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Get an RTX 5060 gaming laptop loaded with Ryzen 7 CPU and 32GB RAM for $1,099 — mobile gaming upgrade just got $300 cheaper

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Tom's Hardware · 06/27/2026 13:10 EDT

The Gigabyte Aero X16 positions itself as a compelling mid-range gaming laptop offering a smooth high-refresh display, capable RTX 5060 graphics performance, and future-ready upgrade options. Read more ›

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Asus leaks its ROG NUC 2025 on social media ahead of CES debut — compact gamer-focused RTX 50 and Core Ultra 200 mini PC on the way

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Tom's Hardware · 12/29/2024 08:20 EDT

Asus recently showed off teaser video of its upcoming ROG NUC a little too early, posting and swiftly removing the images from social media this morning. Read more ›

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Fractal Refine Review: Comfortably refined

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Tom's Hardware · 12/29/2024 08:00 EDT

Fractal Design is branching out into gaming furniture with its first chair, the Refine. It’s a surprisingly well-built blend of racing-style gaming chairs and task chairs. Read more ›

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Chinese chipmaker Phytium sells over 10 million homegrown CPUs — Feiteng processors are primarily used in national projects and key local industries

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Tom's Hardware · 12/28/2024 13:59 EDT

Chinese chip maker Phytium reportedly delivered over 10 million processors to government projects and other key industries as it replaces Western processors from Intel and AMD. Read more ›

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SemiKong is the world's first open-source semiconductor-focused LLM — it claims to bring new chips to market 30% faster

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Tom's Hardware · 12/28/2024 13:59 EDT

Meta, Aitomatic, and other members of the AI Alliance have released the world's first large language model specifically trained on the needs of the semiconductor industry. Read more ›

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Nvidia RTX 5080 and AMD RX 9070 GPUs listed ahead of launch — Asus is reportedly readying a new "Astral" GPU lineup

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Tom's Hardware · 12/28/2024 12:43 EDT

A handful of RTX 50 and RDNA 4 GPUs from Asus have emerged online. Read more ›

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After 24 years of failure, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask's blue dog has finally won a race

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Tom's Hardware · 12/28/2024 12:43 EDT

The statistically-slowest dog in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask has finally secured a legitimate win in the dog race minigame after nearly 25 years. Read more ›

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AI data centers reportedly cause power problems in residential areas — decreased power quality in homes near data centers causes reduced lifespan for electrical appliances

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Tom's Hardware · 12/28/2024 11:56 EDT

Adding megawatts of new power consumption at such high speed is starting to affect the power quality in the average American home. Read more ›

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Ergo Desk reclines with your chair, desktop tilts up to match the recline of your chair — 3-in-1 desk can be reserved for $450

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Tom's Hardware · 12/28/2024 11:18 EDT

Canadian company Ergo Desk has begun to market its signature product which invites users to sit, stand, or recline at their desk. Read more ›

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Get gaming with ABS' Kaze Ruby gaming PC powered by a powerful Nvidia RTX 4080 Super GPU - Save $500 on Newegg's After Christmas Sale

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Tom's Hardware · 12/28/2024 10:57 EDT

The ABS Kaze Ruby gaming PC is on a holiday sale - pick up a powerful gaming PC for a steal. Read more ›

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RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 listed for $2,600 and $1,350 at Chinese retailer — leaked listing suggests Blackwell might see a price hike, at least in China

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Tom's Hardware · 12/28/2024 10:44 EDT

A leak suggests that Nvidia has priced the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 at $2,600 and $1,350 in China. Read more ›

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Take home this Asus TUF Gaming 34-inch curved FreeSync Premium gaming monitor for just $279

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Tom's Hardware · 12/28/2024 10:28 EDT

This ASUS TUF Gaming ultra-wide curved gaming display is currently available for its second-lowest price to date—just $279 instead of its usual $349. Read more ›

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Be Quiet Light Loop 360 review: The best AIO for Intel CPUs

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Tom's Hardware · 12/28/2024 10:13 EDT

Be Quiet’s Light Loop is a strong AIO with low noise levels. We tested thermal and noise results from both Intel’s i7-14700K and Core Ultra 9 285K. Read more ›

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Arduino Plug and Make Kit Review: The Kit to start your journey

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Tom's Hardware · 12/28/2024 10:01 EDT

When getting started with electronics, we need a good kit to make the learning process as smooth as possible, and the Arduino Plug and Make Kit could be just the thing you need. Read more ›

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AMD Zen 5 Fire Range CPU surfaces inside next-gen gaming laptop — Ryzen 9000HX chip seemingly wields 16 Zen 5 cores

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Tom's Hardware · 12/28/2024 09:40 EDT

A Zen 5 based 16 core CPU has emerged at Geekbench and a leaker suggests it could belong to AMD's upcoming Fire Range series. Read more ›

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Putin's 'sovereign' gaming console projects detailed; one with a homegrown Elbrus CPU, the other a Chinese knockoff — Russian gov't admits the consoles can't compete with PS5 or Xbox

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Tom's Hardware · 12/28/2024 09:18 EDT

Russian politicians call for 'unconventional' approaches to overcome lack of performance of homegrown console hardware for gamers. Read more ›

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iStorage launches most advanced encrypted USB sticks available — 'world's first FIPS 140-3 Level 3' validated flash drives, pricing starts at $96 for 32GB

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Tom's Hardware · 12/28/2024 08:29 EDT

Secure data solutions provider iStorage has released what it claims to be the world's first FIPS 140-3 Level 3 flash drives. Read more ›

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TSMC's first new overseas fab in years begins to make chips — JASM coming online

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Tom's Hardware · 12/28/2024 08:08 EDT

TSMC's Japanese subsidiary JASM kicks off mass production of chips for first customers. Read more ›

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How to install a motherboard

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Tom's Hardware · 12/28/2024 08:00 EDT

By following the right steps, you can easily prepare and install a motherboard inside a PC case in a matter of minutes. Read more ›

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Lemontron, an open source, fully-portable 3D printer, has arrived— Can be transported in an empty filament box

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Tom's Hardware · 12/27/2024 16:18 EDT

Open source 3D printer Lemontron debuts, with build pricing beginning at roughly $413 and a footprint small enough to be transported in a common filament box. Read more ›

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Blackwell GPU reportedly takes 3X to 4X longer to test than Hopper

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Tom's Hardware · 12/27/2024 14:10 EDT

Chief executive of Advantest says major increase of B100/B200 complexity over H100/H200 dramatically increases testing times. Read more ›

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