Cooling
Air, Liquid, Passive · Measured in watts (TDP)
Components
Components on Frames and Fans: NVIDIA RTX 50 series, AMD Radeon RX 9000, Intel Arc, AMD Ryzen, Intel Core Ultra and Motherboards and chipsets.
Profiles
CPU Core Ultra 7-265K
2023 · United States
CPU Ryzen 7 9800X3D
United States · 2020s
Cpus
2 to 128 (consumer to server) · Varies by generation and manufacturer
GPU Radeon Rx 9070 Xt
United States · 2020s
GPU Rtx 5070
United States · 2020s decade
GPU Rtx 5080
United States · 2020s
Graphics Cards
Graphics Card · Rendering images for a computer display
Psu 850W Atx31
Varies by manufacturer · Early 2000s
Sound Cards And Dacs
Sound card or Digital-to-Analog Converter... · Varies by manufacturer
Storage Nvme Gen5 2Tb
Various (manufacturer-dependent) · 2020s
Thermal Paste And Pads
Varies by product · Paste or pad
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HP launches OmniBook Ultra 16 AI laptop with RTX Spark
HP has launched the 16-inch OmniBook Ultra AI PC, an Arm-based laptop built on NVIDIA's RTX Spark N1X platform.
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gFiber, Qualcomm and Gemtek unveil AI-native Wi-Fi 8 gateway
GFiber's 20 Gig customers will receive a Wi-Fi 8 Premium Gateway upgrade, integrating quad-band Wi-Fi 8, a penta-core CPU, and an NPU for local AI processing. The gateway, built on Qualcomm's Dragonwing platform and engineered by Gemtek, targets a 2027 rollout.
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Intel hikes Panther Lake CPU prices up to 20%
Intel has reportedly raised prices by 15-20% on select Panther Lake processors, with the steepest hikes targeting models with high-end TSMC N3E GPU tiles.
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Formula V Line Air Power G10 case launches with adjustable front fans
The Formula V Line Air Power G10 is an $89 mid-tower chassis featuring a trio of front fans that can be tilted independently to direct airflow, targeting GPU cooling in a competitive budget segment.
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Gigabyte BIOS Update Confirms Raptor Lake Next CPU Support
Gigabyte is rolling out a BIOS update for its B760 and H610 motherboards to support upcoming Intel Raptor Lake Next CPUs, enabling a CPU upgrade on the existing LGA 1700 platform without a motherboard replacement.
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Microsoft and Nvidia Launch Surface Laptop Ultra with RTX Spark AI Chip
Microsoft and Nvidia unveiled the Surface Laptop Ultra, a high-end AI laptop starting at $2,599. Powered by the new RTX Spark platform, it ships October 16 and targets creators and developers with advanced on-device AI capabilities.
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Samsung 9100 Pro SSD Discounted Up to 41% on Amazon
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days promotion offers deep discounts on Samsung's high-end 9100 Pro PCIe 5.0 SSD across all capacities.
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Reflection AI's Beam Model Achieves High Efficiency
Reflection AI trained its 501-billion-parameter Beam model using 10,500 NVIDIA GB300 GPUs, processing 46.4 million sandboxes daily over four weeks.
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Nvidia Shield TV Pro Price Jumps 50% to $299.99
Nvidia has raised the Shield TV Pro price from $199.99 to $299.99, citing AI-driven memory cost increases. The standard model is discontinued, leaving the aging Pro as the sole option.
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Intel Nova Lake BFC leak reveals cache-focused desktop CPUs
A leaked product list details three Intel Nova Lake desktop CPUs with a 'BFC' tag for large last-level cache.
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GTA 6 Release Date and Price Confirmed for PS5 and Xbox
Grand Theft Auto 6 will launch on November 19, 2026, for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Rockstar Games has priced the Standard Edition at $79.99 and the Ultimate Edition at $99.99, with pre-orders now live.
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Nvidia Launches Open Agent Safety Platform for AI Agents
Nvidia launched the Open Agent Safety Platform on September 28, 2026, combining OpenShell software and Sentry hardware to quarantine rogue AI agents.
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Minisforum AtomMan G1 Pro-89A6 Launches with Radeon RX 9060 XT
Minisforum has launched the AtomMan G1 Pro-89A6, a 3.8-liter mini PC pairing a Ryzen 9 8945HX with a desktop Radeon RX 9060 XT GPU featuring 16GB of VRAM.
