NVIDIA’s planned NVIDIA App rollout did not land on January 13. The update started rolling out on January 14, moving the DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution controls from the beta channel into the stable branch. This is the same NVIDIA App v11.0.6 feature set that was already available to beta users. The stable release showed up a day later than the company’s earlier timing.
DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution is
According to a post shared on a local forum, the intruder entered the design office area and smashed the tempered-glass side panels on two desktop systems. Desk drawers and other items in the office were reportedly left untouched. The only missing hardware was system memory.
The stolen parts were listed as four Micron DDR5-5600 32GB modules rated CL46. According to the thread, the systems were otherwise intact, with the theft limited to the memory
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A Chinese hardware reviewer who previously spoiled Intel’s plans for Core Ultra 300 series reviews also posted an update today on something else: the Core Ultra 200K Plus series , which was expected to launch at CES 2026 but was mysteriously absent.
The open secret is that Intel is refreshing its Arrow Lake desktop platform into something called the 200K Plus series
Price is yet to be confirmed.
We received confirmation of AMD’s upcoming launch schedule. As we revealed , review samples are already en route to tech media, and testing should begin shortly, possibly as soon as this week, depending on where the CPU shipped from. The bigger question we still could not fully confirm was the launch date.
On January 28, AMD will lift the review embargo. Sales will begin on January 29 , as
Source: Gamers Nexus
A Sparkle factory tour with Gamers Nexus of Intel Arc production in Taiwan put a rough number on something GPU makers rarely discuss. Sparkle said an HDMI port costs about $1 per port , and described licensing as a big part of that figure. As a rough estimate, the connector plus basic protection parts often lands around $1 to $3 per output in volume, while boards that need extra signal conditioning can add a few more dollars.
HDMI
Hardware reviewer and leaker Golden Pig Upgrade claims Intel has set two separate embargoes for the new Core Ultra 300 series. Intel has already confirmed that laptops featuring Core Ultra 300 will launch on January 27.
The leak says the first review embargo will lift for the Core Ultra X9 388H on January 26. One day later, on January 27, reviews for the remaining Panther Lake chips would follow.
Rising storage prices are hurting the DIY market. The latest report from Board Channels claims DDR5 motherboard sales fell sharply, and DDR4 sales are also weakening after a short-lived share gain. But one thing sticks out: DDR3 motherboard sales are reportedly up two to three times or more, and bundles that include DDR3 boards and Intel CPUs from the 6 to the 9th generation are selling well.
DDR5 stays
Valve says the upcoming Steam Machine Verified program will be less strict than Steam Deck Verified, based on comments from Valve designer Lawrence Yang in an interview with Game Developer. Yang said developers can treat Steam Deck as the benchmark for Steam Machine verification. Yang also offered a simple guideline. A game that is already marked Verified on Steam Deck should also receive Steam Machine Verified status.
Valve did not spell out which checks will change. Some parts of Deck
Graphite Rapids for workstations, aka the modern successor to the old Core X HEDT series.
A new Geekbench entry has confirmed the specifications of Intel’s flagship Xeon 6 workstation processor, the Xeon 698X , part of the “Granite Rapids WS” lineup. The benchmark lists the chip with 86 cores and 172 threads , clocked at 4.6 GHz frequency , and featuring a massive 336 MB of L3 cache .
The tested system
NVIDIA appears to have pushed back the stable rollout of the NVIDIA App update that enables DLSS 4.5 Super Resolution overrides without opting into beta features. The company’s GeForce blog post now says the update “launches next week,” replacing the earlier “January 13th” wording that circulated last week.
NVIDIA App Beta 11.0.6
OLD : Our new NVIDIA app update officially launches January 13th , but if you