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Choosing the right CPU is one of the first decisions you need to make when building a PC. Here's how to make that tough choice.
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A software engineer and E-ink enthusiast recently set up a remote E-ink secondary display, upcycling an old E-ink tablet and setting up an awesome Linux DIY project for all those with the need to read on bespoke screen hardware.
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Turtle Beach's Vulcan II TKL is an attractive hot-swappable gaming keyboard with a slim, well-built chassis and hot-swappable linear mechanical switches.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#727N0)
Intel and imec demonstrate the first 300-mm, fab-compatible integration of contacts and gate stacks for 2D transistors, marking a critical step in turning long-studied 2D materials from lab experiments into a realistic future option for high-volume logic manufacturing.
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The Corsair MP700 Pro XT is fashionably late, delivering solid numbers across the board to usher in a true high-end SSD contender.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#727JM)
Intel has installed and qualified ASML's TWINSCAN EXE:5200B, the first High-NA EUV lithography tool designed for commercial production, reiterating Intel's plans to use High-NA EUV patterning for 14A process technology and onwards.
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EE have slashed the price of this powerful CyberPowerPC gaming rig to just 2,299, featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D and Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080.
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Struggle no more for budget-friendly tech gifts during this holiday season, with everything from screwdrivers to M.2 SSD enclosures ready to wrap up and share.
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Pay $780 for these parts separately, or take advantage of Newegg's bundle price and get them all for just $459
by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#727JS)
Kioxia is reportedly pulling in mass production of high-capacity BiCS10 3D NAND devices with a 4.8 GT/s interface from 2027 to 2026, possibly to meet demand from AI, cloud, and enterprise storage sectors.
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The P1 is the latest addition to Anycubic's Photon lineup.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#727JT)
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders wants to delay AI data center projects to slow down progress, to ensure that AI will benefit the largest number of people and not just the richest few.
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Nearly 7,000 of the world's operational data centers are located in climates that fall outside the temperature range recommended for efficient operation, according to a new analysis.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#727GY)
Polish company Goodram's 123TB QLC enterprise SSD has been thoroughly tested for use in servers submerged in coolant.
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Arctic has launched the MX-7 thermal paste, the successor to the all-popular MX-6.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#726ZG)
U.S. President Donald Trump secures an investment from a South Korean firm to build a rare earth refinery in Tennessee.
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Japan's Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) claims to have developed a nanoimprint lithography template capable of patterning logic with a feature size of 1.4nm, with plans for mass production in 2027.
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This 9800X3D-infused CyberPower gaming PC also packs a Radeon RX 9070 XT for ultimate gaming performance.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#726W7)
Three Democratic Senators are investigating the impact of the massive AI data center build out on the electricity bill of the average American.
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Tragic images showing 50 mangled M.2 SSDs has been shared on social media. It looks like a naughty boy was the culprit.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#726SA)
Kingston Datacenter SSD Business Manager Cameron Crandall said in an interview that NAND prices for RAM and SSD are expected to rise throughout 2026.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#726SB)
Amidst the economic uncertainty ushered in by this AI boom, some folks still have conviction and are offering hope to the community. Edward Crisler, the PR manager for GPU maker Sapphire, has just said that he believes DRAM prices will start to plateau in the next few months, so don't panic buy right now.
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Qualcomm has agreed to acquire Ventana Micro Systems, a RISC-V CPU specialist whose engineers have spent several years pushing the open instruction set toward high-performance server and edge designs.
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by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#726Q2)
Here are the best deals on kid and beginner-friendly 3D printers, available in US warehouses for fast shipping to your door.
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Intel has tightened its ties with the current US administration, appointing an economic advisor to President Trump as its new head of government affairs.
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LA-based startup Quilter has outlined Project Speedrun, which marks a milestone in computer design by AI.
by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#726Q7)
The rise of AI and hyperscale computing is driving a global shift from air-based to liquid and embedded cooling as various companies are developing silicon-integrated systems capable of handling multi-kilowatt system-in-packages that can be commercialized by 2027.
