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Maxsun Readies Panther Lake and Wildcat Lake MoDT NAS Motherboards for November

Maxsun has shared full specifications for the SK-PTLNAS and SK-WCLAIO, two NAS-focused MoDT (Mobile on Desktop) motherboards built around Intel's Panther Lake and Wildcat Lake chips. Both were first shown at Computex 2026 and are expected to launch this month, though pricing is still unknown. The SK-PTLNAS now tops out at the Core Ultra 9 386H, a 16-core chip with four Xe3 GPU cores, a 25 W base power and up to 80 W of turbo power. The Computex listing mentioned options up to the Core Ultra X9 388H, which no longer seems to be on the table. It supports up to 128 GB of DDR5-7200 memory across two SO-DIMM slots, with five M.2 slots and three Mini SAS ports for storage. The board also gets a PCIe 5.0 x8 slot, 10GbE, 2.5GbE and two 1GbE ports, plus two Thunderbolt 4 ports. Maxsun lists Windows 11 and Ubuntu support.

The SK-WCLAIO measures just 90 x 165 mm, a big change from the mATX design shown in June. It runs the six-core Core 7 350 (2P + 4LPE) with two Xe3 cores, a single DDR5-6400 SO-DIMM slot for up to 48 GB, 1 TB of onboard UFS 3.1 storage and four M.2 slots. Wildcat Lake has very few PCIe lanes, so those drives probably won't each get full x4 bandwidth. Maxsun rates the system at 45 W when active and 16 W with drives on standby, which should suit an always-on home NAS. The power input is a bit unclear for now, since the listing mentions both a 12 V DC jack and USB-C PD.

New Xbox PC App Claims 60% Faster Launch Times and UX Improvements

Epic Games's recent proclamation of significantly faster launch times on its new vibe-coded Epic Games Launcher, followed by a Steam update making similar performance improvements, seems to have inspired Microsoft's Xbox to put in the work to improve its Xbox app for PCs, with a new announcement making several claims about improved performance.

Although the claims for the new Xbox App for PC are more ambiguous, with no startup times claimed and no test data supplied, Microsoft says that the new Xbox App launches up to 60% faster, while Home, Store, and Game Pass pages load up to 50% faster, and in-app windows are claimed to launch 65% faster. Perhaps more important than the performance improvements, however, Xbox has streamlined the app, with "simpler navigation, updated filters, and new ways to organize your games," in addition to a more prominent placement for the Friends tab, wider search that covers installed games, add-ons, and people, as well as a cleaner aesthetic that "make the app easier to scan and navigate."

Linux Mint Announces Hibernation Re-Implementation and New System Apps

Linux Mint is one of the most widely recommended Linux distributions, especially for those looking to move from Windows to Linux, since it features a familiar layout and is very beginner-friendly. However, it is still based on Ubuntu and thus subject to many of Ubuntu's upstream decisions, like the prior removal of hibernation support in favor of suspend. In a recent Linux Mint blog post, previewing upcoming chanes to Mint, the development team behind the distribution argue that, while suspend is useful and widely supported, it results in phantom battery drain in most cases and can result in a dead laptop battery within 2-3 days.

With this justification in mind, the development team has confirmed that it has re-implemented support for hibernation in Linux Mint, with a new GUI page in the System Administration tool with toggles to enable specific sleep modes, including suspend, hibernate, suspend then hibernate, and hybrid sleep. There is also a dedicated drop-down to configure more specific hibernation and sleep modes, and there is a section that automatically detects problems with the configured sleep modes to make it easier for users to fix them.

Intel Nova Lake-S Promises Up To 17% Single-Thread and 20% Gaming Performance Improvements

A lot of information relating to Intel Nova Lake-S has emerged leading up to the official launch in early 2027, including official information from Intel detailing the Nova Lake architecture and a recent benchmark leak that promised significant single-thread performance improvements on a 28-core Nova Lake-S part. However, a recent leak out of @Haze2K1 on X, shared by VideoCardz, purports that the real-world performance improvements for Intel's Nova Lake desktop CPUs are in the double digit range.

