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gaming
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D Review: 3D V-Cache's Middle Child Needs a Price Cut
We put AMD's $ 600 Ryzen 9 9900X3D through our full gamut of benchmarks. It performs like fast 6-core CPU in a lot of games, which puts...
tomshardware.com - 3 days ago
business
New 'DRAM+' memory designed to provide DRAM performance with SSD-like storage capabilities, uses FeRAM tech
FMC and Neumonda develop non-volatile FeRAM products, revive memory production in Germany....
tomshardware.com - 4 days ago
gaming
Beef up your Steam Deck storage with this 2TB WD Black SN770M SSD deal - only $ 177 at Amazon
Expand the storage of your gaming handheld or laptop with this 2TB SSD deal on a small form-factor M.2 2230 WD Black SN770M, on sale...
tomshardware.com - 5 days ago
gaming
Nvidia's PhysX and Flow go open source — Running legacy PhysX on RTX 50 may be possible using wrappers
Nvidia's PhysX and Flow technologies are now open-source under the BSD-3 license, including the GPU acceleration kernels....
tomshardware.com - 6 days ago
apps
Microsoft Copilot is now fully integrated with Windows 11 and Windows 10
The new Microsoft Copilot update is available for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users with full integration into the Windows OS for a more optimized user...
tomshardware.com - 7 days ago
technology
Windows 11 local account workaround discovered just as Microsoft closes previous loophole in Insider Build
An X poster has discovered yet another workaround to bypass Microsoft's Windows 11 online account requirement during installation. This latest...
tomshardware.com - 8 days ago
fashion
Intel and TSMC agree to form chipmaking joint venture: Report
Intel and TSMC have reportedly reached a tentative agreement to form a joint venture for operating Intel's U.S. fabs....
tomshardware.com - 8 days ago
technology
China’s push for chip independence continues with its first RISC-V server CPU
China accelerates its shift from x86 and ARM with RiVAI’s high-performance RISC-V chip....
tomshardware.com - 8 days ago
technology
RX 9070 GRE is reportedly in development to provide an affordable entry point into RDNA 4
AMD is reportedly prepping an RX 9070 GRE (Great Radeon Edition) GPU as a budget RDNA 4 option, though availability might be limited to the Chinese...
tomshardware.com - 9 days ago
technology
Chinese DRAM maker reportedly mulls DDR4 hike prices
Chinese memory maker CXMT is reportedly preparing to raise DDR4 prices after months of aggressive discounting, as demand stabilizes and major...
tomshardware.com - 10 days ago
gaming
WD's Blue SN5000 4TB SSD is only $ 209 while supplies last
The WD Blue SN5000 is a single-sided 4TB SSD that pairs well with a PC or the PS5 and is on sale at Amazon for...
tomshardware.com - 10 days ago
gaming
Asus drops teaser for Xbox 'Keenan' handheld — reveals sneak peek days before Switch 2 launch
Asus just dropped a teaser video, which seemingly reveals an Xbox gaming handheld....
tomshardware.com - 11 days ago
apps
XPG Prime tuning app dumps 50GB of anime girl photos in Redditor's temp folder
A Reddit user found 50GB of anime girl pictures in their temp folder that were traced back to XPG Prime, a software intended to customize...
tomshardware.com - 12 days ago
fashion
PC enthusiast delidded a 9950X3D using fishing line and a clothes iron
A PC overclocking enthusiast successfully delidded their AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D with a length of fishing line, a clothes iron, and nerves of steel....
tomshardware.com - 12 days ago
gaming
Game developers urge Nvidia RTX 30 and 40 series owners rollback to December 2024 driver after recent RTX 50-centric release issues
Nvidia RTX 40-series owners face more woes as game devs warn against new drivers to avoid stability issues....
tomshardware.com - 12 days ago
gaming
Seagate's 24TB IronWolf Pro is only $ 399 for World Backup Day
Don't neglect your backup needs. Get a reliable HDD for your NAS or backup RAID config. Seagate's IronWolf Pro 24TB HDD is on sale for $ 399...
