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Valve is reportedly working on Steam Deck 2 and plans to launch it by 2028, with one big change from the original

It could prove to be a lot more reliable and longer-lasting than its predecessor.

Alleged AMD RX 7500 prototype surfaces with 1,536 shaders and 6GB VRAM

Alleged AMD RX 7500 prototype surfaces with 1,536 shaders and 6GB VRAM

X user shares an alleged prototype of AMD's cancelled Radeon RX 7500 graphics card that appears to sport 1,536 shaders, 64 ROPS, and 6GB of onboard memory.

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Gigabyte's thermal gel 'is crawling out' of place on some RTX 50-series cards

Gigabyte's thermal gel 'is crawling out' of place on some RTX 50-series cards

Not the worst thing you can clap eyes upon in your PC case, but not ideal.

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Intel Arc Celestial discrete GPUs have hit pre-silicon validation and that makes me a little more hopeful for their eventual launch

Though validation could take a while.

The curious tale of the missing eight: Some Nvidia RTX 50-series cards are shipping with missing ROPs in the GPU, Nvidia says only 0.5% of all cards are affected

Blackwell is rapidly becoming Lackwell, if you ask me.

Nvidia confirms 'rare issue' with some RTX 5090 and RTX 5070 Ti GPUs – here’s how to check if you’re affected and to get a replacement

The launch of Nvidia's new GPUs has gone badly enough already, but now there's a hardware-level glitch slowing down RTX 5090 and 5070 Ti GPUs.

Some RTX 5090s are shipping with missing ROP units, leading to less gaming performance: Updated

Reports suggest that some RTX 5090s have 5% fewer ROPs than design specifications, resulting in a noticeable performance drop.

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Nvidia says 'Press Build'-stamped GPU dies in RTX 5090s are not juiced up — performance is identical to retail counterparts

Nvidia says 'Press Build'-stamped GPU dies in RTX 5090s are not juiced up — performance is identical to retail counterparts

Nvidia has shot down speculation that it sent third-party reviewers binned RTX 5090 Founders Edition models featuring higher performance than retail counterparts.

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Vendors safeguard 16-pin connector on RTX 5090 with thermal pads — helps dissipate excess heat

Vendors safeguard 16-pin connector on RTX 5090 with thermal pads — helps dissipate excess heat

Custom RTX 5090 models now include thermal pads on the backside of the 16-pin power connector.

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RTX 5090 runs 2°C hotter with thermal paste than liquid metal — Arctic MX-6 vs. stock LM tested

RTX 5090 runs 2°C hotter with thermal paste than liquid metal — Arctic MX-6 vs. stock LM tested

An RTX 5090 Founders Edition card was benchmarked with thermal paste, featuring a mere 2-degree temperature difference compared to the card's out-of-the-box liquid metal TIM.

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Nvidia's eyeing up ways to beef up its future AI chips with GPUs on top of GPUs and the power of light

Nvidia's eyeing up ways to beef up its future AI chips with GPUs on top of GPUs and the power of light

That's Nvidia's prediction. Mine is more profits.

Cooler Master sues competitors for infringing on patented pump-inside-radiator cooler design

Cooler Master sues competitors for infringing on patented pump-inside-radiator cooler design

Cooler Master is suing three cooler manufacturers for supposedly infringing on its patented cooler designs surrounding its pump-in radiator architecture.

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The CPU Cooler Wars saga continues, as Cooler Master sues a bunch of other manufacturers over all-in-one patent infringements

The CPU Cooler Wars saga continues, as Cooler Master sues a bunch of other manufacturers over all-in-one patent infringements

One of the defendants is definitely not cool about this, not one bit.

Update: Samsung Announces 990 EVO SSD, Energy-Efficiency with Dual-Mode PCIe Gen4 x4 and Gen5 x2

Update: Samsung Announces 990 EVO SSD, Energy-Efficiency with Dual-Mode PCIe Gen4 x4 and Gen5 x2

After Samsung's earlier product page snafu, the company is officially launching their next-generation mainstream client SSD today. The 990 EVO will be available in both 1TB and 2TB capacities, and offers an interesting mix of both PCIe Gen 5 and PCIe Gen 4 support by allowing up to 2 lanes…

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DX12 to Vulkan Mod Supposedly Boosts Alan Wake 2 FPS by 50% on GTX 1080 Ti

A new DX12 to Vulkan mod on the TechPowerUp forums aims to enable DX12-like capabilities on older Windows operating systems and older GPUs that don't support Microsoft's latest API. It reportedly also helps with performance in Alan Wake 2 on GPUs that don't support mesh shaders.

How to add DLSS and Frame Generation to Starfield

As well as whether you should...

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AMD Shrank Navi 31 in RX 7900 GRE, Smaller Than 7900 XT and XTX

AMD's new RX 7900 GRE is apparently equipped with a physically smaller Navi 31 package compared to the RX 7900 XT and XTX. The PCB has also been re-designed featuring fewer memory slots, and AMD's specifications page shows 4 billion fewer transistors.

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EVGA Counters Rumors of Its Demise, But Questions Remain

EVGA denies recent rumors that the company is closing its headquarters in Taiwan.

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AMD's Reference RX 7600 Card Doesn't Fit Some 6+2-Pin Connectors

AMD's RX 7600 reference design has a design flaw that prevents certain 6+2-pin power delivery connectors from being fully inserted. If you're planning to buy the MBA card, double-check your particular PSU connector.

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PCIe 5.0 SSDs Generate Errors, Shut Down Without Cooler: Fix On The Way

Publications Phoronix and TechPowerUp share their experience running Corsair's MP700 PCIe 5.0 SSD without a cooler.

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