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Classic Dune games won’t be rereleased any time soon – GOG tells us the messy reasons why

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From the original game to Emperor: Battle of Dune, the first four titles based on Frank Herbert's desert world are tangled in a web of licensing rights.

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Nvidia’s new DLSS frame gen performance mode already works on GeForce RTX 30 GPUs, thanks to this mod

Modders enable DLSS Frame Generation Preset C on unsupported Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 GPUs, giving them an unofficial tool to improve performance.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 discontinuation reports grow, as Micro Center lists cards as “not carried”

GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards are disappearing from Micro Center, with signs indicating that the Nvidia flagship won't be restocked.
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QNAP just launched two 10GbE lite managed switches with budget-friendly prices

QNAP releases the QSW-L2110-10T and QSW-L2110-2S8T, featuring eight 2.5GbE sockets and two 10GbE ports, with prices starting from £147.
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Xbox debuts new Nano Controller, a cheaper gamepad that fits in your pocket

Available from November at £44.99 / $49.99, the Xbox Nano controller promises a smaller design without sacrificing any inputs.
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Intel Nova Lake AI performance revealed by motherboard maker, suggesting NPU is over 5x speed of Arrow Lake

Figures shared by Chinese motherboard maker Decenta suggest Intel's Core Ultra Series 400 chips have an NPU rated at 73 TOPS.
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TCL is prepping 700Hz OLED gaming monitor panels for 2028, says research firm

TCL is apparently opening a new factory in China to manufacture its inkjet-printed OLED panels, targeting gaming monitors with 700Hz refresh rates.
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Valve may have a Steam Frame OLED in the works

Amendments to the 'deckard-plano' branch of the SteamOS source code signals that Valve is experimenting with the idea of an OLED VR headset.
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Nvidia claims it’s boosted DLSS Frame Gen speed by 35% with new preset, and it works on GeForce RTX 40 GPUs

Nvidia says it's improved DLSS Multi Frame Generation performance by up to 35%, thanks to a new AI model that uses a faster and lighter algorithm.
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Gigabyte confirms support for “future” Intel CPUs on ageing DDR4 motherboards, including Z790 models

Flash your BIOS, and you should be able to pop an Intel Raptor Lake Next CPU into your old Gigabyte Z790 motherboard.
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Windows 11 is causing mouse stuttering in games, but a fix is available now

A new security update includes a fix for spotty mouse movement on Windows 11, but Microsoft is sparse on finer details.
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be quiet! just launched a range of unibody RGB fans with advanced software control

be quiet! unveils its Light Wings Pro IO 360mm and 420mm fans, featuring a single-frame design with a daisy-chainable power and control cable.
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Sapphire just launched a Valor Mortis graphics card, based on its Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ design

Sapphire introduces the Nitro+ RX 9070 XT Valor Mortis Edition graphics card, featuring art and emblems inspired by the game on its backplate and fan hubs.
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Your GPU could run up to 19°C cooler, but we’ll need to rethink PC case design to get there

A YouTuber has highlighted that moving your graphics card in front of your intake fans could net big improvements to operating tempatures.
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AMD comments on why Sapphire and Gigabyte are dishing out Radeon RX 7000 BIOS security updates

AMD addresses Radeon RX 7000 vBIOS patches released by Sapphire and Gigabyte, but stops short of revealing the vulnerability details.
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Intel Nova Lake gaming performance is similar to Arrow Lake without BFC, says leaker

According to tech leaker kopite7kimi, non-bLLC Intel Nova Lake CPUs will perform similarly to existing Arrow Lake chips when it comes to frame rates.
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