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MSI has shown a wide range of new monitors at Computex 2026, led by the MEG X, a flagship gaming display that combines a 5th generation Penta Tandem QD OLED panel with built in AI features. The company is also expanding its mainstream OLED lineup, adding new 5K dual mode monitors, and preparing a productivity focused QD OLED model for Mac users. The MEG

Intel’s next desktop CPU socket has appeared online for the first time, giving an early look at the platform expected to support the company’s upcoming Nova Lake processors. The socket is called LGA 1954, and it is designed for Intel’s next generation desktop chips that are expected to move beyond the current LGA 1851 platform. The leaked image reportedly shows a real LGA 1954

Foxconn and Intel have entered a strategic partnership to develop and deploy AI infrastructure and computing platforms, as both companies try to capture more demand from the fast growing AI hardware market. The collaboration will combine Intel’s processor, silicon, and software expertise with Foxconn’s manufacturing scale and system integration experience. The partnership is aimed at AI data centers and other computing environments that need

Sparkle has introduced a single slot version of Intel’s Arc Pro B70 graphics card, giving workstation builders a more compact way to pack large amounts of VRAM into one system. The new Arc Pro B70 32GB Blower 1S is designed for AI, content creation, professional graphics, and compute focused workloads where memory capacity and slot density matter more than gaming performance. The Arc Pro

Inno3D has shown several next generation NVIDIA RTX concept graphics card designs at Computex 2026, giving an early look at how future GPUs could handle cooling, power safety, and real time system monitoring. The company is not launching these cards as retail products yet, but the concepts show where partner designs may be heading as graphics cards become hotter, larger, and more complex. The

PNY has shown a special GeForce RTX 5080 Metal Edition at Computex 2026, but this is not a graphics card you will be able to buy. The card is a one off concept design with a fully metal body and metal fan blades, making it one of the most unusual RTX 50 series cards on display. The RTX 5080 Metal Edition is based on

Maxsun has shown the first desktop motherboard designs based on Intel’s Panther Lake and Wildcat Lake mobile chips, giving builders a new way to use laptop class processors inside standard desktop systems. The designs were shown at Computex 2026 and follow the MoDT idea, which means Mobile on Desktop. This approach takes mobile processors, which are normally used in laptops and mini PCs, and

Phison has shown its next generation PCIe 6 SSD controller at Computex 2026, giving an early look at the storage hardware that will power future AI servers, enterprise systems, and high performance data centers. The new controller, called PS5303 X3 66, is designed to double transfer rates compared with today’s PCIe 5 drives while also improving efficiency. The X3 controller supports PCIe Gen6 x4

Biwin showed a broad range of new storage and memory products at Computex 2026, covering everything from compact SSDs for gaming handhelds to PCIe 5.0 drives for high end PCs and ROG certified DDR5 memory for gaming desktops. The lineup shows the company trying to serve several fast growing parts of the PC market at once, especially handheld gaming, compact systems, and enthusiast memory

DDR4 platforms appear to be losing momentum in Germany, with new motherboard sales data showing AM4 falling below 10 percent share for the first time at a major retailer. The shift suggests that, despite recent interest in cheaper DDR4 builds, many buyers in the German DIY market are moving back toward newer DDR5 platforms. The latest May 2026 motherboard sales figures from Mindfactory show

DDR4 platforms are seeing renewed demand as DDR5 memory prices continue to climb, making new PC builds more expensive than many buyers expected. Several motherboard and memory vendors are reportedly increasing production of DDR4 compatible platforms as gamers and budget builders look for cheaper ways to build or upgrade a system. The shift is not surprising. DDR5 has become much more expensive during the

AMD has pushed back against claims that FSR 4.1 has been canceled for RDNA 3.5 integrated graphics, saying no such decision has been made. The clarification came from Frank Azor, AMD’s Client and Graphics Marketing chief, after reports suggested that the company did not plan to bring its newer upscaling technology to RDNA 3.5 based APUs for now. The rumor started after comments from

PC game system requirements are supposed to tell you whether your computer can run a game properly, but many modern spec sheets do not give enough information to be useful. Instead of clear performance targets, players often get vague labels like minimum and recommended, confusing hardware pairings, hidden upscaling requirements, and sometimes even incorrect CPU or GPU details. This has become a bigger problem

Zotac used Computex 2026 to celebrate its 20th anniversary with a mix of premium graphics cards, liquid cooled RTX 5080 prototypes, and a compact desktop PC that packs a full desktop grade GeForce RTX 5080. The lineup shows the company leaning into special edition designs while also experimenting with more aggressive cooling for high end RTX 50 series hardware. The first anniversary product is

InnoGrit has revealed its first PCIe 6 SSD controller, showing how quickly enterprise storage is moving toward faster speeds, larger capacities, and AI focused workloads. The new controller, called Crestone IG5686, is designed for data centers, enterprise systems, and AI infrastructure rather than consumer PCs. The IG5686 supports PCIe Gen6 x4 and NVMe 2.3, with advertised read speeds of up to 28GB per second

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 50 Super series may be back on track, according to a new rumor, and the most interesting detail is not only the return of the Super branding. The rumored refresh could bring a major VRAM increase across several models, including a possible RTX 5060 Super with 12GB of memory. That would be a meaningful upgrade over the current RTX 5060, which

Biostar has introduced a strange but useful set of graphics cards aimed at people who need many displays without paying for high end GPU power. Instead of using modern gaming chips, the company is bringing back older NVIDIA and AMD GPUs and pairing them with four or six HDMI outputs. The idea is simple. Not every multi monitor setup needs a powerful graphics card.

A never released desktop version of Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3050 Ti has appeared online, giving PC hardware fans a rare look at a graphics card that seems to have existed internally but never reached store shelves. The card is based on the GA106 GPU die and appears much closer to the RTX 3060 than the regular desktop RTX 3050. Nvidia officially released the RTX

Corsair has introduced a new range of gaming and PC setup accessories at Computex 2026, covering almost every part of a modern desk and gaming build. The lineup includes the TC80 gaming chair, new iCUE LINK RX II RGB fans, a 5 inch iCUE LINK LCD screen module for AIO coolers, new XENEON EDGE color options, and wood front panels for FRAME 5000 series

Teamgroup used Computex 2026 to show a wide range of new memory and storage products across its T Force and T Create brands, including high capacity 4 rank CUDIMM modules, carbon fiber themed gaming memory and SSDs, wooden style creator products, and fast PCIe 5.0 storage. The most technical product in the lineup is the T Create Expert AI 4R CUDIMM. This memory module