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Damn Small Linux revived my aging Eee PC. Here’s how to use it to resurrect any old computer.

Damn Small Linux is a lightweight Linux distro aimed at older and lower spec PCs just like the Asus Eee PC that we have from 2007. The last release was way back in 2012, and since then the project has been on permanent hiatus.Originally weighing in at 50MB back in 2012, Damn Small Linux 2024 Alpha release is a bulkier 700MB, and this hard limit means that it can be written to a blank CDR....

DIY mini-ITX motherboard lets you play DOS games without emulation — ITX Llama features a Vortex86EX 500 MHz CPU

Earlier this month, a mini-ITX board tailor-made for DOS gaming began catching the attention of enthusiasts around the web— the ITX Llama project, which is a custom mini-ITX motherboard built for use with the Vortex86EX CPU, actually has its roots back as far as October 2023 on theVogons Forum. In the time since, original creator Eivind Bohler has gone on to open group-buy lists, open source the project (though getting your hands on the requisite hardware seems near-impossible), and get the board into the hands of YouTuber James Mackenzie....

DLSS Swapper now updates FSR, XeSS, and DLSS, too — Supports all major upscaling/frame gen technologies

DLSS Swapperhas received a new update that ironically adds support for FSR and XeSS. The tool now lets you update all major upscaling and frame generation technologies for your games at the click of a button. This also includes Intel’s new XeLL and Nvidia’s Ray Reconstruction, saving you the hassle of manually searching and replacing DLL files for each game. For the uninitiated, FSR, DLSS, and XeSS all depend on underlying DLL files that have the potential to improve image quality and even performance with each update....

First PC emulator arrives on iOS App Store, delivers i486 or PowerPC fun on your iPhone, iPad or Vision Pro

Despite Apple’s initial rejection of the emulator app and the developers’ initial decision to give up, UTM SE was approved and released on the App Store Sunday. The “retro PC emulator” allows you to run classic operating systems, software, and games on the iPhone, iPad, andVision Pro. We are happy to announce that UTM SE is available (for free) on iOS and visionOS App Store (and coming soon to AltStore PAL)!...

Fix: There Was a Problem Resetting Your PC

The error message “There was a problem resetting your PC” appears when you attempt to reset your PC from the recovery options in Windows Setting. This usually happens when the OS has issues accessing desired files to begin the reset process. When you reset your PC, the system uses a Windows image from the recovery partition. If the image is corrupted or damaged, the PC will run into this situation. So, the fixes for this error message basically revolve around repairing the Windows image....

Fourteen LLMs fight it out in Street Fighter III — AI showdown finds out which models make the best street fighters.

A new artificial intelligence (AI) benchmark based on the classic arcade title Street Fighter III was devised at the Mistral AI hackathon in San Francisco last week. The open-sourceLLM Colosseumbenchmark was developed byStan GirardandQuivr Brain. The game is running in anemulator, allows the LLMs to duke it out in unconventional yet spectacular fashion. AI enthusiast Matthew Berman introduces the new beat-em-up-basedlarge language model(LLM) tournament in the video embedded above. In addition to showcasing the street fighting action, Berman’s video walks you through installing this open-source project on a home PC or Mac, so you’re able to test it for yourself....

G.Skill launches ultra-low-latency RAM for Intel and AMD CPUs — DDR5-6400 32GB memory kit dips to C30

G.Skill is releasing a new memory kit optimized around low latency timings to rival thebest RAM. The memory kit adheres to DDR5-6400 with timings set to 30-39-39-102 and is available in 32GB (2x16GB) capacity. It is one of the lowest latency configurations in G.Skill’s DDR5 lineup. The new DDR5 6400 CL30 memory kits will be available in Intel-optimized and AMD-optimized memory kits. It will be available in the Trident Z5 RGB and Trident Z5 Royal series with Intel XMP 3....

Game dev adds in-game crash warning for 13th and 14th Gen Intel CPUs — link provides affected owners instructions to mitigate crashes

Alderon Games was one of the first publishers to share the extensive frustration Intel’s Raptor Lake instability has caused. Game crashes were so bad that it forced the game development studio to announce it would be putting in-game notifications in its title,Path of Titans, to warn its customers about the problem. A post byHXL on Xhas revealed this is the case.Path of Titansnow notifies users about Raptor Lake instability when the game crashes on a Raptor Lake or Raptor Lake Refresh machine....

Gamers using game controllers for PC gaming has tripled since 2018 — Steam survey shows Xbox controllers make up 59%

Valvecontinues to push Steam Input andSteam Deckto encourage more gamepad use on PCs. Last week, they announced some milestones related to this, mainly that 15% of all Steam sessions now use a controller and 10% use Steam Decks. These statistics are available in an officialSteam News post. Controller usage has tripled since 2018 (used to be at 5%); 42% of those controller sessions use Valve’s Steam Input layer, and Xbox controllers make up 59% of those controller sessions, making them the most popular controller on Steam....

Get a discounted RTX 50-series laptop in Best Buy's answer to Prime Day — save up to $800 on models from Alienware, Asus, and HP

WhileAmazon Prime Daymight be a great time to grab a new CPU, some extra storage, or that gaming mouse you’ve always wanted, it hasn’t been home to great gaming laptop deals. We found a series of considerable deals more enticing over at Best Buy, which is hosting a sales week to upstage Amazon in its own backyard. Best Buy has a modest suite of discounted laptops from reputable brands like HP and Alienware, with real savings on models you might actually want to buy, including a couple of very enticing RTX 50-series laptops sporting Nvidia’s latest GPU hardware....

Gigabyte X3D turbo mode test falls short of vendor claims — user-provided Forza Horizon 4 benchmark shows a 5% increase in average frame rates

A hardware enthusiast has tested theGigabyte X3D Turbo mode. As shared byYorkon X, the model was tested in Forza Horizon 5 on aRyzen 7 9700X.With the feature enabled, performance improved by a measly 5%. Gigabyte’s X3D Turbo mode arrives with theAGESA microcode update 1.2.0.2a, which is already en route to 600 series and 800 series chipset motherboards. According to our sources, the turbo mode isn’t exclusive to Gigabyte. Instead, it’s a feature that’s part of the latest AGESA microcode so that other motherboard manufacturers will offer the same feature, most likely under a different name....

GlobalWafers inks $406 million CHIPS Act deal to make 300mm wafers in the U.S.

Yesterday, GlobalWafers and the U.S. governmentofficially inkedan agreement under which the U.S. government will provide $406 million funding to GlobalWafer. The funding will help GlobalWafers establish the production of 300mm wafers in the U.S. and expand production of 300mm silicon-on-insulator wafers. The move is designed to boost domestic production of microelectronics and localization of wafers production is a critical step towards achieving this goal. GlobalWafers plans to invest $4 billion in its Missouri and Texas facilities....

Hands-on with Microsoft's new Surface and Surface Pro Copilot+ PCs

It’s been rumored since at least April thatMicrosoftwould upgrade its Surface and Surface Laptop. Well, today, at its AI and devices event in Redmond, Washington, Microsoft officially unveiled the two devices. While the looks are familiar, both devices have all-new hardware underneath that makes them incredibly powerful devices that blow away their predecessors. Surface LaptopMicrosoft has opted for Snapdragon X processors in the Surface Laptop. The smaller 13.8-inch model is available with the Snapdragon X Plus and the Snapdragon X Elite, while the larger 15-inch model comes exclusively with the Snapdragon X Elite....