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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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Intel, AMD, and MediaTek reportedly among TSMC's 2nm early adopters — company said to have 15 customers lined up for new process tech

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 15:15 EDT

TSMC’s upcoming 2nm-class node has attracted around 15 customers — mostly in high-performance computing — making it the company’s most widely adopted leading-edge process at this stage, with Apple, AMD, Intel, and MediaTek among the early adopters. Read more ›

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Bambu Lab's X1C color 3D printer is 33% off in combo deal — $1,099 nets you the printer, multicolor AMS 2 Pro attachment, and filament buffer

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 13:18 EDT

Get the complete color-3D printing setup in this colossal combo saving deal at Bambu Lab Read more ›

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The Taliban begins implementing fiber optic internet ban to ‘prevent immorality’ in Afghanistan — swathes of the country plunged into cyberspace darkness

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 13:02 EDT

Afghanistan’s fiber networks are being disconnected by the governing Taliban to 'prevent immorality.' Read more ›

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FSR 4 modded to run on RDNA 2 GPUs improves image quality by "leaps and bounds," but carries 10-20% worse performance —AMD's leaked source code turns into modding frenzy

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 12:24 EDT

FSR 4 is supposed to only work on RX 9000 series GPUs, but modders were quick to figure out how to run it on older RDNA graphics cards when AMD accidentally published the entire source code on GitHub. Several users have since tested their GPUs with tweaked DLLs, with all results pointing toward improved visuals at the cost of worse FPS. Read more ›

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Samsung earns Nvidia certification for its HBM3 memory — stock jumps 5% as company finally catches up to SK hynix and Micron in HBM3E production

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 12:19 EDT

Samsung's HBM3E finally got the coveted Nvidia certification for use in its AI accelerators. Read more ›

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China bets on DUV as EUV blockade reshapes chipmaking — but it won't dethrone ASML's advanced lithography, for now

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 11:34 EDT

U.S. pressure has cut China off from ASML’s EUV tools, forcing SMIC and peers to stretch DUV and build local scanners. It may be costly now, but it could be key to the country's road to self-reliance in semiconductor manufacturing. Read more ›

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Japanese city implements two-hour daily recreational smartphone usage limit — ordinance comes into effect from October 1, no enforcement or penalties proposed

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 10:59 EDT

A draft ordinance, proposing a limit of two hours of recreational smartphone use, passed a vote in Toyoaki City, Japan. Read more ›

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Twitch streamer raising money for cancer treatment has funds stolen by malware-ridden Steam game — BlockBlasters title stole $150,000 from hundreds of players

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 10:49 EDT

Twitch streamer "RastalandTV" had $32,000 worth of cryptocurrency stolen via malware hidden in a Steam game. Read more ›

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$37 billion 'Stargate of China' project takes shape — country is converting farmland into data centers to centralize AI compute power

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 08:50 EDT

China is building its own Stargate in the Wuhu region, where an island is being converted from farmland into massive data centers for a bunch of companies. These servers are close to upper-class urban centers on purpose; they will speed up inference in these regions, while China works to link together remote data centers otherwise. Read more ›

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Prusa’s mobile slicer now works with competitors' 3D printers — new EasyPrint tool works with Bambu, Creality, and more

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 08:04 EDT

A new Pursa mobile slicer update brings support for competitor 3D printers, including Bambu. Read more ›

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Rare wooden-cased Apple-1 computer blasts past auctioneer estimate — sells for almost half a million dollars

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 07:48 EDT

A very rare Apple-1 computer sold for a significant amount more money than auctioneer estimates, in Boston this weekend. Read more ›

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The future of DRAM: From DDR5 advancements to future ICs

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 07:38 EDT

DDR5 continues to evolve with higher speeds, larger capacities, and new technologies like CUDIMMs and MRDIMMs, solidifying its dominance through the decade as DDR6 remains years away. Read more ›

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Why packaging is a huge part of Nvidia's $5B Intel deal — Foveros could speed up market delivery

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Tom's Hardware · 09/22/2025 07:22 EDT

Nvidia’s newly announced $5 billion partnership with Intel hinges not on fab capacity, but advanced packaging. By tapping Intel’s Foveros and EMIB technologies, Nvidia can accelerate the rollout of next-gen AI SoCs. Read more ›

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Snag this 27-inch QHD Asus TUF gaming monitor for just $229 — the lowest price we've ever seen for it

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 13:40 EDT

The Asus TUF Gaming monitor (VG27AQM1A) is available at Amazon for one of its lowest prices ever—$229 instead of its usual $329. Read more ›

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Microsoft’s pivotal Windows NT 3.5 release made it a serious contender, 31 years ago today

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 12:11 EDT

We cast a glance back at Windows' forebears, as it was 31 years ago today that Windows NT 3.5 released to the public. Read more ›

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SoftBank beams 5G to phones from the sky in successful stratospheric test flight

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 11:55 EDT

SoftBank successfully delivered end-to-end 5G connectivity to standard smartphones using an airborne base station, in a live field trial conducted in June, above Hachijō Island, Japan. Read more ›

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Notorious software bug was killing people 40 years ago — at least three people died after radiation doses that were 100x too strong from the buggy Therac-25 radiation therapy machine

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 11:40 EDT

Often cited as the world’s first lethal software bug, at least three people died between 1985 and 1987, after receiving doses of radiation that were 100x too powerful. Read more ›

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Amazon sends a literal brick to a customer in lieu of the RTX 5080 they ordered — the latest cautionary tale in the line of 'commingling' inventory scams

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 11:20 EDT

A Redditor just showcased themselves receiving a brick instead of the PNY GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card they ordered. The brick came wrapped in an anti-static bag, which further suggests that it was possibly a return item that Amazon didn't check the contents of. As long as the weight matched, the bricked 5080 shipped... Read more ›

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Commodore 64 Ultimate eclipses 10,000 units sold milestone — rebooted firm gives huge thank you to fans

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 11:05 EDT

Commodore 64 Ultimate sales eclipse the 10,000 units sold milestone. Read more ›

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Radeon RX 9070 gains 25% performance in synthetic benchmarks using RX 9070 XT vBIOS

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Tom's Hardware · 09/21/2025 10:47 EDT

Flashing the XT BIOS breathes new life into the RX 9070, though stability isn’t guaranteed. Read more ›

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