Usually, about a year before the launch of a new socket, we start seeing evidence of it entering the market. This often includes engineering samples, socket photos, and early confirmations of CPU cooler compatibility. Thermaltake appears to be the first company to confirm support for the LGA-1954 socket, Intel’s next-generation platform for desktop Nova Lake processors.
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CORSAIR has introduced two new high-end PCIe 5.0 SSDs: the MP700 PRO XT and the MP700 MICRO. The new lineup targets both desktop enthusiasts and compact systems, offering peak transfer speeds up to 14.9 GB/s and capacities up to 4 TB.
The MP700 PRO XT is CORSAIR
The team behind the PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 has updated its GPU recommendations to reflect the end of official driver support for older AMD and NVIDIA architectures.
The new baseline now starts at AMD RDNA (Radeon RX 5000 series or newer) and NVIDIA Turing (GeForce RTX 2000 series or newer), both requiring Vulkan 1.2 compatibility with active driver support. Intel GPUs are currently listed as not recommended due to lack of
Higher models go up to $2,220.
OneXPlayer is entering the niche market of high-performance gaming handhelds powered by AMD’s Strix Halo processors. It’s a niche category since most Strix Halo-based products, such as mini-PCs, start at around $1,500. The company will compete with GPD and AYANEO, which have yet to officially launch their own
The PC market has gone through many transformations, but the removal of disc drives from notebooks was likely the most visible shift toward a new era. Recently, we covered a PCWorld interview with Tom Petersen , who said he doesn’t even use flash drives anymore and relies entirely on cloud storage for virtually unlimited space.
Yet there are still markets where older formats continue to thrive. Blu-ray discs remain popular in Japan, not necessarily among enthusiasts, but
ASUS has opened preorders in China for the ROG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-W, a 26.5-inch display that sets a new benchmark for gaming performance. Priced at 8,499 RMB and discounted to 7,998 RMB (around $1,100 USD) during launch. ASUS says this
Our favorite modders from Brazil — Paulo Gomes, Sidnelson, and Jefferson Silva — are back with a new project, taking things to the next level. Earlier this month, we shared their experiment combining two competing graphics cards into one GPU, using the Radeon RX 580’s power section to revive a broken RTX 5070 Ti. This time, they’re reusing the same
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In a post on X, John Carmack, NVIDIA’s new DGX Spark system is not reaching its claimed performance targets. He and other researchers observed that the device draws only about 100W, less than half of its 240W rating, and achieves around 480 TFLOPS in FP4 or roughly 60 TFLOPS in BF16 workloads, which is less than half
Electronic Arts has announced Battlefield REDSEC, a free battle royale set in the Battlefield universe. The launch is scheduled for October 28. REDSEC is a standalone download and does not require Battlefield 6.
The rollout aligns with Season 1 of Battlefield 6. The season roadmap includes three waves of free content running from October through December.
A gameplay trailer will premiere one hour before servers go live. EA says the mode will be free-to-play for all players at launch.
Eyes up.
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Reddit has once again confirmed that the strongest anti-sag bracket known to PC builders is not aluminum, carbon fiber, or a fancy vertical mount. It’s a Nokia phone.
A post on pcmasterrace subreddit shows a graphics card being held up by a Nokia 6124 Classic . The owner calls the build “post-nuclear.” The phone fits under the shroud like it was designed for this job. The comments agree on one thing