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PC hobbyist charged $684 in tariffs on $355 shipment of parts as low-value import exemptions vanish - de minimis exemption expiration poses big problems for the holiday season

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Tom's Hardware · 11/17/2025 07:00 EDT

A PC hobbyist says he was hit with a $684 tariff bill on a $355 shipment of retro computing parts, in what appears to be a growing pattern tied to changes in federal import rules. Read more ›

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Nvidia's excellent RTX 5070 is selling for an all-time low price of just $489 on Walmart — Get PNY's overclocked variant with a solid, triple-fan cooler on sale right now

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Tom's Hardware · 11/16/2025 11:46 EDT

The RTX 5070 is one of the best midrange GPUs you can buy but it's often been overshadowed by the more competitive RX 9070 from AMD due to the latter's memory pool. Now, at its lowest price ever, the RTX 5070 has just become a lot more exciting, especially with Nvidia's superior driver suite and features like frame-gen in mind. Read more ›

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Asus, MSI, other manufacturers panic-buying RAM stocks, while major memory chipmakers rake in profits — massive demand for HBM and RDIMM for data centers driving shortage

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Tom's Hardware · 11/16/2025 10:45 EDT

Asus, MSI, and other PC manufacturers are now purchasing memory chips from the spot market to shore up their inventories as memory supplies tighten. Read more ›

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The NVMe Destroyinator can wipe 16 NVMe drives simultaneously at speeds up to 64 GB/s — it could be the data shredder of your dreams, or nightmares

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Tom's Hardware · 11/16/2025 10:25 EDT

The NVMe Destroyinator can securely wipe up to 16 NVMe drives at once at 64 GB/sec. Read more ›

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Microsoft Windows boss posts lackluster response to ‘agentic OS’ backlash — Microsoft is working to address broad problems with the OS

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Tom's Hardware · 11/16/2025 10:05 EDT

For both your everyday and power users alike, the gap between messaging and actual, measurable action in response to criticism remains stark. Read more ›

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Intel's upcoming Arrow Lake desktop refresh detailed in new leak — Core Ultra 290K Plus, 270K Plus, & 250K Plus will ship with improved clocks and more E-cores, along with DDR5-7200 support

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Tom's Hardware · 11/16/2025 09:50 EDT

We're expecting at least three new SKUs in the Arrow Lake refresh that Intel is cooking up behind the scenes, with decent improvements across the board in terms of better memory support and higher clock speeds. The Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, in particular, looks to be almost on par with a current-gen 285K if this leak is to be believed. Read more ›

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Elecom releases Huge Plus trackball mouse with massive 52mm ball and 10 programmable buttons — now comes with wireless connectivity

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Tom's Hardware · 11/16/2025 09:14 EDT

Elecom just upgraded its top-of-the-line 7.2-inch long trackball mouse. Read more ›

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SilverStone takes the wraps off the FLP03, its latest homage to beige 1980s PC design — retro micro-ATX case has modern amenities

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Tom's Hardware · 11/16/2025 08:20 EDT

SilverStone surprises EXPO 2025 Japan attendees with an early appearance of the unannounced FLP03 PC case. Read more ›

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Intel's next-gen Granite Rapids-WS server CPU lineup leaked — Xeon 654 18-core chip posts solid numbers in early Geekbench listing

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Tom's Hardware · 11/16/2025 08:00 EDT

Heating up the HEDT/wokstation market, SKUs from Intel's Granite Rapids-WS lineup have reportedly leaked, with the top-end Xeon 698X model likely to feature 128 cores, beating AMD's 96-core flagship Threadripper 9995WX. Intel's "extreme" tier Xeon CPUs are gunning for the top spot after years of stagnation. Read more ›

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The MP944 was the ‘real’ world’s first microprocessor, but it was top secret for nearly 30 years — F-14 Tomcat's chip lived in the shadow of the Intel 4004, but was eight times faster

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · 11/16/2025 07:30 EDT

The real 'world's first microprocessor' was a classified military secret for nearly 30 years. Read more ›

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Wolfenstein 3D publisher recalls fight to distribute game in Germany — porn stores and plain packaging came to the rescue of 1990s FPS gamers

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Tom's Hardware · 11/16/2025 07:00 EDT

The publisher of Wolfenstein 3D has recalled the struggle to distribute copies of this seminal FPS game in Germany back in the early 1990s. Read more ›

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 campaign requires a constant online connection and has zero checkpoints — mission levels are designed for four, necessitating repetitive tasks if you play alone

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Tom's Hardware · 11/15/2025 13:25 EDT

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7's approach to its single-player campaign has got players complaining. Read more ›

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Asus' luxurious RTX 5090 GPU is twice as expensive as Nvidia Founders Edition — ROG Matrix Platinum GeForce RTX 5090 launches at $3,999 with just 1,000 units available

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Tom's Hardware · 11/15/2025 12:51 EDT

The top-of-the-line Asus ROG Matrix RTX 5090 is priced at $3,999 and will be available in only 1,000 units worldwide. Read more ›

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One of the best PCIe 4.0 SSDs we’ve tested is down to 7 cents per GB – the WD Black SN850X 2TB drops down to $139

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Tom's Hardware · 11/15/2025 11:51 EDT

The WD Black SN850X continues to stand out thanks to its strong sustained performance, improved efficiency, and full PS5 support. Read more ›

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Five convicted for helping North Korean IT workers pose as Americans and secure jobs at U.S. firms — over 240 companies were victimized by the scam

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Tom's Hardware · 11/15/2025 10:00 EDT

Five individuals were convicted of various crimes, including wire fraud conspiracy and aggravated identity theft, for facilitating the illegal remote employment of North Korean workers. Read more ›

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LG Ultra Gear 45GX950A OLED gaming monitor review: Extreme curve with premium performance

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Tom's Hardware · 11/15/2025 08:14 EDT

LG’s Ultra Gear 45GX950A is a very curvy OLED gaming monitor with a 21:9 45-inch screen running at 5120x2160 pixels. It also delivers 165 Hz, 330 Hz at 2560x1080 pixels, Adaptive-Sync, DisplayHDR 400 and wide gamut color. Read more ›

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Major Bitcoin mining firm pivoting to AI, plans to fully abandon crypto mining by 2027 as miners convert to AI en masse — Bitfarm to leverage 341 megawatt capacity for AI following $46 million Q3 loss

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Tom's Hardware · 11/15/2025 08:00 EDT

Bitfarm says that it will convert its Washington Bitcoin mining facility into an AI data center and exit crypto mining completely in a couple of years. Read more ›

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Manufacturers reportedly delaying launch of new memory modules due to massive price crunch — products slated for 4Q25 now expected to arrive in 2026

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Tom's Hardware · 11/15/2025 07:40 EDT

Memory module manufacturers are allegedly postponing the launch of new kits because of the lack of supply. Read more ›

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$10,000 RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell workstation GPU reportedly snaps under its own weight during transit, severs PCIe connector — lack of replacement parts renders card useless despite its modular design

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · 11/15/2025 07:20 EDT

A PC repair tech has detailed how a $10,000 RTX Pro 6000 GPU reportedly snapped under its own weight, breaking the PCIe connector and rendering the card useless. Read more ›

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Vintage 3dfx Voodoo 2 cards may inevitably fail due to pyroelectric capacitors — retrocomputing channel investigates and recommends preventive maintenance

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Tom's Hardware · 11/15/2025 07:00 EDT

Voodoo 2 cards will inexorably fail in time thanks to pyro-electric capacitors Read more ›

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