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US Senate kills bill that could potentially shield Americans from skyrocketing power bills due to AI data centers — opponents say bill is 'toothless' and doesn't do enough to protect citizens Meanwhile, local communities continue to push back against data centers over several issues, including electricity bill hikes. Some states are already taking steps to address the hikes.

This is like using a cannon to shoot birds. It isn't going to work. The corruption and greed will find it's own way to make profits. And we both know it. You should go after the big birds instead; that way, the problem becomes maybe smaller. Whether or not one shows ID shouldn't be the deciding factor in solving the problem. In my case, it backfire. It’s a matter of principle. I will never accept this as a solution—regardless of whether I show/use ID for payment or not. Nope, I won't accept this as a sloooopy fix. This is moreb a practice/more common you see from China... Not from the free world. People shoud start stop buy expencive PSUs with 3.1 5gen PCIe connectors. And they often come with only 3-5 8 pin-connectors. You can't use that if you want to be safe with modern tech.... Not enough connectors. You are probably safer with your old PSUs with enough 8-pin connectors😀 New is newer... Not always better. The modern 5 gen tiny trash connector can be worthless. Pay several hundred dollars in premium and it will only be a drawback $5,245 prebuilt RTX 5090 PC's connectors melt after sitting boxed for a year Everyone points at someone else. Exactly as predicted. xx60 series are replaced by the more expensive xx70 series. Will they dare to push for xx80 series next time? Or do they need more time? The RTX 5070 becomes the most popular GPU in Steam's September 2026 hardware survey

Nice to see you back bro Vasu. And yep, desktop all the way. Modern Jokebooks is just a bigger tablet with KB😀 Today's joke. Smuggling by now will be fixed. Just handle over your ID. And will MC ban you from their store if you sell your old hardware (to friends) outside US now?🧐 Nice seeing the retail follow up the governments chips ban, and stop the smuggling of nvidia chips (sarcasm). China will get needed chips anyway. So in the end, the random US customer is the one dealing with ID checks and export declarations at the checkout. Meanwhile, the larger export operations these rules are supposed to address have already found cheaper and more efficient ways around them. Micro Center now requires RTX 5090 buyers to show ID and sign no-export declaration

Thanks brothers🙂 Asus just increased the prices again on their US store... Vanilla 5090 Astral is now close to $5500. If you can find one at MSRP in the US. https://www.asus.com/us/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/all-series/filter?Category=NVIDIA&Spec=354488 5,999 euros = $6,746,78 USD The price of the GeForce RTX 5090 only knows one direction. At the beginning of September, the GeForce RTX 5090 exceeded the price mark of 5,000 euros...

Thanks for asking bro🙂 More like status quo. But something good has it been the last week... I got my driving license back after 4 months . But only for two years due the risk for new strokes. Then I need to pay yet another $150 USD for a new prolonged period of two years. This if I once again can manage all the tests to keep the driving license. Some part of the brain is gone, thats the reality of getting stroke. You can compensate with other parts of the brain when some parts fall out. But within some limits. It's what it is. I try as best I can everyday. Not bad but it could be much better. But who know how it goes. The risk for new stroke is still high within the next 5 years😑 RTX 5080 with two old 8-pin connectors instead of 12V-2×6: Ronaldo's experiment or how much connector drama could NVIDIA have avoided? Former EVGA manager says NVIDIA pricing rules forced some GeForce cards to be sold at a loss Yup, the well known yellow-tip disaster strikes again...

Windows 10 exposes Windows 11: nine months of updates reveal more flaws in the OS Microsoft wants you to use Microsoft has a rather worrying problem with Windows 11, one it hasn't quite resolved, at least if it wants to convince us to switch operating systems. The first thing they should be looking at in Redmond is ensuring their updates inspire confidence, and the 2026 update history certainly doesn't help matters. A review of the patches released between January and September of this year shows Windows 10 ahead in stability compared to Windows 11 in 2026, with fewer documented issues than its successor. The system that should justify the upgrade is giving us too many reasons to stay put.

Windows 10 exposes Windows 11: nine months of updates reveal more flaws in the OS Microsoft wants you to use Microsoft has a rather worrying problem with Windows 11, one it hasn't quite resolved, at least if it wants to convince us to switch operating systems. The first thing they should be looking at in Redmond is ensuring their updates inspire confidence, and the 2026 update history certainly doesn't help matters. A review of the patches released between January and September of this year shows Windows 10 ahead in stability compared to Windows 11 in 2026 , with fewer documented issues than its successor. The system that should justify the upgrade is giving us too many reasons to stay put.

