SilverStone's new FLP02 case was designed to mimic the look and feel of PCs from the early 1990s, right down to the beige color, 'Turbo' mode, and faux floppy disk drive bays. The retro-inspired design may look like a blast from the past, but it's very much a modern case, thanks to support for a 360mm radiator on top and GPUs up to 386mm in length. Two things that didn't exist when PCs looked like this.

Outside of its retro look, the primary feature that distinguishes this tower case from others is that it actually boasts three 5.25-inch drive bays, which can be installed to resemble the fake old-school floppy disk drives. This means that you've only got two 120mm front intake fans, which should still be more than enough for most configurations. Plus, it's a very old-school way of installing traditional platter-based HDDs.

One cool touch is that the entire 'Turbo' and power module is functional, featuring retro-inspired power, reset, and even a lock-and-key mechanism for added security. And when you press the 'Turbo' button, it sets the fans to full speed for maximum cooling. For those who recall, the 'Turbo' button was all about making your Intel CPU run slower or at its full speed, making it one of those peculiar PC features from the 1990s that didn't really make sense.

A week ago, we reported on a new DDR5 speed record set by GIGABYTE's in-house overclocker extraordinaire HiCookie, with an impressive speed of 13,034 MT/s. This remarkable achievement was then overtaken a few days ago by Saltycroissant, who recorded an impressive overclocked DDR5 memory speed of 13,153 MT/s. Fast forward to today, and the 13,200 MT/s barrier has just been broken by overclocker AiMax.

The one thing all world record entries have in common is that they pair an 'Arrow Lake' Intel Core Ultra CPU (with E-Cores disabled) with GIGABYTE's Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE motherboard. Although different DDR5 modules can be found across the top ten world record speeds, the GIGABYTE Z890 AORUS Tachyon ICE is the go-to motherboard for memory overclocking.

For the CPU and RAM, AiMax's system utilized the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K processor, and a 24GB module of the award-winning Patriot Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5 memory with CL68-127-127-127-2 timings. Naturally, the 13,211 MT/s world record attempt also included plenty of liquid nitrogen cooling for the CPU and memory.

Apple launched its new M5 processor inside of its new MacBook Pro laptops recently, but the more powerful M5 Pro and M5 Max will power 2026 MacBook Pros, with the M5 Max and monster M5 Ultra processors will power new Mac Studios in 2026.

In a new report from Mark Gurman on Bloomberg, he reports that 2026 is shaping up to be a "massive year for the Mac lineup". First, Apple will release its new MacBook Pro laptops with faster M5 Pro and M5 Max versions, a new M5 MacBook Air, and beefy new Mac Studios powered with the M5 Max, and the flagship M5 Ultra processor.

In the second half of the year, Apple is poised to release its next-gen M6 processor as well as a new low-end 14-inch MacBook Pro laptop. After that, we'll see a new wave of M6 Pro and M6 Max MacBook Pro laptops with new OLED displays, a thinner chassis, and touch support.

Amazon's live-action adaptation of BioWare's Mass Effect is currently in production. As part of the latest 'N7 Day' update from BioWare's Mike Gamble, we've learned some fresh details about the show's setting and story. It seems that, like Amazon's successful Fallout adaptation, the Mass Effect TV series won't be retelling stories and narrative arcs from the games.

Yes, this means Commander Shepard and his crew will be a no-show as the TV series will be set after the original trilogy and focus on a brand-new story within the Mass Effect timeline. The TV series will be canon, in that events depicted will be official, as BioWare is working closely with Amazon on the adaptation.

"We've been partnering closely with Amazon on it, and we're really excited with what the talented team over there is coming up with," Mike Gamble, Executive Producer, Mass Effect, writes. "The writers' room is going strong, and we've got a lot figured out about how it fits within the Mass Effect canon, and where it sits in respect to the new game."

For those who have seen Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 in action, you'll no doubt be in awe of how it not only recreates a 1:1 digital twin of the planet powered by the cloud, satellite data, and Microsoft Azure technology, but it also delivers a realistic simulation of flying. From small planes to commercial aircraft recreated with realistic physics, as well as all major airports accounted for, it's the ultimate version of the flight sim that has been a thing since the days of MS-DOS.