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Nothing Headphone 1 Pro Launches With Triple-Driver Audio
Nothing has launched the Headphone (1) Pro as its new flagship audio product, an upgrade over last year's model positioned to compete with Sony and Bose.
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GTA 2 RTX Remix mod adds path tracing and widescreen
A modder has used Nvidia's RTX Remix to add full path tracing, dynamic lighting, and 60 FPS frame generation to the 1999 top-down game Grand Theft Auto 2.
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Microsoft Copilot Overhaul Adds Home, Code, and Autopilot
Microsoft has reorganized its Copilot AI into three core components-Home, Code, and Autopilot-positioning it as a central workspace for Microsoft 365.
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SpaceXAI GB300 GPU deployment hits 220,000 units at Colossus
SpaceXAI is deploying Nvidia's GB300 GPUs in waves, with 220,000 now operational and a total of 1.44 million GPUs targeted by year-end.
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GPU-Z v2.71.0 Adds Blackwell Monitoring and Overclocking
TechPowerUp released GPU-Z version 2.71.0 on September 23rd, 2026. The update adds hot-spot and memory temperature monitoring for NVIDIA's RTX 50-series and provides new overclocking frequency readouts for NVIDIA GPUs.
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Sapphire Plans Motherboards and AI PCs After 25 Years
Sapphire Technology marked 25 years with AMD by announcing plans to expand into motherboards, AI mini PCs, and embedded systems.
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Colorful Launches Three Budget AMD Motherboards in Japan
Colorful has released three low-cost Micro-ATX motherboards in Japan, including two B650 AM5 boards and one A520 AM4 model.
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CyberPowerPC SLC8500WST Bundles Ryzen 7 9800X3D and RTX 5080
A new prebuilt gaming PC from CyberPowerPC pairs the Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU and an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition GPU for $2,299.
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Splave One Thermal Paste Review: High Conductivity, High Contact Resistance
A new review finds the Splave One thermal paste has a high material conductivity of 7.19 W/mK but suffers from significant contact resistance.
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ASRock Z990 Motherboards for Intel Nova Lake Begin Shipping
ASRock has started shipping its Z990 chipset motherboards, designed for Intel's upcoming Nova Lake desktop CPUs.
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FPGB Mini handheld offers FPGA Game Boy emulation for $89
FunnyPlaying has launched the FPGB Mini, an ultra-compact FPGA-based handheld that plays original Game Boy cartridges and ROMs.
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ACEMAGIC Mini PCs Discounted Up to 40% for Prime Day
ACEMAGIC and ACEMAGICIAN are offering discounts of up to 40% on three mini PCs, with final prices starting at $359.99.
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NVIDIA B200 GPUs Trade at 58% Premium Over Launch Price
NVIDIA's B200 GPUs have a residual value 58% above their original launch price nearly a year after launch, according to data from Silicon Data.
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NvpwrControl tool unlocks higher power for RTX 50 laptop GPUs
A developer has released an experimental tool called NvpwrControl that allows owners of Nvidia GeForce RTX 50-series laptops to increase their GPU's power limit.
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Nvidia RTX 50 Founders Edition Serial Numbers Fade, Leading to Denied Warranty Claims
Nvidia is reportedly denying warranty claims on RTX 50-series Founders Edition cards because heat from normal use is fading their ink-printed serial numbers.
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Asus ROG Strix G18 RTX 5080 laptop gets $600 discount at Best Buy
Best Buy is offering a $600 discount on the Asus ROG Strix G18 gaming laptop, which features an Nvidia RTX 5080 GPU, an Intel Core Ultra 9 processor.
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Magpie Enables DLSS 5 in Star Citizen Without Game Mods
A test using an experimental version of Magpie shows NVIDIA's DLSS Neural Rendering can be applied to Star Citizen via external window capture.
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Thermal Grizzly Probes Burned WireView Adapter Reports
Thermal Grizzly is investigating two reports of burned triple-eight-pin WireView adapters used with Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics cards.
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Cooler Master GPU Shield Adapter Launches for $49.99
Cooler Master has launched its GPU Shield adapter cable in the US for $49.99. The device monitors current to prevent melted 12V-2x6 GPU power connectors and provides visual and audible warnings.
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Chinese Firm Lists Modified RTX 5090 with 96GB VRAM
A Chinese manufacturer is selling a modified Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card with 96GB of memory on Alibaba for $3,888.
