Antec has announced the debut of the Flux M case, an mATX chassis designed for high-performance cooling right out of the box thanks to its six pre-installed fans.

The Flux M case is built around Antec's dedicated F-Lux airflow platform. Equipped with six PWM fans out of the box, including three 120mm PWM ARGB fans and three 120mm reverse fans, the case features a multi-directional vent design with large intake ports at the front, bottom, and right side, ensuring continuous airflow. On the left side, there's a tempered glass panel that lets you look at the internals of the system housed in the case.

The vertical cooling approach is based on the large bottom mesh panel. With 20mm of clearance between the GPU and the bottom fans, the reverse fans can deliver targeted and effective cooling directly to the graphics card. Despite its mATX size, the Flux M offers substantial component clearance. It can house motherboards up to Micro-ATX and ITX, supports CPU coolers up to 175mm tall, and fits graphics cards up to 405mm long. For liquid-cooling enthusiasts, the case supports a top-mounted 360mm radiator and a rear-mounted 120mm radiator.

Antec has also included several builder-friendly features. The PSU chamber is front-mounted, which frees up internal space for better airflow, and a 13A extension cable is included to connect the PSU to the rear socket. Cable management space is generous for a small chassis, offering up to 59mm in front and 49mm at the back for routing. The I/O panel includes USB 3.0, USB-C 3.2 Gen 2, and an audio combo port. The Flux M is expected to cost €69.90 or £59.99.

KitGuru says: The aggressive price of the new Flux M makes it interesting for those planning an mATX build. 

AMD's GM and SVP, Jack Huynh, has posted a video teaser confirming the imminent launch of the company's newest iteration of FSR, dubbed Redstone. The Redstone update represents the most significant architectural shift in FSR history, fully leaning into machine learning and AI acceleration.

The teaser doesn't show much besides a few game snippets within the “FSR” logo and a date for the announcement, scheduled for December 10th. In this announcement, we expect AMD to reveal much more information on how FSR Redstone works, whether it will completely replace FSR 4, which GPUs will be compatible with it, and which other titles Redstone will be available for, aside from Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

For those who don't know what FSR Redstone is, it builds on the machine learning super-resolution introduced with FSR 4 and adds three key innovations. First, AMD FSR Ray Regeneration uses a neural network to reconstruct and filter high-frequency noise from ray-traced data. This functions similarly to Nvidia DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction, helping to improve reflection quality and clean up artifacts from sparsely sampled ray tracing. This feature has already been seen in a limited, early state in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.

Second, we have Neural Radiance Caching, which continuously learns how light propagates within a scene, allowing the system to predict and cache indirect illumination. This is designed to significantly reduce the computational cost of implementing ray-traced global illumination. Finally, ML Frame Generation marks a significant evolution from the interpolation technology used in FSR 3. This new model employs machine learning with integrated temporal and spatial awareness to produce highly accurate intermediate frames.

KitGuru says: Which games would you like to see getting FSR Redstone support?

ArenaNet, a subsidiary of NCSoft, has announced Guild Wars Reforged, an update and modernisation of the classic 2005 MMORPG. The update will be free for all existing owners and will launch on December 3rd for Steam and Windows PC.

The project is a co-development venture between ArenaNet and the small studio 2weeks, which was founded by former ArenaNet developers who worked on the original. This collaboration ensures the game, which has amassed over nine million players since its 2005 debut. The Reforged package will include the Prophecies, Factions, and Nightfall content, and it will be free if you have at least one of them.

The update's primary focus is on accessibility and visual fidelity. Guild Wars Reforged will officially introduce XInput controller support and be Steam Deck verified. Visual improvements include support for high-DPI displays, new antialiasing options, ambient occlusion, enhanced bloom effects, refined textures, and new HD skill icons. The audio system has also been upgraded with enhanced 3D environmental sound.

For QoL improvements, the update will overhaul the user experience by adding a new quest-tracking system to simplify navigation and implementing high-DPI support with increased font size options for modern high-resolution monitors. New players can purchase the Guild Wars Reforged package for £17.99/$19.99, which is quite affordable given that it includes all three original campaigns.

KitGuru says: Have you ever played the original Guild Wars? Will you do so now with the upcoming Reforged update?

