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Score an RTX 5070 prebuilt with a Ryzen 7 7700X & 16 GB of DDR5 for $650 off — Stack these promo codes to save on Skytech Gaming's high-end systems

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Tom's Hardware · 04/25/2026 15:42 EDT

You don't need to spend upwards of $1,500 to build and RTX 5070 system anymore as Skytech has two great prebuilts ready for you. Whether you're rocking a stealthy black setup or a minimal white one, the Shadow 5 and Archangel 5 are both ready to level it up. Read more ›

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AMD denies report of MI455X delays as Nvidia VR200 systems are rumored to arrive early — company says Helios systems 'on target for 2H 2026'

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 15:56 EDT

AMD's Helios rack-scale solution based on the MI455X accelerators, the company's major hope for AI market, may slip to 2027, whereas Nvidia may speed up roll out of the Vera Rubin platform if the latest market rumors are to be believed. Read more ›

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High-end Android phones are now powerful enough to emulate the PC version of Cyberpunk 2077 — YouTuber gets 2020's hottest PC game running at playable frame rates on Red Magic 11 Pro

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 13:53 EDT

Cyberpunk 2077 may have required a powerful gaming PC to enjoy at its 2020 release, but YouTuber ETA Prime has shown that the game can now be played on a high-end smartphone with decent performance with x86 emulation. Read more ›

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New report shows RAM prices are continuing to fall in Germany, U.S. trends less certain — SSDs and HDDs are more expensive than ever

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 12:07 EDT

Memory prices have stabilized in Germany, with some kits even experiencing price cuts over the past month, showing decent progress towards normalization. They're still over 300% more expensive than they were five months ago, though. In contrast, HDDs and SSDs have become more expensive, and their prices continue to rise. Read more ›

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OpenAI hires 'genius' OpenClaw creator, but popular AI assistant will remain open source — Sam Altman says creator will work on 'smart agents' in new role

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 12:06 EDT

OpenAI has hired the creator of popular agentic AI tool OpenClaw, but has decided to keep the project open source. Despite its old Claude-inspired name, Anthropic threatened Steinberger with legal action ahead of multiple name changes. Read more ›

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Brace for a barren landscape of new hardware launches, as AI demand reshapes the world of consumer electronics — trillions in AI investment threaten to derail entire industries

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 11:16 EDT

Amid the ongoing DRAM supply squeeze, the world of consumer electronics is evolving, and it threatens to derail entire industries with its sheer scale and monetary backing. Read more ›

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NZXT unveils new H2 mini PC with 9800X3D, Intel 285K configurations — H2 Flow Mini-ITX case and C850 SFX power supply for builders

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 11:00 EDT

NZXT has unveiled a new H2 Mini Pc for the U.S. market, as well as a compact power supply and H2 Flow Mini-ITX case. Read more ›

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Dell XPS 14 (2026) review: Two steps forward

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 10:52 EDT

The Dell XPS 14 is a significant improvement over previous revisions, with an attractive design and a physical function row on the keyboard. There are also solid speakers and long battery life on the 1080p version. But the low-travel keyboard takes some getting used to. Read more ›

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Japanese toilet maker 'the most undervalued and overlooked AI memory beneficiary,' investors claim — shares up nearly 40% in first two months of 2026

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 10:29 EDT

A company most famous for toilets and bidets is seeing meteoric stock growth due to demand for its advanced ceramics products. Read more ›

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This Corsair RAM and Gigabyte AM5 motherboard bundle is just $67 more than buying the RAM alone – 32GB of RAM and B850 Aorus Elite Wifi 7 shaves $133 off buying separately

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 09:20 EDT

Score 20% off at Newegg on a Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite Wifi 7 + 32GB Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR5-6400 bundle—under $505 for AMD AM5 support, Wi-Fi 7, PCIe 5.0 M.2/slot, and eye-catching RGB. Read more ›

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Sony considering PlayStation 6 delay to 2029, while Nintendo could hike Switch 2 price, according to report — memory and storage chip shortage now impacting products outside of RAM, storage, and GPUs

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 08:21 EDT

The two gaming giants are reportedly taking widely different approaches to the memory chip shortage as the situation is starting to affect consumer electronics outside of PCs. Read more ›

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SATA SSD cheated death from failed attempt at data destruction with a drill — drive emerges victorious in face-off against IT worker

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 07:00 EDT

An IT employee reportedly attempted to destroy sensitive company data by drilling a hole through a SATA SSD before disposing of it. Read more ›

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Valve confirms Steam Deck is out of stock due to memory and storage shortages — supply of popular gaming handheld in trouble because of massive AI demand

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 06:47 EDT

Valve is blaming memory and chip shortages as Steam Deck availability becomes intermittent in several regions. Read more ›

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Tech tinkerer gets Gemini to help him 'vibe code' an x86 motherboard design — bot help was impressive, but project still required human awareness and intervention

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 06:40 EDT

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Engineer finds his smart sleep mask can read other people's brainwaves due to poor software security — superpower granted via poor-quality software with hardcoded high-level credentials

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 06:20 EDT

Engineer finds his smart sleep mask can read other people's brainwaves Read more ›

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Turtle Beach's rotating button Stealth Pivot wireless controller falls to just $99.99 — this hall effect gamepad hits its lowest ever price

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 06:08 EDT

The Turtle Beach Stealth Pivot HE gamepad falls to the all-time low price of $99.99. Rotating button modules give you multi-controller customizability. Read more ›

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$50 junk second-hand motherboard turns into a SSD treasure trove worth $1,500 — 12 terabytes of blazing-fast storage finds a new owner amid crushing shortages

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Tom's Hardware · 02/17/2026 06:00 EDT

A Redditor buys a damaged Z690 motherboard for $50 but discovers up to $1,500 worth of SSDs beneath the heatsinks. Read more ›

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MSI's RTX 5060-equipped Cyborg 15 gaming laptop is down to just $899 on Walmart — Featuring an Intel Core 7 240H CPU, 16GB of RAM and a 144Hz display

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 15:37 EDT

Unlike most cheap gaming laptops that cut major corners to cram in beefy hardware, the MSI Cyborg 15 gets rid of all the bells and whistles to focus on what's necessary. Its powerful hardware combo, mixed with that 144Hz screen, makes it one of the best budget machines around that can play any game you throw at it. Read more ›

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Samsung’s 27-inch Odyssey OLED G5 G50SF goes on sale at Amazon — 1440p resolution, 180 Hz refresh rate, 0.03ms response time for under $400

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 15:36 EDT

This 27-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor pairs a 2560×1440 resolution with up to a 180 Hz refresh rate and a 0.03ms response time for fast and fluid gameplay. Read more ›

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Save up to $40 on Samsung’s 800MB/s P9 Express microSD card this Presidents' Day — super-speedy storage for your Nintendo Switch 2

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 13:02 EDT

Samsung’s P9 Express microSD card delivers up to 800MB/s speeds using PCIe and NVMe, and it’s now significantly cheaper on Amazon. Read more ›

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Rufus developers blame Microsoft for blocking access to the latest Windows 11 ISOs — Windows Insiders met with an IP ban after attempting to download latest builds

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Tom's Hardware · 02/16/2026 12:56 EDT

Multiple Windows Insider users and one of Rufus' developers reveal that they can't download any of Microsoft's latest Insider Preview ISOs. Users who try to are met with an IP block. Read more ›

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