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    Monitor not waking from sleep

    Did you ever get it fixed? I just installed windows 11 24h2 on a new build, and have the exact same issue. Updated bios, tried different drivers, modified power plan etc.
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    Gamers Nexus: NVIDIA's Dirty Manipulation of Reviews

    One thing I think has hurt gaming, is the artificial capping of VRAM. Back in the day, VRAM would double pretty quickly for high end cards, the 1080 launched with 8gb over 10 years ago, but the 5080 just launched with 16gb. 10 years to double the VRAM is unacceptable. I wonder what games would...
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    576.52

    I'm wondering if this will be worth using for 40 series owners, I had reverted back to the december drivers.
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    One-Click RCE in ASUS’s Preinstalled Driver Software

    Thanks for the reminder
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    Intel Arc Xe3 "Celestial" GPU Reaches Pre-Silicon Validation, Tapeout Next

    It's another example of management failure at Intel from so long ago. Their drivers were beyond trash even when the intel iGPUs were comically slow. They had the perfect opportunity to develop and mature drivers, and scale up the GPUs from the bottom up, after dialing in performance of iGPUs...
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    The Death of Affordable Computing | Tariffs Impact & Investigation

    Exactly, It was common knowledge that they would rip off your IP, plus require a majority chinese state owned venture for foreign companies to do business in China. Even with all that, western companies lined up and did business there anyway. Hard to blame China in that regard, in that these...
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    The Death of Affordable Computing | Tariffs Impact & Investigation

    Yeah, the CPI is the one most people and the Govt uses to refer to as a measure of inflation, the one I was referring to. Pretty big divergence between the old 1980 based vs the current metrics.
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    The Death of Affordable Computing | Tariffs Impact & Investigation

    Just wanted to add, now pretty much all official US data is as cooked as the official data that was coming out of the USSR. Check out the https://www.shadowstats.com/ version of inflation, unemployment etc Shadowstats still calculates inflation the way it was calculated years ago, before it was...
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    Synology confirms that higher-end NAS products will require its branded drives

    Pretty bold move, especially considering the actual hardware in their boxes have been very underpowered compared to the alternatives for years.
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    AMD continues runaway sales of RX 9070 XT as gap widens to Nvidia, according to large retailer

    If the AI bubble pops before Nvidia can fulfill all their blackwell and rubin order, it could get really ugly, fast.
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    Der8auer dismantles embarrassing Nvidia interview claims

    I wish this was a sane world, and NVidia would just take the L, and admit the new connector is garbage. Design a new connector with bigger pins/wires, that isn't operating on the razors edge with no safety margin. There's no excuse for the richest company to continue pushing it at this point.
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    Intel CEO laments Nvidia's 'extraordinarily lucky' AI dominance, claims it coulda-woulda-shoulda have been Intel

    Really amazing. Intel didn't just fail with Larrabee for AI/GPU, but even their Phi series, which was also an interesting platform was killed off, and they bought several AI companies and screwed them up too. I'd love to see a figure for how much Intel management wasted through share buybacks...
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    NVIDIA Launches RTX PRO 6000 - The New Gaming King (Probably)

    Do these use the studio or normal gaming drivers?
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    AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D Review - Great for Gaming and Productivity

    It would have been an instabuy for me if it was dual 3dvcache CCDs so there wouldn't be all the scheduling issues, even if I had to pay a bit more. Maybe they will give us the option with zen6.
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    RTX 5070 Founders Edition Review & Benchmarks

    I really hate Nvidia crippling cards on VRAM. It makes it that much harder for developers to finally target 16gb when they are still shoving these out. It seems crazy that the 1080 ti was 11gb, and 16gb isn't even standard at the midrange yet.
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    Supply of 5090 cards to increase

    Interesting, Nvidia allows AIBs to go buck wild in pricing, pre-scalping gamers, then offers this. Maybe they are going to ramp up founders editions? https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-launches-verified-priority-access-for-geforce-rtx-5090-and-5080
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    Current power distribution drama 4000 and 5000 series connectors.

