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Arrow Lake
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Team Blue in the rearview. — AMD says Intel's 'horrible product' is causing Ryzen 9 9800X3D shortages Team Blue in the rearview.

News Stream

Intel Laminar RM2 (left) and RH2 (right) stock cooler designs for 15th Gen Arrow Lake Core Ultra Series 2 CPUs

Intel reveals Core Ultra Series 2 stock coolers with more conductive copper-base heatsinks

Christopher Harper published 10 January 25

Intel Core Ultra Series 2 stock cooler designs are revealed, no longer reserving copper base for the higher-end cooler.

New G.Skill DDR5 memory/memory overclocks

G.Skill showcases DDR5-10600 RAM overlock and DDR5-8133 CSODIMMs

Aaron Klotz published 10 January 25

G.Skill demos DDR5-10600 and DDR5-6800 in a 1:1 ratio on AMD's X870 platform.

LG Monitor

LG 27-Inch QHD UltraGear curved gaming monitor is on sale for $156

Ash Hill published 10 January 25

Right now at Amazon, you can buy the LG 27GS60QC-B UltraGear curved gaming monitor for an all-time low price.

Toslink cable with some optical fibers

Hacker tests Toslink at remarkable distances of up to 143 kilometers

Christopher Harper published 10 January 25

IP over Toslink, "a very useless consumer fiber optic hack", has been successfully achieved. Why? Never ask me that.

Nvidia Hopper HGX H200

Nvidia, SIA fire back at US export restrictions on AI GPUs to China

Anton Shilov published 10 January 25

The Biden administration aims to restrict shipments of U.S.-developed AI GPUs to adversary countries, limit shipments to 'Tier 2' countries.

12VHPWR Safety Light

Zotac's Safety Light averts 16-pin connector meltdowns on RTX 50 GPUs

Hassam Nasir published 10 January 25

Zotac's RTX 50 series will feature a new "Safety Light" to prevent 16-pin power connector meltdowns.

Raspberry Pi

This 3D-printed Raspberry Pi all-in-one is made for portable gaming

Ash Hill published 10 January 25

Arnov Sharma has put together a beautiful all-in-one Raspberry Pi box that's portable and made for gaming on the go.

Biwin Black Opal X570 Pro SSD

Biwin demos Black Opal X570 Pro 4TB PCIe 5.0 SSD with SM2508

Jarred Walton published 10 January 25

Biwin showed off it's upcoming Black Opal X570 Pro, a PCIe 5.0 SSD using Silicon Motion's SM2508 controller. It will be available in 1TB, 2TB, and 4TB capacities and will launch in the U.S. in March.

A demo of AI-generated subtitles on VLC media player

VLC hits 6 billion downloads and shows off AI-generated subtitles

Kunal Khullar published 10 January 25

The developers at VideoLAN showcased an early demo of real-time AI-generated subtitles for VLC media player at CES 2025

Razer Projects at CES 2025

Razer showcases two new concepts, including an AI co-pilot at CES

Matt Safford published 10 January 25

Razer shared some 'groundbreaking innovations and futuristic technologies,' at CES this year, showcasing a concept AI-driven gaming assistant and a heated chair.

AMD's Instinct MI325X

AMD's Instinct MI325X smiles for the camera: 256 GB of HBM3E

Anton Shilov published 10 January 25

AMD demonstrated its latest Instinct MI325X AI accelerator with 256 GB of HBM3E onboard at CES.

MSI prototype AIO for action figures

AIO cooler prototype has room for action figures

Avram Piltch published 10 January 25

A version of MSI's MAG CoreLiquid A13 has a rotating stand for toys.

Fire Range 1

AMD says Intel's 'horrible product' is causing Ryzen 7 9800X3D shortages

Paul Alcorn published 9 January 25

Team Blue in the rearview.

Freewrite Wordrunner

Keyboard for writers has word-count odometer, sprint timer

Avram Piltch published 9 January 25

The Freewrite Wordrunner will launch on Kickstarter in February.

Altera

Altera officially announces independence from Intel — the company strives to expand FPGA portfolio

Anton Shilov published 9 January 25

Altera raises its flag in front of its office in San Jose.

CES 2025, Las Vegas

Best of CES 2025: Performance and Productivity

The Editors of Tom's Hardware published 9 January 25

We list the 16 most compelling components, computers and peripherals released or unveiled at this year’s show.

Nvidia Blackwell and GTC 2024

Quantum computing stocks dropped over 40% after Nvidia CEO prediction

Aaron Klotz published 9 January 25

CEO of Nvidia Jensen Huang purportedly stated that quantum computers will take 20 years before being "very useful", causing quantum computing stock to tumble.

Samsung SSD

You can grab the Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB for just $79 on Amazon!

Ash Hill published 9 January 25

The Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB SSD is currently available at Amazon for its lowest price to date—just $79 instead of its usual $109.

Lenovo

Lenovo to build $2 billion PC and server plant in Saudi Arabia

Anton Shilov published 9 January 25

Lenovo to build one of the world's largest PC and server assembly facility in Saudi Arabia with the help of Alat.

Valve

Valve seemingly discontinues Steam coupons

Christopher Harper published 9 January 25

Valve quietly removes partner documentation from Steam, seemingly killing Steam Coupons entirely.

Team Blue in the rearview. — AMD says Intel's 'horrible product' is causing Ryzen 9 9800X3D shortages Team Blue in the rearview.

But will it beat Nvidia's H200 with 141 GB of memory? — AMD's Instinct MI325X smiles for the camera: 256 GB of HBM3E But will it beat Nvidia's H200 with 141 GB of memory?

