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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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Gigabyte drops 2TB SSD to all-time low around $0.10 per GB — Aorus Gen5 14000 SSD now at $208

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Tom's Hardware · 10/26/2025 10:21 EDT

The 2TB Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 14000 SSD drops to just $208.68, saving you over $45 from its original MSRP. Read more ›

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‘Never in your life buy a 5090 Founders Edition’: repair tech slams Nvidia’s flagship card design for train wreck melting 16-pin power connector

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Tom's Hardware · 10/26/2025 09:09 EDT

The GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition is Nvidia’s flagship GPU, but one repair technician says it comes with a hidden flaw that makes it one of the worst designs he’s seen. Read more ›

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Kingston Fury Renegade G5 2TB SSD Review: The Renegade is Back

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Tom's Hardware · 10/26/2025 09:00 EDT

The Kingston Fury Renegade G5 is efficient and performs well with no real downsides. It’s fast and hides no unpleasant surprises. Read more ›

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Microsoft's decision to axe Windows 10 is driving Apple PC sales growth — users buy Macs instead of AI PCs despite Microsoft’s push for Copilot+ PCs

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 10/26/2025 08:24 EDT

Counterpoint Research data shows a massive jump in Mac sales in the same quarter that support for Microsoft Windows 10 ended. Read more ›

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8-bit PC Hercules Graphics Card from 1984 gets revisited — Hercules GPU from the IBM era shaped the modern graphics we know today

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Tom's Hardware · 10/26/2025 07:30 EDT

The Hercules Graphics Card, released in 1982, was revolutionary for its time because it combined two popular video modes used in IBM PCs across the corporate world. It could display both sharp text and graphics quickly, thanks to its 32KB frame buffer, offering the best of both worlds in an era when compromise led the conversation. Read more ›

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Cooler Master apologizes for telling users to pry apart melting-prone 16-pin connectors to fix them, instructs customer support teams to stop recommending modifications — company also discontinues problematic right-angle connector

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Tom's Hardware · 10/26/2025 07:00 EDT

Cooler Master has provided an update stating it is no longer producing its problematic right-angle 12V-2x6 power plug. The company also corrected its customer support staff to stop recommending power connector modifications to its customers. Read more ›

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Creator makes Wi-Fi sound like dial-up Internet — uses Raspberry Pi and 2-watt speaker to convert digital data into analog signals

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Tom's Hardware · 10/26/2025 06:30 EDT

This Raspberry Pi project captures Wi-Fi data and then blasts it out as sound to make it feel like you're connecting via a dial-up modem. Read more ›

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Nexperia's China parent Wingtech declares cash-flow risk despite massive 280% profit surge - car production shutdowns loom as Dutch state tightens grip

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Tom's Hardware · 10/26/2025 06:00 EDT

Wingtech, the Chinese parent company of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia, has warned investors of a potential cash flow squeeze if it fails to regain operational control of its European subsidiary. Read more ›

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Get nearly $600 off on this RTX 5090 gaming PC blowout sale — a high-end gaming setup featuring a Core Ultra 9 285K CPU, 64GB RAM, and a 2TB SSD

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Tom's Hardware · 10/25/2025 12:46 EDT

Thanks to a discount code, a Legion RTX 5090 desktop is available for a massive $590 discount off the list price. Read more ›

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Over-the-top Warhammer 40K edition gaming chair on sale, flagship gaming chair for under $600

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Tom's Hardware · 10/25/2025 10:20 EDT

Secretlab's excellent Titan Evo, adorned in Ultramarine colors to form the Warhammer 40K special edition, is now on sale for less than $600. Discounted $70 from its original price and backed by a 3-year warranty, this chair is an unrequited celebration of the game, while offering a comfortable place for your butt to rest. Read more ›

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New stablecoin connects crypto investors to real-world Nvidia AI GPUs that earn money by renting out compute power to AI devs — USD.AI lets crypto investors make bank off AI compute rentals

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Tom's Hardware · 10/25/2025 09:28 EDT

USD.AI is a new DeFi protocol that lets you invest your stablecoin in an AI data center, with each investment tied to a real Nvidia AI GPU. Read more ›

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This RGB PC in a plastic jug is uncomfortably beguiling — $150 build armed with an Xeon chip is literally bottlenecked

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Tom's Hardware · 10/25/2025 08:59 EDT

A full $150 RGB ‘gaming PC’ build in a translucent plastic jug has been showcased on social media. Read more ›

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Skyrocketing costs for memory will jack up smartphone prices — Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi warns of higher prices for new devices

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Tom's Hardware · 10/25/2025 08:52 EDT

Xiaomi President Lu Weibing stated in a social media post that the rising costs of memory chips are far beyond expectations and could intensify further. Read more ›

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Asus ROG Strix XG248QSG Ace 610 Hz gaming monitor review: A new frame rate frontier

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Tom's Hardware · 10/25/2025 08:00 EDT

Asus explores a new frame rate frontier with its 610 Hz ROG Strix XG248QSG Ace. It’s a 24-inch TN FHD panel with Adaptive-Sync, two kinds of ELMB blur reduction, HDR and wide gamut color. Read more ›

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AMD first entered the CPU market with reverse-engineered Intel 8080 clone 50 years ago — the Am9080 cost 50 cents apiece to make, but sold for $700

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 10/25/2025 07:21 EDT

The chip which paved the way for AMD’s illustrious future in the CPU business entered mass production 50 years ago. Read more ›

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Microsoft for Startups exec says ‘my whole job is begging for GPUs,it's been that way since 2020’ — says that AI bubble doomsters are deluded

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 10/25/2025 07:00 EDT

Technical Business Development for Startups lead at Microsoft complains 'my whole job is begging for GPUs.' Read more ›

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Power up your PC like a fighter jet — enthusiast demos 'an unnecessary complicated way of starting your PC'

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Tom's Hardware · 10/25/2025 06:48 EDT

A Redditor has developed a nifty device you can 3D print and set up to power a PC uniquely. Read more ›

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Microsoft responds to Gaming Copilot controversy, says it uses screenshots to understand in-game events, not for training AI models — optional feature can be turned off, but not easily uninstalled

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Tom's Hardware · 10/25/2025 06:30 EDT

Microsoft said that the Gaming Copilot in the Game Bar only uses screenshots of your game to understand what's going on, not for training itself. Read more ›

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Ludicrous $6 billion Counter Strike 2 skins market crashes, loses $3 billion overnight - game update destroys inventories, collapses market

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Tom's Hardware 1 place · 10/25/2025 06:00 EDT

Counter-Strike 2 received an update yesterday that prompted the worst market crash in the game's history. Cosmetics worth over $6 billion fell to almost $3 billion after Valve made it easier to acquire them. Less scarcity means lower barrier of entry, but it also means less desirability for traders who'd invested everything into the game. Read more ›

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Saying goodbye to Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1080 Ti as it rides into the sunset - we benchmark 2017's hottest graphics card against some modern GPUs

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Tom's Hardware · 10/25/2025 06:00 EDT

We check in on Nvidia’s most famous graphics card ever as support ends. Read more ›

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