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Yesterday β€” 4 April 2026Latest from Tom's Hardware

Nvidia AI tech claims to slash gaming GPU memory usage by 85% with zero quality loss β€” Neural Texture Compression demo reveals stunning visual parity between 6.5GB of VRAM and 970MB

Nvidia has just demoed its Neural Texture Compression technique again at a GTC talk, where it showed VRAM usage dropping from 6.5 GB to just 970 MB in a scene. NTC uses a neural network to decompress textures instead of standard block-based compression, reducing texture size and VRAM usage while also improving final image quality.

Sharge Disk Pro 2TB review: Great sustained writes, active cooling, and a built-in hub

4 April 2026 at 18:16
Sharge's Disk Pro pairs a snappy 10 Gbps SSD with a handy port hub and active cooling, all in a compact, eye-catching shell with a magnetic back. It's an impressive package for gamers and road warriors, but you'll pay a high price for all these features.

Enermax Revolution III S 1000W power supply review: Platinum efficiency, limited thermal capability

4 April 2026 at 15:00
The Enermax Revolution III S 1000W features certified Platinum efficiency, good power quality, and an absurdly confident 13-year warranty, though its small cooling fan and peculiar cable layout create limitations that deserve attention.

New 'GeForge' and 'GDDRHammer' attacks can fully infiltrate your system through Nvidia's GPU memory β€” Rowhammer attacks in GPUs force bit flips in protected VRAM regions to gain read/write access

Two new Rowhammer attacks for GPUs have been discovered that can cause bit flips in VRAM to gain arbitrary read/write access over it. These attacks target page files and the page directory that are otherwise protected from electrical disturbance by the driver. By "massaging" these data structures into vulnerable regions where a bit flip can occur, the attacker can access even the CPU memory.

Before yesterdayLatest from Tom's Hardware

Newegg shaves $240 off this well-equipped RTX 5070, 7800X3D gaming PC β€” at $1,929, this CyberpowerPC is at least $100 less than the current cost of its components

3 April 2026 at 19:56
If you’re looking for a deal on a gaming PC, it tends to be cheaper these days to buy a prebuilt, and this deal from Newegg delivers a powerful RTX 5070 / 7800X3D for significantly less than it would cost to build the system yourself.

Modder creates hybrid PlayStation, combining the guts of two original PS1 consoles into one custom PCB β€” system features native microSD card & HDMI support

A console modder has created a custom PCB featuring components from the original PS1 and PS One motherboards. The PCB also integrated an XStation to add native microSD card support and an HDMI modkit to enable 1080p HDMI out to modern displays. The entire motherboard consumes less than 2 watts and runs at just 3V.

The largest programming community on Reddit just banned all content related to AI LLMs β€” r/programming is prioritizing only high-quality discussions about AI

The r/programming subreddit has banned all discussions related to LLMs to foster a more thoughtful community that focuses on high-quality discourse around AI. Posts on AI are still allowed, but only if they're technical and contribute meaningfully instead of promoting things like vibe coding. LLM-generated content is also strictly no-go.

America’s AI chip rules keep changing β€” and the rest of the world is paying the price

3 April 2026 at 18:47
We interview experts, including Chris McGuire, senior fellow for China and emerging technologies at the Council on Foreign Relations, and former senior director in the U.S. National Security Council on the Trump Administration's shifting stance toward AI accelerator export control rules.

Intel buys back 49% stake in Ireland Fab Joint Venture β€” takes full control over Fab 34

In a mutually beneficial deal, Intel repurchases 49% of Fab 34 from Apollo for $14.2 billion, reducing pressure on its margins, but paying a hefty $3 billion premium to the financial company.

Nvidia App adds 'Auto Shader Compilation' for faster load times in games β€” beta feature automatically recompiles shaders in the background after every driver update

The Nvidia App can now automatically recompile shaders for you in the background after every GPU driver update. This should save gamers several minutes across different titles, especially blockbuster ones, where shader compilation can often delay your session. You still need to compile shaders for the first time after a new install, however.

Gigabyte X870E Aorus Xtreme AI Top Motherboard Review: Solid flagship, but the X3D version is what you want today

1 April 2026 at 18:25
The Gigabyte X870E Aorus Xtreme AI Top delivers strong performance, premium features, and a slick appearance, but high pricing and newer refresh boards, like the X3D version, make it a tough sell unless you snag a refurb deal.

We go hands-on with Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation and its 5X and 6X multipliers β€” more generated frames, now tailor-made for your monitor's refresh rate

31 March 2026 at 22:22
The arrival of Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation mode and its extended 5X and 6X multipliers promises more control and higher generated frame rates for GeForce RTX 50-series graphics cards. We went hands-on to see just how far AI can stretch one input frame.

YoloLiv YoloCam S3 Review: A 4K powerhouse

31 March 2026 at 17:00
YoloLiv's YoloCam S3 is a small, sturdy 4K/30 fps webcam that delivers excellent video β€” once you spend some time fiddling with the software. It's got a large sensor, a wide 82-degree field of view, and lightning-fast autofocus, but you'll need to plug it into a USB 3.0 port for it to function.

Modder gets Intel's OEM-only 'Bartlett Lake' CPU to post on a regular Asus Z790 motherboard β€” BIOS was edited by Claude AI to make Core Ultra 9 273QPE boot

An enthusiast has managed to get Intel's non-consumer Bartlett Lake CPU running on a regular Z790 motherboard, thanks to AI. Claude modded the original BIOS of the board to detect a Core 9 273QPE and boot with it, but the setup hasn't gotten past the POST screen yet, and the modder is currently facing various error codes.

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