PS5 Disc Drive demand increases

Sony has added a purchase limit for the detachable Disc Drive for PS5 Digital Edition consoles and PS5 Pro. The PlayStation Direct product page now states that “due to high demand, there is a limit of 1 per order.”

The accessory which costs $79 is designed for PS5 Digital Edition consoles and PS5 Pro. It allows users to play supported PS5 and PS4 games on Blu-ray Disc and also supports 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray,

Notebookcheck tests YMTC laptop SSD in Lenovo ThinkBook 14 G9

Lenovo is now shipping at least one ThinkBook 14 G9 configuration with an SSD from Yangtze Memory Technologies, better known as YMTC . Notebookcheck reports that this is the first YMTC laptop SSD it has tested.

The drive was found in the Lenovo T hinkBook 14 G9 IPL. This is a 14-inch office laptop based on Intel Core Ultra 200-series processors. The tested unit uses a 512GB SSD in the

Samsung 990 PCIe 4.0 SSD appears in 1TB and 2TB variants

Samsung has listed a new 990 PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD, but this is not another EVO or PRO model. The drive appears under the standard 990 name, with 1TB and 2TB capacities listed on Samsung Canada’s website. These listings have since been removed.

Samsung 990 drops DRAM for HMB

According to Samsung’s own specification listing, the 990 uses HMB (not

Thermaltake Dr. Power III Pro tests PCIe 12+4-pin power connectors for ATX 3.1 PSUs

Thermaltake has listed the Dr. Power III Pro, a new power supply tester for modern ATX power supplies. The device supports ATX12V v3.1 units and includes a dedicated PCIe 12+4-pin connector input for modern GPU power cables.

The main point is SENSE0/SENSE1 detection. According to Thermaltake, Dr. Power III Pro can read the sideband signals on

Signed GeForce RTX 5080 offered through football campaign

NVIDIA GeForce Brasil is running a football-themed giveaway tied to Lucas Paquetá and his custom GeForce Garage PC build.

The company says users can win a GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card and a Brazilian National Team shirt. Both prizes are signed by Paquetá. According to NVIDIA’s post, users need to like the campaign post and follow the linked entry page.

Signed RTX 5080 and Brazil shirt

The giveaway is part of NVIDIA

Valve releases Steam Machine Inkterface files for DIY E Ink faceplate

Valve has released the files for Inkterface, a DIY E Ink front panel for the Steam Machine. The project is hosted on Valve’s SteamOS GitLab page. The upload includes 3D print files, a bill of materials, firmware, assembly instructions and software setup documentation. It gives users enough material to build the E Ink faceplate themselves, rather than wait for a finished accessory.

What it doesn’t have is a link where you can buy it without

Four QHD 360Hz G-SYNC Pulsar monitors receive firmware 1.1.8

NVIDIA has released firmware version 1.1.8 for its current G-SYNC Pulsar QHD 360Hz monitor lineup. The update is available for Acer Predator XB273U F5, AOC AGON PRO AG276QSG2, ASUS ROG STRIX Pulsar XG27AQNGV and MSI MPG 272QRF X36. NVIDIA’s update page also confirms that users can roll back to

Aoostar sells GODY Mini-PC outside China, just bring your own memory

The GODY is listed at $849 as a barebone system. This means buyers must install their own DDR5 memory and M.2 storage. Aoostar also includes a free Windows 11 Pro key with the barebone option.

The system is based on the AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX, a Zen 4 processor with 16 cores and 32 threads. It is paired with a Radeon RX 7600 XT graphics

Intel confirms higher Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus pricing

Intel has confirmed the recent pricing update for its Core Ultra 200S Plus desktop processors. The change affects the Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus, two Arrow Lake Refresh models launched in March.

The update was first noticed after Intel changed the Recommended Customer Price values on its official ARK product pages. The Core Ultra 7 270K Plus