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Maybe it was a Windows bug or a supply chain mistake, but anAMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, one of thebest CPUs, surfaced with 64MB more L3 cache than usual. The Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16-core processor typically ships with 128MB of L3 cache, but this one reported 192MB.X user HXLmade the rare find and posted screenshots of the Bilibili video with the reported specifications. While we expected to see a CPU with a 128MB L3 cache, we observed different specs....

Two of the most hotly anticipated games are slated to arrive next week: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl andMicrosoftFlight Simulator 2024. Both will be under our microscope for performance, and the GPU companies are already gearing up for the releases. Nvidia hasGame Ready driver 566.14with support for both titles, and it also patches several issue, including the infamous Corsair iCUE CPU utilization bug.S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobylis the sequel to S....

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. Sabrent Rocket 5 2TB Performance Results Comparison Products Today we have some serious contenders going up against the Rocket 5, including Phison’sMax14umreference design as well as other fast drives like theCrucial T705andTeamgroup Cardez Z540. Slower PCIe 5.0 SSDs are also included with theCrucial T700,Gigabyte Aorus Gen5 10000, andAdata Legend 970....

Bigger isn’t always better, and sometimes the act of miniaturizing technology has benefits, one of the biggest stand-out benefits is ease of transportation. If you’re not intending a gaming laptop to be a full-on desktop replacement and you’re just looking for something that you can use while traveling or popping around a friend’s house then a 14-inch laptop screen is more than enough for some quick gaming. It takes up a lot less space in your bag, weighs less, and sometimes makes the laptop cheaper - sometimes....

Silicon Power has unveiled two brand new XPOWER high-performance DDR5 memory modules, the company’s first to feature Clocked Unbuffered DIMM technology, as well as an UDIMM module. Both the XPOWER Cyclone DDR5 RGB CUDIMM and XPOWER Cyclone DDR5 RGB UDIMM feature Intel’s Extreme Memory Profile (XMP) 3.0 for one-click overclocking. Both also feature Power Management IC (PMIC) for improved efficiency and stability, as well as On-Die ECC. The new Cyclone DDR 5 modules feature a 2mm aluminum heatspreader, which Silicon Power says can lower heat by more than 10 degrees C/50 degrees F, as well as an RGB light bar and a striking white aesthetic....

Popping up on our list of thebest flash drives, the SK hynix Tube T31 is one of the fastest USB-A flash drives that we’ve ever tested and a great choice for people looking for a convenient storage solution that is compact and plugs right into any USB Type-A port while delivering great performance. It’s technically fast enough to be called an external SSD with the performance we noted in our testing, but the Tube T31 keeps its USB flash drive form factor....

A recent report indicated thatSony plans to cut up to 250 jobsat its optical media plant, offering workers early retirement in preparation for phasing out its recordable disc production. The company has now confirmed this when it said in an interview withAV Watchthat it would cease the development and production of recordable optical media discs, including Blu-ray. Furthermore, theSonyrepresentative said, “We are not considering moving overseas,” signaling the beginning of the end of recordable Blu-ray discs for consumers....

A Steve Jobs signed Apple Computer business card has achieved an astonishing $181,183 at auction. Boston-basedRR Auctionssold this “highly coveted” computer history artifact listed as an “extremely rare, perfectly graded Steve Jobs-signed Apple Computer business card from circa 1983.” Pondering over other closed RR Auctions, we can see that Jobs' signature boosted the sale price of this lot significantly, as avery similarnon-signed auction sample was a comparative bargain at $12,905....

It’s been nearly two years since I wrote a three-part series on my experiences with T-Mobile Home Internet. Myfirst encounterwith the service was pleasant enough, as I experienced download speeds of 472 Mbps and upload speeds of 71.9 Mbps. While the downloads were comparable to what I saw with my Spectrum 400/20 cable internet plan, the upload speeds were roughly three times as fast. Better yet, the cost of admission was just $50 per month compared to the $65 per month I was paying for Spectrum internet....

TheDell G15 (5530)is an upper mid-range gaming laptop with an Intel Core i7-13650HX processor and a mobile Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card. It’s a capable gaming laptop with a bright, vivid 1080p display and a 360 Hz refresh rate. The device also wields 16GB of DDR5-4800 memory and a spacious 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD. Dell G15 (5530) Gaming Laptopnow $899.99(was $1199.99) This black Dell gaming laptop flaunts an RTX 4060 and an Intel Core i7 at a discounted price in line with current market trends for similar laptops with this iGPU....

If you’ve been holding out for a high-quality gaming monitor but don’t want to pay premium prices, you should check out this offer from Newegg on theSamsung Odyssey G5WQHD curved gaming display. It debuted with a price tag of $549 but it’s currently marked down to just $299 in time for Cyber Monday—its lowest price to date. This gaming monitor is AMD FreeSync Premium certified and has plenty of juicy specs to get excited about....

Today’s deal is on a prebuilt gaming PC that’s ready to game as soon as you plug it in. If building your own gaming rig isn’t your thing, you don’t know that much about PC building, or you perhaps don’t want any hassle in setting either yourself or a family member up with a new gaming PC, then this deal has you covered. With a mix of great component choices and an excellent price point, this is one of thebest prebuilt gaming PCdeals I’ve seen of late....

A relatively new name in the PC hardware market, Tryx, gained attention last year with itsPanorama AIO liquid coolersfeaturing L-shaped curved OLED screens. This year, the company is extending that concept to its new PC case, the Arcvision. Additionally Tryx announced an airflow-focused case, a lifestyle-oriented case, and its first CPU air cooler. The Arcvision is a premium mid-tower case featuring curved tempered glass panels on the front and side. It supports ATX motherboards and up to seven cooling fans, with room for radiators up to 360 mm....