Hardware

Western Digital NVMe SSD users beware: Windows 11 24H2 is causing BSODs unless you tweak your registry
A major Windows 11 24H2 issue is crashing Western Digital SSDs.
2024-10-15 16:37
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SSD prices could drop up to 10% ahead of the New Year – TrendForce predicts an increase in production and weaker demand
According to a new report by TrendForce analysts, client SSD prices are predicted to fall between 5 and 10% in Q4 2024.
2024-10-15 16:37
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US govt reportedly mulls capping AI GPU exports from Nvidia and AMD to the Middle East
Officials are reportedly in the early stages of discussions about restricting the export of high-performance AI processors from companies like Nvidia and AMD to Middle Eastern nations.
2024-10-15 16:11
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Intel spends more on R&D than Nvidia and AMD combined, yet continues to lag in market cap — Nvidia spends almost 2X more than AMD
Nvidia spent $3 billion on R&D, and AMD spent $1.5 billion, but this pales in comparison to the $30 billion that Apple spends on its future products annually.
2024-10-15 15:46
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Microsoft says the undeletable 8.63GB cache in Windows 11 24H2 is “a reporting error” — space is freed by Disk Cleanup
Microsoft says that the undeletable 8.63GB cache is actually freed up already; the reason it appears on the Disk Cleanup app is a "reporting error."
2024-10-15 15:46
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Dude, you're getting a PC! More shoppers than ever buying laptops and desktops as gifts, report predicts
The Consumer Technology Association conducted a survey of consumer intentions for holiday 2024. 78 percent of shoppers plan to gift computer hardware and 89 percent plan to gift tech of some kind.
2024-10-15 15:35
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Quad-core server CPU has been overclocked to 5.65 GHz on a PC motherboard — EPYC 4124P delivers up to 11% better performance than stock and matches the Ryzen 9 7950X in single-core performance
Testing shows that the EPYC 4124P, or the EPYC 4004 lineup, now seamlessly works on the AM5 platform, with support for both CPU and memory overclocking.
2024-10-15 15:30
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This Raspberry Pi Pico spider robot spookily wiggles as people approach
Kevin McAleer has built a spooky Pico-powered spider robot that wiggles its arms when detecting people using its ultrasonic sensor eyes.
2024-10-15 15:22
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Game dev shows how to do a PC port right, outlines 106 to 314 FPS improvement without frame generation
Modder-turned-developer Durante details the process of officially optimizing a game for PC.
2024-10-15 15:10
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Micron launches DDR5-6400 CUDIMMs and CSODIMMs for Intel Core Ultra 200S CPUs — DDR5-6400 kits up to 32GB capacity with C52 timings
Micron expands the company's memory portfolio with new Crucial CUDIMMs and CSODIMMs that run at DDR5-6400.
2024-10-15 13:54
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Google adopts small nuclear power reactors at unprecedented scale — inks deal for seven reactors to feed AI data centers
Google signed a deal with Kairos Power, a power generation startup working on small modular reactors, to purchase 500MW of electricity starting 2030.
2024-10-15 12:31
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Leaked MSI slide mentions Arrow Lake Refresh — reignites hopes that LGA 1851 will last more than a single-generation
A leaked slide from MSI shows that Intel had plans for an Arrow Lake Refresh at some point, though it appears those plans have been scrapped for now.
2024-10-15 12:15
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Elon Musk took 19 days to set up 100,000 Nvidia H200 GPUs; process normally takes 4 years
Elon Musk and the team behind xAI purportedly setup a total of 100,000 H200 Nvidia GPUs in just 19 days. That's a feat that should have taken four years to complete.
2024-10-14 20:17
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Elon Musk set up 100,000 Nvidia H200 GPUs in 19 days - Jensen says process normally takes 4 years
Elon Musk and the team behind xAI purportedly setup a total of 100,000 H200 Nvidia GPUs in just 19 days. That's a feat that should have taken four years to complete.
2024-10-14 20:17
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TSMC could build more fabs in Europe: Chairman of Taiwan's National Science Council
Head of Taiwan's National Science Council says TSMC is planning additional fabs in Europe. TSMC denies that such a decision has been made.
2024-10-14 20:06
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TSMC could build more fabs in Europe - Chairman of Taiwan's National Science Council
Head of Taiwan's National Science Council says TSMC is planning additional fabs in Europe. TSMC denies that such a decision has been made.
2024-10-14 20:06
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Arrow Lake non-K CPUs may suffer from lower RAM speed limits — ASRock QVL shows RAM up to DDR5-7200 as opposed to DDR5-9066 for K-series chips
Documentation indicates that Intel Core Ultra 200 non-K CPUs have lower RAM speed support.
2024-10-14 18:53
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Ex-Intel CEO Brian Krzanich gets a new job, igniting a massive backlash — new employer Cerence disables social media comments after blistering criticism
Former Intel CEO Brian Krzanich was recently hired to lead at Cerence Inc., an automotive AI technology company based in Burlington, MA. However, Cerence's celebratory statements concerning its new CEO, shared via social media, have quickly turned sour...
2024-10-14 18:19
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Chinese think tank advises data centers to stick with Nvidia AI GPUs — homegrown Chinese GPUs suffer from 'high costs' and 'complex engineering'
Due to high costs and unwanted complexities, the Chinese research institute CAICT advised data centers to continue using Nvidia's AI chips rather than look for local alternatives.
2024-10-14 17:43
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Microsoft will end Windows 10 support in exactly one year
Microsoft will officially end support for its Windows 10 operating system on October 14th, 2025.
2024-10-14 17:42
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