Does this mean this below is a steal? There is buyers out there, no doubt. But for $6000 and above? Not ordinary buyers for sure. 5090 is someone's only chance to get close to a "real" AI/workstation cards below $10K🙄 10,000 Walmart shoppers added a $4,299 RTX 5090 to their cart before it sold out The GPU Madness Has Come to This: 9070 XT vs. 5060 Ti 16GB GPU Pricing Has Turned a Ridiculous Comparison Into a Real Buying Decision As I understand it, and please note that I am far from an expert on this AI stuff, there is significantly greater demand for the RTX 5060 Ti 16GB than the Radeon RX 9070 XT among users running AI workloads locally. And the US introduced chip ban is a joke... Nvidia knows it very well. They have no intention to guide their AIC partners what they should or not. DeepSeek is devouring RTX 5090s for AI in China: stock is disappearing and prices are skyrocketing across the market Buying an NVIDIA RTX 5090 is becoming a virtually impossible mission, and the problem is no longer just gamers looking for the fastest gaming graphics card on the market. DeepSeek has turned NVIDIA's consumer GPUs into... Herein lies the problem. US restrictions have limited China's access to NVIDIA's most powerful accelerators, while DeepSeek R1 is heavily optimized for NVIDIA hardware and software . When you can't buy enough accelerators specifically designed for AI, the next option is fairly obvious: look to gaming GPUs. AMD denies direct sales of restricted chips to China after Dylan Patel calls for an investigation into the company for "treason" AMD denies direct supply and points to diversions by third parties Yup, you really need the two layer warranty claim protection on MSI cards... Because their yellow fire cracker is doomed to fail. And how easy is it for people ta ask for new 4 headed dongle from MSI if you see problems (when you see or measure uneven pin load) before they turn into the usual brown and black? Or do you need to use the yellow pig until it melts before they will send you working replacements? Hmmmm, fun times dealing with modern/cutting edge tech🤮 I think you should be safe at least with Asus. Nine brands responded on whether it’s better to use a native 12V-2×6 cable or the bundled GPU adapter Recommend the bundled adapter (the cable that ships with the graphics card) ASUS: “The included GPU adaptor is recommended for the best usage experience…” MSI: “MSI officially recommend using the adaptor provided with the graphics card.” GIGABYTE: “We strongly recommend using the original cable... RTX 5090 12V-2×6 connector reaches 91.7°C with DLSS 5, 16-pin input peaks at 647W

This is nice... Double trouble and stupidity on top. What a combo. All PNY GPUs that require a 16-pin (12VHPWR / 12V-2x6) input include a PNY-approved power cable or adapter in the box. This cable is the only configuration covered under warranty. If a third-party power cable, adapter, or PSU cable is used and damage occurs - including melting, burning, overheating, or deformation of the connector - PNY cannot accept the product under warranty. Damage caused by non-PNY cables falls under the responsibility of the manufacturer of that cable or power supply.

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HP and Lenovo laptops are the latest victims of a Windows 11 update Microsoft's August update (KB5121003) is reportedly corrupting BIOS on HP laptops and disabling AC charging on Lenovo laptops.

What you last expected from your damn expensive adventure... Screwed by bad design. Or is it a new joke by AI? Nope, it's due greed. To cut on costs. "Printed with ink" onto the bracket's surface rather than etched for better durability. For comparison, the last-generation GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition had its serial number laser-etched onto the metal bracket. "Cost reduction!" is the most plausible explanation for the switch from laser etching to ink printing, as laser engraving equipment and process time add manufacturing cost per unit that ink printing avoid. RTX 5090 Owner Says NVIDIA Refused His RMA After Faded Serial Number, As More Redditors Report The Same GPU Defect News Source: Reddit Stupid engineering.....

Todays joke. Asus is the goat, LOL Asus' ludicrous 20th anniversary bundle is now the cheapest way to buy an RTX 5090 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Prices Blow Through the Roof, Now Starting at Over $6000 & Going Beyond $9000 While Chinese AI Firms Continue to Gobble Up Gaming Cards in Bulk

Still 5090's here home.... But the stocks are tightening up. The real scalpers is back. $5000 USD ain't enough. Far from enough🙄 Nvidia's RTX 5090 vanishes from online retail in the US Gaming takes a backseat as Nvidia overhauls the RTX 5090 for maximum AI margins The RTX Pro 5500 features the GB202 silicon, the powerhouse die that powers other high-end mainstream and professional Blackwell graphics cards, including the GeForce RTX 5090, RTX Pro 6000, and RTX Pro 5000. In fact, the RTX Pro 5500 uses the same die as the GeForce RTX 5090, which means 170 Streaming Multiprocessors (SMs) are enabled out of a possible 192. As a result, the RTX Pro 5500 has 21,760 CUDA cores and offers performance comparable to the GeForce RTX 5090.