WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:04.440 I mean, hey, you can't make an omelette without melting a few connectors. 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:14.600 I guess you can. Not this kind. Two reports have emerged of RTX 5090s melting their power cables, recalling the great RTX 00:00:14.600 --> 00:00:18.360 4090 cable-melting of 2022. 00:00:18.360 --> 00:00:25.360 Everybody panic! By everybody, I mean the tiny amount of people who actually got their hands on a 5090. 00:00:25.360 --> 00:00:30.520 The first report came from a Redditor who discovered connector-melting on both the graphics card 00:00:30.520 --> 00:00:36.960 side and the power supply side, frying the third-party cable he used to hold on. 00:00:36.960 --> 00:00:44.920 It was a third-party cable? Well, case closed, except that same cable powered the Redditor's 4090 in the same build 00:00:44.920 --> 00:00:49.800 for two years with no issues, and they claimed to have securely clicked the cable in on 00:00:49.800 --> 00:00:57.040 both sides. And I haven't seen anything to make me question you slash Ivan6953's attention to detail. 00:00:57.040 --> 00:01:03.880 He's the same? He's always been. Sure, the guidance from industry professionals has been to avoid using third-party cables, 00:01:03.880 --> 00:01:09.200 adapters, or extenders for the RTX 50 series, but the other report making the rounds comes 00:01:09.200 --> 00:01:15.520 from Spanish YouTuber ToroTochoReviews, whose melted cable was the one that came with his 00:01:15.520 --> 00:01:22.240 FSP power supply. Now the last time this all happened, it led to a redesign of the 12-volt high-power connector, 00:01:22.240 --> 00:01:28.400 but apparently didn't lead NVIDIA to consider trying to make its GPU suck up less than 600 00:01:28.400 --> 00:01:31.920 watts. Which is good, Jensen's Alpha as f**k. 00:01:31.920 --> 00:01:37.600 Zotac is trying to make it a bit easier to melt your very own RTX 50 series GPU. 00:01:37.600 --> 00:01:43.480 They launched a program to let PC gamers enter to win the chance to buy a GPU directly from 00:01:43.480 --> 00:01:50.440 Zotac. Instead of waiting for GPUs to move through the standard retailer-to-eBay pipeline. 00:01:50.440 --> 00:01:57.160 I love traditions. Zotac is running the program through its Discord and will prioritize candidates who actively 00:01:57.160 --> 00:02:01.080 engage in challenges, discussions, and community activities. 00:02:01.080 --> 00:02:04.400 Spam low-effort messages will not count. 00:02:04.400 --> 00:02:09.120 Zotac can tell when you mean it. Zotac knows your heart. 00:02:09.120 --> 00:02:12.520 So just try to engage without seeming like you're trying too hard and you'll be set. 00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:15.960 Now this isn't that attractive to you right now because you'd prefer not to spend your 00:02:15.960 --> 00:02:22.360 life savings. Leaks are pointing to the RTX 5070 Ti being released on February 20th. 00:02:22.360 --> 00:02:26.600 And I would have said it'll be slightly more affordable if scalpers hadn't said, 00:02:26.600 --> 00:02:29.800 What about your second 2020 GPU shortage? 00:02:29.800 --> 00:02:33.280 Reviews are going up for Intel's Aero Lake H processors. 00:02:33.280 --> 00:02:38.360 The laptop version of the company's disastrous Aero Lake S desktop chips. 00:02:38.360 --> 00:02:42.400 And wouldn't you know it? They're... Oh, they're actually pretty good. 00:02:42.400 --> 00:02:48.360 While the desktop Core 9 Ultra 285K struggled to beat its own predecessor, let alone its 00:02:48.360 --> 00:02:55.960 AMD competitor, the Core Ultra 9 285H is scoring the top spot in multiple reviewers' benchmarks. 