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Updated 2024-11-24 01:00
Workaround helps improve gaming performance on outdated Intel CPUs — Resizable Bar UEFI mod works with CPUs as old as Sandy Bridge
A modder on GitHub has published a mod that can enable the Resizable Bar on "unsupported" motherboards by modifying the BIOS/UEFI on the motherboard.
Old Nvidia gaming GPUs enjoy huge performance uplifts from new mod — DLSS 3 to FSR 3 mod enables frame generation to deliver up to 75% better performance on previous GeForce RTX GPUs
Digital Foundry reviewed an FSR 3 mod capable of being injected into any game that supports DLSS 3 frame generation. It found that the mod can provide up to 75% more performance with older GPUs like Nvidia's RTX 3080.
Pink thermal paste smells like strawberries — Extreme Mugurisu 4G Strawberry Edition rivals Thermal Grizzly's Kryonaut
In collaboration with Mining Co. Ltd, CWTP has now made a strawberry-scented thermal paste available only in Japan. A few months ago, the company released an Apple Edition thermal paste.
Palit brings the DVI port back on Nvidia's budget gaming GPU — RTX 3050 KalmX features a passive cooler and zero power connectors
Palit introduced the RTX 3050 KalmX Graphics card with a reduced CUDA core count and lowered VRAM to 6GB. But as a result, it managed to bring its power consumption enough not to need an external power source or active cooling.
AMD mobile CPUs power new mini-ITX motherboards — Zen 3 or Zen 4 chip onboard, two M.2 slots, and four 2.5G Ethernet ports
Changwang has launched a series of motherboards integrated with mobile Zen 3 and Zen 4 APUs.
Intel's latest lower-powered CPUs give Ryzen rivals a run for their money — Core i9-14900T trades blows with Ryzen 9 7900 in Geekbench 6 benchmark
The Core i9-14900T has a TDP less than half that of the Core i9-14900K but is only 22% slower in Geekbench 6's multicore test.
Raspberry Pi 5 HAT connects two NVMe SSDs for more storage
This Raspberry Pi 5 X1004 HAT from Geekworm supports up to two NVMe SSDs simultaneously for serious storage.
More and more USB sticks and microSD cards are being made with dubious components — data recovery firm uncovers no-name, low-quality NAND inside many devices
Data recovery company CBL warns that microSD and USB sticks are becoming less reliable as more are made with bad NAND flash.
Nvidia's new entry-level gaming GPU is slow but very power-efficient — RTX 3050 6GB benchmarks show 20% lower performance than RTX 3050 8GB but draws 50% less power
Some of the first RTX 3050 6GB benchmarks shows that the GPU's lower performance is offset by much higher efficiency.
Samsung Odyssey Neo G7 32-Inch Curved 4K 165 Hz Monitor Drops to $717
The Samsung Odyssey Neo G7 monitor is available at Amazon for $717, one of its best prices to date, according to CamelCamelCamel.
Nvidia's top gaming GPU prices are out of control in Asia — RTX 4090 price hikes up to 60%
The price of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4090 skyrockets to $2,500 in Asian stores due to demand from China.
AMD and Raytheon team up for advanced chip packaging for military applications
Raytheon aims to package state-of-the-art devices from partners like AMD into military-aimed multi-chip packages.
I love my numpad, because I use it for everything but numbers
It's easy to turn any numeric keypad into a media player or use the keys to launch macros.
Samsung 990 EVO 2TB SSD Review: A Hybrid Drive for a Hybrid Time
The Samsung 990 EVO is a hybrid drive with an identity crisis, not exactly sure what it's trying to be. This balancing act produces good performance but disappointing power efficiency in what is essentially a budget drive.
Bambu Lab A1 Recall: Company asks owners to turn off their 3D printers as Micro Center pulls product from shelves
Bambu Lab reaches out to Influencers before updating the general public.
Faulty 12V2x6 connector found with RTX 4080 Super card — it could be a one-off problem, but caution is advisable
Igor's Lab has discovered yet another potentially serious problem with the 16-pin adapters that come with RTX 40-series graphics cards. At least one 16-pin adapter was found to be defective, preventing it from locking into place.
