Microsoft has started rolling out a new “Native NVMe” storage path in Windows Server 2025. The change removes the long-standing SCSI-style translation layer for NVMe I/O, so the OS can issue NVMe commands in a way that better matches how modern SSD queues work.
In Microsoft’s own DiskSpd example, the company reports up to about 80% higher 4K random read IOPS on NTFS, plus about 45%
ASUS ROG PG32UCDM3 Black Shield QD-OLED monitor leaks.
ASUS has made a small mistake by putting its new gaming monitor online ahead of CES 2026. Luckily some good souls who noticed the mistake have shared some materials with us. What looks like the successor to the PG32UCDM, the company’s current 32-inch 4K QD-OLED flagship, is specced as a better all-around panel.
HWiNFO’s pre-release notes for v8.35 (Build 5890) Beta add one line that will get attention on AM5 systems: “Added AMD EXPO 1.20 support.”
That entry is not explained. It does not mention a new AMD document, a motherboard BIOS requirement, or any specific CPU generation. For now, it is just a tooling-side change in
Mouse Computer will temporarily stop selling all PC products on its official site from 15:00 on December 23, 2025 through January 4, 2026 , with sales set to resume in stages from January 5 .
The company already announced multiple times that if there’s time to buy PC hardware, it is now. And that was two weeks ago. Eventually the company says it received far more orders than
LG Display says it will debut a 27-inch 4K OLED monitor panel at CES 2026 with an RGB stripe subpixel layout and a 240Hz refresh rate. The company plans to show it at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, which runs January 6 to 9, 2026.
The RGB stripe layout places red, green
SPARKLE has announced general availability for its Intel Arc Pro B60 Series graphics cards. The company says the 24GB Blower Edition is now available through selected retail and channel partners, while passive 24GB and passive 48GB variants are planned for industrial, server, and enterprise deployments via project-based supply.
Early retail listings are already live. PC Case Gear shows the Arc Pro B60 24
Eurocom has announced the Raptor X18 as a “mobile server” style laptop built around Intel’s Core Ultra 9 275HX and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 graphics. The most important spec is memory, with support for up to 256GB of DDR5 across four SO-DIMM slots.
Eurocom also lists up to 32TB of NVMe
Studio Wildcard is now targeting 2028 for ARK 2, based on comments from co-founder Jeremy Stieglitz during Snail Games’ Investor Day and an accompanying Epic Games Store interview.
The studio is putting the next stretch of work into ARK: Survival Ascended, with a roadmap that runs through Q4 2027. The big endpoint is Legacy of Santiago, described as a prequel that also lets the team test mechanics planned
NVIDIA has today posted GeForce Hotfix Display Driver 591.67. The package is based on the current Game Ready Driver 591.59.
This hotfix focuses on three specific issues tied to image output and NVIDIA Control Panel behavior. NVIDIA says users may see slight banding on gradients when running in SDR color mode , where smooth transitions such as skies, shadows, or UI fades can show visible steps
As we reported earlier, Linux 6.19 flips the default kernel driver for AMD GCN 1.0 and GCN 1.1 GPUs from the legacy Radeon DRM driver to AMDGPU. That change targets “Southern Islands” and “Sea Islands” era cards, including parts like the Radeon HD 7950. This means that despite being over 13 year old, some of these cards are getting a second chance