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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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Dead RTX 5090 with a cracked PCB gets urgent surgery from repair wizard — tech casually reballs the core, replaces a memory chip twice, and runs more wires across its traces than the NSA

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2025 11:57 EDT

Tony from Northwest Repairs, a GPU technician, has successfully repaired an RTX 5090 that had come in with a cracked PCB. Following a reball of the GPU's core, memory chips and multiple jumper wires being run, this was one special resurrection. Read more ›

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WD Black SN850X SSD prices slashed — $179 for 2TB model, or get 4TB for $383 for Prime Day

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2025 11:40 EDT

Compatible with both desktops, laptops, and PlayStation 5. Read more ›

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Crazed modder straps DIY copper waterpipes to GTX 1060, sets world overclocking records in 12600KF category — card hits 2,202 MHz, takes top six Fire Strike scores

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2025 10:41 EDT

TrashBench dominates 3D Mark Fire Strike GTX 1060 with i5-12600KF world records using a DIY cooler. Read more ›

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Best Amazon Prime Day Hard Drive deals 2025 — internal and external HDD deals from WD, Seagate, and Toshiba

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2025 10:32 EDT

These are the best HDD deals, guaranteed to expand your PC's storage without emptying your wallet. Read more ›

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Activision takes Call of Duty: WWII offline after hackers apparently disrupted the game with RCE exploits — malicious code wreaks havoc on PC gamers as bad actors take complete control of your computer

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2025 08:56 EDT

Call of Duty: WWII has been taken over by hackers likely running RCE exploits to display all sorts of wild things. Activision has taken down the game in order to fix issues, but damage has already been done. Read more ›

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AMD drops Ryzen 9000 CPUs to record lows — Ryzen 9 9950X gets $215 off, Ryzen 5 9600X drops to $165

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2025 08:32 EDT

AMD is offering deep discounts for the 9950X and the 9600X. Read more ›

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FolderDrive USB-C flash storage drags computer folder icon into the physical world – Skeuomorphism in reverse

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2025 08:00 EDT

A new flash storage drive looks like a classic MacOS folder icon dragged into the real world. Read more ›

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Nvidia's first desktop PC chip lands this month — Asus leads with Ascend GX10 Grace Blackwell desktop platform

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2025 06:55 EDT

Asus first with Ascend GX10 Nvidia Grace Blackwell desktop platform launch, coming later this month Read more ›

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Nintendo Switch 2 prices might climb due to tariff changes — US hikes Vietnam tariffs to 20%, up from 10% when the console launched

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Tom's Hardware · 07/06/2025 06:30 EDT

The US-Vietnam trade deal sets tariffs on Vietnamese goods at 20%, adding upwards pressure on the retail price of Switch 2 consoles. Read more ›

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Gigabyte M28U 28-inch 4K gaming monitor gets a $270 discount and drops to an all-time low $329.99, but the sale ends in a few hours

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2025 15:15 EDT

The Gigabyte M28U is on sale for a limited time, offering a massive $270 discount. Read more ›

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UK Royal Navy builds 'esports suite' loaded with gaming PCs onboard its newest warship — eight high-powered PC battle stations added to war room

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2025 14:01 EDT

The UK Royal Navy and British Esports Federation have collaborated on a "landmark" esports suite onboard the HMS Prince of Wales. The warship's esports facilities include eight Alienware computers, a console station, and enough LEDs to make a college dorm room blush. Read more ›

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New Xfinity router motion-detecting feature stokes privacy fears — feature powered by Wi-Fi signals

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2025 13:56 EDT

Xfinity's new Wi-Fi Motion feature can detect movements in your home and share that data with you, not only by selling it to advertisers but also with government agencies without warrants. Read more ›

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Super fast Kingston Fury Renegade G5 SSDs are over 25% off at Amazon — PCIe 5.0 drives with speeds over 14,000 MB/s

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2025 13:21 EDT

Kingston's Fury Renegade G5 SSDs are currently available on Amazon with discounts of up to 26% off. Read more ›

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Starlink-powered drone narco-sub intercepted by Colombian Navy — boat was converted into a drone for uncrewed smuggling

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2025 13:00 EDT

The Colombian Navy intercepted a low-profile boat used by drug cartels for its smuggling activities, which is being tested to run remotely via Starlink. Read more ›

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MIT team creates chip-based 3D printer the size of a coin, cures resin using only light — handheld 3D printing tech enabled by silicon photonics

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2025 12:56 EDT

MIT researchers have engineered a chip-based 3D printer that can create complex, programmable shapes out of resin in seconds. The tech utilizes silicon photonics and will eventually be iterated into a model that can fabricate full volumetric prints. Read more ›

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Satoshi-era Bitcoin investor moves $8 billion worth of crypto after 14 years — 80,000 BTC originally bought for less than $200,000

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2025 11:22 EDT

An OG Bitcoin investor has moved his stash of 80,000 BTC in an unprecedented transaction worth over $8 billion. Read more ›

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Amazon Prime Day Best PC Case Deals 2025 — deals on Fractal, Lian Li, Corsair, and other cases

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2025 11:03 EDT

We've gathered the top PC case deals for housing your hardware. Read more ›

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US reportedly plans to curb sales of AI GPUs to Malaysia and Thailand to prevent smuggling to China

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2025 09:11 EDT

The U.S. government is drafting export rules to require licenses for shipping Nvidia’s advanced AI GPUs to Malaysia and Thailand, aiming to block possible re-exports to China. Read more ›

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TSMC swats down claims it is delaying its Japan chipmaking plant to prioritize Arizona plants to avoid US tariffs — TSMC says US investments won't impact other regions

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2025 08:51 EDT

TSMC is reportedly slowing work on its second Japanese fab to accelerate buildout in Arizona in anticipation of possible U.S. tariffs on Taiwan-made chips, though the company maintains that its expanded American investments will not affect its projects in Japan and Germany. Read more ›

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Laser-engraved ceramic storage device that stores data for 5,000 years targets astounding 100 petabytes per rack by 2030 — 10X performance boost and 100,000 petabytes per rack also on Cerbayte's roadmap

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Tom's Hardware · 07/05/2025 07:53 EDT

Cerabyte's ambitious plans target 100PB per rack by 2030, rocketing to 100,000PB per rack by 2045. Read more ›

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