MSI says its 2026 QD-OLED monitors already use Samsung Display Penta Tandem panels

MSI confirms Penta Tandem panels in MPG and MAG QD-OLED monitors for 2026

Two days ago,Samsung Display introduced “QD-OLED Penta Tandem” as a new brand name for its QD-OLED panels using a five-layer organic light-emitting structure. The company says the change moves the blue-emitting layer stack from four layers to five, and that it improves luminous efficiency by 1.3x and lifespan by 2x versus last year’s four-layer design. Samsung Display

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Radeon Vega lives on, Acemagic N3A NAS launches with Ryzen 7 3750H “Picasso” APU

Acemagic N3A announced with Ryzen 7 3750H

Acemagic N3A combines Ryzen 7 3750H with four SATA bays and dual M.2 slots

Acemagic has published an official announcement for the N3A, a mini PC and NAS-style system designed around multi-drive storage in a single chassis. The company positions it for households and small teams that want local file storage plus enough compute for always-on services.

The N3A is based on an AMD Ryzen 7

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Intel brings XeSS 3 Multi-Frame Generation across discrete Alchemist, Battlemage GPUs, and even Arc integrated solutions

Intel brings multi-frame generation across its discrete and integrated stack

Intel Arc driver 32.0.101.8509 expands XeSS 3 Multi-Frame Generation support to Alchemist, Battlemage, and Core Ultra integrated graphics

No more mods or tricks. Intel has just released a new WHQL graphics driver for Windows, version 32.0.101.8509. The package targets Intel Arc B-Series and Arc A-Series discrete graphics, plus Intel Core Ultra processors

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(Driver) INTEL Arc Graphics 32.0.101.8509

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Micron 9650 NVMe SSD enters mass production as first PCIe Gen6 drive to hit milestone

Micron 9650 SSD reaches “mass production”

Micron Technology says the Micron 9650 NVMe SSD is now in mass production, and calls it the first PCIe Gen6 SSD to reach that stage. The update comes from an official company blog post.

In the post, Micron positions PCIe Gen6 as a step up from Gen5 with generally double the bandwidth. It also describes storage throughput as a limiting factor in AI infrastructure where data moves continuously between storage and compute.  Of course, this announcement

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ASUS UK says it is experiencing “high repair volume,” some RMAs routed overseas

ASUS UK warns of high repair volumes

ASUS has posted a notice on its UK support flow saying it is experiencing “high repair volume,” and that some UK mainland RMA repair requests will be temporarily routed or diverted to an overseas repair facility. The same notice says Irish repair operations are not impacted and will continue as normal.

The notice includes routing rules based on the RMA number prefix. If the RMA starts with “PL” or “CZ,” the repair is routed to an overseas repair centre and the customer

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Thermal Grizzly releases WireView Pro II software 1.0.5 and firmware v03 update

WireView Pro II update enables PC data logging and device configuration via USB

Thermal Grizzly has released its first public PC software suite for the WireView Pro II GPU power monitoring tool, alongside its first official firmware update. Both are optional, but Thermal Grizzly says using them together enables full functionality, including PC-side configuration and data logging.

The new software, version 1.0.5, is a portable app that connects to the WireView Pro II over USB using the included cable. Once connected, the device can stream

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Steam beta lets users attach PC specs to game reviews

Steam introduces hardware specs attachment for reviews, plus opt-in FPS data

Steam is rolling out a new Steam Reviews option that lets users attach their PC hardware specs when they write or update a user review. The change is listed in the February 12, 2026 beta client notes, and it applies to reviews posted on a game’s store page.

Performance comments in a review can be viewed alongside the reviewer’s hardware, which should make it easier to judge whether the experience is likely to

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ASRock posts stable AM5 BIOS 4.10 addressing AMD Ryzen AM5 CPU boot issues

ASRock BIOS 4.10 now available on multiple AM5 motherboards

ASRock’s BIOS 4.10 lists three main items: an update to AGESA ComboAM5 PI 1.3.0.0a, optimized memory compatibility, and a fix for a boot failure that occurs on certain CPUs. The company continues to describe the target as no-boot behavior, including systems that fail to boot after a period of normal use.

Boards shown with BIOS 4.10 include B650M-

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GPU-Z 2.69.0 adds support for GeForce RTX 5090 D V2 and RTX Pro Blackwell GPUs

GPU-Z 2.69.0 adds RTX 5090 D V2 support and expands GPU and APU detection

TechPowerUp has released GPU-Z v2.69.0 (February 13, 2026). The update adds support for a long list of new NVIDIA, AMD, Intel, and Moore Threads hardware IDs, plus several detection fixes.

On the NVIDIA side, GPU-Z now supports GeForce RTX 5090 D V2, GeForce RTX 30

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