00:02:55.960 --> 00:03:00.840 And while it doesn't have a powerful enough neural processor to secure its co-pilot plus 00:03:00.840 --> 00:03:10.160 PC status, Intel shares rose this morning on the news that Team Blue actually had something 00:03:10.160 --> 00:03:16.240 go right for a change. Intel's redemption arc. 00:03:16.240 --> 00:03:20.640 But I can't agree until they hire back my second dad, Pat Gelsinger. 00:03:20.640 --> 00:03:26.600 What about your second, Pat? That omelet tasted horrible. 00:03:26.600 --> 00:03:31.000 For the quick bits, instead of connectors, we're just gonna melt some eggs like normal. 00:03:31.000 --> 00:03:36.120 OpenAI has reportedly been designing its own custom AI chips, joining other tech giants 00:03:36.120 --> 00:03:40.000 like Microsoft, Google, and Amazon who got the bill from NVIDIA and went, 00:03:40.000 --> 00:03:43.000 Pfft. Pfft. Pfft. 00:03:43.000 --> 00:03:49.480 Pfft. This is ridiculous. Reuters says OpenAI plans to send the final design to TSMC by the end of the year, but 00:03:49.480 --> 00:03:53.080 will they make it before Elon Musk buys the company? 00:03:53.080 --> 00:03:58.400 Because I don't know if a Sam Altman sub-tweet rejecting his official offer is legally binding. 00:03:58.400 --> 00:04:03.240 PlayStation Plus subscribers trying to game on the weekend were instead subjected to a 00:04:03.320 --> 00:04:07.080 PlayStation network outage that lasted 20 hours. 00:04:07.080 --> 00:04:12.480 So Sony is compensating players with 5 free days of PS Plus service, as if that's gonna 00:04:12.480 --> 00:04:17.480 change the fact that they had to sit staring at a blank TV for 20 hours straight. 00:04:17.480 --> 00:04:23.280 Why did you make them do that, Sony? For PC gamers, though, this just proves that making us sign into the PlayStation network 00:04:23.280 --> 00:04:31.440 was always a bad idea. I mean, when it comes to online services, PlayStation is like the Nintendo of consoles 00:04:31.440 --> 00:04:38.560 that can play Blu-rays. The New York Times has published a report on a disturbing trend among TikTok influencers. 00:04:38.560 --> 00:04:44.080 Wearing an Apple Watch on your ankle. I hope you made sure your mother was out of the room for this part, she's endured so 00:04:44.080 --> 00:04:50.120 much already. Apparently, an ankle-mounted watch can sense heart rate better for people with twig-like 00:04:50.120 --> 00:04:56.320 wrists, skin conditions, or with tattoos that can legitimately obscure the sensor. 00:04:56.320 --> 00:05:01.400 Step counting may also be more accurate, with the watch placed closer to the body part, 00:05:01.400 --> 00:05:06.680 doing the stepping. So I guess give the ankle watch a try, but stay on the lookout for bounty hunters who 00:05:06.680 --> 00:05:13.120 mistake it for an ankle monitor. And if you're a TikToker concerned that your favorite app might still disappear, don't 00:05:13.120 --> 00:05:17.120 worry, there's a fun new alternative, Wikitalk. 00:05:17.120 --> 00:05:22.040 It's a website that lets you doom-scroll random articles from Wikipedia, and you can like 00:05:22.040 --> 00:05:29.360 them to save them to a list of your favorites. It's unquestionably better for your mental health, but if it's not for you, TikTok has 00:05:29.360 --> 00:05:33.920 made the Android app available on its website, since it's still not allowed back on Google 00:05:33.920 --> 00:05:39.520 Play. So you should still be able to access an endless feed of videos of terminally online people 00:05:39.520 --> 00:05:45.360 scolding you. And I'll never scold you, as long as you come back on Wednesday for more tech news. 00:05:45.360 --> 00:05:51.600 Okay, I'll see you there, and if not, I'll let loose with a heinous string of epithets. 00:05:51.600 --> 00:05:53.200 That's just how this works.