NVIDIA 16-Pin “12VHPWR” Connector Issues Maybe Occurring Due To User-Error, Highlights JonnyGuru JonnyGuru explains that users may not be fully inserting the 16-pin “12VHPWR” connector cable into the graphics card, which would cause issues with the connection itself, with wires melting and the connectors overheating. This theory is not new, as discussed previously, but is one in ideas that have arisen within technology circles from content creators, experts, and media sources....

Following is a short bio taken from the Wikipedia page of Dr. David Blackwell. Not much is known about the Blackwell GPU series at this point (obviously) since it is nothing more than a string of text at this point. All we know is that this series is likely going to be slotted in after the Hopper GPUs (which are going to be released in parallel with Lovelace GPUs). It is also possible that this nomenclature does not refer to consumer GPUs but refers to the Hopper successor....

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB & 3060 Ti GDDR6X Graphics Cards To Launch By End of October, Who’s Gonna Buy Them? Earlier this week, it was reported that NVIDIA was working on a trio of GeForce RTX 30 series graphics cards, mostly in the mainstream segment. The graphics cards which include the new models of the RTX 3060, RTX 3060 Ti, and RTX 3070 Ti, are reportedly designed to have options within the mid-range segment & while NVIDIA is launching its next-gen RTX 40 series soon, their lineup won’t include mainstream options till next year....

Leaked NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Graphics Card PCB Shows A Design Reminiscent of The Existing RTX 3090 Ti PCB Back in March, Igor Wallosek of Igor’s Lab posted what was then assumed to be a block diagram of the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090’s PCB. It was stated that the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti had been a crucial learning curve for NVIDIA and its AIB partners to ready themselves for the next-gen Ada Lovelace GPU lineup featured on the GeForce RTX 40 series....

NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4090 Ti Rumored To Offer Another 20% Performance Boost Over RTX 4090 With Up To 3 GHz Boost & 11% More Cores The rumor regarding the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Ti comes from a Twitter leaker, @XpeaGPU, who claims that NVIDIA is saving up the best AD102 GPU dies for the RTX 4090 Ti. It shouldn’t be much of a surprise as the same happened with the RTX 3090 Ti....

NVIDIA & AIBs Team Up To Investigate and Resolve GeForce RTX 4090’s 16-Pin Adapter & Connector Issues A few days ago, we reported the first few cases of the new 16-pin connectors featured on NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards burning up and melting. The issue was earlier thought to be due to the bends within the 35mm clearance that PCI-SIG had clearly stated would cause huge thermal variance and lead to damage....

AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT Pushed To 3.3 GHz Fixed Boost Clock With LN2 Cooling By Overclocker, OGS Just yesterday, we reported how AMD’s Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics card had been overclocked to 3.15 GHz and went on to break several 3DMark Fire Strike and Time Spy records. Well, it looks like other overclockers were waiting for a new challenger to arrive so they could further push their OC capabilities....

Not a lot of detail about Pikmin 4 was provided. The debut teaser showed a crisper visual look than the previous games in the series, although it isn’t clear if the trailer was created in-engine. Thankfully, Miyamoto provided a bit more information – apparently the game will be playable via a new Pikmin-eye view, and controls have been simplified so players can focus more on the strategic elements of the game....

An Unsuspecting Buyer Got Their Hands on Pixel 7 Pro Only for Google to Remotely Wipe the Device Based on a story shared by a Twitter user, their friend bought a slightly used Pixel 6 Pro from Facebook Market Place, this happened two months ago, and the surprising thing is that instead of shipping the Pixel 6 Pro, the seller sent an unreleased Pixel 7 Pro instead. At first, the images look a bit out of place, because the device is certainly housed in a case that is not meant for the phone but looking at the codename of the device, one can indeed confirm that it is Pixel 7 Pro running Android 13....

Speaking during Sony’s latest financial call, as transcribed by Seeking Alpha, Sony Executive Deputy President Hiroki Totoki commented on first-party titles launching on subscription services, saying that this would cause them to reduce the investment needed for these games, and thus lower their quality. This statement from Sony Executive Deputy President Hiroki Totoki falls in line with what PlayStation head Jim Ryan said back in March. And AAA type titles for games PlayStation 5....

