The history with a good ending.
Earlier this month we broke the story of a Redditor who claimed to have purchased an RTX 5090 GPU (ASUS TUF) from BestBuy. However upon delivery, something was not quite right.
A Reddit user who previously said they received rocks instead of an ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 5080 from Best Buy has posted an update saying the case is now resolved . They say Best Buy issued a refund, then agreed to
The history with a good ending.
Earlier this month, we broke the story of a Redditor who claimed to have purchased an RTX 5080 GPU (ASUS TUF) from Best Buy. However, upon delivery, something was not quite right.
A Reddit user who previously said they received rocks instead of an ASUS TUF GeForce RTX 5080 from Best Buy has posted an update, saying the case is now resolved. He said Best Buy issued a refund
MSI is teasing new “SPECIAL EDITION” graphics cards ahead of CES 2026. The teaser is framed as a “weather forecast” that switches to lightning on January 5, which reads like a nod to the return of MSI’s LIGHTNING branding.
January 5 also lines up with CES “Media Day 2,” a day before the CES 2026 show floor opens (CES runs January 6 to 9).
That line makes a traditional giant panel sound less likely. My first thought was a short-throw or ultra-short throw projector would fit the clue, since you can get a huge image without moving your setup. Another option is a display that folds, rolls, or mounts differently, but ASUS is not sharing any specs yet.
The last time ASUS pushed the “Big Format Gaming Display” idea was around CES 2018
A project on open-source hardware platform created by “wesd” shows a PCIe add-in card built around the AMD 600/800-series “southbridge” (Promontory 21). The idea is simple: treat the PCH as a standard PCIe device and use it as an expansion controller on any PCIe host system.
The card uses a PCIe 4.0 x4 upstream link. It
Weighs only 50kg.
Billet Labs is showing off a new prototype build that uses a century-old cast-iron home radiator as the core of a PC cooling loop. The radiator alone weighs about 110 pounds (50 kg), and the idea is to rely on its heat capacity and surface area to keep the system quiet.
The team says the radiator can hold a bit over 10 liters of liquid. That is a lot of thermal mass
Some great news from China, more specifically on Moore Threads GPU development.
There is a lot going on right now with domestically produced GPUs. Recently, Loongson announced its first GPU chip, the 9A1000, which should compare to AMD’s older Radeon RX 550. While that does not sound impressive, it is still a sign that China is entering a new stage, with a path toward faster GPUs.
We also got an update from Lisuan Tech,
Please note that this post is tagged as a rumor .
Report: ASUS plans higher DDR4 motherboard output in Q1 2026
A rumor from Board Channels claims ASUS is adjusting its Q1 2026 motherboard production plan. The post says the company is shifting supply chain and factory capacity toward DDR4 models. This is a response to the increased pricing of DDR5 memory.
On the AMD side, the claim is that ASUS will raise
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Another Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT NITRO owner is reporting burn marks around the GPU power cable after months of normal operation. The user says the system ran fine for close to a year, then began crashing at random to a black screen.
To rule out software and stability issues, the owner reports updating the BIOS
Is the Ryzen 7 9800X3D getting a discount, then?
A new retailer listing suggests AMD’s Ryzen 7 9850X3D could land at roughly the same MSRP tier as the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. In the screenshot shared by @momomo_us, the 7800X3D shows an MSRP of