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Valve Slowly Expands SteamOS to Third-Party Hardware as Beta Arrives on Intel-Based Handhelds

Valve's SteamOS is slowly expanding beyond the Steam Deck to more third-party hardware, including the Intel-based ones.

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Valve has added 'initial' SteamOS gamepad support for several new gaming handhelds, including the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+

Along with a host of bug fixes, of course.

PC Gamer

Nvidia RTX 5090 ships in bizarre 8-motherboard bundle — retailers hold GPUs hostage similar to the crypto boom

Taiwanese ecommerce platform PChome24h is packaging RTX 5090 GPUs with a crazy number of motherboards, entry-to-mid-range GPUs, and several other components. While interesting, these combos are alarming as they show the direction that the PC building industry is headed.

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I replaced my Mac mini with Lenovo's round Yoga PC — and accidentally found the ultimate Mac accessory hack

Lenovo cut all the right corners with its puck-shaped Yoga Mini, delivering a Windows mini PC that truly thinks outside the box to rival the Mac mini.

Tom’s Guide

More hefty GPU price hikes are rumored — and your only chance of a high-end Nvidia graphics card at MSRP is at QuakeCon

Want an RTX 5070, 5080 or 5090 at MSRP? Well, there's a chance you might get one — although it's vanishingly slim and highly location-dependent.

MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ review: the handheld PC that finally makes sense to a console gamer

MSI’s latest handheld has finally made me understand the appeal of PC gaming on the go.

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Lexar lists 32GB DDR5 memory with homegrown Chinese chips — 3,999 Yuan ($592) price undercuts hopes for cheaper CXMT-powered RAM

Lexar's latest Thor RGB kit likely uses CXMT-made DRAM, but its pricing remains comparable to premium DDR5 memory from established brands.

Tom’s Hardware

MSI unveils its first 4K OLED monitor using a promising inkjet-printed panel, and it's not made by Samsung or LG

This could be an important testing ground for the panel technology.

PC Gamer

First open-source firmware for AM5 officially launches — Dasharo v0.9.0 brings Coreboot and openSIL to Zen 4 APUs on MSI B850

3mdeb has introduced a new open-source firmware for the MSI B850-P WiFi, marking the first time open-source firmware has been introduced to the AM5 platform.

Tom’s Hardware

Single-DIMM DDR5 gaming works better than you probably think — one DDR5 DIMM beats dual-channel DDR4 RAM, AMD's 3D V-Cache chips drop less than 3% with single stick

To avoid rising RAM costs, some PC builders and OEMs have shifted toward using a single DDR5 module for gaming PCs. We test how much of a performance loss that actually represents.

Tom’s Hardware

MSI promises an EXPO ULL-like boost for your existing DDR5 memory — High-Efficiency Mode brings low-latency tuning to older RAM

A new firmware update for MSI motherboards features High-Efficiency Mode, which offers latency tuning similar to AMD's EXPO ULL on regular memory kits.

Tom’s Hardware

Nvidia's fastest graphics cards get US price increase at Best Buy, Amazon — Astral RTX 5080 now costs more than 5090's MSRP, flagship card now commands more than $4,300

Premium Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 and RTX 5090 graphics cards are once again selling far above MSRP, with some Asus and MSI models climbing close to $5,000.

Tom’s Hardware

Your motherboard's M.2 SSD heatsink might be slowing down your SSD — Only 6 of 20 tested boards made full contact

We tested 20 motherboards for proper M.2 contact and were surprised at the results – not all make good contact.

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MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ review: The ultimate gaming handset, with the ultimate price

It's for the few, not the many. But what a beast this handheld is!

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Re-examining the DDR4 gaming gap with Intel’s LGA 1700 CPUs in mid-2026 — performance drops of 14% on average, and up to 25% in some games

Given the unprecedented surge in memory prices, we’re looking back on Intel’s LGA 1700 stack of CPUs to see how DDR4 and DDR5 match up with our modern gaming suite in 2026.

PC Gamer

Alienware 34 AW3426DW review

Alienware's updated 34-inch ultrawide OLED monitor is even more awesome than the original.

Tom’s Hardware

MSI and Colorful raise Nvidia RTX 50-series prices in China by up to 59% across the entire lineup — change in distributer pricing suggests GPU price hikes are on the way

GPU prices seem to be on the rise once again with official distributor announcements in China hiking up the entire Blackwell lineup overnight. Compared to MSRP, we're witnessing a staggering bump of up to 75% at the top-end.

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Upgrading an MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ handheld gaming PC with a 2TB SSD

I go through the steps of replacing the standard 1TB SSD in an MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ with a 2TB SSD.

Tom’s Guide

MSI Pro Max 271UPXW12G review: A more affordable Studio Display alternative

The MSI Pro Max 271UPXW12G is a QD-OLED monitor designed to work seamlessly with your Mac and play just as well with your gaming PC.

PC Gamer

MSI celebrates 40 year anniversary by unveiling a SEVEN GRAND LAPTOP

You'd need a dragon's hoard to afford this.

PC Gamer

Acer and Gigabyte will launch RTX Spark laptops too, but not before Microsoft and Co.

The first batch not including Acer and Gigabyte will launch this fall.

Kiplinger

5 Sleeper Blue-Chip Stock Picks for Steady Long-Term Gains

Forget the red-hot headline grabbers for a minute. We're dedicating space to high-quality sleeper stocks that have already delivered and could keep climbing.

TechRadar

Your next laptop could hit new heights of brightness as Samsung introduces new OLED panels for Lenovo, Asus, MSI and Dell machines

Tandem OLED panels are taking OLED experiences to new heights, and Samsung has seemingly nailed it yet again with its new '1,600-nit' OLED panels for laptops.

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The Acer Nitro 16S AI shows that the all-rounder laptop is well and truly back, baby

I thought laptop manufacturers had given up on creating PCs that could perform across the board. I was wrong.

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