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ASUS has provided a free motherboard replacement to the owner of a 2023 ROG Strix G16 after the laptop suffered a short circuit that reportedly left the system unusable. The customer had initially been quoted about $1,100 for a motherboard repair by a third party service center. After gathering examples and photos of similar failures affecting other ROG Strix G16 units, the owner contacted

MSI has introduced the EdgeMesa N AI Plus, a compact desktop built around NVIDIA's RTX Spark N1X platform and aimed primarily at local AI workloads. The system combines a 20 core NVIDIA Grace CPU with a Blackwell based GPU containing 6,144 CUDA cores. MSI will offer configurations with up to 128 GB of LPDDR5X unified memory, giving the machine enough shared memory capacity for

NVIDIA's upcoming Vera CPU has posted a strong result against Intel's Xeon 6 in a database workload, delivering up to 48 percent higher query performance despite using fewer CPU cores. The comparison used DuckDB and the full TPC H decision support workload, which measures how well a system handles complex database queries across large datasets. Unlike AI focused tests, this benchmark is designed around

LG has introduced what it says is the world's first 24.5 inch OLED panel capable of running at a 720Hz refresh rate, targeting competitive esports players who prioritize motion clarity and response speed. The new panel operates at 1920 x 1080 resolution and is rated for a 0.02ms response time. LG says the combination is designed to reduce motion blur and ghosting in fast

NVIDIA's next generation GeForce RTX 60 series is now rumored to arrive in 2028, which would create a longer gap between major consumer GPU generations than usual. The upcoming family is expected to use NVIDIA's Rubin architecture and carry GR20 series GPU codenames. However, no official launch date has been announced, and current information should still be treated as a rumor rather than a

RPCS3 has introduced a workaround for what its developers describe as an NVIDIA driver bug that was hurting PlayStation 3 emulation performance on GeForce hardware. The change can improve frame rates by between roughly 10 percent and 37 percent depending on the game and system, while also reducing VRAM usage in some cases. The problem reportedly affects both newer RTX graphics cards and older

Minisforum has introduced the S5, a compact NAS designed around silent operation, low power consumption and unusually high solid state storage capacity. The system uses passive cooling rather than a fan, allowing it to operate without fan noise. To make that possible, Minisforum selected Intel's Core 3 304 processor, a low power chip from the Wildcat Lake family. The S5 can support up to

TSMC is reportedly preparing manufacturing capacity for chipmaking technologies beyond its upcoming 1.4 nanometer A14 process, with new facilities planned in Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park. A fresh report says the company has secured approval for the third phase of the Longtan Park expansion, where future fabs could eventually produce chips using process technologies smaller than 1.4 nanometers. The first factory tied to this later

ASUS is preparing a new round of BIOS updates for its AM5 motherboards, with the latest builds aimed at improving memory latency and tuning on DDR5 modules based on CXMT chips. The updates are being developed for a wide range of AMD 600 and 800 series motherboards, including X870, B850, X670 and B650 models. Beta versions are already available for several boards, while broader

An experimental utility has pushed the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 beyond its normal combined power limit, allowing the thin gaming laptop to reach roughly 215W across its CPU and GPU. The modification shows that the hardware can operate above its factory settings, but it also exposes why ASUS limits the system to a lower power target. Under heavy gaming loads, temperatures climb close to

AMD's recently introduced Ryzen 5 5500F and Ryzen 5 7500 processors have started appearing at major US retailers, giving buyers new six core options for both the older AM4 platform and the newer AM5 ecosystem. The two processors are currently listed at $118 for the Ryzen 5 5500F and $209 for the Ryzen 5 7500. Those prices are higher than AMD's official pricing of

AMD has demonstrated a new ray tracing technique that can sharply reduce the memory and processing cost of handling extremely complex animated scenes. The research uses what AMD calls tetrahedral cages to simplify how animated geometry interacts with ray tracing acceleration structures. In a large demonstration scene, the approach reduced BVH memory usage from as much as 80 GB to around 1.7 GB while

Acer expects PC component prices to remain under pressure through the first half of 2027, but the company does not believe the current memory shortage will continue until 2030. Chairman Jason Chen said supply conditions should gradually improve as semiconductor manufacturers expand production capacity. He expects prices to peak around the middle of 2027 before beginning to decline during the second half of the

A 15 year old be quiet 850W power supply has failed after its owner connected modular PCIe cables that apparently belonged to a different PSU while upgrading to a Radeon RX 9070 XT. The system had reportedly been running reliably for years with a GeForce GTX 1080 Ti. The problem appeared only when the graphics card was replaced and additional PCIe power connections were

A senior TSMC executive says artificial intelligence can help with chip design and software development, but it is not yet capable of independently solving the hardest problems involved in creating future semiconductor manufacturing technologies. Y. J. Mii, TSMC's co chief operating officer, compared today's AI systems to a three year old Superman. His point was that AI can be extremely powerful while still lacking

A new creative writing benchmark comparing human writers with 24 large language models suggests that the strongest AI systems can compete with amateur writers, but professional human writers still maintain a clear advantage. The test used 475 long form writing prompts and evaluated the results with a reward model trained on human preference data. The benchmark measured predicted reader preference rather than objective writing

CONTROL Resonant is a much larger and more experimental sequel than its predecessor, shifting the series toward an action RPG structure while changing its protagonist, combat style and setting. The game launches on September 24, 2026 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. It once again uses Remedy's Northlight Engine, but moves away from the Oldest House as its main setting

Genigods: Nezha is an upcoming action game built around Chinese creation mythology, with its developers aiming to give the setting the same kind of large scale treatment that earlier action games brought to Greek mythology. The project is being developed by Genigods Lab, a studio whose founders have around two decades of industry experience. The team previously worked on mobile titles, including a My

Xenogears Atlas is shaping up to be far more than a simple unofficial PC port of Square Enix's 1998 JRPG. The fan project is rebuilding major parts of the original game for modern PCs while preserving its visual identity, with upgraded textures, improved full motion video and a recreated battle engine already taking form. The latest development update shows that the project remains early,

Pearl Abyss says it chose its own Blackspace Engine for Crimson Desert because the studio wanted direct control over development rather than depending on a commercial engine such as Unreal Engine 5. Developers from the Korean studio explained that using an external engine could have slowed the game's production and post launch updates if the team had to wait for new features or technical