Grok targeted in UK law over sexually-explicit AI image generation — UK will begin prosecuting illegal prompting this week By Hassam Nasir published 12 January 26 Musk's tools might be on the verge of a nationwide ban.
Nvidia's elusive N1X SoC leaks out again — shipping manifest reveals Dell may have explored putting it on next-gen XPS laptops By Hassam Nasir published 12 January 26 The N1 still lives.
Asus revised the liquid metal application on its $4,000 ROG Matrix RTX 5090 cards — der8auer says retail versions come with 'much more professional' spread By Hassam Nasir published 11 January 26 Compared to the sample he checked out earlier.
Modder saves $130 by building 32GB DDR5 desktop DIMMs from scavenged laptop memory — donor modules soldered to bare PCB flashed with custom firmware even run XMP By Hassam Nasir published 11 January 26 $218 cost of parts is about $130 cheaper than buying a similar desktop DIMM retail kit in the US.
Nvidia’s Blackwell gaming GPUs go through blower-style transformation to fuel AI data centers — RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5060 Ti blower GPUs up for purchase in China By Hassam Nasir published 10 January 26 Presumably with both stock and upgraded VRAM options.
AMD teases heavily-rumored Ryzen 9 9950X3D2, continues to leak despite CES no-show — Alienware Area 51 may not be a beneficiary after all (Updated) By Hassam Nasir last updated 8 January 26 Along with a British system integrator who's putting it inside a workstation.
Samsung and Intel co-develop 'SmartPower HDR' for Panther Lake OLED laptops, with up to 22% power savings — dynamic voltage control lowers power without sacrificing panel brightness By Hassam Nasir published 8 January 26 Another step closer to always-on HDR in Windows.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says "the future is neural rendering" at CES 2026, teasing DLSS advancements — RTX 5090 could represent the pinnacle of traditional raster By Hassam Nasir published 6 January 26 "The way graphics ought to be"
Asus unveils the ROG Cronox, its first panoramic PC case with a 9.2" screen and rotating fan bracket — chassis supports up to 14x 120mm fans & dual 360mm radiators By Hassam Nasir published 6 January 26 The company's most ambitious case yet.
Samsung's new 'Odyssey 3D' 6K monitor takes center stage at CES 2026, features solid eye-tracking — 1,000 Hz dual-mode panel also on display, alongside new G6 & G8 OLED monitors By Hassam Nasir, Jake Roach published 5 January 26 Samsung's got something for everyone.
For the first time in 5 years, Nvidia will not announce any new GPUs at CES — company quashes RTX 50 Super rumors as AI expected to take center stage By Hassam Nasir published 5 January 26 Recession indicator for the tech-savvy.
CES award outs MSI's monstrous 1600W RTX 5090 Lightning GPU — new flagship has next generation liquid cooling, dual 16-pin power connectors, and a surface-mounted LCD display By Hassam Nasir published 5 January 26 You can even overclock it via an app
Intel's upcoming Arc B770 discrete GPU leaks out on GitHub, launch appears imminent — Reportedly featuring the BMG-G31 GPU, 16GB+ VRAM, 32 Xe2 cores, and 300W TDP By Hassam Nasir published 4 January 26 The Arc A770 successor is still alive.
Speed test pits six generations of Windows against each other — Windows 11 placed dead last across most benchmarks, 8.1 emerges as unexpected winner in this unscientific comparison By Hassam Nasir published 4 January 26 More fuel for the Windows 11 hate train.
Microsoft silently kills Windows and Office phone activation and forces online activation with a Microsoft account — Windows users are now herded into an online-only portal for activation By Hassam Nasir published 3 January 26 Nothing like the good ol' days.
Corsair cancels $240 48GB DDR5 memory kit orders due to pricing error — company’s blunder ignites shopper uproar over botched RAM deal By Hassam Nasir published 3 January 26 A PR nightmare that could've easily been avoided.
Samsung Display finally brings V-Stripe subpixel layout to QD-OLED — mass production of new 1,300-nit 34-inch ultrawide panel also boosts text clarity By Hassam Nasir published 3 January 26 The end of text fringing on QD-OLED?
MSI teases new power supplies with 'instant protection' against melting RTX 5090 cables — promises to solve 12V-2x6 connector woes by monitoring individual wires By Hassam Nasir published 2 January 26 USB C could see real-time monitoring and control via your motherboard
LG's dual-mode 4K 240Hz / 1080p 480Hz OLED gaming monitor is 42% off — premium flagship panel with HDR1300 drops to its lowest-ever price By Hassam Nasir published 1 January 26 Deals With DP 2.1 functionality.
Chinese enthusiast overclocks AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D to 7.33GHz on Colorful X870E Vulcan motherboard — New world record achieved using liquid nitrogen cooling By Hassam Nasir published 1 January 26 Breaking the previous record by just a few megahertz.
ASRock to enter AIO liquid cooling market with an intriguing pumpless design at CES — full lineup to include more traditional options, some with LCD displays By Hassam Nasir published 1 January 26 Another challenger enters the ring.
TikTok owner ByteDance to reportedly purchase $14 billion worth of Nvidia AI GPUs in 2026 — Company betting on Beijing's approval following Trump admin's ease on AI export controls By Hassam Nasir published 31 December 25 China firm to splash 100 billion yuan on H200 GPUs.
AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D tipped for modest price hike — early listings point to $500 list for refreshed Zen 5 CPU By Hassam Nasir published 30 December 25 Similar price, but what about performance?
Another 16-pin GPU power connector gets scorched, but this time it's not an RTX 5090 — User finds their Sapphire Nitro+ 9070 XT with scorched pins By Hassam Nasir published 30 December 25 12v-2x6 consumes another victim.
Lisuan's G100 series has reportedly begun shipping out to customers in first batch of deliveries — China's first homegrown 6nm GPUs are no longer a show-floor exclusive By Hassam Nasir published 29 December 25 Marking a new era for discrete GPUs in the region.
