I created a PC repair kit that I can take on the road — here are the tools that come in handy when you’re in a pinch
A good PC toolkit that has everything that you need to get work done, and it fits into a tin? It can’t be done, right? Wrong!
Trump may allow Nvidia to ship hobbled current-gen Blackwell AI GPUs to China — U.S. gov’t would get 15% of related revenue, China firms would get access to far faster GPUs
Trump signaled he may allow Nvidia to sell heavily downgraded Blackwell AI processors to China in exchange for 15% of related sales revenue to the U.S. government, a move that could give Chinese firms far faster hardware than current H20-based offerings.
Undervolted Zotac RTX 5090 reportedly catches fire during Battlefield 6 session
A Zotac RTX 5090 seems to have caught fire during a gaming session, damaging not only the GPU, but also the motherboard, SSD, and cooler. Likely caused by a MOSFET or VRM phase failure on the memory power rail, this marks yet another 5090 going down in flames in the long list of 40 and 50-series GPUs.
Microsoft’s Copilot For Windows 11 Now Offers A Free GPT-5-Powered Smart Mode
Microsoft’s new GPT-5-powered Smart mode, which OpenAI describes as the “best model to date”, is automatically rolling out for free to Copilot users. We’ve tested it here at HotHardware and observed that you don’t even need to update your Copilot app before accessing the new unified model.
A notable part of the GPT-5 Smart Mode is GPT-5
Since Sony Sued Over Alleged Infringment, Light of Motiram’s Promo Copy and Screenshots Were Quietly Changed
Sony filed a lawsuit, saying Tencent's Light of Motiram, ripped off its bestselling Horizon franchise. Now, the game's Steam page has gotten some quiet edits....
Five Years Ago, FFXIV Patch 5.3 Expanded Its Free Trial, Pruned A Realm Reborn–And Changed Everything
Upon the late arrival of Final Fantasy 14's Patch 5.3, nothing would be the same for the MMORPG. Go to Source Author: Victoria Rose
Age of Sail MMO Ahoy funded on Kickstarter for almost $800K with a long list of stretch goals
Back in June, we covered a new-to-us Kickstarter MMO, Ahoy, that raised so many eyebrows, but don’t worry, it raised those eyebrows in a historically...
Ultra-Affordable Apple MacBook May Be Inbound As Siri Overhaul Gets Indefinitely Delayed
We have a one-two combo of juicy Apple rumors today, about a new cost-optimized MacBook, along with the headwinds faced by the Apple Intelligence team in charge of enabling Siri with superhuman capabilities. Get your pinch of salt ready, and let’s dig into the first one.
A new report cites Taiwanese supply chain sources as indicating that
Get $400 off the latest Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop — RTX 5060 and Ryzen 9 CPU portable drops to just $1,400
The newly launched 2025 variant of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is already selling at a discounted price.
SK hynix wants you to buy s’more HBM4 to satisfy your high-tech cravings — company’s X account compares cutting-edge stacked memory to summer treat
SK hynix has taken to Twitter/X to compare its delicately stacked HBM4 to some deliciously layered s’mores.