PC modder bolts 5.5-pound aluminum heatsink to RTX 4060 — convection-only cooling seems to work fine in a testbench-style installation
 PC modder bolts 5.5-pound aluminum heatsink to RTX 4060 — convection-only cooling seems to work fine in a testbench-style installation

A PC gamer has DIYed a passive Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card system incorporating a 5.5-pound aluminum heatsink.

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New plugin unlocks granular VRAM temperature tracking on Nvidia RTX 50-series GPUs — community cracks open Blackwell’s forbidden telemetry sensors
 New plugin unlocks granular VRAM temperature tracking on Nvidia RTX 50-series GPUs — community cracks open Blackwell’s forbidden telemetry sensors

Modders have discovered a method to monitor every single memory module on Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 50-series (codenamed Blackwell) graphics cards.

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Save $148 on an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D bundle with 32GB of RAM, motherboard, and liquid AIO — start your AM5 gaming build for just $1,039
 Save $148 on an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D bundle with 32GB of RAM, motherboard, and liquid AIO — start your AM5 gaming build for just $1,039

Grab an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, Gigabyte B850 motherboard, 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5, and a CPU cooler for $1,039.

Creality K2 SE 3D printer price slashed by 17%, now under $250 — grab a competitive entry-level high-speed multicolor device at a bargain price
 Creality K2 SE 3D printer price slashed by 17%, now under $250 — grab a competitive entry-level high-speed multicolor device at a bargain price

The Creality K2 SE drops to $248.99 in this limited-time deal, making it a great option for anyone looking to start 3D printing but want to have access to some advanced features.

AMD’s next-gen 10-core ‘Medusa Point’ APU shows up on Geekbench again, with its best score yet — leaked SKU outpaces every other x86 mobile chip in the single-core test
 AMD’s next-gen 10-core ‘Medusa Point’ APU shows up on Geekbench again, with its best score yet — leaked SKU outpaces every other x86 mobile chip in the single-core test

AMD’s next 10-core mobile part from the Medusa Point family is looking a lot faster than its previous two Gorgon Point and Strix Point SKUs, respectively. Early leaks keep highlighting an ever-improving part that has just benched its best score yet.

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Zilog Z80 turns 50 as an open-source replacement heads to drop-in DIP40 silicon — iconic 8-bit CPU launched in July 1976 and was discontinued in 2024

The original Z80 packed 8,500 transistors on a 4μm process and typically ran at 2.5 MHz.

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Coil whine can be musical, demonstrates engineering student — this usually hated noise can make some people happy

Video shows that electronic noise pollution can become music.

AMD’s new Ryzen 7 7700X3D plummets to $279 days after launch — the X3D chip rules the mid-range at its discounted price

The Ryzen 7 7700X3D has suddenly become a solid value thanks to a $50 promo code, knocking its price down from $329 to just $279 on Newegg.

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Strapping 11 fans and a 360mm AIO to an RTX 3080 sounds crazy until you see the 30°C temp drop — modded GPU delivered less than 5 FPS uplift at turbojet noise levels

TrashBench recently decided to test whether adding more and more fans to a powerful GPU would improve its performance.

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Grab AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary CPU with motherboard and 16GB RAM for just $529 — save over $100 on this epic AMD gaming bundle
 Grab AMD’s Ryzen 7 5800X3D 10th Anniversary CPU with motherboard and 16GB RAM for just $529 — save over $100 on this epic AMD gaming bundle

Newegg has a great combo bundle on sale with over $100 in savings for the fastest DDR4 gaming system you can build today. It pairs a Ryzen 7 5800X3D with 16GB of CL16 DDR4-3200 RAM and an Asus TUF Gaming B550-Plus WiFi II motherboard.

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