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Tech titans team up to form optical interconnect alliance to solve the AI buildout's big data bottleneck
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The ongoing Strait of Hormuz blockage will impact the semiconductor and AI industries with Aluminum, Helium and LNG shortages
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How to protect yourself from bad external SSDs during the PC hardware apocalypse
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Reviews
MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max Wifi II Motherboard review: Sharpening the Tomahawk’s blade
The B850 Tomahawk Max Wifii II refines the popular budget AM5 board with additional M.2 storage, an OC Engine chip, a 64MB BIOS, a minor facelift, and a small price increase.
Creality Sermoon P1 3D Scanner review: 3D scanning on the go
3D scan straight to 3D model, no computer required.
Keychron Q16 HE 8K Review: All-ceramic, but not all good
The Keychron Q16 HE 8K is an all-ceramic keyboard with an 8K polling rate, but it doesn't feel as premium as the price suggests.
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Best AIO Coolers 2026
After measuring CPU temperatures and fan noise for dozens of AIO coolers under load, we've chosen the best closed-loop cooler options to keep your PC cool and quiet.
CPUs
AMD's former pound-for-pound gaming champ hits its historic low again — Ryzen 7 9800X3D offers unmatched value for gamers at $429
Deals The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is down to an all-time low price, making it a more enticing option than the slightly more performant but also much more expensive Ryzen 7 9850X3D.
Graphics Cards
AMD's upcoming RDNA 5 GPUs might improve dual-issue execution, LLVM patch adds new FMA instruction
VOPD3 will let compilers pair instructions more leniently.
Features
Intel's roadmaps examined — 14A, Nova Lake, Diamond Rapids & AI accelerator push
Premium Intel's CPU roadmap is unlike any the company has published in recent years, because its manufacturing ambitions and its product launches have to succeed simultaneously.
PC Components
Creative updates its Sound Blaster PCIe line after 5 years
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How to setup an Android smartphone as a webcam — Camo Studio unlocks new uses for old smartphones in Windows 10 or 11 and OBS software
You don’t need to throw out that old Android smartphone; you can recycle it into a backup webcam or create a multi-camera setup for your streaming platform. And we show you how to do that, for free!
Deals
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Asus' TUF Gaming X870-Plus with Wi-Fi 7, USB4 & DDR5-8000 support is on sale for just $170
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AMD's former pound-for-pound gaming champ hits its historic low again — Ryzen 7 9800X3D offers unmatched value for gamers at $429
Deals The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is down to an all-time low price, making it a more enticing option than the slightly more performant but also much more expensive Ryzen 7 9850X3D.
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Intel's roadmaps examined — 14A, Nova Lake, Diamond Rapids & AI accelerator push
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Deals 8BitDo's Pro 3 controller with TMR Hall-Effect sticks and swappable ABXY buttons is 29% off in this Woot deal.
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