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ASRock Launches NUC Ultra 300 Box Series With Up To 16-Core Ultra X7 358H And 128 GB Memory

21 February 2026 at 23:08

ASRock Industrial advertisement featuring 'Unlock Every Dimension' with Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, showing a NUC

The latest NUC BOX series has debuted, featuring processors from the current-gen Intel Panther Lake series. ASRock Silently Rolls Out NUC Ultra 300 Box Mini PCs, Featuring Intel Core Ultra 325 and Core Ultra X7 358H As it may seem, it's not a sudden or unexpected launch of the latest ASRock NUC Ultra 300 Box series. ASRock has previously announced the latest NUC Ultra 300 Box series, packed with Intel Core Ultra 300 aka Panther Lake CPUs, last month. However, the latest NUC Box machines have only been added recently on the official website, confirming the SKU selection by the […]

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Akasa Launches β€œFanless” Euler CMX Case For Intel Core Ultra-Compatible Mini-ITX Motherboards

21 February 2026 at 22:40

An Intel Core Ultra processor is displayed beside a compact, unbranded black mini PC with several USB ports against a blue

The Euler CMX ITX case is an ultra-compact chassis for Intel processors with up to 35 W of TDP, offering silent operation. Akasa Debuts Compact 4.0 Litre Euler CMX Fanless ITX Chassis, Offering Support for Intel ITX Motherboards Coupled With CPUs rated at up to 35W of TDP Popular consumer and enterprise hardware maker, Akasa, has introduced its latest compact mini ITX chassis called the "Euler CMX" for Intel platforms, offering a small footprint, but sufficient to handle older-gen and the latest Intel Core Ultra series-compatible ITX motherboards. The Euler CMX looks a lot like its other Euler Mini-ITX cases, […]

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Lenovo Reportedly Halts Driver Updates For Two Year Old Lenovo Legion Go With AMD Z1 Extreme

21 February 2026 at 22:00

Lenovo's Legion Go Handheld Now Natively Ships With SteamOS 1

One of the fastest gaming handhelds from Lenovo is supposedly getting its driver updates halted. Users will need to rely on Windows updates. Lenovo Korea States Legion Go Won't Get Any More Driver Updates; Recommends Users to Depend on Windows Update and Lenovo Vantage It's not just frustrating but weird to see a nearly two-year-old gaming handheld getting its driver updates halted. The Legion Go handheld, which launched in Q4 2023, just got its driver updates paused by Lenovo, as per the latest report by DCInside. Lenovo Korea released a statement regarding the Legion Go gaming handheld, which confirms that […]

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Thermal Grizzly Starts Selling Delidded AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D At $876

20 February 2026 at 15:26

A Thermal Grizzly package labeled 'TG Delidded CPU' accompanies a Ryzen 9850X3D processor on a red background.

All three delidded Ryzen 9000X3D processors are now available on the official Thermal Grizzly website, including the recently launched 9850X3D. Thermal Grizzly Introduces AMD TG Delidded Ryzen 7 9850X3D CPU for $876.33 With Two Years of Warranty Thermal Grizzly was quick in introducing the delidded AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor, which was launched roughly three weeks ago. Ryzen 7 9850X3D is right now the fastest gaming processor, succeeding the 9800X3D with most of its specs identical except for the boost clock. If you remember, Thermal Grizzly started selling the delidded Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPUs in Q1 2025, just a few […]

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AOC Launches Q27G4ZD QD-OLED 280Hz Gaming Monitor With 1000 Nits Peak Brightness

19 February 2026 at 23:57

AOC gaming monitors display an action scene from a video game featuring armored warriors in a desert setting with structures

Popular monitor maker AOC has added another QD-OLED gaming monitor in its Gaming series, filling the gap between Q27G4ZDR and Q27G4SDR. AOC Launches Gaming Q27G4ZD With 3rd-Gen QD-OLED Panel; Features 280 Hz Refresh Rate, QHD Resolution, and DisplayHDR400 Certification Monitor manufacturer AOC is back with another affordable gaming monitor in the Gaming series. AOC recently launched its first QD-OLED gaming monitors in the Gaming lineup, following a couple of high-end OLED monitors in the AGO PRO lineup. The Gaming OLED series has been further expanded with the launch of the Q27G4ZD gaming monitor, which fills the gap between the two […]

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AMD Breaks GPU Frequency Overclocking World Record By Pushing Radeon RX 9060 XT To 4.769 GHz

19 February 2026 at 22:56

Hands are adjusting the connections on a piece of hardware with the on-screen text 'OVERCLOCK: 4.769 GHZ' and 'AMD Now

A new GPU overclocking world record has been set by AMD, using its budget Radeon RX 9060 XT GPU. Splave and AMD Collaborate to Break GPU Frequency World Record at AMD's Office; Overclock Radeon RX 9060 XT to 4.769 GHz There is only a single official 4.0+ GHz dGPU overclocking record ever registered, and that's by Splave on the GeForce RTX 4090. SkatterBencher also previously pushed the GPU frequency to 4.25 GHz, but it was on the integrated graphics on the Arrow Lake processor. These are the only two GPU OC world records to have ever crossed the 4.0 GHz […]

