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RTX 5090 sold out everywhere in the US, scalpers list cards at $9,500
Scalpers control RTX 5090 inventory, asking 5x MSRP while retailers sit empty
The RTX 5090 is out of stock at all major US retailers. Third-party sellers on Amazon and eBay are asking up to $9,500 for cards that launched at $1,999 MSRP.
Windows 11 emergency patch drops after AMD GPU crashes and Explorer freezes
Emergency Windows 11 fix targets AMD GPU crashes and Explorer freezes
Microsoft shipped an emergency fix for its September 2026 Windows 11 update after widespread crashes on AMD graphics cards, Explorer hangs, and broken third-party app integrations.
Valve opens Steam Frame VR pre-orders at $1,049 with Half-Life: Alyx bundled
Valve's new VR headset costs more than a mid-tier GPU — worth it depends on specs we don't have yet
Valve's Steam Frame VR headset is now available for pre-order at $1,049, bundled with Half-Life: Alyx. Waiting list signup is live.
ASRock's TempGuard sensor didn't prevent 12V-2x6 meltdown on $15k RTX PRO 6000 rig
Another 12V-2x6 failure, this time on the PSU side with a safety sensor that didn't trip
A PSU-side 12V-2x6 connector melted on an ASRock Taichi TC-1650T paired with a $15,000 RTX PRO 6000, despite ASRock's temperature sensor being present. The GPU survived; the PSU socket didn't.
RTX 5090 prices hit €5,200 in Germany, up 73% since January
Custom RTX 5090s now cost 2.5× NVIDIA's MSRP in Germany
GeForce RTX 5090 custom cards now start at €5,242 in Germany — 73% higher than January — while NVIDIA's MSRP-locked Founders Edition sits at €2,099.
DLSS Multi Frame Generation mod hits RTX 40-series GPUs — tested and working
Unofficial mod unlocks RTX 50-series frame generation on 40-series GPUs — tested and working, with caveats
A new mod brings NVIDIA's RTX 50-series exclusive DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation to RTX 40-series cards. Tom's Hardware tested it — the tech works, though stability varies by game.
PlayStation cancels Kojima's Physint after Death Stranding underperforms
Sony tightens purse strings after Death Stranding revenue miss and Concord disaster
Sony reportedly pulled the plug on Hideo Kojima's espionage action game Physint, citing Death Stranding's revenue misses and Concord's flop as factors in tightening its studio budgets.
Valorant cheater banned after viral skin exploit video
Viral cheater exposes Vanguard blind spot, gets banned after Reddit outcry
A Valorant hacker using a modified 'Evil' Tung Tung Tung Sahur skin was banned after a video showing them wiping entire lobbies went viral, reigniting criticism of Riot's Vanguard anti-cheat.
Kojima's Physint moves from Sony to Xbox publishing
Xbox grabs Kojima's Metal Gear successor from Sony's hands
Microsoft scoops up Hideo Kojima's stealth-action project Physint, originally announced as a Sony partnership. Xbox now publishing both Physint and OD, plus future film/TV tie-ins.
Ubisoft kills its PC launcher for Steam releases, starting with Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
One less launcher eating RAM, one less login screen between you and 60fps
Ubisoft is dropping Ubisoft Connect for Steam purchases. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown goes first — launch the game, play the game, no second launcher.
Modders cut DLSS 5 Neural Rendering cost by reordering the pipeline
Community fix cuts DLSS 5's performance penalty in half by reordering the render pipeline
A community fix called Neural Upstream reworks DLSS 5's render order to run neural rendering before upscaling, cutting the performance penalty by half in some tests.
Ryzen 9 9950X3D dies an hour after motherboard swap, ASUS board suspected
Second 9950X3D death on an ASUS board in months — memory presets under scrutiny
A Reddit user's 9950X3D died within an hour of moving it from an ASRock X670E to an ASUS ROG Crosshair X670E Hero, throwing a "00" Q-Code after enabling a memory preset.