While the leaker has been around for a while, there is no guarantee that this information is accurate, since the only cited source is "circulating chatter," however, the claim is that Intel's Nova Lake will outperform comparable last-generation Arrow Lake CPUs by 8-17% in raw single-thread performance, 15% in general-purpose workloads, and up to 20% in gaming. There is some nuance to these claims, with the 17% improvement figure exclusive to the higher-end CPUs that feature bLLC, while the 17% boost allegedly comes from the implementation of Intel's new Advanced Performance Extensions.

The Arctic Fox Super Mouse Has a 3.1-Inch 720p Touchscreen and Asks "What if It Did Everything?"

2026 has been a bit of a watershed moment for computer mice, especially in the gaming space, with features like rapid trigger, adjustable actuation, and haptic feedback making it into mice like the Logitech G Pro X2 Superstrike (read TechPowerUp's in-depth review here) and X3 Superstrike, but Arctic Fox has taken a different approach to innovation and mouse features with the somewhat perplexing Super Mouse. The Super Mouse is a productivity mouse aimed more at office workers and multitaskers than gamers—to the point that the brand hasn't even disclosed what sensor the mouse is using nor its sensitivity specs.

The Super Mouse's claim to fame is its 3.1-inch, 720p touchscreen on the top, which Arctic Fox has loaded with a bunch of productivity functions, including customizable shortcuts to launch applications on Windows or macOS, a full virtual keyboard, multistep macros and routines, trackpad and gesture functionality, and productivity tracking. The Super Mouse even has built-in voice input for speech-to-text input, and it has full Google Calendar integration via OAuth 2.0, which the brand claims keeps your data private alongside user-defined permissions control, encrypted calendar data, and local calendar data storage. There is also claimed built-in gyro control for 3D navigation.

Keychron Launches Steampunk Q19 HE 8K Gaming Keyboard

Keychron's ongoing efforts to update its keyboard line-up with new models has produced the Q19 HE 8K as its latest special colorway of the 60% Hall effect PCB first introduced with the Q16 HE 8K and recently made another appearance in the Carbon 60 HE. The Q19 HE uses the exact same Keychron Ultra-Fast Magnetic Lime switches as the Carbon 60 HE and the Q16 HE 8K, but it opts for a CNC-machined 6063 aluminium tray-mount case with steampunk embellishments.

Both the patina on the aluminium case and the keycaps bear the steampunk design, with dye-sublimated keycap legends featuring a serif font and a compass accent key on the escape key. The bottom of the keyboard also has an etched Golden Compass pattern. The keycaps follow a more traditional Cherry profile, instead of Keychron's usual KSA or OSA, and they are made from PBT. The Q19 HE 8K has an FR4 switch plate and plate-mounted stabilizers. It is currently available on Keychron's online store for $254.99.

System76 Unveils Thelio Prime 11-Liter Linux Desktop PC

System76 has announced the Thelio Prime, a compact 11-liter (288 x 148.9 x 281.9 mm) desktop built at the company's Denver facility. The chassis is made from milled stainless steel and aluminium parts. To add a bit of finesse, there's a smoked-glass front panel and tool-free magnetic side panels. The interior is designed with two thermal chambers, separating the CPU and GPU. As for performance, System76 describes it as "An 11-liter Linux desktop that fits almost anywhere, without giving up on performance." Users can choose from an AMD Ryzen 9000 processor (up to Ryzen 7 9850X3D) with integrated Radeon graphics or go for a discrete AMD or NVIDIA GPU (up to RTX 5070), depending on configuration. The system can have up to 96 GB of dual-channel DDR5 and up to 8 TB of storage across its M.2 slots (one PCIe 5.0 and one PCIe 4.0).

