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Updated 2025-09-19 21:15
Technician warns against copper modding GPUs, fixes RTX 3080 with component damage
A GPU repair technician repairs a RTX 3080 from copper cooling electrical damage, demonstrating the dangers of copper modding a GPU.
RTX 5070 Ti manufacturing defect cuts performance by up to 10% — 88 ROPs vs 96 ROPs (design)
Defective RTX 5070 Ti with eight missing ROPs sees an up-to 10% drop in performance, depending on the scenario.
Cougar Revenger 4K Mouse review: Feels great, but flawed
At $70, the Cougar Revenger Pro 4K is a fantastic mouse, but the 4,000 Hz dongle struggles to make this mouse live up to its name.
Chinese researchers develop method to revive lithium batteries that significantly extends their lifespan
The method involves injecting fresh lithium into degraded batteries using a specialized lithium compound, potentially extending their lifespan and improving battery sustainability.
AMD appears unlikely to sell reference Radeon RX 9070, RX 9070 XT GPUs
AMD will announce the highly anticipated Radeon RX 9070-series graphics cards on February 28, seven days from now, at 8 AM ET via its YouTube channel.
How to Create 3D Printing Timelapses
With the right tools and software, you can capture your 3D prints growing layer by layer, condensing minutes or hours of printing into a video that is just a few seconds.
2TB PCIe 4.0 SSD is $99 at Newegg and comes with a free 32GB flash drive
The TeamGroup MP44L 2TB SSD is now available at Newegg for $99 instead of its usual price of $139.
PhysX feature unlocked for RTX 5090 with RTX 3050 'helper' to enable full performance
As Nvidia has dropped support for PhysX in legacy games on its RTX 50 GPUs, a Redditor has bought a separate RTX 3050 as a dedicated PhysX card.
Seagate's fraudulent HDD scandal expands: IronWolf Pro hard drives reportedly also affected
Used Seagate's IronWolf Pro HDDs are also sold as new.
Ionic Wind explores ionized air for cooling servers, claims a 60% cost reduction
Ionic Wind Technologies is experimenting with solid-state ionized air cooling that can simplify the cooling of data centers.
Nvidia explains the missing ROPs — defective silicon in 0.5% of RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti GPUs
Nvidia says that a few RTX 5090 / 5090D and RTX 5070 Ti GPUs shipped with defective ROPs, telling affected users to contact the manufacturer for a replacement.
Chinese chipmaker unveils Optane-like storage class memory
Numemory has 64Gb and 128Gb storage class memory devices with industry-standard NAND interface that could be used for SSDs, expensive SSDs.
Blown capacitor kills $2,799 Asus RTX 5090 GPU and damages motherboard
A Redditor has shared a story claiming that the Asus ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 'caught on fire' with images of the damage.
ASE developing square packaging substrate tech to replace round wafers
ASE to explore panel level packaging ahead of possible switching to glass substrates.
Ray-Ban Meta Glasses review: AI-infused smart glasses for the masses
The Ray-Ban Meta glasses are actually useful, and you hopefully won't look like a dork.
AMD is in talks to sell $4 billion AI server assembly plants
Four companies expressed interest in buying AMD's AI server plant for up to $4 billion.
Enermax Revolution D.F. 12 750W ATX 3.1 power supply review
The Enermax Revolution D.F. 12 750W power supply delivers excellent power quality, solid efficiency, and compact design but faces stiff competition at its price point. It's an ideal option for performance-focused users.
Nvidia confirms it is investigating RTX 50-series BSOD and black screen troubles, no timeline for a fix
An Nvidia staff member confirmed the company is still investigating RTX 50 series crashes and black screens. The staff member clarified fixes might come in the form of driver updates or VBIOS updates.
Samsung extends LPDDR5 to 12.7 GT/s: Next-gen devices enjoy a nice speed boost
Samsung unveils 16Gb LPDDR5-Ultra-Pro DRAM at 12,700 MT/s with 4-phase self-calibration and AC-coupled transceiver equalization.
Best VPS Hosting Providers: Virtual Private Servers that won’t break the bank
Virtual Private Servers provide the best balance between price, performance and flexibility of any type of web hosting. We tested the leading VPS providers to help you find the right one for your needs and budget.
Logitech's G502 X Plus excellent wireless gaming mouse drops to $104 at Amazon — matching its lowest-ever price
One of Logitech's most popular gaming mice series gets an excellent discount at Amazon. The Logitech G502 X Plus is now only $104.
Asus continues fragrant device trend with an aromatic mouse
Asus announces a new Fragrance Mouse sporting an integrated container for housing fragrance-producing oils.
HP intentionally made customers hold for 15 minutes for telephone customer service, then quickly canceled it due to backlash
After receiving backlash from internal and external sources, HP canceled its 15-minute hold policy, which was designed to encourage customers to use online channels.
Dual Raspberry Pi Picos power this portable mini PC
Abe's Projects has put together a custom mini PC using two Raspberry Pi Picos featuring a touchscreen, custom apps, and a built in keyboard.
Some RTX 5090s are shipping with missing ROP units, leading to less gaming performance: Updated
Reports suggest that some RTX 5090s have 5% fewer ROPs than design specifications, resulting in a noticeable performance drop.
