
Valve Steam Deck has M.2 SSD slot but might not be easily upgradable
M.2 2230 SSDs are hard to find
According to Gabe Newell's response to Reddit Steam members, it appears that the Valve Steam Deck features an M.2 NVMe 2230 slot, making an upgrade possible, but Valve says it is not intended for end-user replacement, even if you can find it.

AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT and non-XT launching on August 11th
Still no word about MSRP
According to our sources, both the Radeon RX 6600 XT and the Radeon RX 6600 should launch on August 11th. Unfortunately, there is still no word about the suggested retail price, but so far it looks like there should be plenty of cards around.

Valve announces its own handheld Steam Deck console
Shipping in December and starting at $399
Valve has now officially announced its handheld console, called the Steam Deck. Based on a custom AMD APU with Zen 2 CPU and RDNA 2 GPU, the Steam Deck should pack enough punch to run games on a 7-inch screen when it launches in December 2021, with a starting price of $399.

Intel Alder Lake SKUs specifications leak online - report
Core i5, Core i7, and Core i9 SKUs
Expected to launch by the end of this year, or in early 2021, the first alleged specifications of Intel's Alder Lake-S CPUs have leaked online.

Company of Heroes 3 gets first system requirements
What you need to run the pre-alpha from Steam
As Relic's Company of Heroes 3 is now available on Steam as a Pre-Alpha preview, we now have some of the first official PC system requirements, and it appears the game won't be hard on the hardware.

Cooler Master shows off new HAF 500 PC case
Focus on airflow and more
During its Summer Summit event, Cooler Master has announced that the company is working on a new generation of HAF (High Air Flow) PC cases, and HAF 500 is one of those new cases.

Samsung unveils ISOCELL Auto 4AC image sensor for cars
Might be a part of a big deal with Tesla
Samsung has unveiled its latest image sensor, the ISOCELL Auto 4AC. Unlike earlier Samsung camera sensors, this one is designed exclusively for cars, and might got Samsung a big deal with Tesla.

Relic announces Company of Heroes 3
Coming in 2022
After the initial teaser, Relic Entertainment and Sega have announced Company of Heroes 3, and it is coming in 2022.

Don McGuire is the new Qualcomm Senior VP and Chief Marketing Officer
Replaces Penny Baldwin
Qualcomm has announced it has appointed Don McGuire as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO).

EVGA teases AMD X570 Dark motherboard
Picture published by none other than Kingpin
Although it has already been rumored that EVGA might be working on an AMD chipset-based motherboard, the first teaser picture has now been posted online by none other than Vince "Kingpin" Lucido.