The news that Boeing is launching a new training tool and platform, powered by Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Flight Simulator, for its pilots is not entirely surprising, given the source material. Although Microsoft Flight Simulator is still technically a PC game that can be purchased on Steam, it's the kind of simulation that makes sense to use as a training tool for both existing and aspiring pilots.

Boeing's new Virtual Airplane Procedures Trainer (VAPT) is designed not only for pilots but also for flight training teams, providing them with access to Microsoft Flight Simulator's deep customization and accessibility tools to create custom lessons.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang is enjoying the sights, the food, and the relationships in Taiwan with key suppliers, with a huge focus on TSMC, where he told local reporters that Elon Musk's ambitious plans of building a semiconductor fab isn't easy, and that doing what TSMC does for a living is "extremely hard".

Jensen has been in Taiwan for a few days now, asking TSMC to boost its 3nm process node production by 50% to allocate more silicon for NVIDIA's mega-successful Blackwell GPUs, including the B200 and new B300 "Blackwell Ultra" AI GPUs.

Reporters on the ground in Taiwan asked why Jensen was in Taiwan, to which he replied: "why am I back? Well, business is very strong. So, I came back to encourage my TSMC friends (to work hard)... business is going very, very strong and I'm here to encourage TSMC. They're doing a very good job for us and I'm here to thank them for all the hard work they're doing".

GIGABYTE is set to launch its new flagship motherboard for AMD Ryzen X3D processors, including the popular Ryzen 7 9800X3D for gaming. GIGABYTE notes that this is the "world's first flagship motherboard platform purpose-built" for X3D chips, which you can probably tell just by taking a look at its premium and stylish look.

The new X870E AORUS XTREME X3D AI TOP motherboard includes X3D Turbo Mode 2.0 for overclocking, an AI-powered model that will deliver a custom tuning profile that GIGABYTE claims can improve gaming performance by a whopping 25% in addition to a 14% boost to multi-tasking productivity. With the X870E AORUS XTREME X3D AI TOP, you'll be able to unleash the "true potential of AMD Ryzen X3D processors."

As a flagship board, the hardware here is impressive, with the 24+2+2 (SPS 110A) VRM able to push the premium Ryzen 9 9950X3D to its limit. The flagship-grade cooling and thermal design also features the DDR Wind Blade XTREME cover for memory, enhancing cooling and airflow, as well as the M.2 Thermal Guard XTREME for its five M.2 SSD slots, which includes a built-in 5mm fan and heat fins.

This is something you don't see every day: an ex-PlayStation 5 APU that comes in the form of the AMD BC250 APU, a cut-down version from the PS5 chip, being sold for around $120. And get this, it's more than capable of gaming, running Cyberpunk 2077 at around 40FPS.

YouTuber "Budget-Builds Official" ordered one of the BC250 boards, arriving as a server-style motherboard that featured power headers, I/O ports, a gigantic passive heatsink, as these BC250 boards were made for PS5-powered crypto-mining rigs.

Inside, the BC250 features a cut-down PS5 APU that is made up from Zen 2 CPU cores and RDNA 2 GPU cores, with 16GB of GDDR6 of unified memory that is split between the CPU and GPU. The YouTuber made a custom system for the BC250 board to be installed into, with a 1000W Corsair PSU, adding a CMOS battery, connecting to external SSD storage, and hooking up a mouse, keyboard, and monitor.

If you thought just a single NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 had some power, this Redditor has installed not just one, but four of ASUS's new flagship ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards into a single monster battlestation PC.

In a Reddit post by user u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 posted of his new battlestation, he showed off some of the innards of the massive case that has four gigantic ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 graphics cards inside. He used some PCIe 5.0 riser cables to get the graphics cards connected to the second chamber, providing space on the motherboard and other components.

ASUS's new ROG Astral RTX 5090 is a bloody thick card, taking up close to 4 slots inside of a system, but with 4 of them, they take up a hell of a lot of space. The PSU choice by the user is questionable, as it's a 2400W power supply and each one of the GPUs will chow down on 600W of power: 4 x 600W = 2400W of power from the GPUs alone.

