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LG has started taking preorders in Japan for two new UltraGear EVO OLED gaming monitors, including its high end 45 inch 5K2K model. The bigger surprise is the price. The flagship 45GX950B B has a listed price of 329,800 yen, which is around $2,099, but the preorder price is 259,800 yen, or roughly $1,653. That works out to about 21% off before launch. The

A Reddit user has found one of the better local PC hardware deals we have seen recently. The shopper walked out of a Walmart with two AMD AM5 processors, a Ryzen 7 7800X3D and a Ryzen 5 7600X, for just $220 total. The Ryzen 7 7800X3D was marked down to $145, while the Ryzen 5 7600X was listed at $75. For context, the 7800X3D

AMD has submitted new patches for its open source AMDGPU driver that move Linux closer to proper HDMI 2.1 support on Radeon graphics cards. This is a major step because HDMI 2.1 has been one of the longest running display limitations for AMD on Linux. The new patches add Fixed Rate Link support, also known as FRL. This is the transport layer that gives

The chip industry is still moving forward, but the pace has changed. A new roadmap linked to IMEC suggests that sub 1nm process technology may not arrive until around 2034, with even smaller 0.2nm class nodes appearing much later, around the 2040s. That timeline shows how difficult chip scaling has become. For years, new nodes brought regular density improvements. Now, each step needs more

QNAP has introduced the QAI h1290FX, a new edge AI NAS built for local AI work, storage heavy workflows, and on premise deployments. The interesting part is the hardware pairing. It uses an older AMD EPYC 7302P processor from the Zen 2 era, but can be equipped with NVIDIA’s much newer RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell GPU with 96GB of VRAM. The system is aimed

The Uperfect UFree V is a 15.6 inch portable monitor built around one clear idea: you should not need cables every time you want a second screen. Most portable monitors are thin and light, but they still need a wired connection for power or display input. The UFree V tries to solve that with a built in battery and wireless screen mirroring. At $189,

SSD prices have been rising, so a large discount on a fast 4TB gaming drive stands out more than usual. The WD Black SN7100 4TB has dropped to $499.99 at Best Buy, down from a much higher regular price. The 1TB and 2TB versions are also discounted at Amazon. That matters because storage has become one of the more painful parts of building or

Diablo 4 Lord of Hatred appears to have changed the tone around Blizzard’s latest action RPG. The expansion adds a new story, a new region, new loot systems, class updates, and faster endgame structure. More importantly, it seems to answer some of the complaints that followed Diablo 4 since launch. The writer went into the expansion worried that Blizzard was changing too much again.

Xbox may be preparing to bring more classic games forward through backward compatibility, and Microsoft is now pointing players toward a community voting site where they can request what they want to see next. The signal came from Jason Ronald, Xbox’s VP of Next Generation. When a fan asked whether people could request more games for Xbox’s backward compatibility program, Ronald pointed them to

Microsoft has changed the way it talks about gaming PC memory. The company now describes 16GB RAM as a baseline for Windows 11 gaming PCs, while 32GB is being treated as the safer “no worries” option. That does not mean 16GB is suddenly useless. It still works for many games, especially if you keep background apps under control. But Microsoft is saying what many

VIDIA’s older Jetson developer modules are now being phased out as memory shortages spread beyond normal PC parts. The affected boards use LPDDR4 memory, which has become harder to source and more expensive as the wider DRAM market stays under pressure. Jetson modules are small embedded computers used for robotics, edge AI, cameras, industrial systems, and developer projects. You can think of them as

AMD is preparing a compact AI developer PC built around its Ryzen AI MAX Plus 395 chip, and it may launch as soon as June. The device, called Ryzen AI Halo, is aimed at developers who want a small local AI system without paying NVIDIA DGX Spark prices. The timing makes sense. Local AI development is growing quickly, but many people do not need

JEDEC is moving ahead with faster DDR5 MRDIMM standards as AI datacenters continue to demand more memory bandwidth and capacity. The latest roadmap targets DDR5 MRDIMM Gen2 designs running at up to 12,800 MT/s, which is about 45% faster than the first generation 8,800 MT/s modules announced two years ago. MRDIMM is built for servers rather than normal consumer PCs. Its job is to

A new blind test suggests NVIDIA still has the lead in upscaling image quality. ComputerBase compared DLSS 4.5, FSR 4.1, and FSR 4.0 across seven games, then asked people to choose the best looking result without knowing which technology they were seeing. DLSS 4.5 won in six of the seven games. The test included Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Anno 117: Pax Romana, ARC Raiders, Resident

Huawei is becoming the biggest winner from NVIDIA’s retreat in China. After US restrictions pushed NVIDIA’s share of China’s advanced AI chip market to zero, Chinese companies have started relying more heavily on domestic hardware. Huawei is now expected to take the largest share of that demand. The shift is important because China’s AI industry still needs large amounts of compute. Older NVIDIA chips

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is pushing back against the idea that AI will simply wipe out human jobs. In a recent discussion, he argued that AI can help the US economy grow by bringing back manufacturing, building new AI factories, and creating demand for more skilled workers. His main point is that people often confuse a task with a job. For example, writing code

Memory prices may not fall quickly, even if supply gets better. A research note from Korea Investment & Securities says AI demand has changed the market in a deeper way, mainly because memory is now tied directly to how efficiently AI systems run. The basic idea is simple. More memory lets an AI GPU keep more data close to the processor. That means less

Microsoft has started rolling out Xbox Mode to Windows 11 PCs, giving desktops, laptops, tablets, and handhelds a more console like gaming interface. The feature is designed for times when you want to use your PC mainly for games, with easier controller navigation and fewer desktop distractions. Xbox Mode builds on the earlier full screen Xbox experience. Instead of opening the usual Windows desktop

Xbox is moving quickly with its latest brand refresh. After showing off a new glass like green Xbox logo, Microsoft has already started adding it to console personalization options, including dynamic backgrounds, profile backgrounds, and gamer pics. The rollout was confirmed by Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, who said the new logo themed items were “dropping today.” That came only a few days after she

Warhorse Studios has responded to concerns about its use of AI after allegations that a translator was fired because the studio planned to use AI for future localization work. The issue came up during a Reddit AMA, where several people asked about the allegation involving translator Max Hejtmánek. Warhorse did not comment on the specific employment case, saying it could not discuss internal HR