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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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A project to bring CUDA to non-Nvidia GPUs is making major progress — ZLUDA update now has two full-time developers, working on 32-bit PhysX support and LLMs, amongst other things

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Tom's Hardware · 07/03/2025 11:52 EDT

ZLUDA has expanded its team and made steady technical progress in Q1: Expands support for LLM.c, attempts to bring back PhysX 32-bit. Read more ›

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Nvidia RTX 50 Series appears in Steam Hardware Survey for the first time — represents 3.69% of cards, with the RTX 5070 leading the pack

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Tom's Hardware · 07/03/2025 11:27 EDT

Despite being out for a few months at this point, Nvidia's notorious RTX 50-series has failed to show up in Steam's internal stats — up until now, when they've finally appeared with a 3.69% share. Read more ›

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Nintendo is restricting the Switch 2's USB-C port — most third-party docks and accessories won't work thanks to proprietary protocols

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Tom's Hardware · 07/03/2025 10:53 EDT

Nintendo is using custom communication protocols to limit compatibility with third-party docks and hubs Read more ›

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Hong Kong scientists 3D printing organs for transplant patients — 3D-printed respiratory tissue combined with lab-grown mini organs in new procedure

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Tom's Hardware · 07/03/2025 09:00 EDT

Scientists at the University of Hong Kong have started experimenting with 3D printed organ technology to help burn victims. Read more ›

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White House lifts chip design export ban on China in exchange for rare earth materials compromise — export licences for EDA software sales no longer required

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Tom's Hardware · 07/03/2025 08:06 EDT

The U.S. has lifted recent license requirements on exporting chip design software to China in exchange for Beijing easing rare earth export controls, enabling Cadence, Siemens, and Synopsys to resume shipments to clients in the People's Republic. Read more ›

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After another review-less launch, the first RTX 5050 benchmarks are here — Nvidia's budget card loses to B580 and RTX 4060, with only multi frame generation to give it a boost

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Tom's Hardware · 07/03/2025 07:53 EDT

The first independent review of Nvidia's new RTX 5050 suggests it's faster than the RTX 3060, and has impressive performance with multi-frame gen, but falls behind the RTX 4060 and B580 at native. Read more ›

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Nvidia's incendiary 12VHPWR connector consumes its latest victim — Chinese RTX 3060 Ti melts down despite modest power draw after ASUS shipped it with the wrong cable

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Tom's Hardware · 07/03/2025 07:26 EDT

Wherever the 12VHPWR connector goes, it brings death with it. The latest in the series of murders is a measly RTX 3060 Ti from China. Read more ›

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Recertified HDD vendor goHardDrive caught leaking thousands of customer details — company pays astonishingly low $20 bug bounty for discovery of inexplicable online database of names, addresses, phone numbers, and more

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Tom's Hardware · 07/03/2025 07:06 EDT

Developer Michael Lynch accidentally discovered a privacy vulnerability exposing the details of thousands of customers online. Read more ›

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Ford CEO latest to claim AI will wipe out half of white collar jobs in the U.S. — 'AI will leave a lot of white-collar people behind'

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Tom's Hardware · 07/03/2025 06:15 EDT

Ford CEO Jim Farley has joined the chorus of CEOs who believe AI could wipe out 50% of white collar jobs. Read more ›

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Nvidia's Arm chips rapidly gain share in server market as AI booms — Nvidia's Arm-powered GB200 servers surge as market reaches a record $95 billion in the first quarter

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Tom's Hardware · 07/03/2025 06:00 EDT

The global server market soared 134% to $95.2 billion in Q1 2025 as hyperscalers ramped up AI infrastructure, with Arm-based Nvidia GB200 systems driving growth and annual spending projected to exceed $366 billion. Read more ›

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Nintendo faces government challenge over Switch 2 nuke powers — Brazilian watchdog says end-user license agreement contains 'abusive clauses'

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Tom's Hardware · 07/03/2025 05:58 EDT

Brazilian consumer watchdog ProconSP has asked Nintendo to change its end-user license agreement in the country. Read more ›

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Windows user ejects graphics card, immediately regrets it — curiosity killed the VM acceleration

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Tom's Hardware · 07/03/2025 05:00 EDT

What happens if you 'eject' your GPU? You might end up wasting an hour of your precious time. Read more ›

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Newegg selling $100 gift cards for $85, with a promo code — get $15 off any PC hardware purchase

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Tom's Hardware · 07/02/2025 13:35 EDT

Newegg is offering a discount on its $100 online gift card, giving customers $15 off on any Newegg purchase. Read more ›

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Intel jumps to HBM4 with Jaguar Shores, 2nd Gen MRDIMMs with Diamond Rapids: SK hynix

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Tom's Hardware · 07/02/2025 13:22 EDT

SK hynix revealed that Intel's upcoming Xeon 'Diamond Rapids' CPUs will adopt 2nd Gen MRDIMMs and its next-generation Gaudi AI accelerator 'Jaguar Shores' will feature SK hynix HBM4 memory. Read more ›

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Intel might axe the 18A process node for foundry customers, essentially leaving TSMC with no rival — Intel reportedly to focus on 14A

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Tom's Hardware · 07/02/2025 12:54 EDT

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is weighing whether to stop offering the company's 18A technology to external clients and instead focus on the next-generation 14A process, a move that could withdraw Intel from the broad foundry market for several years. Read more ›

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SK hynix's first consumer PCIe 5.0 SSD is finally available in the U.S. market — Platinum P51 flaunts speeds up to 14,700 MB/s

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Tom's Hardware · 07/02/2025 12:52 EDT

SK hynix Platinum P51, the successor to the Platinum P41, is available for purchase in the U.S. market. Read more ›

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AMD Krackan Point 2 APU emerges on Geekbench — mid-range chip appears inside an unnamed Acer laptop

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Tom's Hardware · 07/02/2025 12:47 EDT

An AMD Krackan Point 2 APU Geekbench test result has appeared, featuring a single Zen 5 core and three Zen 5c cores. Read more ›

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Oculus founder Palmer Luckey leads group of tech billionaires launching new crypto-bank — aims to fill the void left by Silicon Valley Bank's 2023 collapse

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Tom's Hardware · 07/02/2025 12:26 EDT

It's looking to fortify its coffers with stablecoins. Read more ›

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German charity refuses to comply with Bitcoin ransomware demand — hackers attempt to extort hunger-fighting group for over $2 million

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Tom's Hardware · 07/02/2025 11:45 EDT

A German hunger-fighting charity is on the hook for some $2 million after being extorted by cybercriminals. Read more ›

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Microsoft's youngest security researcher started collaboration with the company at just 13 — high school junior filed 20 vulnerability reports last summer, named MSRC Most Valuable Researcher twice

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Tom's Hardware · 07/02/2025 11:45 EDT

Microsoft has published a blog about one of its youngest and most outstanding security researchers. Dylan started work for MSRC age 13. Read more ›

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