My PC won’t shut off this ugly red RGB light — my motherboard has become my biggest aesthetic annoyance
My Asus Prime X370 Pro refuses to listen to my demand to turn off the lights when I turn off the system. I’ve resigned myself to it.
Healed to Death is a single-player roguelite where you play as an MMORPG group’s healer
We’ve showcased a single-player game that tries to replicate tanking in an MMORPG. We’ve showcased a management sim about coordinating an MMORPG guild. Now it’s...
All the pains of Intel: from CPU design and process technologies to internal clashes and political pressure
As Intel battles technology delays, mixed-bag products, stalled foundry growth, and internal boardroom rifts, there are now political calls for CEO Lip-Bu Tan’s resignation over alleged ties to Chinese investments.
I created a PC repair kit that I can take on the road — here are the tools that come in handy when you’re in a pinch
A good PC toolkit that has everything that you need to get work done, and it fits into a tin? It can’t be done, right? Wrong!
Trump may allow Nvidia to ship hobbled current-gen Blackwell AI GPUs to China — U.S. gov’t would get 15% of related revenue, China firms would get access to far faster GPUs
Trump signaled he may allow Nvidia to sell heavily downgraded Blackwell AI processors to China in exchange for 15% of related sales revenue to the U.S. government, a move that could give Chinese firms far faster hardware than current H20-based offerings.
Undervolted Zotac RTX 5090 reportedly catches fire during Battlefield 6 session
A Zotac RTX 5090 seems to have caught fire during a gaming session, damaging not only the GPU, but also the motherboard, SSD, and cooler. Likely caused by a MOSFET or VRM phase failure on the memory power rail, this marks yet another 5090 going down in flames in the long list of 40 and 50-series GPUs.
Microsoft’s Copilot For Windows 11 Now Offers A Free GPT-5-Powered Smart Mode
Microsoft’s new GPT-5-powered Smart mode, which OpenAI describes as the “best model to date”, is automatically rolling out for free to Copilot users. We’ve tested it here at HotHardware and observed that you don’t even need to update your Copilot app before accessing the new unified model.
A notable part of the GPT-5 Smart Mode is GPT-5
Since Sony Sued Over Alleged Infringment, Light of Motiram’s Promo Copy and Screenshots Were Quietly Changed
Sony filed a lawsuit, saying Tencent's Light of Motiram, ripped off its bestselling Horizon franchise. Now, the game's Steam page has gotten some quiet edits....
Five Years Ago, FFXIV Patch 5.3 Expanded Its Free Trial, Pruned A Realm Reborn–And Changed Everything
Upon the late arrival of Final Fantasy 14's Patch 5.3, nothing would be the same for the MMORPG. Go to Source Author: Victoria Rose
Age of Sail MMO Ahoy funded on Kickstarter for almost $800K with a long list of stretch goals
Back in June, we covered a new-to-us Kickstarter MMO, Ahoy, that raised so many eyebrows, but don’t worry, it raised those eyebrows in a historically...