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AMD's legacy Ryzen 7 5800X3D chips now sell for up to $800, more than a new 9800X3D — AM4 chip costs twice as much as MSRP, as enthusiasts flock to old DDR4 memory

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Tom's Hardware · 12/18/2025 12:55 EDT

As DDR5 memory prices skyrocket, demand for AMD's two-generation-old Ryzen 7 5800X3D has increased, causing second-hand prices to climb as high as $800 on eBay. Read more ›

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Huawei's AI chip capabilities still pale in comparison to American silicon — report from U.S. council details that despite fears, Nvidia continues to lead by a wide margin

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Tom's Hardware · 12/18/2025 12:20 EDT

A new report from the Council on Foreign Relations concludes that Huawei’s AI chip capabilities lag behind Nvidia’s by a wide margin, and that the gap is growing exponentially. Read more ›

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Mini-ITX motherboard launches with four full-sized RAM slots in the middle of a RAM shortage — support for up to 256GB of glorious DDR5 on a tiny PCB

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Tom's Hardware · 12/18/2025 12:19 EDT

Maxsun launches the MS-PC Farm B860I, a mini-ITX motherboard with four DDR5 memory slots for Intel processors. Read more ›

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Unreal Engine 5.7 brings significant improvements over the notoriously demanding 5.4 version, tester claims — benchmark shows up to 25% GPU performance increase, 35% CPU boost

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Tom's Hardware · 12/18/2025 11:05 EDT

Epic is making strides with Unreal Engine 5's development trajectory, fixing performance issues that've bogged down many new releases. The latest version, UE 5.7, reportedly not only improves CPU and GPU-bound performance but ups the visual fidelity, without any real downsides. Read more ›

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TSMC brings its most advanced chipmaking node to the US yet, to begin equipment installation for 3mn months ahead of schedule — Arizona fab slated for production in 2027

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Tom's Hardware · 12/18/2025 10:56 EDT

Fab 21 phase 2 shell is complete, fab is on track for equipment move in in mid-2026 and for volume production in 2027. Read more ›

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This £379.99 MSI gaming handheld is the cheapest Steam Deck rival you can buy right now — huge saving on this Claw A1M's original price scores you rig with 1TB SSD and 16GB RAM

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Tom's Hardware · 12/18/2025 10:45 EDT

This MSI Claw A1M handheld is down to just £379.99, making it one of the cheapest alternatives to the Steam Deck that you can buy right now Read more ›

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AI surpasses 2024 Bitcoin mining in energy usage, uses more H20 than the bottles of water people drink globally, study claims — says AI demand could hit 23GW and up to 764 billion liters of water in 2025

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Tom's Hardware · 12/18/2025 10:11 EDT

A study finds that AI has surpassed Bitcoin and the bottled water industry in its use of resources, with other experts saying that the estimate is actually conservative. Read more ›

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HyperX SoloCast 2 Review: A built-in stand that you'll want to mount

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Tom's Hardware · 12/18/2025 08:33 EDT

The HyperX SoloCast 2 is an impressive $60 cardioid mic with a clever built-in stand, but you'll still want to mount it on a boom arm for the best results. Read more ›

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North Korean infiltrator caught working in Amazon IT department thanks to lag — 110ms keystroke input raises red flags over true location

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 12/18/2025 08:29 EDT

A North Korean imposter was uncovered, working as a sysadmin at Amazon U.S., after their keystroke input lag raised suspicions with security specialists at the online retail giant. Read more ›

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Grab a punchy RTX 5060 Ti-powered iBuypower gaming PC for less than $900 — it even packs 32GB of DDR5 RGB RAM and an 8-core Ryzen processor

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Tom's Hardware · 12/18/2025 07:56 EDT

With 32GB of DDR5 RAM and an RTX 5060 Ti, this $899 PC from Walmart is a smart pick ahead of Christmas Read more ›

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Honda to temporarily shut down factories in China and Japan because of chip shortage — disruption caused by fallout from on-going conflict within Nexperia

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Tom's Hardware · 12/18/2025 07:51 EDT

Honda announced the suspension of operations in five automotive manufacturing plants, citing the lack of legacy chips from Nexperia as the reason behind the move. Read more ›

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Samsung eyed up for huge 8nm chip order from Intel — the Z990 chipset for Nova Lake CPUs could be Intel's 8nm debut

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Tom's Hardware · 12/18/2025 07:00 EDT

According to a Hankyung report, Samsung Foundry has secured a substantial order from Intel to produce Intel's chipsets on Samsung Foundry's 8nm process node. Read more ›

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42-year old QuickShot II joystick gets an era-appropriate revival — iconic joystick is the perfect companion for an 80s retro setup

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Tom's Hardware · 12/18/2025 07:00 EDT

The iconic QuickShot II from the Commodore 64 era is getting a modern revival, mixing together an era-appropriate design with contemporary features. Read more ›

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China may have reverse engineered EUV lithography tool in covert lab, report claims — employees given fake IDs to avoid secret project being detected, prototypes expected in 2028

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Tom's Hardware · 12/18/2025 06:40 EDT

China has reportedly built and begun testing a secret EUV lithography prototype using ASML-style laser-produced plasma technology. Yet, despite generating 13.5-nm light, the system remains unable to make chips and appears to be years away from achieving a complete, production-ready EUV manufacturing capability. Read more ›

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New Texas Instruments fab will pump out tens of millions of chips per day — first 300mm fab starts production after $60 billion investment

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Tom's Hardware · 12/18/2025 06:30 EDT

Texas Instruments has started producing 300mm wafers at its new Sherman, Texas mega-site, with the SM1 fab capable of outputting tens of millions of chips per day. Read more ›

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'$100 Steam Machine' uses a cut-down PS5 APU with Bazzite — DIY console offers 60 FPS at 1080p with 16GB of GDDR6

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Tom's Hardware · 12/18/2025 06:00 EDT

A YouTuber built "$100 Steam Machine" using an ASRock mining blade featuring a B-grade AMD SoC from the base PlayStation 5 with disabled cores. The neutered PS5 chip can run games at 1080p and 60 FPS. Read more ›

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Micron outlines grim outlook for DRAM supply in first earnings call since killing Crucial memory and SSD brand — CEO says it can only meet half to two-thirds of demand

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Tom's Hardware · 12/17/2025 17:51 EDT

Micron posted record revenues in its first earnings call since killing the consumer Crucial brand, though it admits that supply shortages will persist. Read more ›

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Evidence of Intel's 'Big Battlemage' GPU continues to mount, as BMG-G31 chip gets another official confirmation

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Tom's Hardware · 12/17/2025 16:19 EDT

The XPU Manager tool is for monitoring Intel's datacenter GPUs, meaning it's very likely these parts are coming soon. Read more ›

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Sales of chip production equipment to reach $156 billion by 2027 — China, Taiwan, and Korea lead intense demand

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Tom's Hardware · 12/17/2025 14:29 EDT

Driven by demand for AI and HPC accelerators, sales of chip production equipment are projected to increase through 2027. Asian countries are expected to lead the pack, according to SEMI. Read more ›

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AMD's rumored Ryzen 7 9850X3D spotted at Swiss and U.S. retailers — listings reveal preliminary price of ~$550-600, significantly higher than 9800X3D's $449 MSRP

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Tom's Hardware · 12/17/2025 11:58 EDT

The Ryzen 7 9850X3D has been spotted at two retailers with slightly different prices, suggesting it would cost between $550 to $600, which is quickly coming up with CES 2026 right around the corner. These early listings are likely inaccurate and should be taken with a huge grain of salt, especially considering that the 9800X3D launched at a $479 MSRP. Read more ›

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