Hardware

Nvidia RTX 5090's 16-pin power connector hits 150C in reviewer's thermal camera shots
Some thermal imagery shared on Twitter/X underlines how toasty-hot power connectors servicing Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards can get.
2025-03-08 18:59
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Seagate hard drive controversy persists as scammers discover methods to alter reliability metrics
Scammers have found a new way to manipulate operating hours in FARM logs, making it harder for users to distinguish new drives from old ones.
2025-03-08 18:44
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Core i9, RTX 4060, 64GB gaming laptop drops to all-time low price of $2,249
The Asus ROG Strix G18 gaming laptop is currently on sale at Amazon for $2249, the lowest price we've seen for it since it first launched.
2025-03-08 17:57
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AMD's RX 9070 is on track to become the best-selling GPU on Amazon — RDNA 4 already ranks as the top bestseller in Amazon Germany and UK
Amazon lists AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and non-XT as some of the top-selling GPUs across the globe.
2025-03-08 17:35
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Nvidia RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell GPU spotted with 24,064 CUDA cores, 96GB GDDR7, and 600W — 11% more cores than RTX 5090
Nvidia's next-gen Blackwell workstation GPUs, which carry 96GB of GDDR7 memory and over 24,000 CUDA cores, have reportedly surfaced in listings.
2025-03-08 15:39
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Russia sees tech boom amid sanctions — microelectronics industry sees massive hiring surge and increased salaries
Despite sanctions, Russian electronics and computer hardware manufacturers expanded their workforce by an average of 13% in 2024.
2025-03-08 14:40
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FSP MP5 and NP7 Air Coolers Review: Simple and effective
We tested FSP’s MP5 and NP7 air coolers with Intel’s i7-14700K and Core Ultra 9 285K CPUs. The MP5 stands out for an entry-level cooler.
2025-03-08 14:00
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Micron shows off world's fastest PCIe 6.0 SSD, hitting 27 GB/s speeds — Astera Labs PCIe 6.0 switch enables impressive sequential reads
Micron has revealed its first PCIe 6.x data center solution, with a paired SSD and Astera Labs network switch sending data bidirectionally at PCIe 6.x speeds.
2025-03-08 13:49
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Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V3 power supply review
The Cooler Master MWE Gold 850 V3 is a competitively priced, reliable, and efficient power supply offering most users solid performance and future-proof features.
2025-03-08 13:00
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How to fix Salmon Skin Problems in 3D Prints
Fix those wavy lines appearing across your 3D print using these four techniques.
2025-03-08 09:00
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AI bots now play Mafia with each other on public website, and almost all of them are terrible at it
A developer has created a way for multiple LLM chatbots to play Mafia against each other, with a ranking, full transcripts and a leaderboard.
2025-03-07 18:39
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AMD: RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT MSRPs are real, but some cards will be priced at a premium
Typical versions of Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT will retail for $549 and $599, but factory-overclocked premium boards will cost more, says Frank Azor.
2025-03-07 18:23
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Physical game media might perish because of the 25% tariffs on imported discs
According to analysts, disc-based games may become prohibitively expensive if currently planned tariffs are enacted.
2025-03-07 17:54
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AMD's 9000-series GPUs sell for up to $2,000 as opportunistic scalpers take control
Scalpers are selling RX 9070 XT GPUs starting at $700 all the way to over $2,000.
2025-03-07 16:58
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'You can now jailbreak your AMD CPU' — Google researchers release kit to exploit microcode vulnerability in Zen 1 to Zen 4 chips
A team of Google researchers has discovered an exploit allowing users to write and insert their own microcode on AMD chips and is now distributing the instructions for free.
2025-03-07 16:57
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'You can now jailbreak your AMD CPU' — Google researchers release kit to exploit microcode vulnerability in Ryzen Zen 1 to Zen 4 chips
A team of Google researchers has discovered an exploit allowing users to write and insert their own microcode on AMD chips and is now distributing the instructions for free.
2025-03-07 16:57
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RTX 5090 GPUs aren't being recalled for being a fire hazard after all — Nvidia and MSI refute accusations
MSI has refuted accusations of an RTX 5090 recall, assuring customers its GPUs are free from the reported "fire-hazard".
2025-03-07 16:17
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This illuminating Raspberry Pi Pico project wants to improve your photos and YouTube videos
Arnov Sharma built a Raspberry Pi Pico studio light from scratch that can be controlled using push buttons to adjust the LEDs with precision.
2025-03-07 15:26
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Lenovo joins growing China exodus as manufacturers flee US tariffs — OEM moving production lines to India
Lenovo announced that it will move 100% of its laptop manufacturing capacity to India in the next three years.
2025-03-07 15:17
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