tomshardware.com - 12 days ago
gaming
World Backup Day: A reminder to protect against data loss
Monday, March 31st, 2025, is World Backup Day, a reminder to think about how your precious data is stored and protected. We also look at some...
tomshardware.com - 12 days ago
gaming
Leaked Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme images suggest an imminent launch
Asus' flagship ROG Crosshair X870E Extreme motherboard has been pictured thanks to leaker momomo_us and might be announced shortly....
tomshardware.com - 13 days ago
business / fashion
TSMC to reportedly speed up fab building in the US, third fab to begin construction this year
After a slow, five-year build of its first U.S. fab due to labor and logistical hurdles, TSMC now plans to construct future U.S....
tomshardware.com - 15 days ago
business / fashion
Ex-Intel CEO Gelsinger warns TSMC's $ 165B investment will not restore U.S. semiconductor leadership
Although TSMC will build an R&D facility in the U.S., its core R&D will remain in Taiwan, so the U....
tomshardware.com - 15 days ago
business / fashion
Taiwanese authorities accuse SMIC and allies of poaching engineers
SMIC is reportedly trying to poach engineers to get Taiwanese semiconductor know how....
tomshardware.com - 15 days ago
fashion
Nvidia's Jensen Huang expects GAA-based technologies to bring a 20% performance uplift
Nvidia's Jensen Huang mulls about next-generation process technologies, suggests that the typical improvement from any process node change worth...
tomshardware.com - 16 days ago
technology
China's SiCarrier challenges U.S. and EU with full-spectrum of chipmaking equipment — Huawei-linked firm makes an impressive debut
Huawei- linked Chinese startup has developed a nearly complete suite of semiconductor manufacturing tools to enable fully domestic chip production...
tomshardware.com - 16 days ago
technology
New Windows file system option supports up to 35 petabyte volumes — ReFS appears in latest Insider build
The newest insider builds of Windows 11 are allowing users to create and clean install onto freshly formatted NTFS (Default) or ReFS partitions...
tomshardware.com - 16 days ago
gaming
Thermalright Assassin Spirit 120 V2 Plus review: Essential cooling, with a reverse fan
We tested Thermalright’s Assassin Spirit 120 V2 Plus with Intel’s i7-14700K and Core Ultra 9 285K CPUs. How well can a budget cooler...
tomshardware.com - 17 days ago
fashion
Analyst claims Nvidia's gaming GPUs could use Intel Foundry's 18A node in the future
According to an analyst, Broadcom and Nvidia are reportedly close to adopting Intel Foundry as their manufacturing partner....
tomshardware.com - 17 days ago
gaming
Crucial's 2TB T705 - the fastest available consumer Gen 5 SSD - has sold out at Amazon, but you can get the same drive with a heatsink for an extra $ 20
Grab Crucial's 2TB T705 (heatsink version) for $ 259, one of its lowest prices....
tomshardware.com - 17 days ago
gaming
AMD's Gorgon Point APU line-up breaks cover — Allegedly aiming for a 2026 launch
The LG Gram X Ryzen launch event showcased potentially embargoed slides, allegedly revealing AMD's Gorgon Point APU family, the follow-up to Strix...
tomshardware.com - 18 days ago
fashion / technology
Producing wafers at TSMC Arizona is only 10% more expensive than in Taiwan: TechInsights
Despite comments suggesting high costs in the U.S., analysts found that producing chips at TSMC's Arizona fab costs less than 10% more than in Taiwan....
tomshardware.com - 18 days ago
technology
U.S. asks Malaysia to 'monitor every shipment' to close the flow of restricted GPUs to China
Malaysia to tighten GPU exports oversight amid U.S. pressure over Nvidia shipments to China....
tomshardware.com - 19 days ago
technology
Ant Group reportedly reduces AI costs 20% with Chinese chips
Ant Group is utilizing Chinese semiconductors to enhance the efficiency of its artificial intelligence development....
tomshardware.com - 19 days ago
gaming
The 'Playstacean' is a crab-u-lous PS One mod
A games console modder has revealed a crab-themed PS One design dubbed the 'Playstacean.'...