Front I/O offers a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C, a USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, and the audio jack. The rear adds two USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, one USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C, one USB 3.2 Gen 1, four USB 2.0 ports, a BIOS Flashback button, and audio line-out. Networking covers 2.5 GbE, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.2. Display outputs depend on the GPU. Integrated graphics get HDMI 2.1 and USB-C with DisplayPort 1.4. A discrete GPU option typically adds three DisplayPort outputs and one HDMI. Power comes from a 600 W 80 Plus certified supply with at least 90% efficiency. The system comes preinstalled with Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS with COSMIC Desktop Environment or with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The Thelio Prime is expected to launch November 18, starting at $1,599.

SteamOS 3.9.0 Preview Launches With KDE 6.7.3 and Linux Kernel 7.2

Following a recent small patch to the beta branch of SteamOS, which heralded fixes to many of the Linux distribution's desktop and gaming mode features, Valve has announced the SteamOS 3.9.0 Preview, which upgrades the Desktop Mode to KDE 6.7.3, from 6.4.3, and updates to the Linux kernel version 7.2.

Both the updates to KDE and the Linux kernel bring noteworthy improvements—from improved Krunner search functionality, clipboard pinning, and better support for drawing tablets, to Linux 7.2's Intel Arc B390 performance improvements and USB4Stream support for device-to-device sharing over USB4—But Valve has apparently also made some changes to the configuration that make SteamOS easier to live with.

Update Oct 26th: SteamOS 3.9 has officially released to the Stable SteamOS update channel, bringing the aforementioned updates and expanded hardware compatibility to those who prefer a stable system over being on the bleeding edge. Full update notes here.

Keychron Launches Carbon Fiber 60% HE Gaming Keyboard

Keychron's exotic keyboard material has led it to wood, resin, ceramic, and even concrete gaming keyboards, but its latest stab at something unique is ironically rather tame, with the brand announcing the Carbon 60 HE 8K, a new 60% gaming keyboard built on the same architecture and basic tray-mounted design as the ceramic Q16 HE 8K, but this time with a forged carbon fiber case and even keycaps. The Keychron Carbon 60 HE 8K is officially available for purchase on Keychron's online store for $234.99.

Unlike a lot of other carbon keyboards, the Carbon 60 HE 8K actually has carbon fiber composite keycaps and a carbon fiber composite plate to match the carbon fiber case. It follows a fairly standard 60% layout, which means no num pad, no function row, no arrow keys, and no navigation cluster—although all of those functions are available in layers or can be added in Keychron Launcher. Keychron says that the carbon fiber construction is 10× more rigid than plastic, owing to its 60% carbon fiber content, and that the keyboard offers a precise, solid typing feel. Carbon fiber plates are known in the custom keyboard realm to provide a sharp, clacky typing signature, with little bounce or cushioning to speak of. The Carbon 60 HE 8K weighs in at 740 g, compared to the slightly larger, aluminium Q2 HE 8K that weighs in at 1,650 g, making the Carbon 60 HE 8K a solid candidate for a mobile gaming setup.

QNAP Introduces USB4 JBOD Series with up to 12 Bays for Desktop and Rackmount Deployment

QNAP Systems, Inc., a leading innovator in computing, networking, and storage solutions, today introduced industry-leading high-capacity JBOD expansion units featuring USB4 connectivity: the 8-bay desktop TL-D810TC4 and 12-bay rackmount TL-R1210TC4-RP, delivering up to 40 Gbps theoretical bandwidth. Their USB4 Type-C ports are also compatible with Thunderbolt 5/4/3, giving creators and businesses a convenient, cost-efficient, and flexible way to expand storage.

The new USB4 JBOD series supports SATA 6 Gb/s HDDs and SSDs, allowing users to flexibly expand their NAS or computer storage based on their environment and workflow needs. This enables rapid capacity expansion and enhanced data protection. Its optimized ventilation and active cooling ensure stable performance and long-term reliability during extended operation. Whether for short-term projects, media creators requiring high-speed expansion, or businesses focused on long-term archiving and scheduled backups, the QNAP USB4 JBOD series delivers a dependable and flexible storage expansion solution.

