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AMD B650 expansion cards hit retail starting at $199 — add four M.2 PCIe 4.0 slots and 11 USB ports to any PC with a PCIe slot

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Tom's Hardware · 06/06/2026 12:29 EDT

A couple of new add-in cards exemplify the trend of slapping AMD's Promontory 21 chipset onto a card for extra I/O expansion. Read more ›

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AMD, Intel, and TI are ‘merchants of death’ says lawyer representing Ukrainian civilians — five new suits complain that Russian drones and missiles continue to use high-tech components from these brands

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · 12/13/2025 07:00 EDT

Five lawsuits were filed in Texas this week, putting some of the biggest names in PC tech under an uncomfortable spotlight, as their components are still being found in Russian weaponry. Read more ›

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Nvidia weighs expanding H200 production as new China orders rush in, report claims — ByteDance and Alibaba listed as suitors for 'large orders' in the wake of sanctions lift

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 13:01 EDT

Nvidia is evaluating whether to increase production of its H200 data center GPUs after demand from Chinese customers is expected to exceed current supply. Read more ›

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Oracle reportedly delays several new OpenAI data centers because of shortages — tight material and labor supply frustrate expansion plans, possibly by a year or more

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 12:50 EDT

Oracle reportedly delays some of the data centers for OpenAI from 2027 to 2028, citing labor and materials shortages. Read more ›

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Jump on $740 worth of hardware, including $410 worth of DDR5 RAM, in this $480 Newegg AM5 bundle — 32GB offering also includes an X870E motherboard and even a free 240mm AIO cooler

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 12:29 EDT

Save money on RAM with this Newegg combo deal that pairs 32GB of DDR5 RAM with an X870E motherboard, and free 240mm AIO cooler for just $480 Read more ›

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Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 9 290K Plus spotted at Indian retailer — listings appear to corroborate prior leaks but don't reveal pricing or new info for upcoming Arrow Lake refresh

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 12:25 EDT

We've gotten our first retail appearance of the Arrow Lake refresh family, listed at an Indian retailer but with barely any information. The specs mentioned seem regurgitated from existing media coverage and leaks, and there's no price, but at least the vendor is promising a 3-year warranty. Read more ›

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Huawei's latest mobile is armed with China's most advanced process node to date despite using blacklisted chipmaker — Huawei Kirin 9030 mobile SoC made on SMIC N+3 process, but can't compete with 5nm node

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 11:24 EDT

TechInsights says Huawei's Kirin 9030 is built on SMIC’s N+3 process: an incremental, DUV-based extension of its 7nm-class technology that pushes density without EUV but falls well short of true 5nm nodes amid rising yield challenges. Read more ›

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This ginormous 28TB Seagate hard drive offers unbeatable value storage for just under £15 per TB — pre-order this shuckable external HDD for only £419.99 at Amazon

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 11:07 EDT

Seagate's 28TB Expansion HDD gives you a huge amount of backup storage for just under £15 per TB. Read more ›

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Framework raises DDR5 RAM upgrade prices by 50% amid DRAM shortage — only for Laptop DIY edition, says prices will likely rise again

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 10:57 EDT

Framework, the computer manufacturer, has recently raised the price of the DDR5 memory options available for the Framework Laptop DIY Edition by 50%. Read more ›

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Photonic latch memory could enable optical processor caches that run up to 60 GHz, twenty times faster than standard caches — optical SRAM stores and outputs data entirely as light, but density challenges remain

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 10:39 EDT

Researchers from the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have demonstrated what they describe as the first regenerative photonic memory latch. Read more ›

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Intel tests chipmaking tools from sanctioned China-focused tool maker, report claims — move could raise political and national security concerns, firm was backed by CEO Lip-Bu Tan's investment firm

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 09:15 EDT

Intel has evaluated wet etch tools from ACM Research for its 14A fabrication process, raising political and national security concerns. Read more ›

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This $549 Acer gaming laptop is simply unbeatable value with Nvidia RTX 5050 GPU and 16GB RAM — rival model also on sale for $50 more, featuring AMD Ryzen CPU and 1200p display

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 09:00 EDT

There's a huge discount on two Acer Nitro V gaming laptops right now with one of Nvidia's latest GeForce RTX GPUs, starting from an impossible-to-beat $549. Read more ›

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China mulls $70 billion domestic chip fabrication injection, would be largest of any government semiconductor investment — Huawei and Cambricon among candidates in push to compete with Nvidia, other U.S. firms

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 08:07 EDT

China is considering investing up to an additional $70 billion in its domestic chip manufacturers in an effort to better compete with US firms like Nvidia. Although exact figures and investment strategies have yet to be decided, this move would be in line with China's "whole nation" approach to tackling its chip shortages. Read more ›

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Acer Predator X34 X0 34-inch Mini LED 200 Hz gaming monitor review: Ultra wide, ultra fast, and ultra bright

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 08:00 EDT

The 34-inch ultra-wide genre gets a new member from Acer, the Predator X34 X0 200 Hz Mini LED Gaming Monitor. It sports 3440x1440 resolution, Adaptive-Sync Quantum Dot color, HDR 1000, and a 1500R curve. Read more ›

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MSI's RTX 5070 GPU falls $50 below its MSRP launch price — grab one quickly via Walmart while stocks last

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 07:10 EDT

Grab an RTX 5070 from MSI for just $499, $50 below the MSRP launch price. Limited stock available at Walmart. Read more ›

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Here are the top ten PowerShell commands in Windows that will get you started

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 07:00 EDT

PowerShell is a powerful tool and if you want to be a Windows power user, you need to learn it, so here are the top ten PowerShell commands to get you started. Read more ›

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Rivian unveils its own in-house RAP1 AI chip and ACM3 self-driving platform—automaker one-ups Tesla with LiDAR support

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 06:30 EDT

Rivian's ACM3 module and RAP1 chip outshine Tesla with LiDAR support Read more ›

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Cambricon targets 500,000 AI chips in 2026 as China accelerates domestic hardware push — low yields and limited HBM supply could threaten chip ambitions

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 06:00 EDT

Cambricon Technologies is preparing one of the most aggressive production ramp-ups attempted by a Chinese AI chipmaker. Read more ›

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Nintendo Switch 2 RAM prices rise 41%, NAND flash up 8% — console giant shares nosedive in face of increased cost warnings

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Tom's Hardware · 12/12/2025 06:00 EDT

Nintendo loses $14b market cap thanks to RAM shortage Read more ›

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'Outlet' RAM sold in Japan as new with huge markups, scuffed packaging — Crucial DDR5-5600 64GB kit commands $600 overseas as AI shortage bites

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Tom's Hardware · 12/11/2025 12:01 EDT

Japanese retailer Sofmap offloads Crucial's Pro DDR5-5600 C46 64GB (2x32GB) memory kit for $602.74. Read more ›

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Hoto's electric screwdriver set is a hobbyist's ultimate Christmas gift for less than £29 — record-low price for 12-bit precision kit with USB-C charging, perfect for PC builds and DIY

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Tom's Hardware · 12/11/2025 11:23 EDT

Grab this impressive Hoto NEX O1 Pro mini electric screwdriver set with 12 bits at a record-low price Read more ›

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