Modder turns RTX 5080 ROG Astral cooler into skateboard

RTX 5080 ASUS ROG hits the pavement instead of the PCIe slot

If you are looking for ideas about what to do with one of the most expensive RTX 5080 on the market, Redditor ashleysaidwhat seems to have a suggestion.

I guess we are at the point where the lack of new graphics card updates is definitely boring some enthusiasts. Some are now exploring new ideas quite literally. One Redditor turned the cooler from an RTX 5080 ASUS ROG Astral into a skateboard, and it has

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AYANEO presents redesigned NEXT 2, first gaming handheld with Ryzen AI MAX+ 395 and built-in battery

AYANEO Next 2 got a visual update

It looks like AYANEO is ready to finally reveal its new system for gamers.

Despite the launch of the AMD Strix Halo platform more than 10 months ago, there is still little choice of gaming handhelds powered by this architecture. This is surprising, given that when the first leaks started to appear, we were convinced the focus would be on built-in graphics capability for gaming. As it turns out, the AI market took over and AMD devoted most of the available Strix Halo

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ASUS reveals Level Sense technology to keep ROG Matrix GeForce RTX 5090 from sagging

ROG MATRIX RTX 5090 is so heavy that it needs special software to detect sagging

ASUS is introducing a new feature in the upcoming ROG MATRIX RTX 5090 GPU. Yesterday we reported on the first sightings of this model at retailers, seemingly coming to market at the end of this month. The card is going to be extremely expensive, which already says a lot given that ASUS ROG cards are among the most expensive models on the market. The ROG Matrix is a return to the flagship OC brand

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Gigabyte officially intros flagship X870 AORUS XTREME X3D AI TOP motherboard with 5″ LCD screen

GIGABYTE launches X870E AORUS XTREME X3D AI TOP for Ryzen X3D CPUs

GIGABYTE has introduced its new flagship AM5 motherboard, the X870E AORUS XTREME X3D AI TOP (what a long name!), a board built specifically around AMD Ryzen X3D processors and heavy DDR5 tuning. It supports Ryzen 9000, 8000, and 7000 series chips and ships with a 24+2+2 phase VRM

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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 SUPER refresh faces uncertainty amid reports of 3GB GDDR7 memory shortage

Please note that this post is tagged as a rumor .

Rumor: GeForce RTX 50 SUPER series scrapped over 3GB GDDR7 shortage

Uniko’s Hardware now claims that NVIDIA has cancelled the GeForce RTX 50 SUPER refresh. According to their post on X, 3GB GDDR7 modules are in short supply and will not reach the desktop consumer market, which would directly affect the rumored RTX 5080 SUPER, RTX 5070 Ti SUPER, and RTX 5070 SUPER.

In our

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GTA 6 delayed again, now set for November 2026 launch

Grand Theft Auto VI not launching for another year

Rockstar Games has delayed Grand Theft Auto VI by six months. The game is now scheduled to launch on November 19th 2026 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, moving from the previously announced date of May 26th 2026.

In a statement shared on social media, Rockstar apologized for the extra wait and said the additional time is needed to finish the game to its usual quality standards. The studio says it is “

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ASUS ROG Matrix Platinum RTX 5090 slips to late November at €4,099

ASUS flagship RTX 5090 card priced nearly at twice the Founders Edition

ASUS’s ROG Matrix Platinum GeForce RTX 5090 is arriving later than planned. Retailers now list shipping for the end of November, with Proshop Germany showing November 27. The card is listed at €4,099, nearly twice the current €2,099 RTX 5090 Founders Edition MSRP in Europe.

ROG Matrix Platinum is a 30th anniversary edition based on NVIDIA’s Blackwell

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GeForce RTX 5070 drops to record-low $480, Arc B580 now at $235, both 12GB models

RTX 5070 drops to $480 as Intel Arc B580 hits $235 in early Black Friday GPU deals

NVIDIA and Intel board partners have both entered the early Black Friday race with sharp desktop GPU discounts. The GeForce RTX 5070 12GB has dropped to $479.99 at Newegg, well below its $549 MSRP and even below many RTX 4070 Super listings. At the same time, Intel’s Arc

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New type of ‘GPU training’: PC modder adds a working model train track to their graphics card

All aboard the GPU: tiny train circles graphics card

A Reddit user called Beautiful-Turnip-353 has built a working model railway on top of their graphics card. A small train runs in a loop along the back of the GPU, right in front of the case window, so each gaming session looks like rush hour on PCI Express.

If you are not into model trains, T-gauge is one of the smallest scales you can buy. Yes, I had to look this up, because I

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Intel Arc Pro B60 24GB workstation GPU to launch in Europe mid to late November, starting at €769

Arc Pro B60 soon coming to DIY market in Europe

We have been tipped off by one of our readers about the upcoming launch of Intel Arc Pro B60 in Europe.

Although the Arc Pro B60 was the first Battlemage workstation model to launch, it was only for OEM/SI customers, and Intel would not confirm its launch to the DIY market for a long time. Later, Intel officially announced that a cut-down variant called Pro B50 would be available at $34

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