tomshardware.com - 20 days ago
gaming
Arm's ASR upscaler for mobile devices is finally available — Plugins planned for Unity and Unreal Engine
Arm's ASR upscaler for mobile devices built on FSR 2, is finally available for game developers, with pre-built Unity and Unreal Engine plugins...
tomshardware.com - 20 days ago
innovation / technology
AI breakthrough claimed to make DNA data retrieval 3,200x faster with better accuracy, but still slower than standard storage
Technion researchers have developed DNAformer, an AI system that retrieves data stored in DNA 3,200 time s faster than existing methods with flawless...
tomshardware.com - 20 days ago
gaming
Save $ 400 on the new Nvidia RTX 5080-powered Alienware Area-51 Gaming Desktop
Dell's Alienware Area-51 gaming desktop with Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 inside has $ 400 knocked off the list price....
tomshardware.com - 21 days ago
how-to
How to Zoom in and Out in Windows 11 or 10
Get a closer look at text and images either in your browser or in any window....
tomshardware.com - 21 days ago
gaming
'Pi Tin' retro gaming handheld is minty fresh thanks to a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
Maker Jackw01 and Soaporsalad have put together a cool Raspberry Pi handheld featuring a Raspberry Pi 2 W that's small enough to fit in an Altoids...
tomshardware.com - 21 days ago
gaming
GPU compatibility dilemma brewing as more high-end power supplies ditch 8-pin connectors in favor of new 16-pin
The MSI MPG A1000GS and MPG A1250GS are not directly compatible with AMD's RX 9070 series GPUs, unless you get an adapter....
tomshardware.com - 21 days ago
technology
Chinese scientists create 'breakthrough' solid-state DUV laser light source for chipmaking tools
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a light source that produces 193-nm DUV light, but it is years away from commercialization....
tomshardware.com - 21 days ago
how-to
How to Restart Windows Explorer in Windows 11
After making registry changes or to fix errors, you might need to restart Windows' UI....
tomshardware.com - 22 days ago
technology
Asus unveils AI Cache Boost — claims up to 19% faster AI workloads on Ryzen 9000 series
New BIOS update for Asus AM5 motherboards enhances AI performance on AMD Ryzen 9000 series processors....
tomshardware.com - 23 days ago
gaming
Raspberry Pi 5 powered 'wall arcade' features a big, low-res RGB LED matrix display
John Park has created a cool Raspberry Pi-powered wall arcade that features multiple matrix panels as its main display....
tomshardware.com - 23 days ago
technology
Solidigm debuts the world's first liquid-cooled eSSD solution — Aims to achieve fully fanless GPU servers
Solidigm has introduced what it claims to be the industry's first direct liquid-cooled eSSD for AI data centers....
tomshardware.com - 23 days ago
gaming
CoolIT unleashes 4kW single-phase DLC Cold Plate — Seemingly time d for Nvidia Blackwell Ultra chips
CoolIT has launched a single-phase direct liquid cooling cold plate, capable of dissipating 4kW of heat, designed to cool high-performance...
tomshardware.com - 26 days ago
gaming
Nvidia RTX 5050, 5060, and 5060 Ti surface in Zotac EEC filings
Zotac has registered several new GPUs with the EEC, notably the RTX 5060 family and a brand-new RTX 5050....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
FSP Hydro PTM X Pro 1000W ATX 3.0 PSU Review
The FSP Hydro PTM X Pro 1000W PSU delivers excellent efficiency and stability, balancing top-notch performance with reliability for ATX 3.0 systems,...
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
65W Core Ultra 5 230F matches 125W Core Ultra 5 245K in gaming
Intel's 65W Core Ultra 5 230F offers impressive efficiency gains over last-gen, but price increases and high platform costs may hinder adoption....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Nvidia's RTX 50-series drivers feel half-baked, focus too much on MFG
Nvidia needed to modify its drivers to support the new Blackwell GPUs. It also recommended some changes in how people benchmark graphics cards,...
