Hardware

AMD hides Taiwan branding on Ryzen CPU packaging as it preps new chips for China market release — company uses black sticker to erase origin information
AMD hid the information on the back of its packaging for the Ryzen 5 7600X3D that says that AMD processors are diffused and made in Taiwan.
2024-09-14 14:15
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71-TiB NAS with twenty-four 4TB drives hasn't had a single drive failure for ten years — owner outlines key approaches to assure HDD longevity
Tech enthusiast Louwrentius says that turning off the NAS when unused likely helped the 24 4TB hard drives last ten years without any failures.
2024-09-14 13:26
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Intel preps Xeon R1S CPUs with 136 PCIe 5.0 lanes — Granite Rapids rumored with up to 80 cores for single-socket platform
Intel's Xeon R1S CPU with 136 PCIe lanes could be a competitive choice for communications, edge, and high-performance storage platforms.
2024-09-14 12:34
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Elon Musk and Larry Ellison begged Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang for AI GPUs at dinner
Larry Ellison talked about how he asked Jensen Huang over dinner to give him 131,072 Blackwell GPUs for the planned Zettascale Oracle Supercluster.
2024-09-14 11:57
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Crucial MX500 SSD firmware susceptible to buffer overflow security vulnerability
Crucial's old MX500 series SSDs are vulnerable to buffer overflow attacks. A fix or information on which firmware updates are impacted is unknown.
2024-09-13 20:46
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HighPoint's blazing-fast 8-slot NVMe Gen 4 RAID card is now compliant with immersion-cooled server environments to boost efficiency and reliability
One of HighPoint's flagship cards for servers, the NVMe Gen 4 SSD7540, proves capable of operation while submerged in "an electrically non-conductive liquid", most likely mineral oil.
2024-09-13 19:28
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Intel's Core i5-14600KF is now only $277 at Amazon
The Intel Core i5-14600KF is currently available at Amazon for one of its lowest prices to date—just $277 instead of its usual $324.
2024-09-13 19:03
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Intel Core Ultra 200 CPU specs allegedly leaked — Arrow Lake tops out at 24 cores and 5.7 GHz boost clock at 250W
Core Ultra 200 series CPU specifications have been purportedly finalized. Five SKUs will debut on launch day. Core counts remain the same, but clock speeds are dropping compared to Raptor Lake Refresh.
2024-09-13 18:22
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CEO Lisa Su says AMD is now a data center-first company — DC is now 4X larger than its gaming sales
As most of AMD's money is earned from EPYC processors, AMD now calls itself a data center-first company.
2024-09-13 17:27
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CEO Lisa Su says AMD is a data center-first company — DC revenue topped $2.8 billion last quarter, over 4X higher than its gaming business sales
As most of AMD's money is earned from EPYC processors, AMD now calls itself a data center-first company.
2024-09-13 17:27
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Italian authorities bust a $52 million video game trafficking ring — criminals smuggled pirated games and bootleg consoles from China
Italy's financial police dismantled a counterfeit game console and pirated games trafficking ring at an estimated value of around $52.5 million.
2024-09-13 17:10
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Noctua eliminates 'Rattlegate' on the NH-D15 G2 — CPU cooler no longer makes rattling noises during operation
Noctua has finally resolved the rattling issues plaguing its new flagship NH-D15 G2 air cooler. This defect is no longer present in new production units, and current owners will be offered a full fix for defective units currently in operation.
2024-09-13 17:07
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AMD Z1 Extreme beats Intel Core Ultra 7 258V in DX12 gaming benchmark — Zen 4 chip offers over 90% higher performance
The Intel Core Ultra 7 258V performs much better than the AMD Z1 Extreme with 12GB of RAM. However, when the AMD chips were matched with 16GB of RAM, they blew the 32GB Intel SoC out of the water.
2024-09-13 16:54
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Best SSDs 2024: From Budget SATA to Blazing-Fast NVMe
We recommend the best SSDs for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests.
2024-09-13 15:59
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AMD plans for FSR4 to be fully AI-based — designed to improve quality and maximize power efficiency
AMD FSR4 has been in the work for 9–12 months already, and will be fully AI-based for frame generation and frame interpolation. It sounds like it's being designed around handhelds first but should apply to laptops and desktops as well.
2024-09-13 15:49
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This tiny 3D-printed Apple IIe is powered by a $2 microcontroller
A $2 microcontroller and a little 3D printing will get you a Barbie doll-sized Apple IIe.
2024-09-13 15:44
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China's SMEE files patent for an EUV chipmaking tool — tool aims to break the shackles of ASML export restrictions
Shanghai Microelectronics Equipment patents key components of an EUV lithography tool.
2024-09-13 14:45
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Microsoft uses automated robots to disassemble and recycle HDDs — company typically shreds two million hard drives per year
Instead of shredding outgoing HDDs, Microsoft disassembles them, then recycles rare earth metals and other valuable materials.
2024-09-13 14:37
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U.S. Govt pushes Nvidia and Apple to use Intel's foundries — Department of Commerce Secretary Raimondo makes appeal for US-based chip production
Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger expressed his frustrations about American tech companies' use of TSMC for their chip requirements during a meeting with Secretary Raimondo. The latter then encouraged investors in private sessions to use American foundries for t...
2024-09-13 14:36
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North Korean hackers target Python devs with malware disguised as coding tests — hack has been underway for a year
North Korean hackers Lazarus Group pose as financial firms to provide malware disguised as a job opportunity.
2024-09-13 14:33
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