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I have been curious about this, since I posted the delidded i9-14900(really interesting), but it got very little attention. I am a regular user/reader of hackernews, but not sure how they would verify that since I don't comment.

I appreciate you see the effort put into these by not just me but whole team here, I'll have to see if there is a way to get un-muted since these aren't low effort or 'spam-y' self-promotion posts in my opinion.

Comically, the 512 GB M3 Ultra Mac Studio that we tested isn't even available for purchase any more. The highest you can purchase from Apple is 96 GB.

Note: This is Part 1 of 3 in our LLM Quantization series.

Part 1: What Even is an LLM? Part 2: Why do LLMs Need So Much VRAM? (coming soon) Part 3: How Do We Compress an LLM? (coming soon)

Testing the output of some UPSs from around the office. Checking out the results and finding avenues for further exploration.

It can be slightly daunting to take the first step to trying out Linux so we've thoroughly documented the setup process for a few of the most popular(ever changing) gaming-specific distros.

Intel provides a suite of software optimizations in the form of Intel Extreme Tuning Utility (XTU), Intel Application Optimizer (APO), and the new Intel Binary Optimization Tool (IBOT). This takes a look at which ones are worth taking the time to enable.

In April 2025, LinusTechTips visited NASA's Langley Research Center at the invitation of the Flow Physics and Control Branch to seek an answer to the question: how far does a case fan have to be from a flat surface?

The article - authored by Dr.Louis Edelman - delves deeper into the test design and components, expanding on the approaches and methods used.

When Privacy Display is activated, only the "narrow pixels" of the display are illuminated, simultaneously disabling the regular/wide pixels. These narrow pixels and the "Black Matrix" control the path of light, limiting the amount of light sent off-axis and narrowing the viewing angles. However, Maximum Privacy Display mode turns the 'wide'/regular pixels in the dark regions of the display back on, bringing most of the display towards a middle grey. This further obfuscates the displayed content at the expense of greatly diminished visual quality.

The new $39.99 USD Anker Nano 45W(A121D) charger claiming iPhone detection, charge percentage display, and "Care Mode" seems to offer up only gimmicks, but that is only true for most of the features.

The USB PD compatibility, charge speed, and smart features are tested and explored in the article.