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Nvidia RTX 3060 comeback in 2026 could alleviate soaring GPU prices and memory shortages — rumored RTX 5050 9GB abruptly shelved amid speculation

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Tom's Hardware · 04/18/2026 11:53 EDT

If relaunched at the right price, the RTX 3060 could re-enter the market as a viable option in a segment facing increasing cost pressures. Read more ›

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How to use Precision Boost Overdrive and Curve Optimizer to improve Ryzen CPU performance

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 17:55 EDT

Using Precision Boost Overdrive and Curve Optimizer, you can fine tune your processor’s voltage and power limits to achieve better efficiency and sustained boost speeds. Read more ›

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US RAM crisis hits boiling point as AI mania wipes out all 32GB DDR5 kits under $359 — cheaper kits vanish from shelves within seconds of listing

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 15:13 EDT

Retailers have started selling 32GB DDR5 memory kits with a starting price of $359.99 in the U.S. market. Read more ›

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OpenClaw AI agent craze sweeps China as authorities seek to clamp down amid security fears — adoption surges as state-run enterprises are barred from use

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 14:04 EDT

Following rampant and rapid adoption and proliferation of the agentic AI tool OpenClaw, Chinese authorities have warned government-run institutions and companies not to install the tool — and warned everyone about its potential security implications Read more ›

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Minisforum's new flagship NAS comes with OpenClaw pre-installed — Strix Halo-powered N5 Max can run a local AI LLM

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 13:42 EDT

Minisforum has announced it is readying a new NAS that comes with OpenClaw pre-installed. The NAS will be powered by AMD's flagship Ryzen AI Max+ 395 to help accelerate AI workloads that users program OpenClaw to execute. Read more ›

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Valve details new game verification system for upcoming Steam Frame and Steam Machine — 30 FPS at 1080p for Steam Frame Verified, same as Steam Deck

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 12:48 EDT

The Steam Machine is on track for launch this year despite component shortages setting Valve back. Hardware aside, the company has just provided a major update on the software side of things with new verified programs for the Steam Machine and Steam Frame, and they seem to be as straightforward as expected. Read more ›

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Where to buy Apple's new MacBook Neo, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro — grab the most affordable MacBook, along with the latest M5 silicon refreshes, from these top stores

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 12:27 EDT

Apple's new slate of MacBook laptops has just been released, including the entry-level Neo, powered by the A18 Pro. Here's where to buy them all. Read more ›

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Iran threatens Nvidia, Microsoft, other tech companies with strikes over alleged attack on Tehran bank — says that economic centers and banks are now considered legitimate targets

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 11:18 EDT

Iranian media just released a list of potential economic targets, including offices and infrastructure of Nvidia, Google, Microsoft, Oracle, IBM, and more in the Middle East. Read more ›

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IBM and Lam Research team up on High NA EUV dry resist to push chip scaling past 1nm

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 10:48 EDT

The two companies have worked together for more than a decade, with IBM unveiling what it described as the world's first 2nm node chip in 2021 as part of the partnership. Read more ›

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Framework raises RAM prices for the third time in three months, SSD costs up — company warns that it’s running out of stock on some Intel processors as well

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 10:05 EDT

Framework increased RAM prices for the third consecutive month, while also announcing that it's hiking the costs of some of its SSDs. Read more ›

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Phison CEO says that NAND prices hiked by around 50% overnight, highlighting severe shortage in the industry — warns 'our current concern is that both money and inventory are insufficient'

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 09:05 EDT

SSD controller manufacturer Phison said that NAND chip prices increased by around 50% overnight, and that it's increasing its inventory to ensure that it will have sufficient supply as it pivots towards enterprise customers. Read more ›

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Intel claims Arrow Lake Refresh CPUs deliver 15% higher gaming performance and multi-threaded boost — Core Ultra 7 270K and Core Ultra 5 250K come with more cores, faster memory, and a price cut

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 09:00 EDT

Intel is introducing two new Arrow Lake CPUs under the Core Ultra 200S Plus banner, while slashing prices and adding more E-cores. The Core Ultra 7 270K Plus and Core Ultra 5 250K Plus are said to offer 15% better gaming performance than standard Arrow Lake chips at 1080p. Read more ›

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Grab this speedy 4TB Crucial P310 SSD, the cheapest on sale right now, for just £299.99 — nearly £90 price drop is as good as it gets for high-capacity PC storage as the AI crunch continues to bite

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 08:29 EDT

Another big sale day means you can grab a 4TB Crucial P310 2280 NVMe SSD with PCIe 4.0 speeds for just £299.99, nearly £90 less than it cost a few weeks ago, and pushing back a little against the AI price hikes. Read more ›

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HyperX Origins 2 65 Review: 8,000Hz and Customizable

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 08:00 EDT

The HyperX Origins 2 65 is a solid 65% mechanical keyboard that does an OK job at trying to implement the o-ring mount style. Read more ›

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Acer's Nitro V16 AI gaming laptop is now only £1199.99 — 32GB of RAM and an RTX 5070 GPU are standout specs of this great value gaming machine

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 07:58 EDT

Snap up this Acer Nitro V 16 AI gaming laptop for £1199.99 during Amazon's Spring Day Deals sales week. Read more ›

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Asus chief says Macbook Neo's affordable pricing came as a shock to the entire PC market — compares $599 notebook to a tablet and content-consumption device

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 07:57 EDT

Asus co-CEO S.Y. Hsu said that the MacBook Neo shook the entire PC market, but also said that it's mostly designed for content consumption because of its limited specifications. Read more ›

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Get 32GB of Kingston DDR5 for $261 when bundled with the new 9850X3D and an X870 motherboard — get AMD's fastest gaming chip and the core of an AM5 build for less than $1,100

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 07:54 EDT

Get an AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D, Asus ROG Strix X870E-H, and 32GB of Kingston Fury Beast RAM for $1,099 at Newegg. Read more ›

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Intel's Heracles chip computes fully-encrypted data without decrypting it — chip is 1,074 to 5,547 times faster than a 24-core Intel Xeon in FHE math operations

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 07:48 EDT

Intel has revealed an 8192-way SIMD compute engine for fully homomorphic encryption math called Heracles. By operating directly on encrypted data, it has the potential to eliminate entire classes of attacks under some workloads. Read more ›

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Hisense TVs force owners to watch intrusive ads when switching inputs, visiting the home screen, or even changing channels — practice infuriates consumers, brand denies wrongdoing

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 07:02 EDT

HiSense is forcing some owners of its smart TVs to watch ads when switching channels or inputs or going to the home screen. Read more ›

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Crafty AI tool caught repurposing its training GPUs for unauthorized crypto mining during testing — experimental agent breached safety, controllability, and trustworthiness barriers

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 07:00 EDT

An experimental AI agent called ROME was caught indulging in unauthorized cryptocurrency mining. Read more ›

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Ambitious semiconductor enthusiast builds DIY 'class 100 cleanroom' in his garden shed — contains a plasma etcher, vacuum furnace, and even custom software-driven lithography machine

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Tom's Hardware · 03/11/2026 06:50 EDT

A TechTuber called Dr. Semiconductor has successfully created a ‘Class 100 cleanroom’ (ISO 5) in his garden shed. Read more ›

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