Microsoft's Bing Wallpaper App Hijacks Desktop Clicks to Promote Bing.com

Microsoft's popular wallpaper application, Bing Wallpaper, has now been transformed into adware, according to a new report by Windows Latest. When a user clicks on an empty area of the desktop—not on any icon or menu—the application redirects them to Bing.com, Microsoft's search engine. Normally, this behavior would not be acceptable and would likely trigger a strong reaction from the community. However, Microsoft has limited this issue to occur only once every 24 hours. Repeated clicks after the initial activation do not open another browser window. Testing has confirmed that this behavior persists after the waiting period, even when Google Chrome is set as the default browser.

Interestingly, Microsoft tested a similar feature in 2025, which included a clearly labeled setting in Bing Wallpaper that allowed a desktop click to open Bing. At that time, the feature could be turned off, but this option is not available in the latest version of the application. Microsoft has removed the ability to disable this feature, meaning that every 24 hours, a desktop click will redirect to Bing.com. This change leaves users with less control over an action that is unrelated to managing wallpaper. The application has also reportedly displayed prompts encouraging users to make Bing their default search engine across installed browsers, even when the default browser is Google Chrome or another non-Microsoft browser.

Long-Term Liquid Metal Tests Reveal Promising Longevity Despite Reactions

Responding to a question from a customer with a stained copper cold plate, modder and overclocker, Der8auer, has published an analysis of Thermal Grizzly's Conductonaut Extreme liquid metal thermal interface, revealing the long-term effects of the TIM. In the video, published to YouTube, Der8auer explains that the staining that can often be seen after the use of liquid metal TIMs is a simple reaction between the copper and gallium in the liquid metal forming CuGa2 in what is known as a peritectic reaction. The resulting alloy has an effective thermal conductivity of around 100 W/m·K, which is significantly lower than pure copper but much higher than the liquid metal alone. Fortunately, this deposition grows at around 1 µm per day until it reaches 50-100 µm, and it is given as the explanation for online reports of liquid metal evaporation over time.

Moving onto the actual long-term testing and analysis, Der8auer analyzed a copper plug applied with Thermal Grizzly Conductonaut Extreme intermittently over a two-year period to see how the thermal interface material changed over time. While the liquid's surface is clearly visible under the electron microscope after the initial application, it changed significantly after just two weeks, with obvious crystallization and solid particulates forming in the TIM surface. These crystals continued to grow as the test sample sat in a de-oxygenated environment, losing any appearance of the liquid by the end of the second month after the initial application, with the surface then comprised exclusively of crystals. No further changes were observed in the liquid metal's surface between the two-month and two-year marks, suggesting that no major changes happened after the first 50-60 days, as predicted by Der8auer's initial explanation that peritectic deposition would occur at a rate of roughly 1 µm per day until it reached around 50 µm thick.

Yunzii Unveils C21 Tri-Mode Wireless Mechanical Numpad & Calculator

Small, adorable, and highly anticipated, the YUNZII C21 is finally on its way! If you think its charming appearance is all it has to offer, think again. The C21 is more than just a numpad keyboard. It also works as a calculator, with convenient tri-mode connectivity for flexible use. Its customizable TFT display lets you personalize your desktop with your favorite images and GIFs, while a built-in mini-game adds a little fun to your daily routine.

With backlighting and sidelight to create the perfect desktop atmosphere, plus an irresistibly fluffy tail accessory, the C21 brings together practical functions and playful cat-inspired charm in one compact design. Curious to see what makes this little cutie so special? Let's take a closer look!

ATK Launches Bright Yellow Pokémon F1 V3 Ultimate+ Gaming Mouse and RS7 Air HE Keyboard

ATK has officially announced its latest collaboration: Pikachu-flavored versions of its Blazing Sky F1 V3 lightweight wireless gaming mouse and its RS7 Air Hall effect gaming keyboard. Both products have already been announced in China, but the official launch date is October 20, and an international launch appears to be a way out. The collaboration is an official deal with Game Freak and Nintendo, and the F1 V3 Pikachu Edition is listed as having a launch price of CNY 369 ($55 converted), with a regular MSRP of CNY 419 ($63 converted). The RS7 Air Pikachu edition will launch at CNY 399 ($60 converted), with an official MSRP of CNY 449 ($67 converted).

