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Be Quiet's Silent Loop 3 420 outperforms most 360mm AIOs while running quieter than the competition. This review is tested with AMD's Ryzen 9 9950X CPU and includes noise-normalized benchmarks.
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| Updated | 2026-02-28 03:15 |
by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#73RB4)
Contrary to what Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos say, orbital data centers will not make sense any time soon, believes Sam Altman.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#73R9F)
The Akasa Euler CMX fanless Mini-ITX PC case supports up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 285T with up to 35 watts TDP without relying on thin Mini-ITX motherboards.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73R9G)
Lenovo has its Legion 5i gaming laptop with an RTX 5060 & Core Ultra 7 255HX CPU on sale for just $1,299, discounted $400 at B&H right now. With that you're getting a stunning 15.1-inch OLED display, 32GB of RAM, a 1TB SSD that's expandable, and a stealthy design with solid build quality.
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AI energy efficiency comparisons unfair' bleats Sam Altman, citing amount of energy needed to evolve, then train a human
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Museum teases a 'Big Mac' that will be part of its Apple at 50 celebrations next month.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73R7F)
Dell's solution to the 16-pin connector overheating issues seems to bea custom connector to lock it into place. At least, that's what the OEM has done in a new prebuilt featuring the RTX 5070 Ti. The 12V-2x6 connector is forcibly fixed using genuine Amphenol brackets.
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Intel has launched what it's calling Ask Intel," a new AI-powered support assistant built with Microsoft Copilot Studio.
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Experience legendary OSes, architectures, programming languages, and games via a new online portal.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#73R7J)
Prices of some 32 GB DDR5 memory kits in Europe are dropping.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73R7K)
Moore Threads seems to have done what Nvidia couldn't... well, at least, at first glance. The company's new MTT AI Book laptop is powered by a custom ARM-based SoC that features 12 CPU cores, an unknown GPU based on in-house "MUSA" architecture, and a 50 TOPS-delivering NPU. The device can even run Windows, but not natively.
by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#73R7M)
Colorado is joining the growing list of states attempting to crack down on the manufacture of 3D printed ghost guns," joining New York, Washington, and California on a quest to expand firearms laws to regulate digital files and potentially ban 3D printers that are not under its surveillance.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#73QY9)
Samsung's Odyssey G55C features a 165 Hz refresh rate, 1000R curvature, and FreeSync support, making it a solid budget-friendly option for 1440p gamers at its current Amazon discount.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#73QWV)
The handheld console is still available in Australia, the U.K., Hong Kong, South Korea, and Taiwan. But will they run out of stock in the near future, too?
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73QWW)
AMD and Intel are both preparing next-gen desktop CPUs with major architectural improvements that now seem to be delayed. This includes Nova Lake, which has been confirmed for a 2026 year-end release time and again, and Zen 6, which has been on AMD's roadmap as a 2026 product for a while.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#73QWX)
Intel's Core 200E-series 'Bartlett Lake' CPUs to offer up to 12 cores at a 125W TDP, according to a leak.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#73QVM)
Lenovo warns partners of price hikes on client and server devices, advising them to place orders early to order at current prices.
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Corsair's Makr Pro 75 is a pre-built magnetic switch version of its DIY Makr 75 series. It's a nicely-built board, and feels and sounds pretty good out of the box, but it's hard to justify the price.
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Data centers using natural gas plants to sidestep power grids at the cost of carbon emissions
by editors@tomshardware.com (Kunal Khullar) on (#73QRD)
With new fabs under development and a growing focus on skilled talent, India's inclusion in Pax Silica points to a long-term effort by the U.S. and its partners to accelerate capacity building.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#73QRE)
Dave Plummer created Tempest AI to play the classic Atari game, but he also built a dashboard which imagines what Task Manager should look like if he were still in charge of it.
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Wikipedia officially blacklists all links to Archive Today
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The Cosmos Alpha is an excellent update over the previous 2022-era model. The large internal spaces offer tons of configuration possibilities, all inside a modern, good-looking, premium full-tower chassis.
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A spectacular new CMOS FET level visualization of an Atari 2600 loading data has been shared by a 'mad scientist.'
