Modder shrinks PlayStation 5 to a 6-liter case, runs cooler with lower power draw

Tiny PS5 Redux: build-it-yourself 6-liter PlayStation 5 mod from NFC

Tiny PS5 Redux is the refined, simplified version designed compared to YouTuber’s original version. If your console matches model 1215A, you can follow a step-by-step guide from NFC. The goal is the same: shrink the console into a portable form factor, now with a cleaner layout and easier assembly for the community. It is a complex mod though that involves soldering, cooling customizations

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AMD releases statement confirming RDNA1 and RDNA2 will continue to receive game optimizations

AMD releases statement on Radeon RX 5000/6000 driver support, game support for new releases to continue

AMD has released a follow-up statement addressing confusion surrounding its latest Adrenalin Edition 25.10.2 driver. The company now confirms that Radeon RX 5000 (RDNA1) and RX 6000 (RDNA2) GPUs will continue to receive game optimizations, bug fixes, and security updates, despite earlier reports suggesting otherwise.

The clarification comes after a

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Steam on Linux exceeds 3% share for the first time, with nearly 1/3 running SteamOS

Gaming on Linux is now accounting for 3% of players, according to the Steam Survey

The Linux gaming community has reached a new milestone, with Steam on Linux finally surpassing 3% of the total user base according to Valve’s latest Steam Hardware Survey for October 2025.

The new data shows Linux systems now account for 3.05% of all active Steam users, marking a 0.41% increase month-over-month and the highest share since Steam for Linux debuted over a

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Intel

MSI B760MPOWER overclocking motherboard for Intel LGA-1700 CPUs leaked

MPOWER series board for Alder & Raptor Lake CPUs

MSI picks LGA-1700 platform for yet another overclocking MPOWER board.

It says a lot that MSI chose not to launch any LGA-1851–based MPOWER board, but did so for AM5 and the previous LGA-1700 socket. The company now appears ready to release another LGA-1700 model, this time using the B760 chipset instead of Z790.

All MPOWER boards share

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Apple Silicon

Morefine H1 first compact PC with “Strix Halo” MAX+ PRO 395 variant costs $2199, includes 128GB RAM

MOREFINE H1 Mini PC debuts with Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 and up to 128GB RAM

MOREFINE has launched the H1 mini PC with AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395. The system ships with 128GB LPDDR5x-8000 memory and a 2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD.

The H1 uses a compact chassis measuring 248.5 × 188.4 × 97.5 mm and weighs about 3

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Second Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT suffers burned 12V-2×6 connector

There are now three known cases of burned RX 9070 XT cards with 12V-2×6 connector

A new report on Reddit describes another Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card with a burned 12V-2×6 power connector. This is now the third known case involving RX 9070 XT models equipped with the 16-pin connector, and the second time it has affected a Sapphire card. Only two manufacturers, Sapphire and ASRock, used this connector design

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AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT finally reaches $599 MSRP in the US, eight months after launch

AMD RX 9070 XT finally at $599

Hard to believe it took this long.

The Radeon RX 9070 graphics card series launched on March 6 were an immediate success given their price and performance. Unfortunately, AMD surprised gamers and reviewers by announcing artificial MSRPs for the new Navi 48 models that wouldn’t appear for weeks in the case of the RX 9070 and months for the RX 9070 XT.

Today marks the first time the RX 90

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AMD bundles four Steam games with Lenovo Legion Go 2, Costco only

AMD launches “4 Games” bundle for Lenovo Legion Go 2 with Ryzen Z2 APU

AMD has launched a Costco-exclusive promotion for Lenovo’s Legion Go 2 with the Ryzen Z2 APU. The handheld features an 8.8-inch 1920×1200 OLED display at up to 144 Hz, detachable controllers, and a 74 Wh battery, with configs up to 32 GB LPDDR5X and 2 TB SSD available depending on market.

The bundle delivers Steam

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ASUS ROG XG Mobile eGPUs with RTX 50 Series now listed for $1,299 (5070 Ti) and $2,499 (5090)

ASUS launches ROG XG Mobile (2025) with Thunderbolt 5 and RTX 50 Series GPUs starting at $1,299

ASUS has officially released the ROG XG Mobile (2025), the company’s first external GPU to use a Thunderbolt 5 interface instead of its older proprietary connector. The new model brings wider compatibility across laptops and mini PCs while keeping the compact form factor that made the XG Mobile series stand out (also because of the price).

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Intel

Intel launches new Holiday Game Bundle for Core Ultra 200 CPUs and Arc GPUs featuring up to Battlefield 6 Phantom and AC: Shadows

Intel launches Holiday Bundle in two tiers, both include Battlefield 6

Intel has updated its game bundle promotion

Following the end of the Game Days offer in late October, Intel has introduced a new promotion. “Introduced” might be a bit of an overstatement, though, since Intel hasn’t officially announced anything. We actually found this while browsing Newegg, where new game bundles were listed for certain laptops. The previous promo only included Battlefield 6, and now there’s even an option for the Battlefield 6 Phantom Edition

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