Intel’s stock dropped about 2.3% in premarket trading following a Reuters report that Nvidia has stopped a test to use Intel’s advanced 18A chipmaking process. The news comes despite Intel’s recent $5 billion investment deal with Nvidia and the opening of its first 18A mass-production fab.
In a clever response to skyrocketing RAM prices, custom PC company Maingear has launched a “Bring Your Own RAM” program. Customers can now ship their own memory kits to be installed, tested, and tuned in a new Maingear system, potentially saving hundreds of dollars.
Nvidia just posted $51.2 billion in quarterly revenue, with sales of its new Blackwell chips “off the charts.” Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s xAI is building the world’s largest AI training cluster using over half a million Nvidia GPUs. Here’s why custom chips from Google and Amazon haven’t closed the gap.
Greenliant is now sampling its NVMe NANDrive EX Series, a BGA SSD in a tiny 16mm x 20mm package. It’s built for brutal environments with endurance up to 400,000 program-erase cycles and hardware-based security. The company is also testing a more cost-effective TLC-based PX Series.
Thermaltake has launched a new flagship AIO liquid cooler that puts a massive, curved AMOLED display front and center. The MAGCurve 360 Ultra ARGB aims to be a visual centerpiece for high-end builds, but it comes at a premium price starting around $289.
Microsoft has finally built a native NVMe driver into Windows, ditching a legacy SCSI workaround. Early tests show potential speed boosts up to 45%, but enabling it on Windows 11 is a risky, unsupported process that could break your system.
Analysts are painting a bleak picture for PC builders. The scramble for AI memory is creating a severe shortage for consumer DRAM and NAND, which could lead to a major market downturn and price hikes on pre-built systems.
According to Wccftech, a Sapphire PR manager claimed the 8GB 9060 XT is a capable 1080p card for “99% of games.” An owner who bought the card for $225 in August put that claim to the test at 1440p with FSR4, finding severe limitations with ray tracing enabled in titles like Cyberpunk 2077 and A Plag
The open-source NVK Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs has landed a significant feature for GeForce RTX 20 series hardware. This support is a prerequisite for technologies like NVIDIA’s DLSS, marking progress for high-end gaming on Linux.
A new AI person tracking system from AIRA, optimized for Intel CPUs, performs cross-camera searches without needing pre-enrolled faces. It’s designed for on-premise deployment in settings like factories and stadiums, keeping all data local and off the cloud.
