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Nvidia RTX 3060 comeback in 2026 could alleviate soaring GPU prices and memory shortages — rumored RTX 5050 9GB abruptly shelved amid speculation

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Tom's Hardware · 04/18/2026 11:53 EDT

If relaunched at the right price, the RTX 3060 could re-enter the market as a viable option in a segment facing increasing cost pressures. Read more ›

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Espresso Lite 15 Review: An entry-level portable monitor with a splash of color

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Tom's Hardware · 04/13/2026 08:00 EDT

The Lite 15 is the new entry-level portable monitor from Espresso, and it’s dressed for the occasion. Read more ›

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Save a massive $700 on this 4K-ready HP gaming PC with a 9800X3D and RTX 5070 Ti, now just $2,499 — discounted HP Omen 35L pre-built powerhouse ships with 32GB DDR5 RAM and a 1TB SSD

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Tom's Hardware · 04/13/2026 07:42 EDT

Save a massive $700 on this epic HP Omen 45L gaming rig, fitted with a 9800X3D, RTX 5070 Ti, 32GB of DDR RAM, and a 1TB SSD, all for just $2,499.99. Read more ›

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'CopprLink' destroys every eGPU standard in new test, achieves near-native-level performance with an RTX 5090 — setup requires $2,300 worth of additional hardware

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Tom's Hardware · 04/13/2026 07:20 EDT

An RTX 5090 plugged into this eGPU using the CopprLink standard was able to get essentially the same level of performance as the GPU directly plugged into the motherboard. The setup requires a $1,300 enclosure and a $1,000 adapter card, and it's only meant for enterprise markets, but it shows what the future of eGPUs could be for consumers. Read more ›

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Website backup crippled by 1.6MB Friends GIF that was replicated 246,173 times, breaking Linux's EXT4 filesystem limit — Jennifer Aniston's 'happy dance' animation ate up 377 gigabytes of data due to security policy

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Tom's Hardware · 04/13/2026 07:09 EDT

A single reaction animation, frequently duplicated in chats by community members, added 377GB to a site's backup quota. Read more ›

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Why we spent 50+ hours retesting Intel’s Core Ultra 270K Plus and 250K Plus

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Tom's Hardware · 04/13/2026 07:00 EDT

Although we’ve known for a long time that Intel planned to refresh its Arrow Lake CPUs, the 270K Plus and 250K Plus still posted results that were difficult to believe during our review period. Read more ›

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Just $284.99 for 32GB of Team T-Create Classic DDR5-6000 RAM is the cheapest going right now — this double-dipping deal saves $145 off the list price

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Tom's Hardware · 04/13/2026 06:50 EDT

Score the cheapest 32GB of DDR5-6000 memory on the market with this $284 Newegg deal. Dual discounts knock a massive $145 off the list price. Read more ›

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Friends GIF cripples website discussion platform backup with 377 gigabytes of Rachel's 'happy dance' — 1.6MB animation was replicated 246,173 times, breaking filesystem limit

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Tom's Hardware · 04/13/2026 06:37 EDT

A single reaction animation, frequently duplicated in chats by community members, added 377GB to a site's backup quota. Read more ›

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Grab MSI’s RTX 5080 gaming laptop for just over $2,000 — offers fast 240 Hz QHD+ display, dual storage slots, and expandable DDR5 memory

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Tom's Hardware · 04/12/2026 13:07 EDT

Combining a 240Hz QHD+ display, Core Ultra 9 CPU, and RTX 5080 GPU, this deal offers high-end performance at a relatively competitive price point Read more ›

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Lenovo hikes Legion Go 2 handheld gaming PC to almost $3,000 for 2 TB model — Handheld now costs more than AMD's Strix Halo devices despite relatively weaker Z2 Extreme chip

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Tom's Hardware · 04/12/2026 11:31 EDT

Lenovo has raised the prices of its Legion Go 2 handhelds (with Z2 Extreme) across the board, with the worse offended being the 2 TB model, receiving a 93% hike. It went from $1,480 at launch to a staggering $2,850 in the span of just a few months, while the 1 TB model is now $2,000, up from $1,350 at launch. Read more ›

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Iran's forced nationwide internet blackout becomes second-longest on record as it passes 1,000 hours offline — possessing Starlink terminals punishable by death, country using 'military-grade jamming' against terminals

