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Get a decent DDR4 bundle for just $400.
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| Updated | 2026-02-19 09:45 |
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73NKC)
In a new blind test featuring six different games, users heavily preferred the image quality of DLSS 4.5 and crowned it as the best against FSR 4 and native rendering. Nvidia walked away with 48.2% of all votes, with native rendering scoring 24% and FSR coming in third place with 15% of the tally.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#73NKD)
This deal will help AI hyperscalers secure the fuel they need for SMRs, avoiding getting hit by a shortage if demand spikes due to the massive power requirements of future data centers.
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on (#73NG6)
A survey of 6,000 executives reveals a significant productivity disconnect, where 80% of firms report no measurable improvement to operations with the use of AI, while a third of senior leaders only use the technology themselves for just 1.5 hours per week.
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by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#73NG7)
Elegoo promised a color add-on, but instead gave us a whole new printer.
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on (#73ND8)
Nvidia has sold off the last of its shares in Arm Holdings, some six years after it attempted to buy the company outright for $40 billion, but was stopped by EU and UK regulators. The sale amounts to 1.1 million shares worth an estimated $140 million dollars.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#73ND9)
A lawsuit says that Lenovo is tracking Americans visiting its website and exporting all the information to its Chinese servers.
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CPU, RAM, Motherboard, SSD, Cordless duster, and RPG game, all in one massive Newegg combo deal.
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This Alienware Aurora pre-built gaming PC is back down to near-Black Friday pricing right now, scoring you an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 GPU, 24-core Intel Core Ultra 285 CPU, 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 1TB SSD for just $2,399.99, saving you a huge 20%.
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A collaboration between TU Wien and Cerabyte has established a new Guinness World Record for creating and reading the smallest ever QR codes.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73NAG)
Nvidia's RTX 5090 is the most overpriced GPU in the world, selling at 65% above its MSRP while AMD's RX 9070 XT saw the smallest price hike of just 7% worldwide. India has been hit the worse with extreme price surges, while Australia has been largely stable. On average, GPUs are now 15% more expensive around the world.
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As part of a broad partnership announced today, Nvidia says Meta will deploy its Arm-powered Grace server CPUs as standalone platforms in production data centers to boost performance-per-watt in certain workloads.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#73N84)
Is Dutch Sec. Gijs Tuinman alluding to a European effort to continue using their F-35 jets even if the U.S. stops supporting them?
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Phison CEO says NAND shortages can kill consumer electronics companies in 2026
by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#73MV4)
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.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#73MRK)
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.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73MNY)
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.
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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.
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by sayem.ahmed@futurenet.com (Sayem Ahmed) on (#73MP0)
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.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#73MJB)
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.
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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 1200p version. But the low-travel keyboard takes some getting used to.
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A company most famous for toilets and bidets is seeing meteoric stock growth due to demand for its advanced ceramics products.
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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.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#73MFR)
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.
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An IT employee reportedly attempted to destroy sensitive company data by drilling a hole through a SATA SSD before disposing of it.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#73MDM)
Valve is blaming memory and chip shortages as Steam Deck availability becomes intermittent in several regions.
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Tech thinkerer gets Gemini to help him design an x86 motherboard
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Engineer finds his smart sleep mask can read other people's brainwaves
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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.
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A Redditor buys a damaged Z690 motherboard for $50 but discovers up to $1,500 worth of SSDs beneath the heatsinks.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73M16)
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.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#73M17)
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.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#73KYR)
Samsung's P9 Express microSD card delivers up to 800MB/s speeds using PCIe and NVMe, and it's now significantly cheaper on Amazon.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#73KYS)
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.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73KYT)
If you've been looking for a high-end gaming keyboard but didn't want to overspend, Best Buy has discounted the ROG Azoth X by $100. You can grab this 75% mechanical keyboard with a hot swap PCB, five-layer sound dampening, tri-mode connectivity, multi-function knob, and customizable OLED display for just $200!
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SoftBank swung back to profitability in its fiscal third quarter, reporting net income of 248.6 billion yuan - roughly $1.6 billion - for the three months ending December.
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Elegoo's Presidents' Day 3D printer bundle deal comes with 4KG of PLA for just $475.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73KWS)
If you've been looking for a way to access your Blu-ray collection on PC without breaking the bank, TROPRO's external disc drive has got you covered. With up to 6X Blu-ray, 8X DVD, and 24X CD read/write speeds, it can play essentially any disc on your computer thanks to its USB 3.0 connection with both Type-A and Type-C plugs.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#73KT3)
HP's flagship Omen 35L gaming desktop packs Intel's Core Ultra 9 285K, an RTX 5080, and 64GB of DDR5 memory.
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The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI, featuring the Core Ultra 9 275HX and GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, goes on sale for $1,359.99, $740 off its regular price.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#73KT5)
TSMC, other companies to invest $250 billion in the U.S. as part of trade deal, TSMC reportedly mulls additional $100 billion investment and four more fab modules.
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Hideki Sato, the Father of Sega Hardware,' passed away just ahead of the weekend.
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by francisco.alexandre.pires@proton.me (Francisco Pir on (#73KQY)
In this roadmap, we analyze what the future of Quantum Computing might look like over the next decade, including the future of qubit scaling, trapped ions, and superconducting chips.
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Corsair AI Workstation 300 review: Strix Halo sets sail in a compact and classy (but pricey) package
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Corsair's AI Workstation 300 wraps up AMD's popular Strix Halo platform in a compact and classy chassis that delivers all of that chip's performance potential, along with plenty of connectivity options for general PC use. But a recent price hike and stiff competition in the local AI market from Nvidia GB10 systems make it a tougher sell than it once was.
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IBM is tripling its entry-level hiring in the U.S. in 2026, according to a new report. This stands in stark contrast to many of the country's largest firms, especially in the tech world, which have conducted large-scale layoffs.
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BenQ rocks out its first-ever OLED gaming monitor with the Mobiuz EX271UZ. It's a 27-inch 4K panel with Quantum Dot color, 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR400 and a few unique features.
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Newegg's Presidents' Day dealon storage lists the 20TB Seagate IronWolf Pro for just $419
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by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#73KNX)
Excellent cutting with the 40W diode and engraving with the 2W IR laser, let down by inconsistent positioning and measuring probe.
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A video from a Turkish wedding reveals a delighted bride and groom being showered with opulent PC tech gifts.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73KNZ)
In a sudden moment of thermal shock, a $5,000 RTX 5090 ended up cracking under pressure when too much voltage was pushed to the core at once. The dead card aided in achieving a world record in Geekbench 5 GPU Compute before, with the help of liquid nitrogen.