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Comcast's L4S low-latency tech promises up to a 78% latency reduction, testing begins in select cities
Comcast has starting rolling out its new low-latency tech, L4S....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Dell's 32-inch curved S3222DGM gaming monitor is only $ 195 — the lowest-ever price I've seen it on sale
Pick up the 32-inch Dell S3222DGM gaming monitor for only $ 195....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
learning
Ex-Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger's startup chose China's DeepSeek instead of OpenAI
Pat Gelsinger credited DeepSeek's creative engineering for driving competition and making AI more affordable....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
learning
AI research team claims to reproduce DeepSeek core technologies for $ 30 — relatively small R1-Zero model has remarkable problem-solving abilities
PhD- candidate Jiayi Pan led a team at UC Berkeley that reproduced the core technology of DeepSeek R1-Zero for just $ 30, showing how AI could...
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
how-to
TSMC founder says Tim Cook told him in 2011 that Intel did not know how to be a foundry
Founder of TSMC remembers how his company managed to land a supply contract with Apple....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Nvidia Broadcast upgrade brings studio-grade mic and lighting features
Nvidia Broadcast will see two new features to give your microphone and camera a studio makeover....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
The new Doom's RT system requirements may ignite The Dark Ages for your wallet
Doom: The Dark Ages get system requirements with Ray Tracing as a baseline....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Zen 5-powered gaming handheld launches with modular controller design — Ayaneo 3 starts at $ 699
Ayaneo is launching the third generation of its flagship handheld console, which features an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 chip and three different...
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
technology
Open AI, Oracle, and SoftBank to invest $ 500 billion in 'Stargate' AI project
Stargate, a joint venture between Open AI, Oracle, and SoftBank, will invest $ 500 billion in building AI infrastructure across the U.S....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
apps
Windows 11 Insider Build addresses mouse stuttering, Auto HDR issues, other annoyances
Microsoft releases an update that fixes a few bugs that Windows 11 24H2 introduced....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
AMD exec reveals Ryzen 9 9950X3D, Ryzen 9 9900X3D gaming performance — similar to Ryzen 7 9800X3D
AMD Manager Martijn Boonstra said that the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and Ryzen 9 9900X3D chips will perform similarly to the Ryzen 7 9800X3D in gaming....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Pick up an Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 gaming laptop with RTX 4070 graphics for only $ 1,099
You can grab the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 gaming laptop at Best Buy and save $ 500...
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Microsoft auto-updates consumer PCs to Windows 11 24H2 — you can defer the update for five weeks
Your PC will now automatically be updated to Windows 11 24H2....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Elgato's Stream Deck+ is now $ 169 at Amazon - Save $ 30 on this content creation peripheral
Streamline your content creation with Elgato's Stream Deck+, now only $ 169 from Amazon....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
This Raspberry Pi handheld emulator looks like a Nintendo Switch but it can play many more games
Maker BBoHK has created a Raspberry Pi CM5-powered handheld that looks like a Nintendo Switch but is capable of emulating retro games....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Nvidia mobile Blackwell RTX 50 gaming laptops listed on Best Buy from $ 1,800 to $ 4,200 — paired with Intel Arrow Lake-HX and AMD Dragon Range Refresh CPUs
The listing includes gaming laptops featuring the new Nvidia RTX 5090, RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070 mobile GPUs...
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
AMD RX 9070 XT allegedly tested in Black Myth Wukong and Cyberpunk 2077 — RDNA 4 flagship purportedly lands 4% faster than the RTX 4070 Ti Super per limited testing
Leaked data indicates that AMD's RX 9070 XT can beat the RTX 4070 Ti Super in some games....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
AMD's current flagship Ryzen 9 9950X processor is marked down to $ 589
Grab AMD's flagship processor with 16 cores and 32 threads for $ 589...