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Tom's Hardware · 04/12/2026 11:20 EDT

Iran's nationwide Internet blackout has crossed the 1,000-hour mark and is now the second longest nation-scale shutdown ever measured. Read more ›

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Tiny 3-inch cube PCs bring a splash of color to the passive PC market with red, orange, green and blue options — Intel Twin Lake-powered Kubb Mini PCs start at $500

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Tom's Hardware · 04/12/2026 10:38 EDT

Kubb's colorful and compact 3-inch cube PCs are priced from $500 (€430) with 16GB RAM and 256GB SSDs. Read more ›

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Linux lays down the law on AI-generated code, yes to Copilot, no to AI slop, and humans take the fall for mistakes — after months of fierce debate, Torvalds and maintainers come to an agreement

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Tom's Hardware · 04/12/2026 10:18 EDT

After months of fierce debate, Linus Torvalds and the Linux kernel maintainers have laid down the law on AI-generated code. Read more ›

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Veteran Microsoft engineer says original Task Manager was only 80KB so it could run smoothly on 90s computers — original utility used a smart technique to determine whether it was the only running instance

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Tom's Hardware · 04/12/2026 08:51 EDT

Dave Plummer used several clever techniques to ensure that Windows Task Manager will always run while cutting the performance hit on your hardware when when it's opened. Read more ›

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Tech enthusiast gets Doom to run on a 40-year-old printer controller — ancient Agfa Compugraphic 9000PS came with a Motorola 68020 onboard for fast processing

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Tom's Hardware · 04/12/2026 08:34 EDT

A TechTuber with a fondness for older hardware has managed to get Doom to run on a 40-year-old print controller. Read more ›

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Keychron Q6 Ultra 8K Review: 660 hours of battery life at 8 KHz

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Tom's Hardware · 04/12/2026 08:00 EDT

The Keychron Q6 Ultra 8K is a full-size wireless mechanical gaming keyboard with an 8 KHz polling rate and an impressive 660 hours of battery life at that polling rate. However, its high-profile keycaps and slightly heavy tactile switches weren't our favorite. Read more ›

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Startup secures $30 million contract to 3D print jet engines for the USAF — company to test and develop small turbojets for drones and long-range weapons

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Tom's Hardware · 04/12/2026 07:39 EDT

Beehive Industries will test its 3D-printed engines for use by the USAF, which are reportedly cheaper to build, use, and service compared to traditionally manufactured engines. Read more ›

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Linux 7.0 enables three new AI-specific keys for keyboards, an apparent expansion beyond the Copilot key — Google authors both the HID spec and the kernel patch

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Tom's Hardware · 04/12/2026 07:00 EDT

The Linux 7.0 kernel has merged support for three new keycodes intended for a coming wave of laptops with dedicated AI agent keys. Read more ›

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$27 platypus PCIe adapter converts half-height GPUs into full-height while adding two M.2 slots for SSDs — enthusiast demos low-profile RTX 4060 with two SSDs thanks to PCIe bifurcation

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Tom's Hardware · 04/12/2026 06:40 EDT

A Redditor got his hands on this PCIe adapter that does the job of two different ones at the same time. It converts half-height GPUs into full height while adding M.2 slots for storage expansion. All this is possible thanks to PCIe bifurcation, splitting an x16 slot into x8 for the GPU, and two x4 lanes for the SSDs. Read more ›

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South Korea’s telecom giants surprise 7 million users with unlimited, universal internet — net access declared a 'basic telecommunications right,' 400 Kbps data after monthly plans run out

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Tom's Hardware · 04/12/2026 06:20 EDT

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT said that the country’s three major carriers will provide more than seven million mobile subscribers with unmetered 400 Kbps data. Read more ›

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Valve engineer shocks Linux community with game-changing VRAM hack for 8GB GPUs — breakthrough solution turbocharges gaming by prioritizing VRAM for games while background tasks take a back seat

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Tom's Hardware · 04/12/2026 06:00 EDT

Natalie Vock, a dev on Valve's Linux graphics driver team has introduced new fixes that optimize VRAM usage for games in Linux. Previously, any background task could make the OS evict game data from VRAM and throw it into system memory, but now it'll be able to correctly prioritize the game running in foreground. Read more ›

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