The ATK F1 V3 uses the same small-medium claw and palm grip-optimized shape as the F1 V3 Ultimate+, meaning it measures in at 118.2 × 62.4 × 38.8 mm, but it weighs in at 41 g ±3 g, which is 10% heavier than the Ultimate+, and it has the same PixArt PAW 3955 Master sensor and Nordic 54LM20 MCU as the original mouse. ATK claims that those internals afford the mouse a click latency of just 0.174 ms, and ATK claims a wireless battery life of 300 hours at 1 kHz polling, despite the relatively small 300 mAh battery. The F1 V3 can connect to the PC via both USB Type-C and via 2.4 GHz with up to 8 kHz polling over both connections. The clicks use ATK's custom optical switches, while the scroll wheel uses a TTC Gold encoder.

HP EliteBoard G2a Keyboard Computer Launches with Eyewatering Price and AMD Ryzen AI 400 APUs

HP revealed the EliteBoard G2a keyboard PC at CES 2026, promising "next-generation local AI power in a keyboard-sized form factor." Now, 10 months later, HP has released the updated EliteBoard G2a, revealing pricing and some of the keyboard and underlying PC specs, in the process. The G2a features either the updated AMD Ryzen AI 7 Pro 450 APU or its smaller Ryzen AI 5 Pro 435 counterpart. The cheapest version of the HP EliteBoard G2a, which packs a Ryzen AI 5 Pro, 16 GB of DDR5-5600 memory, and 512 GB of PCIe Gen 5 SSD storage, comes in at $3,028, while the SKU with the Ryzen AI 7 Pro 450 APU paired with 32 GB of memory and a 512 GB SSD, comes in at $4,167.

The small form factor PC is capable of drawing 65 W over USB Power Delivery, and the only I/O it features is a single USB4 port and a single USB Type-C 10 Gbps port. The EliteBoard G2a also features built-in dual speakers and comes bundled with an HP 675M wireless mouse. The keyboard component of the mini PC is a membrane keyboard, not mechanical, and it follows what appears to be an 1800 layout, and it has white backlighting. Fortunately, the EliteBoard G2a uses SODIMM RAM, so it's upgradeable in the event that you want 32 GB of RAM but don't want to pay HP's upgrade cost.

NVIDIA Launches DGX Spark 64 GB Desktop AI Systems

Local AI is becoming more useful by the token. As AI agents move from experiments into everyday development, increasingly capable open models are shrinking to fit on more devices, giving builders more to run locally.

Coming this month, NVIDIA DGX Spark will be available with 64 GB of unified memory from top manufacturer partners—Acer, ASUS, Dell, Gigabyte, HP and MSI—giving developers, researchers and AI enthusiasts a new configuration with DGX OS and the NVIDIA AI software stack ready to use from day one.

Gigabyte AI TOP ATOM 64GB Unified Memory Version Expands Possibilities for Desktop AI Development

Gigabyte today announced the launch of a new 64 GB unified memory version of Gigabyte AI TOP ATOM, expanding its existing 128 GB offering. Available starting October 23, the new configuration retains the hardware design of AI TOP ATOM, based on the NVIDIA DGX Spark platform, giving developers, researchers, and enterprise teams greater flexibility to select the configuration that best fits their AI workloads and memory requirements, while enabling dedicated on-premises AI development environments.

As generative AI and agentic AI applications continue to evolve, model testing, data processing, and application validation are becoming increasingly integral to everyday development workflows. Gigabyte AI TOP ATOM integrates AI computing capabilities into a compact desktop form factor, enabling users to perform model inference, prototype development, and data analysis in offices, laboratories, and educational environments. By running models and processing data locally, users can maintain greater control over development resources and project data while reducing reliance on cloud computing resources.

AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 Framework Desktop Batch 1 Sells Out Despite Sky-High Prices

Framework officially launched pre-orders for its AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495-powered Desktop mini PCs on September 30, as previously announced. Launch pricing started at $6,799 for the DIY Edition with 192 GB of unified memory and no pre-installed storage. A pre-built version with a 2 TB NVMe 4.0 SSD and Fedora Linux pre-installed comes with a $7,449 price tag.

It was revealed hours before launch that the OEM would only be offering one batch of the new Desktop SKU due to limited RAM quantities. Despite the eye-watering price, the first batch of Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 mini PCs sold out within hours of the start of pre-orders. However, in a post on X, Framework confirmed that it had managed to secure another batch of RAM for the Gorgon Halo systems, and it subsequently opened a second limited batch of pre-orders, which remain available at the time of writing and are slated to start shipping in November. Framework added in a separate post on X that prices for the Framework Desktop PC will only increase in the coming months.

Minisforum AtomMan G1 Pro-89A6 Mini PC Launches With RX 9060 XT Joining RTX 5060 SKU

Minisforum launched an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070-powered AtomMan G7 Pro mini PC in January 2026, and the brand has just announced the latest iteration in the AtomMan line-up, the AtomMan G1 Pro-89A6, which is now available with the AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT GPU with 16 GB of VRAM. The G1 Pro-89A6 is built on AMD's Ryzen 9 8945HX, a mobile CPU with 16 cores and 32 threads and a maximum boost clock of 5.4 GHz. Pricing on the RX 9060 XT mini PC starts at $1,759 during the launch promotion, with the MSRP jumping to $2,199 after that ends. The only configuration available has 32 GB of DDR5-5200 memory, which is upgradeable via SODIMM slots, and a 1 TB M.2 PCIe SSD.

The chassis of the new AtomMan G1 Pro-89A6 measures in at just 3.8 L, which is made all the more impressive by the 140 W TGP of its dGPU and its built-in 350 W PSU—which means no external power brick cluttering up whatever space the mini PC ends up in. The CPU and GPU are cooled by what appear to be two separate cooling solutions, with five copper heat pipes between them and each with its own exhaust vents. The CPU is cooled by a single-fan blower-style cooler, and the GPU is cooled by a triple-fan setup. The PSU also has its own compartmentalized cooling system. Although Minisforum hasn't specified what fans it's using, it claims to be using silent fans that spin at up to 3,600 RPM.

Framework Desktop with Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 Gets Official Pre-Order Date

After teasing the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 upgrade to the Framework Destkop mini PC, Framework has officially announced that pre-orders for the SFF desktop will start on Wednesday, 30 September. The announcement came in a post on the OEM's official X account, where it also confirmed that, as is typical with its Framework Laptop upgrades, the rest of the motherboard and case will remain the same, for backwards compatibility purposes.

Currently, it is unclear how much the new AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495-powered mini PC will cost, but it'd be a safe bet to assume it will be more expensive than the current-generation Ryzen AI Max+ 395 model, especially on the high-end version, topping out at 192 GB of LPDDR5X-8533 memory where the 395 version tops out at 128 GB.

Acemagic Launches F9A: $6,500 Workstation Mini PC with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495

After showing off its Gorgon Halo mini workstations at IFA 2026, Acemagic has officially launched the F9A mini PC as an AI workstation powered by the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ APU with its Radeon 8065S iGPU, for 131 TOPS of AI compute and up to 192 GB of unified memory. The Ryzen AI mini PC's all-metal chassis measures in at just 158.5 x 158.5 x 81.5 mm, or 2 L volume, and pricing starts at $6,499 for 192 GB of memory and a 2 TB SSD.

The mini PC features a modern ports selection, with front I/O consisting of dual USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports, a USB4 Type-C port, an SD card reader, and a 3.5 mm audio combo jack. The back of the mini PC, meanwhile, features another USB4 port, DisplayPort 2.1, HDMI 2.1, dual 2.5 GbE, a USB 2.0 port, another USB 3.2 Gen 2 port, and an OCuLink port for eGPU expansion in the event that you need more power than the Radeon 8065S can put out. The 192 GB of LPDDR5X-8355 unified memory can be configured so that 160 GB is dedicated to video memory.

