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Not even GeForce RTX 5080 is safe from melting cables

A Reddit user claims their GeForce RTX 5080 and PSU haven't played nice, resulting in an unfortunately crispy cable.

Average CPU performance falls for first time in over 20 years according to PassMark

Average year-on-year CPU performance is on a downward trend in 2025 according to PassMark, but there's time left for the year to recover.

QNAP launches USB4 to 10GbE adaptor that can supercharge your laptop’s networking speeds

Putting USB4 bandwidth to good use, QNAP introduces two adaptors that can free your laptop from the constraints of Wi-Fi.

AMD may be planning a 32GB Radeon RX 9000 Series graphics card

Reports are emerging of a Radeon RX 9000 Series graphics card featuring 32GB of VRAM but other details on the AMD GPU remain unclear.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 launch may crash Radeon RX 9070 XT’s party

Rumours claim that Nvidia will delay GeForce RTX 5070 to "early March", sharing the same launch window as Radeon RX 9070 XT.

Asus NUC 15 Pro is an elegant and powerful mini PC for behind your monitor

Asus launches its NUC 15 Pro compact beasts featuring 16-core CPUs alongside enough RAM and storage to rival full-size machines.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 could have serious power distribution problems

Investigations by YouTuber der8auer indicate that Nvidia may have a serious power problem on its hands with GeForce RTX 5090.

Arctic debuts small but mighty P9 fans, aiming to cool NAS and SFF PCs

Arctic covers the cooling needs of SFF and home servers with its new P9 fan series, featuring silent models and one with dual ball bearings.

Gigabyte wants you to strap an additional fan on to its RTX 5090

Gigabyte wants you to maximise the cooling of its GeForce RTX 5090 Aorus Master by slapping a fourth 120mm fan on its back.