A new report has surfaced claiming AMD is warning its AIB partners of an impending second price increase for its GPUs, this time driven by rapidly rising memory procurement costs.

As pointed out by VideoCardz, the memory market is being squeezed by the AI sector's insatiable demand for HBM and server-grade DDR5. As foundries shift capacity to meet that demand, prices for other components are increasing. Recent reports show DRAM contract prices rising sharply, with GDDR6 seeing an increase of around 30%.

This unconfirmed report comes at a particularly frustrating time for gamers, as prices for certain GPUs had only just begun to normalise after months of inflation. If this report is proven to be true, that price trend will likely revert.

AMD has made no public statement on this and if there are indeed price rises on the way, it could take weeks or months to filter down to the retail market.

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KitGuru says: PC gamers only just got through the rough cryptomining years, which led to huge supply/demand issues. Now, it looks like we may have to contend with AI companies driving up prices instead. 

Epomaker has announced the TH33, a new compact keypad that packs a numpad, arrow keys, and a function row into a single 33-key unit. The new device features an unconventional southpaw layout, placing the numeric keypad on the left of the arrow keys and the function cluster.

The TH33 is built with a full suite of enthusiast-grade features. Internally, it uses a gasket-mount structure with multiple layers of sound-dampening foam to tune its acoustics. The hot-swappable PCB supports 3-pin and 5-pin switches, and the board features south-facing RGB LEDs to prevent keycap interference.

Out of the box, the TH33 comes equipped with factory-lubed Wisteria linear switches, OEM-profile PBT keycaps, and a premium-feeling aluminum alloy multimedia knob for volume and media control. For power users, the keypad offers QMK and VIA compatibility for key remapping and macro programming. Connectivity is handled via tri-mode support (wired USB-C, wireless 2.4 GHz, and Bluetooth 5.0), all powered by a 2000 mAh battery. The 2.4GHz and wired modes support a 1000Hz polling rate for a responsive, low-latency connection.

The Epomaker TH33 is now available for $42.99 (with a 15% launch discount) or €45.95.

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NetEase's new open-world RPG, Where Winds Meet, has had a massive launch, pulling in over 2 million players on its first day. The free-to-play title also peaked at over 193,000 concurrent players on Steam alone. However, given that the game is also available on PlayStation 5, the total player count is significantly higher.

This launch continues the trend of Chinese-developed, mythology-based games finding a major audience in the West, following the success of titles like last year's Black Myth: Wukong and Wuchang: Fallen Feathers. On the first day, as per the developer,  the game peaked at over 170,000 players on Steam, but the number increased to 193,000 the day after, according to SteamDB.

On Steam, Where Winds Meet is holding a ‘Very Positive' rating from almost 15,000 reviews (at the time of writing). Players are widely praising the high production value of its open world, noting that it feels more like a premium product than a free-to-play game. The single-player campaign's story and deep, complex systems have also been highlighted as strengths, though some new players find the game's depth daunting at first.

However, one specific feature is proving highly divisive. Where Winds Meet uses AI-powered chatbots for some of its NPCs, a design choice some players are not a fan of. Although the game clearly identifies which NPCs are AI-driven, many players feel that this feature detracts from the game's realism and breaks immersion.

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KitGuru says: Have you already tried Where Winds Meet? How do you feel about the AI-powered NPCs?

InWin has announced the launch of the Dlite, a new ATX chassis that borrows design cues from its existing Dubili line but aims for a more lightweight footprint. Available in Mocha Bronze and Lilac Silver colourways, the case features a distinctive wave-pattern front panel accented by a brushed aluminum strip.

The Dlite is built to accommodate modern build standards, featuring support for back-connect ATX motherboards. This allows for cleaner cable management by hiding connectors behind the motherboard tray. The chassis offers substantial clearance for high-end hardware, supporting graphics cards up to 380mm in length across its eight expansion slots.

The case can house up to ten fans in total and ships with four pre-installed XM120 fans, a model currently exclusive to this chassis. For liquid cooling enthusiasts, there is room for a 360mm radiator at the front and another 360mm or 280mm radiator at the top. As for air cooling, there's space for a CPU tower up to 165mm tall.

