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Enthusiast adds OCuLink port to Framework 16 Laptop — offering PCIe 4.0 x8 bandwidth for big GPU performance gains

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Tom's Hardware · 12/03/2025 09:45 EDT

The project has been bandied about for years, but has finally come to fruition thanks to the dedicated efforts of one modder. Read more ›

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Get a 9800X3D and RX 9070 XT prebuilt gaming PC for just $2,199 — Skytech's hi-spec offering also comes with 2TB of SSD storage and 32GB of DDR5

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Tom's Hardware · 12/03/2025 09:04 EDT

Featuring top-tier components. The Skytech Gaming Prism 4 desktop PC is yours for $2199 in this Newegg deal. Read more ›

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My Arcade launches portable Pac-Man 45th anniversary-themed retro arcade games — available in both pocketable and desktop versions

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Tom's Hardware · 12/03/2025 09:01 EDT

My Arcade has launched a couple of retro gaming consoles to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the legendary Pac-Man arcade game. Read more ›

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AI data-centre buildout pushes copper toward shortages, analysts warn — only 70% of 2035 demand could be met, 2025 deficit thought to be 304,000 tonnes

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Tom's Hardware · 12/03/2025 08:47 EDT

Copper producers and market analysts are starting to outline a supply gap that arrives just as hyperscale AI campuses ramp toward record power draws. Read more ›

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Helldivers 2 install size slashed from 154GB to just 23GB — 85% reduction accomplished by de-duplicating game data, an optimization for older mechanical hard drives

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Tom's Hardware · 12/03/2025 07:57 EDT

The newly released beta version of Helldivers 2 delivers the same gameplay with far less disk usage, offering PC players a much leaner install without sacrificing performance or progression. Read more ›

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Google's Agentic AI wipes user's entire HDD without permission in catastrophic failure — cache wipe turns into mass deletion event as agent apologizes: “I am absolutely devastated to hear this. I cannot express how sorry I am"

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Tom's Hardware · 12/03/2025 07:00 EDT

A user used Google Antigravity to build an app, but it ended up deleting their entire D: drive instead of just their project's cache folder. Read more ›

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Enthusiast modder creates the smallest-ever PlayStation using genuine chips for console's 31st anniversary — redesigned PCB is less than a quarter size of the already dinky PS One revision

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Tom's Hardware · 12/03/2025 06:30 EDT

An enthusiast has managed to shrink an already dinky PS One motherboard down to a quarter of its size. Working prototype uses all original ICs. Read more ›

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Reviewer records first drop in overall brightness after 21 months of burning in his QD-OLED monitor — but the 2% decrease isn't likely to be noticeable

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Tom's Hardware · 12/03/2025 06:00 EDT

After 5000 hours of torture testing over 21 months, Monitors Unboxed has shared the latest effects of that stress on an MSI MPG 321URX OLED monitor. Beyond burn-in, the display is beginning to exhibit signs of gradual brightness degradation Read more ›

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Linux usage hits an all-time high in Steam Hardware Survey—and AMD processors continue their march against Intel

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Tom's Hardware · 12/03/2025 05:00 EDT

Linux usage has hit an all-time high in the latest Steam hardware survey, indicating the small but growing popularity of SteamOS and its derivatives. Read more ›

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New rumor suggests 8GB Radeons could get $20 price hikes, 16GB $40 — rising GDDR6 spot prices add fuel to the GPU pricing fire

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Tom's Hardware · 12/02/2025 16:10 EDT

AMD's MSRPs for Radeon RX 9000-series graphics cards may increase by $20 - $40 amid rising GDDR6 prices depending on the model, if new rumors are true. Read more ›

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GPU prices are threatening to climb, but at least tariffs won't make it worse - 25% import tax on Chinese-made electronics suspended once again

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Tom's Hardware · 12/02/2025 14:10 EDT

The White House has once again extended the exemption for its 25% tariffs on GPUs and other Chinese-made computer components. Read more ›

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Get a free X870 motherboard and Corsair H115i RGB cooler with a 32GB kit of RAM — avoid high DDR5 prices with $380 worth of free gear

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Tom's Hardware · 12/02/2025 13:45 EDT

This bundle includes 32GB of DDR5 memory, and X870 motherboard, and a 280mm AIO for the same price as a kit of 32GB memory alone. Read more ›

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HBM undergoes major architectural shakeup as TSMC and GUC detail HBM4, HBM4E and C-HBM4E — 3nm base dies to enable 2.5x performance boost with speeds of up to 12.8GT/s by 2027

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Tom's Hardware · 12/02/2025 13:30 EDT

HBM is undergoing its first major architectural overhaul in a decade, as HBM4, HBM4E, and C-HBM4E will introduce a 2048-bit interface, logic-node base dies, and optional custom memory logic inside base dies, enabling up to a 2.5X performance leap between 2025 and 2027. Read more ›

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HPE adopts AMD’s Helios rack architecture for 2026 AI systems — new rack form factor gets its first major partner ahead of 2026 availability

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Tom's Hardware · 12/02/2025 13:20 EDT

AMD and HPE are expanding their long-running partnership with a new agreement that will bring the AMD Helios rack-scale AI architecture into HPE’s product portfolio from 2026. Read more ›

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Taiwan hits Japanese firm with indictment in TSMC data theft saga — Tokyo Electron charged with failing to prevent its staff from stealing trade secrets

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Tom's Hardware · 12/02/2025 09:36 EDT

Taiwanese prosecutors are seeking financial compensation from Japanese semiconductor company, Tokyo Electron, claiming that it didn't take appropriate measures to prevent staff from trying to steal sensitive data from TSMC. Read more ›

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MSI's Aegis R2 prebuilt with an RTX 5050 and Core i5-14400F is down to just $599 right now — save a hefty $300 on this current-gen, 1080p gaming computer

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Tom's Hardware · 12/02/2025 09:18 EDT

MSI has its RTX 5050-equipped Aegis R2 desktop prebuilt on sale at Walmart right now, with a massive $300 discount, opening up PC gaming for everyone on a budget. Apart from buying a console or scavenging used marketplaces, it doesn't really get better than this. Read more ›

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Best Cyber Monday and Black Friday tech deals you can still get live — PC hardware deals on GPUs, CPUs, SSDs, and more that you can still get at Amazon, Newegg, and others

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Tom's Hardware · 12/02/2025 09:13 EDT

The best Cyber Monday and Black Friday PC hardware sales for deals you can still get, live round-the-clock coverage of all the best deals. Read more ›

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U.S government awards Gelsinger-backed EUV developer xLight with $150 million in federal incentives — company to develop new electron-based light source for lithography tools

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Tom's Hardware · 12/02/2025 09:08 EDT

U.S. government to inject up to $150 million in xLight, a startup developing EUV light source based on a particle accelerator, with the first CHIPS and Science Act grant by the Trump Administration. Read more ›

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OpenAI declares ‘Code Red’ as Google’s Gemini AI outpaces ChatGPT in industry benchmarks, report claims — Sam Altman sets all hands to the pump on flagship LLM, parks other projects

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Tom's Hardware · 12/02/2025 08:52 EDT

OpenAI's Sam Altman announced in an internal memo that the company is in 'Code Red' status, putting every other project on the backburner in favor of ChatGPT. Read more ›

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China issues first batch of ‘general’ rare-earth export licences to magnet makers — country's stranglehold over industry continues, but tensions are easing

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Tom's Hardware · 12/02/2025 08:07 EDT

China has issued the first round of streamlined rare-earth export licences to at least three permanent-magnet manufacturers, allowing them to accelerate shipments to selected overseas clients. Read more ›

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