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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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Building in the Thermaltake Tower 250 made me furious about one design flaw that could be easily solved — cramped cable cut-outs and inaccessible I/O

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 14:47 EDT

After building in the Thermaltake Tower 250, I found that the ITX PC case has one issue that drove me mad: the Motherboard I/O is difficult to access. Read more ›

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Asus gives us the PCIe finger — teases new concept that boosts motherboard GPU slot power to 250W

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 14:43 EDT

Asus teases a new concept design that pushes a PCIe slot to 250 watts of power delivery through modifications to its five 12V pins. The concept could make cableless GPUs more mainstream if it becomes widely adopted in the future. Read more ›

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Nvidia CEO Huang says upcoming DGX Spark systems are powered by N1 silicon — confirms GB10 Superchip and N1/N1X SoCs are identical

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 14:27 EDT

Nvidia's long-rumoed N1 SoC, featuring ARM-based CPU cores from MediaTek and Blackwell-based GPU cores, has now been confirmed as the same chip as the GB10 Superchip. They both share similar, if not identical, specs and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has just said that DGX Spark (which has the GB10) is powered by N1. Read more ›

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GeForce RTX 50-series GPUs are finally selling at and below MSRP — RTX 5070 dips below $549

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 12:35 EDT

Pricing for some of Nvidia's GeForce RTX 50-series (codenamed Blackwell) gaming graphics cards has stabilized. Read more ›

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AMD silently launches RX 7700 non-XT with 16 GB VRAM — New RDNA 3 GPU uses nerfed Navi 32 die, offers reduced performance and increased power draw

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 11:27 EDT

AMD has just launched the RX 7700 non-XT with 16 GB memory and binned down specs compared to the RX 7700 XT. It's considerably slower in gaming, takes more power than the RX 7700 XT, but has increased VRAM that could make it a hit for AI. Pricing and availability are up in the air. Read more ›

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Intel says it remains committed to its Arc graphics project — 'Intel will continue to have GPU product offerings'

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 10:57 EDT

Intel issued a press statement stating that it remains committed to developing its Arc GPUs. Read more ›

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Researchers 3D print lightweight ceramic fuel cell — suggests alternative power source for the aerospace industry

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 09:56 EDT

Researchers from the Technical University of Denmark have created a 3D printing process that creates efficient, lightweight fuel cells that could transform the aerospace industry. Read more ›

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I've been using Linux for a quarter of a century, so why do I keep coming back to Ubuntu?

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 09:54 EDT

Ubuntu Linux has formed a large part of my Linux journey, and I think it is the best Linux for all levels of users. Read more ›

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Nvidia wants 10Gbps HBM4 to blunt AMD’s MI450, report claims — company said to be pushing suppliers for more bandwidth

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 09:52 EDT

Nvidia is reportedly pressing its memory vendors to push beyond JEDEC’s official HBM4 baseline, reportedly requesting 10Gb/s-per-pin stacks for its 2026 Vera Rubin platform. Read more ›

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$115 million ransomware hacker arrested over extortion attacks — Scattered Spider alumnus allegedly involved in over 120 computer network intrusions targeting 47 U.S. entities

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 07:56 EDT

A British National has been arrested and accused of helping to facilitate over $155 million in exploitation and blackmail attacks against U.S. and British companies. The 19-year-old has ties to the infamous Scattered Spider hacking group. Read more ›

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I have the most luxurious standing desk imaginable, but I can't quite bring myself to game while standing

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 07:00 EDT

I have a $1,000 sit-stand desk designed for gaming, so why do I never stand up to game? Read more ›

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Nvidia drops a cool $900 million on Enfabrica tech and hiring its CEO, report claims — AI networking chip company boasts capacity to connect 100,000 GPUs together

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 06:56 EDT

Nvidia has hired the CEO of AI networking chip company, Enfabrica, alongside a number of other staff for $900 million. The deal will also give Nvidia a license to use the unique technology, which the developers claim can link up 100,000 GPUs. Read more ›

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Here's how I installed Windows 11 using a nano-sized 2.4GB ISO — final install weighed in at a mere 8.36GB, two-thirds the size of a normal Windows install, courtesy of Nano11 Builder

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 06:00 EDT

Using some custom scripts and a base Windows 11 ISO install image, just how much can you remove and keep a functional operating system? Read more ›

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Huawei unveils Atlas 950 SuperCluster, touting 1 FP4 ZettaFLOPS performance for AI inference and 524 FP8 ExaFLOPS for AI training — features hundreds of thousands of 950DT APUs

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Tom's Hardware · 09/19/2025 05:53 EDT

Huawei has outlined its roadmap for Zettascale AI systems that will rely on hundreds of thousands and then millions of AI accelerators. Read more ›

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Ditching Windows 10? Here's how I installed Windows 11, removed AI, and stripped out unnecessary features using Flyoobe

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 09/19/2025 05:00 EDT

Flyoobe offers a convenient way to install Windows 11 on computers that don’t meet Microsoft’s requirements. But that’s not all. Flyoobe can also be used to tweak Windows 11, remove AI components, and get the best Windows 11 experience on even elderly hardware. Read more ›

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Teams at Nvidia and Intel have been working in secret on jointly developed processors for a year — 'The Trump administration has no involvement in this partnership at all'

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 16:41 EDT

Intel and Nvidia have quietly spent the past year co-developing custom x86 processors and SoCs for data center and client PCs with deep architectural collaboration across three joint teams. Read more ›

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xAI's new gas turbine facility gets halfway to Elon Musk's 1-gigawatt 'AI factory' goal

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 14:23 EDT

According to a new report from SemiAnalysis, Elon Musk’s AI startup already has 460MW of natural gas generation either installed or under construction. Read more ›

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I managed to snag a Core i5 CPU for $10, because someone scammed Amazon out of an i7-14700

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 14:23 EDT

Someone scammed Amazon out of a Core i7-14700, but I got a 13th Gen Core i5 for $10 as a result. Read more ›

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Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 shows up in Geekbench with a score of 3,831 — upcoming chip catches to Apple's just-launched A19 Pro, beats desktop chips on single-core perf

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 14:01 EDT

A Xiaomi device in Geekbench packing a Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip posted a single-thread score of 3831 points. Read more ›

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Silverstone's retro PC FLP02 case launches for $220 — throw-back 5.25-inch expansion bays meet modern 360mm radiator support

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Tom's Hardware · 09/18/2025 12:44 EDT

Silverstone has launched the FLP02, a retro-inspired PC case with high-performance cooling and expansion support. Read more ›

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