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Frankly dangerous hot dog-based LED tester could be a Weiner in the 2025 Hackaday Component Abuse Challenge
By Mark Tyson published
An LED testing ‘device’ which largely consists of a hot dog, two forks and a power supply has been entered into an electronics competition

The world's ‘tiniest GPU’ has 200,000 transistors and renders 3D images
By Mark Tyson published
The ‘tiniest GPU’ has gotten a big update with the new TinyGPU v2.0 offering interactive 3D rasterization, with transformation & lighting tech.

DIY Amiga sound sampler circuit mystery solved 32 years later
By Mark Tyson published
A three-decade old 'Amiga mystery' has been solved by an intrepid electronics-focused TechTuber.

‘Never in your life buy a 5090 Founders Edition’ — repair tech slams Nvidia’s flagship GPU design
By Luke James last updated
The GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition is Nvidia’s flagship GPU, but one repair technician says it comes with a hidden flaw that makes it one of the worst designs he’s seen.

How We Test Power Supply Units
By Aris Mpitziopoulos, E. Fylladitakis last updated
Our methodology, testing equipment, and benchmarks.

Mobile RTX 2070 with shunt mod nearly eclipses desktop performance
By Mark Tyson published
A PC enthusiast reports successfully shunt modding his Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile GPU for a ~15% performance uplift.

Radeon RX 9070 gains 25% performance in synthetic benchmarks using RX 9070 XT vBIOS
By Kunal Khullar published
Flashing the XT BIOS breathes new life into the RX 9070, though stability isn’t guaranteed.

Repair wizard converts an RTX 4080 into 4080 Super using BGA magic
By Hassam Nasir published
It didn't come without struggle.
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