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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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TSMC swats away rumors that Jensen Huang visited to pressure company into revenue-sharing plan with Trump administration

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Tom's Hardware · 09/03/2025 06:47 EDT

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently visited TSMC where he had dinner with executives, gave an internal speech to the workers, and checked on the progress of his Rubin Vera GPUs. What he was not there for was to deliver a message about profit sharing from President Trump, as TSMC has just clarified. Read more ›

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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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