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A new experimental ReShade add on called MGPU Bridge can move NVIDIA DLSS 5 Neural Rendering from the primary graphics card to a second GPU, helping recover much of the performance normally lost when Neural Rendering runs on the same card as the game. The setup was demonstrated with two GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB graphics cards. The primary GPU handled normal game rendering,
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Microsoft has confirmed that it is continuing to improve Windows 11 performance, with work focused on faster boot times, better Windows Hello responsiveness, and smoother operation on PCs with 8GB of RAM. The company has not shared benchmark figures or a firm release date for these improvements, so it is still unclear when you will see the full set of changes on your PC.
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A Reddit user in Australia says he discovered 30 sticks of 64GB DDR4 memory sitting unused in his garage, adding up to 1.92TB of server RAM. The modules had been removed from an old server that was no longer needed. The user's former employer reportedly allowed him to keep the hardware, including the memory. Based on current market conditions, the collection has been estimated
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A hardware enthusiast has rebuilt an aging HP ProLiant MicroServer with a custom motherboard designed around the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5, giving the old server chassis a much more modern internal platform. The original HP ProLiant MicroServer used an N40L motherboard with an older AMD processor and DDR3 memory. Rather than discard the system, the owner created a replacement board that preserves the
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LG has introduced its Gram Book AI 2026 laptop lineup with Intel Core Series 3 processors, a lightweight aluminium chassis, and a claimed battery life of up to 30.5 hours. The new 14 inch models are designed for portability, measuring 14.9mm thick and weighing about 1.29kg. LG plans to begin selling the Gram Book AI 2026 series in South Korea on September 7, 2026,
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Chinese computer maker Sugon has introduced the N50 Pro, a premium laptop aimed at AI and professional workloads with support for up to 64 CPU threads, 128GB of memory, 8TB of storage, and a dedicated GPU with 16GB of VRAM. Sugon is calling the machine the "Thread Beast" and is positioning its unusually high thread count as the main advantage. The company has not
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AMD used IFA 2026 to showcase a new Threadripper Halo Station for local AI development alongside a wider range of Ryzen AI MAX 400 systems. The Threadripper Halo Station is a prototype desktop workstation built around AMD's Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX and Instinct MI350P accelerators. AMD is positioning it for developers and professionals who want to train, fine tune, and run very large AI
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OpenAI's GPT 6 Astra is being positioned as a more capable computer operator that can coordinate multiple agents across browsers, desktop applications, coding environments, and other software. While the model's main reasoning workload runs in the cloud, this kind of agent based computing can still create substantial work for the local PC. Virtual machines, containers, code compilation, browser sessions, testing tools, and local orchestration
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An unusual GeForce RTX 3060 has appeared online in an extremely compact single slot design that draws power only from the PCIe slot. The card uses the RTX 3060's 12GB memory configuration but removes the external power connector normally required by the GPU. That makes the design suitable for very small systems, but the tradeoff is severe performance loss and high temperatures. In testing,
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AMD is reportedly preparing another Ryzen 7000 processor for the AM5 platform, with the Ryzen 5 7500 expected to offer six Zen 4 cores, 12 threads, and integrated graphics. The upcoming chip is said to closely match the existing Ryzen 5 7500F in CPU specifications, but without the "F" suffix. That strongly suggests the new model will include integrated graphics, although this has not