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#73QRJ)
YouTuber tests several PC games on Android with high-end Snapdragon-powered devices, showing how good PC emulation is on Android. Cyberpunk 2077 runs at over 60 FPS on liquid-cooled Red Magic 11 Pro.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73QQ3)
A Redditor has passionately shown off their 21-year-old iBook G4 on the r/MacOS subreddit, arguing that Apple's extensive software support goes against the planned obsolescence accusations they get. In the post, OP's vintage iBook can be seen ready to download updates after connecting to the internet, even today.
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The MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 8G Ventus 2X OC Plus and the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5060 Ti WindForce 8G are the only Blackwell-based graphics cards still at their MSRPs.
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Here's how we're updating our GPU Hierarchy and Bench database for 2026, with a breakdown of our setup, the current state of play, and our test suite, which includes many new games-but no upscaling or framegen.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#73Q8R)
The Supreme Court told the Trump administration that the term "regulate" in the IEEPA does not give White House authority to impose tariffs on imports.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#73Q8S)
Microsoft's Project Silica now explores two different methods to store data on glass medium, but neither is close enough for commercialization.
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Asus and Acer bring German websites down, leaving users without support or downloads due to the companies' recent spat with Nokia over the HEVC codec.
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The chips come with an assurance of functionality and a 24-month warranty, which ain't bad all things considered.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#73Q5W)
Amazon suffered from a couple of small outages driven by actions of AI agents. The company insists that these are user errors because it accidentally gave the AI permission to execute actions without approval from another user.
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In an interview at the India AI Impact Summit, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman mentioned his belief that AI is being used by businesses to explain unrelated layoffs, but that the technology will cause an impact in the near future.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#73Q30)
Meta reportedly cuts its stock option bonus rates for the second year in a row. 5% reduction follows 10% cut from the year before.
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Upscale design and top-notch performance come together in the Galaxy Book6 Ultra, though be prepared to spend for it.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#73Q0J)
The FBI released a public warning, saying that ATM "jackpotting" incidents have exponentially increased in 2025.
by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#73Q0K)
Despite broad industry support, UALink's adoption may be slowed by the absence of several features like In-Network Collectives and the 128G PHY spec.
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A redditor is enjoying a great first PC for free, thanks to a very generous neighbor.
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Newegg's Asus X870E motherboard and 32GB DDR5-6400 RAM bundle is only $449.89, saving you $379.99
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Just $1,999.99 right now can you score you this iBuyPower gaming PC withan epic set of specs, including an AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D CPU, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti GPU with 16GB VRAM, 32GB of DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73Q0Q)
The FRAME 4000D from Corsair was already a great case and if you couldn't justify the $400 LCD version, the company has another looker on the market now. Dubbed the "Vault" series, these new limited-edition FRAME 4000D towers feature two color-shifting paintjobs, revised front I/O and corner to corner tempered glass side panel.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73Q0R)
A Redditor travelling through Napa Valley on 18th February 2026 was lucky enough to see the iconic "Bliss" hill in a form close to the original wallpaper. This terrain is usually covered in vineyards, so it doesn't look as picturesque, but during rare times of the year, you can catch glimpses of its unaltered beauty.
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California 3D printer control bill would restrict sale to DOJ-approved models
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#73PY0)
After 10 years and hundreds of billions of investments, China's semiconductor supply chain is still decades behind chip supply chain in America and Taiwan.
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Minecraft Java Edition will get a Vulkan multi-threaded renderer, replacing the aging OpenGL.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73PMK)
The next desktop chips from AMD are said to refresh the core configs of the Ryzen brand in a major way. Finally stepping away from 8-core CCDs, "Ryzen 10000" is said to bring 12-core chiplets that should enable a new 24-core dual CCD flagship option. The base config is reportedly 6 cores, so budget buyers shouldn't worry.
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AMD's chips will be used as debt collateral in a $300 million loan to cloud startup Crusoe with financing from Goldman Sachs.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73PJ8)
Razer has a new flagship gaming keyboard, the Huntsman Signature Edition, that embraces a fully CNC aluminum construction and PVD mirror finish on the back. The $500 keyboard is basically a spruced-up Huntsman V3 Pro aimed at gamers that wanted a more aesthetically pleasing keyboard.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#73PFS)
Amidst endless complaints over the instability and bloating nature of Windows 11, Microsoft's latest insider builds add new emojis and a taskbar feature for its beta testers. Now, you can check your internet speed by right-clicking the network icon or opening network quick settings, where you'll be taken to a simplified Ookla Speedtest inside Bing.
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