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Cooler Master NR200P V3 Mini-ITX case can house an RTX 5090 — $150 chassis features cutout for optimized GPU airflow, and PCIe 5.0 support

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 11:55 EDT

The NR200P V3 is now available on Amazon, ready to take on your RTX 5090 SFF builds. Read more ›

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RTX 5090 Founders Edition is now in stock in the UK — flagship GPU returns at MSRP

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 11:25 EDT

The Nvidia RTX 5090 Founder's Edition is back in stock in the UK at MSRP. Read more ›

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PNG has been updated for the first time in 22 years — new spec supports HDR and animation

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 10:51 EDT

The W3C updated PNG to make it work with HDR content, and it expects to receive a couple more updates in the near future. Read more ›

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Gigabyte says its 'revolutionary' Ultra Turbo Mode can boost frame rates by 35% — BIOS level enhancement exclusive to Intel Z890 motherboards

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 10:46 EDT

The new BIOS feature offers three levels of performance tuning, surpassing Intel’s standard 200S Boost profile in both CPU and memory optimization Read more ›

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China to pivot $50 billion chip fund to fighting U.S. squeeze as trade war escalates — country to back local companies and projects to overcome export controls

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 10:33 EDT

China's Big Fund III is refocusing on building local lithography equipment and chip design software after U.S. export bans blocked access to advanced tools, pushing managers to prioritize filling these critical gaps over supporting already strong areas. Read more ›

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Microsoft's own AI chip delayed six months in major setback — in-house chip now reportedly expected in 2026, but won't hold a candle to Nvidia Blackwell

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 10:04 EDT

A new report says Microsoft's in-house AI chip is delayed and won't be as good as Nvidia Blackwell when it finally does launch. Read more ›

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2,000-GPU data center launches powered exclusively by reusable batteries — 12-megawatt storage system built on hundreds of repurposed EV batteries

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 08:52 EDT

Redwood Materials repurposed old EV batteries as power storage for a 2,000-GPU data center running solely off renewable energy. Read more ›

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Windows Blue screen of death axed after 40 years, but BSOD still remains — will be replaced by new black Windows 11 'unexpected restart screen'

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 07:32 EDT

After 40 years, Microsoft is replacing its iconic blue screen of death with a simpler black screen that displays the stop code and faulty driver error message. Read more ›

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I swapped out my laptop's Wi-Fi 6E card for Wi-Fi 7 in minutes and gained 50% more performance for just $54 — here's how you can, too

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 06:26 EDT

I saw up to a 50 percent performance uplift going from the default Wi-Fi 6E card to a Wi-Fi 7 transplant. Read more ›

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Lenovo's hot-swappable batteries made my colleagues nostalgic — but today's USB-C solutions are better

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 06:12 EDT

Lenovo's hot swappable batteries were a great way to keep working when you ran out of charge. Now, there are many ways to do that. Read more ›

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Top semiconductor maker launches talent competition in China — ASML is looking for 16 skilled lithography engineers

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2025 05:23 EDT

ASML launches an online competition in China to boost lithography awareness and recruit talented engineers for its operations in the country. Read more ›

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Micron 2600 QLC SSD uses flexible caching to offer TLC-like performance—7,200 MB/s reads and 6,500 MB/s writes push the limits of PCIe 4.0

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Tom's Hardware · 06/26/2025 15:25 EDT

Micron announces the new Micron 2600 SSD, available in 2230, 2242, and 2280 form factors. Read more ›

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AI disruptor DeepSeek's next-gen model delayed by Nvidia H20 restrictions—short supply of accelerators hinders development

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Tom's Hardware · 06/26/2025 15:04 EDT

DeepSeek's development of its next-gen R2 AI model has reportedly stalled due to a shortage of Nvidia's H20 chips in China, exposing the company's heavy reliance on U.S. hardware and casting uncertainty over the model’s launch timeline. Read more ›

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If you want to secure that PC hardware deal during Prime Day, you’ll need an Amazon Prime membership — Here’s how to take part at no cost

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Tom's Hardware · 06/26/2025 13:00 EDT

Amazon Prime Day is almost upon us. Make sure you unlock access to the best discounts. Read more ›

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New homegrown China server chips unveiled with impressive specs — Loongson's 3C6000 CPU comes armed with 64 cores, 128 threads, and performance to rival Xeon 8380

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Tom's Hardware · 06/26/2025 12:30 EDT

Loongson has finally released its 64-core 3C6000 data center CPU, featuring CPU performance equivalent to 2023 Intel and AMD data center processors such as the Xeon 8380. Read more ›

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Micron samples ground-breaking EUV-based memory — new DRAM process slashes power consumption by 20% and boosts performance by 15%

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Tom's Hardware · 06/26/2025 12:02 EDT

Micron has begun sampling LPDDR5X chips made with its new 1γ process that relies on EUV patterning, marking a major technology transition that improves performance, power efficiency, and bit density across its DRAM portfolio. Read more ›

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Bargain of the century? Lucky Goodwill shopper pays $30 for a PC, finds $1,200 RTX 3080 Ti and $400 Ryzen 7 inside

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Tom's Hardware · 06/26/2025 11:22 EDT

A Reddit user has revealed they spent $30 on a Goodwill PC find, only to discover an RTX 3080Ti and a Ryzen 7 3800X inside. Read more ›

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OpenAI's gargantuan data center is even bigger than Elon Musk's xAI Colossus — world's largest 300 MW AI data center in Texas could reach record 1 gigawatt scale by next year

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Tom's Hardware · 06/26/2025 11:08 EDT

OpenAI, which is already operating a 300 MW data center, is building a gigawatt-scale AI data center in Texas, which will further strain the regional power grid. Read more ›

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Dell's new 'Premium' laptops are the XPS in all but name — Intel Core Ultra Series 2 arrives in 14 and 16-inch sizes

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Tom's Hardware · 06/26/2025 09:43 EDT

Dell has unveiled two new Premium laptops sporting Intel Core Ultra Series 2 processors. Read more ›

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FTC to give $126 million back to Fortnite players who were charged for unwanted items — 950,000 payments refunded, and the deadline to claim your cash was just extended

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Tom's Hardware · 06/26/2025 09:22 EDT

The FTC has begun its second round of refunds for players affected by Fortnite's dark patterns that led to unwanted in-game purchases. Read more ›

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