Blizzard is adding new digital money to World of Warcraft that lets players buy decorations and other housing items for real-world money.

World of Warcraft is officially getting a new virtual currency that can be purchased with real money. It's called Hearthsteel, and it's exclusively for WoW's new player housing system. Hearthsteel will become World of Warcraft's second paid currency, with the first being WoW Tokens.

"Hearthsteel is a new virtual currency for World of Warcraft being added in the Midnight expansion. It's purchased with real money using your Battle.net balance and used in turn to buy Housing items from the Battle.net shop and in-game shop,"Blizzard said.

Kingbull is back with jaw-dropping Black Friday deals that make upgrading your ride more tempting than ever.

From rugged adventure bikes to plush fat commuters, the brand is offering up to $900 off on select models... with an extra $250 discount when you buy any two bikes. The promotion runs from November 5 to December 5, 2025, so now's the perfect time to grab one of Kingbull's top-tier models before stocks vanish. Any bike from the brand is a great buy, but we particularly love the Rover 2.0 and the Trekker. Here's why.

The Rover 2.0 is an adventure-ready ebike that thrives on gravel, trails, and city roads alike.

Grand Theft Auto is one of the best-earning video game franchises of all time, and new data shows the series has made at least $10.2 billion since the launch of 2013's GTA V.

Take-Two's latest Q2 results give a quick refresh on the company's biggest games and confirmed some eye-opening numbers: GTA V has sold 220 million copies, and alongside Red Dead Redemption 2, Take-Two Interactive now has 2 of the 5 best-selling games of all time under its belt.

The report also gives a quick refresh on total Grand Theft Auto sales figures, and every quarter we cumulatively run these numbers with GTA V's huge $1.4 billion launch as a starting reference point. According to Take-Two's Q2'26 report, the GTA franchise has made at least $10.221 billion over the last 12 years since Grand Theft Auto V's release.

Nintendo tells investors that sales of its new Switch 2 console should maintain profitability even as individual component costs continue to rise.

Like its forebear, the Switch 2 was sold at a profit at launch. Nintendo management expects the Switch 2 to keep its current sales profitability "for the time being," even as individual parts, chips, and integrated circuits become more expensive.

In a recent Q&A with investors, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa says that the company will offset any rising costs by shaving off costs in other areas, not unlike what Sony did with its multiple PS5 and PS5 Pro hardware revisions. Other factors like further disruptions from tariffs are outside of Nintendo's control, and Furukawa appropriately warns investors of these risks.

Intel is accusing a former employee who worked for the company for 10 years of stealing thousands of documents, but only after he was fired in July 2025, with many of them classified as "Top Secret".

In a new report from OregonLive, the outlet writes that former Intel employee Jinfeng Luo, who lived in Seattle, worked for the company as a software developer, starting in 2013, according to a lawsuit that Intel filed against him in a Washington federal court last week.

Intel says that it notified Luo of his pending dismissal on July 7, warning him that his employment would be terminated on July 31. Intel hasn't explained the exact reason behind Luo being fired, but it could've been because the company laid off over 15,000 workers last summer.

NVIDIA's next-generation Rubin GPUs have reportedly entered production, with the company also having all major DRAM manufacturers provide it with HBM4 memory samples.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has been in Taiwan over the last few days, visiting TSMC and having extensive discussions with the semiconductor giant, with NVIDIA seeking more 3nm production capacity for its Blackwell and Rubin AI GPUs, seeing TSMC increase 3nm production by 50%. In even more recent news, UDN reports that NVIDIA's next-gen Rubin AI GPUs have now entered production, and that the company has received HBM4 memory samples, too.

NVIDIA only just received its first Rubin GPU at its labs a few days ago, and now we're at the production stage in just a few days, which is pretty crazy. UDN reports that regarding product and supply chain timing, Jensen said that demand for Blackwell is strong, and that it's not just for GPUs. Jensen explained: "NVIDIA is also manufacturing CPUs, network chips, switches, and many other chips related to Blackwell".

