Tom's Hardware

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger retires, effective immediately — two co-CEOs step in

Intel announced that CEO Pat Gelsinger will retire and step down from the board of directors, effective immediately. Intel has appointed two interim leaders, David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus, as interim co-CEOs while the board begins a search for a new CEO. Speculation is rife that Gelsinger was forced out, especially in light of… Read more

U.S. ratchets up sanctions to curtail China’s AI and military tech — no more HBM memory for China

U.S. sanctions designed to restrict China’s ability to import technologies to advance of its AI and military capabilities have been strengthened again, reports the Financial Times. For the third time in three years, restrictions on the export of advanced semiconductor tools and technologies have been tuned to slow China’s progress in these fields. The new… Read more

In a bid to compete with Nvidia, Jeff Bezos and Samsung invest $700 million in AI chip startup Tenstorrent

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has reportedly backed a $700 million funding round for Tenstorrent, an AI chip startup, valuing the company at $2.6 billion. The investment, led by South Korea’s AFW Partners and Samsung Securities, positions Tenstorrent as a serious competitor to Nvidia which is currently the dominant player in the AI chip market. Other… Read more

This Raspberry Pi 5 kit comes with cooling and fast storage support, all in a cool case

The Raspberry Pi 5 is the flagship model of our favorite single board computer, and the newest Pi needs new accessories. Companies like GeeekPi are rushing to fill the void, and its aluminum case kit is much more than a fancy box to protect your Pi. The kit includes a gun metal grey aluminum case… Read more

The Alienware AW3423DWF QD-OLED, our best ultrawide gaming monitor, is now only $649 for Cyber Monday

Our favorite ultrawide gaming monitor, the Alienware AW3423DWF QD-OLED gaming display, has been marked down to its lowest price to date. It debuted with a price of $899 but right now it’s available for just $649 as part of an early Cyber Monday promotion. As far as gaming monitors go, this one has plenty of… Read more

WebScreen is a compact webcam-sized AMOLED second screen for those without the room or inclination to use multiple monitors

Open-source mini display project WebScreen launched on GitHub this week with a pre-launch Crowd Supply page. WebScreen, equipped with a webcam-style mount to attach to your existing monitor (as well as its own webcam mount on top in case you still want to use one of those), is a 240 x 536 (roughly ~21:9) AMOLED… Read more

Graphics card repairer laments ‘catastrophic failure’ of customer’s RTX 4090 volt mod and thermal paste overdose

Seasoned GPU fixer NorthWestRepair shared another enthralling installment from the repairs bench today. Under the spotlight was a Gigabyte-branded GeForce RTX 4090 – one of the best GPUs available as we end 2024. However, this particular sample was in a very sorry state due to a volt mod that went wrong – and showed signs… Read more

The Samsung Odyssey G5 WQHD curved gaming monitor at all-time low $299 for Cyber Monday

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 the Samsung Odyssey G5 WQHD 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… Read more

ASML made a $230 Lego kit version of its $380 million semiconductor tool — world’s first High-NA EUV machine immortalized in small form for your mantle

One of the world’s leading chip-making equipment manufacturers has released a new Lego set. Veldhoven, Netherlands-based ASML has added the TWINSCAN EXE:5000 Lego set to its growing portfolio of gifts. At $227.95 this “masterpiece in technology” might sound rather expensive, but please remember that real ASML lithography systems cost sums approaching $400 million. Also, even… Read more

Linux AMD patch fixes glacial boot times for some Zen 1 and 2 computers — time saved ranges from seconds to multiple minutes

A bug that sometimes caused boot times on AMD Zen 1 and Zen 2 systems to swell to several minutes was patched today for the Linux 6.13 kernel (via Phoronix). While Linux can take a while to boot on old hardware (nearly five days for the ancient Intel 4004), it’s not an operating system known… Read more

Open-source OpenWrt One router released at $89 — ‘hacker-friendly device’ sports two Ethernet ports, three USB ports, with dual-band Wi-Fi 6

More than nine months after OpenWrt began finalizing its $100 open-source router, the consortium has finally released the OpenWrt One. According to the Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC), one of the groups working alongside OpenWrt, this wireless router “will never be locked and is forever unbrickable” as it was built-for and comes with the open-source OpenWrt… Read more

Intel Arc B580 GPU exposed by reviewer as Intel and AIBs subtly tease Battlemage’s Dec 3 launch

Intel has already sent reviewers samples for its upcoming Battlemage Arc B580 GPU, as FunkyKit accidentally disclosed the ASRock B580 Steel Legend in a now-deleted video. Moreover, building hype and anticipation for Battlemage, AIBs like Maxsun have taken to X with cryptic teasers as Intel gears up to reveal its next-gen Xe2-HPG GPUs on December… Read more

InWin’s new luxury case goes on sale for over $7,100 — Infinite is an overly large and heavy case with an eye-watering price tag

InWin, known for its limited-edition artistic showcase PC chassis, just put its latest 11th-generation signature case, “Infinite.” InWin says this case uses a 180-degree curved glass, the first ever used on a desktop computer, that wraps around your components to deliver a unique viewing experience for your PC’s parts. Aside from being a unique artistic… Read more

Intel Core 7 240H shows similar performance to Core i7-13620H on Geekbench — Core 7 240H could be a rewarmed Core i7-13620H

An upcoming Intel laptop processor has surfaced on Geekbench, revealing intriguing details about its performance and specifications. The Core 7 240H will potentially be part of Intel’s rumored Core 200H lineup, boasting ten cores (6-Performance + 4-Efficient cores) and 16 threads. Notably, the Geekbench listing (via Benchleaks) suggests the codename as ‘Raptor Lake,’ which could… Read more

This Raspberry Pi Pico 2 WalkPi puts music in your pocket and on-the-go

What’s the best way to listen to MP3s today? With a custom Raspberry Pi project, of course! Maker and developer Arnov Sharma has created a Raspberry Pi MP3 player from scratch modeled after the classic Walkman system. Sharma has dubbed his creation the WalkPi, and it features our favorite microcontroller—the Raspberry Pi Pico 2! We recently published our review… Read more