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Maxsun has shown the first desktop motherboard designs based on Intel’s Panther Lake and Wildcat Lake mobile chips, giving builders a new way to use laptop class processors inside standard desktop systems. The designs were shown at Computex 2026 and follow the MoDT idea, which means Mobile on Desktop. This approach takes mobile processors, which are normally used in laptops and mini PCs, and
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Phison has shown its next generation PCIe 6 SSD controller at Computex 2026, giving an early look at the storage hardware that will power future AI servers, enterprise systems, and high performance data centers. The new controller, called PS5303 X3 66, is designed to double transfer rates compared with today’s PCIe 5 drives while also improving efficiency. The X3 controller supports PCIe Gen6 x4
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Biwin showed a broad range of new storage and memory products at Computex 2026, covering everything from compact SSDs for gaming handhelds to PCIe 5.0 drives for high end PCs and ROG certified DDR5 memory for gaming desktops. The lineup shows the company trying to serve several fast growing parts of the PC market at once, especially handheld gaming, compact systems, and enthusiast memory
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DDR4 platforms appear to be losing momentum in Germany, with new motherboard sales data showing AM4 falling below 10 percent share for the first time at a major retailer. The shift suggests that, despite recent interest in cheaper DDR4 builds, many buyers in the German DIY market are moving back toward newer DDR5 platforms. The latest May 2026 motherboard sales figures from Mindfactory show
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DDR4 platforms are seeing renewed demand as DDR5 memory prices continue to climb, making new PC builds more expensive than many buyers expected. Several motherboard and memory vendors are reportedly increasing production of DDR4 compatible platforms as gamers and budget builders look for cheaper ways to build or upgrade a system. The shift is not surprising. DDR5 has become much more expensive during the
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AMD has pushed back against claims that FSR 4.1 has been canceled for RDNA 3.5 integrated graphics, saying no such decision has been made. The clarification came from Frank Azor, AMD’s Client and Graphics Marketing chief, after reports suggested that the company did not plan to bring its newer upscaling technology to RDNA 3.5 based APUs for now. The rumor started after comments from
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PC game system requirements are supposed to tell you whether your computer can run a game properly, but many modern spec sheets do not give enough information to be useful. Instead of clear performance targets, players often get vague labels like minimum and recommended, confusing hardware pairings, hidden upscaling requirements, and sometimes even incorrect CPU or GPU details. This has become a bigger problem
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Zotac used Computex 2026 to celebrate its 20th anniversary with a mix of premium graphics cards, liquid cooled RTX 5080 prototypes, and a compact desktop PC that packs a full desktop grade GeForce RTX 5080. The lineup shows the company leaning into special edition designs while also experimenting with more aggressive cooling for high end RTX 50 series hardware. The first anniversary product is
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InnoGrit has revealed its first PCIe 6 SSD controller, showing how quickly enterprise storage is moving toward faster speeds, larger capacities, and AI focused workloads. The new controller, called Crestone IG5686, is designed for data centers, enterprise systems, and AI infrastructure rather than consumer PCs. The IG5686 supports PCIe Gen6 x4 and NVMe 2.3, with advertised read speeds of up to 28GB per second
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Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 50 Super series may be back on track, according to a new rumor, and the most interesting detail is not only the return of the Super branding. The rumored refresh could bring a major VRAM increase across several models, including a possible RTX 5060 Super with 12GB of memory. That would be a meaningful upgrade over the current RTX 5060, which