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Valve removes display scaling and resolution requirements for the Steam Machine Verified badge

Valve lists Steam Machine and Steam Frame game validation rules, ditching UI legibility requirements while adding a 90fps target for VR.

AMD just announced a new version of FSR with multi-frame gen, but it reportedly only works on future GPUs

AMD's FSR Diamond tech promises MFG support, and improved ray regeneration for path tracing, but it's apparently exclusive to RDNA 5.

Asus responds to Apple MacBook Neo, as reviews send shockwave through PC industry

Asus' co-CEO reacts to the Apple’s MacBook Neo’s favourable reception in the media, indicating that the PC industry is taking it very seriously.

Intel announces its “fastest gaming desktop processors ever” – meet Arrow Lake Refresh

Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and 250K Plus are now official, with more cores, and an intriguing new change to boost gaming performance.

Arctic launches Liquid Freezer WS360 AIO cooler to tame 96-core CPUs

Arctic Liquid Freezer WS360 is an AIO liquid cooler built for 24/7 workstation operation, with models for Intel LGA4710 and AMD SP5/SP6 sockets.

Sapphire already has the latest AMD Ryzen AI P100 chips in its embedded gear

An updated Sapphire Rave2 Edge+ VPR-7P100 now supports the latest P100 chips, and there's an x86-only mini-ITX motherboard as well.

Mainstream laptop prices expected to soar by nearly 40%, as RAM costs bite

Brace yourself for laptop price hikes of 30-40%, as CPU and RAM costs continue to soar, due to high demand for silicon from datacentres.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5050 9GB uses a cut-down 5060 GPU, according to latest leak

Nvidia is reportedly powering its refreshed RTX 5050 9GB with a GB206 GPU, and mounting it on a GDDR7-compatible PCB.

Intel Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs contain new tech to “boost performance” in games, according to leak

A leaked invite to a session about Intel Core Ultra 200S Plus processors states that they have "new technical features" specifically targeted at gaming.