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Ryzen 9 9950X3D Reportedly Dies Shortly After Motherboard Swap, Second CPU Also Fails on Same Board
A Reddit user says his Ryzen 9 9950X3D failed within an hour of being moved into an ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero motherboard, and a backup Ryzen 5 8500G later failed on the same board too, raising questions about whether the motherboard itself is at fault.
2 outletsHardwareDLSS 5's Heavy Power and Performance Demands Draw Scrutiny After Melted RTX 5090 Connector
Nvidia's new DLSS 5 Neural Rendering feature, currently only officially supported in NBA 2K27, is drawing attention after a melted power connector on an RTX 5090 and reports of steep performance costs on lower-power hardware, even as modders rush to bring the feature to unsupported games and older GPUs.
2 outletsHardwareASUS Brings World's First Wi-Fi 8 Router to Canadian Retail Ahead of October Global Launch
ASUS has made its ROG Rapture GT-BN98 series, billed as the first Wi-Fi 8 routers to hit retail shelves, available in Canada ahead of a worldwide rollout in October, alongside a companion Wi-Fi 8 mesh system.
2 outletsHardwareASUS and Galax Hike RTX 50-Series GPU Prices by Up to $74
ASUS and Galax have raised prices on select NVIDIA RTX 50-series graphics cards starting September 1, marking one of several price increases this year driven by rising GDDR7 memory costs.
2 outletsHardwareGamescom 2026 Recap: New Hardware, Hands-On Games and Cloud Gaming Updates from Cologne
Gamescom 2026 drew more than 350,000 attendees to Cologne, Germany, where outlets got hands-on with new gaming hardware, played early builds of upcoming titles like Alien: Isolation 2 and Silent Hill: Townfall, and covered fresh cloud-gaming and monitor announcements.
2 outletsHardwareAsus Opens Pre-Orders for ROG Xbox Ally X20 at $1,299.99, With AR Glasses Bundle at $2,499.99
Asus has released pricing and pre-order details for the ROG Xbox Ally X20, an OLED-equipped, 20th-anniversary version of its Xbox Ally X handheld, arriving October 15 as a standalone unit or bundled with Xreal AR glasses.
2 outletsHardwareNoctua Finds Many PC Case Makers Misstate CPU Cooler Clearance
Noctua says its own hands-on measurements of more than 100 PC cases reveal that over half deviate from manufacturers' listed CPU cooler clearance specs, sometimes by several millimeters in either direction.
2 outletsBusinessTaiwanese Retailer Sells RTX 5090 Only in Bundles Packed With Extra Motherboards, CPUs and GPUs
PChome24h in Taiwan is reportedly selling the Nvidia RTX 5090 exclusively in bundles that include as many as eight motherboards, extra GPUs, CPUs and power supplies, a practice tied to the ongoing AI-driven memory and GPU price surge.
2 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 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.
1 outletBusinessNvidia 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 outletsHardwareMotherboard and GPU Prices Rise Across ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte as Component Shortages Hit PC Market
Taiwan-based PC hardware makers ASUS, MSI, and Gigabyte have begun raising prices on both motherboards and graphics cards, citing shortages of PCBs, capacitors, and memory chips driven by enterprise and AI data center demand.
1 outletHardwarePC Gamer Builds Free Tool to Shut Down System Before RTX 5090 Power Connector Melts
An RTX 5090 owner has created a free, open-source tool that automatically shuts down a PC if it detects a graphics card pulling too much current through its power connector, aiming to head off the melting issues that have plagued high-end Nvidia GPUs.
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