Enthusiast gets Windows 11 working on 2003-era DDR1 platform with Radeon AGP support, runs Crysis

Core 2 Quad Q6600 system runs Windows 11 on DDR1-era motherboard

Windows 11 has been shown running on a DDR1 motherboard with AGP graphics, using hardware from a very different PC era. The system is based on an ASRock ConRoe865PE motherboard with Intel i865PE chipset, which originally launched in the early 2000s.

The board supports DDR1 memory and AGP graphics, but it can also run newer LGA775 processors.

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Lenovo says DRAM prices “will never be like last year again”, shares “RAMageddon survival guide”

Lenovo says server buyers must rethink RAM capacity planning

The company says DRAM and NAND prices may not return to 2025 levels for years.

During a presentation at ISC 2026, Lenovo executive director Martin Hiegl said memory prices may “never” return to the levels seen before the current price surge. ComputerBase reports that the comment was made with some exaggeration, but the message referred to a period of roughly five years and potentially longer.

Lenovo expects a different pricing baseline to appear around 2030

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AIDA64 adds preliminary support for AMD Zen 6 Olympic Ridge and Mustang Peak CPUs

AMD Olympic Ridge and Mustang Peak Zen 6 CPUs listed by AIDA64

The latest AIDA64 Extreme 8.30.8332 beta, released on June 27, lists support for AMD K1A.18 Mustang Peak CPU and AMD K1A.88 Olympic Ridge CPU. These are early detection entries, basically the ability to name the chip. It does not confirm that AIDA64 developers have any information on the CPU design or specs, only the ID that will

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GeForce RTX 5090 reportedly reaches repair shop with burned PCB, dead GPU and rejected warranty

Vietnamese repair shop reports severe RTX 5090 PCB burn damage

A Vietnamese GPU repair shop has shared a new GeForce RTX 5090 repair case showing damage around the graphics card power area. The report comes from quyle.gpufix, which says it received two RTX 5090 cards for repair.

According to the repair shop, one card had already been worked on before arrival. It reportedly had no power, no GPU detection and one missing A1 VRAM package. The shop says this card was

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PlayStation 6 BOM estimate reportedly rises by $200 to around $960

Please note that this post is tagged as a rumor .

PlayStation 6 parts cost estimate climbs near $1,000, according to Kepler_L2

A new estimate from Kepler_L2 suggests that the PlayStation 6 bill of materials has increased by around $200 since March. The same leaker previously estimated the console BOM at around $760, which would place the updated estimate near $960.

Sony has not announced PlayStation 6 specifications, pricing, launch timing, or the

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GTA 6 reportedly has no disc release planned

GTA 6 physical media plans reportedly end with code-in-box release

Grand Theft Auto VI may not receive a disc release at launch or later, according to a new report from The Hollywood Reporter. The game will still be available in a boxed retail version, but that package will reportedly include only a download code.

Rockstar opened pre-orders for GTA 6 this week, confirming Standard and Ultimate editions for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. The game is scheduled to launch on November 19, 2

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ASUS expands GeForce RTX 5060 Dual lineup with Advanced SKUs

ASUS adds fourth RTX 5060 DUAL model

ASUS has added two GeForce RTX 5060 Dual Advanced graphics cards to its product stack. The new listings cover the DUAL-RTX5060-8G-A and DUAL-RTX5060-O8G-A models.

This is not the first ASUS Dual RTX 5060 design. The company already lists standard Dual, Dual EVO and Dual White models, which are also present in our GPU database.

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AYANEO Pocket MICRO 2 handheld launches with Snapdragon 865-class chip for $239

AYANEO Pocket MICRO 2 keeps 3.5-inch display, adds 3,950mAh battery

AYANEO has released Pocket MICRO 2, its second mini horizontal Android handheld designed for retro gaming. The device is now available through the AYANEO online store starting at $239, with limited stock offered on a first-come, first-served basis. The new model keeps the same general concept as the original Pocket MICRO but updates the processor, battery, controls and chassis design.

3.5-inch

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PS4 emulator ShadPS4 gets online play without PSN

ShadPS4 adds ShadNet online support, but PS4 emulation still has a long road ahead

ShadPS4 is not in the same position as RPCS3 yet. The PS4 emulator is a newer project, with development reportedly starting in October 2022 and early public builds appearing in 2023. Game playability is also much lower, so it will still take a lot of work from developers and the community before many PS4 titles run correctly.

ShadNet brings custom online servers to ShadPS4

The emulator has

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PlayStation hardware sales hit lowest May since 2000, Xbox records worst May ever as prices rise

US console hardware sales are now showing the effect of recent price increases

Console sales down

Circana’s May 2026 US video game market data shows that Xbox hardware unit sales reached their lowest May total on record. PlayStation hardware unit sales also fell to their lowest May total since May 2000.

PlayStation 5 unit sales were down 58% compared to May 2025. PS5 hardware spending fell 43% year-over-year, with Circana linking the decline to recent price

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