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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#72P8A)
Day 2 coverage from CES 2026 is here.
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Latest from Tom's Hardware
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| Updated | 2026-01-27 00:00 |
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#72P8B)
SmartPower HDR will use up to 22% less power, leading to 30-40 minutes of extra battery life on Panther Lake laptops. Co-developed by Samsung and Intel, this tech enables dynamic voltage control on OLED laptop screens where the panel only draws more voltage when explicitly needed for high-brightness HDR content, even if HDR is on system-wide in Windows.
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In China's spot market, vendors are quoting prices that put a box of 100 high-capacity DDR5 server memory modules at roughly 5 million yuan,
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A major Japanese PC and electronics store is pleading with customers to sell it their old PC gear.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72P5B)
Beijing is reportedly allowing its tech giants to acquire H200 chips, even as the Chinese government is still deliberating how to go about balancing the AI processing needs of its AI tech giants and the local semiconductor industry.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72P30)
Patriot showed off a host of its latest SSD and RAM kits at CES 2026, and the company also offered a sneak peek of its rapid DDR5-10000 RAM kit, which is currently under development.
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Be Quiet showcases Light Loop AIO cooler, Dark Perk mouse, and more at CES 2026
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This affordable Newegg deal on an ABS Flux II Aqua gaming PC for New Year's unlocks 1080p gaming for just $979.99. This pre-built rig comes with a ten-core Intel Core i5-14400F CPU, an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5060 GPU, a 1TB SSD, and 32GB of RAM.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#72NSC)
AMD's Rahul Tikoo claims that the company has a better selection of products compared to Panther Lake that are better suited to the needs of graphics-intensive customers and mainstream consumers.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72NQ9)
An AMD executive says that they're not too concerned about the memory shortage, points out that AMD has a wide range of CPUs available "for all kinds of price points."
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Panther Lake's 12 Xe3 cores can deliver some serious gaming horsepower, but the software still needs work
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Frore Systems' LiquidJet and AirJet Pak cooling system live demos at CES 2026
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#72NHB)
AMD didn't announce the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 at CES 2026, but others have come to the rescue. Alienware China has posted a video on its BiliBili account showing the 9950X3D2 coming to its Area 51 desktop, confirming the chip exists. Moreover, a UK-based system integrator has also put up the 9950X3D2 on its website as part of a workstation.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72NHC)
Beijing doesn't want tech companies stockpiling H200 chips while it's still figuring out how to balance the needs of its AI industry and its push for homegrown semiconductors.
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At CES, Jensen Huang was pressed on margins, memory costs, and whether Nvidia's growing use of SRAM and open AI models might finally loosen the company's grip on expensive HBM.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#72NHE)
Rumors claim that Nvidia will be launching its next-generation RTX 60 series graphics cards in 2H 2027 and building its next-gen GPUs on the Rubin architecture.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#72NEF)
The MPG 341CQR QD-OLED X36 features all-new QD-OLED panel tech
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Asus launches new ROG Strix LC IV series of AIO liquid coolers that don't need any cables, thanks to a proprietary AIO Q-Connector.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#72NEH)
Dell has this week unveiled a massive 52-inch 6K monitor, the first curved ultrawide of that size and resolution.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#72NEJ)
CES 2026 is in full swing with a flood of announcements from key players in the tech industry
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#72NB0)
Elon Musk says that modern cleanrooms are built wrong, and if Tesla builds its own fab, he will be able to eat and smoke in that facility.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#72NB1)
The MSI MPG CoreFrozr features 8 heat pipes, a nickel-plated copper base, and a 6-inch LCD.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#72N89)
Designed to prevent heat crossover between components, Phanteks' Exo 626s supports massive GPUs and a 360mm AIO, but remains exclusive as a CyberPowerPC pre-built
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72N8A)
MSI's GPU Safeguard tech will detect power surges and current fluctuations and help prevent them from damaging your GPU by giving a warning sound and forcing a black screen.
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There are three incredible Newegg RAM and Motherboard combos on sale right now, allowing you to score 16GB of DDR5-6000 RAM for the equivalent price of just $60.
