch Taiwan 2026, where it will also show a dual-mode 32-inch 4K 360Hz display and a 27-inch 5K 180Hz panel. The company describes the 24-inch model as the world’s first in that exact size and resolution category.

AUO is not first

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Gigabyte shows Z890 AORUS TACHYON DUO X ICE with CQDIMM DDR5-10400 XMP demo

Gigabyte shows (renamed) Z890 AORUS TACHYON DUO X ICE alongside Core Ultra 7 270K Plus

Gigabyte overclocker HiCookie has shown a new Z890 AORUS TACHYON DUO X ICE motherboard in a memory demo. The setup uses Intel’s Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and ADATA DDR5 memory rated at 10400 MT/s via XMP.

The naming is the interesting part here. This board appears to be the same CQDIMM-focused Tachyon model that Gigabyte showed

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ASUS reveals pricing for ROG Zephyrus G-series with Panther Lake, users: “They have lost their minds”

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14/G16 laptop pricing revealed, flagship model costs close to desktop gaming PC with RTX 5090

It has been nearly three months since Intel announced its Panther Lake series, along with new gaming laptops from ASUS. While few expected ASUS to price these systems lower than before, this generation may end up being remembered as one of the most expensive Zephyrus lineups to date.

For the ROG Zephyrus G16 series, ASUS is not launching an RTX 5060 model

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Microsoft launches Xbox PC Remote Tools public preview for remote game deployment and debugging

Xbox PC Remote Tools now available in preview, no GDK or Xbox app required

Microsoft has announced Xbox PC Remote Tools in public preview, a new set of utilities designed to simplify remote game development on Windows devices. The tools target both Windows-powered handhelds and desktop PCs , letting developers pair, deploy, test, and debug games from a separate development system.

The new toolkit includes four parts. Xbox PC Toolbox handles setup and pairing of remote devices. Xbox PC Remote Debugger is a Visual Studio extension for deployment and

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AMD confirms Advancing AI 2026 event is set for July 22-23

Yes, more AI

We have not seen Lisa Su speak about consumer products as much as we would like to see, but there is a chance she could return for an event around Computex, though that is not confirmed. What AMD has confirmed is an AI-focused event about a month later, which suggests the company’s priority is elsewhere.

AMD has opened the official page for Advancing AI 2026 , its AI-focused event, scheduled for July 22 and July 23 in San Francisco

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Brazilian modders restore bent RTX 4090 by disabling one memory channel and enabling 20GB mode

RTX 4090 with disabled memory channel runs at 20GB, 48GB BIOS test also shown

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We received a tip from Jefferson Silva (Sidnelson) and Paulo Gomes, the Brazilian GPU repair team known for various memory mods, who claim to have restored two GeForce RTX 4090 cards with different faults.

According to the team, one MSI RTX 4090 suffered PCB damage that they link to bending or impact. To get the card working again, they used a

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NVIDIA App 11.0.7 released with support for DLSS Dynamic Multi Frame Generation and Automatic Shader Compilation

NVIDIA App 11.0.7.228 adds DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation and Auto Shader Compilation beta

NVIDIA has released App v11.0.7.228, the beta update that delivers DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation through the NVIDIA App. The release also brings fixed 5X and 6X Multi Frame Generation modes for GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs, while the new Frame Generation model update also extends to GeForce RTX 40 Series cards in supported

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NVIDIA adds Auto Shader Compilation beta to NVIDIA App

NVIDIA Auto Shader Compilation beta targets DX12 shader rebuilds after driver updates

NVIDIA has introduced a beta version of Auto Shader Compilation in the NVIDIA App. The feature rebuilds DirectX 12 game shaders after a driver update while the system is idle, or on demand, with the goal of reducing runtime shader compilation after driver installs. NVIDIA says the feature requires GeForce Game Ready Driver 595.97 WHQL or newer.

The feature is off by default. Users can enable it in the NVIDIA App under Graphics,

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Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5090D with ripped PCIe connector has been rescued using donor ASUS PCB

Brother Zhang revives RTX 5090D by moving GPU and memory to a donor PCB

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Chinese repair technician Brother Zhang has posted a new RTX 5090D repair video, this time dealing with a card whose entire PCIe connector was ripped off so badly that the original PCB was no longer a realistic candidate for a normal slot repair. The card was reportedly bought for around 8,000 yuan as damaged hardware, and the fix ended up being far more involved than simply patching broken

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