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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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$650 buys lucky eBay shopper two Nvidia RTX 3090 GPUs instead of the 3080s they ordered — scoops Dell OEM cards worth thousands for a fraction of the price

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Tom's Hardware · 06/30/2025 06:33 EDT

This PC builder bought two RTX 3080 GPUs on eBay, but ended up receiving two RTX 3090 cards instead. Read more ›

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Anthropic’s AI utterly fails at running a business — 'Claudius' hallucinates profusely as it struggles with vending drinks

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2025 12:36 EDT

Anthropic and Andon Labs assigned Claude to run a business, and this is what happened. Read more ›

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New portable cassette player comes loaded with modern features like Bluetooth, USB-C, and a rechargeable battery

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2025 12:34 EDT

Maxell Japan has launched a portable ‘Walkman’ cassette player, but its retro audio tech is boosted by modern convenience. Read more ›

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Here’s a behind the scenes look at how a CPU air cooler is made — DeepCool gives a start-to-finish tour of its main production facility

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2025 12:10 EDT

A tour of DeepCool’s main production facility in China, showcasing how premium air coolers are made from start to finish. Read more ›

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Bambu Lab P1S 3D printer price slashed by 22.5%, now just $699 at Best Buy

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2025 11:58 EDT

The Bambu Lab P1S 3D printer is available at Best Buy for $699, down from its recommended price of $899. Read more ›

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AI-powered Catlog smart collar now notifies you if your cat feels stressed

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2025 11:50 EDT

Feline accessories specialist Rabo of Japan has updated its monitoring app with AI smarts. Now you can get alerted if your cat gets stressed. Read more ›

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Windows seemingly lost 400 million users in the past three years — official Microsoft statements show hints of a shrinking user base

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2025 11:31 EDT

Windows lost its crown to Android eight years ago, and it seems that it's still bleeding users. Read more ›

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Windows 12 release is pushed back at least another year as Microsoft announces Windows 11 version 25H2

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2025 09:44 EDT

The next version of Windows is now confirmed to be Windows 11 25H2, and since it's built on the same codebase as its predecessors, it will install much faster on 24H2 systems. Read more ›

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FLSun launches delta-style T1 Max 3D printer for affordable $479 — specialized model geared for print farms

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2025 09:21 EDT

FLSun's new Delta printer variation claims to be fast, reliable, and easy to maintain. Read more ›

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Bitcoin firm says police shouldn't saw open Bitcoin ATMs to seize cash for scammed customers, will seek damages for destroyed machines — firm claims seizures are criminal and victimize the company

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2025 09:04 EDT

Bitcoin Depot Legal Chief says that police should not break open its ATMs to get scam victims' money back. Read more ›

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These are the peripherals I'm still using, months and years later

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2025 08:26 EDT

There are plenty of keyboard, mice, headsets, and microphones that impress me when I test them, but these are the ones I keep using long after I'm done testing. Read more ›

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Commodore acquired for a ‘low seven figure’ price — new (acting) CEO comes from the retro community

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2025 08:23 EDT

YouTube’s Christian ‘Peri Fratic’ Simpson claims to be 'the acting CEO of Commodore Corporation.' But there's still a financial hurdle to cross for a successful acquisition. Read more ›

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Nvidia’s RTX 50 Super lineup leak hints at increased VRAM of up to 24GB and 415W TGP

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2025 08:14 EDT

Leaked specs suggest 18GB to 24GB of GDDR7 memory and performance gains, although official confirmation still pending. Read more ›

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Nvidia's latest DLSS revision reduces VRAM usage by 20% for upscaling — optimizations reduce overhead of more powerful transformer model

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 13:36 EDT

Nvidia's latest version of the DLSS SDK provides VRAM optimizations to the transformer model, reducing its memory footprint by 20%. Read more ›

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Safer, faster, and cheaper way to extract gold at 99% purity from electronic waste detailed — new method for recovering gold from PCBs uses a sanitizing reagent and a novel polymer

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 11:54 EDT

A Flinders University research team has developed a new way of recovering gold from ore and e-waste that's safer and more cost-efficient. Read more ›

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Microsoft’s sketchy Win 10 vs Win 11 performance claims pit a 9-year-old PC against a modern machine to claim 2.3X gain

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 11:52 EDT

Microsoft claims that Windows 11 is 2.3 times faster than Windows 10, but fails to mention that the comparison is based entirely on new hardware versus old. Read more ›

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Ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger gives Japan's new leading-edge chipmaker advice, says Rapidus needs unique tech to compete with TSMC

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 11:50 EDT

Rapidus plans to produce 2nm chip production with integrated packaging by 2027, but ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger cautions that it needs unique technology to compete with TSMC. Read more ›

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Ryzen 9 9950X3D bundle at Amazon includes a free 360mm AIO liquid cooler, or save $30 at Newegg

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 11:34 EDT

The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D is available for $669 at Amazon and comes with a free cooler at Newegg, although it is listed there at MSRP. Read more ›

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Asus makes branded burgers with KFC China, meal deal includes free limited-edition keycaps — ‘Fortress of Faith’ collaboration with fast food chain launches with $5.60 combo

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 10:47 EDT

Asus ROG teams up with KFC China to create ROG-branded burgers and KFC-themed keycaps. Read more ›

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Even upscalers can't resuscitate a $10 GPU—13-year-old GTX 660 is so slow that FSR can't give it a boost

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Tom's Hardware · 06/28/2025 10:27 EDT

Nvidia's ancient GTX 660 was tested in a few modern titles to see whether or not FSR/XeSS upscaling could make the GPU output playable frame rates. Unfortunately, the GPU is so old that upscaling provided no FPS improvements at all in games that are still capable of running on the Kepler GPU. Read more ›

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