Tom's Hardware

iFixit now sells genuine Xbox replacement parts but at ridiculous prices — $599 for an Xbox Series X motherboard when a new console costs $499

Yesterday, iFixit partnered with Microsoft to “bring official repair parts for Xbox Series and Xbox Series X consoles to gamers everywhere” to “keep Xboxes running longer and out of the waste heap.” The collaboration includes repair part store page listings for disc and digital models of both Xbox Series consoles and accompanying guides for installing… Read more

US govt says Cisco gear often targeted in China’s Salt Typhoon attacks on 8 telecommunications providers — issues Cisco-specific advice to patch networks to fend off attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released guidelines for network engineers, defenders, and organizations with enterprise-grade networking equipment as part of its continuing investigation into the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC’s) massive cyber espionage campaign. While the agency has released general guidelines for increased visibility and hardening that apply to any network, it… Read more

Legendary video game developer imagines a future where GPUs don’t need PCs — John Carmack envisions a GPU with Linux onboard, so you would just add power and a display

Earlier today, legendary video games developer John Carmack, the leader programmer for iconic titles such as Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein 3D, made the case for what one might casually describe as a standalone graphics card. Imagine connecting a graphics card to a display and a power source and running diagnostics before installing it or running… Read more

Arctic uses a fan to cool another fan — S12038-4K 120mm fan adds an extra fan in its center to cool its central shaft

Arctic has released a new cooling fan archetype for server use, the S12038-4K and -8K. The fan is instantly visually unique thanks to its seven bonus fan blades in its direct center, creating a fan-within-a-fan effect. The fan offers class-leading static pressure, though Arctic seems reticent to advertise its new standout. The S12038’s spec sheet… Read more

Valve preps mysterious ‘Fremont’ SteamOS device powered by AMD Ryzen processor — potential Steam Box may sport a Hawk Point CPU with Zen 4 and RDNA 3 graphics

As spotted by Reddit user coolbho3k on the r/SteamDeck subreddit, Valve appears to be testing a new SteamOS-based device. The mysterious device, which Valve calls Fremont, seems to be the long-awaited successor to the Steam Box. The Steam Deck kernel was updated a month ago for a device codenamed Fremont, which doesn’t correspond to any… Read more

Intel Nova Lake and Diamond Rapids CPU gain preliminary support in popular monitoring utility

FinalWire has added preliminary support for Intel’s Nova Lake and Diamond Rapids Xeon processors in the latest beta release of AIDA64—months or years before the CPUs hit shelves. This means that AIDA64 can now at least recognize these processors, though other functionality might be limited. Other updates include improved support on ASRock motherboards and a… Read more

Weak demand prevents Amazon from deploying AMD’s Instinct AI accelerators in the cloud — the company plans to strengthen its portfolio with Nvidia Blackwell GPUs

When AMD launched its Instinct MI300X accelerators for AI and HPC about a year ago, Amazon Web Services (AWS) expressed interest in deploying them in the cloud. However, according to Amazon, as reported by Business Insider, due to a lack of strong demand, the company still has not done so. “We follow customer demand,” Gadi… Read more

Broadcom unveils gigantic 3.5D XDSiP platform for AI XPUs — 6000mm² of stacked silicon with 12 HBM modules

(Image credit: Broadcom) Broadcom has introduced its 3.5D eXtreme Dimension System in Package (3.5D XDSiP) platform for ultra-high-performance processors for AI and HPC workloads. The new platform relies on TSMC’s CoWoS and other advanced packaging technologies. It enables chip designers to build system-in-packages (SiPs) of 3D-stacked logic, network and I/O chiplets, and HBM memory stacks. The platform… Read more

AMD confirms Ryzen 7 9800X3D stock will improve soon — chipmaker says more processors are being shipped weekly

One of the best CPUs, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, launched over a month ago, but supplies are still scarce. However, AMD expects the supply to improve soon. “We are working diligently to get as much supply to market as soon as possible, with more processors being shipped every week. We expect availability to get better… Read more

How to use SSH to connect to a Linux terminal on your web hosting service

Whether you’re trying to run a Bash script, have a look at what processes are running or just move files around, you need to get to the terminal / command prompt on your web hosting plan. Most of the best web hosting plans give you access to the Linux terminal, but require you to use… Read more

Huawei preps new Kunpeng CPU with HBM — unannounced Kunpeng Arm server chip matches Intel and AMD’s tech

New e-mails from Huawei engineers regarding Linux kernel development suggest that HiSilicon – Huawei’s chip subsidiary – is prepping a new Kunpeng SoC with HBM (High Bandwidth Memory) technology – as highlighted by Phoronix. This will likely be the the first significant release from HiSilicon in a while but don’t get your hopes up as… Read more

Ryzen Z2G CPU reportedly powers new $650 gaming handheld — Lenovo Legion Go S packs 8-inch display, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB SSD

Competition in the handheld market is heating up once again, as Lenovo is rumored to announce a budget-friendly Legion Go S soon. Thanks to new data from WinFuture, the Legion Go S is likely the first handheld to be powered by AMD’s new Z2G APUs—expected to debut in 2025—while offering a 120 Hz 1080p screen,… Read more

Chinese companies are reportedly reluctant to adopt homegrown chips — domestic solutions are technologically too far behind

Despite China’s efforts to localize production of virtually all kinds of chips and processors and the U.S. attempts to block Chinese entities from accessing advanced American CPUs, GPUs, and ASICs, China-based companies are reluctant to switch to domestic alternatives, according to a DigiTimes report. Interestingly, this applies to all kinds of semiconductors, from components for… Read more

Maxsun makes a GPU with two built-in M.2 SSD ports — Intel Arc B580 graphics card leverages unused PCIe lanes on the PCIe x16 slot

Maxsun has recently launched two Intel Arc B580 graphics cards. Interestingly, another report via VideoCardz, indicates that the company is also preparing a third variant of the Battlemage GPU which will take advantage of the unused PCIe lanes in the x16 slot to provide bandwidth for two M.2 slots on the graphics card’s PCB. Our… Read more

Supermicro to help Musk scale xAI supercomputer to a million GPUs — Supermicro will set up local operations in Memphis to facilitate operations

Supermicro CEO Charles Liang announced on X (formerly Twitter) that he will set up shop near xAI’s Colossus AI supercomputer to help Musk achieve his dream of one million GPUs. Liang said that he plans to establish “local operations/production, validation, service and support.” Although it has been previously reported that Elon Musk shifted $6 billion… Read more