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28 storiesNvidia Cancels RTX 5090 Order After Price Hike, Points Finger at Asus
A Redditor's order for an Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 BTF, placed on Nvidia's marketplace, was cancelled and refunded after the price jumped roughly $500. Nvidia says Asus failed to honor the original price, while the buyer now faces a GPU listed far above MSRP.
2 outletshardwareKioxia and Sandisk Unveil 10th-Generation BiCS10 QLC 3D NAND With Record Density
Kioxia and Sandisk introduced their BiCS10 3D QLC NAND flash memory at the Future of Memory and Storage Conference, claiming the industry's highest areal density and a new interface speed record aimed at data center SSDs.
2 outletshardwareSanDisk and SK hynix Release High Bandwidth Flash Specification for AI Inference
SanDisk and SK hynix have published the first technical specification for High Bandwidth Flash (HBF) through the Open Compute Project, positioning the new NAND-based memory tier as a bridge between HBM and enterprise SSDs for AI inference systems.
3 outletshardwareMSI Unveils DRACO EPIC Edition Lineup to Mark 40th Anniversary at Computex 2026
MSI has launched a limited-edition "DRACO EPIC" product line spanning GPUs, motherboards, cooling, power supplies, cases, and peripherals to celebrate the company's 40th anniversary.
2 outletshardwareLeaked Images Reveal Lenovo Googlebook 15 Ahead of Fall Launch
Leaked renderings obtained by Digital Citizen show the Lenovo Googlebook 15, an early look at Google's new laptop platform built around Gemini AI and a fresh operating system called Aluminium OS.
2 outletshardwareAMD Submits Linux Kernel Patches for RDNA 5's DCN6 Display Engine
AMD has released new AMDGPU patches to the Linux kernel introducing early support for Display Core Next 6 (DCN6), the display engine tied to the upcoming RDNA 5 GPU architecture, signaling continued driver development ahead of the cards' eventual launch.
2 outletshardwareNvidia RTX 50 Series Prices Jump Up to 30% in South Korea Amid Memory and Wafer Cost Hikes
South Korean importers and distributors report price increases of up to 30% on Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50 series graphics cards, driven by rising GDDR7 memory costs and TSMC wafer price hikes, with the flagship RTX 5090 seeing the steepest jump.
2 outletshardwareLexar Launches CXMT-Based DDR5-7200 Kit in China at $592, Offering Little Price Relief
Lexar has introduced a 32GB DDR5-7200 memory kit in China believed to use domestically produced CXMT DRAM chips, but its $592 price closely matches existing Western kits, dampening hopes that Chinese-made memory would significantly lower costs.
2 outletshardwareAMD's Zen 6 CPUs Reportedly Targeting Smoother Gaming via Smarter Core Management
Leaked details suggest AMD's upcoming Zen 6 processors will lean on software-driven, per-core power and memory management to reduce in-game stuttering and improve 1% lows, rather than relying solely on hardware gains.
2 outletshardwareTwo Pre-Built Gaming PC Deals Surface: RTX 5080 Rig at Costco and RTX 5070 Rig via Woot
Deal hunters have spotted steep discounts on two different high-end gaming PCs — an MSI AEGIS Gaming ZS2 with an RTX 5080 found at Costco, and an MSI Codex R2 with an RTX 5070 listed on Woot.
2 outletshardwareRedditors Score Massive Deals on PC Hardware at Thrift Stores Amid Soaring Prices
Two separate Reddit posts describe extremely cheap hardware finds at secondhand stores—a $600 DDR5 memory kit for $14 in the Netherlands and a working GeForce GTX 1050 Ti for $2 in the US—highlighting how thrift stores can occasionally yield rare bargains during a period of high component prices.
2 outletshardwareTom's Hardware Marks 30 Years With a Look Back at Its History and Three Decades of CPU Battles
Tom's Hardware is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of retrospective articles, starting with the site's own founding story and a deep dive into 30 years of CPU competition between Intel and AMD, from the Pentium II era to today's Ryzen and Core chips.
2 outletshardwareFree Sleep-Tracking Apps Tested Against Oura Ring, While Industry Eyes Next-Gen 'Sleep Intervention' Tech
A Tom's Guide test compared three free iPhone sleep-tracking apps against the Oura Ring 5, finding one clear standout, while a separate report examines how the sleep tech industry is moving beyond passive tracking toward devices that actively intervene to improve sleep.
2 outletshardwareSamsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra: New AI Video Tracker Impresses, But Thinness Brings Cooling Trade-Offs and High Price
Samsung's newest foldable lineup debuts a video-tracking AI feature called My FanCam that early testing found genuinely useful, but the ultra-thin Z Fold 8 Ultra reportedly skips a vapor chamber for cooling, and both phones carry premium prices — though preorder trade-in deals can cut costs significantly.
