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The MSI Katana 15 HX is a gaming laptop with an RTX 5050 and a sub-$1,000 price tag, but the display could use some work.
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Latest from Tom's Hardware
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| Updated | 2025-08-08 14:30 |
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by stephen.warwick@futurenet.com (Stephen Warwick) on (#6YY99)
Grab an M4 MacBook Air for just $799, or a 15-inch model for $999
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Plans to 'overclock a GTX 1080 Ti hard enough to embarrass Nvidia's new RTX5050' didn't go quite as expected.
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Get AMD's 7800X3D gaming CPU, plus a white Gigabyte B650E Aorus Elite motherboard for $504 at Newegg
on (#6YXYG)
You can get the AMD 7800X3D CPU and Gigabyte B650E Aorus Elite X Ice motherboard for just $504 in a combo deal at Newegg.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6YXVM)
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' latest patch boosts FPS but behind a veil, players aren't getting true native resolution anymore. Testing by Daniel Owen reveals the game clamps internal resolution to below native, faking performance gains while misleading players about 100% resolution scaling.
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on (#6YXVN)
Japanese company advances 3D house building materials, relying on soil as its primary constituent.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6YXT8)
Kioxia has started shipping samples of its ninthgeneration BiCSFLASH 512Gb TLC chips built with CBA tech - pairing legacy memory cell layers with modern CMOS controllers. The result: improved performance, efficiency, and lower cost, while paving way for highcapacity BiCS10 launches.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#6YXT9)
IT provider sued after it simply 'handed the credentials' to hackers - Clorox claims Cognizant gaffe enabled a $380m ransomware attack
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6YXS4)
Intel will spin off its Network and Edge Group (NEX) into a standalone company, seeking external investors while keeping a minority stake. The move follows Intel's $2.9B quarterly loss, a 15% workforce cut, and warnings that its 14A node could be canceled without a major external partner.
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on (#6YXS5)
Anker is stepping back from the 3D printer market due to supply issues and the inability to obtain specific, critical components.
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Alienware delivers on all counts with its AW3425DW. It's a 34-inch curved ultra-wide QD-OLED panel with WQHD resolution, 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10 and wide gamut color. It couples near-perfect color accuracy with premium gaming performance.
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by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#6YXR3)
Open Sauce brings together science, YouTube, and little mayhem.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6YXGZ)
Nvidia's N1X SoC, featuring a 20-core CPU and 6,144 CUDA cores, has surfaced on Geekbench, matching the specifications of the GB10 Superchip. While its early performance trails that of the RTX 5070, the chip's ARM+Blackwell design and 120W TDP hint at a future where integrated graphics can rival mid-tier GPUs.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6YXFV)
AMD's Threadripper 9000 CPUs are set to arrive on July 31, offering up to 64 Zen 5 cores, a 350W TDP, and quad-channel DDR5-6400 support. Prices remain unchanged from the previous gen, starting at $1,499. With 80 PCIe 5.0 lanes and boosted clocks up to 5.4 GHz, they aim squarely at creators and professionals.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6YXFW)
Lisuan Technology has unveiled the 7G106 and 7G105, China's first 6nm gaming and AI GPUs built on the TrueGPU architecture. With up to 24 TFLOPs, 24 GB of GDDR6, and performance rivalling the RTX 4060, these cards ran Black Myth: Wukong at 4K high settings at over 70 FPS. Mass production starts September 2025.
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on (#6YXFX)
The Samsung 9100 Pro 4TB SSD is currently available at Amazon for one of its lowest prices to date-$429, down from its usual $449.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#6YXEN)
DSOGaming's EIC suffered a melted power connector on his RTX 5090 out of nowhere. Nevertheless, the GPU continued to function normally for over 20 minutes at full load, despite the issue.
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on (#6YXEP)
A silicon enthusiast is taking their obsession to another level by marketing a new line of CPU jewelry.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#6YXEQ)
MSI is selling a nearly 10-year-old air cooler for over 10,000% above MSRP.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#6YXDH)
This is the first handheld gaming PC to utilize the renowned AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 3950X and can be configured with up to 128GB of memory.
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on (#6YXDJ)
Argon40's new Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5-powered laptop has it all, but the price makes it a considered purchase.
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on (#6YXDK)
From juice-boosting batteries to image-boosting webcams, rechargeable flashlights, and more, these inexpensive options can make your on-campus and off-campus life a little easier and more fun.
