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Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition Review: Extra cool

Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition Review: Extra cool

💡 Verdict: Veteran hardware enthusiast Sarah puts the "extra cool" Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition to the test in this latest component review. Check Price: Feinmann F01 Noctua ⚡ Quick Hits * The Pulsar Feinmann F01 Noctua Edition is taking the spotlight for its "extra cool" thermal performance. * The

Amazon secretly circumvents community vote for massive AI data center using 45-year-old rules — Gilroy residents locked out of public comment window

Amazon secretly circumvents community vote for massive AI data center using 45-year-old rules — Gilroy residents locked out of public comment window

💡 Verdict: Amazon is utilizing a 45-year-old regulatory loophole to bypass local community votes and public comments for a new, massive AI data center in Gilroy. Check Price: AI Data Center ⚡ Quick Hits * Amazon is planning the construction of a massive new AI data center in Gilroy. * The company

Nvidia RTX 5090 ships in bizarre 8-motherboard bundle — retailers hold GPUs hostage similar to the crypto boom

Nvidia RTX 5090 ships in bizarre 8-motherboard bundle — retailers hold GPUs hostage similar to the crypto boom

💡 Verdict: Retailers are gating the highly anticipated Nvidia RTX 5090 behind predatory forced bundles—including packages requiring the purchase of eight motherboards—mirroring the darkest days of the crypto boom. Check Price: RTX 5090 ⚡ Quick Hits * Retailers are holding the new RTX 5090 hostage by bundling it with up to

Save $160 off AMD's ultimate gaming CPU combo, includes motherboard and chip cooler — $458 combo features Ryzen 7 9800X3D, B850 motherboard, and a 240mm liquid AIO

Save $160 off AMD's ultimate gaming CPU combo, includes motherboard and chip cooler — $458 combo features Ryzen 7 9800X3D, B850 motherboard, and a 240mm liquid AIO

💡 Verdict: Upgrade your rig with the ultimate AMD gaming bundle featuring the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, a B850 motherboard, and a liquid cooler for just $458 after a $160 discount. Check Price: Ryzen 7 9800X3D ⚡ Quick Hits * Massive Savings: Keep an extra $160 in your pocket while securing top-tier next-

This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: August 7, 2026 — Inside China's lithography efforts, co-packaged optics get a spotlight, and Samsung debuts next-gen memory tech

This week on Tom's Hardware Premium: August 7, 2026 — Inside China's lithography efforts, co-packaged optics get a spotlight, and Samsung debuts next-gen memory tech

💡 Verdict: Veteran tech journalist Sayem reflects on his journey from 90s garage PC builds to professional hardware reporting, highlighting his legendary overclocked Intel Core i5-2500K. Check Price: Core i5-2500K ⚡ Quick Hits * Started building PCs in the 90s, enduring the era of multi-floppy-disk Windows installations. * Built his

Protesters haul a guillotine to city council meeting about a potential AI data center, company rep cornered by protestors — ‘ it no longer felt safe to stay,’ developer escorted out by police

Protesters haul a guillotine to city council meeting about a potential AI data center, company rep cornered by protestors — ‘ it no longer felt safe to stay,’ developer escorted out by police

💡 Verdict: Tensions over new AI infrastructure reached a boiling point when protestors brought a guillotine to a city council meeting, forcing a tech developer to be escorted out by police. Check Price: AI Data Center ⚡ Quick Hits * Protestors hauled a guillotine to a local city council meeting to fiercely oppose

Scientist says RAM pricing has reverted to normalized 2007 levels — memory prices have been falling exponentially for decades, but the AI shortage undid 20 years of progress in a matter of months

Scientist says RAM pricing has reverted to normalized 2007 levels — memory prices have been falling exponentially for decades, but the AI shortage undid 20 years of progress in a matter of months

💡 Verdict: Decades of exponentially falling RAM prices have abruptly reversed to 2007 levels due to immense memory demand sparked by the AI hardware shortage. Check Price: RAM ⚡ Quick Hits * Memory prices enjoyed a steady, exponential decline over the last two decades. * The massive surge in AI development created a sudden,