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PCB reference books with pages made from actual USB-C powered PCBs are now available at $37 each

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Tom's Hardware · 07/19/2025 08:32 EDT

An enthusiast has created some Reference Circuit Books where the ‘pages’ are PCBs. Read more ›

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Severance keyboard phase-shifts from sci-fi to sci-fact with launch of a new Kickstarter campaign — MDR Dasher keyboard starts at $599 and is estimated to ship from November

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Tom's Hardware · 07/19/2025 08:27 EDT

Atomic Keyboards is on the verge of launching its MDR Dasher Keyboard on Kickstarter, featuring three distinct configurations. Read more ›

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U.S. legislators criticize decision to resume Nvidia H20 GPU shipments to China — demand new export rules for AI hardware

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Tom's Hardware · 07/19/2025 08:27 EDT

Legislators criticize the U.S. government for allowing AMD and Nvidia to sell AI GPUs to China again, but instead of reinstating the ban, they call for new export rules based on what China can build itself. Read more ›

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Titan Army C34A1R 34-inch WQHD 165 Hz gaming monitor review: Ultra-wide, ultra-value

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Tom's Hardware · 07/19/2025 08:00 EDT

Titan Army delivers tremendous value with its C34A1R. It’s a curved 34-inch 21:9 VA panel with WQHD 3440x1440 resolution, 165 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR400 and wide gamut color. It’s also a lot less expensive than you might expect. Read more ›

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AMD's Threadripper 9995WX stuns in Cinebench R23 — new Ryzen flagship reportedly 73% faster than its predecessor

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Tom's Hardware · 07/18/2025 13:45 EDT

AMD’s 96-core Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX reportedly scores 73% higher than its predecessor in Cinebench R23, though the result raises doubts about its realism. Read more ›

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Only $114 for the 2TB Platinum P41 from SK hynix in this Newegg low-price deal — one of our favorite PCIe Gen 4 drives

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Tom's Hardware · 07/18/2025 13:33 EDT

A very low-priced 2TB SSD at Newegg sees the Platinum P41 from SK hynix for only $114. Read more ›

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Intel slashes Core Ultra 5 225 and Core Ultra 5 225F pricing by up to 21% — get entry-level Arrow Lake for 13% below MSRP

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Tom's Hardware · 07/18/2025 12:35 EDT

The Core Ultra 5 225 and Core Ultra 5 225F are now selling for over 13% lower than their respective MSRPs. Read more ›

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Steam comes to RISC-V thanks to emulation — AAA titles like The Witcher 3 and Crysis already playable

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Tom's Hardware · 07/18/2025 11:35 EDT

Linux developers have managed to get Steam games running on RISC-V-powered platforms using a refined x86 emulator. Read more ›

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Intel Arrow Lake refresh might not have a new NPU after all — latest reports indicate a clock speed bump only

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Tom's Hardware · 07/18/2025 10:58 EDT

Intel is set to launch the Arrow Lake-S refresh in the latter part of this year and, clashing with previous rumors, it apparently doesn't even have a new NPU. The company might only be overhauling the clock speeds for its upcoming desktop lineup. Read more ›

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Large-scale shipments of Nvidia GB300 servers tipped to start in September — GB200 demand remains 'robust' despite widespread coolant leak reports

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Tom's Hardware · 07/18/2025 09:35 EDT

Thanks to design reuse and a modular approach, Nvidia's GB300 AI servers are set for a smoother rollout, with large-scale shipments expected in September 2025. However, liquid cooling remains a headache. Read more ›

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AI bubble is worse than the dot-com crash that erased trillions, economist warns — overvaluations could lead to catastrophic consequences

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 07/18/2025 08:36 EDT

A top economist has warned that the AI bubble could be more over-inflated than the dot-com bubble, suggesting that all of the AI companies are even more overvalued than their techy counterparts from 25 years ago. Read more ›

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Asus ROG Strix G16 (2025) review: a well-rounded gaming laptop

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Tom's Hardware · 07/18/2025 08:00 EDT

The ROG Strix G16 makes some fair hardware tradeoffs to reach a more attractive price point than more premium competitors. Read more ›

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Chinese state-sponsored cyberattacks target Taiwan semiconductor industry — security firm says motivation of three separate campaigns 'most likely espionage'

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 07/18/2025 07:48 EDT

China-linked hackers are targeting Taiwan’s chipmakers and U.S. analysts with spear-phishing, Cobalt Strike, and custom malware. At least 15–20 organizations were hit since March, as Beijing seeks semiconductor self-sufficiency amid U.S. export controls. Read more ›

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$6 million Bitcoin theft lands cop five and a half years in prison — officer stole 50 Bitcoins from Silk Road 2.0 founder during investigation, inside job unravelled by the man he was trying to put away

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 07/18/2025 07:29 EDT

A member of the NCA took advantage of their know-how and access to steal 50 Bitcoins from the Silk Road 2.0 founder. Read more ›

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Input latency is the all-too-frequently missing piece of framegen-enhanced gaming performance analysis

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Tom's Hardware · 07/18/2025 06:00 EDT

Discussions and marketing around gaming performance with frame generation enabled have mostly focused on output frame rates, but that focus leaves out a critical piece of the puzzle: input latency. We dig into this issue, explore how it can be measured with readily available software, and use our findings to explore how potential applications of this measurement can guide gamers to the best framegen-enhanced gaming experience. Read more ›

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TSMC's quarterly sales hit a record $30 billion — contract chipmaker plans over 15 new fabs to meet still-growing AI demand

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Tom's Hardware · 07/18/2025 06:00 EDT

After posting a record $30 billion revenue in Q2 2025, TSMC announced plans to build at least 15 new fabs worldwide. Read more ›

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Donkey Kong Bananza among Switch 2 games with no DLSS support — reviewers balk at Nintendo's aversion to technology

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Tom's Hardware · 07/18/2025 05:51 EDT

Donkey Kong Bananza is among the list of Nintendo Switch 2 games that do not have DLSS support, one of the most exciting features in the new handheld. Read more ›

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Japanese chipmaker Rapidus begins test production of 2nm circuits — company commits to single-wafer processing ahead of 2027 mass production target

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Tom's Hardware · 07/18/2025 05:21 EDT

Rapidus has begun prototyping 2nm gate-all-around transistor structures at its IIM-1 fab in Japan as it prepares for 2027 mass production. Read more ›

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YouTuber resuscitates unstable Ryzen 7 5800X for $30 — a 300 MHZ underclock saved the day

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Tom's Hardware · 07/17/2025 13:59 EDT

A YouTuber fixes a degrading Ryzen 7 5800X by downclocking the CPU by 300 MHz in the BIOS. Read more ›

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AMD launches Threadripper Pro 9000 WX-series CPUs with up to 96 Zen 5 cores for $11,699 — Shimada Peak and Radeon AI Pro R9700 arrive on July 23

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Tom's Hardware · 07/17/2025 13:50 EDT

AMD shares the pricing and release date for the Ryzen Threadripper 9000 WX-series processors and Radeon AI Pro R9700 graphics cards for professional and workstation users. Read more ›

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