The statement from Sony was issued to German outlet Games Wirtschaft and picked up by VGC. “After Nintendo, Activision Blizzard, Take-Two Interactive, and Wargaming, there is another cancellation by a prominent Gamescom anchor tenant: Sony Interactive will not be taking part in Gamescom 2022 (August 24 to 28), as the company confirmed to GamesWirtschaft when asked”, the (translated) article from the German publication reads. Although it didn’t have its own press conference last year, Sony did make its appearance as part of Geoff Keighley’s Gamescom 2021 Opening Night Live event....

Speaking with Julien Chièze, Head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst confirmed that single-player games from PlayStation Studios will release at least one year later on PC, which is not surprising, considering it took a while for games like Horizon Zero Dawn and God of War to make the jump from PlayStation consoles. At the same time, all live service games will launch on day 1 on PlayStation and PC, a strategy that makes a lot of sense to build a strong community around any given game and potentially maximize profits with in-game purchases....

AMD RDNA 3 “Navi 3X” GPU Boards Certified at RRA, Heading To Radeon RX 7000 Graphics Cards As spotted by Rogame (via RRA_Bot), we have a total of three new GPU Boards that are certified at the Korean RRA (National Radio Research Agency). The certification agency has also revealed lots of unreleased products in the past and the latest listing gives us a total of three new board IDs which are as follows:...

Early Prime Day Deal Discounts Echo Dot + Sengled Color Smart Bulb to Just $19.99 This is not an ordinary smart light bulb which offers brightness controls only. This is a Bluetooth smart bulb from Sengled which lets you cycle through different colors as well. This is the perfect Alexa starter kit and one which should help you decide whether or not you should invest more money in your newfound hobby....

Here’s the secton of the Red Dead Redemption 2 ver. 1.31 patch notes specifically dedicated to new PC features (the game is also getting Reflex support and improved temporal anti-aliasing). Reflex has been implemented to reduce lag on gamepad only (this does not apply to those playing with mouse & keyboard input) Improvements have been made to Temporal Anti-Aliasing (TAA) AMD FidelityX Super Resolution (FSR) 2.0 has been implemented...

Redmi Becomes Another Brand to Remove Chargers from Budget Phones It looks like Xiaomi’s upcoming Redmi Note 11 SE might not have a bundled charger at all. This change can be seen on the product page of the device and the list of package content does not have a bundled charger in it. It is worth noting that the other devices on the website show the charger in the box, so it could very well be an incorrect placeholder but if that is the case, Xiaomi will be another brand that has removed the charger....

Tested: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060M Mobility GPU In A Desktop Graphics Card? Readers may remember during the graphics card shortage when the situation with obtaining components to create graphics cards was difficult, and prices were insanely high due to not enough stock on the shelves. Some Chinese OEMs looked at utilizing laptop GPUs as a replacement for desktop graphics cards. When the GPU shortage hit the hardest, Chinese OEMs came up with the idea to sell laptop GPUs as desktop models....

The leaker, who became active some months ago, has proven to be quite reliable. He/she first proved to be spot on with information about Sony’s State of Play, the Summer Game Fest, and Microsoft’s Xbox Showcase. In addition, he/she correctly hinted at a Crisis Core Remake announcement, and most recently, the leaker shared information about the release date of God of War Ragnarok. On Twitter, the leaker seems to be on something once more, and based on the cryptic message, it appears to be related to the Alone in the Dark franchise....

[ORIGINAL STORY] CAPCOM recently released a ray tracing update for the next-generation console and PC version of the Resident Evil 2 remake, as many of you already know. However, the ray tracing features were slightly underwhelming as noted by Digital Foundry in their analysis. In general, the new RT reflections look subtle but stable, though the selective application of RT reflections is disappointing - for example, some mirrors don’t offer proper reflections....

Interestingly, Capcom’s Resident Evil update put an unusual focus on high resolutions. Even with ray tracing on, both the PS5 and Xbox Series X run at a dynamic 4K, and apparently, the XSX largely stays at a native 2160p. The PS5 typically runs at a slightly lower, but still very respectable, 2016p. Meanwhile, the Xbox Series S offers a dynamic 1440p, with the native image commonly hovering around 1152p. Unfortunately, Capcom’s focus on pushing high resolutions with RT on consoles comes at a cost to performance....