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50-feet-long fiber optic HDMI cable and Steam Controller 2 is enthusiasts' answer to the Steam Machine — dismisses Valve's new console for a DIY Bazzite setup with a controller

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Tom's Hardware · 07/04/2026 12:58 EDT

An enthusiast is DIYing his own Steam Machine through ancient, lost methods known as cables that turn his existing PC into the perfect couch gaming setup. As expected, the Steam Controller 2 is also involved, alongside Bazzite. Read more ›

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Mysterious AMD Ryzen AI MAX+ Pro 395 Strix Halo APU emerges on Geekbench — processor expected to officially debut at CES 2025

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Tom's Hardware · 12/10/2024 08:28 EDT

The first Strix Halo APU sample has popped up at Geekbench wielding 16 Zen 5 cores and a 40 CU RDNA 3.5 iGPU. Read more ›

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Google claims its new Willow quantum chip can swiftly solve a problem that would take a standard supercomputer 10 septillion years

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 12/10/2024 08:14 EDT

Google has announced its latest quantum processor, dubbed Willow, and it shames the best supercomputers in some benchmarks. Read more ›

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Klevv CRAS C925 SSD Review: Competent but uninspiring

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Tom's Hardware · 12/10/2024 08:00 EDT

The Klevv CRAS C925 SSD has good hardware and performs decently, but it fails to deliver anything special in the crowded budget SSD field. The 2TB model is also out of stock everywhere, which makes it difficult to recommend when we can't see retail pricing. Read more ›

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Alarming amount of Texas Instrument chips found in Russian-based weapons in Ukraine — Russian military using third parties to purchase U.S-made chips

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2024 15:54 EDT

The U.S., and Texas Instruments, are struggling to crack down on slippery Russian-bound shipments. Read more ›

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Aoostar AG02 eGPU dock with OCuLink support and 500W PSU announced for $219

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2024 14:46 EDT

Aoostar launches its AG02 eGPU dock, an amped-up version of its existing AG01 eGPU dock design. Read more ›

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China levels anti-trust charges against Nvidia – country accuses chipmaker of violating anti-monopoly regulations, examining the $7 billion Mellanox acquisition

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2024 14:17 EDT

China has launched an anti-trust inquiry against Nvidia accusing the AI giant of monopolistic behavior. Read more ›

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Fanless audiophile PC sells for close to $30,000 — music server features dual Xeon 10-core CPUs, 48GB RAM, 280GB Optane SSD, and 2TB secondary storage expandable to 24TB

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2024 13:31 EDT

Taiko Audio is selling a dual Intel Xeon server paired with a custom fanless cooling solution to audiophiles around the globe for almost $30,000. Read more ›

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Ryzen Master now supports EXPO profile enablement without a system restart — the new version also drops support for Zen and Zen+ Threadripper CPUs

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2024 12:58 EDT

Ryzen Master receives new update featuring Ryzen 9000 CPU support, 105W Eco mode support for these chips, and EXPO memory profile enablement within Ryzen Master. Read more ›

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Gelsinger fires back at recent stories about 18A's poor yields, schools social media commenters on defect densities and yields

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2024 12:22 EDT

Ex-Intel CEO Gelsinger is 'very proud of the TD/18A team for the incredible work and progress they are making' Read more ›

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Windows 11 for Arm can run natively on specific Android smartphones — the test device heats up very fast, and battery life substantially decreases

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2024 12:04 EDT

Windows 11 on Arm runs natively on the Xiaomi Poco X3 Pro, though it's not quite a mobile-optimized experience. Read more ›

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One of the best SSDs we've tested, the 4TB WD Black SN850X, is down to $259

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2024 12:03 EDT

Western Digital's 4TB WD Black SN850X is back down to $259. Read more ›

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang accused of $8 billion tax dodge by U.S. newspaper — his remaining family would be the beneficiaries of this estate tax avoidance

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2024 12:02 EDT

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is among the largest tax dodgers in the U.S. according to a report published by the New York Times. Read more ›

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Intel Arc B580 trades blows with the RTX 4060 and RX 7600 in early benchmarks — B580 beats A580 by up to 30% in OpenCL and Vulkan workloads

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2024 10:51 EDT

Intel's upcoming Arc B580 delivers respectable synthetic performance numbers in leaked OpenCL and Vulkan benchmarks. Read more ›

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ASRock launches a trio of OLED gaming monitors for demanding gamers — lineup offers refresh rates from 240 Hz to 480 Hz and response times of 0.3 ms

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2024 10:47 EDT

ASRock just released three new high refresh rate OLED gaming monitors. Read more ›

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Fish tank PC case sales explode in 2024 — Korean retail data claims tenfold growth for this style of chassis

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2024 09:22 EDT

Fish tank style PC cases gained momentum through 2024, with many new entrants hitting the market, and sales going through the roof. Read more ›

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DaMAgeCard SD Express card vulnerability leverages the privileged access that PCIe provides — bypasses traditional software-based security mechanisms

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2024 07:32 EDT

The vulnerability arises from the integration of PCI Express (PCIe) technology in SD Express cards, which is utilized to enable faster data transfer rates. Read more ›

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Raspberry Pi 500 Review: The keyboard is the computer, again

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2024 03:00 EDT

It may look like the Raspberry Pi 400, but this Pi 500 crams an 8GB Raspberry Pi 5 into a keyboard, and it has great thermals! Read more ›

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Raspberry Pi Monitor Review: Well-built portable monitor that works with any HDMI-capable device

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Tom's Hardware · 12/09/2024 03:00 EDT

After months of being an open secret, the Raspberry Pi Monitor has finally arrived, and just in time for the holiday season. Read more ›

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Microsoft preparing Lunar Lake Surface and Surface Pro laptops for 1Q25, says report – new Surface Laptop Studio and an 11-inch Surface also on the horizon

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2024 13:15 EDT

Lunar Lake will power Microsoft’s first Intel-based Copilot+ PCs, while the Snapdragon X Plus gets selected for a new, 11-inch Surface device. Read more ›

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Camouflage eSports monitors launched by JAPANNEXT – but you probably won't see them in stores

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Tom's Hardware · 12/08/2024 12:50 EDT

Computer monitor specialist JAPANNEXT has released a pair of new eSports monitors which feature camouflage design aesthetics. Read more ›

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