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on (#6YXDM)
A retro video game artifact has been brought to life for your desk.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#6YXCD)
Zotac has released two new RTX 50 series graphics cards today, one boasting a 360mm AIO liquid cooler and the other a ultra tiny low-profile cooler for SFF builds.
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NZXT's flagship H9 Flow PC case supports the largest GPUs on the market and dual 420mm AIOs. Check out the full review for more information and thermal analysis.
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MSI has silently listed the MAG Core Frozr AA13 CPU air cooler, available in both black and white colors.
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by stldenise@gmail.com (Denise Bertacchi) on (#6YXB9)
Can AI prevent users from printing firearms?
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Prodaft said the Steam Early Access game contains the Fickle Stealer, Vidar Stealer, and HijackLoader malware.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6YX2B)
TSMC may delay construction of its Fab 23 phase 2 in Kumamoto, Japan by up to 18 months due to traffic congestion and inadequate infrastructure near the site, potentially pushing mass production to 2029.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6YX2C)
The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 and ROG Strix G16 are on sale at Best Buy with massive discounts right now, just in time for school. Get your hands on a gaming laptop with a 3K OLED display and/or an RTX 5070 Ti for $350-450 less than usual!
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on (#6YX2D)
Dipping to its lowest-ever price on Amazon, WD Black's SN7100 power-efficient 4TB SSD could be yours for just $229
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on (#6YX2E)
The Intel Core i5-13600KF, once one of our favorite CPUs, matches the lowest price we've ever seen.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6YX2F)
A thriving underground repair industry in China has emerged to service smuggled Nvidia A100 and H100 GPUs, driven by limited supply, lack of warranties, and rising profitability of products prone to failure after prolonged use.
by editors@tomshardware.com (Hassam Nasir) on (#6YX2G)
A new factory tour video reveals how Chinese firm CT converts retail RTX 5090 gaming GPUs into dual-slot blower-style cards for AI servers. Using full-power chips, industrial reassembly, and 24-hour stress tests, these server-grade 5090s are anything but "modded."
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on (#6YX2H)
LG joins the race between fast OLEDs with its 27GX790A. It's a 27-inch screen with 480 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR10 and wide gamut color. It's blindingly quick, with record-setting low input lag, and excels in color and brightness as well.
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on (#6YWSD)
Here are the top back-to-school tech deals for 2025 we've found to help you get through the new school year.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#6YWQ2)
Each gas turbine delivers 34MW, with the 29 units delivering almost 1GW.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Aaron Klotz) on (#6YWQ3)
Intel is allegedly working on a large L3 cache for Nova Lake, something big enough to compete with AMD's 3D-VCache technology. The new cache pool is expected to offer 144MB of memory capacity.
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Raja Koduri continues to push his high bandwidth vision for computing but this time it's flash, namely HBF
by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6YWNC)
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan unveiled sweeping reforms across the company's foundry strategy, x86 roadmap, AI focus, and organizational structure.
by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6YWDD)
Intel admits that it may halt or cancel development of its 14A (1.4nm-class) process node - its first to use High-NA EUV - if it fails to secure a major external customer or meet key milestones, which would likely mean its exit from the leading-edge semiconductor race.
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by ashilov@gmail.com (Anton Shilov) on (#6YW88)
China is building a centralized, state-run cloud platform to connect underused data centers nationwide and resell excess computing power.
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A new variant of Lisuan Technology's G100 graphics card has emerged in the Geekbench database.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#6YW5F)
Data suggest that more than a billion dollars' worth of banned Nvidia chips have been sold in the second quarter of 2025 alone.
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on (#6YW2F)
If you act quickly, you can grab the latest Nintendo Switch 2 game console at MSRP, while stocks last.
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on (#6YW2G)
Microsoft said that critical vulnerabilities in SharePoint are being exploited by a potentially China-linked threat actor, Storm-2603, to deploy ransomware.
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on (#6YVZC)
GPD has teased an AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395-powered handheld.
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by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) on (#6YVZD)
Intel has laid off 12,000 positions all over the globe, Microsoft has cut 10,000 workers, and Meta has reduced its workforce by 8,000 people.
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on (#6YVW1)
Close to its all-time low price, Logitech's MX Master 3S productivity mouse is marked down to just 72
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on (#6YVW2)
We investigate cooling Samsung's 990 Pro SSD to see how it differs from other SSDs in its cooling needs.
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