Somehow, the Bad Tech News Returned – April 6 2025
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► TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Welcome to Paul’s Tech News – April 6, 2025
1:31 RTX 5060 Ti rumored to cost the same as the RTX 4060 Ti
2:53 AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE 12GB GPU rumored
4:00 Tariffs Making Everything in US More Expensive, including new Switch 2
TECH BRIEFS
5:50 RTX 5090 Mobile is 50 percent slower than RTX 5090 Desktop
6:34 Microsoft to remove Win11 BYPASSNRO workaround; new workaround available
7:07 Dying Ryzen 9000 CPUs? AsRock Motherboards Still Questionable
7:46 Intel’s rumored high-end Battlemage GPUs have been cancelled
8:14 Best April fools Tech Story – 5090 Found with “Too Many ROPs”
► LINKS
RTX 5060 Ti rumored to cost the same as the RTX 4060 Ti
https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/the-rtx-5060-ti-is-rumoured-to-cost-the-same-as-the-rtx-4060-ti-which-may-leave-it-wide-open-for-an-amd-rx-9070-based-assault/
https://videocardz.com/newz/gaming-pcs-with-geforce-rtx-5060-gpus-listed-early-starting-at-1149
AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE 12GB GPU rumored
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/rx-9070-gre-is-reportedly-in-development-to-provide-an-affordable-entry-point-into-rdna-4
https://videocardz.com/newz/amd-radeon-rx-9070-gre-reported-to-feature-12gb-memory-sku-might-be-exclusive-to-china
Tariffs Making Everything in US More Expensive, including new Switch 2
https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/pc-prices-up-at-least-15-percent-trump-tariffs-may-hurt-u-s-system-integrators-most https://www.androidauthority.com/gaming-handheld-de-minimis-end-3541160/
https://www.techradar.com/gaming/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-have-been-delayed-in-us-in-order-to-assess-the-potential-impact-of-tariffs-and-evolving-market-conditions
TECH BRIEFS
RTX 5090 Mobile is 50 percent slower than RTX 5090 Desktop
https://videocardz.com/newz/reviewers-report-geforce-rtx-5090-for-laptops-is-50-slower-than-desktop-version
Microsoft to remove Win11 BYPASSNRO workaround; Black Screen of Death added
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-killing-script-used-to-avoid-microsoft-account-in-windows-11/
https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/microsoft-has-disabled-the-popular-bypassnro-windows-11-sign-in-workaround-in-the-latest-insider-build-but-there-exists-another/
https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/windows-11/an-even-better-microsoft-account-bypass-for-windows-11-has-already-been-discovered
Dying Ryzen 9000 CPUs? AsRock Motherboards Still Questionable
Update and summary on the dead 9800X3Ds
byu/natty_overlord inASRock
Comment
byu/SoupaSoka from discussion
inASRock
https://www.guru3d.com/story/ryzen-7-9800x3d-cpu-failure-cases-surpass-100-instances/
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/some-ryzen-7-9800x3d-cpus-are-allegedly-dying-prematurely-over-100-cases-documented-based-on-user-feedback
Intel’s rumored high-end Battlemage GPUs have been cancelled
https://www.techradar.com/computing/gpu/intels-rumored-high-end-battlemage-gpus-have-been-cancelled-is-it-time-to-worry-about-gpu-competition
Best April fools Tech Story – 5090 Found with “Too Many ROPs”
https://www.techpowerup.com/334901/surprise-reversal-geforce-rtx-5090-found-with-too-many-rops-matches-rtx-pro-6000-8-performance
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