Lian Li Debuts Edge Hub Adv With Automatic Shutdown for 12V-2x6 Cable Thermal Events

There is no shortage of horror stories about misbehaving 12V-2x6 power connectors, whether they be on AMD Radeon or on NVIDIA GPUs. The ongoing drama with the GPU connector has prompted manufacturers of other PC gaming hardware to come up with solutions, like ASUS's ROG Equalizer, Cooler Master's GPU Shield technology, or ASRock's protected, right-angled 12V-2x6 cable. The latest to join the GPU power race with active protection is Lian Li, except it does things a little differently.

The Lian Li Edge Hub Adv is the latest iteration of the brand's USB-controlled fan hub, and the new model includes two sensor ports for temperature sensing using NTC (negative temperature coefficient) sensors built into an included 650 mm 12V-2x6 GPU power cable. The power cable connects the GPU to the PSU, and the NTC cable plugs directly into the Lian Li Edge Hub Adv, which connects to Lian Li's L-Connect 3 monitoring software on Windows. By default, L-Connect is set up to monitor the temperature of the NTC sensor and start an emergency shut-down once the connector temperature reaches a certain threshold. In addition to an on-screen pop-up alerting the user to an imminent shutdown and giving them the chance to trigger the shutdown manually instead, Lian Li will also send the user an email when a shutdown is triggered by a misbehaving GPU power connector.

Redragon Launches Impactsphere GS818 Bamboo Desktop Speakers

Redragon, known for creating affordable gaming peripherals, has just announced the Impactsphere GS818 desktop speakers as its latest desktop accessory. The 60 W desktop speakers offer a different aesthetic to the usual Redragon gamer affair, with bamboo wood front panels and a fabric finish on the speaker housings themselves. The top of the right speaker has built-in volume and power buttons to make controlling the speaker easier, especially when using the wireless connection.

The Impactsphere speakers each feature a 1-inch silk dome tweeter and a 3-inch aluminium cone mid-low driver, and each speaker is rated to a claimed 30 W with a frequency response of 45 Hz-20 kHz. The GS818 offers both Bluetooth 5.3 wireless connectivity as well as 3.5 mm audio in and USB type-C that goes through a built-in sound card. There is also an audio output available for connecting to a subwoofer.

The ASUS ROG G1000 Gaming Desktop Brings Top-Tier Performance

Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced that the ROG G1000, a flagship gaming desktop engineered to redefine the boundaries of performance, is now available for purchase and order. Powered by up to an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU and our ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, the G1000 introduces the ROG Thermal Atrium—a specialized compartment decoupled from the main chassis to provide its 420 mm AIO radiator with unrestricted access to cool ambient air. Combined with the groundbreaking AniMe Holo platform, the G1000 offers a whisper-quiet, high-performance experience housed in a commanding ultra tower built exclusively with premium ASUS and ROG components.

AniMe Holo: A New Era of Personalization
Beyond its raw power, the ROG G1000 is a visual masterpiece featuring the all-new AniMe Holo technology. This system utilizes full-color holographic projectors, allowing gamers to personalize their desktop like never before. The side panel showcases a massive 380 mm holographic fan with 720 LEDs, complemented by dual 215 mm fans on the front panel.

Razer Unveils the Mako Desktop Gaming Speakers

Razer, the leading global lifestyle brand for gamers, today announced the Razer Mako, a new line of compact desktop gaming speakers designed to deliver fuller sound, deeper bass, and Razer Chroma RGB lighting for modern battlestations.

The Mako desktop gaming speakers line gives gamers clear ways to upgrade their desktop audio: Mako for those who want fuller sound with a dedicated subwoofer and more expansive lighting presence, Mako X for those looking for more compact speakers.
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