ASUS graphics card with triple Noctua fans and custom heatsink

ASUS and Noctua both announced the new ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 Noctua Edition, which is actually the fifth ASUS graphics card to feature Noctua fans and a co-developed heatsink. It also features a recognizable Noctua color scheme.

Korean overclocker "Phantom" to blame

G.SKILL was keen to brag about a new overclocking record of its DDR5 R-DIMM memory, where a renowned Korean overclocker has managed to hit DDR5-8400 frequency with CL38 timings on a high-capacity 256GB (8x32GB) kit. The overclocking was done on the Asus Pro WS WRX90E-SAGE SE motherboard and the latest AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9985WX processor.

GreyNoise and Sekoia warn 

Thousands of ASUS routers have been  compromised with persistent backdoors in what appears to be a sophisticated campaign aimed at laying the groundwork for a future botnet, according to threat researchers at GreyNoise and Sekoia.io.

Eyes AI server push and US expansion

MSI has smashed past the 10 million mark in motherboard shipments for the first time, closing in on rival Gigabyte and hitting a major milestone in the consumer PC space.

Nvidia tie-up puts Taiwanese firm at the heart of next-gen desktop AI

MediaTek’s GB10 super chip, built in collaboration with Nvidia, has officially hit the shelves  in what looks like a pivotal moment for the Taiwanese firm’s expansion beyond smartphones.

Tiny mini‑pc, massive AI 

Asus is set to unveil its Ascend GX10 mini‑PC powered by Nvidia’s GB10 Grace Blackwell platform on 22 July.

ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte and ZOTAC flood the shelves with overclocked variants

Nvidia's board partners have jumped the gun on the GeForce RTX 5050 launch, rolling out a barrage of custom designs that go well beyond the reference specs.

Coming in 3,000W, 2,200W, and 1,600W versions

ASUS has announced its new Pro WS Platinum series of power supplies, which are coming in 3kW, 2.2kW, and 1.6kW versions, and is designed to power multi-GPU systems with high-end Geforce RTX 5090 or Nvidia RTX PRO 6000 series graphics cards.

Chunky cooling collab rolls into Computex

Asus trying to make noise by teaming up again with the airflow-obsessed Austrians at Noctua for a monster RTX 5080.

Computex brings keyboard vents, ancient chips and a lonely dock

Asus turned up to Computex with a pile of gaming laptops barely changed from last year, now dressed up with Nvidia’s RTX 5060 and not much else to show for it.