Gigabyte has added a new Brix mini PC to its website based on Intel’s Panther Lake platform . The system appears under model number GB-BRU9-386H, and the product page lists Intel Core Ultra 9 386H , a slim 112.6 x 34.4 x 119.4 mm chassis, and barebone status with no operating system included.
The memory configuration is
An interesting card, and an interesting fix.
This repaired GeForce RTX 5090 is not a normal retail card sent back to service. It appears to be one of the blower-style models assembled in China for AI and server use, using parts taken from standard gaming cards. These products are not made by official board partners in this form. Instead
Security researcher Markus Gaasedelen used his RE//verse 2026 talk to present a boot ROM-level exploit for the original Xbox One, a result that matters partly because the console had long been treated as the generation that never received a public piracy-enabling break. During the demo, Gaasedelen said the attack gives access to patch, decrypt, and boot code “from the
A Chinese repair technician DirectorFeng has upgraded Apple’s new MacBook Neo from 256GB to 1TB by replacing the onboard NAND package. Apple officially sells the MacBook Neo with the A18 Pro chip, 8GB of unified memory, and either 256GB or 512GB of storage, so the mod goes beyond the company’s standard configuration options.
The process involved removing the original soldered NAND chip from the logic
Intel has released XeSS Inspector 2.5, a new version of its developer tool for debugging and validating XeSS integrations in games. The update adds full XeSS 3 support, with Intel listing support improvements for XeSS Super Resolution, XeSS Frame Generation, and Xe Low Latency.
XeSS Inspector is not a consumer graphics utility. Intel presents it as a tool for developers working on XeSS-enabled applications, with features for inspecting XeSS state, monitoring execution parameters, checking markers
Back in October when MINIX announced their new PC, I said , “There’s no price yet, but it’s safe to say it won’t be cheap”. And unfortunately I was right.
MINIX has started selling the ER939-AI, a compact desktop based on AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395 “Strix Halo
YouTuber ScuffedBits is showing battery PC experiments on YouTube, this time pushing an old desktop to run for more than 30 minutes on 64 AA batteries. The system was able to boot directly from the battery bank, load into Windows, complete a Cinebench run, and even survive a short Minecraft session before finally shutting down. The final runtime was 33 minutes and 19 seconds.
Users on Reddit have spotted a newer amdxcffx64.dll package on AMD’s official download infrastructure, which points to AMD preparing another update for its FSR stack. The Reddit post claims the file carried version 2.2.0.1328, which would place it above the earlier leaked build marked 2.1.0.968.
AMD’s own download index does show recent activity around that file
AMD’s Radeon RX 9000 series is getting cheaper again in Japan, according to a report from GAZLog. The site says the Radeon RX 9070 XT climbed sharply through late January as memory prices rose and GeForce shortages pushed buyers toward alternatives. By March 12, the tracked minimum price had
Redditor Acceptable_Stress295, whose username was clearly put to the test, says his dog chewed on an AMD Ryzen CPU. According to the post, it was a Ryzen 7 7700X , and the dog did not stop at the packaging. It also chewed on the processor itself, leaving visible damage on the chip and the box.
The CPU appears to be physically damaged, with clear scratches and bite marks on the surface. At that point, trying to install