3 outletshardwareASUS Unveils Prime AP304 PC Case With Panoramic Glass and Tool-Free GPU Clamp
ASUS has introduced the Prime AP304, a mid-tower ATX case featuring a curved glass panel, a patented GPU slot clamp, and support for large graphics cards and radiators, though pricing and availability remain unannounced.
2 outletshardwareYouTuber Builds 110cm 3D-Printed Chimney to Cool Ryzen 7 9800X3D by 19°C, No Fans Needed
Modder der8auer used the 'stack effect' to passively cool an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, dropping temperatures from 90°C to 71°C with a towering 3D-printed chimney—though the setup is far too tall for any normal PC case.
2 outletshardwareKeychron Launches Nape Pro, a Compact Trackball Designed to Sit Under the Spacebar
Keychron, best known for mechanical keyboards, has released the Nape Pro, a $89.99 wireless trackball built to sit beneath a keyboard's spacebar, offering six customizable buttons and a control dial aimed at programmers and productivity users.
2 outletshardwareMSI Adds 'High-Efficiency Mode' to Bring EXPO ULL-Like Latency Gains to Standard DDR5 Kits
MSI has introduced a new BIOS feature called High-Efficiency Mode for its AM5 motherboards, aiming to replicate the latency improvements of AMD's EXPO ULL memory kits on standard EXPO memory, potentially reducing the need to buy pricier ULL-certified kits.
2 outletshardwareEarly Benchmarks Show AMD's New Radeon RX 9050 Trailing Nvidia's RTX 5050 by Roughly 20-30%
Preliminary testing of AMD's newly launched RDNA 4 budget GPU, the Radeon RX 9050, shows it losing to Nvidia's RTX 5050 across most games and synthetic benchmarks, though the AMD card does hold an edge in power efficiency.
2 outletshardwareSamsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra Pushes Quiet AI and Big Upgrades — But Old Problems Persist
Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Fold 8 Ultra launch with a deliberately understated approach to AI, plus major gains in battery, performance and display brightness. Reviews find real improvements, but also a returning crease, no S Pen, weak telephoto camera and a third straight year of price hikes.
3 outletshardwareAMD's Zen 6: A Third 'Low-Power' Core Design Emerges, While Server Chips Hint at Big Ryzen Gains
Leaked Linux kernel patches reveal AMD is building a new Zen 6 Low-Power core that blends elements from multiple past Zen architectures, while AMD's newly unveiled Zen 6-based Epyc 'Venice-X' server chips suggest major gains in cores, cache, clocks, and efficiency for future Ryzen CPUs.
2 outletshardwareTSMC Accelerates 1.4nm Chip Fab Timeline Using AI and VR Technology
TSMC's next-generation A14 (1.4nm) fab in Taiwan is reportedly on track for completion by April 2027, ahead of internal schedules, as the company deploys artificial intelligence and virtual reality tools to manage construction risks and speed up development.
2 outletshardwareValve Says Steam Machine Reservation Queue Should Clear by End of 2026
Valve provided an update on Steam Machine sales, saying it is fulfilling orders daily and expects everyone in the reservation queue to get a purchase opportunity by the end of the year.
2 outletshardwareAcemagic Unveils F9A, a 2-Liter Mini PC With AMD's Flagship Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Chip
Acemagic has introduced the F9A, a compact mini workstation built around AMD's top-tier Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, offering desktop-class performance, extensive connectivity, and AI-focused features in a 2-liter aluminum chassis.
2 outletshardwareGMKtec Launches Evo-X1 Pro Mini PC with Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 and OCuLink eGPU Support
GMKtec's new Evo-X1 Pro mini PC pairs AMD's 12-core Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 with an OCuLink port for external graphics cards, starting at $1,599.99 with 64GB of RAM.
2 outletshardwareAMD Launches Radeon RX 9050 Entry-Level GPU in 4GB and 8GB Variants
AMD has introduced the Radeon RX 9050, its first new desktop graphics card in nearly a year, offered in both 4GB and 8GB GDDR6 configurations, with the 4GB version restricted to OEM pre-built systems.
5 outletshardwareLeak: Intel Nova Lake-S APU With 12 Xe3P Graphics Cores Said to Need 65W Just for iGPU
A new leak claims one Nova Lake-S desktop APU SKU will require a dedicated 65W power delivery segment and two VCCGT phases to unlock full integrated graphics performance, an unusual design for a desktop chip.
3 outletshardwareValve Updates Steam Machine: FSR 4.1 Support Added, CAD Files Released for Custom Cases
Valve has rolled out FSR 4.1 upscaling support for the Steam Machine through Proton Experimental and published official CAD files for the console's exterior, while also detailing how long reservation holders may have to wait for purchase invitations.
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