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Nvidia RTX 5090 beats RTX Pro 6000 in tests after shunt mod to a staggering 800W
By Mark Tyson published
An Asus ROG Astral LC RTX 5090 has been shunt modded, resulting in its performance eclipsing the $10,000 RTX Pro 6000

This open-source adapter could let you plug an M2 NVMe SSD into a Nintendo Switch 2
By Mark Tyson published
A console modder has shared details of their SDEX2M2 Adapter project, which adds M.2 SSD storage to the Switch 2.

Legendary Voodoo4 GPU modded into laptop, benchmarks work with Windows XP
By Hassam Nasir published
The Dell Precision M4800 modded with a 25-year-old Voodoo4 GPU is capable of playing retro titles in Windows XP, to an extent.

Core i9 14900KS heatspreader transformed into CPU water block
By Hassam Nasir published
A Chinese modder has machined their CPU's IHS (Integrated Heat Spreader) into a functional water-block for liquid cooling.

Blower-style RTX 4090 48GB teardown reveals dual-sided memory configuration — PCB design echoes the RTX 3090
By Hassam Nasir published
A YouTuber has procured a modded blower-style RTX 4090 48GB, designed for the Chinese market, with the teardown revealing a rather sturdy and well-built PCB for what is a custom GPU.

Technician warns against copper modding GPUs, fixes damaged RTX 3080
By Aaron Klotz published
A GPU repair technician repairs a RTX 3080 from copper cooling electrical damage, demonstrating the dangers of copper modding a GPU.

Modder creates the Steam Brick — a Deck with just a button and a USB
By Mark Tyson published
Someone has stripped down one of the popular Steam Deck handhelds into a minimal form factor and dubbed the result the Steam Brick.

Retro PC case with floppy disk-style bay cover will retail for $130
By Mark Tyson published
Silverstone has uploaded the official product pages and manual for the upcoming FLP01 retro beige chassis.
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