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Newegg has discounted the ABS Flux II Aqua pre-built gaming PC by $500, dropping its price from $2,299.99 to $1,799.99. The build pairs an Intel Core i7-14700F processor with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 GPU, 32GB of DDR5-6000 RAM, and a 1TB Gen 4 NVMe SSD.
A technical analysis examines how far current computing technologies remain from fundamental physical limits, comparing silicon-based energy efficiency, memory density, and data transmission against theoretical bounds like the Holevo limit. The piece notes DNA can store a bit in about 30 atoms versus a theoretical 125-atom cube, and that companies like Nvidia and Broadcom are shipping optical interconnects built directly into chip packaging to cut energy use per transmitted bit.
A gaming hardware explainer argues that capping frame rates in most PC games helps maintain stable performance, reduces screen tearing, and lowers GPU stress, fan noise and power draw. The author recommends setting an fps cap especially on VRR monitors to keep gameplay within the effective variable refresh rate range, generally 48fps up to the display's max refresh rate, which also slightly reduces latency when paired with V-Sync.
Developer Daniel Blanco updated his DLSS-NR mod to version 0.8.0, expanding it beyond Neural Rendering to include DLSS Super Resolution 4.5, Frame Generation, and Ray Reconstruction on AMD Radeon RX 6000, 7000, and 9000 series GPUs. The mod also bundles FSR 4.1.1 for consistency and works through a NeuralHub loader that injects these features into any DirectX 12 game using FSR, DLSS, or XeSS.
Oderço, a Brazilian IT distributor, says two pallets of Zotac RTX 5090 GPUs worth roughly $470,000 (R$2.5 million) arrived at Guarulhos International Airport but then disappeared. The company posted on Instagram saying it has received no official response to its inquiries and that nothing like this has happened in its 38-year history.
Modder Renan Maniero extracted a new DLSS 5 Neural Rendering build (310.9.16.0) from NBA 2K27 and enabled it in games that don't officially support DLSS 5. Testing by Gaming Optimized on X found the new model up to 90% faster than the previous build in The Witcher 3, with Nvidia stating the model is 24% smaller, uses 20% less VRAM at 4K, and processes workloads up to 2x faster. The new driver file retains the older model as Preset A alongside the new model as Preset B, making side-by-side comparisons easier.
Nvidia senior VP Jeff Fisher reportedly told Taiwanese outlets 4Gamers and SJTV that the RTX 5090 has not been discontinued, acknowledging constrained supply chain capacity but insisting the company is working to keep shipping the card. The comments follow rumors that production was halted to redirect manufacturing capacity toward AI accelerators, and come after outlets like Tom's Hardware got no official response from Nvidia. A check of retailers found RTX 5090s largely unavailable or marked up to $7,300-$8,500, often through third-party or overseas sellers.
Taiwan is adding AI servers and advanced chips to its controlled export list, aligning its policy with U.S. trade restrictions on China. Violators will now face criminal charges under the Foreign Trade Act, punishable by up to five years in prison and fines around $92,500, according to Bloomberg.
Black Forest Labs has launched FLUX 3 Image Klein, a 5.6-billion-parameter open weights model for text-to-image generation, image editing and multi-reference generation using up to 10 reference images. The release includes a base model, a step-distilled low-latency version, and FP8, INT8 and NVFP4 builds made with NVIDIA, all under the FLUX Kommunity License. The company says internal evaluations place it ahead of larger open models and some closed models like Ideogram V4.5 and FLUX.2 [pro] despite having fewer parameters.
Reports and rumors indicate Nvidia's RTX 5090 flagship GPU is being phased out, with no replacement expected until at least 2028. Retail prices have climbed from a $1,999 MSRP to over $7,500, and Micro Center is said to be ending its stock of the standalone card, leaving prebuilt PCs as one of the remaining purchase routes.
Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years in product marketing for Nvidia's robotics platforms, has founded Techable VC, an early-stage fund investing in physical AI across robotics, materials science and life sciences. On TechCrunch's Equity podcast, she said robotics is still in a 'Lego era,' with basic components like actuators, robotic hands, software and safety standards still being developed.
Nvidia's RTX Spark chip is now shipping in laptops from multiple manufacturers, with prices starting at $2,599 for a 24GB Asus ProArt P14 at Best Buy. Configurations scale up to 128GB of unified memory, with models like the Asus ProArt P16 reaching nearly $7,000 and HP's OmniBook line topping out around $5,300. Microsoft's new Surface Laptop Ultra with 48GB of memory is also among the initial retail offerings.