RTX 4090 16-pin GPU adapter fights melting with active cooling, monitors temperature and power consumption
A Taobao seller is offering 16-pin GPU adapters with active cooling and temperature and power consumption monitoring.
HyperX QuadCast 2 S Review: Pretty overkill
The HyperX QuadCast 2 S brings a long-awaited update to the iconic gaming mic with unnecessarily high sample/bit rate and a redesigned shock mount.
Meta defends using pirated material, claims it's legal if you don't seed content
A new court filing alleges that Meta "took precautions" to not seed copyrighted data after downloading 82 TB dataset featuring copyrighted material.
Leaked AMD RX 9070 XT benchmarks see it match Nvidia's RTX 4070 in synthetic tests
Leaked OpenCL and Vulkan tests at Geekbench reveal the RX 9070 XT is almost on par with the RTX 4070 Super.
New form of crystal storage stores terabytes of data per square millimeter
New form of crystal storage stores bits as missing atoms, achieving what may be the highest possible storage density of "terabytes per millimeter".
Montech Titan Gold 1200W ATX 3.0 power supply review
The Montech Titan Gold 1200W offers solid performance, exceptional power quality, and ATX 3.0 compliance at a competitive price, but its noise levels under heavy loads may concern some users.
Broadcom founder Henry Samueli to receive the IEEE's Medal of Honor award
The broadband pioneer and Broadcom founder will receive the IEEE's top honor for 2025, as well as a $2 award.
Grand Theft Auto V on PC is finally getting ray tracing and some graphics options
GTA V on PC gets a long-awaited next-gen console parity update adding RT and other missing effects.
Luminkey Magger 68 HE Review: Small and speedy
The Magger 68 is a compact, wired magnetic gaming keyboard with a 68-percent layout, a solid build, and up to an 8,000 Hz polling rate.
RTX 5070 Ti restocks expected within 2-6 weeks, says UK retailer — All sold out on launch day
All RTX 50 GPUs have been sold out at a major UK retailer, and supply constraints could keep you waiting for the RTX 5070 Ti until early April.
Leaker claims Ryzen 9 9950X3D embargo lifts on March 11
A leaker has stated that AMD's upcoming 16-core Ryzen 9 9950X3D CPU will have its embargo date lifted on March 11th.
Microsoft CEO says there is an 'overbuild' of AI systems, dismisses AGI milestones as show of progress
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in an interview that there is AI hardware overbuild and that his company would be lease capacity from competitors in the future.
WD's 4TB Black SN850X with heatsink dips down to $279 — Just $10 above its lowest-ever price
The WD_Black SN850X 4TB with heatsink is now only $279 at Newegg.
ASRock's new 'Pro X3D' motherboard named for the Ryzen CPUs it is designed for
ASRock introduced its first X3D-branded motherboard, identical to the Pro RS, except for the lack of Thunderbolt 4 support. The board features no apparent changes optimized for AMD X3D processors.
Google Cloud launches first Blackwell AI GPU-powered instances — 72-way GB200 with 72 B200 GPUs and 36 Grace CPUs
Google Cloud's A4X VMs based on Nvidia's NVL72 machines with 72 B200 GPUs and 36 Grace CPUs are now available for rent.
Microsoft Xbox showcases an incredibly impractical AI model for 'gameplay ideation'
Microsoft Xbox introduces Muse, a generative AI "gameplay ideation" model.
Chinese-made gaming GPUs get up to 120% FPS boost — new drivers and stability fixes for MTT S80 and S70 cards
The latest driver for Moore Threads' MTT S80 and S70 promises performance improvements and stability fixes across a handful of games and applications.
Raspberry Pi Pico brings a 'WOPR' of a feature to a server rack
Aforsberg has created a cool LED matrix display for their 1U server rack that's decked out like the WOPR computer from the 1983 movie War Games.
Grok 3 used to clone Breakout game — fabled windows developer shares prompts and code
Windows development legend Dave Plummer has shared the prompt and code for a Breakout clone he created in Grok 3.
Microsoft trims File Explorer's Recent, Favorites, and Recommended content in Europe
Microsoft is removing a couple of features from a Windows 11 24H2 Preview Build in Europe to comply with the GDPR.
Apple rolls out its C1 modem six years after buying in the technology from Intel
Apple claims its C1 modem is the most power efficient modem ever used in an iPhone.
ASRock Taichi TC-1300T power supply review
The ASRock Taichi TC-1300T delivers high-efficiency power for demanding systems with premium features and thermal performance.
Kioxia's new 10th gen 332-layer 4.8 GB/s 3D NAND flash is 33% faster than its 8th gen ICs
Kioxia's 10th generation 332-layer 3D NAND flash is up to 33% faster than prior-gen NAND, boasted the company at ISSCC 2025.
Nvidia brings back scalper-beating Verified Priority Access program for RTX 50 Founders Edition GPUs
Select Nvidia customers in the U.S. can get GeForce RTX 5080 FE and GeForce RTX 5090 FE graphics cards directly from Nvidia with Verified Priority Access program.
Seagate's 24TB Expansion Desktop HDD is now just $279 at Best Buy
Grab 24TB of desktop storage for only $279 with Seagate's Expansion External HDD.
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