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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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China holds 'emergency meetings' to discuss Nvidia H200 purchases following export rule change, report claims — ByteDance, Tencent, and Alibaba asked to assess demand

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Tom's Hardware · 12/10/2025 10:50 EDT

China convened emergency meetings with its largest technology companies on Wednesday to assess how many of Nvidia’s H200 accelerators they intend to buy. Read more ›

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Nvidia develops software-based tracking for AI GPUs to quash smuggling concerns — solution devised to prevent shipments to nations with export controls in place

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Tom's Hardware · 12/10/2025 10:21 EDT

Nvidia has quietly developed a software-based location-verification system for its Blackwell-generation GPUs that can approximate where the hardware is operating, which could prevent smuggling of AI GPUs to China. Read more ›

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This prebuilt MSI gaming PC includes 32GB of DDR5-6000 RAM and an RTX 5060 GPU for $929 — a superb value system

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Tom's Hardware · 12/10/2025 09:25 EDT

MSI's Codex R2 gaming PC is just $929, an unbelievable value in the current climate. Read more ›

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Prusa CORE One L 3D printer review: Bigger and better

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Tom's Hardware · 12/10/2025 09:18 EDT

Prusa Research releases a roomy new bed size. Read more ›

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Microsoft promises to make Windows 11 the best operating system for gaming — says it will focus on background workloads, power and scheduling, graphics stack, and drivers

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Tom's Hardware · 12/10/2025 08:56 EDT

Microsoft says Windows 11 will receive major gaming-focused enhancements in 2026, including broader support for Xbox Full Screen Experience, Auto Super Resolution for handhelds, expanded Advanced Shader Delivery, and more. Read more ›

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White House U-turn on Nvidia H200 AI accelerator exports down to Huawei's powerful new Ascend chips, report claims — U.S. committed to 'dominance of the American tech stack'

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Tom's Hardware · 12/10/2025 08:09 EDT

According to a new report, the Trump Administration's U-turn on allowing exports of the Nvidia H200 AI accelerator chip is down to competition from China's native Huawei, which offers comparable power. Read more ›

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Snapmaker Raises Millions as Chinese Big Tech Investors Pile Into 3D Printing

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Tom's Hardware · 12/10/2025 08:00 EDT

Snapmaker rides its U1 tool changer to the big leagues. Read more ›

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This £849 Asus V16 is the cheapest RTX 5060 gaming laptop you can buy right now — 10-core Intel CPU, 16GB RAM and a 1TB SSD make up this brilliant Christmas bargain

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Tom's Hardware · 12/10/2025 07:56 EDT

This 16-inch Asus V16 gaming laptop features an RTX 5060, 16GB RAM, and a 1TB SSD, and all for just £849.99. Read more ›

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Buy a Gigabyte Z890 board and 32GB of DDR5 RAM, get a free Cooler Master AIO and Star Wars Outlaws game for under $650 — incredible Newegg bundle is cheaper than buying the RAM by itself

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Tom's Hardware · 12/10/2025 07:20 EDT

Avoid outlandish DDR5 prices in this tremendous deal from Newegg. $649.99 buys an enthusiast-class Gigabyte Z890 motherboard, 32GB of DDR5-6000 RAM, a 360mm AIO, and free Star Wars Outlaws game Read more ›

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Supersonic airline outfit Boom unveils turbine for AI data centers — 42 MW Superpower turbine uses the same tech designed to power Concorde successor to Mach 1.7 at 60,000 ft

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Tom's Hardware · 12/10/2025 07:00 EDT

Superpower gas turbine will efficiently feed AI datacenters Read more ›

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Secretlab's Christmas Holiday gaming chair deals — up to $249 off select products, including deals on desks and accessories

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Tom's Hardware · 12/10/2025 06:38 EDT

Save up to $249 in Secretlab's Christmas Holiday sale. Read more ›

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Corsair builds multi-function touchscreen LCD into a $400 case — Frame 4000D enclosure gets a modular Xeneon Edge upgrade

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Tom's Hardware · 12/10/2025 06:30 EDT

Corsair ensconces a Xeneon Edge touchscreen in its Frame 4000D case Read more ›

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Nvidia Dawn and Dusk demo PC resurfaces alongside its original FX 5950 Ultra graphics card — state-of-the-art dream machine made gamers' hearts race in 2004

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Tom's Hardware · 12/10/2025 06:00 EDT

The Dawn and Dusk demo PC, an enchanting artifact dating back to when Nvidia was very firmly a gaming-first company, has resurfaced many years on. Read more ›

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2012 AMD FirePro S10000 dual-GPU card runs Arc Raiders at playable frame rates — but half of its GPU power goes unused in the process

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Tom's Hardware · 12/10/2025 05:00 EDT

YouTuber turns 2012 AMD FirePro S10000 dual-GPU workstation graphics card into a gaming GPU, capable of running Arc Raiders at more than 40 FPS. Read more ›

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Intel's upcoming Core Ultra X9 388H is up to 8.7% faster for 1T perf than Ryzen AI Max+ 395 — Panther Lake gains significant ground on Strix Halo in early Geekbench leak

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 14:04 EDT

Intel's Panther Lake family is still awaiting release, but the possible flagship chip of the bunch has been spotted on Geekbench. The Core Ultra X9 388H scores 3,057 points in the single-core test and 17,687 points in the multi-core test, racing past its Arrow Lake-H predecessor and AMD's Strix Halo. Read more ›

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Secretlab's UK Christmas gaming chair sale is here, dropping prices by up to £200 — huge discounts on desks and accessories are included too

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 13:41 EDT

You can save up to £200 on Secretlab gaming chairs, desks, and accessories, ready for Christmas. Read more ›

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3D Printing Holiday Gift Guide: What to Buy for Makers in 2025

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 12:14 EDT

Whether you're shopping for a beginner with their first machine or a seasoned hobbyist with a crowded workbench, this list highlights practical, high-impact gifts that every 3D printer owner will appreciate. Read more ›

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Arduino Uno Q Review: The board with two brains

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 12:12 EDT

Qualcomm’s recent acquisition of Arduino has introduced the Arduino Uno Q, a board that combines a Linux SBC powered by Qualcomm’s Dragonwing with an STM32 microcontroller. But are two brains better than one? Read more ›

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Semiconductor industry enters unprecedented ‘giga cycle’, says report — scale of artificial intelligence is rewriting compute, memory, networking, and storage economics all at once

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 11:59 EDT

A growing body of forecasts from AMD, Nvidia, Broadcom, and major research firms now points toward a semiconductor market that passes the trillion-dollar threshold before the decade closes. Read more ›

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Latest Steam Client Beta backport keeps Windows 7 and Windows 8 gaming PCs on life support — unofficial solution gives a lifeline to legacy users

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 10:44 EDT

Gaming enthusiast Eazy Black has backported the latest Steam beta client (December 4, 2025 build) to support Windows 7 and Windows 8. Read more ›

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