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
how-to
How to rip your audio CDs to MP3 from the Linux terminal with abcde
Rip your CDs directly from the Linux terminal using the abcde bash tool....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Spanish retailer lists RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT GPUs, though the prices might be mere placeholders — RX 9070 for $ 912 and RX 9070 XT for $ 1,097
Spanish retailer Neo-Byte reveals pricing and specifications for the AMD Radeon RX 9070 and RX 9070 XT GPUs....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
AMD chips now comprise 55 percent of Puget Systems orders — AMD makes big inroads in professional systems
Data from Puget Systems reveals that AMD has dethroned Intel in overall CPU sales for workstations....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Zotac's Safety Light feature averts 16-pin power connector meltdowns on RTX 50 GPUs — the mechanism prevents GPU power-on until the cable is fully inserted
Zotac's RTX 50 series will feature a new "Safety Light" to prevent 16-pin power connector meltdowns....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
AMD says Intel's 'horrible product' is causing Ryzen 7 9800X3D shortages
We attended a small roundtable session with AMD executives at CES 2025 in Las Vegas and asked the company for details about its continuing shortages...
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Hacker successfully tests Toslink at unprecedented distances of up to 143 kilometers — separate test shows transmission speeds of about 1.47 Mb/s
IP over Toslink, "a very useless consumer fiber optic hack", has been successfully achieved. Why? Never ask me that....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Leakers revise RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 power draw to 575W and 360W respectively — Up to 27% higher than last-generation RTX 40 GPUs
Rumors suggest that Nvidia's RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 will consume 575W and 360W of power....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
The minimalistic Creative Pebble Pro stereo speakers marked down to just $ 49
Enhance your desktop audio with these small yet powerful stereo speakers from Creative....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
AMD CPUs, 64GB RAM, and Windows 11 show strong gains in the latest Steam Hardware Survey
Steam Hardware Survey sees strong growth in AMD CPU market share. Consumers are also beginning to favor PC systems with 64GB of RAM and Windows 11....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
AMD-powered Lenovo Yoga 7 at all- time low $ 599 — convertible laptop with Ryzen 7 8840HS CPU is $ 300 off
The Lenovo Yoga 7 14AHP9 goes on sale at its lowest price point, $ 599....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Great battery life, a powerful RTX 4070 GPU, and 16GB of RAM all in one HP laptop for only $ 849 —- 2025 is off to a good start
This 15.6-inch HP Victus 15 gaming laptop features an AMD processor and Nvidia RTX 4070 GPU for only $ 849....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Nvidia RTX 5080 rumored to hit shelves on January 21 — expected to debut at CES with sales embargo reportedly lifting two weeks later
HKEPC suggests that the RTX 5080 will be available for purchase starting January 21....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
technology
Alleged 7-Zip arbitrary code execution exploit leaked to Twitter — the 7-Zip author claims this exploit not only isn't real but was generated by AI
An alleged 7-Zip Arbitrary Code Execution exploit gets leaked to Twitter....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Grab a second screen for $ 56: Arzopa's 15.6-inch S1 Table portable monitor falls to lowest-ever price
A portable and convenient solution for increasing your screen space in an instant....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
technology
ByteDance plans to sidestep U.S. sanctions by renting Nvidia GPUs in the cloud — report says it has set aside $ 7 billion budget
ByteDance to become one of the major renters of Nvidia's GPUs for AI in 2025 as it intends to spend some $ 7 billion on this, according to...
