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Making a 3D-printed custom GPU fan shroud with a DDR5 slot doesn't let you add extra VRAM, but at least it looks cool

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Tom's Hardware · 09/03/2025 06:00 EDT

Modder builds a completely custom 3D-printed shroud for their RTX GPU, sacrificing one cooling fan for the installation of a single DDR5 RAM slot. Read more ›

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Crucial T710 2TB SSD Review: A Subdued Lion

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Tom's Hardware · 09/03/2025 06:00 EDT

The Crucial T710 is the successor to the flagship T705, offering only minor gains outside of outstanding power efficiency improvements. Read more ›

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Cloudflare blocks record-setting 11.5Tbps DDoS attack two months after the previous record-setting DDoS attack

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Tom's Hardware · 09/03/2025 06:00 EDT

Cloudflare said it blocked a record-setting 11.5Tbps DDoS attack that appeared to originate from Google Cloud's infrastructure. Read more ›

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ASML and SK hynix assemble industry-first 'commercial' High-NA EUV system at fab in South Korea

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Tom's Hardware · 09/03/2025 05:58 EDT

SK hynix is the first memory maker to assemble ASML's High-NA EUV lithography system NXE:5200B at its M16 fab in Icheon to use it for R&D of next-generation process technologies before transitioning to full High-NA-based production later this decade. Read more ›

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Acer hedges its hardware bets, puts vPro and ECC memory in new high-end gaming laptop

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Tom's Hardware · 09/03/2025 05:00 EDT

The Acer Predator Helios 18P AI straddles the line between gaming laptop and AI workstation, with an RTX 5090 and up to 192GB of ECC memory. Read more ›

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Acer's new Predator gaming monitor boasts a 720 Hz OLED panel, if you like gaming at 720p — 27-inch panel can also do native 1440p at a swift 540 Hz

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Tom's Hardware · 09/03/2025 05:00 EDT

Acer’s Nitro family hits the mainstream segment with IPS and VA panels, while the new Predator X27U F8 is an OLED that goes after the premium sector. Read more ›

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YMTC and CXMT team up to accelerate Chinese domestic HBM production — partnership brings hybrid bonding and DRAM expertise together

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Tom's Hardware · 09/02/2025 15:33 EDT

YMTC is reportedly preparing an entry into DRAM fabrication and exploring a partnership with CXMT to target high-bandwidth memory. Read more ›

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U.S. gov't revokes TSMC's authorization to ship tools to its fabs in China — special export license to be pulled by end of 2025

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Tom's Hardware · 09/02/2025 13:31 EDT

The U.S. will revoke TSMC’s special export license for its Nanjing Fab 16 by the end of 2025, potentially disrupting its 16nm and 28nm-class operations and shifting Chinese customer demand toward rivals like SMIC and HuaHong. However, SMIC vows to ensure uninterrupted operations of its Chinese fabs. Read more ›

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The Asus Prime RTX 5070 12GB is the absolute cheapest RTX 5070 available to buy, now only $523

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Tom's Hardware · 09/02/2025 12:52 EDT

Now's the time to pick up a new GPU with Asus's Prime RTX 5070 GPU on sale for an all-time low price. Read more ›

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Samsung bulks the 9100 Pro up to 8TB for $999 — heatsink costs an extra $20

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Tom's Hardware · 09/02/2025 12:45 EDT

Samsung has launched the 9100 Pro 8TB with an eye-watering $999.99 price tag, and the heatsink version is priced at $1,019.99. Read more ›

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Alienware AW2725D QD-OLED QHD 280 Hz gaming monitor review: Rich color, high performance and excellent value

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Tom's Hardware · 09/02/2025 12:16 EDT

Alienware breaks price barriers with its AW2725D 27-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor. It’s a 280 Hz panel with QHD resolution, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10, wide gamut color and very attractive price. Read more ›

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TSMC to reportedly raise quotes on advanced process nodes by up to 10% next year to pay for new fabs

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Tom's Hardware · 09/02/2025 12:10 EDT

TSMC will raise 3nm–5nm chip prices by up to 10% in 2026 to fund new fabs and sustain margins as it expands 2nm production. Read more ›

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Amkor’s Arizona mega-plant could plug the holes in America’s chip ambitions — advanced packaging plant would reduce need to send US-produced chips to foreign shores for packaging and test

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Tom's Hardware · 09/02/2025 11:32 EDT

Amkor Technology has confirmed it will build a $2 billion advanced packaging and test facility on a 104-acre site in Peoria, Arizona, with construction beginning imminently. Read more ›

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Planetary Minecraft-inspired demo uses a spherical planet — game has the same blocky mechanics, but converts flat earth surface into a sphere

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Tom's Hardware · 09/02/2025 11:29 EDT

Software developer Bowerbyte built a game that had similar mechanics to Minecraft but relied on a spherical planet instead of a flat surface. Read more ›

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32GB of RAM on track to become the new majority for gamers — Steam survey indicates shift could occur before the end of the year

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Tom's Hardware · 09/02/2025 09:53 EDT

32GB of system RAM looks set to become the most popular configuration among Steam gamers later this year. Read more ›

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Remaking a Commodore 64 Datasette from 1982 using 1993 microcassette tech — TechTuber touts 1MB per tape, a 5x improvement over the original

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Tom's Hardware · 09/02/2025 08:04 EDT

Recreating the Commodore 64's famous 1982 datasette using 1993 tech and 2025 know-how Read more ›

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Chinese social media firms comply with strict AI labelling law, making it clear to users and bots what's real and what's not

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Tom's Hardware · 09/02/2025 07:53 EDT

Major Chinese social media firms have begun introducing labels for AI generated content that are both explicitly visible to users, and include a digital watermark that bots and algorithms can read when crawling through content. Read more ›

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Hurry! Back-to-school memory and storage deals now at Corsair

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Tom's Hardware · 09/01/2025 15:21 EDT

Corsair has slashed its prices and is offering a range of high-capacity DRAM deals, including a range of storage solutions. Read more ›

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TSMC’s foundry dominance hits new heights as global revenues smash records — 14.6% QoQ jump sees growth for Samsung, but TSMC's market share climbs to 70.2%

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Tom's Hardware · 09/01/2025 14:47 EDT

The second quarter of 2025 was a windfall for the world’s chipmakers, with global foundry revenue climbing 14.6% to an unprecedented $41.7 billion. Read more ›

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China plans to outpace Neuralink with a state-backed brain chip blitz — seven ministries, a 17-point roadmap, and clinical trials where patients play chess

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Tom's Hardware · 09/01/2025 13:23 EDT

China has just drawn its battle lines in a new frontier of computing, with a sweeping new policy document laying out its ambition to build an internationally competitive BCI industry within five years. Read more ›

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