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Retailer selling broken RTX 5090 GPUs for as low as $1,760 — GPUs were damaged during transport, but include all components on the PCB

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Tom's Hardware · 05/02/2026 10:20 EDT

A French retailer is willing to sell you defective RTX 5090s for half of what they cost new, on the condition that you'll be able to repair or recycle them. You can either get a random 5090 variant, depending on stock, for around $1,760 or pay almost $2,000 specifically for an MSI Ventus 3X OC model. The units come with transport-related damage. Read more ›

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US Navy signs deal with AI firm for training underwater drones to detect mines in Strait of Hormuz — $100 million would allow drone minesweepers to update their detection algorithms in days instead of months

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Tom's Hardware · 05/02/2026 10:01 EDT

The U.S. Navy just signed a $99.7 million deal with Domino Data Lab to build software to monitor other AI mine detection systems, identify failures, and push corrections in the field. Read more ›

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Enthusiast creates Peltier thermoelectric cooler from scratch — impressive rig uses two 360mm AIOs, homemade DC controllers, and a custom loop

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Tom's Hardware · 05/02/2026 10:00 EDT

A YouTuber made his own Peltier liquid cooling system to see if GPUs benefit from thermoelectric cooling. Sadly, the cooler was barely capable of cooling an RTX 3070 below ambient temperatures despite consuming over 300 watts of power. Read more ›

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Celebrate Star Wars Day 2026 with these upgrades to your gaming PC setup — May the 4th bring you peace and prosperity with brand-new peripherals, games, collectibles, and more

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Tom's Hardware · 05/02/2026 09:17 EDT

Get your fill of Star Wars-themed tech that can turn your setup from Padawan to Jedi Master this May the Fourth. Read more ›

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Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Elite Duo X Motherboard Review: CQDIMM support with Arrow Lake Refresh

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Tom's Hardware · 05/02/2026 09:00 EDT

Gigabyte’s Z890 Aorus Elite Duo X lands square in the mid-range sweet spot, offering ample connectivity, five M.2 sockets, native Arrow Lake Refresh support, and CQDIMM compatibility, all for a compelling sub-$280 price. Read more ›

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Supercharging the RTX 5090 in PhysX games using an RTX 5060 as a secondary GPU — SLI may be dead, but how much can dual GPUs boost performance in classic PhysX titles?

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Tom's Hardware · 05/02/2026 07:00 EDT

We're testing the impact of using a dedicated secondary RTX 5060 GPU to boost the performance of an RTX 5090 in a few classic Batman Arkham titles that support 32-bit PhysX. Read more ›

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Apple warns Mac mini and Mac Studio shortages could last for months — local AI boom and memory crunch drive demand beyond Apple’s manufacturing capacity

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Tom's Hardware · 05/02/2026 06:40 EDT

Apple CEO Tim Cook warns Mac mini and Mac Studio shortages could continue for months as developers rush to buy high-memory Apple Silicon systems for running local AI models and agentic AI workloads. Read more ›

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Tech teardown specialist delids a Xeon with a blowtorch and hunting knife — wood chopping block makes a worthy stage for the sacrifice

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Tom's Hardware · 05/02/2026 06:20 EDT

The Hackinator delids an Intel Xeon Silver 4110 processor and prepares it for a die shot using unconventional techniques. Read more ›

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Redditor gambles $20 on a 4TB Temu external HDD — receives a microSD card reader hot-glued inside a plastic box

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Tom's Hardware · 05/02/2026 06:00 EDT

A Reddit user tried their luck with a $20 4TB external HDD, and, to no surprise, they received a microSD card strapped inside a card reader and hot-glued to the back of the plastic case of an "external hard drive." Read more ›

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Canonical under sustained DDoS attack as Ubuntu 26 releases — Iranian group 313 Team claims responsibility

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Tom's Hardware · 05/01/2026 15:15 EDT

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Biwin M350 2TB SSD Review: A Better Budget Alternative?

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Tom's Hardware · 05/01/2026 12:02 EDT

The Biwin M350 is a budget PCIe 4.0 SSD done right. It has good performance where it matters and good power efficiency, too. But it still has the weaknesses of QLC flash, like poor sustained performance. Read more ›

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The Pentagon announces AI deals with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, and more — LLMs to be deployed on classified Department of War networks ‘for lawful operational use’

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Tom's Hardware · 05/01/2026 12:00 EDT

The U.S. Department of War announced agreements with seven AI providers, allowing it to deploy multiple LLMs for its use and avoiding lock up with a single vendor. Read more ›

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Skyrocketing component prices push Big Tech capex to record $725 billion — Microsoft alone attributes $25 billion of AI budget to increased memory and chip costs

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Tom's Hardware · 05/01/2026 11:49 EDT

Google, Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta plan to spend a combined $725 billion on capital expenditure in 2026, a 77% increase over last year's record $410 billion. Read more ›

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Microsoft begins rolling out Xbox Mode to Windows 11 desktops and laptops — consolidated storefronts and console-style interface come to PC

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Tom's Hardware · 05/01/2026 11:35 EDT

Xbox Mode replaces the standard Windows desktop with an Xbox-style interface designed for gamepad navigation. Read more ›

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SoftBank plans robotics and AI firm in the US to build data centers — aims for $100 billion valuation and an IPO this year

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Tom's Hardware · 05/01/2026 10:23 EDT

SoftBank is planning to launch an AI and robotics startup in the U.S. to build data centers. The firm is gunning for a $100 billion valuation and aims to list the startup this year. Read more ›

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Huawei could seize China’s AI chip crown in 2026 as Nvidia's H200 shipments stall in regulatory limbo — Beijing pushes homegrown AI hardware dominance in a market projected to hit $67 billion by 2030

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Tom's Hardware · 05/01/2026 09:01 EDT

Huawei is reportedly on track to become China’s top AI chip supplier as Nvidia faces export restrictions and customs delays. Analysts forecast China’s domestic AI chip market could hit $67 billion by 2030. Read more ›

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Slimline Commodore 64C Ultimate Edition computers go up for pre-order — firm reintroduces the C64’s sleeker 1986-1994 styling across the range

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Tom's Hardware · 05/01/2026 07:55 EDT

Commodore 64C Ultimate Edition reintroduces the C64’s sleeker 1986-1994 styling across the range using original molds and tooling. Read more ›

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ASML's roadmap for chipmaking lithography tools examined — from DUV to Low-NA, High-NA, Hyper-NA, and beyond

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Tom's Hardware · 05/01/2026 07:30 EDT

ASML shipped 48 EUV lithography systems and 131 immersion DUV tools in 2025, generating €32.7 billion in total revenue and ending the year with a €38.8 billion order backlog. Read more ›

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Wingtech posts $1.3 billion loss and faces Shanghai delisting as Nexperia audit collapses — 57% of company's assets can't be verified

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Tom's Hardware · 05/01/2026 07:20 EDT

According to a filing to the Shanghai bourse on Wednesday, Wingtech's stock will carry a delisting risk warning starting May 6th. Read more ›

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Save a huge $400 on this Acer Predator OLED gaming laptop with an RTX 5070 Ti and 32GB DDR5, now under $1,800 — big saving on Helios Neo 16S AI rig that ships with a 24-core Intel CPU, 1TB SSD, and a 240Hz refresh rate

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Tom's Hardware · 05/01/2026 07:14 EDT

Best Buy has slashed the cost of this Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI laptop with an RTX 5070 Ti, 32 GB of RAM, 240 Hz OLED display, and a Core Ultra 9 275HX processor, knocking it down to $1,799.99 and saving you $400. Read more ›

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