This Raspberry Pi composite video player fits inside an old school VHS tape
Alan Boris is using a Raspberry Pi to power his custom VHS player and recorder housed inside an old VHS tape.
Google is axing cached webpages from search results, tells everyone to use Internet Archive instead
An official statement from Google Search Liaison Danny Sullivan laments the change, but directly shouts out Internet Archive as an alternative.
RTX 4080 Super teardown sheds light on power connector controversy — PCB shows traces for two 8-pin connectors along with the 16-pin connector
A Japanese reviewer tore apart the Palit GeForce RTX 4080 Super GamingPro OC and found some exciting traces on the PCB.
Asus ROG Ally Z1 Extreme dips to $599 at Best Buy
The Asus ROG Ally has fallen in price to $599 for the AMD Ryzen Z1 Processor version at Best Buy.
Rasti laptop inspired by sci-fi classic 'Aliens' -- uses Framework motherboard and 3D printed chassis
Maker and creator Penk Chen has unveiled the Rasti Computer on GitHub, detailing components and sharing 3D printer files so DIYers can make their own 'Aliens:DC' retro laptop.
SK Hynix says new high bandwidth memory for GPUs on track for 2024 - HBM4 with 2048-bit interface and 1.5TB/s per stack is on the way
HBM4 memory with a 2048-bit interface on track for production in 2026.
Nvidia slashes memory capacity with new entry-level GPU — cut-down RTX 3050 has 6GB of memory, down from 8GB two years ago, but cheaper
Nvidia has quietly launched its newest entry-level GPU, the GeForce RTX 3050 6GB. Meanwhile, AIB partner models are starting to appear in online listings
Defective RTX 3070 gaming GPU gets 12GB memory upgrade — mod boosts performance by 66% in RE4
A Repair technician and his team successfully swapped the 8GB VRAM on an RTX 3070 with one defective memory channel to recognize and use 12GB GDDR6 memory, showing a good performance yield as a result
China's top AI accelerator and CPU designers are bleeding tens of millions -- Longsoon and Cambricon losses continue despite billions in government subsidies
Chinese AI accelerator and CPU developers lose tens of millions of dollars in 2023.
Nvidia's H100 AI GPUs cost up to four times more than AMD's competing MI300X — AMD's chips cost $10 to $15K apiece; Nvidia's H100 has peaked beyond $40,000: Report
Citi estimates that AMD sells Instinct MI300X for $10,000 to Microsoft, while Nvidia's H100 can sell for $40,000 albeit in retail.
Maxsun iCraft Z790 White V2 review: A white PCB for mid-range builders
Priced around $260, the iCraft Z790 White V2 sports a white PCB, tasteful RGB implementation, and solid performance. It's missing PCIe 5.0-capable M.2 and uses a dated audio codec, but is still a viable option in the mid-range space, especially for those who need a white motherboard.
Chips aren't getting cheaper — the cost per transistor stopped dropping a decade ago at 28nm
Google says transistor cost scaling stalled at 28nm and remains flat with every new node.
China's CXMT reportedly aims to make HBM memory for AI chips — exotic memory is a missing piece for China's chipmaking self-sufficiency
CXMT to compete against Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix for lucrative HBM memory market, says report.
Pentagon now considers China's 3D NAND maker YMTC a 'military company' — designation bars company from using US-designed chipmaking equipment
Pentagon believes that Yangtze Memory could be supporting China's military complex.
Amazon’s new AWS charge for using IPv4 is expected to rake in up to $1B per year — change should speed IPv6 adoption
On Thursday, Amazon Web Services (AWS) introduced a new charge for customers with public IPv4 addresses. It had warned a new pricing plan was going to be put into place last July, but new estimates suggest that it could make an extra $1 billion per annum from this change.
Intel's Ohio fabs could reportedly slip to late 2026 — 'Silicon Heartland' factories were originally planned for 2025
Intel reportedly delays $20 billion Ohio fab project due to govt incentives and chip demand.
Meta to deploy custom-designed Artemis AI processor alongside commercial GPUs
Meta set to augment its AI prowess with its own 'Artemis' processor.
