MSI Afterburner dev revives “GPUProbe” from the RivaTuner era, adds access to hidden GPU sensors

GPUProbe adds VRAM, hotspot and 12VHPWR sensors to MSI Afterburner

MSI Afterburner developer Alexey Nicolaychuk has demonstrated a revived and imporved version of the GPUProbe plugin that can expose sensors not normally supported by the software. This includes GPU hotspot readings, individual VRAM module temperatures and power monitoring hardware found on custom graphics cards.

The original GPUProbe implementation used by RivaTuner could only create sensors from data read through GPU MMIO registers. Nicolaychuk says the MSI Afterburner version can also communicate with arbitrary devices connected to the GPU through I2C buses

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MSI 5K 180Hz Mini LED monitor reportedly put on hold indefinitely

MSI MPG 271KRAW18 may be cancelled over “technical feasibility”

The January 2027 launch is no longer happening as planned.

MSI’s MPG 271KRAW18 may not reach the market after all. The 27-inch 5K Mini LED gaming monitor, which MSI showed at Computex 2026, has now been put on hold indefinitely.

According to TFTCentral, MSI confirmed that the monitor is on hold because of “technical feasibility” and because the company

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Evercade Nexus DOOM Edition handheld launches at $249, limited to 3,000 units

Limited Evercade Nexus DOOM Edition goes up for pre-order August 7

Evercade has announced a limited DOOM Edition of its Nexus handheld, which will launch alongside the new DOOM Collection cartridge. The console will be limited to 3,000 units worldwide and priced at $249.99.

The special edition was revealed at the end of Evercade’s latest DOOM Collection trailer. The package includes the DOOM-themed Evercade Nexus, the DOOM Collection cartridge, a hard shell case, poster and DOOM comic

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Quake gets a new free 19-level campaign for its 30th anniversary

MachineGames releases free 19-level Quake campaign

MachineGames and id Software have released Dawn of the Machine, a new episode for the original Quake.

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Quake is getting new content 30 years after its original release. MachineGames and id Software have launched Quake: Dawn of the Machine , a new campaign available as a free update for modern versions of the game.

Dawn of the Machine includes 19 new levels , a new soundtrack and an additional Deathmatch map. The episode was developed by MachineGames in collaboration with id

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NVIDIA blurs the line between GPU memory and storage with open-source cuFile for ‘AI storage’

No, SSDs are not becoming VRAM

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I have seen several articles and social media posts claiming that NVIDIA is preparing a new tech that will unlock local SSDs as a some kind of replacement for low VRAM GPUs. All this is based on a newly open-sourced technology which has nothing to do with gaming.

NVIDIA has announced plans to open-source its cuFile APIs and the storage software stack built around them. The announcement was made during Future of Memory and Storage 2026 and has already led to

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Take-Two CEO says discs “don’t really make sense” ahead of GTA VI code-in-box launch

Take-Two CEO questions game discs months before GTA VI launch

Grand Theft Auto VI is set to become the biggest game launch of 2026, and comments from Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick suggest its lack of a physical disc is not an isolated decision.

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has commented on the industry’s move away from physical game releases. His comments are worth paying attention to because Take-Two is only months away from releasing Grand Theft Auto VI, its largest release of the year

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ZOTAC shows off RTX 5060 series cards with custom Comiday30 anime design

ZOTAC × Comiday30 RTX 5060 series features custom anime backplates

ZOTAC has prepared a set of custom GeForce RTX 5060 series graphics cards for Comiday30 in China. The cards feature a white cooler and a custom anime illustration covering the backplate.

The collection includes the GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, RTX 5060 Ti 8GB and RTX 5060 8GB. ZOTAC has not announced these designs as retail products. Instead, the cards are

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ASUS ROG NUC 16 with RTX 5070 Ti launches in the US for $3,117

ASUS ROG NUC 16 RTX 5070 Ti lands between $2,499 RTX 5060 and $3,799 RTX 5080 models

ASUS has expanded the US ROG NUC 16 lineup with a GeForce RTX 5070 Ti configuration. The system is now available through Amazon for $3,116.60 with 32GB of memory and a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD.

The new configuration uses the Intel Core Ultra 9

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GeForce RTX 2080 Ti pre-modded cards sell for $499

GeForce RTX 2080 Ti 22GB mod targets local AI users at $499

The GeForce RTX 2080 Ti launched with 11GB of GDDR6 memory almost eight years ago . Modified versions with twice that capacity are now being sold as ready-to-use cards, mainly targeting local AI and compute workloads.

EBay sellers are now offering blower-style RTX 2080 Ti cards modified with 22GB of GDDR6 for $499. What’s

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ASUS preparing seven new OLED gaming monitors, including 4K 360Hz and FHD 560Hz models

ASUS plans new 4K 360Hz and QHD 400Hz QD-OLED gaming monitors

ASUS appears to be preparing at least seven new OLED gaming monitors covering 24.5-inch, 27-inch and 32-inch sizes. The leaked lineup includes both QD-OLED and WOLED models, with refresh rates ranging from 180Hz at 4K to 560Hz at Full HD.

The models were posted on Reddit and include the ROG Swift PG32UCDN,

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