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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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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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This DDR4 RAM and B550 motherboard bundle saves you $110 — 32GB of G.Skill Ripjaws memory paired with Asus's TUF gaming mobo for only $199

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 09:42 EDT

Newegg's Asus B550 motherboard and G.Skill Ripjaws DDR4 RAM bundle saves you $110 Read more ›

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This GitHub script claims to wipe all of Windows 11's AI features in seconds — "RemoveWindowsAI" can disable every single AI feature in the OS, from Copilot to Recall and more

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 09:21 EDT

If you've been unhappy with the direction Microsoft has taken Windows, offering no meaningful improvements beyond AI and aesthetics, then, well, not much can be done about that. But, at least you can disable all the AI features that seem to have populated every corner of the OS, with a simple script from GitHub. Read more ›

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HAVN BF360 Flow case review: Air scoop design delivers low GPU temps

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 09:00 EDT

HAVN’s BF360 Flow PC case is focused on GPU temperatures, using two large 180mm intake fans, directed by a ramp, to deliver the best performance possible. Read more ›

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Intel boosts India's chip push with new Tata Group strategic partnership — includes manufacturing and packaging of Intel products for local markets

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 08:33 EDT

Intel’s new partnership with Tata signals a transformative step for India’s chip ecosystem, enabling domestic manufacturing, advanced packaging, and enterprise compute solutions. Read more ›

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This £289.99 Intel Core Ultra 265K gaming CPU bundle is a huge bargain for a PC build — includes free MSI 360mm AIO cooler and Battlefield 6 code

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 08:15 EDT

You can grab this Intel Core Ultra 7 265K CPU, MSI AIO cooler, and free game bundle worth around £450 for just £289.99 right now. Read more ›

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Trump approves Nvidia H200 exports to China, with 25% fee attached — report suggests that companies will have to follow strict Beijing rules to import foreign chip, AMD and Intel to benefit from policy shift

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 07:50 EDT

The U.S. will allow Nvidia to export its H200 data center accelerators to “approved customers” in China, President Donald Trump announced on Monday. Read more ›

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Two more perps apprehended over smuggling of $160 million of Nvidia chips to China — DOJ says H100 and H200 shipments were relabelled with a fictional brand to dodge export controls

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 07:43 EDT

Several suspects have been apprehended for allegedly violating export control laws regarding the supply of Nvidia H100 and H200 AI chips to China. Read more ›

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ASML under fire for selling DUV equipment to Chinese firm with military ties, says the machines are not subject to export controls — fears grow that 'old technology' will bolster Beijing's quantum effort

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 07:39 EDT

Dutch chip manufacturing design firm, ASML, has been accused of selling chip fabrication hardware to a Chinese defence firm tied to the ruling party. Although it claims the technology was old, it has raised concerns over its potential use in developing new quantum technologies, particularly with military applications. Read more ›

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Marvell’s $5.5B Celestial AI acquisition expands its role in AI data center hardware — firm now positioned to deliver next-gen optical interconnects

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 06:57 EDT

Marvell has confirmed plans to acquire Celestial AI in a deal worth up to $5.5 billion, a figure that immediately places it among the most aggressive acquisitions in the current AI cycle. Read more ›

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Chinese vendor unveils 256GB of RAM that costs more than an MSRP RTX 5090 — Asgard's DDR5-6000 retails at an eye-watering $2,400, but is more affordable than some mainstream alternatives

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 06:00 EDT

Chinese memory vendor Asgard launches 256GB and 192GB DDR5 memory kits for $1,200 and $2,400, respectively. Read more ›

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Scavenger scores 14900KS PC with 64GB of DDR5 for less than the cost of RAM alone — $2500+ machine sells for just $600

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2025 05:00 EDT

A pawn shop in Portugal clearly didn't know the worth of what they had and ended up selling a high-end PC worth at least $2,500 with current market pricing, for just $600 to a lucky buyer. The PC includes flagship components, including two 32 GB sticks of 6000 MT/s DDR5 memory that alone costs almost $700. Read more ›

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Nvidia reportedly wins H200 exports to China — US Department of Commerce set to ease restrictions for full Hopper AI GPU

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 15:05 EDT

The U.S. government is reportedly preparing to let Nvidia ship its H200 accelerators to China, a move that could restore Nvidia’s influence in the Chinese AI market and reinforce CUDA’s dominance, but the question is if Beijing agrees to accept this hardware. Read more ›

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UK government unveils AI-driven undersea surveillance network used to find enemy subs — 'Atlantic Bastion' designed to counter Russian submarine activity

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 14:26 EDT

The UK government has unveiled the first details of Atlantic Bastion, a new undersea warfare programme designed to detect and counter Russian submarine activity across the North Atlantic. Read more ›

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Intel Arc B370 Xe3 iGPU appears on Furmark 2 — Panther Lake graphics fall 14% behind last-gen Xe2 Arc 140V

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 13:53 EDT

A Furmark 2 benchmark of Intel's upcoming B370 Xe3 iGPU, has appeared on X with underwhelming results. Intel's outgoing Arc 140V Xe2 iGPU beats the B370 by 14% in this particular benchmark. Read more ›

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Research commissioned by OpenAI and Anthropic claims that workers are more efficient when using AI — Up to one hour saved on average, as companies make bid to maintain enterprise AI spending

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 13:14 EDT

OpenAI and Anthropic claim in a pair of reports released today and earlier in the month that the use of enterprise AI tools increase productivity and corporate ROI. These studies may be damage control to counter those released by MIT and Harvard in August claiming the opposite. Read more ›

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AMD's B650 chipset isn't going anywhere, according to a new rumor — rising memory costs and softening DIY demand mean the transition to B850 may take longer than expected

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 12:35 EDT

AMD is apparently no longer telling vendors to stop B650 production in favor of B850 (and B840) due to the current component crisis. Skyrocketing DDR5 prices have caused a steep decline in new motherboard sales, which has reportedly influenced the Red Team to continute to make and sell B650 boards for now, helping consumers still select the cheaper option. Read more ›

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The Senate's new SAFE bill is set to curb access to advanced chips to China, but that won't slow down the AI war — training workloads still heavily rely on Nvidia, while alternatives remain inefficient

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 12:09 EDT

Even as U.S. and Chinese lawmakers make it harder for Nvidia to sell its chips to Chinese customers, the alternatives aren't able to offer a competitive product. With smuggling and obfuscated shipment routing making it possible to get around blocks and barriers, it may be that Nvidia remains the dominant training hardware provider in the region. Read more ›

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Researcher finds Chinese KVM switch has serious security flaws — Sipeed's switch allows for audio recording and has other serious security flaws

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 11:55 EDT

A Slovenian security researcher has published an analysis of Sipeed’s NanoKVM that raises far-reaching concerns about the €30-€60 remote management device. Read more ›

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Splave's Cave: Overclocking the Asus RTX 5090 Astral and setting the 3DMark Port Royal world record

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2025 10:51 EDT

Overclocker Splave documents the trials and tribulations of overclocking the RTX 5090 Astral from Asus, resulting in a 3DMark world record. Read more ›

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