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Are you looking for a method to archive all your Steam games or download older versions of them for historical, speedrunning, etc purposes? LorenDB, a Linux-focused software developer, determined thatValve’s officialSteamCMDcommand line client was the best solution for achieving this but ran into one key issue: being forced to re-enter instructions for every single game. The solution to this problem was writing a pair of Bash scripts straightforwardly dubbed “download-steam-games” that streamline the process....

Noctuaappears to be attempting to break out of its PC DIY niche with a recently penned blog post about efficient home heating. In an article dubbed What is active radiator ventilation and why you should consider it? the Austrian thermal specialist claims that dotting its fans around your home (mostly on or around heat sources) is “a win-win for you and the environment.” As it isn’t April 1, the idea is worth a closer look, but the images it shares in the blog make us pine for thelong-delayed chromax....

Details about the HP Omen 16 Max have leaked online, revealing a high-performance gaming laptop equipped with unannounced top-of-the-line hardware. According to a post by X (formerly Twitter) userMysteryLupin, the Omen 16 Max will feature Intel’s upcoming Arrow Lake HX processor, specifically the Core Ultra 9 275HX, alongside Nvidia’s anticipated GeForceRTX 5080mobile GPU. The Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX is expected to be a part of Intel’s upcoming Arrow Lake HX lineup which will go official next month at theConsumer Electronics Show(CES) 2025....

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang warned the United States' House Foreign Affairs Committee that the country faces being left behind by a rapidly-moving surge in AI development, calling on the country to maximize and accelerate the adoption of American AI worldwide. “We are at an inflection point: The United States needs to decide if it is going to continue to lead the global development and deployment of AI or if we are going to retreat and retrench,” Huang told the committee on Thursday, May 1....

Nvidia’s latest566.14 GeForce driverscome equipped with the DLSS 3.8.10 package, and it didn’t take enthusiasts onRedditlong to figure out that Nvidia has removed most DLSS presets with this release - only Preset E and Preset F remain. This is a good thing since it allows for a smaller DLL file size, and games should default to these presets - without any extra tweaking - and they’re arguably better than the ones they’re replacing....

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. PNY CS2150 2TB Performance Results Comparison Products The PNY CS2150 goes up against the very fastest drives on record. It needs to prove itself against all the drives that have come before it, even though it’s technically positioned as a “budget” drive — or at least a budget PCIe 5....

Prime Dayis less than 24 hours away, and we’re already beginning to see some early deals slip through the cracks. One such deal is on the KYY K3 portable monitor, which has an MSRP of $135.99 but is regularly on sale for $89.99. This is already a fantastic price for a portable monitor of any size. However, the pre-Prime Day sale sees that price fall to just $65.99 atAmazon, thanks to a $24 instant coupon that applies at checkout....

Professional YouTuber and well-respected hardware enthusiast Roman ‘Der8auer’ Hartung got his hands on a promisingprototype CPU coolerthat uses thermosyphon technology. A thermosyphon is a method of passive heat exchange based on natural convection, which circulates a fluid without needing a mechanical pump. Wieland, a German-based company with expertise in copper and copper alloy-made cooling products for CPUs, GPUs, and memory, made this quieter alternative to a traditional AiO liquid CPU cooler....

Since its launch, AMD’sRyzen 7 9800X3D, one of thebest CPUs, has been hard to come by. On-shelf inventory almost always goes for more than MSRP. To counter this,Newegghas introduced a handful of bundles pairing the Ryzen 7 9800X3D with AMD’s flagship X870 and X870E-class motherboards, CPU coolers, and GPUs, such as theRX 7900 XT or RX 7900 XTX. For context, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D has a $479 MSRP and is out of stock at every U....

When it comes to retro gaming, there’s nothing like using an original first-party controller. But in the maker world there’s also nothing like creating a new controller out of something that wasn’t supposed to be a controller at all by throwing aRaspberry PiPicoinside of it which is exactly what maker and developerDr. Tom Tilleyhas done with his latest brilliant creation. Nobody asked him to but that didn’t stop him from converting a Paw Patrol toy with steerable handlebars into a working controller for Sega’s classic motorcycle racing game....

Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have discovered that a range of AI-enhanced robotics systems are dangerously vulnerable to jailbreaks and hacks. While jailbreaking LLMs on computers might have undesirable consequences, the same kind of hack affecting a robot or self-driving vehicle can quickly have catastrophic and/or deathly consequences. A report shared byIEEE Spectrumcites chilling examples of jailbroken robot dogs turning flamethrowers on their human masters, guiding bombs to the most devastating locations, and self-driving cars purposefully running over pedestrians....

German tech retailer Alternate has explained a controversial recent listing on its website for an RTX 5090 with missing ROPs. On the site it was classified as “B-stock” that, despite the apparent defect, was being sold for more than the graphic card model’s MSRP. The online store confirmed has now that this GPU was part of a customer return and was never intended for sale (viaComputerBase). The first case of an RTX 50 series GPU with missing ROP unitsdates backto late February, with many subsequent reports to follow as awareness increased....

Nvidia’s 50-series GPUs areexpected to arrive by October or Novemberthis year, just in time for the holiday season. As usual, we expect the company to release the flagship RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPUs first, showing the way with its Founders Edition (FE) models. However, rumors of a hulking 5090 FE design have been rebuffed by a well-regarded leaker, who says previously touted super-fat graphics card designs are inaccurate. It was initially thought that the 5090 FE would be based onthe unreleased 4090 Ti, taking up four slots inside a PC case....