However, companies in the U.S. and allied nations will get unrestricted access. — Nvidia and SIA fire back at U.S. gov's new export restrictions on AI GPUs to China However, companies in the U.S. and allied nations will get unrestricted access.

AI-powered subtitles in over 100 languages are coming soon to VLC — VLC demoes AI-generated subtitles as it hits new milestone of 6 billion downloads AI-powered subtitles in over 100 languages are coming soon to VLC

No more melting power connectors. — 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 No more melting power connectors.

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Reviews

MSI X870E Godlike

MSI X870E Godlike Motherboard Review: Seven USB-C and M.2 sockets, $1100 price

By Joe Shields published 10 January 25

The X870E Godlike offers the most M.2 connectivity and USB Type-C ports for the platform, plus an LED screen and lavish looks, but it costs a pretty penny.

Philips Evnia 27M2N8500

Philips Evnia 27M2N8500 360 Hz QD-OLED review: Unmatched speed and response

By Christian Eberle published 9 January 25

The Evnia 27M2N8500 is a 27-inch QHD QD-OLED gaming monitor with 360 Hz, Ambiglow LED lighting, and HDR 400.

Gaming Monitors

Raspberry Pi 5 16GB

Raspberry Pi 5 16GB Review: Plenty of memory

By Les Pounder published 9 January 25

The Raspberry Pi 5 becomes the first Raspberry Pi with a 16GB RAM option but is it worth the extra money?

Asus ZenWiFi BT8 Wi-Fi 7

Asus ZenWiFi BT8 Wi-Fi 7 mesh router review: Tri-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh at a more affordable price point

By Brandon Hill published 4 January 25

The ZenWiFi BT8 hits the sweet spot for performance and pricing for a Wi-Fi 7 mesh router.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 13) Aura Edition

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (Gen 13) Aura Edition Review: Lightest Carbon Yet

By Avram Piltch published 3 January 25

Lenovo’s 13th Gen X1 Carbon shaves the weight down by 0.25 pounds and upgrades to an Intel Lunar Lake processor.

Best Picks

Best Power Supplies

Best Power Supplies 2025

By Aris Mpitziopoulos, E. Fylladitakis last updated 2 January 25

Here are the best power supplies for gaming PCs. These PSUs offer the best reliability, performance and protection for your PC components.

Best Mini-ITX Cases

Best Mini-ITX Cases 2025: Our Picks for Compact PC Builds

By Matt Safford last updated 2 January 25

Save some space without sacrificing performance or looks with the best compact PC cases we've tested.

Corsair Virtuoso RGB Wireless XT

Best Wireless Gaming Headsets 2025: Bluetooth, Budget, and More

By Sarah Jacobsson Purewal last updated 2 January 25

The best wireless gaming headsets for gamers, streamers, content creators, and casual (to not-so-casual) listeners.

Gaming Headsets

CPUs

Imagination Technologies

Imagination quits RISC-V CPU business to focus on GPUs and AI

By Anton Shilov published 9 January 25

No more RISC-V CPUs for Imagination Technologies as the company divests its Catapult business.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Where to buy AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D — AMD comments on supply for the new king of gaming CPUs

By Stewart Bendle last updated 8 January 25

The Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor is AMDs latest CPU release, but where can you pick one up, and are they in stock?

Meet The Team

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Graphics Cards

RTX 40 Series Laptops

Nvidia RTX 5090 laptop GPU tested in Geekbench

By Matthew Connatser published 9 January 25

The first RTX 5090 laptop GPI benchmark runs have appeared on Geekbench 6, but they’re wildly inconsistent.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition

Backside of GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition PCB revealed

By Anton Shilov published 9 January 25

Backside of GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition PCB reveals mezzanine connectors, four additional power phases.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Jensen says DLSS 4 'predicts the future'

By Jarred Walton last updated 9 January 25

Multi frame generation will be very different from framegen.

Laptops

Chuwi MiniBook X with Twin Lake

Intel Twin Lake CPU powers Chuwi's new 2-in-1 laptop and tablet

By Jowi Morales published 9 January 25

Chuwi is launching the first Intel Twin Lake-powered laptop and tablet to market.

MSI Laptop

Snag this amazing Core i9, RTX 4070 gaming laptop for only $1,903

By Ash Hill published 8 January 25

You can take home the MSI Raider GE68HX gaming laptop for its lowest price to date—just $1903 instead of its usual $2199.

Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi

This 3D-printed Raspberry Pi all-in-one is made for portable gaming

By Ash Hill published 10 January 25

Arnov Sharma has put together a beautiful all-in-one Raspberry Pi box that's portable and made for gaming on the go.

Samsung SSD

You can grab the Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB for just $79 on Amazon!

By Ash Hill published 9 January 25

The Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB SSD is currently available at Amazon for its lowest price to date—just $79 instead of its usual $109.

Raspberry Pi

This Matrix inspired Raspberry Pi 5 case could be 'The One'

By Ash Hill published 9 January 25

Five Minute Tech Time has created a Raspberry Pi 5 case that has a cool Matrix theme and falling text display effect.

Deals

Samsung SSD

You can grab the Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB for just $79 on Amazon!

By Ash Hill published 9 January 25

The Samsung 990 EVO Plus 1TB SSD is currently available at Amazon for its lowest price to date—just $79 instead of its usual $109.

MSI Laptop

Snag this amazing Core i9, RTX 4070 gaming laptop for only $1,903

By Ash Hill published 8 January 25

You can take home the MSI Raider GE68HX gaming laptop for its lowest price to date—just $1903 instead of its usual $2199.

AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D

Where to buy AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D — AMD comments on supply for the new king of gaming CPUs

By Stewart Bendle last updated 8 January 25

The Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor is AMDs latest CPU release, but where can you pick one up, and are they in stock?

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