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RIP Steam gift cards, Valve will phase them out of retail stores by the end of 2026

Valve is ending physical Steam gift card sales after 13 years, switching fully to direct game purchases or digitally obtained gift cards.

AMD EXPO Ultra Low Latency RAM support debuts on Asus ROG Crosshair motherboard, thanks to new BIOS

Asus’ ROG Crosshair X870E beta motherboard BIOS adds EXPO ULL support, with AMD promising up to a 4% average frame rate boost in some games.

Vintage AMD Radeon GPUs now have AI to thank for new drivers

Open-source developers are using GitHub Copilot in support of their efforts to maintain support for ATi Radeon HD 2000-series GPUs.

This new cableless fan concept makes PC building a breeze

Levelplay's Mag Fans have an ingenious design, with magnetic attachments and pogo pins making for easy removal and reorientation.

AMD threw gamers a bone at Computex 2026, and I think there are more AM4 X3D CPUs coming

It turns out the AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D rerelease wasn't straightforward at all, and involved a considerable engineering effort.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 50 Super GPUs may launch in early 2027 with 50% more VRAM

Nvidia's RTX 50 Super series refresh could debut at CES 2027, featuring denser 3GB GDDR7 memory and more CUDA cores in some GPUs.

Gigabyte snuck an Intel Z990 Nova Lake motherboard into its Computex showcase

While much remains unknown about this unnamed LGA1954 motherboard, it provides a glimpse of what could be coming with the Intel Z990 platform.

Say goodbye to cloud storage with UGREEN’s DXP GT Line up NAS, built for speed and flexibility

UGREEN launches the NASync DXP GT Line up, featuring high-speed connectivity, ideal for home automation and media streaming/editing.

AMD says DDR5 RAM prices may need two years to return to normal

AMD estimates that DDR5 memory supply won't return to normal until around 2028, potentially in time for the next GPU upgrade cycle.