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Blur Busters releases authentic CRT simulator shader for high refresh OLED and LCD screens— 240 Hz+ OLED recommended for the best experience
A truly high-end, authentic CRT filter (in the form of a shader) releases, but only for high refresh OLED and LCD displays....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Grab a 1TB Gen 4 SSD for Christmas - MSI's Spatium M450 is down to just $ 44
1TB of Gen 4 SSD storage for only $ 44. MSI's Spatium M450 is a Christmas cracker....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Master your fighting games with the Victrix Pro FS ESports Fight Stick - now at its lowest-ever price
Dominate the competition with the Victrix Pro FS Fight Stick - now at an all- time low price....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Nvidia's RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 allegedly sport 16GB and 12GB of GDDR7 memory, respectively — Up to 8960 CUDA cores, 256-bit memory bus, and 300W TDP
Kopite has spilled the beans of Nvidia's RTX 5070 family; detailing CUDA core counts, VRAM capacities and TDPs....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Cirrus7 Incus is the first passively-cooled mini-PC to support Ryzen 7 9700X — miní-PC is also updated for Intel Raptor Lake
The Cirrus7 Mini PC design has been updated to support up to AMD Ryzen 7 9700X or Intel Core i9-14900T....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Nvidia RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 gaming PCs listed prematurely for $ 7,539 and $ 4,399 at a retailer — Blackwell meets Arrow Lake to power upcoming Predator Orion 7000 PCs from Acer
Pre-built from Acer featuring the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 have been listed before launch....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Get gaming with this $ 1,099 pre-built iBUYPOWER desktop PC
Pick up a competent pre-built gaming rig from Best Buy for $ 1,099, featuring an Intel 14th gen processor and Nvidia RTX 4060 Ti GPU....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Indiana bakery still using Commodore 64s originally released in 1982 as cash registers — Hilligoss Bakery in Brownsburg sticks to the basics
The Hilligoss Bakery in Brownsburg, Indiana proves the modern day efficacy of retro hardware by still using a Commodore 64s for business transactions....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Add a super cheap 27-inch Samsung S3 S33GC productivity monitor to your setup for only $ 79
An amazing holiday deal on a Samsung productivity monitor for only $ 79....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
apps
We tested the Nvidia App performance problems — games can run up to 15 percent slower with the app (Updated)
Nvidia officially pushed GeForce Experience to legacy status last month, and the latest 566.36 drivers install the replacement Nvidia App by default....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Snapdragon X Elite drops to $ 799 — get yourself a shiny new laptop for the holidays
Lenovo's Yoga Slim 7x Snapdragon X Elite laptop is just $ 799 in this holiday deal....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Nvidia RTX 5080 allegedly adopts faster 30 Gbps GDDR7 modules, delivering 960 GB/s of bandwidth — The remaining Blackwell lineup is expected to stick with slower 28 Gbps memory
While the remaining RTX 50 lineup adopts 28 Gbps VRAM, Nvidia is rumored to equip the RTX 5080 with faster 30 Gbps modules....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Raspberry Pi 500 keyboard PC has been modded with an NVMe M.2 slot leveraging the device's conspicuously empty PCB header
Raspberry Pi 500 gets a hard-modded NVMe slot addition thanks to existing empty headers on the Pi 500 board....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
BenQ Zowie XL2566X+ 400 Hz 25-inch gaming monitor review: Raw performance for esports
BenQ’s Zowie XL2566X+ delivers raw performance for esports competition. With a 400 Hz refresh rate, Adaptive-Sync and a premium backlight strobe,...
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
PlayStation 5 transformed into a laptop for $ 2,750 — Chinese modders made Sony's console more portable with a 17.3-inch 4K display weighing over 9 pounds
Want a portable PS5? The BBook AI laptop carries a PS5 fitted with a 17.3-inch display at an eye-watering price of $ 2,750....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
how-to
How to enable XMP to improve RAM speeds
XMP effectively overclocks your memory, allowing it to run at speeds higher than what some processors are officially rated to handle....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
learning
AI GPU clusters with one million GPUs are planned for 2027 — Broadcom says three AI supercomputers are in the works
Broadcom expects three major hyperscale customers to deploy AI supercomputers with 1 million Broadcom-developed AI GPUs in 2027....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
AMD's fastest quad-core CPU gets tested — EPYC 4124P plays games at well over 60 FPS
Quad-core CPUs are still not dead. Not yet, anyway....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Intel Arc B580 review: The new $ 249 GPU champion has arrived
Intel's Arc B580 graphics card kicks off the next generation GPUs a month early, bringing significant architectural improvements and a...
