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Sapphire launches flagship X870E NITRO+ PhantomLink motherboard series with GC-HPWR GPU connector

Sapphire X870EA NITRO+ motherboards feature PhantomLink

Sapphire’s “PhantomLink” X870E flagship board is marketed as Sapphire NITRO+ X870EA WiFi PhantomLink , with a white variant sold as NITRO+ X870EA PhantomLink Polar Edition.

PhantomLink is Sapphire’s branding for the ASUS GC-HPWR header placed next to the primary PCIe x16 slot. The idea is to feed the GPU from the motherboard, so a compatible graphics card does not need the usual

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MSI reportedly raises GeForce RTX 50 distributor pricing, ASUS and Gigabyte to follow

NVIDIA and AMD said to raise GPU+VRAM bundle pricing as GDDR6 and GDDR7 costs climb

Taiwanese reporting points to higher shipment pricing for GPU cores bundled with GDDR memory, even as official suggested prices for finished graphics cards stay the same.

Memory & GPU bundles are now more expensive for AIBs

BenchLife says NVIDIA notified AIC partners on January 16 that all bundled GDDR6 and GDDR7 options are getting more expensive. The report adds that GPU core pricing was not changed, and that NVIDIA’s new memory bundle

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NVIDIA N1X/N1 laptops to debut this quarter, N2 series in Q3 2027

Please note that this post is tagged as a rumor .

NVIDIA’s N1/N1X Arm PC chips return to the roadmap, N2 planned for Q3 2027

Is NVIDIA launching the long-anticipated N1 series this year? Everything suggests so. Despite Jensen confirming that DGX Spark already features an N1-series chip, a consumer version still appears to be coming.

These rumors are at least two years old. NVIDIA confirmed collaboration with MediaTek, and since then we have been

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RPCS3 says 70% of tracked PS3 games are now Playable

RPCS3 lists about 70% of PS3 games as “Playable” on PC

RPCS3 is an open-source PlayStation 3 emulator for PC. The project targets Windows, Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD, with ongoing work to broaden platform support, including ARM64 builds.

On the emulator’s official compatibility database, roughly seven out of ten tracked PS3 titles currently carry the “Playable” label. At the time of writing, the database shows 3,615 PS3 games in

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AYANEO reveals KONKR FIT gaming handheld with Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, 80Wh battery and 7-inch OLED screen

AYANEO reveals first Gorgon Point handheld

It is, after all, just an update to Strix Point.

KONKR has teased KONKR FIT, described as the brand’s first Windows handheld. A short spec list also points to a 7-inch OLED display and an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 APU.

KONKR is AYANEO’s value-focused sub-brand, and KONKR FIT has been positioned as a compact, battery-first Windows device since the brand reveal. AYANEO previously said KONKR FIT pairs a 7

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Zephyr tests single-fan Mini-ITX RTX 4070 Ti SUPER cooler with copper, aluminum, and graphene-coated heatsinks

ZEPHYR testing 285W GPU with one fan

Chinese company Zephyr has shared a progress update on a mini-ITX “Sakura Blowing Snow X” concept built around the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti SUPER. The idea is simple: make a short, single-fan card work at full power, then let users pick the noise target. The important detail: there are no RTX 4070Ti or Ti SUPER models with one fan (at least not within air-cooled model lineup).

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Bungie’s Marathon reportedly gets a March 5 release date via Xbox leak

Marathon release date may have leaked via Xbox Store trailer

A pre-order trailer for Bungie’s Marathon briefly appeared on an Xbox community listing, then spread across social media. Several outlets confirmed the video was visible through Xbox Clubs or a related Xbox Store page before being pulled.

The leaked clip is described as a standard pre-order trailer and includes messaging for a Deluxe Edition. Reports also say mirrors of the trailer started disappearing after takedowns, suggesting rightsholder action rather than an ordinary deletion.

Bungie has only confirmed a

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Rockstar Games rached out after request for terminally ill fan to play GTA VI early

Ubisoft Toronto developer says Rockstar responded to early GTA VI access request for terminally ill family member

A Ubisoft Toronto developer says Rockstar Games made contact after a public request to help a terminally ill Grand Theft Auto fan play Grand Theft Auto VI ahead of launch. The developer, Anthony Armstrong, shared updates that suggest discussions happened, but no details were disclosed.

Armstrong wrote on LinkedIn in December 2025 that a family member had been given 6 to 12 months to live after a long cancer battle. Armstrong asked contacts

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Screens on GPUs simply aren’t enough, ZALMAN puts a screen on VGA support

ZALMAN puts an LCD screen on a GPU support, costs only $12

PC cases and coolers keep adding small displays. ZALMAN is now putting one on a GPU anti-sag bracket called the ZM-VS3 DS.

The built-in LCD can show CPU temperature, GPU temperature, and the system clock in real time. The screen can tilt up to 45 degrees for easier viewing in a front-facing build. ARGB lighting runs along the bracket, with a 5V 3-pin header for

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SAMSUNG confirms Panther Lake-based Galaxy Book 6 Pro price hike, about 20% more expensive than last-gen model

Samsung’s Panther Lake laptops come with a higher price

Samsung Electronics has posted a Korea launch page for the Galaxy Book6 series after the CES 2026 reveal, showing early specs and base pricing for select Pro and Ultra configurations.

The listed Galaxy Book6 Pro configs share 32GB LPDDR5X and a 1TB NVMe SSD. Samsung shows two screen sizes, 35.6cm (14-inch) and 40.6cm (16-inch), both paired

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