Dell has started selling the Alienware AW3426DW in Europe. The new 34-inch ultrawide QD-OLED monitor is listed by Dell Germany for €809 including VAT and by Dell UK for £709 including VAT.
This gives the AW3426DW its first confirmed retail pricing after its Computex 2026 announcement. Dell has not yet listed US or Canadian
GIGABYTE has announced availability of two new AORUS GeForce RTX 5080 graphics cards.
The company has added the AORUS GeForce RTX 5080 INFINITY 16G and AORUS GeForce RTX 5080 INFINITY WOOD 16G to its official product lineup. Both cards were first shown at COMPUTEX 2026 and are now listed on GIGABYTE and AORUS product pages.
The two models share the same RTX 5
Completed listings show Valve’s randomized reservation system did not stop buyers from reselling queue spots.
Valve’s new Steam Machine has already reached eBay, but not as finished hardware. Some successful reservation holders are reselling their Steam Machine queue spots shortly after Valve sent confirmation emails.
Valve opened Steam Machine reservations due to limited launch supply. The company used a randomized queue instead of a regular preorder system, with selected users given 72 hours to complete the purchase before the reservation is passed to
E49M1G and E49M1R use 49-inch VA panels with Mini LED backlights and up to 5120×1440 at 165Hz.
INNOCN appears to be the first brand to launch a 49-inch 32:9 flat ultrawide monitor. The company has listed two models in China, the
GOODRAM has introduced RIVAL DDR4 RADIANT, a new desktop memory series aimed at users who are still running DDR4 platforms. The company says DDR4 remains an active standard for many gamers, including systems based on Intel Alder Lake, Intel Raptor Lake and AMD Ryzen 5000 processors.
This was one of the main questions around the new Steam Machine since its announcement. Valve still lists the system with HDMI 2.0 on its public spec sheet, even though the hardware itself can handle HDMI 2.1 features. As we covered before, the limitation was tied to SteamOS, Linux, and AMD’s open-source graphics driver stack.
Speaking to Digital Foundry, Valve SteamOS architect Pierre-Loup
NVIDIA has released the 580.173.02 Linux graphics driver for older GPUs. This is a legacy branch for Maxwell, Pascal and Volta GPUs, which includes the GeForce GTX 10 Series.
The update focuses on bug fixes rather than new features. NVIDIA addressed a bug that could cause black screens after modesets in X11 applications using the Present extension.
The driver also fixes an OpenGL
Intel has updates Z990 power guidance with three EPS CPU connectors
Leakers claim Intel has revised its power guidance for Z990 boards, but the connector count may still depend on the motherboard vendor. Intel’s next desktop platform may bring another board power change for high-end Nova Lake-S CPUs. LC Tech Leaks claims Intel has issued revised Z990 power design guidance with three 8
German retailer lists the 20th anniversary ROG keyboard, mouse, monitor and 3000W PSU.
ASUS ROG Edition 20 products have started appearing at ALTERNATE in Germany. The retailer is promoting the launch through a social post that asks users if it is “time for a fat party.” This appears to be a machine translation of the German phrase “fette Party.” It is probably not the wording ASUS would use for a global
The change applies to Framework Laptop 13 Pro DIY Edition configurations with PCIe Gen 5 SSDs . Framework says it has qualified ADATA’s XPG MARS 970 SSD, which will replace the previous Gen 5 option.
According to Framework, the new SSD offers better performance, efficiency and long-term reliability at a lower cost. The company now offers the drive in 1TB and 2TB capacities for new Laptop 13 Pro pre-
