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Battlefield 6 says no to ray tracing now and in the near future — dev says decision made to ‘focus on making sure it was performance for everyone else’

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · 08/31/2025 10:35 EDT

BF6 dev says that they won't add a ray tracing feature to focus on making the game run great 'for everyone else'. Read more ›

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More than 50% of Nvidia’s data center revenue comes from three customers — $21.9 billion in sales recorded from the unnamed companies

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 08/31/2025 09:56 EDT

One customer made up more than 20% of Nvidia's second-quarter revenue. Read more ›

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Enthusiast dunks 1080 Ti into car transmission fluid & runs overclocking experiments with a Dodge Journey transmission cooler as a radiator — DIY immersion cooling rig delivers 7% to 16% gains

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 08/31/2025 08:00 EDT

A tinkerer on Reddit has taken immersion cooling way too seriously. Using ATF, yes, transmission fluid, an enthusiast dipped a GTX 1060 and a 1080 Ti to run some overclocking experiments. Turns out, the transmission actually helped the 1060 quite a bit faster, but the 1080 Ti only exhibited mild improvements. Read more ›

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Lenovo is making a laptop with a rotating screen that swivels from portrait to landscape in real-time — "Project Pivo" gets leaked ahead of showcase next week

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Tom's Hardware · 08/31/2025 07:00 EDT

Lenovo, no stranger to concept designs, is bringing a new proof-of-concept laptop to IFA next week. Project Pivo, or "VertiFlex" as it will be called at the show, has a rotating screen that flips from landscape to portrait orientation in real-time with a slight nudge. Think LG Wing, but subsequent generation. Read more ›

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Chinese eSports firm worked with AMD on 1,000 Hz gaming monitor primed for 2026 debut

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Tom's Hardware · 08/31/2025 11:52 EDT

China’s AntGamer has teased the release of a 1,000 Hz eSports monitor in 2026. Read more ›

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Apple iMac G3 made from Legos has a chance to become an official retail set — a fan-designed model needs 4,000 more signatures to be considered by Lego

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Tom's Hardware · 08/31/2025 06:00 EDT

A Lego model of the classic Apple iMac G3 has a chance to become an official, commercially available Lego set. The submission to Lego's Ideas website needs 4,000 more votes to be approved, at which point it will compete against around 50 other similar models for approval by Lego corporate. Read more ›

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AI converts ASCII game to real-time AI-rendered graphics – Thunder Lizard ASCII visuals transformed, but latency and consistency need improvement

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Tom's Hardware · 08/31/2025 09:36 EDT

A software engineer has been experimenting with techniques to transform an ASCII game renderer using AI-powered visuals - in real-time. Read more ›

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Kioxia Exceria Plus G2 (2TB) review: Convex and compact

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Tom's Hardware · 08/31/2025 08:00 EDT

Kioxia’s Exceria Plus G2 external drive is compact and feels premium, while delivering mostly the performance you’d expect from a 10 Gbps SSD. Read more ›

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This 34-inch QD-OLED Alienware gaming monitor is half price for Labor Day — monitor hits all-time low at just $549

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Tom's Hardware · 08/31/2025 11:02 EDT

The Alienware AW3423DWF is available at Amazon for $549 — the lowest price we've ever seen for this monitor since it first launched. Read more ›

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Save hundreds on a MacBook this Labor Day, starting from just $999 with up to $300 off on upper-range models — Apple's latest laptops are on sale

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 16:42 EDT

It's raining MacBooks, folks. Get Apple's latest laptops on a discount from Amazon this Labor Day weekend. Both the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro are on sale, with up to $300 off on the base 14-inch MacBook Pro with an M4 chip and get the base 15-inch MacBook Air with the same processor for just $999! Read more ›

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Core Ultra 3 205 flaunts 30% higher multi-core performance over Core i3-14100 in early benchmarks — extra E-cores seemingly contribute to uplift

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 13:53 EDT

Geekbench 6 benchmarks featuring the Core Ultra 3 205 have emerged, revealing a 30% multi-core performance improvement for Intel's upcoming entry-level Arrow Lake chip compared to the Core i3-14100, Intel's outgoing entry-level processor. Read more ›

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Battlefield 6's modest system requirements open the doors to gamers of all budgets — six-year-old GPUs meet minimum recommendations

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 13:02 EDT

EA just confirmed the final specifications for Battlefield 6, and it's excellent news. Read more ›

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$175,000 computer server package acquired by mayor flagged as suspicious due to an apparent 1,300% markup

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 12:54 EDT

A recently elected mayor has brought to light a suspiciously expensive computer systems deal, which was signed, sealed, and delivered by their predecessor. Read more ›

