How to choose a new motherboard without overpaying — scoping out the features you need, and what you might never use as component costs soar
$250-400: even more connectivity, storage, and premium features, a sweet spot for enthusiasts
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AMD claims its 2026 rack-scale AI solution is 4X more energy efficient than its 2024 AI platform — company says it’s pacing ahead of 20X efficiency by 2030
AMD estimates its progress at the rack level rather than on the CPU and AI accelerator levels, which obviously gives the company a lot of freedom in how to optimize performance efficiency. The company takes into account …
Secret tracking device placed in rare book ends up in Amazon processing facility — destroying books to train AI models is ‘all’ the Vegas warehouse does
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The PC age began 45 years ago with the breakthrough Intel 8088 processor — 8-bit bus fueled 45 years of x86 dominance
However, we note that Intel also talks about building on the legacy of the original PC into the AI-computing age. Ironically, it is the AI boom that has caused many people to be priced out of new PCs, new components, and…
PC Partner warns of rising GPU prices and budget card shortages — analyst suggests makers are hiking prices beyond memory costs
This hugely contrasts with PC Partner’s financial results in its ODM/OEM graphics-card business — mostly consisting of AMD and Sapphire-branded products — that has weakened substantially. PC Partner says unit volume actu…
How to choose a new motherboard without overpaying — scoping out the features you need, and what you might never use as component costs soar
$250-400: even more connectivity, storage, and premium features, a sweet spot for enthusiasts
Dell CEO unveils new ‘Dude, you’re getting a Dell (AI server rack)’ video — PC maker recycles famous PC ad campaign to tout its new AI data center products
usertests They might come to regret this campaign, or they might not care. I will still buy their office computers off of Dell Refurbished, ebay, or fish them out of the post-apocalyptic rubble. Reply
Alibaba is selling its gaming studio for at least $1.5 billion to help fund AI buildout, mirroring Micron’s exit from consumer business — dumps entire stake in
“Alibaba is handing Lingxi to Trustar due to better focus on its strategic priorities,” Zhou wrote in the memo, as quoted by Bloomberg . Zhou and his management team will stay on to run the studio under its new owner. Th…
AMD claims its 2026 rack-scale AI solution is 4X more energy efficient than its 2024 AI platform — company says it’s pacing ahead of 20X efficiency by 2030
AMD estimates its progress at the rack level rather than on the CPU and AI accelerator levels, which obviously gives the company a lot of freedom in how to optimize performance efficiency. The company takes into account …
GoldenEye 007 for N64 has been ‘100% decompiled’ — success of half-decade project opens up possibilities for complex mods and ports
Mark Tyson is a news editor at Tom’s Hardware. He enjoys covering the full breadth of PC tech; from business and semiconductor design to products approaching the edge of reason. “,”collapsible”:{“enabled”:true,”maxHeight…
