Battlefield 6 has fragmented install feature that allows you to slim a full 80GB installation down to 55GB on PC — feature enables installing campaign and multiplayer separately

Battlefield 6 will allow you to download the campaign and multiplayer separately with the base game coming in at just 55 GB, and the total size approximating to 80 GB. Those are impressive install sizes for a modern AAA game, especially one that competes with the grand daddy of ridiculous downlaods: COD.

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Intel Core Ultra 9 285K vs Intel Core Ultra 7 265K Faceoff

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At first glance, pitting the Intel Core Ultra 7 265K vs Core Ultra 9 285 might seem like a foregone conclusion. After all, the $580 Core 9 285K carries a significantly higher price tag and is positioned as Intel’s top-tier offering in the Arrow Lake lineup, while the $290 Core 7 2

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Seagate's 26TB Expansion Desktop HDD has had its price slashed by $100 at Best Buy — now just $9.61 per TB

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For lovers of large capacity storage solutions, we've spotted a rather generous deal on one of Seagate's large external HDDs. You may be a data backup enthusiast or just a casual user who feels the need for some backup storage of photos and videos as a tertiary redundancy solution. Whatever the use case, those who need high-capacity storage options to store their precious data can easily pick up this large 26TB drive and store a massive amount of data.

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Nvidia H20 GPUs reportedly caught up in U.S. Commerce Department's worst export license backlog in 30 years — billions of dollars worth of GPUs and other products in limbo due to staffing cuts, commun

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In the latest blow to Nvidia's attempts to sell its H20 GPUs to Chinese firms, the US Commerce Department stands accused of delaying the approval of key export licenses that are required before shipments can start. According to officials contacted by Reuters , this is the worst backlog of license applications in over three decades, leaving billions of dollars worth of GPUs and other products in limbo.

A key component of the second Trump administration, since its inception, has been

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AWS accused of a ‘digital execution’ after it deleted 10 years of users' data without warning — software engineer details “complete digital annihilation” at the hands of AWS admins, claims false excus

A software engineer has warned against trusting cloud data storage services after suffering a ‘digital execution’ at the hands of AWS

Thermaltake Toughpower GX3 850W power supply review

Tom's Hardware Verdict

The Thermaltake Toughpower GX3 850W struggles to justify its retail price with mediocre efficiency, questionable component choices, and significant thermal stress issues. While it technically meets 80 Plus Gold certification, this unit represents old-school design philosophy in a modern package that falls short of contemporary expectations.

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    Compact 140mm depth

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    ATX 3.0 compliance with native 12VHPWR connector

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    80 Plus Gold

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    Five-year warranty

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    All-black cable aesthetic

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Bambu Lab introduces Kickstarter-like program for backing elaborate 3D printing projects — crowdfunding features added to the MakerWorld website

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Bambu Lab launched an innovative new tool on its MakerWorld website: Crowdfunding. MakerWorld Crowdfunding allows the Bambu Lab community to directly support designers as they create larger, complex 3D printing projects. In return for a small cash investment, supporters can earn exclusive files, special rewards, or insider access to the creative process.

If this sounds a lot like Kickstarter, it is. But unlike Kickstarter, MakerWorld’s program is limited to 3D printing projects with primarily digital assets as the

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AMD's Z2 Extreme flies past Intel's Lunar Lake in new gaming benchmarks — MSI Claw 8 running at 17W favors the Z2E by roughly 8.5%, lead drops to 6% at 30W

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We’ve seen plenty of power-versus-performance battles in the handheld gaming space, and the newest one pits two classic rivals against each other. Spotted first by HXL , MSI Claw A8, powered by AMD’s new Ryzen Z2 Extreme, went head-to-head with the Claw 8 AI+ running Intel’s Core Ultra 7 258V. Both chips were tested at different power limits, including the all-important 17-watt range

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New auto ejection tool for Bambu Lab print farms automatically ejects finished 3D prints from the machine — $129 kit includes auto door opener and special bed surface for frictionless part ejection

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3DQue Systems wants to make 3D print farming easier and more hands-free. The company has developed both hardware and software, such as AutoFarm3D, to replace manual workflows. This includes auto ejection, where prints can be popped right off the bed by the printer itself, and also an automated door opening and closing mod that enables prints to be ejected from the machine before another print is started.

The concept isn’t new, and we’ve seen YouTubers

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Ryzen 7 9800X3D left Core-14900K in the dust in Battlefield 6 early streamer tests — both systems included an RTX 5080, but the 3D V-Cache system was roughly 30% faster

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Tantalizing Battlefield 6 morsels have been making the rounds ever since the title's official announcement last month. The iconic shooter franchise is poised to make its return this year with a back-to-basics approach, something sorely missing from contemporary FPS titles. Add to that the disappointing response to COD: Black Ops 6 and EA has found themselves stirring the perfect concoction of demand for an AAA game launch. A couple of days ago, it revealed the relatively modest hardware requirements for the upcoming

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