YouTuber turns $4000 AMD Ryzen AI Halo into the SteamOS gaming system

ETA Prime turns AMD’s $4,000 Ryzen AI Halo workstation into the Steam Machine AMD never made

ETA Prime installed SteamOS 3.8.14 on a $3,999 AMD Ryzen AI Halo MiniAI workstation. The one-liter system combines the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 with 128GB of LPDDR5X memory. Strix Halo debuted more than 18 months ago, and despite early expectations that AMD might eventually target gamers, the company instead pushed it toward

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AMD expands Ryzen 200 and Ryzen 100 with 11 Hawk Point SKUs

AMD adds Zen4 Hawk Point processors to Ryzen 100 series

Ryzen 200

The new processors are the Ryzen 7 253, Ryzen 7 249, Ryzen 5 225, Ryzen 5 224, Ryzen 7 217, Ryzen 5 216 and Ryzen 3 205. AMD’s product pages list June 2, 2026 as their launch date. All seven use Zen4 or a combination of Zen4 and Zen4c cores with RDNA

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Alphacool launches €300 water block for ASRock Intel Arc Pro B60 GPUs

Alphacool launches chrome-plated copper block for Intel Arc Pro B60

Alphacool has launched the Eisblock Arc Pro B60 Creator, a full-cover water block developed for ASRock’s Intel Arc Pro B60 24GB graphics cards. The cooler supports both the actively cooled Creator model and the single-slot Passive variant.

The water block is matched to ASRock’s PCB layout and measures 185.76 × 118.15 × 35.15 mm.

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AMD Zen6 Medusa Point 10-core APU beats Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 in Geekbench by 22%

AMD Plum-MDS1 platform appears with faster 10-core Zen 6 APU benchmark

AMD Medusa Point 10-core APU reportedly beats Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 in Geekbench

AMD’s next-generation Medusa Point APU has appeared again in the Geekbench database, this time with a much higher score than the earlier result from March.

The new entry is listed under the AMD Plum-MDS1 platform. This is the same platform name used by the earlier engineering sample leak. Geekbench identifies the processor as

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ASUS shows CXMT-based DDR5 memory running at up to 8400 MT/s o n AMD B850 motherboard

ASUS joins MSI in validating Chinese CXMT DDR5 memory on AMD motherboards

ASUS has posted new test results for DDR5 memory kits based on CXMT DRAM.

The update was published through the ROG account in China as part of the ROG 20th Anniversary campaign. It shows the B850M AYW Gaming OC WiFi7 W motherboard running DDR5 memory from KingBank and Lexar at data rates above 8000 MT/s.

The highest result is listed for a KingBank 2x24GB DDR5

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Leaker details Intel Nova Lake SKUs with Xe3 and Xe3P graphics

Intel reportedly plans 12 Xe3P graphics for Nova Lake-H and one desktop SKU

Known Intel leaker Jaykihn has confirmed today which mobile Nova Lake SKUs will feature Xe3p and Xe3 GPU architectures specifically. Mobile Nova Lake-H will feature a 12 Xe segment based on Xe3P, but the cut-down variant will also have Xe graphics, except the non-P variant. Worth adding that Nova Lake-S will have one 12 Xe3p SKU , confirming the desktop part

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GIGABYTE confirms AORUS GeForce RTX 5070 INFINITY specs

GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 5070 INFINITY uses hidden 12V-2×6 power connector

GIGABYTE has published the product page for the AORUS GeForce RTX 5070 INFINITY 12G, a new custom RTX 5070 graphics card under the AORUS brand.

The card, listed as GV-N5070AORUS IF-12GD , is based on the GeForce RTX 5070 GPU with 6144 CUDA cores. GIGABYTE confirms a 2715 MHz

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VESA introduces DisplayHDR True Black 1400 for OLED, requires 1400 nits peak and 700 nits full-screen

VESA introduces DisplayHDR True Black 1400 with 1400 nits peak for OLED

VESA has announced a new top-tier certification called DisplayHDR True Black 1400. The new standard targets OLED panels used for professional HDR workflows and premium content consumption. It raises both peak and sustained brightness requirements compared to previous True Black tiers.

The specification requires at least 1400 cd/m² peak luminance and 700 cd/m² full-screen brightness. Black levels must remain as

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ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Edition 20 bundle listed at €3,299, €300 above official price

ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Edition 20 bundle already listed 10% above MSRP

The ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Edition 20 and ROG Ryujin 360 Edition 20 bundle has appeared at the first European retailers, but not at the price ASUS announced.

ASUS previously said the limited ROG Edition 20 motherboard and AIO cooler bundle would cost €2,999. However, listings from LDLC and Materiel.net now show the product at €3,299

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ASRock confirms Taichi 10th Anniversary hardware will not go on sale

ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi 10th Anniversary concept card will remain a concept, no plans for a launch

Six anniversary designs include motherboards, Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card, monitor, PSU and AIO.

ASRock has shown six Taichi 10th Anniversary products, but these are not planned for retail sale. The company says the anniversary hardware was created as concept products to celebrate the Taichi brand.

The anniversary page includes a dedicated products section with six models. ASRock shows the Z

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