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ASRock is allegedly prepping an AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics card equipped with a water block according to VideoCardz . ASRock's Radeon RX 7900 XTX Aqua will likely be the company's top-of-the-range graphics card and promises to be one of the fastest RDNA 3 -based offerings available, and will be vying to be one of the best graphics cards around. ASRock is projected to release its Radeon RX 7900 XTX Aqua on December 13. The ASRock Radeon RX 7900 XTX Aqua will use the same custom board design as the company's Radeon RX 7900 XTX Taichi that features and enhanced voltage regulating module (VRM) with three eight-pin auxiliary PCIe power connectors. Taichi will come with a custom air cooler, but Aqua, as the name suggests, will be equipped with a custom full cover water block that will enable cooling of the Navi 31 graphics processor, its memory cache dies, memory chips, and VRM. Out-of-box clock rates for ASRock's custom Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics boards are unclear at … [Read more...] about ASRock Allegedly Readies Liquid-Cooled Radeon RX 7900 XTX

AAEON, a Taiwanese maker of industrial computers and an associate company of Asus, has revealed the UP Xtreme i12 (opens in new tab) developer board, a curious mix of an Alder Lake processor with a 40-pin GPIO connector rather similar to that seen on Raspberry Pi (opens in new tab) boards, and is allegedly compatible with Raspberry Pi HATs . Bringing #12thGen Intel® Core™ power, onboard #LPDDR5, and wider expansion support, the UP Xtreme i12 sets a new standard for power, speed, and AI performance.Find out more from our latest press release: https://t.co/AzB0p6jVp0 pic.twitter.com/CitPhWRGlG December 7, 2022 See more At least, that’s the claim. Compatibility will be a mixture of hardware and software support, and there's a list of tested HATs on GitHub (opens in new tab) , including some from Adafruit and PiFace. The tested HATs all appear to be I2C and SPI based devices. You can add screens, accelerometers, stepper motor control, and Grove sensors … [Read more...] about AAEON Xtreme i12 Blends Intel Alder Lake With Raspberry Pi

The U.S. administration says that the Chinese government allowed U.S. export control inspections of People's Republic's high-tech companies that were placed on its Unverified List in October , according to a report from the Financial Times . This move seems designed to ensure that Chinese 3D NAND company YMTC does not get placed on the Department of Commerce's "Entity List," which would severely damage the company's ability to procure equipment from American companies. YMTC and a number of Chinese high-tech companies were placed on the Unverified List in early October because the U.S. government could not verify whether their products (or products made using their products) ended up in the hands of China's military. Once a company is placed on the Unverified List, it has 60 days to prove its products do not break any rules. If the company cannot prove this within 60 days, it is placed on a trade blacklist called the "Entity List" and, in the case of YMTC, is denied the use of … [Read more...] about China Relents, Lets U.S. Export Control Inspect 3D NAND Maker YMTC

Corsair's highly-anticipated flexible gaming monitor , the Xeneon Flex, finally has a price and release (well, pre-order) date. The Xeneon Flex will be available to pre-order starting Thursday, Dec. 15. If you're interested in this 45-inch QHD 240Hz OLED gaming monitor, which can transform from a flat panel to a curved display, Corsair warns that you should act fast because there will be a "limited" quantity available. The Corsair Xeneon Flex was first unveiled last summer, when it made a big splash thanks to its unique ability to bend — allowing users to flex the screen using a pair of handles. The screen can flex from flat to a curvature of 800R. The monitor also has a number of other desirable qualities: 45-inch diagonal screen LG W-OLED technology screen QHD 1440p resolution 240 Hz refresh rate Nvidia G-Sync and AMD FreeSync Premium support 0.03 ms response time 0.01 ms pixel on and off time 1,000 nits peak brightness 1,350,000:1 contrast ratio HDR … [Read more...] about Corsair’s Bendable Xeneon Flex Monitor Will Cost $1999, Pre-Orders Start Dec 15

Amazon and one of its customers based in Canada locked horns over a refund for a $690 graphics card earlier this year. The customer, François Legault of Calgary, claimed the purchased Zotac GeForce RTX 3060 Ti contained a fake graphics card filled with a putty-like substance. Amazon wouldn’t entertain his request for a refund, as it insisted the “correct” item should be packed up and sent back to its warehouse, before the customer could receive any reimbursement. Earlier this week CBC News posted a report on the efforts by the Legault family to try and get some justice from Amazon, and the absurd situation they have found themselves in. The graphics card order was part of a much larger components order which François bought his son to recognize the work he put in before his high school graduation. Among the extensive selection of parts bought from Amazon, back in June this year, was the Zotac GeForce Twin Edge RTX 3060 Ti graphics card at $690, as well as some other tasty choices … [Read more...] about Amazon and a Canadian Customer Spent Months in Dispute Over Putty-Filled GPU