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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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Seagate unveils 30TB HDDs for the masses — laser-powered HAMR drives are now widely available

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Tom's Hardware · 07/15/2025 12:01 EDT

Seagate has released its first mass-market HAMR hard drives — the Exos M and IronWolf Pro up to 30TB — marking a milestone in storage density for such HDDs. Read more ›

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Chip collector showcases 'rarest x86 CPU' in their hoard — Rise mP6 266 ticked along at 200MHz in 1998

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Tom's Hardware · 07/15/2025 11:11 EDT

Some images demonstrating one of the rarest x86 CPUs still running have been shared online. Read more ›

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Critical UEFI vulnerabilities found in Gigabyte motherboards — allow attackers to bypass Secure Boot and install firmware backdoors

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Tom's Hardware · 07/15/2025 10:33 EDT

Security researchers warn of persistent firmware threats affecting hundreds of models. Read more ›

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Investigation reveals Google Gemini for Workspace flaw that could have been exploited to enlist the AI in phishing schemes —' Summarize this email' tool would faithfully obey malicious instructions hidden inside an email

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Tom's Hardware · 07/15/2025 10:14 EDT

Mozilla's 0-Day Investigative Network (0din) revealed on July 10 that Google Gemini for Workspace could be tricked into telling users their accounts had been compromised. Read more ›

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MIT engineers 3D print implant for diabetic patients that releases medicine under the skin — chip can be wirelessly activated to melt an alloy that releases powdered glucagon

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Tom's Hardware · 07/15/2025 10:02 EDT

Engineers from MIT have put together a 3D-printed chip that can release medicine under the skin with a wireless trigger. Read more ›

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G.Skill sets new 12,872MT/s DDR5 memory overclocking world record with bl4ckdot — blazing frequencies delivered by liquid nitrogen, using Intel Core Ultra 9 285K and ROG Maximus Z890 Apex motherboard

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Tom's Hardware · 07/15/2025 09:41 EDT

Overclocker bl4ckdot set a new DDR5 world record, pushing G.Skill’s Trident Z5 to an incredible 12,872 MT/s using LN2 cooling. The run was validated on CPU-Z, placing him at the top of HWBOT’s Memory Frequency Hall of Fame once again. Read more ›

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'Cyberpunk 2077' comes to the Mac July 17 — patient Apple gamers get support for every Apple Silicon chip, new Metal features, and Spatial Audio

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Tom's Hardware · 07/15/2025 09:00 EDT

Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition is finally hitting the Mac on July 17, with support for Spatial Audio, MetalFX upscaling, and a version of AMD FSR that is optimized for Apple Silicon. Read more ›

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Trump lightens chip bans on China, AMD to restart MI308 AI chip sales in the country, joining Nvidia's H20 — 'We plan to resume shipments as licenses are approved'

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Tom's Hardware · 07/15/2025 08:32 EDT

AMD has confirmed it plans to resume shipments of its MI308 chip to China. Read more ›

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CoreWeave to invest $6 billion in Pennsylvania AI center — targeting up to 300 MW capacity, just days after the governor threatened to pull the state from the grid over skyrocketing demand

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Tom's Hardware · 07/15/2025 08:30 EDT

The site is expected to come online by 2026. Read more ›

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Noctua NH-P1 Review: For those who demand silence

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 07/15/2025 08:00 EDT

Noctua’s NH-P1 is a fanless CPU cooler that performs well. We’ve tested it with Intel’s i9-13900K, i7-14700K, AMD’s Ryzen 7 7700x, and Ryzen 9 9950X3D. Read more ›

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Meta plans multi-GW data center that's nearly the size of Manhattan — Zuckerberg promises enormous AI splash as company uses 'tents' to try and keep up with rate of expansion

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Tom's Hardware · 07/15/2025 07:39 EDT

Meta is building data centers and building them fast. Using on-site power generation, lightweight building materials, and billions of dollars, Meta is looking to scale up its AI infrastructure as quickly as possible. Read more ›

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UK Nintendo Switch 2 owners can grab PNY's 256GB microSD Express card for £59, finally back in stock

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Tom's Hardware · 07/15/2025 07:38 EDT

Hurry and grab PNY's 256GB microSD Express storage card while it's back in stock! Read more ›

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Nintendo Switch 2 account bans continue — Content creator with over a million subs issues warning after buying an old copy of Bayo 3 on eBay

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Tom's Hardware · 07/15/2025 07:22 EDT

A Switch 2 owner has had their Nintendo console 'restricted' after installing a Switch game they bought on the used market. Read more ›

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Nvidia to resume H20 sales in China — says U.S. government has promised to grant licenses, deliveries to start soon

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Tom's Hardware · 07/15/2025 07:09 EDT

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has been busy lobbying the U.S. and China so that the company can resume the sales of its H20 AI GPUs. Read more ›

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Zotac breathes new life into leftover MXM RTX 5000 Ada GPUs in China at $4,700 a pop — PCIe adapter brings mobile Ada Lovelace GPU to desktops

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Tom's Hardware · 07/14/2025 14:15 EDT

The MXM variant of the RTX 5000 Ada from Zotac has gone on sale in China with an eye-watering price tag of around $4,742.80. Read more ›

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Upscaling can't save the world's slowest 'modern' GPU — FSR doubles performance on GT 1030, but titles still barely playable

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Tom's Hardware · 07/14/2025 12:59 EDT

Nvidia's 5-year-old GT 1030 was tested in several games, including AAA games to see if FSR upsclaing can bring frame rates into playable territory. Spoiler alert, it did not. Read more ›

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$5,500 RTX 5090D with dual 16-pin power connectors and 2000W TDP lands on eBay — Galax's HOF OC Lab XOC 5090D, formerly exclusive to China, hits resale market

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Tom's Hardware · 07/14/2025 12:48 EDT

After being banned in China, Galax's RTX 5090D HOF OC Lab XOC, with dual 16-pin connectors and a 2,000W BIOS, has surfaced on eBay for over $5,500. Built for record-breaking overclocking, this might be the most extreme 5090 out there. Read more ›

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Windows 7 runs natively on the Steam Deck — desktop OS enthusiast aims to push beyond portrait mode-only limit

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Tom's Hardware · 07/14/2025 11:37 EDT

Windows 7 can run natively on the Steam Deck, according to testing by operating systems enthusiast Bob Pony. Read more ›

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Jensen Huang says China's military will avoid U.S. AI tech — 'they don’t need Nvidia’s chips or American tech stacks in order to build their military'

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Tom's Hardware · 07/14/2025 11:05 EDT

Jensen Huang said in an interview that we don't have to worry about the Chinese military using advanced American AI tech to develop its own capabilities. Read more ›

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Switch 2 devs are already bleating about performance issues — Donkey Kong Bananza director reveals challenges

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Tom's Hardware · 07/14/2025 10:47 EDT

Nintendo Switch 2 developers are already feeling the constraints of the new console’s hardware and are aware of performance drops in the new Donkey Kong Bananza. Read more ›

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