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Noctua finds more than half of tested PC cases misstate CPU cooler clearances — hands-on checks reveal errors ranging from -3.5mm to +10mm, internal compatibility team conducted measurements of more than a hundred cases

Noctua finds more than half of tested PC cases misstate CPU cooler clearances — hands-on checks reveal errors ranging from -3.5mm to +10mm, internal compatibility team conducted measurements of more than a hundred cases

💡 Verdict: Noctua's internal compatibility team discovered that over half of the PC cases they tested feature inaccurate CPU cooler clearance specs, with deviations ranging from -3.5mm to +10mm. Check Price: PC Cases ⚡ Quick Hits * Over 50% of tested PC cases misstate their official CPU cooler clearance numbers.
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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
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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,
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Crazed modder turns NAS into a gaming PC with RTX 5060 hanging from the side, boosts frame rate by 828% — Frankenstein rig hides dedicated PSU in drive bay, breaks Time Spy world record for the onboard CPU

Crazed modder turns NAS into a gaming PC with RTX 5060 hanging from the side, boosts frame rate by 828% — Frankenstein rig hides dedicated PSU in drive bay, breaks Time Spy world record for the onboard CPU

💡 Verdict: An ingenious modder transformed a standard NAS into a record-breaking gaming rig by side-mounting an RTX 5060 and hiding a dedicated PSU in a drive bay, resulting in a massive 828% frame rate boost. Check Price: RTX 5060 ⚡ Quick Hits * Transformed a standard NAS into a gaming
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