NVIDIA launches Nemotron 3 Nano 30B open-weight models with 1M-token context length

NVIDIA launches open-weight model Nemotron 3 Nano 30B

NVIDIA has published details on Nemotron 3, a new open model family aimed at multi-agent and tool-using workflows. The first release is Nemotron 3 Nano, and NVIDIA is positioning it around high token throughput and a native 1M-token context window.

Nemotron 3 Nano is described as a hybrid Mamba-Transformer mixture-of-experts model. NVIDIA lists it as a 30B total and 3B active parameter model, while the Hugging

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DDR5 memory prices triple in three months, giving AMD AM4 upgrades a second wind

DDR5 price spike keeps AM4 upgrades on the table as RAM kits triple in three months

ComputerBase’s latest price check shows mainstream RAM kits rising by an average 251.95% between mid-September and mid-December 2025. In the same tracking set, SSDs rose 41.59% on average and HDDs rose 33.72% .

That kind of jump changes the math for anyone moving to AMD’s AM5 , since AM5 builds require

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Modder mounts dual CPU tower coolers on RTX 2060, cuts hotspot temperature by 35°C

When a GPU cooler is not enough

TrashBench has published another unconventional GPU cooling experiment, this time focused on an ASUS DUAL GeForce RTX 2060 that can hit 74°C on the GPU core and 92°C on the hotspot in a 10 minute Unigine Heaven run.

The video starts with simple changes to the back of the card. Adding small heatsinks to the backplate drops temps slightly to 73°C core and 90°C hotspot. Removing the backplate changes the result to 6

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Sapphire asks AMD for more freedom in partner GPU designs: “Let us go nuts”

Sapphire wants more control over card designs, TOXIC GPUs may return

In an interview with Hardware Unboxed, Ed Crisler (NA PR Manager at Sapphire Technology) says board partners should get more room to design their own graphics cards, instead of working inside tight rules set by the chip maker.

Sapphire is an AMD-exclusive board partner, and unlike their competitors such as ASUS, Gigabyte and MSI, its market presence and offering have been very much limited to what AMD has to offer. Although their call is threfore directed at

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PALIT reveals three custom GeForce RTX 5070 GamingPro cards and launches giveaway

Palit has Borderlands 4-themed custom GPUs, but they are giving away a normal one

Palit has announced a new giveaway tied to its Maker program. If you missed earlier coverage, Palit lets users customize certain graphics cards using officially provided 3D models for its cooler designs. Not every model is included (the program currently targets GamingPro, Dual, and White series cards), but it still offers more official 3D-print support than most brands.

The idea is simple: Palit provides official design files you can

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MSI launches $1,300 MEG X870E GODLIKE X Edition motherboard, limited to 1,000 units for GODLIKE’s 10th anniversary

MSI X870E GODLIKE at godlike pricing

Celebrating 10 years of the GODLIKE series, which started with… Intel board.

MSI has launched the MEG X870E GODLIKE X EDITION, a 10-year anniversary AM5 flagship that is limited to 1,000 units. Each board is tied to a numbered collector package, and MSI lists a release and ship date of December 14, 2025.

On the spec side, it supports AMD Ryzen 900

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ASUS launches GeForce RTX 5060 DUAL Evo series, slimmer design and shorter PCIe interface

ASUS quietly lists Dual GeForce RTX 5060 EVO and RTX 5060 Ti EVO models

ASUS has added new Dual GeForce RTX 5060 EVO and Dual GeForce RTX 5060 Ti EVO graphics cards to its website. We spotted these models weeks ago and already added them to our database, but the product pages are now live with clearer details.

The EVO versions switch to a slimmer 2.1-slot cooler, down from the 2.5-slot design used by the regular

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Beelink teases ME Pro NAS with Intel, AMD, and ARM board options

Beelink Reveals ME Pro NAS With Slide-Out Module Design in a 2-Bay Chassis

Beelink has revealed its upcoming ME Pro NAS, advertising the two-bay model as the world’s smallest in its class. The company’s teaser puts the footprint at about 166 x 121 mm, with height around the 122 mm range depending on the measurement used.

Beelink says ME Pro will come in two versions: a two-bay model and a larger four-bay option. The

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MSI Claw A8 with Ryzen Z2 Extreme finally listed in US at $1149

MSI Claw A8 shows up on Newegg for $1,149, still out of stock

MSI’s Claw A8 (AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme) has appeared on Newegg, which is the clearest sign yet that the handheld is headed for the US retail channel. We first spotted the listing last week and waited for it to go live, but the product is still marked out of stock.

Newegg lists the handheld at $1,149 and identifies it as the Claw A8 BZ

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ASRock BIOS update add “Upcoming CPU” support, hinting at Ryzen 9850X3D and Ryzen 9000G compatibility

ASRock posts AGESA 1.2.7.1 BIOS updates with “upcoming CPU” support

ASRock has started publishing new BIOS updates for AM5 motherboards based on AMD AGESA Combo AM5 1.2.7.1. The firmware is showing up on official support pages for several B650 and B850 models. The changelog is short, but it includes “support upcoming CPUs.”

That wording is usually used when vendors are preparing boards for processors that are not announced yet. On AM

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