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Get AMD's flagship Ryzen 7 9800X3D with 32GB of DDR5 memory and an MSI B850 Wi-Fi 7 motherboard at a discount — Micro Center bundles are now available on Amazon

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Tom's Hardware · 06/20/2026 13:57 EDT

Micro Center is now selling some of its bundles on Amazon, including this 9800X3D combo that gives you an excellent motherboard and fast RAM without breaking the bank. 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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The FCC wants to ban Chinese tech from the undersea cables that connect the U.S. to the rest of the world — proposed new rules would 'secure cables against foreign adversaries'

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Tom's Hardware · 07/17/2025 11:37 EDT

The FCC announced yesterday that it plans to vote on new rules "to unleash submarine cable investment to accelerate the buildout of AI infrastructure, while securing cables against foreign adversaries, like China. Read more ›

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New adapters offer substantial industrial PCIe expansion — HighPoint's Rocket 1628A and 1528D support deploying up to 32 NVMe drives and 8 PCIe devices in a single slot

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Tom's Hardware · 07/17/2025 11:25 EDT

The Rocket 1628A and 1528D use HighPoint's PCIe switching architecture to avoid bottlenecks. Read more ›

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'The biggest speedup I've seen so far' — FFmpeg devs boast of another 100x leap thanks to handwritten assembly code

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Tom's Hardware · 07/17/2025 11:10 EDT

Some operations in FFmpeg are now as much as 100x faster due to the crafting of handwritten assembly code. Read more ›

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Intel's rumored 'Nova Lake-AX' allegedly packs insane specs but might never launch — reportedly featured 28 CPU cores, 48 Xe3 GPU cores, and an upgraded 256-bit memory bus to counter AMD Strix Halo

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Tom's Hardware · 07/17/2025 10:51 EDT

Intel’s Nova Lake-AX SoC could mark a major leap for x86 mobile chips, pairing 28 CPU cores with a massive 384-EU Xe3 GPU and LPDDR5X at up to 10,667 MT/s. Aimed at hybrid APU competitors like AMD Strix Halo and Apple M-series, it might never even see the light of day. Read more ›

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CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme review: affordable and capable, clad in white

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Tom's Hardware · 07/17/2025 09:00 EDT

The CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme with an RTX 5060 Ti and Ryzen 7 9800X3D delivers good mid-range gaming performance with quiet cooling for a reasonable $1,859. Read more ›

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Intel allegedly planning more Oregon layoffs — new report says retreating operation could become a liability to the state

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Tom's Hardware · 07/17/2025 08:10 EDT

The Intel Oregon workforce is down to its lowest point in more than a decade, but there may be more cuts on the way. Read more ›

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Scale AI lays off 200 employees, one month after Meta's $14 billion investment — says it scaled up too quickly

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Tom's Hardware · 07/17/2025 07:51 EDT

Just one month on from Meta investing an alleged $15 billion in data annotation firm, Scale AI, and it's letting go of 200 of its employees, claiming that it scaled up its generative AI teams too quickly. Read more ›

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Retro reviewer could face up to three years in jail over copyright — Italian authorities investigate creator for 'advertising' Anbernic handheld game consoles

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Tom's Hardware · 07/17/2025 07:40 EDT

Italian content creator Francesco Salicini is currently under investigation by Italian authorities for reviewing Anbernic consoles. Read more ›

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Synopsys acquires simulation specialist Ansys for $35 billion following Chinese regulator approval — Merger to power end-to-end design platform

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Tom's Hardware · 07/17/2025 06:55 EDT

Synopsys has received final approval from China to acquire Ansys for $35 billion, creating a powerful end-to-end design platform spanning semiconductor design and system simulation, but raising competitive and geopolitical concerns. Read more ›

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Synopsys acquires simulation specialist Ansys for $35 billion following Chinese regulator approval — Merger to power end-to-end design platform

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Tom's Hardware · 07/17/2025 06:40 EDT

Synopsys has received final approval from China to acquire Ansys for $35 billion, creating a powerful end-to-end design platform spanning semiconductor design and system simulation, but raising competitive and geopolitical concerns. Read more ›

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This RTX 5090 is cheaper than anything we saw on Prime Day and isn't even discounted — grab Zotac's triple fan beast for just $2,499

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Tom's Hardware · 07/17/2025 06:35 EDT

The lowest-priced RTX 5090 if you want to build a super-high-end gaming rig. Read more ›

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Analogue 3D Nintendo 64 remake delayed again — tariffs blamed for shipment pushback to ‘late August’

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Tom's Hardware · 07/17/2025 06:07 EDT

Analogue will delay shipments of its long-awaited reimagining of the Nintendo 64, again. Read more ›

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Save £192 off this Herman Miller Vantum gaming chair — your back and your wallet will thank you

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Tom's Hardware · 07/17/2025 05:57 EDT

Game (or work) in comfort with 20% off the Herman Miller Vantum gaming chair. Read more ›

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