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NVIDIA RTX 5090 Gets Its Top Connector Row Cooked Despite A 500W Max Power Ceiling By The User

19 February 2026 at 22:22

A collage showing a close-up of a burnt 'PCI-E' connector, a hand holding a scorched 12-pin connector, and an empty 12-pin

No matter what you do, the notorious 16-pin power connector won't be safe. This user was another victim of connector melting, but he tried to mitigate it beforehand. User Reports Burnt 16-pin Power Connector on GIGABYTE RTX 5090 Despite Restricting it to Consume No More Than 500W The amount of effort users have to put in just to keep their GPUs safe from connector melting now feel unsettling. It was never like this with the regular 6-pin or 8-pin PCIe connectors, but the notorious 16-pin connector cannot just run without running into issues, despite numerous mitigation attempts by some manufacturers […]

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User Tries His Luck On A $50 Z690 Motherboard; Receives 4x NVMe SSDs Pre-Installed Worth At Least $1700

19 February 2026 at 15:03

Four NVMe SSDs, including a Corsair MP600, are shown next to an MSI Pro Z690-A WiFi motherboard featuring highlighted CPU

He didn't just get a cheap used motherboard, but several free functional NVMe SSDs that would have cost him over $1700. Redditor Receives 2x 4 TB, 2x TB NVMe SSDs with a $50 Used Z690 Motherboard; One SSD Filled with GOG Games Redditor u/R550MAGIC2 says he has used his luck for the entire year, as he was surprised to find expensive components in his purchase of a used motherboard. The user reports he saw an MSI PRO Z690-A WiFi motherboard on the marketplace for just $50, and while he already decided to buy it from the seller, he noticed that […]

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Gamers Ditch AMD Radeon RX 9000 GPUs Due To High Prices, Forcing Retailers To Drop The Prices

19 February 2026 at 14:33

An AMD Radeon graphics card with triple fans is shown alongside the text 'RX 9070 XT' against a red background.

Looks like the higher VRAM price excuse won't help GPU manufacturers sell their GPUs at higher prices. Radeon RX 9000 Demand Dropped Due To Higher Prices; Retailers Are Now Lowering The Prices by 15-20% We are seeing a nearly 15% average price increase for the cheapest GPU models globally in the last three months, but a lot of GPUs easily jumped by 40-50% in price. The RAMmageddon has forced a lot of tech giants to increase product prices and reduce production. NVIDIA and AMD, being the major players in the GPU market, have also drastically increased prices for their consumer […]

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Microsoft Adds Built-in Internet Speed Test For Windows 11 Taskbar In Latest Preview Build, Alongside Several More Improvements

18 February 2026 at 18:52

Microsoft Claims 50% Faster Load Times For Windows 11 Apps Via Native AOT Support 1

The latest Windows 11 Release Preview build shows what to expect in the next feature drop, and it will mostly include taskbar updates. Windows 11's New Taskbar Improvements Bring a Built-in Speed Test and Other Enhancements Microsoft has rolled out its latest Windows 11 builds 26100.7918 and 26200.7918 to the Release Preview Channel, which has confirmed various refinements in the OS. As per the blog post, Microsoft is testing a new wave of updates for the Windows 11 taskbar as well as for the core experience in general in the Release Preview Channel. One of the most convenient and useful […]

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NZXT Launches H2 Flow ITX Case, C850 SFX PSU, And AMD/Intel H2 Mini PC With RTX 5080

18 February 2026 at 15:49

An NZXT computer case displaying a circular temperature screen reading '32Β°C' is positioned next to a desktop setup with a

With the NZXT H2 ecosystem, users can either build a compact and powerful gaming PC or they can buy the H2 Mini PC with powerful hardware pre-installed. NZXT Debuts H2 Flow and C850 SFX for Compact Builds; H2 Mini PC Launched with Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Core Ultra 9 285K Processor Options Hardware manufacturer NZXT has launched its new lineup of computer hardware that comprises a PC case, a power supply, and a mini PC that utilizes both while delivering current-gen CPU and GPUs. The H2 Flow is its latest Mini ITX case that is designed to keep the footprint […]

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User Reports Ryzen 7 9800X3D And 9850X3D Failures Within A Few Weeks; First 9850X3D Failure Case?

18 February 2026 at 13:42

AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D 5.6 GHz 3D V-Cache CPU Leak: 5% Faster Vs 9800X3D & 20% Faster Vs 7800X3D In PassMark 1

We have the first Ryzen 7 9850X3D failure report from Reddit, and this one failed in less than three weeks. Redditor Says Ryzen 7 9800X3D Became Unstable on ASUS X870 Motherboard; Returns it and Buys Ryzen 7 9850X3D, Which Failed As Well It has been less than three weeks since AMD launched its fastest gaming processor yet. The Ryzen 7 9850X3D, which launched at the end of last month, quickly gained a lot of attention as it dethroned the Ryzen 7 9800X3D through higher clocks. However, being identical to 9800X3D in almost every area, it's as prone to failures as […]

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