Just a month into 2026, we may have our first melting of the RTX 4090 , one of the best graphics cards , with many more likely to follow given these GPUs' track record. This incident was a bit special, though, as the meltdown was caught on camera live during a gaming session.
RTX 4090’s 16-pin power connector erupts in smoke in shocking live footage — GPU melts during Marvel Rivals gameplay
How to save memory in Windows — RAM is expensive; here’s how to maximize the RAM that you already have!
In this how-to, I’ll show you some quick, easy, and free ways to get more use from the memory already installed in your system. There is no escaping the rising costs of computing. Pandemics, chip shortages, and Artificial Intelligence have all played a part in raising the costs for the humble PC user. The price
Duke Nukem 3D turns 30 years old, brought swaggering FPS action to real-world environments — 1996 release broke the Doom clone mold while adding humor and personality
One of the most important games in PC gaming history turned 30 on Thursday. On January 29, 1996, 3D Realms introduced its 2D platformer star to the 3D FPS world on PCs. However, Duke Nukem 3D did much more than add another dimension to the series; it broke the new
Sandisk crushes wallets with up to 2.8X SSD price hikes as NAND shortage strangles the market — WD Black SN8100 8TB skyrockets past $2,500, more than a high-end gaming PC
SanDisk, renowned for producing some of the market’s best SSDs , has substantially increased prices across its SSD portfolio in early 2026. In fact, some of the company's SSDs cost almost three times more than their normal MSRP.
SanDisk, like other SSD manufacturers, has adjusted its SSD pricing to align with current market volatility
Biwin Black Opal NV7400 2TB SSD Review: Another Arrow in Biwin’s Quiver
Tom's Hardware Verdict
The Biwin Black Opal NV7400 is a solid performer with reasonable power efficiency and no real downsides.
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Good all-around performance
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Efficient and cool-running
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Up to 4TB single-sided
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High TBW
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Pricing and availability
Botnet smashes DDoS traffic record, equivalent to streaming 2.2 million Netflix 4K movies at once — 31.4 Tb/s attack was large enough to take entire countries offline
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have become an unfortunate routine part of the modern internet, with botnets of compromised devices spreading ever wider. Unfortunately, the scale and frequency of those attacks have also been rising. The Aisuru-Kimwolf botnet recently smashed its previous record, hitting 31.4 Tb/s in December.
World's largest particle accelerator begins warming thousands of local French residents with waste energy from the 16-mile Large Hadron Collider — CERN's accelerator leverages its massive cooling netw
The world’s largest particle accelerator now has an important new mission: heating thousands of homes. The Large Hadron Collider at CERN has begun to funnel the waste heat from its cooling system to a new residential and commercial area in the nearby French town of Ferney-Voltaire, with the new linkup expected to be able to heat several thousand homes
U.K. internet provider's bailout cancelled because rats chewed through its fiber optic cables — biodegradable cable jackets use soy- or corn-based materials, attracting hungry rats
G.Network, a broadband internet provider focused on London, England, that mostly uses fiber optic lines, has entered administration (similar to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy) after a potential deal fell through because of rats. According to The Telegraph , the company was £300 million (more than $411 million) in
Scientists share design so you can make your own 3D-printable 'eFlesh' for robots — affordable, easy to produce, and highly-tactile robot sensor grips can be printed at home
The macabre-sounding 3D-printable 'eFlesh' has a very practical purpose – to help robotic sensors and grips work well with a wide range of objects in unstructured environments, and due to the work and generosity of researchers, you can download and print the material yourself. A group of New York University scientists has showcased