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2026-08-27
marklapedus.substack.com
2026-08-27
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tomshardware.com
2026-08-23
NVIDIA officially unveiled the latest DGX Station desktop at Computex 2026, though it did not disclose a price. Recent listings by Exxact confirm the price tag at nearly $100,000, validating market speculation. The Valence VWS-158270643 model is powered by the GB300 Superchip, integrating the Blackw
2026-08-23
www.tomshardware.com
2026-08-23
2026-08-22
tomshardware.com
2026-08-22
According to a recent report by Mercury Research, the global CPU market showed signs of recovery in Q2 2026, despite a significant decline in desktop CPU shipments. While data center and laptop processor sales drove overall growth, AMD continued to gain market share, reaching a record high of 30.7%
2026-08-16
tomshardware.com
2026-08-16
Intel has announced that its upcoming Nova Lake core will be launched first for desktops, rather than in the data center—a move that contrasts with AMD’s recent strategy of prioritizing data center releases with its Zen 6 architecture. Intel VP Robert Hallock emphasized the company’s commitment to i
2026-08-14
tomshardware.com
2026-08-14
A Reddit hardware enthusiast transformed the ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra smartphone into a functional mini PC by mounting dual desktop CPU coolers on either side of the device. The phone, powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC with 24GB LPDDR5X RAM and 1TB UFS 4.0 storage, was stripped down to its cor
2026-08-10
tomshardware.com
2026-08-10
NVIDIA's GeForce NOW cloud gaming platform, designed primarily for game streaming, has been exploited by modder Zortos to gain full access to a Windows desktop environment. By leveraging an Install-to-Play (I2P) mechanism from Steam, Zortos replaced a game executable with a modified version that ope
2026-08-06
www.fonearena.com
2026-08-06
2026-07-30
hackaday.com
2026-07-30
This article explores the application of older datacenter GPUs, such as NVIDIA Tesla V100s, in desktop-level local inference tasks. Despite being released in 2017, these cards retain sufficient memory bandwidth to support modern large language models (LLMs), including Gemma 4 26B and Qwen3 35B. By b
2026-07-29
tomshardware.com
2026-07-29
According to leaked information, Intel's upcoming Nova Lake desktop CPU lineup is expected to deliver a significant performance leap, with one SKU's integrated graphics unit (iGPU) reportedly requiring 65W of dedicated power delivery to achieve full performance. This SKU features an 8P + 4E + 4LP-E
2026-07-22
the-gadgeteer.com
2026-07-22
2026-07-14
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2026-07-14
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2026-07-13
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2026-07-05
tomshardware.com
2026-07-05
A Chinese reviewer recently tested an 'RTX 4080M' desktop graphics card built using salvaged laptop silicon, a workaround emerging in China due to U.S. export restrictions on RTX 4090s. Purchased for 2,000 RMB (~$300), the card now costs nearly 2,800 RMB (~$400) due to component shortages driven by
2026-07-02
tomshardware.com
2026-07-02
Intel has quietly raised the prices of its flagship Core Ultra 200S Plus desktop processors, with the Core Ultra 270K Plus now priced at $339–$349 (up from $289–$299) and the Core Ultra 250K Plus at $219–$229 (up from $189–$199). These increases, ranging from $30 to $50 depending on the model, are a