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Digital Extremes used TennoCon 2026 to show a broader look at Soulframe, its upcoming free to play fantasy action RPG. The presentation covered a new fall quest, a corruption themed progression path, the arrival of mounts, fishing, and a new boss already available in Soulframe Preludes. The studio is also widening access to Preludes during TennoCon. Anyone who creates an account on the official

Warframe is preparing one of its biggest setting shifts in years with Tau, a new Narrative Chapter that takes the Tenno beyond the Origin System for the first time. The expansion was revealed during TennoCon 2026 and is planned as a free update for all platforms later in 2026. The new chapter introduces the Tau System as a fresh Star Chart, with the first

A PC builder appears to have received an unexpected processor upgrade after ordering an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D and getting a Ryzen 7 9800X3D instead. The situation was shared by a Reddit user, who posted images showing a receipt for the Ryzen 7 7800X3D while the processor itself appeared to be labeled as the newer Ryzen 7 9800X3D. The story started with a routine

AMD has quietly added 11 new processors to its Ryzen 200 and Ryzen 100 series, giving OEMs more Zen 4 based options for laptops and compact PCs. The additions appear to be part of AMD’s continued effort to keep older and current mobile platforms active while shifting toward a simpler naming structure. The new chips are based on Hawk Point and use AMD’s 4nm

AMD has quietly added another processor to its long running AM4 lineup with the Ryzen 7 4700LE, an 8 core Zen 2 chip aimed at OEM systems. The processor appears on AMD’s official product listing with a March 25, 2026 launch date, although it only recently drew attention because there was no major public announcement around it. The Ryzen 7 4700LE is based on

NVIDIA’s next generation Rubin and Rubin Ultra AI servers are expected to push data center hardware costs far above the current Blackwell generation, with memory becoming one of the biggest cost drivers. New estimates suggest that a Rubin Ultra rack could reach an average selling price of around $21 million, while the HBM4e memory alone may cost about $1.5 million per rack. The figures

MSI is rolling out a new BIOS update for its AMD AM5 motherboards, bringing improved support for CXMT based DDR5 memory and restoring TSME security support for Ryzen 9000 processors. The update covers MSI’s AM5 800 series and 600 series motherboards, which means both newer and older Ryzen boards should benefit. The BIOS is based on AMD’s AGESA PI 1.3.0.1b Patch A firmware. One

The global PC market slipped in the second quarter of 2026 as memory shortages and rising component costs continued to pressure both vendors and buyers. According to IDC’s latest preliminary data, worldwide traditional PC shipments reached 68.2 million units in Q2 2026, down 4.9 percent from 71.7 million units in the same quarter last year. The decline marks the first drop after nine quarters

ASUS has demonstrated Chinese CXMT based DDR5 memory running at speeds of up to 8400 MT/s on one of its AM5 motherboards, showing that domestic DRAM from China is becoming more capable for high speed desktop platforms. The demonstration used ASUS’s B850M AYW Gaming OC WIFI7 W motherboard, a 2 DIMM AM5 board built for stronger memory tuning. ASUS tested DDR5 kits from Lexar

NVIDIA’s future Rosa CPUs are reportedly being planned around TSMC’s most advanced manufacturing technologies, including 2nm and possibly A16 with backside power delivery. The chips are expected to arrive near the end of the decade as part of NVIDIA’s next stage of AI data center hardware. The report says NVIDIA is considering TSMC’s 2nm family for Rosa, but A16 appears to be especially interesting

Intel appears to be preparing a return to mainstream desktop Xeon processors with a new platform called Dunlow. The platform has surfaced in shipping logs and is reportedly built around Nova Lake S CPUs, bringing support for the newer LGA 1954 socket and up to 28 cores in early listed configurations. This would mark an important shift for Intel’s smaller workstation and entry server

China is reportedly considering a partial reversal of its own restrictions on NVIDIA AI chip purchases, a move that could allow major local technology companies to buy limited quantities of H200 GPUs. The Information reports that companies such as Alibaba, ByteDance and DeepSeek may be allowed to purchase NVIDIA chips, although the final number could be far lower than what these firms have requested.

AMD is preparing to introduce its next generation EPYC Venice server processors at its Advancing AI event on July 22 and 23. The confirmation came from AMD CTO and executive vice president Mark Papermaster, who said the new server CPU family will be part of the company’s discussion at the event. Venice is important because it will be AMD’s first EPYC platform based on

Samsung has reportedly raised wafer prices for its 5nm and 4nm foundry processes by around 15 percent, as demand for AI chips continues to change the balance of power in semiconductor manufacturing. The move follows similar pricing pressure at TSMC, although Samsung is said to be taking a more targeted approach rather than applying broader increases across several process nodes. The reported price hike

Micron has started a major construction milestone at its New York DRAM megafab, pouring the first concrete at the Clay site as part of a much larger US manufacturing plan. The company now says it will invest more than $250 billion in American manufacturing and research and development through 2035. The goal is ambitious. Micron wants to produce 40 percent of its global DRAM

Server memory is facing a major bandwidth problem as AI, cloud computing, and high performance workloads continue to grow. DDR6 is expected to help in the future, but it will also bring higher costs and a physical platform change. MRDIMM technology is now being positioned as a way to extend DDR5’s life by delivering much higher bandwidth without forcing data centers to move to

Noctua has finally entered the all in one liquid cooler market with the NL LC1 series, bringing its first AIO coolers after years of relying on air cooling products. The company is best known for coolers such as the NH D15 and NH U12, so expectations were high for its first liquid cooling lineup. The NL LC1 series is available in 240mm, 360mm, and

NVIDIA has used Bilibili World 2026 in Shanghai to show several limited edition GeForce RTX 5080 graphics cards designed around popular games and characters. The event runs until July 12 and has become a major stage for gaming hardware, anime culture, and PC brand collaborations in China. The cards were created with multiple board partners, including ASUS, MSI, GIGABYTE, Colorful, Inno3D, Galax, Gainward, and

Samsung Display has introduced OBLYX, a new OLED brand made specifically for gaming laptop panels. The company revealed the branding during its first appearance at Bilibili World 2026, one of China’s major gaming and anime events. The move shows how important gaming laptops have become for OLED panel makers. OLED screens are already common in premium phones, tablets, and some laptops, but gaming notebooks

ASUS has introduced the ROG Strix XG27UCMG, its first triple mode gaming monitor, giving players three different resolution and refresh rate options on one display. The monitor uses a 27 inch Fast IPS panel and is aimed at gamers who want flexibility between sharper image quality and higher refresh rates. Triple mode monitors are starting to appear more often as display makers look beyond