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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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Homegrown Chinese CPUs are catching up to AMD and Intel — Loongson 3B6600 and 3B7000 allegedly match Intel 10th Gen CPU performance

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 04/27/2024 14:29 EDT

Loongson revealed two domestically made CPUs for China's mainstream market due to independent research and development, having its IPC matching with Zen 3 and Intel Comet Lake CPUs. Read more ›

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AMD's China-exclusive Ryzen CPUs come to the retail market — Ryzen 7 8700F listed for $420 and Ryzen 5 7500F for $296

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Tom's Hardware · 04/27/2024 13:31 EDT

Listings of Ryzen 8000F Series CPUs with their iGPUs and NPUs disabled appear on Funtech and PC-Canada, with some pricing, ahead of a confirmed global release. Read more ›

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Huawei's next-gen CPU could rival Apple's current best — Kirin CPU with Taishan V130 cores rumored to match Apple M3 performance

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Tom's Hardware · 04/27/2024 13:01 EDT

According to a leak, Huawei's upcoming Kirin processor for PCs will feature next-generation Taishan V130 cores and next-generation graphics. Read more ›

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Intel needs $2 Billion for New Ireland fab — courting three venture capital firms for continued expansion

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Tom's Hardware · 04/27/2024 12:20 EDT

Intel is reportedly in talks with Apollo, KKR, and Stonepeak regarding funding for a new plant in Ireland. Read more ›

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AMD's server CPUs arrive on mainstream PC motherboards — EPYC 4004 CPUs with 3D V-Cache for AM5 platform already on sale at eBay

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Tom's Hardware · 04/27/2024 11:16 EDT

AMD's Zen 4-based entry-level EPYC 4004-series processors for the AM5 socket have surfaced on eBay. Read more ›

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Intel issues statement about CPU crashes, blames motherboard makers — BIOSes disable thermal and power protection, causing issues

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Tom's Hardware 3 place · 04/27/2024 10:22 EDT

Intel issues a state regarding stability issues concerning 13th and 14th Generation CPUs on 600-and 700-series motherboards made by respective manufacturers. Read more ›

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Best SSDs 2024: From Budget SATA to Blazing-Fast NVMe

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Tom's Hardware · 04/27/2024 09:46 EDT

We recommend the best SSDs for every need and budget based on our extensive lab tests. Read more ›

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Flaming bots and NERF shooters: Pi Wars brings together best Raspberry Pi robotics teams in the world

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Tom's Hardware · 04/27/2024 09:39 EDT

After a short break, Pi Wars 2024 sees the return of the premier in-person robotics event and with 58 teams competing for the crown, competition was fierce, but competitors were friendly. Read more ›

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Huawei launches another 7nm processor built by sanctioned Chinese fab SMIC — Kirin 9010 builds on previous design

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Tom's Hardware · 04/27/2024 09:37 EDT

Despite efforts of U.S. government, HiSilicon continues to develop high-end SoCs and SMIC continues to make them. Read more ›

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TSMC to build massive chips twice the size of today's largest that draw thousands of watts of power — 120x120mm chips with 12 HBM4E stacks in 2027

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Tom's Hardware · 04/27/2024 08:45 EDT

TSMC preps 8x reticle size or larger interposers for gargantuan AI and HPC SiPs. Read more ›

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Top semiconductor company leaves China due to U.S. sanctions, cut-throat competition

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Tom's Hardware · 04/27/2024 08:16 EDT

King Yuan sells off its China subsidiary due to geopolitics, U.S. sanctions against China, rising competition, and ability to earn more in Taiwan. Read more ›

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China developed its very own Neuralink — Neucyber brain interface comes from a neurotechnology firm

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Tom's Hardware · 04/27/2024 07:35 EDT

A Chinese company backed by the state, Beijing Xinzhida Neurotechnology, introduces its Neucyber brain interface tested with a monkey and a mechanical arm. Read more ›

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Manor Lords is here and we benchmarked it — how much GPU horsepower do you need to play the indie hit?

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Tom's Hardware · 04/27/2024 07:29 EDT

Manor Lords was the most wishlisted game on Steam prior to its launch today. We've tested the initial early release version on a collection of 25 graphics cards to see just how much GPU horsepower you'll need to run the game well. Read more ›

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Intel's revenues are up year-over-year, but foundry unit loses $2.5 billion

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Tom's Hardware · 04/26/2024 15:18 EDT

Almost all of Intel's business units were profitable in Q1, except manufacturing unit that made record $2.5 billion loss. Read more ›

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BenQ set to release 24.1-inch 540 Hz Full HD gaming monitor in May

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Tom's Hardware · 04/26/2024 15:09 EDT

BenQ Zowie XL2586X is announced and given specifications ahead of a May release. Read more ›

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Two Chinese nationals charged in US with trying to export banned semiconductor machinery to China — one arrested in Chicago

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Tom's Hardware · 04/26/2024 14:29 EDT

Two Chinese nationals were charged of being part of a scheme to illegally smuggle semiconductor processing machinery out of the US to China, breaking export law. Read more ›

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MSI RX 7000-series graphics cards mysteriously disappear — AMD commitment questioned as supply dissolves worldwide

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Tom's Hardware · 04/26/2024 14:20 EDT

MSI is apparently withdrawing from the AMD GPU market as a whole. All MSI RX 7000 series supply has disappeared worldwide, save for one or two RX 7900 XTX listings. Read more ›

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Over 1,000 games using generative AI content are already available on Steam — But are any of them worth playing?

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Tom's Hardware · 04/26/2024 14:07 EDT

AI models are now an established aspect of modern game development. Read more ›

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Corsair's K70 Pro Mini wireless gaming keyboard gets a massive 65% discount — now just $63

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Tom's Hardware · 04/26/2024 13:20 EDT

The Corsair's K70 Pro Mini wireless 60% gaming keyboard not only has a cut-down size but also a cut-down price thanks to a 65% discount at Best Buy. Read more ›

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PC hardware repairer calls out rash of RTX 4090 failures made worse by poor packaging from customers

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Tom's Hardware · 04/26/2024 12:44 EDT

Too many flagship graphics cards are suffering unnecessary irreparable damage, reckons NorthWestRepair. The graphics card repair specialist has published a new video where he bemoans a rash of Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 failures due to poor shipping and improper mounting practices. Read more ›

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