PNY allegedly refuses to cover melted RTX 5090 powered by native power supply cable
PNY allegedly refuses to cover melted RTX 5090 powered by native power supply cable

A user’s GeForce RTX 5090 died when his 12V-2×6 connector melted, and then PNY denied his warranty claim based on technicalities that aren’t even present in the warranty policy.

Enthusiast cooled iPhone 18 Pro with cold can of La Croix sparkling water; benchmarks show 25% higher sustained performance
Enthusiast cooled iPhone 18 Pro with cold can of La Croix sparkling water; benchmarks show 25% higher sustained performance

Matt Birchler put a cold drink can on the back of an iPhone 18 Pro to see how much performance uplift it would get in a prolonged benchmarking session. The results showed up to 25% higher sustained performance from the cold drink, showing the effectiveness of ‘liquid cooling.’

Meta Muse runs agents on AMD EPYC Turin hosts with two cores and 8GB of memory

Meta’s new Muse AI agent is powered by AMD EPYC Turin hosts, with each user getting a private sandbox with two vCPUs and 8GB of memory.

Noctua explores 2,000W micro-channel air cooling
Noctua explores 2,000W micro-channel air cooling

Noctua and Forced Physics are exploring whether densely packed micro-channels can provide extreme cooling performance without the noise associated with high-pressure airflow

Gamemax RGB PRO 750G power supply review: Efficient, but pricey for an average unit with pretty lights
Gamemax RGB PRO 750G power supply review: Efficient, but pricey for an average unit with pretty lights

Gamemax charges $105 for an average power supply with RGB lighting. The Sohoo platform underneath measures well enough, but the fan, the capacitors, and the warranty all sit below what the price should buy.

Nvidia DLSS 5 power draw hits 647W as power connector runs hotter than the GPU die, upscales frame rates and flame temps on 16-pin
Nvidia DLSS 5 power draw hits 647W as power connector runs hotter than the GPU die, upscales frame rates and flame temps on 16-pin

QuasarZone tests show the 16-pin power connector on a GeForce RTX 5090 reaches temperatures above 90 degrees Celsius at peak power consumption near 650W.

Save $149 on this 3-item gaming combo from Newegg
Save $149 on this 3-item gaming combo from Newegg

Fight back against the RAMpocolypse with this 3-item Newegg combo that features the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 32GB Corsair Vengeance RAM, and Asus TUF X870E motherboard for only $1,050, a $149 savings

Micron discontinues 2GB GDDR7 chips for gaming GPUs as it pivots toward higher-density memory for AI

Micron is reportedly ending production of its 2GB GDDR7 chips, shifting attention toward higher-density 3GB parts used in more lucrative professional and AI-focused GPUs.

Lucky 3D artist scores Jensen Huang-signed RTX 5090 from used marketplace that’s worth up to $15,000
Lucky 3D artist scores Jensen Huang-signed RTX 5090 from used marketplace that’s worth up to $15,000

A 3D artist looking to build a new workstation bought this RTX 5090 off of a used marketplace expecting a unit autographed by an Asus executive. But when they opened the box of the GPU, they were surprised to find that it was actually autographed by Jensen Huang himself.

New wireless Wi-Fi 7 external GPU box comes with a built-in 4TB SSD for local AI

WiCi wireless external GPU with onboard storage puts AI workloads reach of local machines via WiFi 7.