Nvidia’s latest RTX Remix update brings path-traced particles to classic games — major overhaul promises 'tens of thousands' of particles without significant performance reduction

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Nvidia’s modding platform for retrofitting classic games with ray tracing has just had a huge overhaul. On September 9, Nvidia announced major updates to RTX Remix, including an “advanced path-traced particle system” that adds real-time particle effects like fire and smoke with full lighting and animation controls, without touching the original game engine.

The new particle system was introduced in a standalone update to RTX Remix available through the Nvidia app. Fundamentally, the GPU particle simulation behaves

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Slot an 8TB WD Black SN850X into your PC now that it's at one of its lowest-ever prices of $539 — Install all your favorite games on one drive

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One of the largest-capacity SSDs you can get at a realistic price, for use in a gaming PC, is now more accessible than ever, thanks to a new low-price discount. If you need a single high-capacity drive for systems with limited M.2 slots or shared PCIe lanes, opting for a large SSD like this is a great choice. You shouldn't have any issues squeezing in the bloated file sizes of the latest Call of Duty game, or

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Nvidia claims software and hardware upgrades allow Blackwell Ultra GB300 to dominate MLPerf benchmarks — touts 45% DeepSeek R-1 inference throughput increase over GB200

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Nvidia has broken its own records in MLPerf benchmarks using its latest-generation Blackwell Ultra GB300 NVL72 rack-scale system, delivering what it claims is a 45% increase in inference performance over the Blackwell-based GB200 platform in DeepSeek R1 tests. Combining hardware improvements and software optimizations, Nvidia claims the top spot when running a range of models, and suggests this should be a primary consideration for any developers building out "AI factories,"

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How to make graphical Python apps the EasyGUI way

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When it comes to making GUI (Graphical User Interface) applications with Python, we are truly spoilt for choice. We have Tkinter, PyGame, GUIZero, and my personal favourite, EasyGUI .

EasyGUI is old; I was using it to teach Python back in 2015! But, as the name suggests, it's easy to use, and that is why I am still using it over a decade later. It just works across multiple operating systems,

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Intel

Intel confirms Arrow Lake refresh set for 2026, Nova Lake later that year — company admits there are 'holes to fill on the desktop front,' says it is 'confident in the roadmap'

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Intel confirmed at a recent Goldman Sachs Technology conference that it plans to launch a refresh of its Arrow Lake processors "next year," with its true next-generation Nova Lake designs to follow along before the end of 2026, as per a transcript of the presentation . Although this likely means at least another year of AMD's Ryzen 9000 CPUs holding the gaming performance crown , Intel maintains that it's "confident in the road map

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Nvidia Rubin CPX forms one half of new, "disaggregated" AI inference architecture — approach splits work between compute- and bandwidth-optimized chips for best performance

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Nvidia has announced its new Rubin CPX GPU today , a "purpose-built GPU designed to meet the demands of long-context AI workloads." The Rubin CPX GPU, not to be confused with a plain Rubin GPU, is an AI accelerator/GPU focused on maximizing the inference performance of the upcoming Vera Rubin NVL144 CPX rack.

As AI workloads evolve, the computing architectures designed to power them are evolving in tandem. Nvidia's new strategy for boosting inference,

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Microsoft key resale fight heads to court in the UK — case potentially puts cheap Windows keys at risk

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The legality of second-hand Microsoft Windows and Office licenses is back under the microscope as the company’s battle with a UK-based reseller returns to court this week. The matter concerns whether core parts of Microsoft’s software are exempt from Europe’s software resale rules, and what that could mean for the grey market that many DIYers rely on.

The UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) is holding a three-day hearing, running through September 11,

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3D Pinball bug allowed game to run at 5,000 FPS — former Microsoft programmer didn't add a rev limiter when porting game from Windows 95 to NT

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3D Pinball: Space Cadet is one of the classic games found in early copies of Windows, first arriving in Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95, before being bundled into the operating system until Windows XP. However, Dave Plummer, who ported the game over from 95 to the NT version of Windows, admitted on his YouTube channel that he accidentally added a bug to the game that eventually led it to run at 5,000 FPS.

Plummer’

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Apple Silicon

Apple debuts A19 and A19 Pro processors for iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17 Pro

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Apple announced a suite of four new iPhones today, and with them, new processors to power the devices. Additionally, the company also has new networking and cellular chips.

The phones include the iPhone 17, iPhone Air (a new 5.6-mm thin design), iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max.

The base iPhone 17 will be powered by the A19 system on a chip, while the rest of the lineup relies on the

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Atari Gamestation Go handheld goes up for pre-order — retro deck boasts 200+ classic games and unique physical controls

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Atari has put up its Gamestation Go retro handheld up for pre-order, priced at $179 and with shipping scheduled to begin next month. In the U.S. you’ll be able to get it from places like Best Buy, EB Games, and GameStop - as well as directly from the erstwhile gaming brand. For your money, you’ll get a handheld with 200+ classic games onboard (you know the ones). However, the

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