My fiancée didn’t want a standing desk — and now she tries to kick me out of mine as often as she can Computers & IT
This week on Tom’s Hardware Premium: August 14, 2026 — Testing the BC-250, our interview with Intel’s Robert Hallock, and a big week for optical Computers & IT
Devs blame Windows for VLC media player bug that causes 33-second delay when playing MP3 files — creators allege Microsoft Defender blocking plugin cache is to blame Computers & IT
Nvidia turns $5B Intel stock bet into $30B windfall — filing reveals new $21B SpaceX stake and complete exit from Arm stock Computers & IT
Intel says PC market is ‘a tale of two kingdoms’ with mainstream ‘taking a beating’ — VP suggests a split between mainstream and enthusiast sockets across the industry Computers & IT
SK hynix runs out of replacement SSDs and defaults to original purchase price refunds — fine-print warranty clause shortchanges buyers as drive prices double Computers & IT
‘For pros, there’s none better’: Samsung 9100 Pro SSD is only $10 more than the 990 Pro Computers & IT
G.Skill Trident Z5 NeoX RGB DDR5-6000 C30 2x16GB Review — EXPO ULL memory kit to max out your Ryzen Computers & IT
‘This one just needs a script’: Researchers find ultimate Windows kill switch which can disable antivirus with almost no user interaction Computers & IT
Just one instruction on AMD’s 2015-era CPUs cracks open secret memory areas and gives full hardware-level control — exploit for 15h and 16h chip families gets you access to Platform Security Processor, microcode, and System Management Interface Computers & IT
Gigabyte resurrects 8-year-old B450 chipset with new motherboards — AM4 budget king returns as another DDR4 solution to exorbitant RAM prices Computers & IT
AMD borrows $4.75 billion for ‘general corporate purposes’ — company gives no insight into how it plans to spend cash injection Computers & IT
Modder straps two desktop CPU coolers to ZTE handset, turns smartphone into a gaming PC — Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC with 24GB of RAM runs The Witcher 3 at 1080p ultra Computers & IT
Start your PC gaming journey with this $1,100 1080p gaming rig, now $300 off — RTX 5060 rig from Newegg ships with a 10-core Intel CPU, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD Computers & IT
$29 per Terabyte makes this 24TB Seagate BarraCuda one of the best-value hard drives in today’s market — $50 off at Newegg makes it $200 cheaper than the 20TB version Computers & IT
Intel VP Robert Hallock sets Nova Lake expectations, teases return to Raptor Lake for DDR4 platforms — our full 1:1 interview transcript Computers & IT
Older Raptor Lake CPUs are a ‘core part of the portfolio’ for years to come, says Intel — there’s been a ‘sudden inrush of demand’ for LGA 1700 chips due to DDR5 prices Computers & IT