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Custom Raspberry Pi 5 case rebuilds Pi 5 open loop into the hyper-compact case with the loop still intact — system stays below 43ºC at max load
Raspberry Pi 5 gets a custom liquid cooled case with AIO that still fits in the palm....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming
Google's Gemini 2.0 AI agents are being trained to offer gameplay advice and suggestions
Google Gemini is being trained to offer gameplay advice based on what's happening onscreen....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
crafting
Laptop stand created from a single sheet of recycled paper supports up to 10 pounds — the included cardboard case also serves as a phone stand
grape lab is offering an origami laptop stand made from paper priced between $ 20 to $ 30....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
technology
Qualcomm debuts new Snapdragon G handheld gaming PC chips to compete with Intel and AMD
Qualcomm launches the Snapdragon G3 Gen 3, Snapdragon G2 Gen 2, and Snapdragon G1 Gen 2 for handheld gaming devices....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
technology
US expands China trade blacklist, closes susidiary loopholes
U.S. expands trade blacklist with 80 new entities to prevent China's advancements in AI, exascale supercomputing, quantum technology, and hypersonic...
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
gaming / shopping
Leaked Geekbench results show RTX 5060 Ti 14% faster than Nvidia's previous gen — Matches aging 3070 Ti
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
technology
Huawei's Microsoft Windows license for PCs expires this month, company launching PCs with Harmony OS: Report
Huawei's licenses to install Windows expired this month, so the company will no longer be able to produce and sell PCs with Windows....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
technology
Freeware image editor GIMP 3.0 arrives after seven years of incubation
A major update to GNU's image manipulation program has arrived today, as GIMP 3.0 relieves version 2.10 from its duty as the premier free and...
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
technology
Five Best Photoshop Alternatives Tested: Image Editing for Free
We tested five free Adobe Photoshop alternatives to help you find the right one for your needs....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
technology
AMD launches Gaia open source project for running LLMs locally on any PC
AMD introduces Gaia, an open-source project designed to run large language models locally on any PC. It also boasts optimizations to run quickly on...
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
music
Elgato Wave Neo Review: I hope you got this as part of a bundle
The Elgato Wave Neo is a sub- $ 100 plug-and-play USB mic that's easy to set up — maybe a little too easy....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
books
My go-to budget Bluetooth SoundPeats headphones have been reduced to a staggeringly cheap $ 29 — these cans have amazing battery life for the price
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
technology
Motherboard dies after marathon 100-hour BIOS update process, vigil attended by thousands online
A marathon BIOS update process ended as the ‘monitor lost signal,’ then the system became ‘completely unresponsive’ with 100+ hours down the drain....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
innovation / space
Scientists develop the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery, offering a 5,000-year lifespan — the device uses radioactive decay to generate low power levels
A UK research team built carbon-14 diamond batteries that could potentially deliver power for thousands of years....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
technology
Super Flower’s beastly 2800W power supply lands at $ 899 — enough juice to power a couple of RTX 5090 GPUs
The PSU comes with 80 Plus Platinum certification and four 12V-2x6 power connectors....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
self improvement
How to Use an iPad as a Second Screen for Your Mac
How to Use an iPad as a Second Screen for Your Mac How to Use an iPad as a Second Screen for Your Mac The...
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
shopping
RTX 50 series GPUs selling below market price at Walmart returns aisle, multiple customers score great deals
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
business
Nvidia's $ 3,000 mini AI supercomputer draws scorn from Raja Koduri and Tiny Corp — AI server startup suggests users "just buy a gaming PC"
Nvidia's Project Digits performance specs criticized by Raja Koduri and Tiny Corp....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
technology
Akira ransomware can be cracked with 16 RTX 4090 GPUs in around ten hours — new counterattack breaks encryption
Tinyhack publishes a full how-to guide on brute-forcing past the Akira ransomware's encryption attack and freeing captive files....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
diy
This Raspberry Pi-powered trackpad is totally open-source
Ploopy Co has created a Raspberry Pi-powered trackpad called the Ploopy Trackpad. It's an open-source trackpad that's also available as a DIY kit....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
technology
China to spend $ 55 billion on R&D in 2025 — Semiconductor, AI and quantum computing fields to benefit
China set to inject $ 55 billion in research and development of fundamental technologies and innovating enterprises....
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago
technology
Researchers jailbreak AI robots to run over pedestrians, place bombs for maximum damage, and covertly spy
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that a range of AI-enhanced robotics systems are dangerously vulnerable to jailbreaks...
tomshardware.com - 30+ days ago