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Random_Matt said:

https://www.techpowerup.com/326832/qualcomm-said-to-have-approached-intel-about-takeover-bid

Lol, poor intel have no money.

Yeah, I read about it last week. Intel may be not diong well, but it's so massive that I doubt Qualcomm (or almost anyone else) has a chance to buy anything but a fraction of it.

Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:

Valve Reportedly Preps For ARM64 Support On Proton, ARM-Based Steam Handheld On The Way?

https://wccftech.com/valve-preps-arm64-support-proton-arm-based-steam-handheld-on-the-way/

It would be weird if Valve now decided to ditch x86 and go with ARM, but Valve is known for taking weird decisions that only them seem to understand. And not always.

On another note, but still about Valve and their handhelds:

Wait, you can change the Steam Deck boot animation? This TikTok account posts custom Steam Deck boot vids and now I want mine to start up to the Scrubs intro
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/handheld-gaming-pcs/wait-you-can-change-the-steam-deck-boot-animation-this-tiktok-account-posts-custom-steam-deck-boot-vids-and-now-i-want-mine-to-start-up-to-the-scrubs-intro/
If I had a major critique of the Steam Deck, it'd be the battery life. But if I had a minor critique of the Steam Deck, it'd be the power button. It's a little bit fiddly to my clumsy fingers, although I admit that's probably a me thing. Still, after that you get a simple logo to tell you that handheld gaming PC experiences are on their way, followed by a little swirly animation. It's a bit default looking, if you ask me. Dull, even.

While the power button itself remains a small bugbear, it's been brought to my attention that I need not suffer from the tyranny of a boring boot sequence any longer. TikTok user bradleyparks5 has been posting videos of custom boot animations on their particular Deck, and each has been modified to great effect. My favourite so far has to be this modified Scrubs intro

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While editing the videos to create appropriate text may be a step too far, it turns out modifying your Deck to show a custom boot animation isn't all that complicated. There's plenty of YouTube tutorials to show you how to set it up, with various different methods to choose from—from the simple to the slightly more involved.

Jizz_Beard_thePirate said:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 stock runs dry, prices going up in Germany

https://videocardz.com/newz/nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-stock-runs-dry-prices-going-up-in-germany

I wondered for a little while why would Nvidia discontinue their flagship card so soon, given that the next ones won't come until early next year (if rumors are true). Then it hit me, they're using the excuse of the new cards coming to just stop selling them for gaming and move them to AI accelerators to make a lot more money from them.