Colorful has announced BIOS support for Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus desktop processors across its Intel 800 series motherboard lineup. The update covers existing Z890, B860, and H810 models. At the same time, the company introduced three new boards, the iGame Z890M ULTRA Z, iGame Z890 ULTRA-S W , and BATTLE
V-COLOR is preparing new DDR5 memory kits that pair one real DIMM with one RGB filler module, giving builders the look of a populated system without requiring two active sticks on day one. The company is pitching the idea at AMD Ryzen gaming builds, where users may want to move to DDR5 now and add more memory later.
You get one working DDR5 module and one non-DRAM filler that matches the design and lighting.
GIGABYTE has introduced its Z890 Plus motherboard series with support for Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus processors . The launch includes two CQDIMM-based models, Z890 AORUS ELITE DUO X and Z890M FORCE DUO X WIFI7, both using a dual-DIMM layout aimed at higher memory speeds and cleaner signal paths.
According to the company, the two new boards
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Tenstorrent is a Silicon Valley AI hardware company that develops AI accelerators, RISC-V CPUs, and open-source software for local and data center inference systems. The company is led by CEO Jim Keller, the well-known CPU architect whose past work includes major chip projects at AMD, Apple, and Tesla. RISC-V is a core part of Tenstorrent’s strategy, and the company openly markets both its RISC-V
NVIDIA has confirmed that the RTX PRO 5000 Blackwell ships with 160 ROPs, not 176 as some databases and third-party listings had suggested. The confusion started after a Reddit user reported that his 48 GB card was showing 160 ROPs in GPU-Z and other utilities, while older spec pages elsewhere listed 176. NVIDIA’s own product page and datasheet do not publish an
OCCT has released the open beta of version 16.1, adding Intel Arrow Lake CPU support to its new System Tuning tool. The update follows OCCT v16, released on March 2, which introduced the feature with support for Intel Granite Rapids processors.
With this release, OCCT expands its built-in CPU tuning support to another current Intel platform. The company says Granite Rapids and Arrow Lake users can now access
Lisuan Technology has set June 18 as the retail launch date for its LX 7G106 consumer graphics card in China. The company presented the card at its AWE 2026 event and said sales will start through JD.com (sadly not a global launch). The date places the launch in the middle of China’s 618 shopping period, which
ASUS has announced three new 27-inch QHD OLED gaming monitors under its ROG Strix lineup, the XG27AQDMG Gen2, XG27ACDMS, and XG27AQDMES. All three target the same 2560 x 1440 class, but ASUS is splitting the range by panel type, refresh rate, brightness, and price. The company listed US MSRPs of $64
OBS Studio 32.1.0 is now available, and the update includes a mix of new workflow features and rendering fixes. The release adds a new Audio Mixer, WebRTC simulcast support, more undo and redo actions for scene items, and partial Canvases support for obs-websocket.
From a graphics and video standpoint, one of the more important fixes targets NVIDIA Blur and Background Blur. OBS says the update resolves banding and blotchy output in those effects, which should
Dutch designer Paul Staal has built a working desktop around one of LEGO’s best-known printed Space parts. His project, called M2x2 , scales the classic 2×2 sloped computer brick up by 10:1 and uses it as a housing for an Apple Mac mini with M4, a 7-inch touch display, front I/O, and functional top studs. According to Staal’s project page, the