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MSI Project Zero backside power connector design reaches entry level with first AMD B840 motherboard

MSI PRO B840M-P EVO PZ motherboard announced

Finally on entry-level chipset.

MSI has introduced the PRO B840M-P EVO WIFI6E PZ, the first AMD B840 motherboard with the company’s back-connect layout. The PZ suffix stands for Project Zero and marks boards that move most connectors to the rear side of the PCB, leaving the component side clean for cable-free builds. The microATX board supports AMD Ryzen 7000,

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ASUS ROG Matrix Platinum RTX 5090 launches today at €4,099, limited to 1,000 units

ASUS ROG Matrix RTX 5090 Anniversary Edition now available

ASUS’s ROG Matrix Platinum GeForce RTX 5090 is finally going on sale. Proshop has now confirmed that orders for the card will open today at 2 PM European time, priced at €4,099, matching previous listings from late October and early November.

“Today’s the day – we’re accepting orders from 2 PM onwards.”

– ProShop

The retailer also confirms that availability will be restricted, with a hard

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Valve Steam Machine features prototype E-ink cover that will not go on sale

Steam Machine with custom covers, but not all will be on sale

Source: PCGamer/GamersNexus

Valve’s new Steam Machine is a compact living room PC built around SteamOS, a 6-core Zen 4 CPU, and a semi-custom RDNA3 GPU with 28 compute units. It targets console-class 4K gaming with upscaling, using 16 GB of DDR5-5600 memory, 8 GB of GDDR6 VRAM, and 512 GB to 2 TB of storage plus a

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Modder runs RTX 5090 at 800W+ using two 16-pins connectors and shunt mod on Gigabyte card

Gigabyte RTX 5090 modded to support two 12V-2×6 power connectors

Although we talk a lot about 12V-2×6 power connectors in terms of their issues with thermals and often melting, some users aren’t as concerned about such issues. In fact, they would rather add even more power if they could. Technically this is possible in two ways: through shunt modding, which tricks the card into believing it draws less power than it really does and raises the overclocking

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ADATA and MSI to launch the “World’s first 4-rank DDR5 CUDIMM memory”, 128GB per module on Z890 platform

MSI has prototype Z890 board that supports 256GB capacity on two modules

ADATA spills the beans on an upcoming upgrade to some motherboards.

ADATA and MSI have introduced a new DDR5 CUDIMM module that pushes desktop memory capacity to a new level. The module uses a 4-rank layout and offers 128 GB per stick, making it the first design of this type for consumer systems. ADATA confirmed stable operation at 5600 MT/s on MSI’s upcoming Intel Z8

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NVIDIA Shield TV marks decade of updates with 9.2.2 release

NVIDIA Shield TV with 10 years of updates

Shield TV and TV Pro may be one of the NVIDIA’s longest-supported consumer devices on the market. The platform just marked its 10-year anniversary, having launched in May 2015. The hardware was refreshed a few times (in 2017 and 2019), but the new software update applies to all models, from what I understand.

The Shield TV series are set-top boxes that were ahead of their

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AMD launches first feature from FSR Redstone with Call of Duty Black Ops 7, only for RX 9000 GPUs

AMD FSR Redstone now features in Call of Duty Black Ops 7, but in limited scope

I guess there is no press event after all.

AMD has launched the first piece of its next-gen FSR “Redstone” stack in a shipping game. Through a joint effort with Activision, the new Ray Regeneration feature is now live in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 for Radeon RX 9000 series graphics cards. It’s worth remembering that COD was the first franchinse to susport FSR4 when it came

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(Driver) AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 25.11.1

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Cooler Master launches €64 QUBE 540 E-ATX with built-in pegboard

Cooler Master introduces QUBE 540 compact modular case

Cooler Master has announced the QUBE 540, a 40.64 L PC case that can be used in either vertical or horizontal orientation. The chassis targets creators, gamers, and DIY builders who want a smaller system without giving up support for full-size hardware.

The QUBE 540 supports motherboards from Mini-ITX up to E-ATX (up to 280 mm wide), graphics cards up to 415 mm long

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Valve says Steam Deck 2 must wait for stronger hardware architecture

Valve says 20‑50% gains won’t cut it for Steam Deck

Apparently key to success in the gaming world is to have as few releases as possible. We see this with the Nintendo Switch, Xbox/PlayStation systems, or even the GTA series, all of which wait years before major updates. That said, Valve is not interested in a minor upgrade for their Deck system – they are waiting for much better hardware first.

In an interview with IGN, Valve’s lead for Deck systems

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