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AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D bundle at Newegg delivers $300 in savings for high-end gaming builds
A comprehensive bundle pairing AMD's flagship gaming processor with premium components and extras is now available at a significant discount.
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Big Tech strategy, semiconductor supply chains and the money behind the technology industry, reported by The Silicon Ledger.
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Modders Successfully Port RTX 50-Series Feature to Older GPUs, Raising Questions About Nvidia's Restrictions
A new mod brings Multi Frame Generation to RTX 40-series cards, and testing shows the feature works reliably on older hardware—though latency behavior reveals some quirks in the unofficial implementation.
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Week in Review: Qwen 3.8 Benchmarks, AI Hardware Fragmentation, and OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra
Tom's Hardware Premium covers this week's major developments in AI and semiconductors, from detailed performance testing of Qwen 3.8 to supply chain pressures reshaping the compute market.
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Pentagon downplays captured underwater drone as Iran signals reverse-engineering plans
Iranian officials have publicly mocked the U.S. Navy over the recovery of an Anduril-made autonomous underwater vehicle near the Strait of Hormuz, with one embassy posting about an imminent "unboxing ceremony" by reverse engineers.
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Kioxia Exceria Pro G2 2TB: PCIe 5.0 Speed Paired With Enterprise-Grade Reliability
Kioxia's latest high-performance drive combines PCIe 5.0 throughput with firmware tuned for dependability, positioning itself as a solid alternative to consumer-focused competitors despite limited U.S. retail availability.
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Kioxia Exceria Pro G2 2TB: A Reliability-First PCIe 5.0 Drive That Prioritizes Longevity
The Kioxia Exceria Pro G2 delivers solid PCIe 5.0 performance with a design philosophy centered on dependability rather than peak speed, making it an appealing choice for users who value sustained reliability over raw benchmarks.
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A $4,000 Robot Dog Reveals How China Is Reshaping the Legged Robot Market
A journalist's experience walking a Unitree quadruped through Washington, DC, illustrates how aggressive cost-cutting has transformed robotics from an expensive research pursuit into an accessible consumer product.
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Basement Treasure: Redditor Unearths Dozen RTX 3070 GPUs From Defunct Mining Operation
A fortunate discovery has yielded 12 Zotac Nvidia RTX 3070 graphics cards pulled from cryptocurrency mining rigs that spent years gathering dust. The cards show minimal deterioration despite their extended storage period.
