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GC-HPWR is undeniably cool, but the Nitro+ X870EA PhantomLink Edition remains a good motherboard in its own right too.

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The Blood of Dawnwalker system requirements demand an RTX 5090 for native 4K Ultra settings

This RPG from ex-Witcher developers looks set to push your GPU and CPU hard, with an AMD Ryzen 7950X and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 required for the top spec.
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Valve is “hard at work” on Steam Deck 2, learning from Steam Machine and more

Valve is making progress on Steam Deck 2, and points to progress from the original Steam Controller to today's Valve devices, to set expectations.
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It’s official: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 laptop GPU now has 12GB of VRAM, and it’s about time

Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5070 mobile GPU won't be languishing with just 8GB of memory any more, as 12GB model gets officially confirmed.
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Valve confirms why Steam Controller is out before Steam Machine – it “doesn’t have RAM in it”

Valve has just explained the key reason why it's already launched the Steam Controller, but there's still no sign of its Steam Machine, despite...
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This fake Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 looks scarily convincing, with laser-engraved chip numbers

There's some frightening attention to detail here, with a dead Ampere GPU being skimmed and re-engraved with an RTX 4090 model number.
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Happy 45th birthday, Xerox Star, the computer that brought us a full GUI well before Apple and Microsoft

Building on Xerox PARC's ground-breaking work on SmallTalk, this computer's OS had a full working GUI with icons, scrollbars, and menus in 1981.
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Intel cancelled Arc Celestial GPUs “long ago” and Druid successor is unclear, leaker claims

The Xe3P architecture will apparently live on across mobile and data centre, but Intel reportedly has no plans to launch gaming GPUs with it.
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Valve Steam Controller details leak ahead of launch

Komodo Station’s Steam Controller page goes live before the official launch, revealing this pad's final design and how it fits in your hands.
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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced system requirements need an RTX 4090 for top settings, plus DLSS

Ubisoft unveils the system requirements for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, demanding at least an RTX 3060 for 60fps gameplay at 1920x1080.
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Intel says software is holding back your CPU performance by up to 30%

Enthusiasts are underestimating the role software plays in demonstrating the full performance of a CPU, according to Intel.
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First Intel Wildcat Lake CPU leak shows Apple MacBook Neo-like appeal

Intel unveils its Wildcat Lake reference laptop design, boasting a sleek MacBook Neo-like aluminium body and low-power passive mode.
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Gigabyte bundles well-reviewed Pragmata with select Nvidia GPUs and laptops

Gigabyte is collaborating with Nvidia and Pragmata to offer GPU, laptop, and desktop bundles featuring a digital copy of the game.
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Intel Z970 chipset will largely succeed B860, bringing overclocking to lower budgets, claims leaker

Should Z970 motherboards launch at affordable prices, overclocking Intel Nova Lake Core Ultra 400 CPUs would become far more affordable.
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InWin Covalent HPC case eats up high-end hardware with consummate ease

InWin targets workstations and multi-GPU setups with its Covalent PC chassis, supporting up to 480mm GPUs and 420mm radiators.
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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition vs. Ryzen 9 9950X3D

Does the 9950X3D2's extra 64MB of 3D V-Cache justify its price premium over the 9950X3D? We benchmark the two chips side by side to find out.
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