Next-gen Intel Arrow Lake-S CPU spotted with 24-threads and no AVX-512 functionality
A new Intel test system was spotted featuring an Arrow-Lake S desktop engineering sample. The chip reportedly comes with 24-threads and a rather low 3 GHz clock speed. Apparently, there's no AVX-512 support on the chip either.
AMD's integrated graphics performance shines in AI tests with extreme memory — Ryzen 7 8700G with DDR5-9000 up to 15% better
Enthusiasts have demonstrated the prowess of AMD's Ryzen 7 8700G with DDR5-9000 memory and how fast memory affects AI performance.
Samsung's brand-new 2TB 990 Evo hybrid PCIe Gen 5 / 4 M.2 SSD is already discounted – but you might want to buy a different Samsung drive instead
Samsung's brand-new 2TB 990 EVO hybrid launched at $210 just over a week ago and has already received a significant discount.
Taping over your webcam might not be enough to stop hackers from spying on you — they can now use a device's ambient light sensor
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have highlighted the imaging privacy threats facilitated by a device's ambient light sensor.
Cutting-edge memory manufacturing for AI GPUs coming to the US — SK Hynix to build HBM fab in Indiana
As a part of Biden's plans, SK Hynix selects Indiana to be a home for its upcoming Fabrication as it will receive $22 Billion in subsidies under the CHIPS Act to manufacture HBM chips for future AI processors.
New Nvidia AI GPUs designed to get around U.S. export bans come to China — H20, L20, and L2 to fill void left by restricted models
Nvidia has launched yet another datacenter GPU for China in the wake of bans on many of its previous devices.
Taping over your webcam might not be enough to stop hackers spying on you — Hackers can now use a device's ambient light sensor
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have highlighted the imaging privacy threats facilitated by a device's ambient light sensor.
AMD's new cheap gaming chip is 25% faster than Intel's more expensive alternative — Ryzen 7 5700X3D is faster than Core i5-13600KF in early reviews, even on aging AM4 platform
An early review of the 5700X3D reveals that the chip is up to 25% quicker in some titles against Intel's mid-range king the i5-13600KF.
Qualcomm earnings call suggests Apple will again extend 5G modem license, to 2027
Due to several setbacks in its original plans to introduce its own modem SoC, Apple decided to extend its agreement with Qualcomm, extending its current patent license agreement until 2027.
Nvidia simplified the board design of its RTX 4080 Super Founders Edition
Despite higher performance and the same power limits, GeForce RTX 4080 Super FE has fewer power phases than its predecessor.
New Asus monitor leaks, has 380 Hz panel and new 'AI gaming features'
Asus has updated a fast-refresh 24.5-inch ROG Strix gaming monitor launched last summer with a model packing AI features, and more. However it is missing the Nvidia G-Sync Compatible spec of the XG259QN.
Lian Li Galahad II 360 LCD AIO cooler review: Taming the 14900K
Intel's i9-14900K may be difficult to cool, but Lian Li's Galahad II LCD provides the cooling performance you need for maximum performance.
Intel Arc A370M mobile GPU transformed into desktop card with the help of a heatsink and tiny cooling fan
Advantech has launched the EAI-3100, essentially a desktop version of Intel's Arc A370M mobile graphics card.
Here are all the Nvidia RTX 4080 Super cards currently listed, including specs, photos, and pricing
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 Super is now available, and we've put together a list of all the new 4080 Super graphics cards that have been unveiled by Nvidia's partners, including specs and pricing where available.
U.S. plans to invest CHIPS Act money in Vietnamese semiconductor industry
The U.S. may make significant investments in Vietnam to boost its semiconductor sector.
U.S. blocks shipment of 24 Nvidia AI GPUs to China over concerns about self-driving truck company
TuSimple, which is exiting the U.S. market, attempted to send 24 A100 GPUs to Australia - but the shipment was blocked over concerns they might eventually make their way to China.
Lamptron's new CPU cooler has a screen as big as the iPhone 15 — ST060 sports a six-inch LCD with a 1920x1080 resolution that functions as a second display
Lamptron has launched the ST060 CPU air cooler for Intel and AMD processors.
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