Unpowered SSD data retention test shows promising results after six years — results show no data corruption on USB sticks, challenging conventional wisdom

A long-term data retention test on unpowered flash drives shows promising results, with multiple drives of the same make showing no signs of corruption after six years.
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$500,000 gold RTX 5090 is now worth $830,000 thanks to rocketing commodity prices — Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 Real Gold Edition was actually a savvy investment, worth over 50% more than at inception

Asus’ special one-off ROG Astral RTX 5090 Real Gold Edition has been a great investment, and is currently worth an estimated $830,000 based on its scrap gold value alone.
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Intel Panther Lake-H high-res die shot emerges — image show 18A compute tile, Xe3 GPU tile in new X-series processors

An enthusiast blogger published annotated die shots of Intel Panther Lake-H CPU: 16-core mobile processor with 12 Xe3 clusters and two Thunderbolt 5 ports examined.
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New Windows-native NVMe driver benchmarks reveal transformative performance gains, up to 64.89% — lightning-fast random reads and breakthrough CPU efficiency

StorageReview evaluated the performance benefits of Microsoft’s native NVMe driver on Windows Server 2025 and found substantial performance increases, particularly in random reads.
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Why AMD motherboards now come with bigger BIOS chips—and why it matters to you

We take a quick look at the evolution of BIOS chip capacities on AMD motherboards over the years.

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Intel keeps socket LGA 1700 alive with new P-core-only CPUs — ‘Bartlett Lake’ is official, but targets embedded applications with up to 12 cores

Intel’s heavily-rumored Bartlett Lake 12P CPUs are finally official, with a P-core-only design that is compatible with LGA 1700 motherboards. However, they’re targeting embedded and edge applications, not a broad consumer …

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Thermal Grizzly scammed out of $46,000 by Alibaba metals suppliers — company spread the risk across two copper and aluminum suppliers, only for both to send cheaper, fake materials

Thermal Grizzly (TG) has been stung by fake materials sellers based in China, with nearly $50,000 down the drain.

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Save $484 on a Ryzen 7 9850X3D, 32GB of Kingston DDR5 RAM, and an Asus X870 motherboard — start your AM5 build on the right foot with this $949 bundle

Get an awesome deal on this Newegg combo – $949.99 gets you the fastest gaming processor around, a Ryzen 7 9850X3D, 32GB of dual-channel DDR5 Kingston RAM, and a solid Asus X870 AYW Gaming Wifi motherboard
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The best Amazon UK Spring Deals Days tech sales 2026 — featuring the best prices on the latest gaming PCs, GPUs, laptops, monitors, peripherals, and more

The best Amazon Spring Deals Day UK deals on gaming PCs, laptops, tools, and accessories. Also featuring deals from Argos, Currys, Overclocker, Scan, and more.
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Save an incredible $620 on this Newegg combo with an RTX 5070, 64GB DDR5 RAM and a PC case — $1,299.99 deal secures you dual-channel Corsair memory and a 3500X case alongside an Nvidia GPU for 1440p gaming

Another great Newegg deal nets you 64GB (2x32GB) of Corsair Vengeance ARGB RAM, alongside a Gigabyte RTX 5070 graphics card and a Corsair 3500X PC case, all for only $1,299.99, saving you a massive $619.98.
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