Looking like someone has cut off Optimus Prime’s foot, this gaming PC from Cooler Master looks like a high-tech robot sneaker. Yet it still houses a fully functioning gaming PC that will comfortably play the latest games. Today’s deal sees a large reduction in the retail price for this prebuilt gaming PC, but it must be stated that you can very easily build a gaming PC for less, but it might not include all the small form-factor parts and extremely funky sneaker case....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict Solid software and hardware meet great documentation, making this the ideal kit to learn electronics and coding without the fear of FAILure. Very easy to use Great selection of components Components can be used as is, or broken out Excellent learning resources GPIO pin labels Multiple power options LiPo charging Servo and motor control No LEDs on Pico GPIO footprint Guide book is mainly for Windows users...

Tom’s Hardware Verdict Dell’s new XPS 13 not only delivers competitive performance, but its battery life crushes the competition. Class-leading battery life Attractive and high-quality chassis design Wi-Fi 7 support The capacitive function row is still annoying Only two USB Type-C ports for expansion Why you can trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict An awesome case for those that want the ultimate in passive cooling for their Raspberry Pi 5. There are some downsides, the lack of camera / display access is unfortunate. PCIe access is possible, but compromised. The machined aluminum is simply sublime! Great cooling performance Looks awesome Port access is good Multiple mounting points No camera / display port access PCIe access is awkward GPIO access requires planning...

Quantum Brilliance (QB) and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have announceda strategic collaborationthat will integrate the former’s diamond-based quantum accelerators with the latter’s state-of-the-art high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure. The partners hope to validate the potential of QB’s compact, room-temperature quantum accelerators in tasks that go beyond the realms of classical computing. Readers may not be familiar with Australia-based QB, but the U.S.-based ORNL is well known as the home of the Department of Energy’sFrontiersupercomputer....

The action RPG debuted with incredible success for Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4, PS5, and Windows. It is as phenomenal as it is tough, so you may want to use its limited multiplayer features to progress. Therefore, you want to know how to fix Elden Ring not connecting to the network. Miyazaki’s latest game has connection errors that may kick you out of the game or prevent you from using the Ring’s multiplayer feature....

In the world of computer software, x86 and x86-64 are by far the leading CPU architectures in terms of overall software compatibility, particularly for legacy software with or without emulation. However, as YouTuber Inkbox has pointed out and tested, most modern AMD and Intel CPUs can still run pre-Windows DOS “to the metal” via plain old backward compatibility, no emulation needed. For those who don’t know exactly what “emulation” is, it’s best to think of it as a piece of software that imitates a (usually) fixed hardware platform to then run software targeted only at that original platform....

The beans have been spilled regarding Intel’s Core 200 family of CPUs as data aggregatormomomo_ushas detailed the entire family across a series of tweets at X. The data misses out on key specifications such as core counts, but most of that information has been covered in thepast. On that note, the leak includes retail ordering codes suggesting that these CPUs are already in the hands of OEMs as they ready their upcoming laptops....

Meta recentlyreleased a studydetailing its Llama 3 405B model training run on a cluster containing 16,384 Nvidia H100 80GB GPUs. The training run took place over 54 days and the cluster encountered 419 unexpected component failures during that time, averaging one failure every three hours. In half of the failure cases, GPUs or their onboard HBM3 memory were to blame. As the old supercomputing adage goes, the only certainty with large-scale systems is failure....

Japan’s Mizuki Co. is now crowdfunding a monitor to match its attractive X68000 Z Super and X68000 Z XVI miniature retro reprint PCs. What can a company do to create an era appropriate (late 90s) CRT-like monitor in 2025?Mizuki has decided to crowdfundthe manufacture of a “4:3 LCD curved acrylic structure reproduces the atmosphere of a classic CRT” (machine translation).CRT enthusiastsmay feel disappointed by this seemingly low-spec LCD-based offering. The X68000 PCs were a popular home computer phenomenon in Japan in the late 1980s, and some of the most attractive examples of their kind were produced by Sharp....

Virtual Private Networks or VPNs facilitate the transfer of data over the internet safely without disclosing your IP and location. To do this, it uses some kind of security protocol, and Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol or L2TP is one of them. But sometimes, the VPN connection may not be successful showing an error“The L2TP Connection Attempt Failed Because the Security Layer Encountered a Processing Error”. In the case of many Windows 10 users, there was a faulty update that prevented the VPN connection over L2TP....

If you’re looking for a great deal on a PC case to accommodate XL-ATX and E-ATX motherboards, Newegg has 22% off Fractal’s North XL PC case, bringing the regular price of $179.99 down to$139.97. Newegg mentions that this case is now priced at its lowest price, all thanks to the Black Friday deal. Wereviewedthis case a few months ago, emphasizing it as an upsized, prettiest PC case made of wood, glass, and brass....

Prime Day doesn’t have to be an Amazon exclusive for excellent deals. So we’re happy to report that Dell has theAlienware Aurora R16 Desktop Gaming PC currently priced at $1,399— which is a reduction of $600 compared to its MSRP. However, the “real” discount is closer to $300 compared to when we last saw this machine offered at $1,699. The Aurora kicked off a new styling theme for Alienware, with a cleaner, more focused aesthetic that I personally find more attractive than the brand’s earlier “in your face” PC enclosures....