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NVIDIA's high-end graphics cards, particularly the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080, have raised concerns among users due to the reliability issues of their new 12+4-pin power connectors. Compared to previous PCIe power connectors, these newer designs feature minimal safety margins, leading to overheating and

At an AI advancement pre-briefing, AMD's VP and GM of its data center GPU business group, Andrew Dieckman, stated that he now has almost no conversations with customers about CUDA. This suggests that CUDA, the core technology that has enabled NVIDIA's dominance in the AI hardware space, may be losin

A lucky Costco shopper stumbled upon a heavily discounted iBuyPower gaming PC priced at $1,140, down from its original $1,899.99, while shopping for rotisserie chicken. The system features an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, and an NVIDIA RTX 5070 GPU, making it suitable for high-end

A PC gamer has developed an innovative Steam game cartridge system that repurposes old 2.5-inch SSDs into plug-and-play game carriers, combining the convenience of classic console cartridges with the flexibility of Steam's extensive library. The system leverages Linux, Valve's Steam URL protocol, an

A prolonged memory supply crisis has escalated into legal action, with a class-action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron. The complaint alleges anticompetitive behavior, including coordinated supply and pricing strat

Nvidia's first fully in-house CPU, the Vera CPU, has been benchmarked and shows impressive performance, outperforming existing x86 and ARM chips. However, the tests were conducted under Nvidia-sanctioned workloads, limiting their real-world applicability. The Vera CPU, part of the upcoming Vera Rubi