To assist with the build process, InWin has included a pre-installed fan hub capable of managing four sets of PWM and ARGB connections. The front panel also features a dedicated LED control button that cycles through 17 lighting presets. Moreover, there are a couple of magnetic dust filters to prevent dust from getting into the system. The InWin Dlite is available immediately in Europe through the company's eStore, priced at €129.

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KitGuru says: What do you make of these latest PC cases from InWin? Have you ever used an InWin case before? 

Following a disappointing debut for Arrow Lake-S, Intel is reportedly preparing to revamp its desktop portfolio with three new “Plus” models. A recent report claims that the company is planning the Core Ultra 290K Plus, Core Ultra 270K Plus, and Core Ultra 250K Plus. These chips are expected to be the final products for the LGA 1851 socket before the company transitions to LGA 1954 for Nova Lake.

The new flagship Core Ultra 290K Plus will succeed the current Core Ultra 285K. According to VideoCardz, it features the same 8P+16E core count but with minor clock adjustments. The P-Core turbo clock speed gets a 100MHz bump to 5.6GHz, the E-Core turbo clock speed rises 200MHz to 4.8GHz, and the Thermal Velocity Boost (TVB) is now rated at 5.8GHz, up from 5.7GHz.

Things get more interesting with the Core Ultra 270K Plus, which replaces the Core Ultra 265K. This model increases the core count from 8P+12E to 8P+16E, matching the Core Ultra 9 SKUs. While it gets a 100MHz boost clock speed on the E-Cores, the other clock speed figures remain the same as its predecessor (P-Cores boost up to 5.4 GHz and TVB up to 5.5GHz).

Finally, the Core Ultra 250K Plus appears to be a minor update to the Core Ultra 245K. The configuration shifts from 6P+8E to 6P+12E, with a 100MHz increase in both P-Core and E-Core boost clocks, although the E-Core base speeds reportedly drop by 100MHz.

One reported change across all new SKUs is an updated memory controller, now claiming support for DDR5-7200, noticeably higher than the 6400MT/s spec on the initial Arrow Lake-S chips.

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SilverStone has unexpectedly unveiled its new FLP03 chassis at EXPO 2025 in Japan. This new model continues the company's retro line, offering a classic 80s beige-style PC look, but this time explicitly designed for micro-ATX motherboards.

The reveal came as a surprise, as the community was still awaiting the launch of its larger sibling, the FLP02. According to Tom's Hardware, SilverStone had delayed shipments of the FLP02 to coincide with its presentation at the Tokyo tech fair, making the appearance of a second, more compact model an unannounced bonus.

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The FLP03 is visibly smaller than the FLP02 but maintains the key design elements of its predecessor, most notably the iconic front panel. This panel is fully equipped with power and reset buttons, a physical key lock, and a Turbo button, complete with LED indicators.

This reduction in size, however, comes with compatibility trade-offs. The FLP03 drops support for the SSI-CEB and standard ATX motherboards that the FLP02 could house. It also features fewer drive bays and expansion slots, as well as inferior compatibility with cooling components. Despite its new Micro-ATX focus, the FLP03 maintains a high level of compatibility with graphics cards up to 412 mm in length, CPU coolers up to 171 mm in height, and standard ATX PSUs. More details about the FLP03 are expected to be revealed during CES 2026.

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Intrepid Studios' long-in-development fantasy MMORPG, Ashes of Creation, is set to launch on Steam Early Access on December 11th. This move marks the next major phase for the game, which has been in various forms of intermittent testing since 2020.

In preparation for the Steam debut, the current Alpha 2 realms will be taken offline after a “send-off celebration” and will be wiped on December 1st. This will be preceded by Private Test Realms testing in late November to ensure the new build is stable for the Early Access launch.

During the announcement stream, the developers confirmed that existing customers with Beta 1 and Beta 2 access will be granted entitlements to play the game on Steam. However, for those who already own Ashes of Creation and are considering purchasing it again on Steam, the studio stated it is “investigating” potential alternate entitlements but has no firm plans to announce at this time. Moreover, Intrepid and Steam users will be able to play together.

Alongside the Early Access, the game will be getting the v0.18 Harbinger Update, which will introduce the new Harbinger system, open sea fishing, the Summoner archetype, QoL updates, a new Ren'Kai race, new world bosses, and mules.

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KitGuru says: Have you ever played Ashes of Creation? If you didn't, will you do so when it gets on Steam Early Access?