A Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics card purchased on the second-hand market appears to be a prototype or engineering sample. The card was shown by Redditor Shav_tech, who said it was bought as a regular RX 7900 XTX.
The board does not match a standard retail card. It uses a red PCB, has no backplate and includes extra connectors on the upper part of the
Intel reportedly prepares larger supply of older Core CPUs for China DIY market.
According to a new China channel report from Channel Gate, Intel is preparing to increase supply of older Core desktop processors during Q3 2026. The report claims Intel will restart production of 13th and 14th Gen Core CPUs, with a broader increase in supply across 10th, 12th, 13th and 1
System76 Lemur Pro gets Panther Lake, Core Ultra X7 model starts at $2,298
System76 has launched a new Lemur Pro laptop based on Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, also known as Panther Lake. The laptop is available in 14-inch and 16-inch versions and ships with Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu
Intel has changed the recommended pricing for its Core Ultra 200S Plus desktop processors. The update was spotted by harukaze5719, who noticed that Intel’s official product pages now list higher Recommended Customer Price ranges for both unlocked Arrow Lake Refresh models.
The Core Ultra 7 270K Plus is now listed at $339 to $349 on Intel ARK. The Core Ultra 5 25
Shuttle has launched the XPC cube SB860R8, a 14L barebone system for Intel Core Ultra 200 series desktop processors. The system uses the Intel B860 chipset and supports LGA1851 CPUs with up to 125W Processor Base Power. It also includes a 500W Flex-ATX 80 PLUS Gold power supply and
Noctua updates product roadmap through Q2 2027
Noctua has published a new product roadmap covering the rest of 2026 and the first half of 2027. The list includes cooling products, partner hardware and new Noctua Home devices.
Some of these products were already shown at Computex 2026. This includes the Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition mouse , the NT-CP1 AM5/4
Microsoft is reportedly testing a new Xbox feature that would allow users to convert physical games into digital entitlements. The system is said to support Xbox One and Xbox Series X discs, but not Xbox 360 or original Xbox discs.
According to The Verge, the feature works by inserting a compatible disc, installing the game and playing it on an Xbox console while signed into a Microsoft account. This process would grant a digital entitlement for
Microsoft has reportedly stopped manufacturing Surface Go and Surface Laptop Go systems. According to Windows Central, the Surface Go 4 and Surface Laptop Go 3 are now out of stock in most regions, and Microsoft has no plans to restock them or launch direct successors.
This means Microsoft’s budget Surface portfolio is effectively gone. The company’s current Surface website now focuses on Surface Pro and Surface Laptop systems, with 12-inch and 13-inch Surface Pro
Sony confirmed today that all new games released on PlayStation consoles will move to digital formats starting January 2028. This applies to new releases after the cutoff date. Games already released on disc, or games scheduled to release on disc before then, are not affected.
The timing is now being treated as a strong signal for PlayStation 6. Ampere analyst says the January 2028 cutoff almost certainly means PS6 will not launch before that year, reports Kotaku. Ampere currently expects
Team OGS has posted a new HWBOT submission with the GeForce RTX 5090D running at 4002 MHz. This appears to be the first RTX Blackwell GPU listed at 4 GHz in a validated benchmark entry.
The result was achieved with the GALAX GeForce RTX 5090D HOF OC Lab Edition. This is the original RTX 5090D variant,
