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Steam Machine red line of death shows memory training, not GPU failure, as Valve admits front panel code mistake

The famously broken Steam Machine turned out to be doing memory training after a BIOS update. Valve says LED bar code was "flipped" by mistake.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 Super GPU breaks cover, and it has a high TDP

Making its debut in Seasonic's PSU calculator, the RTX 5080 Super apparently draws 15% more power than a standard 5080 graphics card.
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Microsoft just confirmed that this Windows 11 bug is hoarding up to 500GB of your storage

Windows 11's Capability Access Manager service is eating hundreds of gigabytes of your storage capacity over time, although not everyone is affected.
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More PC gamers are using 16GB of RAM, and 32GB use drops, as memory prices go through the roof

June’s Steam Hardware Survey shows a slight increase in the number of systems with 16GB of RAM, while the share of 32GB machines has fallen.
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Noctua confirms NL-LC1 chromax.black will “hopefully” arrive before 2027

Before the year is out, you'll probably be able to enjoy the cooling prowess of a Noctua NL-LC1 AIO cooler in a new colour scheme.
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Microsoft reportedly had a Copilot OS in the works, focusing on web-based apps

Microsoft appears to have been developing a lightweight web-based OS, built around web apps, Copilot and AI.
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Intel is reportedly restarting production of 13th and 14th-gen CPUs, with even Comet Lake getting more supply

Intel is apparently planning to maintain an abundant supply of DDR4-compatible CPUs in China, as DDR5 prices skyrocket.
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 is more popular than 5060, as PC gamers demand more GPU power

Nvidia's mid-range GPU grabs the #4 spot in the Steam Hardware Survey, suggesting PC gamers now want more than 8GB of VRAM when they upgrade.
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Steam Machine ‘red line of death’ claims first victim, days after launch

Allegedly following less than half an hour of use, the AMD Radeon GPU on one customer's Steam Machine has mysteriously failed.
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