Category: gpu
New AMD RX 7900 XTX variant requires a mammoth 3x PCIe power connectors
XFX is gearing up to release a brand new version of the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX which is slated to feature a huge 3.5-slot design with power requirements of at least 850W. That means you’ll need 3x PCIe power connectors, deviating from the standard two of the base and…
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Leaked AMD Navi 4X GPU notes reveal up to 50% more powerful than RX 7900 XTX
A prominent hardware leaker has uncovered new patch notes revealing that the now-allegedly canceled AMD Navi 4X / 4C graphics cards would have been significantly more powerful than the current AMD flagship RX 7900 XTX. Uncovered by Kepler_L2 (via Tweaktown), new patch notes for AMD GFX12 supposedly showcase Navi 4X…
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MSI goes full Team Green, declaring it’s ‘focused’ on Nvidia RTX graphics cards, with AMD models now vanishing from shelves
MSI is focusing pretty much on Nvidia’s graphics cards, it would seem, and has more or less stopped making AMD GPUs. Or at least the amount of MSI’s Radeon graphics cards on shelves has dwindled considerably, to the point where it’s been noticed by several sources – one of which…
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Dear tech industry, we don’t need to follow behind gaming with terrible product trade-in values
Recently a story made headlines concerning a potential seller finding out just how bad Microcenter’s trade-in value is for a Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card. The retailer only offered $700 for a card that’s currently priced at nearly $2000 on its own online store, less than half its original…
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Fans are recreating tech history by building their own vintage 3dfx Voodoo graphics card
At one point in history, a 3dfx-powered graphics card was nearly synonymous with consumer-accessible 3D acceleration thanks to tons of old Voodoo cards back in the 90s outfitted with 3dfx hardware. And now, two enthusiasts are building their own custom version of a classic Voodoo graphics card. Twitter / X…
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Faulty RTX 4090 connectors are still burning out – and one ‘smart’ solution has created even more problems
Remember the RTX 4090 cable-melting fiasco? Way back in November 2022, following the launch of Nvidia’s mighty new flagship RTX 4090 graphics card, there were scattered reports of the GPU’s power connector overheating and melting, effectively rendering the $1,599 component unusable. Now, almost a year and a half later, it…
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