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GTA 3 and Vice City are now playable inside San Andreas — a mod lets you revisit Liberty City and Vice City without leaving San Andreas

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Tom's Hardware · 07/18/2026 13:48 EDT

A GTA modder has embedded GTA 3 and Vice City within San Andreas, even nesting Vice City within GTA 3, with all three games continuing to run simultaneously. Read more ›

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Best Raspberry Pi HATs 2024: Expansion Boards for Every Project

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Tom's Hardware · 07/01/2024 09:55 EDT

The Raspberry Pi HATs (Hardware Attached on Top) bring tons of extra functionality to your Pi. The best HATs allow you to build a retro gaming machine, develop an A.I., power a robot or just learn about programming. Read more ›

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Nvidia RTX 3050 vs AMD RX 6600 faceoff: Which GPU dominates the budget-friendly $200 market?

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Tom's Hardware · 07/01/2024 09:00 EDT

The AMD RX 6600 goes up against Nvidia's RTX 3050 in our budget GPU matchup, with both cards offering 8GB of VRAM on a 128-bit interface. We compare performance, price, features, power consumption, and more in this budget faceoff and declare the overall winner. Read more ›

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Leaked Intel Arrow Lake chipset diagram show more PCIe lanes, no support for DDR4 — new chipset boasts two M.2 SSD ports connected directly to CPU

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Tom's Hardware · 07/01/2024 08:34 EDT

A diagram reportedly for upcoming Intel events showcasing the Arrow Lake processors and motherboards confirms previous leaks but doesn't offer much new information. Read more ›

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China plans state ownership for all of its rare earth metal resources — regulation comes into effect on Oct 1

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Tom's Hardware · 07/01/2024 07:04 EDT

New regulation in China prohibits any organization or individual from encroaching upon or destroying rare-earth resources. Read more ›

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Samsung's 990 EVO 2TB SSD is now only $129 — one of its lowest prices to date

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Tom's Hardware · 06/30/2024 14:04 EDT

The Samsung 990 EVO 2TB SSD is currently available at Amazon for one of its lowest prices to date, according to price tracking data from CamelCamelCamel. Read more ›

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Bitcoin Mt. Gox creditors will soon benefit from $9 billion payback — their BTC is over 10,000% more valuable than when it went missing

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Tom's Hardware · 06/30/2024 13:54 EDT

Mt. Gox begins paying back users, ten years after it began collapsing in February 2014. Read more ›

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TSMC's overseas expansion will only contribute 10% of the foundry's production capacity: Report

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Tom's Hardware · 06/30/2024 13:51 EDT

TSMC's fabs in Germany, Japan, and the U.S. will contribute 10% of the company's capacity, so 90% of TSMC's output will remain in Taiwan. Read more ›

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Motherboards and systems with China's Loongson CPUs now shipping to US customers — options start from $373 for a DTX board with processor and cooler

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Tom's Hardware · 06/30/2024 12:38 EDT

DIY PC builders have another option from AliExpress, with two new motherboards supporting the Loongson 3A6000 System-on-a-Chip from China. Read more ›

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FreeDOS open-source text-based OS turns 30, still in active development and primarily used for retro gaming

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Tom's Hardware · 06/30/2024 10:51 EDT

Jim Hall built FreeDOS as an answer to Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. 30 years later, the command-line operating system is still alive and kicking and getting a renaissance thanks to retro gaming. Read more ›

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Best Filaments for 3D Printing 2024

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Tom's Hardware · 06/30/2024 10:03 EDT

We’ve tested scores of filaments to help you find the right material. So much plastic, so little time. Read more ›

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Sony cuts 250 jobs at optical media plant — recordable disc production to be phased out, says report

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · 06/30/2024 09:44 EDT

Sony is cutting 250 jobs at its optical media manufacturing plant in northeast Japan, according to local newspaper reports. It explains that cuts are due to the reduced demand for optical media, and the continued rise of streaming services. Read more ›

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SK hynix plans $74.6 billion investment to strengthen its memory chip business — hopes for AI business boost

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Tom's Hardware · 06/30/2024 09:24 EDT

SK hynix and its parent company wants to invest billions of dollars to focus on AI and semiconductor technologies. Read more ›

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Akasa Gecko SSD Heatsink Review: A blower cooler for an SSD

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Tom's Hardware · 06/30/2024 09:00 EDT

Akasa’s Gecko is a blower-style cooler for your PCI-e 5 SSD. Can it handle the heat from our stress tests? Read more ›

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Microsoft's Copilot+ PC exclusive features are a bad joke, even for AI fans

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Tom's Hardware · 06/30/2024 07:30 EDT

Microsoft is trying to get you to buy a Copilot+ PC based on three exclusive Windows features that nobody wants or needs. Read more ›

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Overseas Ryzen 9000 CPU preorders shed light on potential MSRPs — Ryzen 9 9950X for $707, Ryzen 5 9600X for $332

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2024 15:47 EDT

One European retailer has already begun accepting preorders for the AMD Ryzen 9000 CPU lineup, which will have lower launch prices than the previous generation. Read more ›

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Hard drive, SSD puncher puts four holes through your drives — Puncher P30 destroys physical media with 12 tons of pressure

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2024 14:02 EDT

Ohden will soon release its P30 SSD HDD puncher with electric-based hydraulics, providing up to 12 tons of force to impale through any physical media. Read more ›

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Intel Arc Battlemage GPU surfaces — BMG-G31 silicon reportedly wields 32 Xe2 Cores

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2024 13:16 EDT

Intel has confirmed the existence of a third Battlemage die, codenamed BMG-G31. The new die is suspected to be Intel's least-powerful die in the lineup, aimed at entry-level GPU solutions. Read more ›

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Alibaba Cloud ditches Nvidia's interconnect in favor of Ethernet — tech giant uses own High Performance Network to connect 15,000 GPUs inside data center

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2024 13:08 EDT

Alibaba Cloud developed a High Performance Network (HPN) so the 15,000 GPUs inside each data center of the company could communicate using Ethernet. Read more ›

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Laptop mod lets you type in Morse code by slamming the lid shut at the correct rhythm — No parties involved take responsibility for damage to the screen, hinge, or sanity

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2024 11:45 EDT

Morse code comes to laptops in a very unusual form. Read more ›

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Best Budget 3D Printers 2024: High-Quality Output on the Cheap

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Tom's Hardware · 06/29/2024 10:55 EDT

These are the best budget 3D Printers for FDM and Resin we've tested and recommend. Read more ›

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