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Samsung has published a security advisory after a high-severity vulnerability was discovered in its Magician SSD management software on Windows.
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Lenovo is updating its high-end ThinkPad and Yoga laptops with Intel's Panther Lake Core Ultra processors at CES 2026.
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Lenovo rolled out a pair of concept laptops at CES based around rollable, wrappable OLED screens. The Legion Pro Rollable is a gaming laptop that can go from wide to ultrawide, while the Rollable XD's extra screen height becomes a dynamic lid display when the front display isn't extended.
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Lenovo is bringing official SteamOS support to AMD's Ryzen Z2 Extreme processor for the first time with an updated Legion Go 2.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#72MTD)
During a Q&A at CES 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says that the future of graphics is neural rendering, and that the company is "working on things in the lab that are just utterly shocking and incredible."
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AMD hints at officially open-sourcing FSR 4
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Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, said that a wave of robots will serve as "AI immigrants" to drive the economy and do the jobs others don't want to do.
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Nvidia says demand in China for its H200 data center GPU is very high," as it works through the final stages of U.S. export licensing, according to comments from Jensen Huang at CES 2026.
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#72MMW)
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says there are options on the table for easing GPU pricing pressures, including bringing newer AI features to older hardware.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#72MMX)
Micron just announced the 3610 SSD, which is the first QLC chip to be offered in a compact single-sided M.2 2230 form factor.
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Phison launches the new E37T PCIe 5.0 SSD controller at CES 2026, while also providing an update on the E38 controller with upcoming drives spanning up to 8TB.
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AMD interview suggests it might restart production of DDR4-based AM4 Ryzen desktop processors
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#72MHW)
DLSS 4.5 testing by enthusiasts has revealed a 20% or greater performance reduction compared to DLSS 4.0 on RTX 20- and 30-series GPUs.
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Describing the Galleon in one sentence is simple: it's a near-full-sized keyboard, except the usual numeric pad is instead an Elgato Stream Deck.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#72MDR)
Wi-Fi 8 will continue the wireless trend of the haves and the have-nots, with dual-band and tri-band products.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#72MDS)
Asus has just announced a brand new flagship PC case called the ROG Cronox, featuring a rotating screen and fan bracket that can be angled to your taste. The Cronox is made from aluminum and has tempered glass forming a panoramic design that meets at the edges with a subtle curve. It's a large case with support for everything you'd want.
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Nvidia's CES keynote was notably not consumer-focused. Instead, the company detailed its booming data center business, with a deeper look at its NVL72 Rubin platform.
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by sayem.ahmed@futurenet.com (Sayem Ahmed) on (#72MDV)
At CES 2026, Asus refreshes its tried and true Zenbook lineup with a swathe of new models, including the Zenbook lineup, with new S14, S16, A14, A16, and Zenbook Duo, sporting brand-new chips and upgrades.
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Asus is packing AMD's latest Strix Halo processor into its thin and light TUF Gaming A14 laptops.
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Asus' latest ROG Kithara wired headset sports customized, open-back HiFiMan planar magnetic drivers, a removable MEMS boom mic, and a balanced cable with swappable plugs.
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Asus's ROG Falchion Acer 75 HE checks all the boxes for a premium gaming keyboard in 2026, including magnetic switches, 8K polling, Rapid Trigger, a web-based utility, and, of course, RGB. Its stand-out feature is a tactile rocker wheel that lets you fine-tune the switches on the fly.
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The price of a Raspberry Pi now has parity with Intel N100 mini PCs at just over $200, with flash memory price spikes continuing to push prices up across the board.
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China's GPU cloud market is consolidating rapidly around a small number of domestic champions, with Baidu and Huawei emerging as the clear leaders, as access to Nvidia's most advanced accelerators remains restricted.
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by brandon.hill@futurenet.com (Brandon Hill) on (#72MB0)
CES 2026 is off to a fast start, with a flurry of announcements coming in from your favorite tech companies
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#72M7N)
AMD announces CDNA 6-based Instinct MI500-series GPUs with HBM4E memory set to arrive in 2027 and offer 1000X higher performance compared to Instinct MI300X.
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