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Save $500 on this beastly gaming rig with an RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, Ryzen 7800X3D, and 32GB of RAM — Skytech's desktop gaming PC now just $1,499

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Tom's Hardware · 06/13/2026 10:29 EDT

Looking for a solid gaming PC but tired of seeing exorbitant prices on every retailer's website? We've got you covered with this prebuilt, equipped with high-quality components ready for 1440p gaming and more, with a clear upgrade path once prices settle down. Read more ›

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Creality Falcon A1 Pro 20 Watt review: Enclosed diode laser for prosumers

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Tom's Hardware · 11/05/2025 07:00 EDT

The Creality Falcon A1 Pro is a 20W laser engraver that offers automatic material focus, an integrated camera, and user-friendly software at a sub-$1,000 base price. With an upgrade path that includes a 2W IR laser for engraving metal and glass, a rotary engraver, and an air filter, the Falcon A1 Pro is a prosumer product that can grow with users over time. Read more ›

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Amazon's new armored undersea cable is fast enough to stream 12.5 million HD films simultaneously between the US and Ireland, repels attacks — Fastnet to deliver 320+ terabits per second across the Atlantic

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Tom's Hardware · 11/05/2025 07:00 EDT

Amazon's Fastnet 320 Tb/s armored cable connects U.S. and Ireland. Read more ›

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Quantum diamond scanner delivers non-invasive 3D imaging of semiconductors — EuQlid Qu-MRI could ‘save chip foundries billions of dollars’

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Tom's Hardware · 11/05/2025 07:00 EDT

EuQlid reveals a breakthrough diamond-based quantum sensing device for the non-invasive 3D imaging of semiconductors. Read more ›

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China and America's AI war isn't just about compute, it's about energy — energy subsidies promote homegrown chip push, amid data center energy squeeze

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Tom's Hardware · 11/05/2025 06:41 EDT

Local Chinese governments are issuing attractive energy subsidies to companies which use domestically produced chips in their data centers and "AI factories," in order to discourage use of international CPUs and GPUs from the likes of Nvidia. Read more ›

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Echoing Trump's sentiments, America's finance chief Bessent says the most advanced AI GPUs are restricted to home soil - China can have Blackwell chips once they're outdated

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Tom's Hardware · 11/04/2025 15:10 EDT

The U.S. Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent has highlighted a potential future where China could get its hands on Nvidia's current-gen flagship AI chips... when they're no longer the current-gen flagships. Washington is considering letting Nvidia sell Blackwell chips to China once they're outdated by at least a year or two. Read more ›

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This £139 AOC gaming monitor deal is an absolute steal for 1440p gaming with a 240Hz refresh rate — 30% saving brings it to lowest-ever price

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Tom's Hardware · 11/04/2025 12:51 EDT

Save 30% on this budget-friendly gaming monitor, boasting a QHD resolution and a 240Hz refresh rate for just under £139. Read more ›

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Save on any Newegg purchase with this excellent gift card offer — buy $100 of credit and get $15 free

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Tom's Hardware · 11/04/2025 12:49 EDT

Purchase a $100 Newegg gift card and receive a $15 gift card on top. Read more ›

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Chinese provinces offer steep power discounts to AI companies using China-made chips — country continues its aggressive push towards AI independence and homegrown silicon

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Tom's Hardware · 11/04/2025 11:40 EDT

Chinese provinces offer steep power discounts to AI companies using domestic chips Read more ›

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Nvidia unexpectedly replaces a damaged RTX 5090 GPU despite user blunder — $1,999 flagship GPU escapes paperweight status against all odds

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Tom's Hardware · 11/04/2025 11:33 EDT

A GeForce RTX 5090 owner damaged his graphics card while attempting to install a water block, but Nvidia agreed to replace it anyway. Read more ›

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2008 financial crisis prophet bets against the AI bubble with potential $1 billion payout — Michael Burry reveals put options on Nvidia and Palantir

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Tom's Hardware · 11/04/2025 11:21 EDT

Big bets are being put on the imminent decline of several big AI industry players. Read more ›

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Bewildered enthusiasts decry memory price increases of 100% or more — the AI RAM squeeze is finally starting to hit PC builders where it hurts

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Tom's Hardware · 11/04/2025 11:18 EDT

PC builders and enthusiasts are starting to notice catastrophic increases in the price of RAM kits. Read more ›

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Windows 10 update incorrectly tells some users they've reached end-of-life, despite having extended support — Microsoft confirms message sent to Enterprise, Pro, and Education users in error

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Tom's Hardware · 11/04/2025 10:12 EDT

Users over the weekend reported seeing incorrect end-of-life messages on Windows 10 despite either being enrolled in the ESU program or running Enterprise/LTSC versions of the OS that are automatically set to receive security updates for a few more years. Microsoft has already said this was a bug and pushed a cloud configuration fix. Read more ›

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Huawei launches new homegrown PCs with homemade Chinese CPUs and operating systems

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Tom's Hardware · 11/04/2025 09:00 EDT

Huawei has launched its new Qingyun W515y and W585y desktop systems, powered by the Kirin 9000X processor. Read more ›

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ASRock X870 LiveMixer Wifi motherboard review: Connectivity for the creator

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Tom's Hardware · 11/04/2025 09:00 EDT

The X870 LiveMixer is designed for creators who use lots of USB ports and need room for expansion cards. It’s priced right and checks a lot of key boxes, but there is a lot of lane-sharing between storage and PCIe/USB. Read more ›

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On this day in 1988, the Morris worm infected 10% of the Internet within 24 hours — worm slithered out and sparked a new era in cybersecurity

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Tom's Hardware · 11/04/2025 08:45 EDT

Cornell graduate student Robert Tappan Morris unleashed his eponymous worm upon the Internet 37 years ago, changing the face of cybersecurity. Read more ›

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Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch reusable "fabships" for orbital chip manufacturing experiments — 'the ultimate egg drop challenge,' Besxar's orbital chipmaking experiments to occur over 12 launches

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Tom's Hardware · 11/04/2025 08:30 EDT

The new D.C.-based startup is hoping to use the vacuum of space as its clean room for chip fabrication. Read more ›

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3D printing enthusiast creates camera with a gutted optical mouse's sensor — lo-fi 30x30 pixel camera took 65 hours to build

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Tom's Hardware · 11/04/2025 08:15 EDT

A 3D printing enthusiast has made a cute, functional lo-fi digital camera using an optical sensor salvaged from a discarded mouse PCB. Read more ›

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xTool Black Friday Laser Deals on premium laser cutters and engravers are available now — essential kit for the serious crafter

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Tom's Hardware · 11/04/2025 08:07 EDT

The Black Friday discounts for xTool have already started. Find discounts on xTool's range of Laser printers and cutters. Read more ›

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HyperX Pulsefire Saga Pro Review: Modular, but slightly behind

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Tom's Hardware · 11/04/2025 08:05 EDT

HyperX's modular wireless mouse comes with swappable parts in the box and up to a 4,000 Hz wireless polling rate, but it doesn't really stand out. Read more ›

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DRAM prices surge 171% year-over-year, outpacing the price of gold — AI demand drives massive price increases as shortage takes hold

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 11/04/2025 08:00 EDT

DRAM prices are skyrocketing out of control, with contract prices increased by a whopping 171% for the year. Read more ›

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