ASRock And MSI Motherboards Get A 256GB Memory Boost, How Much RAM Do You Need?

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [View this email in your browser]( [ASRock And MSI Motherboards Get A 256GB Memory Boost, How Much RAM Do You Need?]( By Matthew Connatser on Dec 18, 2023 02:37 pm [ASRock And MSI Motherboards Get A 256GB Memory Boost, How Much RAM Do You Need?]( DDR5-compatible desktop motherboards are about to support higher capacities thanks to new memory technologies, and ASRock and MSI are already showcasing their boards running with 256GB of RAM. The increased memory capacity is made possible thanks to Kingston's new Fury Renegade RAM sticks, each of which come with 64GB of Micron's latest DDR5. 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The ITC made its decision in the case in [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Car Buyer Hilariously Tricks Chevy AI Bot Into Selling A Tahoe For $1, 'No Takesies Backsies']( By Nathan Ord on Dec 18, 2023 12:44 pm [Car Buyer Hilariously Tricks Chevy AI Bot Into Selling A Tahoe For $1, 'No Takesies Backsies']( ChatGPT and large language models, in general, are making their way into every facet of life, finding applications in education, research, content creation, and much more. Now, LLMs are being used for chatbots to replace humans, for answering common questions, but this solution may not be as simple as it seems. Folks have begun to abuse these [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Nothing Phone 2a Specs And Photos Leak Months Ahead Of MWC 2024 Unveil]( By Aaron Leong on Dec 18, 2023 11:25 am [Nothing Phone 2a Specs And Photos Leak Months Ahead Of MWC 2024 Unveil]( Nothing short of surprising, Carl Pei might have a Nothing phone to show the world during the next Mobile World Congress (MWC) in 2024. Small, but pertinent details have leaked about a mid-range device called the Nothing Phone 2a and it looks like it could be a winner. That is, if Pei and company can keep the price competitive with other options [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [How To Switch Your Stadia Controller To Bluetooth Before Google's New Deadline]( By Alan Velasco on Dec 18, 2023 10:55 am [How To Switch Your Stadia Controller To Bluetooth Before Google's New Deadline]( Google is giving its Stadia Controllers a reprieve from becoming e-waste by extending the deadline for the ability to switch it to Bluetooth mode. The new deadline for owners of the controller is now December 2024, an extension of one year from the prior deadline of December 2023. It’s a big deal as there are quite a few of these devices [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [A New Gaming Handheld With Rage Mode Is Coming To Battle The ROG Ally]( By Paul Lilly on Dec 18, 2023 10:45 am [A New Gaming Handheld With Rage Mode Is Coming To Battle The ROG Ally]( Give credit to Valve for popularizing handheld gaming in the PC space, a realm that was mostly concentrated on Nintendo's various portable consoles (Switch, Game Boy, etc) before the Steam Deck arrived. Almost overnight, PC gaming handhelds became a viable category. It's still early, with the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally being the primary [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [NASA Solves Yearlong Mystery Of Missing Tomatoes On ISS And Shares Saucy Photo]( By Tim Sweezy on Dec 18, 2023 10:34 am [NASA Solves Yearlong Mystery Of Missing Tomatoes On ISS And Shares Saucy Photo]( A mystery involving missing tomatoes onboard the International Space Station (ISS) has been solved. The yearlong tomato conundrum began after NASA astronaut Frank Rubio lost track of two tomatoes grown in space while harvesting for the eXposed Root On-Orbit Test System (XROOTS). According to NASA, the XROOTS investigation uses hydroponic [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Are Today's GPUs Too Heavy? Popular Repair Shop Details PCB Cracks In RTX 4090 Cards]( By Thiago Trevisan on Dec 18, 2023 10:29 am [Are Today's GPUs Too Heavy? Popular Repair Shop Details PCB Cracks In RTX 4090 Cards]( NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4090 is currently the most powerful consumer GPU on the market. Class-leading power, however, often comes with some drawbacks. First, the GeForce RTX 4090's $1,599 MSRP is steep by any measure. Secondly, the GeForce RTX has a hefty 450W TDP, which has resulted in issues with its 12VHPWR connector. To deal with this [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Nissan's Ariya Just Became The First EV To Trek 18K Miles From North To South Pole]( By Aaron Leong on Dec 18, 2023 10:14 am [Nissan's Ariya Just Became The First EV To Trek 18K Miles From North To South Pole]( A Scottish couple has completed a 10-month long journey from the magnetic North Pole to the South Pole in an EV (electric vehicle). The husband and wife veteran adventurers wanted to prove that a mostly-stock EV—in this case, a Nissan Ariya e-4Force—was more than up to the arduous 18,000-plus mile task. View this post on Instagram A [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Why 2024 Could Be A Huge Year For Apple Beyond Launching New iPhones]( By Alan Velasco on Dec 18, 2023 09:59 am [Why 2024 Could Be A Huge Year For Apple Beyond Launching New iPhones]( The iPhone is by far Apple’s most popular product, but the Cupertino giant will look to make 2024 a banner year for other devices, too. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the company is going to focus on AirPods, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple Watch. Meanwhile, the iPhone will remain mostly the same as the prior year’s model and only receive [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Next-Gen Xbox Game Console Specs Leak Reveals A Zen Surprise And Pricing Strategy]( By Paul Lilly on Dec 18, 2023 09:34 am [Next-Gen Xbox Game Console Specs Leak Reveals A Zen Surprise And Pricing Strategy]( It's already been three years (just over) since Microsoft and Sony launched their respective modern-generation game consoles, the Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5, respectively—both debuted in November 2020. Notwithstanding a mid-gen refresh, it will still be a few years before we see another major iteration from either side. 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