MSI announces Solasta 2 bundle, but promo dates are still placeholders

MSI starts Solasta 2 monitor bundle, dates still missing

MSI has announced a new game bundle for selected QD-OLED gaming monitors. The company says buyers who purchase eligible displays through designated channels will be able to redeem a Solasta 2 PC Standard game key.

The announcement names two displays: the MPG 271QR QD-OLED X50 and MAG 272UP QD-OLED X24. MSI lists the 271QR model with a 500Hz refresh rate, 0.0

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Samsung Galaxy Connect, not Windows Update, caused C: drive failures on some PCs

Microsoft says Samsung Galaxy Connect caused Windows 11 C: drive lockouts on Galaxy Book 4 PCs

Microsoft has confirmed that recent reports of Samsung PCs losing access to the C: drive were not caused by Windows monthly updates. In its Windows Release Health dashboard, the company says the issue was traced to the Samsung Galaxy Connect app after reports linked the problem to devices running Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2.

Affected systems can show the error “ C: is not accessible, Access denied ,”

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RPCS3 adds new ARM CPU optimizations for PS3 emulation

RPCS3 ARM64 update could help Snapdragon X and Apple Silicon systems

RPCS3 is an open-source PlayStation 3 emulator for PC-class systems. It supports Windows, Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD, and its compatibility database currently lists 2,525 games as Playable out of 3,615 tested titles.

The new update focuses on ARM64, the CPU architecture used by Apple Silicon Macs and Windows on ARM devices such as Snapdragon X laptops. RPCS3 says it added new Armv

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AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D hits new all-time low of $419

Ryzen 7 9800X3D hits $419

CPU pricing has been relatively stable over the past few weeks, with few changes across AMD and Intel desktop parts. That is starting to shift again as more discounts appear ahead of Intel’s Arrow Lake Refresh rollout this week.

Amazon is now listing AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D at $419.95 , marking the lowest price seen so far for this processor. The chip launched at $4

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Crimson Desert now launches on Intel Arc, Pearl Abyss changes course

Pressure matters: Crimson Desert now boots on Intel Arc, full optimization still pending

Pearl Abyss has changed its position on Intel Arc support in Crimson Desert. After the game launched with an FAQ entry telling Arc users the title was not supported and pointing buyers to refund policies, the studio has now updated that message and says it is working on compatibility and optimization support for Intel Arc GPU systems.

The new wording stops short of calling Arc support complete. Pearl Abyss says players should wait for a future support update that will bring

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Amazon buyer receives 1kg detergent instead of GIGABYTE RTX 5090

Amazon rejected claim after ‘RTX’ detergent delivery

Another high-value GPU delivery dispute has surfaced in India, this time involving a GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WINDFORCE OC 32G bought through Amazon. Reddit user void_SW said the card was ordered on March 10 for ₹299,990, then delivered on March 14 through a listing marked “Fulfilled by Amazon.” According to the post, the retail box contained a 1 kg pack of Ghadi detergent instead of the

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Intel compares Core Ultra 200S Plus to Ryzen 9600X and 9700X, gaming uplift stays small

Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus is aimed at creators, not gaming

Intel has updated its pre-briefing deck ahead of Core Ultra 200S Plus reviews, and one of the new slides sets a clear tone for Arrow Lake Refresh gaming performance. I thought you may want to see it before the reviews drop tomorrow.

Based on Intel’s own comparison, the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus delivers the same gaming performance as Ryzen 5 9600X in a 37-

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Intel Core 9 273PQE shows up on PassMark with 12 P-cores

Intel Core 9 273PQE SCORES 4,655 single-thread score on PassMark

Intel’s Core 9 273PQE, the top Bartlett Lake-S SKU for embedded systems, has now appeared in PassMark’s public database. The benchmark entry lists a CPU Mark score of 45,427 and a single-thread score of 4,655. Intel’s own specifications confirm this model features 12 Performance cores , 24 threads, 36MB cache

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SuperMicro confirms support for Arc Pro B70

Supermicro confirms Intel Arc Pro B70 support on SYS-212B-FN2T

Supermicro has added Intel Arc Pro B70 Graphics to the supported GPU list for its SYS-212B-FN2T, a 2U front I/O edge AI server. The company lists the card on the live product page, and the current datasheet also names Arc Pro B70 alongside Arc Pro B50 and Arc Pro B60 variants.

The SYS-21

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Nikkei says Nintendo is planning an EU Switch 2 with removable battery

Switch 2 could get an EU-only removable battery revision, according to Nikkei

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According to Nikkei, as cited by The Verge, Nintendo is preparing a revised Switch 2 model for Europe that would allow users to replace the battery themselves. The report says the change is aimed at compliance with European Union battery rules, and that both the console and Joy-Con controllers would move to replaceable battery designs.

The timing lines up with EU regulation (EU) which says products with portable batteries must allow end

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