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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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3DMark gets new DirectStorage benchmark — GDeflate measures transfer rates from NVMe SSD to GPU VRAM

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2024 11:00 EDT

3DMark adds a DirectStorage feature test benchmark. Read more ›

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Scientists develop the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery, offering a 5,000-year lifespan — the device uses radioactive decay to generate low power levels

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2024 10:37 EDT

A UK research team built carbon-14 diamond batteries that could potentially deliver power for thousands of years. Read more ›

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With this Raspberry Pi powered mask you can 'become anyone' hidden behind 2,960 LEDs

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2024 10:32 EDT

Sean Hodgins has created a Raspberry Pi-powered mask that's comprised of matrix panels that can play videos and display images of any face you want. Read more ›

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Intel says Arc Xe4 Druid GPUs are already in the works — Software optimization is the only remaining step for Xe3 Celestial as it approaches launch with Panther Lake

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2024 09:30 EDT

Tom Peterson confirms that Intel's hardware division is working on Druid "Xe4" GPUs as the software team optimizes Celestial "Xe3" for launch next year. Read more ›

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O.MG USB-C cable CT scan reveals sinister active electronics — contains a hidden antenna and another die embedded in the microcontroller

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 12/05/2024 09:10 EDT

Lumafield CT scanned the O.MG USB-C cable and discovered hidden advanced electronics with a sinister purpose. Read more ›

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Elon Musk plans to scale the xAI supercomputer to a million GPUs — currently at over 100,000 H100 GPUs and counting

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2024 08:53 EDT

xAI to scale the Colossus supercomputer to one million processors, which could create the most powerful machine in the world. Read more ›

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Bitcoin crosses $100,000 milestone as incoming U.S. administration looks increasingly crypto-friendly

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2024 08:45 EDT

On Wednesday, Bitcoin's price exceeded $100,000, marking a significant achievement for a digital asset once dismissed as a passing trend. Read more ›

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Intel co-CEO David Zisner says 'core strategy remains intact' — Intel will continue to be a products and foundry company

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2024 07:50 EDT

Despite CEO change, Intel's board of directors still thinks that Intel may be a leading developer of CPUs and GPUs as well as a foundry. Read more ›

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AWS building ExaFLOPS-class supercomputer for AI with hundreds of thousands homegrown Trainium2 processors — AWS forges a path without Nvidia GPUs

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Tom's Hardware · 12/05/2024 07:40 EDT

Amazon to quadruple performance of its AI processors by late 2025 as it readies giant ExaFLOPS supercomputer for AI. Read more ›

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Silicon Power's 4TB US75 PCIe 4.0 SSD drops to its lowest price this year, just $199

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2024 15:23 EDT

4TB of storage capacity for only $199 - that's great value for money with this Silicon Power US75 SSD. Read more ›

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Meta turns to nuclear power for AI training — asking for developer proposals for small modular reactors or larger nuclear solutions

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2024 15:19 EDT

Meta is looking for a partner to build nuclear power plants for its AI needs. Read more ›

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Noctua shares a fan grill design that drops noise levels — 3D print your own 120mm fan grill like the one on the Seasonic x Noctua 1,600W power supply

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2024 13:56 EDT

Noctua is giving away the 3D file for its ultra-quiet fan grill. Read more ›

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle requirements may put your PC in a museum — minimum requirements include a Core 7-10700K and a ray-tracing GPU

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2024 13:48 EDT

System requirements for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle drop, revealing ray tracing and high-end CPU requirements. Read more ›

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Shareholders pay up as Intel ex-CEO Pat Gelsinger is reportedly set to depart with a $12 million golden handshake

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2024 13:43 EDT

Pat Gelsinger will enjoy almost $12 million in severance payments as he steps down as the CEO of Intel. Read more ›

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Intel's new Arc GPU gets naked in unsanctioned peep show — B580 has Nvidia Founders Edition-inspired cooler, BGM-G21 die surrounded by 20 Gbps GDDR6 memory

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2024 12:51 EDT

Intel didn’t shake things up too much with the B580, but one significant difference from the A750 and A770 indicates Chipzilla is following Nvidia’s lead. Read more ›

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The world's first Snapdragon X Elite mini-PC is in the works — Geekom teases new QS series mini-PCs with Snapdragon X Elite CPU

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2024 12:11 EDT

A leak on Chinese social media platform Weibo showed the Geekom QS — a mini-PC powered by a Snapdragon X Elite chip. Read more ›

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Exclusive AMD partner reportedly hops on Intel's Arc bandwagon — new Onix brand is seemingly affiliated with Sapphire

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2024 11:45 EDT

Another brand with Intel Arc B-series graphics cards enters the market: Sapphire or PC Partner? Read more ›

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Pineboards announces Modulo series for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 and 5

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2024 10:36 EDT

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Hands-on: Xreal One Series AR glasses announced with custom X1 spatial chip, more customization, and wider FOV

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2024 10:00 EDT

Xreal’s pricey One Series aims to offer a more immersive (and customizable) AR experience for consumers. Read more ›

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Microsoft reiterates that it will not lower Windows 11 requirements — A TPM 2.0 compatible CPU remains "non-negotiable" for all future Windows versions

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Tom's Hardware · 12/04/2024 08:46 EDT

Microsoft has clarified that it will not lift the TPM 2.0 requirement for Windows 11 as Windows 10 approaches EOL. Read more ›

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