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Roomba maker iRobot goes bankrupt; now owned by former supplier Picea
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HKC has announced its M10 Ultra, a new monitor from China that will be the world's first RGB Mini LED panel in a monitor. RGB Mini LED screens put a sea of addressable RGB backlights behind their panels, reaching the best color accuracy that any screen has ever seen.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#7268S)
PR manager at Sapphire, Edward Crisler told Hardware Unboxed in a podcast that he wishes chip makers (like AMD and Nvidia) would let AIB partners roam free and build creative graphics card designs without restrictions.
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Asus and Gigabyte have released revised versions of the companies' GeForce RTX 5060 Ti graphics cards, powered by Nvidia's Blackwell architecture.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#7262N)
Your 3D printing costs are about to go way down with the ExtrudeX, an extrusion machine claiming to recycle 3D printing waste into new filament. The project is live on Kickstarter, and should you choose to pledge it, you'll get STL files to 3D print the machine at home yourself, along with a list of minimal hardware required to complete the build.
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Despite continual predictions that SSDs will fully displace HDDs, demand for spinning rust is on the rise.
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After a 30-year wait, the new FPGA-based Commodore 64's are coming off the production line, and we've got one for review. It does not disappoint!
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A limited-time deal on Samsung's P9 Express sees the speedy card hit an all-time low price of just $32.99 - grab yours before it's gone.
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LG smart TV owners are reporting that a recent webOS software update has added Microsoft Copilot to their TVs, with no apparent way to remove it.
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Buy an ASRock PG27FFX1B 27-inch, 520Hz, FHD IPS panel for $237.99. At over $290 and 55% off, you get a high-quality IPS panel with a wide color gamut that's great for gaming and productivity
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There was a notably 'dangerously close' approach between a newly launched Chinese satellite and Starlink-6079 a few days ago.
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Save 21% on this Lenovo Legion Go S handheld gaming PC, running with an AMD Ryzen Z2 Go APU and the great-for-gaming SteamOS, all for less than 428
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Thousands of RGB drones lit up the Dubai Frame to create the largest ever playable Tetris game.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#725VF)
AWS's new 192-core Graviton5 processor with a massive 180 MB L3 cache marks the company's most ambitious in-house CPU yet, which could enable it to replace more AMD and Intel servers in its cloud.
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SPhotonix says it has moved its so-called 5D Memory Crystal technology out of the lab and closer to real-world deployment.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#725EF)
If you're willing to use an older AM4 platform, this Newegg deal pairs a B550 motherboard with 32GB of DDR4 RAM, a full-size liquid cooler, and a case, offering a strong foundation for a Ryzen 5000 gaming PC at a reduced cost.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#725EG)
Following prior benchmarks, the man himself, der8auer, has disassembled the RTX Titan Ada prototype he's had for months. Inside, the card is a maze of wires, connections, and side-plate wizardry, holding together a beastly quad-slot design that had not one but two 12VHPWR (600W) connectors and a side-mounted PCB.
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A collaborative research team has demonstrated what it says is the first monolithic 3D integrated circuit manufactured at a commercial U.S. foundry.
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Thin, light, and flexible electronics technology commercialized in new Fabric Speaker Portable' product.
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The Godlike X is an excellent flagship motherboard offering the best of what's available. The X's limited run and included goodies make it collectible, but the price for exclusivity could be prohibitive.
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Commodore International Corporation has initiated legal action against Italian start-up Commodore Industries, claiming that a set of Commodore trademarks registered in Europe in 2017 were improperly granted.
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35 years ago today, Commander Keen in Invasion of the Vorticons - Episode 1: Marooned on Mars was released by a dev team including John Carmack and John Romero.
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There's been a Russian youth uprising, with tens of thousands of kids writing to say they want to emigrate because Roblox has been blocked.