HW News - Valve Steam Machine Updates, CPU Supply Crunch, Notepad++ Exploit, & Raw Material Prices (Gamers Nexus) [Video]

Gamers Nexus (2.59m subscribers)

February 17, 2026

Video length: 37m 27s

In this recap of the last couple weeks of hardware news, we show a trailer for our upcoming GNCA video in the UK, talk about Valve's Steam Machine (and Frame) updates and pricing challenges, a CPU supply crunch in China, and Notepad++ intercepted updates. The NVIDIA RTX 50 Super series and RTX 60 series are also rumored to be further delayed to accommodate AI production. In pure hardware news, Fractal's Momentum and ASRock's X3D response also land in the update.

00:00 - Recap for the Week

01:50 - GN Update and UK Trip Trailer

07:43 - Valve Update on Steam Machine and Frame Pricing

15:02 - CPU Availability Crunch in China

17:38 - Notepad++ Updates Hijacked

24:31 - Raw Material Price Skyrockets

29:12 - Rumor: RTX 50 Super and 60 Delays

31:29 - Windows 11 and Firefox Softening on AI

34:55 - Rapid Fire: Fractal Momentum, ASRock X3D

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Posted Tuesday 17 February 2026 at 7:18 pm AEST (my time).

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