NVIDIA Hotfix 591.67 fixes SDR gradient banding, Digital Vibrance, and Control Panel tray icon toggle

NVIDIA has a hotfix for its display driver, the last GPU driver for 2025?

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

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Linux 6.19 boosts old AMD GCN HD 7900 GPU performance by ~30% with AMDGPU

Linux 6.19 switches old AMD GCN cards to AMDGPU by default – unlocking higher performance

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

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Corsair sends $35 dummy DDR5 RGB light modules instead of a $999 96GB memory kit to user

User RMA’d 96GB DDR5, got Corsair’s lighting-only “RAM” instead

A Reddit user says Corsair replaced his faulty 96GB DDR5 Vengeance kit with something that looks like RAM, but works like a desk lamp.

According to the post, one stick in the 96GB kit died, so the user sent it in for an RMA. The package that came back was correcly labeled, however something was wrong with the memory, because it did not work.

The Redditor

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Lenovo Legion 7A to debut with Ryzen AI 9 HX 470, Legion 5i gets Core Ultra 9 386H, both paired RTX 5060 GPU

AMD Gorgon Point and Intel Panther Lake laptops

Windows Latest posted specifications for several upcoming Lenovo Legion gaming laptops, including Legion 7a, Legion 5a, and Legion 5i. The report points to CES 2026 for the announcement, but there are no product images yet.

Legion non-Pro laptops

The lineup mixes AMD and Intel platforms. On the AMD side, the list includes Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 and Ryzen AI 9 465, plus a cheaper Legion 5a option with Ryzen

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Forget about 5K gaming: RTX 5090 D struggles to deliver 60 FPS even with DLSS

ASUS tests 27-inch 5K ROG monitor on RTX 5090 D

The flagship NVIDIA GPU doesn’t even deliver 60 FPS with DLSS on 5K

It will take a long time before 5K monitors become mainstream. ASUS China’s Tony Yu posted an unboxing and early hands-on of the ROG Strix 27 Pro (27 Pro) monitor. This is the same monitor that we know as XG27JCG . This is one of the first ‘mainstream’ 5K

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Gigabyte drops thermal gel from newer RTX 5070 Ti Windforce model

GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Windforce OC V2 shows up with no thermal gel listed

GIGABYTE has posted a new GeForce RTX 5070 Ti WINDFORCE OC V2 16G (GV-N507TWF3OCV2-16GD). It keeps the same 2497 MHz factory boost as the existing WINDFORCE OC SFF model, along with 16GB of 28 Gbps GDDR7 on a 256-bit bus.

The V2 page also suggests

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ASUS teases ROG G1000 case with “AniMe Holo” spinning LED display for CES 2026

ASUS AniMe Holo(graphic) display in G1000 case to be presented at CES 2026

ASUS ROG has started teasing a product called “G1000,” saying “something is spinning at the heart of the G1000,” with a full reveal scheduled for January 5 at 3 PM PST as part of its CES 2026 showcase.

The teaser also shows the label “ AniMe Holo ,” and it appears to be a spinning LED setup that

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Intel Xeon 6 Granite Rapids listed by retailer: Xeon 698X with 336MB cache at $8,300

Xeon 6 WS already spotted at retailers

Not yet in stock.

Early distributor listings are already putting price tags on several Xeon 6 “Granite” parts, even though Intel has not announced a workstation launch yet. In that list, the spread runs from $541.04 up to $8,294.91.

The most expensive part shown is Xeon 698X Granite at $8,294.91 , listed with 336MB cache and a 2

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ASUS launches GeForce RTX 5090D V2 TUF Gaming, 24GB memory on board

ASUS has listed a TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090D V2 OC for the China market, with 24GB of GDDR7

ASUS has added a TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090D V2 variant for the China market. This looks like the first time ASUS has paired the TUF lineup with the RTX 5090D V2 name.

RTX 5090D V2 keeps the same 21,760 CUDA cores as the standard RTX 5090

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Beelink tiny 2-bay NAS goes on sale, swappable AMD and ARM motherboard options planned

Beelink has listed the ME Pro 2-Bay Hybrid NAS Mini PC for sale, with shipping set to start in January 2026

Beelink is also positioning the ME Pro as the world’s smallest 2-bay NAS, and it even shows a size comparison against an iPhone 17 Pro Max. The system measures 166 x 121 x 112 mm, with the “112 mm” side highlighted in the promo image.

The main talking point is the swappable motherboard design

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