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3dfx VoodooX custom project aims to modernize the classic GPU — latest update showcases a ‘Christmas design’ white PCB

3dfx superfan Oscar Barea recently shared a couple of important VoodooX project updates about his quest to modernize the classic Voodooo graphics card. The Voodoo repairer, modder, and collector has been incommunicado since April, due to extensive home remodeling, but two new updates show Barea in in possession of a beautiful new gleaming white “Christmas… Read more

UK’s Wolfhound mobile laser weapon exhibits 100% drone zapping success in field trials

Field tests of the British Army’s newest drone-destroying mobile laser weapon have reportedly enjoyed great success. The Wolfhound high-energy laser weapon system (HELWS) is an armored troop-carrying vehicle with an integrated laser, leveraging “advanced sensors and tracking systems” to target and knock out drones with surprising speed. Drones are an increasing threat in war zones,… Read more

PowerColor Radeon RX 8000 ‘Reaper’ series rumored to debut at CES 2025 next month

PowerColor is rumored to be working on a new series of GPUs codenamed “Reaper” for AMD’s upcoming Radeon RX 8000 GPUs leveraging the RDNA 4 architecture, per Videocardz. The Reaper series likely targets the budget/mainstream segment and should slot in with PowerColor’s current offerings rather than replace any existing lineup. PowerColor is one of AMD’s… Read more

Today is 3D graphics pioneer 3dfx’s 24th death anniversary – platform still inspires gamers, enthusiasts, and makers long after Nvidia acquired the assets

Seminal 3D graphics accelerator company 3dfx went under on this day, 24 years ago. Notice of the end came by way of a final 3dfx press release, apologizing to customers and fans for the drastic action it had been forced to take. Facing bankruptcy near the end of the year 2000, 3dfx’s shareholders agreed to… Read more

A new PCB design can boost heat dissipation by 55x – copper coins placed under heat generating components drop temps drastically

OKI Circuit Technology has announced a new printed circuit board (PCB) design that can boost component heat dissipation by up to 55x. The Japanese firm has been developing and manufacturing PCBs for over 50 years and its portfolio stretches across a wide range of applications. This particular innovation, where a PCB is packed with stepped… Read more

‘Shockingly real’ AI Santa is free to use, will put Mall Santas everywhere out of jobs

Tavus has created a new AI-powered Santa at santa.tavus.io so you can have what it says is a ‘shockingly real’ conversation with Santa without going to see a mall Santa. The AI Santa is backed by Y Combinator, Sequoia, and Peter Thiel. While the call is free, there’s bound to be a monetization scheme somewhere… Read more

Ventiva’s Ionic Cooling Engine has no fans but is quieter, higher performance, and more efficient than Frore AirJet according to TechTuber teaser

Tech enthusiast Dave2D has drawn the IT community’s attention to an intriguing up-and-coming laptop cooler company, Ventiva. Through its Ionic Cooling Engine (ICE) solid-state cooling technology, Ventiiva could be set to revolutionize laptop cooling, and early testing results shared by Dave2D seem extremely promising. Like other solid-state coolers (which are a pre-existing technology but incredibly… Read more

Entire Intel Core 200 laptop lineup leaks out — Intel prepping to launch 22 new mobile CPUs next month at CES 2025

The beans have been spilled regarding Intel’s Core 200 family of CPUs as data aggregator momomo_us has detailed the entire family across a series of tweets at X. The data misses out on key specifications such as core counts, but most of that information has been covered in the past. On that note, the leak… Read more

Dual Intel Arc B580 PC details shared — they will be used alongside an Nvidia Titan Xp for fast FluidX3D simulations

Reddit user u/ProjectPhysX shared his PC build on r/pcmasterrace, showcasing two Intel Arc B580s used for running simulations on FluidX3D. The system, which has a Build/Battlestation flair, also has an Nvidia Titan Xp 12GB, giving it a total of 36GB of VRAM. But despite the three GPUs connected, u/ProjectPhysX surprisingly only uses an 800-watt PSU… Read more

Nintendo Switch 2 design seemingly leaked by carrying case maker — similar aesthetics but with a larger screen and Joy-Cons

Several legitimate-looking leaks of the Nintendo Switch 2’s final design have surfaced this past week. Still, these culminated yesterday with Dbrand’s unexpected release of a full 3D render of a Nintendo Switch 2, albeit with a version of the Dbrand Killswitch carrying case for handheld PCs redesigned for Switch 2. Speaking to The Verge on… Read more

PlayStation 5 transformed into a laptop for $2,750 — Chinese modders made Sony’s console more portable with a 17.3-inch 4K display weighing over 9 pounds

Chinese modders have made Sony’s PlayStation 5 portable (Credit: VideoCardz) in a laptop-esque battery-less form factor at Weibo. BBook AI has a massive 17.3-inch display and a rather chunky build reminiscent of old bulky gaming laptops. It weighs over 9 pounds, but it is visually a real head-turner. The BBook AI Original Edition’s 3D-printed chassis… Read more

There’s a budget GeForce GPU selling in China that not even Nvidia knew it made — RTX 4010 turns out to be a modified RTX A400 workstation GPU

(Image credit: Nvidia) According to Nvidia, the RTX 4010 doesn’t exist, yet one YouTuber could buy one and use it mostly without issue. The video by Budget-Builds Official shows off the graphics card that purports to be an RTX 4010. How the YouTuber obtained the card is strange; Budget-Builds Official found the GPU on an… Read more

Intel Arrow Lake-H and AMD Krackan Point laptops emerge at retailers — preliminary listings indicate that manufacturers are gearing up for launch next month

Preliminary listings at Australian and Greek retailers (credit: Huang514613 at X) reveal that Asus’s next wave of laptop offerings—powered by AMD’s Krackan Point and Intel’s Arrow Lake-H processors—is on the horizon. Many rumors suggest that AMD and Intel plan to unveil their next-generation mobile offerings next month at CES 2025. AMD is expected to showcase… Read more

Overclocking Arrow Lake: How I set world records, plus simple tips to push your Core Ultra to the limit

(Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Intel’s Arrow Lake has tremendous memory overclocking potential — as I’ll outline below. I was able to set the world memory overclocking frequency record at an insane DDR5-12666 — and some dead-simple tuning tips can help improve performance even for regular builds. However, the new chip design presents plenty of challenges… Read more

US to patch loopholes that allow China to buy banned AI GPUs from other countries — new regulations include national quotas on GPU exports and a global licensing system

Chinese entities have obtained advanced Nvidia GPUs for AI and HPC applications despite U.S. restrictions through an advanced underground smuggling network from third-party countries. The U.S. government is unhappy about this, so it plans to implement new regulations to limit Chinese companies from acquiring these AI GPUs from intermediary countries. The rule will purportedly go into effect… Read more