Chinese GPU manufacturer Zephyr confirms dead RDNA 2 GPU chips due to cracking, bulging, or shorting — Company says it has replaced several dead Navi 21 cores under warranty

A two-year-old cold case has reawakened as GPU OEM Zephyr has said it has replaced several dying Navi 21 cores on RX 6000 series graphics cards. Previously, this was an isolated incident that never got much attention, so t…

Modders are slapping 32GB of VRAM on Nvidia’s RTX 5080 GPUs, but that isn’t good for gamers — modded variants designed for AI workstations and servers

We have seen these types of mods on multiple generations of Nvidia cards; it was only inevitable that the RTX 5080 would get the same treatment.

110-pound cast-iron Victorian radiator modded into a gaming PC — massive radiator used for cooling the bottom-mounted PC components

Billet Labs have teased a new gaming PC build where a 110 pound cast iron radiator is (almost entirely) the PC.

Some Japanese shops start rationing GPUs — graphics cards with 16GB VRAM and up are becoming harder to find, says one store

Some Japanese computer stores are limiting GPU purchases because of supply uncertainty, especially for models with 16GB of VRAM and up.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 power wire reportedly caught fire despite using the original cable — CPU cooler’s tubing was also caught in the blaze

We might be looking at literally the most cooked RTX 5090 yet, with a burnt power connector that has melted into itself, despite using a native 12V-2×6 cable on an ATX 3.1 certified PSU. The person smelled fire, saw it, an…

Old Ryzen AM4 CPUs top US, UK Amazon charts as DDR5 pricing pushes buyers to last-gen platform — DDR4-friendly Ryzen 5 5800X, XT claim spots in the top 5

The five-year-old Ryzen 7 5800X and its 2024 refresh, the 5800XT, are among the best-selling CPUs this holiday season despite being two generations behind Zen 5.

Seagate’s 22TB Expansion external hard drive drops to an all-time low of $249.99 — ideal for massive backups and data archives

The Seagate Expansion 22TB external HDD delivers huge storage capacity at a steep discount, making it a compelling choice for users who need dependable, plug-and-play mass storage.

No, Asus isn’t going into memory manufacturing — Taiwanese tech giant issues statement smashing rumor

Asus has directly shut down a spurious rumor claiming it would enter the memory market within the next six months.