NVIDIA has announced that GeForce NOW will gain a native Linux client and a native app for select Amazon Fire TV Sticks, while rolling out RTX 5080‑class servers and new streaming features that promise vastly higher fidelity and frame rates for Ultimate members. The Linux client—compatible with...
I’ve been running Windows 11 and Linux side-by-side for months now, and the experience has taught me that dual‑booting is no longer a niche hobbyist stunt but a pragmatic strategy for balancing performance, compatibility, and user control—especially in a year when Microsoft’s platform choices...
ASUS’s Dual GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB is a study in restraint: rather than chasing bling or headline-bait clock speeds, ASUS delivers a compact, efficient Blackwell-based card that prioritizes practical performance, a generous 16 GB GDDR7 frame buffer, and a small footprint for mainstream 1440p...
The HP OMEN 25L GT15 listing that’s circulating on marketplace pages promises a high‑end, turnkey gaming desktop built around a 14th‑Gen Intel Core i7 and NVIDIA’s mid‑range Blackwell GPU — but the headline specs and the listing source require careful verification before anyone types a credit...
The ASUS ProArt P16 arrives not as a timid Windows alternative but as a full‑blown portable studio — a machine that, in practical terms for many creators, finally challenges the MacBook Pro’s long‑held dominance in the mobile creative workstation space. The combination of a factory‑calibrated 4K...
ZOTAC’s new MAGNUS EN275060TC squeezes a full desktop-class GeForce RTX 5060 Ti into a chassis that’s physically smaller than many RTX cards themselves, and that design decision changes the mini‑PC conversation in ways both exciting and cautionary.
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Mini PCs have matured...
HP and Riot Games have turned a routine OEM tie-up into one of the smarter licensed drops of the year: the OMEN 35L VALORANT Limited Edition transforms HP’s capable OMEN 35L chassis into a fully themed VALORANT desktop with custom cosmetics, a magnetic Gun Buddy accessory, and a choice of...
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Lenovo’s IFA 2025 showing landed some genuinely promising hardware — a redesigned entry-level LOQ Tower with clearer upgrade intent, a trio of premium Legion PureSight OLED gaming monitors, and refreshed Legion laptops and handheld updates — but a single, surprising architectural choice...
Rogue Factor’s Hell is Us ships with surprisingly specific PC demands: the studio has published clear minimum, recommended and ultra tiers that lean on modern upscaling tech to make the game playable on mid-range rigs while reserving native 4K/ray-traced fidelity for very high-end GPUs. The...
The Shiva 2 / YEAH MAGIC listing on teamduval.org reads like a mash-up of every buzzword a prebuilt‑PC shopper is conditioned to crave: an AMD Ryzen CPU, 16GB DDR5, a 1TB Gen4 NVMe, ARGB fans, Windows 11 Home, and — most provocatively — an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti with 16GB GDDR7. The copy...
NVIDIA’s GeForce NOW is getting its biggest upgrade yet: Blackwell-powered, RTX 5080-class servers begin rolling out in September, bringing DLSS 4 Multi‑Frame Generation, a new Cinematic‑Quality Streaming mode, dramatically higher peak streaming resolutions and frame rates, and an...
OpenAI’s new open-weight model suite landed squarely in the spotlight — and when I ran the smaller gpt-oss:20b through a real-world school test designed for 10‑ and 11‑year‑olds, the model proved interestingly capable on paper, but ultimately fell short of beating an actual 10‑year‑old at their...
Few gaming desktops manage to consistently evolve without losing sight of what makes them great, but the Lenovo Legion Tower 7i (Gen 10) is a stunning example of refinement over reinvention. Lenovo's flagship tower arrives sleeker and more compact while boasting even more cutting-edge hardware...
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NVIDIA's forthcoming GeForce RTX 5050 has recently surfaced through various leaks, offering a glimpse into the specifications of this entry-level graphics card. Designed to succeed the RTX 3050, the RTX 5050 aims to provide an affordable yet capable option for gamers targeting 1080p resolutions...
Recent leaks have unveiled an early prototype of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card, showcasing a design that diverges significantly from the final retail version. This prototype features an intricate printed circuit board (PCB) layout equipped with four 16-pin power connectors, suggesting...
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...
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...
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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...
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The much-anticipated release of NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 5060 has finally received official confirmation, with a launch date set for May 19, 2025, and a starting price of $299. This announcement places the RTX 5060 squarely at the heart of the entry-level graphics card market, continuing NVIDIA’s...
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...
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