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ASRock to enter AIO liquid cooling market with an intriguing pumpless design at CES — full lineup to include more traditional options, some with LCD displays

ASRock, usually known for producing motherboards, is set to debut its own AIOs at CES 2026, including flagship models featuring LCD screens. It's unclear if ASRock is licensing Asetek's pump designs, and whether it will compete against affordable brands like Thermalright.

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Another 16-pin GPU power connector gets scorched, but this time it's not an RTX 5090 — User finds their Sapphire Nitro+ 9070 XT with scorched pins

The decisions to put a 16-pin power connector on a non-Nvidia GPU has started to show its consequences on the RX 9070 XT. Sapphire's Nitro+ variant uses a 12v-2x6 connector, which has burnt down thrice already, making this the fourth case so far, joining the first ASRock Taichi card that…

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Motherboards from Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS, ASRock at risk from new UEFI flaw attack - here's what we know

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'$100 Steam Machine' uses a cut-down PS5 APU with Bazzite — DIY console offers 60 FPS at 1080p with 16GB of GDDR6

A YouTuber built "$100 Steam Machine" using an ASRock mining blade featuring a B-grade AMD SoC from the base PlayStation 5 with disabled cores. The neutered PS5 chip can run games at 1080p and 60 FPS.

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This new motherboard has DDR4 and DDR5 RAM support, and it took an AI-pricing surge for that to finally become a thing

ASRock is launching a new motherboard that has support for both DDR4 and DDR5 RAM. While it's not necessarily a gaming motherboard, it could start a trend.

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ASRock releases new Intel motherboard with support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory — The "H610 Combo" features both types of DIMM slots, but you can't mix generations

Amidst the never-ending cycle of DRAM shortage news cursing the industry, ASRock is finally bringing some good news: a motherboard with support for both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, that too in dual-channel mode. The H610M Combo doesn't have a price yet, but it looks like it can help somewhat mitigate…

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Valve's new Steam Machine is just a PC at heart — here's how to build your own and how much it will cost

Valve announced the Steam Machine today, and it looks a lot like a custom mini PC designed specifically for gaming. As a PC build enthusiast, my first course of action after the announcement was attempting to build something similar.

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The same ASRock B850 motherboard kills three Ryzen 7 9700X CPUs worth $1,000 one by one in South Korea — victim used updated BIOS and never overclocked, but still lost all their processors

On QuasarZone, a South Korean forum, the user described how one ASRock B850 Pro RS killed off three different Ryzen 7 9700X CPUs one by one, despite the motherboard being deemed healthy prior.

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MSI MAG Z890 Tomahawk WiFi review

Lots of features, not a lot of price.

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ASRock Phantom Gaming X870 Nova WiFi review

Lots of features, lots of compromises.

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ASRock issues longer warranty amid failing CPU controversy — but only in Japan

Just after Gamers Nexus dropped a video about CPU failures on ASRock motherboards, the company started offering extended warranties.

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Maingear debuts new premium desktop PCs — Apex Rush, Force models start at $6,259, with top-end model featuring hardline tubing and dual 420mm radiators

Maingear has today unveiled a couple of new desktop PCs, a new Apex Rush and a new Apex Force.

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You can plug 25 USB devices into this ASRock ATX motherboard - shame 10 of them are USB 2.0, an abomination in 2025

ASRock X870 LiveMixer WiFi motherboard arrives with dual USB4 support and 25 USB ports - although ten of those are USB 2.0.

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ASRock's revamped AI Quickset WSL virtualization tool makes it easy to run Linux AI apps on Windows

ASRock has developed a new iteration of its AI Quickset tool that provides users with an automated method of deploying Linux-based AI models on Windows with the help of virtualization.

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ASRock's new motherboard comes bristling with 25 USB ports for connectivity aficionados — AMD X870 LiveMixer WiFi hits the market at $229

ASRock has launched the X870 LiveMixer WiFi for AMD's Ryzen processors.

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ASRock releases new firmware for AMD 800-series motherboards to 'enhance CPU operating stability' — update may address the AM5 burning socket crisis

ASRock's latest 3.40 firmware for AMD 800-series motherboards improves memory compatibility, system stability, and CPU operating stability.

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AMD says Ryzen CPU burnouts are a 'complex issue' and blames motherboard makers

AMD has blamed the BIOS settings of motherboard makers for causing Ryzen X3D CPU burnouts – but it's complicated.

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ASRock's $40 16-pin power cable has overheating protection designed to prevent meltdowns — company claims a 90-degree design ensures worry-free installation

ASRock has launched a special 16-pin power cable with over-temperature protection for its Taichi and Phantom Gaming power supplies.

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AMD comments on burning AM5 sockets — chipmaker blames motherboard vendors for not following official BIOS guidelines

In a Q&A session, AMD claims the latest round of AM5 burnout/CPU failures is the result of overtuned BIOS settings set by its board partners. AMD's response is likely targeted at ASRock, which has struggled to fix problems related to CPU failures on its motherboards this year.

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AMD zapped with 16-pin power connector melting issue for the first time — Radeon RX 9070 XT paired with sub-par PSU gets singed

Redditor Savings_Opportunity3 reported that the 16-pin power connector on his ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi OC graphics card had melted.

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Here are all the Radeon AI Pro R9700 cards that have been announced: MSI, XFX, Biostar and Acer are still missing

Asus, Gigabyte, Sapphire and others unveil custom Radeon AI Pro R9700 cards for professional and AI workstation markets.

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MSI on track to ship 10 million motherboards in 2025 despite a reportedly cautious AI strategy — milestone would be first for the company, matching Gigabyte

MSI is set to ship over 10 million motherboards in 2025, tying with Gigabyte—and without going full-throttle on AI servers. While rivals like ASUS and ASRock push into server gear, MSI is keeping its core consumer boundaries strong and ramping notebook and GPU volumes cautiously.

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AMD's fastest GPU ever will sell for as little as $1244 — Radeon AI Pro R9700 will come with 32GB GDDR6 memory

AMD's fastest GPU ever will sell for as little as $1240 - Radeon AI Pro R9700 comes with 32GB GDDR6 memory.

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Crucial 128 GB DDR5-6400 CUDIMM review

Loading up your Arrow Lake PC with RAM has never been easier or more expensive.

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NZXT N7 Z890 review

A good-looking motherboard that's a bit expensive compared to the competition.

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