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The Vergereached out to multiple PC makers to inquire about how they will handle Intel’s warranty extension for 13th- and 14th-gen processors regarding theinstability issues. Intel releasedextended warranty detailsfor 13th- and 14th-gen chips affected by the instability issue, listing 22 SKUs in total. Intel says that all listed Boxed Chips worldwide are covered by the two-year warranty extensions. But if you bought a tray processor or a pre-built system, you must coordinate with the retailer that supplied your chip for any return or replacement....

Most modern power supplies operate quietly and don’t make loud sounds. While some older models made loud whines or buzzing when shutting down, now the sounds are almost inaudible. If you’re hearing a loud buzzing from your computer and suspect it might be the power supply, you should look into it immediately. It might be something minor, but it could also signal an impending power failure. Why is My Power Supply Buzzing?...

One Raspberry Pi enthusiast has been working to take the world record for Geekbench 6 on a Raspberry Pi 5. The goal was to see how fast he couldoverclock the Raspberry Pi 5’s CPU and complete Geekbench 6benchmarking. He succeeded through firmware changes,Peltier cooling methods, and blind luck. Jeff Geerling claims not to be an expert in overclocking, but he may have been the first person ever to push a Raspberry Pi 5 above 3 GHz....

Nvidia’s upcomingRTX 5090andRTX 5090Dgraphics cards have appeared in the Blender benchmark database, demonstrating decently higher performance than the outgoingRTX 4090(viaVideoCardz). The RTX 5090 was tested in Blender 3.6.0, while the RTX 5090D used version 4.3.0, the latest. The Blender benchmark database doesn’t offer any details about specific runs, but we know the exact scores since there’s only one result for each card. However, it would have been nice to know details about other components like the CPU and RAM; the database’s search refinement options indicate that the PCs were both running Windows....

Specifications of Nvidia’s unreleasedRTX Titan AdaGPU have allegedly surfaced on Reddit. A GPU-Z screenshot and photograph shared byFluxRBLX on the Nvidia subredditreveals the rumored but never shipped RTX Titan Ada GPU specifications featuring a fully enabled AD102 GPU and a whopping 48GB of VRAM.The GPU-Z screenshot reveals many details on the purported Titan Ada GPU prototype, including core counts, memory configuration, device ID, and more. The GPU would have had 18,432 shaders (CUDA cores), 192 ROPs, 576 TMUs, a pixel fillrate of 478....

If you’ve been holding out for a curved gaming display, now is a great time to indulge. Today atAmazon, you can find theSamsung Viewfinity S65UA 34-inch gaming monitorfor just $385, one of its lowest prices to date. It usually goes for around $539 which means today’s discount saves you 29% off its regular list price. This gaming monitor isn’t just big in size, it’s also backed up with plenty of specs that make it well worth a look for gamers who want something a little extra including a curved design and a pixel-dense, ultrawide QHD resolution....

The GDDR7 SGRAM specification supports a maximum data transfer rate of 48 GT/s, but the first generation GDDR7 memory devices can operate with up to 32 GT/s data transfer rate. But it looks like GDDR7 will evolve pretty quickly as at the upcoming International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), both Samsung and SK hynix plan to discuss their GDDR7 solutions with a 42 GT/s data transfer rate, according to theadvanced programof the event....

Seagate’sExos Mozaic 3+ hard drivesfeaturing itsheat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR)technology have passed qualification at leading customers, and the company is ready to ship these HDDs in volumes. While previously the company shipped these drives inside its Corvault and Lyve systems and to select customers, volumes of these products were low. Now that some of the company’s partners have qualified these devices, the company can kick off mass production. “Seagate has successfully completed qualification testing for its HAMR-based Mozaic drives with several customers within the Mass Capacity markets, including a leading cloud service provider,” a statement in the company’sForm 8-Kfiled with the SEC (and noticed byBlocks & Files) reads....

As there are two shift keys on most of the keyboards, you may have trouble using one of them or both. Or the shift key may stop working intermittently. The Shift key mostly stops working when it is stuck. However, the misconfigured keyboard settings also cause this issue. If the Shift key on your keyboard is not working, you may have issues using the keyboard in a smart way. You can apply minor fixes like cleaning the Shift keys and updating the keyboard drivers to solve this problem unless there is a hardware damage issue....

In the mid-2010s, Spotify analyzed the shuffle algorithm thoroughly and came up with a new update. They asserted that they had already taken care of this issue. However, even after claiming so, it’s still a prevalent issue. Sometimes the playlist still plays in order even after pressing the shuffle button on your Spotify. In some cases, similar songs might play on repeat. This usually happens when there are not enough songs on the playlist....

Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL) Summit supercomputer is set to be decommissioned in November this year, after serving almost six years and delivering 200 million node hours to researchers. The Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility (OLCF) made this announcement today on X (formerly Twitter) after the last day of the 2024 OLCF User Meeting, where its attendees signed a piece of the supercomputer to commemorate its faithful service. Summit once stood as the most powerful supercomputer in the world, taking the top spot on the Top500 list during 2018 and 2019....

The Swedish Armed Forces just announced a new AI-powered drone swarm that makes it easy for a non-drone pilot to operate. It developed this system in secret alongside Saab, the makers of the Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet, and it took them just 12 months to build it. According to Swedish outletExpressen(machine translated), the I 13 infantry regiment, based in Falun, Sweden, would be the first unit to receive this tech, and it’s expected that the new technology will be tested during the Arctic Strike military exercise this coming March....

The Creality Ender 3 V3 SE has been ourbest 3D printerbudget champ all year, and today, you can get it at an even lower price of$169 at B&H Photofor Cyber Monday. This is an all-time low for this printer, so now is really the best time to take the plunge if you’ve been waiting to get one. The Ender 3 V3 SE is a great 3D printer for beginners. It ships mostly assembled, so it will just take a few minutes to build it, so you can start printing almost immediately....