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The memory market has flipped from predictable commodity to geopolitical, AI-driven gold rush — and that flip is already painful at the retail checkout. Over the past few months consumer RAM prices have surged dramatically, a major DRAM vendor has announced it will stop selling consumer-branded...

August’s Steam Hardware & Software survey shows a subtle but meaningful reshuffle in the PC gaming landscape: Nvidia’s midrange GPUs continue to dominate the GPU charts, Windows 11 widens its lead among Steam users, and AMD’s recent gains in the CPU race hit a small but notable stall as Intel...

Microsoft’s long-standing upgrade loophole — where old Windows 7 and 8 product keys could be used to activate newer Windows installations — has officially been closed, and the implications ripple from consumers building DIY PCs to IT managers planning migrations. Microsoft confirmed the move to...

Intel’s next major desktop processor release faces a new wave of skepticism and recalibrated expectations. Fresh leaks and multiple industry sources now suggest that the Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs—for both desktop (ARL-S) and high-performance laptop (HX) form factors—will not deliver the much-hyped...

When it comes to operating systems, few questions spark debate like the prospect of running macOS on a Windows PC. With Microsoft Windows dominating the desktop scene—clinging to a market share of over 70% and thriving on its open hardware compatibility—it seems natural to wonder: Is it...

A sleek black minitower tinged with Nordic frost and pulsing RGB, the ASGARD A78X3D.32.S10.57.5813 arrives in the mid-range gaming PC market with a promise: bring current high-performance gaming and productivity to the masses without breaking the bank. Yet behind its mystical branding and...

The latest update to Nvidia’s Game Ready Driver (version 576.40) has reignited discussions about backward compatibility and hardware longevity within the PC enthusiast community. In a move greeted by a mix of amusement and surprise, Nvidia’s driver team has quietly removed the requirement for...

Here’s a clear breakdown of the situation around pairing the RTX 5090 with an old Intel Core 2 Duo in light of Nvidia’s driver change: What Changed? Nvidia Driver Update: The latest Nvidia drivers (version 576.40 and later) have dropped the requirement for POPCNT (Population Count) instruction...

Pairing Nvidia’s anticipated GeForce RTX 5090, a GPU likely to shatter performance records, with a relic like Intel’s Core 2 Duo might sound like tech satire. Yet due to a recent and unexpected shift in Nvidia’s driver requirements, this seemingly absurd hardware mashup has moved from the realm...

Gigabyte’s X870 Aorus Stealth ICE is setting a new precedent in the ever-evolving landscape of high-end PC motherboards by introducing an unusually substantial BIOS chip—specifically a 64MB chip, four times the capacity of earlier AM4 motherboard standards. This innovation isn’t about posting...

You might want to take a seat and cling onto your closest desktop, because if you’re reading this on an aging Windows 10 PC, the digital hourglass is tumbling dangerously low. Microsoft, in a move that has left users gasping more than Clippy at a cybersecurity conference, has urged—nay...

Here's a summary of the thread titled "WTB: Windows 11 pro" on [H]ard|Forum: A user named williacm is looking to buy a Windows 11 Pro key (and also mentions interest in an RTX 5090 graphics card). Several replies suggest not purchasing a Windows 11 key from anyone. Instead, users recommend...

AMD’s latest flagship CPU, the Ryzen 9 9950X3D, has generated waves in the enthusiast PC building community, and not merely due to its impressive all-rounder performance. The chip, released alongside updates to AMD’s chipset drivers, has reignited the perennially relevant debate: does Windows 10...

AMD’s latest chipset driver release for Windows 10 and Windows 11 rolled out with all the subtlety of a Ryzen CPU boost kicking in mid-workload, targeting desktop AM5 and AM4 sockets and even swinging by mobile Ryzen platforms for good measure. Version 7.04.09.545 isn’t just for the inhabitants...

Let’s not mince words: the Nvidia RTX 5090 is the graphics card equivalent of a fireworks display in the Louvre—spectacular, excessive, and guaranteed to empty wallets. This is a flagship GPU for those whose very definition of “future-proofing” includes a line about “mildly warming the...

It’s official: Malaysians will soon be basking in the neon-green glow of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 Series, even if they can’t get their hands on those elusive Founders Editions. Once again, NVIDIA’s local love letter comes in the form of a buffet: every AIB partner from ASUS to Zotac has...

If you’ve been looking for a reason to upgrade your PC and light up your utility bill, NVIDIA has delivered with the launch of their next-gen titans: the GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080. Powered by the shiny new Blackwell architecture and showing off the DLSS 4 banner, these graphics cards aren’t...

There comes a moment in every PC gamer's life where brute force, flashy specs, and a library bulging with half-finished Steam purchases simply aren't enough. The uninitiated might think all it takes to be a master of the PC universe is a monster GPU, an RGB-drenched battlestation, and an...

There are few things that bond the global PC community quite like the triumphant thrill of a fresh graphics card release—and the quiet anxiety of a looming Windows update. It’s a cycle as old as DirectX itself: new hardware, new hope, new headaches. Yet few were prepared for the technical...

A New Hazard on the Horizon: The RTX 5090's Fiery Misfortune Recent reports of the RTX 5090 melting its PSU connector have sparked significant concern among tech enthusiasts and PC builders alike. While high-power components are no stranger to intense thermal and electrical stresses, seeing a...