Hardware

Violent racing simulator turns force feedback up to 11 with an ejection seat — sim project debuts in crash and smash video
A talented, potentially foolish enthusiast builds the most immersive sim setup possible, with one horrible catch.
2024-09-15 13:49
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Cooler Master V SFX Platinum 1100 PSU Review
Cooler Master’s V SFX Platinum 1100 delivers exceptional power and efficiency in a compact SFX form factor, but struggles with thermal performance under high loads.
2024-09-15 13:47
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Western powers make plans to secure submarine communications cables, excluding Chinese firms and technology
The United States and its allies are preparing a document that outlines the steps they need to take to ensure the security of their undersea communications cables.
2024-09-15 13:25
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Leaked Intel Core Ultra 5 245K CPU sample delivers double-digit multicore performance boost — no advantage seen in single-core testing, though
The Intel Core Ultra 5 245K's benchmark numbers show it at par with the Intel Core i5-14600K/KF in single-core numbers, and racing past it in multi-core test results.
2024-09-15 13:06
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Intel customer scores Core i9-14900K as a replacement for degraded Core i9-13900K — another received a $599 check for a fully working Core i9-13900K
Two "RMA lottery" winners get lucky with Intel's RMA system. One gets a full refund for his fully working Core i9-13900K chip; another gets a Core i9-14900K replacement CPU for his degraded Core i9-13900K.
2024-09-15 12:48
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Lexar's latest SD 8.0 card is too fast for its own good — potentially DOA since no current devices exploit the card's 1,700 MB/s speeds
Lexar launched an SD 8.0 card with incredible read/ write speeds rivaling larger CFexpress 4.0 cards for cameras, but the company's hope for full backward compatibility is on hold as no devices can take advantage of these speeds, resulting in a perform...
2024-09-14 18:43
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AMD EPYC CPU hacked onto B650 motherboard, hits 6.6 GHz with liquid nitrogen — $159 EPYC 4124P shows immense overclocking potential
Overclocker pushes the EPYC 4124P to 6.6 GHz with LN2 on a Gigabyte's B650E Aorus Tachyon motherboard.
2024-09-14 17:13
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AMD’s laptop OEMs decry poor support, chip supply, and communication — OEM complains the company has "left billions of US dollars lying around" due to poor execution: Reports
Analysts and media contend that AMD is losing the confidence of laptop OEMs because of its focus on AI and data center GPUs.
2024-09-14 16:49
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Intel cleared to get $3.5 billion to make advanced chips for Pentagon — Secure Enclave program ushers leading-edge CPUs to the military
Intel will get a $3.5 billion federal grant to make chips for military applications under the Secure Enclave program.
2024-09-14 15:03
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Linux dev swatted and handcuffed live during a development video stream — perps remain unidentified
René Rebe, a 25-year Free and Open Source Software developer, was swatted live in the middle of a development stream.
2024-09-14 14:26
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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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