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang has asked TSMC to increase its 3nm production by 50% as demand for the company's Blackwell AI chips continues to swell, as the groundwork is being laid down for its next-gen Rubin AI GPUs.

Jensen is in Taiwan right now, where he was hanging out with TSMC founder Morris Chang, where he praised the country and TSMC, saying: "without TSMC, there would be no NVIDIA today". Jensen has visited TSMC's new Tainan 3nm semiconductor fab, while also visiting Hsinchu to participate in TSMC's annual sports day.

TSMC has fresh new additional orders for NVIDIA AI chips fabbed on its 3nm process, which will require TSMC to expand the production capacity of its 3nm process fabbed at its Southern Taiwan Science Park 18B fab, increasing from the current 100,000 to 110,000 wafers per month, to 160,000 wafers per month. This is a huge increase of 45% to 50%, with NVIDIA's additional monthly wafer requirements at around 35,000 wafers.

Microsoft is working on a new version of Windows 11 with version 26H1 hitting the preview stage for Insiders on the Canary Channel, ready for next-gen Qualcomm and NVIDIA silicon based on the Arm architecture.

The company explained in a new blog post that "26H1 is not a feature update for version 25H2 and only includes platform changes to support specific silicon. There is no action required from customers".

What makes this really interesting is that NVIDIA has its new N1X and N1 processors in the ovens, and while they've been going through extensive delays (you can read more about that in the links above), they're coming, and Microsoft is preparing the OS groundwork for them. Not only does NVIDIA have new Arm-based silicon coming out, but Qualcomm's next-gen Snapdragon X2 processor will be out, and now Windows 11 will be ready for it.

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang attended a TSMC sporting event in Taiwan, where he said that "without TSMC, there would be no NVIDIA today", praising TSMC as the "pride of Taiwan and the world".

Jensen attended Taiwan's massive sporting event, where he praised TSMC and said without them, there would be "no NVIDIA today". He didn't just praise TSMC, but also its executives, workers, and professionals that are involved in helping NVIDIA meet its massive semiconductor demands.

Jensen was visiting TSMC to secure more Blackwell chip wafers, as it is continuing to see insatiable demand for its current GPUs -- Blackwell B200 and B300 -- while Rubin is in the ovens and being prepared for a 2026 release. NVIDIA has asked TSMC to allocate additional chip production capacity, with NVIDIA expected to be the primary customer of TSMC's current 3nm process node, securing around 30% of total production.

Samsung will be showing off its newest LPDDR6 memory and PM9E1 Gen5 SSD solutions at CES 2026, which is right around the corner.

CES 2026 isn't far away now, with the organization announcing some of its Innovation Awards for 2026, and two of them are from Samsung. These include the new LPDDR6 memory and PM9E1 Gen5 SSD, which Samsung will be showcasing at CES 2026 in January.

Samsung's new LPDDR6 memory will be using its in-house 12nm process node for LPDDR6, with speeds of up to 10.7Gbps, as well as 21% higher efficiency than LPDDR5 memory products. Right now, Samsung's current LPDDR5X is the fastest DRAM solution offered by the company, but LPDDR6 will bump things up with 11.5% higher transfer speeds, and more.

AMD is still preparing its next-gen Zen 6 processors, but we have a juicy leak on its future-gen Zen 7 chips, where we can expect huge performance uplifts across the board, up to 32C/64T @ up to 7.0GHz, and an insane amount of V-Cache that will battle Intel in the CPU business in 2027/2028.

In a new video from leaker Moore's Law is Dead, we have a bunch of new details regarding AMD's future-gen Zen 7 "Grimlock Ridge" desktop CPUs, as well as information on EPYC Zen 7 "Steamboat" and the Zen 7-based "Grimlock Halo" APUs, and so much more.

AMD's future-gen Zen 7 will reportedly have around a 15-30% performance uplift in single-threaded applications over Zen 6, while a huge 50-67% uplift in multi-threading over Zen 6. This means that Zen 7 desktop could be over 50% faster in single-threaded applications than Zen 5, and possibly over 150% faster in multi-threading than Zen 5.