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The capacious 2TB Beetle X31 portable SSD hits all-time low pricing of 6 cents per GB — $118 SK hynix drive is a steal in Labor Day sale

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 12:15 EDT

The SK hynix Beetle X31 2TB portable SSD is currently available at Amazon for one of its best prices to date. Read more ›

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Intel Arc Pro B50 is up to 20% slower than the Arc B570 gaming GPU in early Geekbench tests — almost doubles the A50 in synthetic tests

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 11:10 EDT

Intel's latest workstation GPU, the Arc Pro B50, has made its first appearance on Geekbench, where it scored respectable numbers, placing it ahead of its predecessor but still trailing the B570 gaming GPU, which utilizes the full BMG-21 die. Read more ›

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UK Steam users must register a credit card to unlock game titles with adult content – UK’s Online Safety Act requires blocking minors from accessing mature content

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 10:26 EDT

Valve has started enforcing a new UK-only rule on Steam: If you want to browse or buy “mature” games, you’ll need to put a valid credit card on file. Read more ›

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Microsoft swats down reports of SSD failures in Windows — company says recent update didn't cause storage failures

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 10:14 EDT

Microsoft says that the KB5063878 update did not cause the drive failures that have been widely reported on social media. Read more ›

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World's largest 3D printer maker discusses tariff impact on its buisness, passing costs on to customers — Creality is the first consumer 3D printer maker to IPO

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 09:53 EDT

A draft of Creality’s IPO shows the receipts Read more ›

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Intel admits its high-end desktop PC chips 'fumbled the football,' disusses 18A yield challenges and performance, Panther Lake ramp

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 09:47 EDT

Intel sees performance of Panther Lake processors as competitive, but it admits lower-than-desired 18A yields and weak offerings on desktop and data center markets. Read more ›

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ASRock's new motherboard comes bristling with 25 USB ports for connectivity aficionados — AMD X870 LiveMixer WiFi hits the market at $229

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 08:44 EDT

ASRock has launched the X870 LiveMixer WiFi for AMD's Ryzen processors. Read more ›

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AMD's SP7 platform could enable CPUs with up to 1,400W of peak power consumption — chillers tested to keep heat in check

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 08:40 EDT

AMD's upcoming SP7 platform is purportedly being engineered to support CPUs with power consumption as high as 1,400W, prompting partners to develop advanced liquid cooling systems and high-capacity CDUs to manage the thermal demands of these kilowatt-class processors. Read more ›

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20-year-old ATI Radeon GPUs are still getting driver updates and extensions — old ATI Radeon R300 GPUs still getting Linux updates from the community

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 08:31 EDT

Two-decades old ATI Radeon R300 GPUs get updated Linux driver love. Read more ›

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Windows 8.1 graphics get bit-crushed into working in 40-year-old EGA graphics mode — less than half-megapixel display mode is limited to 16 colors

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 08:28 EDT

Tech enthusiast gets Windows 8.1 to install on a system restricted by the ancient (1984) EGA graphics standard. Read more ›

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Sudokoo Proteus 360 AIO Review: a great first effort, with chart-topping noise-normalized performance

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 08:00 EDT

We tested the Proteus 360 AIO, from cooling newcomer Sudokoo, with Intel’s i7-14700K and AMD’s Ryzen 9 9950X3D. This AIO has many desirable features, but it’s not cheap. Read more ›

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How to transfer and share files over a network without a USB flash drive — and with just one line of code

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 07:00 EDT

You can share your files across the network with just one line of code, handy for when you need to get lots of files out to a group or you’re missing your trusty USB flash drive. Read more ›

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Nvidia App update furthers transition away from the 20-year-old Control Panel — multi-monitor and 3D settings among those migrated from classic Nvidia Control Panel

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 07:00 EDT

Nvidia's consumer software stack moves closer to simplification Read more ›

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Firm pioneers 3D printing copper coolers directly onto processors using OLED manufacturing techniques with 'pixel perfect accuracy' — Fabric8Labs can use either human or AI-optimized cooler designs

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Tom's Hardware · 08/30/2025 06:00 EDT

Fabric8Labs has created a new 3D printing method that allows for printing copper cooling plates onto chips with extreme precision and intricate detail. Read more ›

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Quantum internet is possible using standard Internet protocol — University engineers send quantum signals over fiber lines without losing entanglement

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Tom's Hardware · 08/29/2025 14:44 EDT

A recent experiment by University of Pennsylvania researchers found that quantum signals can be sent over standard internet protocol (IP). The research, done on the University's fiber network, uses a locomotive-style approach to pair a traditional light signal "engine" with quantum signal cargo and send quantum signals over the internet without observing the particles. Read more ›

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Gaming Chairs

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Tom's Hardware · 08/29/2025 14:30 EDT

Gaming Chairs Read more ›

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