    What's worse than Nvidia proposing this garbage connector, is they got it accepted as a standard. I'm hoping there is enough blowback we get a real solution, instead of more can kicking. Redesign the connector so its safe, or go back to the 8pins.
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    RTX 5090 FE Molten 12VHPWR

    wow, that looks like a great solution
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    RTX 5090 FE Molten 12VHPWR

    If board partners had the freedom to offer other connectors, I'm sure we would see people willing to pay an extra 5$ or whatever it would cost. I'd pay more to have connectors with a sane margin of safety.
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    Lots of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 & 5090D GPUs Are Getting Bricked, Possibly Due To Driver, BIOS or PCIe Issues

    I wonder why none of the AIB cards use the old PCIe power cables instead? I'd prefer that
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    Scalpers already charging double with no refunds for GeForce RTX 5090

    Do you guys think demand for 5090s for AI use will be reduced, now that they announced the Digits system with 128gb of ram for 3k? Maybe wishful thinking, but hoping that some of the workstation/AI demand will go there, so we have a chance at getting a 5090
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    5090 AIB Reviews

    The reviews of the FEs that mention coil whine aren't appealing. Sounds like the MSI might be a better bet to toss a waterblock on.
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition Review - The New Flagship

    Crazy that you would have to potentially pay more for a 3rd party card, just to avoid coil whine. I've had cards in the past with it, and its annoying.
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition Review - The New Flagship

    Der8auer also noted coilwhine in his review, so doesn't sound like an isolated sample. Having coil whine on a 2k card is some bs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La4EdRPT_Mg
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition Review - The New Flagship

    Awesome, I'll check it out!
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition Review - The New Flagship

    I've only seen a couple of reviews so far, but haven't seen one where someone limits the power or tried to undervolt it. I'm interested as well, that is a ton of heat for a small room.
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition Review - The New Flagship

    Will be interesting to see performance when watercooled and undervolted, hopefully keep the heat output closer to a 4090.
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    Radeon 9000 series on sale...in March

    At this point, I thought it would make sense for AMD to get really aggressive with their prices, in order to attempt to maintain marketshare and have enough volume to maintain and possibly grow R&D. Trying to price at 50 bucks or whatever below the comparable green team card won't work for now.
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    Intel Corp is working with investment bankers to help navigate the most difficult period in its 56-year history

    They have done a pretty good job of destroying VMware, almost a speed run.
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 reviews go live January 24, RTX 5080 on January 30

    Man, I really am a nerd. I'm looking forward to seeing the reviews. Its a shame we only get new generation every two years now.
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition Hands On, Taken Apart

    Supposed to be any good?
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition Hands On, Taken Apart

    Thanks for the heads up, I've never owned a Palit or Gainward either, and don't know of anyone personally who has either. Maybe they are bigger brands in Europe? I did some digging, and apparently the heatkiller V ultra even beat the optimus block in the 4090s.
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    Absolutely Absurd RTX 50 Video Cards: Every 5090 & 5080 Announced So Far

    I used to buy EVGA, what 3rd party boards are generally considered better quality than a default reference nowadays? I don't mind spending a little bit more for higher quality
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    $2500 5090 I’m out

    I had to look my reciept. I preordered the 2080 ti FE at launch, 1199 bucks directly from nvidia, august 20, 2018.
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition Hands On, Taken Apart

    Maybe that's why alphacool only announced blocks for AIB models. Wonder if heatkiller will produce a founders edition block
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    AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D to Feature 3D V-cache on Both CCD Chiplets

    Games are about the only thing keeping me on windows now. Hence being willing to pay more for dual CCD x3d. Used linux back in the day.
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    AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D to Feature 3D V-cache on Both CCD Chiplets

    Plus, I don't see why they don't even give us the option. Charge 300$ bucks more than single ccd 9950x3d, and market it as the halo like the old days.
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    AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D and 9900X3D to Feature 3D V-cache on Both CCD Chiplets

    I would have paid more for both CCDs with Vcache, just so there wouldn't be scheduler issues, requiring hacks like gamebar or process lasso.
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    It Looks Like ‘Half Life 3’ Could Be Announced Very Soon

    HL Alyx is an amazing experience in VR, you should give it a go. I think we still need another gen or two to up the refresh rate and resolution on headsets to take it to next level.
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    $2,500 RTX-5090 ( 60% faster than 4090 )

    The reference cards are usually pretty good quality nowadays, plus, they usually have great support for waterblocks. I'm leaning that way this generation.
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