AMD's Confusing CPU Naming and Nvidia's Shunt Modding

Shunt Modding for Laptop Performance

• 💡 A Redditor has achieved 5090-like performance on an RTX 4090 laptop by adding a 1 milliohm resistor, a process known as shunt modding.
• 🚀 This modification, which increases power delivery, yielded about 20% better performance in synthetic benchmarks, bringing it within 3% of an RTX 5090.
• ⚠️ Potential downsides include higher temperatures, longevity issues, and voiding the warranty if the modification is discovered by the manufacturer.
• 📈 Previously, a similar shunt mod on an RTX 5090 unlocked its TGP from 175W to 250W, demonstrating that more power can be unlocked on existing GPUs.

Nvidia's Upcoming Reuben GPUs

• 🔍 Driver updates reveal details about Nvidia's upcoming Reuben GPUs, expected in the RTX 60 series and for AI data centers.
• ⚙️ Architecture revision metadata is changing, with future GPUs identified as boot 42 instead of the current boot zero.
• 📅 Rumors suggest the Super Series might be unveiled at CES, with GPUs potentially releasing in May or June of next year.

AMD's Baffling CPU Naming Scheme

• 🤯 AMD has abandoned its previous logical CPU naming schemes, opting for confusing rebrands like Ryzen AI 300.
• 🔄 Older architectures are being rebranded: Zen 2 (previously Ryzen 4000) is now Ryzen 10, and Zen 3 Plus (previously Ryzen 5000) is now Ryzen 100.
• 📉 Zen 4 and Zen 5 architectures remain untouched, but the rebranding of older CPUs creates confusion about their age and capabilities.
• ✅ While rebranding might offer extended warranty support or longevity to older architectures, the method is considered baffling and unnecessarily confusing.

Community and Personal Updates

• 🎓 MSI is offering support for US students hosting collegiate events, including hardware loaners and prizes, with discounts on MSI products for students.
• 🎶 The channel is transitioning to its own UFD Music for background music, moving away from Epidemic Sound.
• 🏈 The presenter, now in South Africa for winter, discussed not experiencing