A Steam Deck prototype has seemingly been sold for $2,000 on eBay, shown to feature different silicon than the retail units we have today.
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A new contest inspired by Google's Zentool challenges developers to modify AMD Zen CPU microcode to run RISC-V programs natively, but experts argue the goal is unfeasible.
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A startup is developing a laser-based cooling system using ultrapure gallium arsenide plates to target chip hotspots, but at high costs.
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Monash University has developed a water filter to catch PFAS used in chip manufacturing and other industries. The chip industry has been lobbying for years against any progress on legislating PFAS-use.
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xAI has reportedly built a 420 MW power facility to power the Colossus supercomputer that is set to expand to 200,000 GPUs and beyond. It's using more portable generators than it has permits for, but the suggested $25,000 per day fine is effectively meaningless.
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Super performance, blazing speeds
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VideoCardz leaks renders of MSI's upcoming GeForce RTX 5060 Ti graphics cards.
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The Gigabyte Aorus Master 16 is a powerful RTX 5080 laptop with a bright screen, but its AI is gimmicky and plastic shell leave something to be desired.
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Pick up 32GB of DDR5 RAM for your gaming PC. Patriot's Viper Venom 6000MHz RAM is $79.
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Pre-built systems in China are now arriving with Intel's IPO profiles, designed to enhance performance without voiding your warranty.
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