Cayman GPU tested once more

ComputerBase has posted a new entry in its “Test after 15 years” series, revisiting the Radeon HD 6950 1 GB and its original positioning against NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX 560 Ti. The site highlights how AMD introduced the 1,024 MB variant as a lower-cost option after the Radeon HD 6950 launched with 2,048 MB and then faced fresh competition in the same price segment.

The key change was VRAM capacity

Dell bolts down 12V-2×6 GPU power connector in Tower Plus EBT2250

Source: Chimolog

A Japanese teardown and review of Dell’s Tower Plus EBT2250 by Chimolog shows an unusual approach to GPU power delivery. Instead of relying on a standard 12V-2×6 plug that can be disturbed during shipping or servicing, the system uses hardware to mechanically fix the connector in place so it cannot back out.

German Mindfactory vs Chech Alza RX 9070 XT service-rate table highlights low-return SKUs

Hardware & Co has published a retailer-based look at Radeon RX 9070 XT reliability, using warranty-claim complaint rates from two large European sellers, Germany’s Mindfactory and Czech retailer Alza . The piece defines the metric as warranty claims for confirmed faults, not standard returns like cancellations.

The dataset is limited by sample size. Hardware & Co says it excluded SKUs with fewer than 100

Not much, but it’s a start

Europe’s DDR5 retail market is showing early signs of cooling after weeks of extreme pricing. A community-shared chart tracking an “average” 32 GB DDR5 kit across the European Union suggests the curve has started to tilt downward, even as US pricing remains at record levels.

The chart sahred on Reddit shows that EU pricing held around €95 to €100 through early autumn 2025, then climbed hard from October and peaked

Apple’s macOS Tahoe 26.3 includes drivers for J700, J427, and J527 devices

Apple has scheduled a “special Apple experience” for March 4. Reports have linked the date to a cheaper MacBook and an updated Studio Display lineup.

Apple’s upcoming March 4 announcement could add pressure to the sub-$800 Windows laptop segment, if the rumored low-cost MacBook ships close to the $599 to $799 range

Capacitor reportedly fails after RTX 5090 dual connector mod

Source: Frame Chasers

RTX 5090 “dual 16-pin” power mods are back in the spotlight after UNIKO’s Hardware shared video clips showing a card that reportedly died only days after a second connector was added by Frame Chasers to the RTX 5090 Gigabyte Aorus Master .

This kind of mod is used by extreme overclockers. It involves adding a second 12V-2×6 (16-pin) connector

All thanks to Valve engineer

Linux 7.0 is getting its first round of post feature fixes for graphics drivers, and a large share of them are for AMDGPU. The patch set was reported yesterday, as part of the normal DRM fix process that follows the bigger feature merges earlier in the release cycle.

What stands out is that a lot of this work targets older Radeon cards, including AMD Graphics Core Next 1.0 and 1.1 hardware. These GPUs are well over a decade old now. Many users

Lenovo tells partners to expect PC price changes in March as memory costs rise

Lenovo has warned channel partners that it expects pricing changes for select commercial client devices in early March, citing the ongoing global memory supply crunch. The guidance was shared in a February 2 partner letter from Lenovo’s North America channel chief, Wade McFarland, according to CRN.

In that letter, McFarland asked partners to place orders as soon as possible to improve the odds of keeping current pricing. Wade McFarland said partners should place orders with distributors by

Apple still hosts Mac OS X 10.4.11 updates, iBook G4 users confirm Software Update works

Source: aleclikesmacintosh/Decent-Cow2080

Today we shared a story about Lenovo dropping support for a gaming handheld that is barely two years old. Apple is now being discussed in the opposite context. A recent Reddit thread claims a 21-year-old iBook G4 running Mac OS X Tiger can still join a current home Wi-Fi network and use Software Update to download