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

The retail versions of the ROG Matrix RTX 5090 shipping out to customers will come with an updated TIM application that should help against accidental liquid metal leakage. Previously, sample GPUs showed a poor spread that…

Newegg bundles 16GB of DDR5-6000 RAM with Asus AM5 B850 mobo for under $240 — get 41% off and save $169.99 with this all-white combo

Newegg is basically throwing in an Asus B850 Max Gaming WiFi motherboard for $10 if you get this 16GB (2 x 8GB) Team Group DDR5-6000 RAM as a combo.

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

DIY DDR5 is no longer just a concept, but a reality, as modder VIK-on has built his first 32GB stick from scavenged parts. The memory chips came from laptop SODIMMs, while a new PCB and cooler were acquired from China. Aft…

AMD leaves the door open to experimental FSR Redstone support on RDNA 3

At CES 2026, AMD used an interview with PCWorld to restate its official position on FSR Redstone while softening the edges around it.

Upgrade your gaming PC with an RTX 5060 for just $259.99 and instantly pocket $50 in savings

The Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 WindForce OC 8G is currently on sale at BestBuy, giving you a 15% discount off Nvidia’s $299 MSRP.

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

China’s underground GPU operations have birthed a few more spectacles, new Nvidia RTX 50-series SKUs with blower-style coolers, aimed at data centers and server farms. Listed on Taobao, the RTX 5080, 5070 Ti, 5060 Ti & mor…

GPU crisis hits Japan as RTX 5060 Ti and up are in short supply — GPUs sell out as soon as they arrive

Multiple shops are reportedly saying that GPUs are selling almost as soon as they arrive, with higher-end models becoming increasingly challenging to keep in stock.

HP reportedly eyes Chinese suppliers for DRAM as global shortage sparks shake-up — analyst says memory chips are commodities that can easily be replaced

A tech analyst claims that HP told the Bank of America that it’s considering buying memory chips from China to help alleviate the ongoing shortage.

Asus adds 64MB ROM to Strix Neo AM5 motherboards, following Gigabyte — capacity large enough to fit pre-installed Wi-Fi drivers

Asus has incorporated a 64MB ROM into its all-new Strix Neo AM5 motherboards to support future Ryzen releases. For now, though, Asus is using the extra capacity to hold an integrated Wi-Fi driver, handy for new Windows 11 …

Jensen Huang discusses the economics of inference, power delivery, and more at CES 2026 press Q&A session — ‘You sell a chip one time, but when you build software, you maintain it forever’

In a press Q&A at CES 2026, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addressed everything from Rubin’s design philosophy to inference economics, power constraints, open models, and more.