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MSI is upping its M.2 add-in card game with an all-newM.2 expander card, which the motherboard and graphics card manufacturer announced atComputex. Known as the M.2 Xpander-Aero Slider Gen 5 (what a mouthful), the card supports up to two 22110-size M.2 drives atGen 5 speeds. The main selling point of MSI’s new expander is the way the M.2 drives are installed. Compared to other models that require you to take off the heatsink and install the drives on ordinary M....

Thesanctions imposedfollowing the 2022 invasion of Ukraine aimed to disrupt Russia’s military capabilities by limiting its access to advanced chips are working, as Russian entities can no longer get chips directly from American, European, Japanese, and Taiwanese companies. Despite these efforts, Russia continues to obtain advanced processors mainly through indirect channels, primarily involving Chinese distributors, who now control 89% of the market, according to a report from theAmerican Enterprise Institute....

Noctuahas launched theNH-L12Sx77low-profile CPU cooler for small form factor systems. It provides better clearance with added height and two more heatpipes for better cooling. The height increase is much needed since mini-ITX motherboards have more densely packed features for expansions and VRAM heatsinks, giving less legroom or being an obstacle for certain low-profile CPU air coolers. As said in ourNH-L12S review, the pre-included fan can be installed underneath the heatsink or above it, depending on the user’s preference and the case’s dimensions....

MicrosoftCopilot has beentrouncedby an (emulated) Atari 2600 console in Atari Chess. The late 70s console tech easily triumphed over Copilot, despite the latter’s pre-match bravado. In a chat with the AI before the game, Copilot even trash-talked the Atari’s “suboptimal” and “bizarre moves.” However, it ended up surrendering graciously, saying it would “honor the vintage silicon mastermind that bested me fair and square.” If the above sounds kind of familiar, it is because the Copilot vs Atari 2600 chess match was contrived by the same Robert Jr....

According to a report from Morgan Stanley cited by United Daily News, Nvidia and its partners will charge roughly $2 million to $3 million per AI server cabinet equipped with Nvidia’s upcomingBlackwell GPUs. The industry will need tens of thousands of AI servers in 2025, and their aggregate cost will exceed $200 billion. So far, Nvidia has introduced two ‘reference’ AI server cabinets based on its Blackwell architecture: the NVL36, equipped with 36 B200 GPUs, which is expected to cost from $2 million ($1....

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says that there is no evidence of AI chip diversion to countries where the sale of said chips is prohibited, in response to questions atComputex2025. Huang toldBloombergthat there is no evidence of diversions when it comes to its Grace Blackwell chips. Furthermore, he added that Nvidia’s customers are well aware of the restrictions and that they are careful about it when selling to third parties. “Governments understand that diversion is not allowed, and there’s no evidence of any AI chip diversion — recognize our data center GPUs are massive; these are massive systems,” Huang said during the surprise questioning....

Nvidia’sRTX 3060, which used to be one of thebest graphics cards, is finally set to be discontinued after three years of longevity, according to a post on the Chinese tech forumBobantang, also called Board Channels. The RTX 3060 was first released in February 2021 and has since become the #1 most popular graphics card on the Steam Hardware Survey. Citing “accurate information,” a Bobantang forum admin alleges that Nvidia has announced the end of the RTX 3060’s manufacturing and notified its add-in card partners to place their final orders for the GPU....

Nvidia’s upcomingRTX Pro 6000 Blackwellworkstation GPU has started appearing in more online listings, particularly in Japan and Europe. According to Twitter/X user@jisakuhibi, a Japanese retailer has listed the GPU for ¥1,630,600, which is approximately $11,326. We also spotted the GPU at UK-based online retailerScan, which is accepting pre-orders for a PNY-branded RTX Pro 6000 graphics card at £7,859.99 (around $10,433). Notably, the Scan listing currently displays an image of an RTX 5000 Founders Edition card, likely serving as a placeholder....

EDIT 13-06-2025 7:30am PT:SK hynix informed us that the source material misquoted Chey Tae-won. We have adjusted the text below to reflect the correction. Amended article: The Chairman of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and SK Group, Chey Tae-won told attendees at the recent 47th KCCI Jeju Forum that the current AI boom is similar to the California Gold Rush in the mid-1800s. Hence, Nvidia’s commanding lead hinges on profitable AI use cases....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict With support for up to six SATA drives, dual 420 mm radiators, and lots of cable routing room, plus solid airflow performance, NZXT’s revamped H9 Flow is a roomy case at a reasonable price. Supports the largest GPUs Top performer at full speed in CPU-only thermal test Back-connect and EATX motherboard support Supports up to six drives Lots of rear space for cable management Dul 420mm radiator support...

The first Arm processor was created in Cambridgein 1985. From humble origins and with limited resources, the ARM1 was designed to power the new Acorn Archimedes computer systems. The ARM1 featured 6,000 gates, while modern Arm processors feature more than 100 million. Similarly, the popularity of the “exceptionally power-efficient” Arm architecture has scaled incredible heights. At the latest count there have been more than 250 billion Arm chips shipped, in devices spanning sensors, and smartphones, to datacenters and beyond....

Prusa Research caught everyone off guard with the launch of its new Core XY 3D printer, the CORE One. The printer is on display today at FormNext, an industrial trade show taking place in Frankfurt, Germany from November 19 to 22, 2024. Thefully assembled machine is available to pre-order for $1,199and will start shipping in January 2025. This machine is not Prusa’s first Core XY 3D printer. In 2021, Prusa Research announced it was working on thePrusa Pro AFS, which stands for Automated Farm System....

Sometimes the bestRaspberry Piprojects are the ones you make for someone else. There’s nothing like putting together a new device from scratch with your own hands with the end goal of sharing your love of microelectronics. No one knows that better than maker and developerBecky Sternwho created a workingtelevisionfor her cats. This project is essentially a tiny computer looping YouTube videos automatically on startup. But it’s the design elements around it that make it unique and help cater to our feline friends....