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AMD Launches Ryzen 5 5500F and Ryzen 5 7500 Budget CPUs
AMD has released two new budget processors, the $99 Ryzen 5 5500F and $189 Ryzen 5 7500, to provide more affordable entry points for PC builders.
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NVIDIA CUDA 13.4 Adds Windows-on-Arm Support for RTX Spark
NVIDIA's CUDA 13.4 toolkit introduces support for Windows-on-Arm systems, enabling developers to prepare for upcoming RTX Spark laptops.
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Hypertune Auto-Overclocking Tool Launches with Intel Backing
The Hypertune Gaming Performance Engineering platform, built with Intel, claims frame rate boosts up to 60% via automated system tuning.
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Teclab Mods RTX 5090 to Use Reliable 8-Pin Power Connectors
Modders at Teclab have successfully modified an NVIDIA RTX 5090 to use three standard 8-pin power connectors.
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DLSS 5 Test on Apple M5 Pro Shows Huge Latency Penalty
An unofficial port of NVIDIA's DLSS 5 to Apple's M5 Pro chip delivers dramatically improved image quality but causes framerates to plummet to 2.32 FPS.
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DLSS Unlocked mod brings DLSS 5 and multi-frame gen to older RTX GPUs
A new community mod called DLSS Unlocked enables DLSS 5 and multi-frame generation on RTX 20, 30, and 40 series GPUs by combining existing tools.
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FSR 4.1.1b Mod Enables Unofficial Support for Radeon RX 6000 Series
The OptiScaler developer team has released a modified DLL file that allows AMD's FSR 4.1.1b upscaling technology to run on older Radeon RX 6000 series cards.
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Sony and Microsoft face all-digital future
A report indicates the supply chain for optical disc drive components is collapsing, potentially forcing Sony and Microsoft to abandon physical media.
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Geekom A5 2027 Mini PC Launches for Productivity
Geekom has launched the A5 2027 Edition mini PC, featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 7730U processor and a new IceBlast 3.0 cooling system designed for 24/7 operation.
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GMKtec EVO-X5 PRO AI Workstation Uses AMD Ryzen AI 495
GMKtec has launched its EVO-X5 PRO mini workstation, powered by AMD's Ryzen AI MAX+ PRO 495 chip with 192 GB of unified memory to run large AI models.
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DLSS 5 Neural Rendering Tested via ReShade on RTX 4090
An experimental method allows testing NVIDIA's unreleased DLSS 5 Neural Rendering in existing games using ReShade and RenoDX.
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AMD Ryzen 5 7500 budget Zen 4 CPU reportedly in the works
A new budget Zen 4 processor, the AMD Ryzen 5 7500, is reportedly in the works. The chip is expected to feature six cores, a 5.0 GHz boost clock, and integrated graphics for around 230 Euros.
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NVIDIA Sells RTX 50-Series Founders Edition GPUs at MSRP
NVIDIA is offering its GeForce RTX 5070, 5080, and 5090 Founders Edition graphics cards at their original manufacturer's suggested retail prices.
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Acemagic F9A Mini Workstation Debuts with AMD Ryzen AI Max+
Acemagic will launch its F9A AI mini workstation at IFA 2026, featuring AMD's new Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 processor.
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AMD Adrenalin 26.9.1 Driver Adds Game Support, Fixes Crashes
AMD's optional 26.9.1 driver adds support for Onimusha: Way of the Sword and The Blood of Dawnwalker. It fixes intermittent crashes in Starfield and Apex Legends for RX 9000-series cards but introduces several known issues, including Smart Access Memory being disabled on Windows 10, AI Bundle installation problems in some regions, and a status display bug for Anti-Lag 2 in Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy. It also includes an advisory for Cyberpunk 2077 players on the RX 9050 4GB model.
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Lenovo Details RTX Spark Laptops: Yoga Pro 9n and Yoga 9n
Lenovo has released full specifications for its upcoming Yoga Pro 9n and Yoga 9n 2-in-1 laptops, both featuring Nvidia's RTX Spark architecture.
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HWiNFO 8.53 Beta Fixes NVIDIA Bugs
HWiNFO beta 8.53 fixes crashes and temperature readings for NVIDIA GPUs. It also improves RivaTuner integration and NZXT Kraken Elite V2 cooler support.
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Former id Software Producer Details Brutal Crunch for Doom: The Dark Ages Expansion
Andrew Willis, a former id Software producer, says the team endured the worst crunch in the series' history while developing the Doom: The Dark Ages - Revelations expansion.