A repair shop has shared a video documenting the fault finding and repair of an RTX 4090, which somehow got a winged insect under the AD102 GPU.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/bug-impedes-rtx-4090-founders-edition-gpu-from-working
The Maxsun iCraft Z790ITX Wi-Fi is a well-equipped Mini-ITX option at a reasonable price. For $299 (MSRP), you get two M.2 sockets and four SATA ports, capable power delivery, and a neutral black and silver appearance. But it lacks PCIe 5 M.2 and a high-quality audio solution.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/maxsun-icraft-z790itx-wifi-review
Nvidia has quietly announced new price hikes in Europe and Canada for its GeForce Now cloud streaming service to cover higher operational costs in both of those areas. In Canada, prices have increased by roughly 40% for the Priority and Ultimate tiers.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-increasing-geforce-now-subscription-prices-in-some-regions
Phoronix reports that a new bug fix was introduced to Linux kernel 6.6 that rectifies an issue where instruction errors could occur in Linux when running STIBP off on Zen 4 CPUs.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-squashes-bug-that-impacted-zen-4-security-features-in-linux
AMD's Anti-Lag+ feature tampers with Counter Strike 2's DLLs, resulting in a VAC ban.
Russian PC makers set to use Loongson processors for PCs, servers, storage devices.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/loongon-cpus-bound-for-russia-after-china-lifts-export-ban
Three directors leave Cisco's board of directors.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-lisa-su-leaves-cisco-board-of-directors
Trendforce predicts that DDR4 and DDR5 in the consumer/OEM markets are expected to increase this quarter due to a multitude of factors. GPU memory is also forecast to increase as well, potentially increasing the cost of GPUs.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/ddr4-and-ddr5-memory-price-increases-expected-in-q4-2023
Western Digital is on the finish line with Kioxia acquisition, says Nikkei.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/western-digital-finalizing-plans-to-merge-with-kioxia-report
OLED monitor shipments will see an ‘astronomical’ 323%increase in 2023, with a further doubling in shipments expected in 2024, according to TrendForce