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Local AI Gets More Capable as Models Shrink to Fit on More Devices

Written by Felipe Santos on . Posted in Hardware.

As AI agents move from experiments into everyday development, increasingly capable open models are shrinking to fit on more devices, giving builders more to run locally. Coming this month, NVIDIA DGX Spark will be available with 64GB of unified memory from top manufacturer partners — Acer, ASUS, Dell, Gigabyte, HP and MSI — giving developers, researchers and AI enthusiasts a new configuration with DGX OS and the NVIDIA AI software stack ready to use from day one. The new SKU runs capable local agents on device privately, without cloud dependency. When workloads grow, two units can cluster...

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MSI Claw 8 EX AI+: Ergonomics and Controls Built for Extended Gaming

Written by Felipe Santos on . Posted in Hardware.

High performance matters in a gaming handheld, but so does how it feels after hours of play. The MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ is designed for longer, more comfortable gaming sessions with Xbox controller-inspired ergonomics, redesigned flared grips, laser-etched textures, Hall Effect controls, an upgraded Metal Dome D-pad, and HD Haptics. Together, these features improve three key parts of the handheld gaming experience: comfort, control, and immersion. What Makes the MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ More Comfortable to Hold? The MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ takes inspiration from the ergonomics of an Xbox controller, with...

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Maximize Local LLM AI Performance with MSI BIOS Tweaks

Written by Felipe Santos on . Posted in AI.

Computing power on AI platforms has become increasingly critical. While upgrading hardware delivers noticeable AI performance gains, it can be costly. MSI conducted hands-on benchmark tests showing that simply tweaking High-Efficiency Mode—a built-in memory overclocking option in MSI BIOS—can optimize DDR5 memory performance and significantly accelerate Large Language Model (LLM) performance without purchasing additional hardware. Testing on AMD and Intel Platforms: Higher Tokens/s and Lower Latency TTFT (Time to First Token — MSI Using the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 processor, benchmark results...

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A golden BIOS chip labeled "BIOS" sits atop a circuit board, with a 64MB capacity icon nearby.

Why BIOS ROM Capacity Matters for Modern Motherboards

Written by Felipe Santos on . Posted in Hardware.

When choosing a motherboard, specifications such as power delivery, PCIe support, memory speed, and connectivity usually receive the most attention. But another specification is becoming increasingly important for modern platforms: BIOS ROM capacity. The ROM, or flash memory chip, on a motherboard stores its UEFI firmware. This firmware initializes the processor, memory, storage, graphics, and other hardware before the operating system starts. It also contains the BIOS interface and many of the configuration and compatibility components required to support different processors and system...

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Onimusha: Way of the Sword GPU Benchmarks — RTX 50 Series at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K

Onimusha: Way of the Sword GPU Benchmarks — RTX 50 Series at 1080p, 1440p, and 4K

Written by Felipe Santos on . Posted in Hardware.

Capcom's Onimusha: Way of the Sword launched on September 4, the first mainline entry in the series after a long silence, and it reached Steam's top new releases chart in its launch week. It also sets a hard floor on the PC side: Windows 11 as the minimum OS, an SSD install, and a 16GB memory baseline — machines still on Windows 10 will not run it at all. We benchmarked five GeForce RTX 50 graphics cards in-house — the RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, RTX 5070, RTX 5060 Ti and RTX 5060 — at 1080p, 1440p and 4K, with DLSS 4.5 off and on, across two settings profiles and 60 logged configurations. Test...

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