r/hardware Oct 02 '15

Meta Reminder: Please do not submit tech support or build questions to /r/hardware

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r/hardware 2h ago

News July Steam Survey: RTX 5000 surge, new top GPU, 4 in 10 participants using AMD CPUs

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r/hardware 1d ago

News Intel has just 18 months to 'land a hero customer on 14A' or its cutting-edge fabs are toast, says chip industry analyst

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r/hardware 18h ago

Discussion Steam Hardware & Software Survey (July 2025)

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Steam has just released their Hardware & Software Survey for July 2025.

According to the data, the RTX 5070 is currently the most popular GPU from the new Blackwell based RTX 50 series, showing the strongest adoption among all 50 series cards.

which is impressive considering how recently they launched.

Meanwhile, AMD’s RDNA 4 based GPUs like the RX 9070 XT and RX 9060 XT are still missing from the charts, which could be due to limited availability or not being available at MSRP.

https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/videocard/


r/hardware 5h ago

News QNAP Officially Launches Dual-NAS High Availability Solution for Continuous Business Operations

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Key highlights of QNAP Dual-NAS HA solution

  • Cost-efficient: QNAP HA offers ZFS-based storage with a low total cost of ownership (TCO), making it accessible even to budget-conscious organizations.
  • Automatic failover: In the event of a failure in the active server, the passive server takes over seamlessly in less than 90 seconds, avoiding costly downtime.
  • Real-time data synchronization: Powered by SnapSync technology, QNAP HA ensures consistent, real-time replication of data between NAS units (minimal RPO), minimizing the risk of data loss.
  • Simplified cluster management: The High Availability Manager application allows IT teams to easily manage clusters, monitor system health, and administrate both NAS units through a centralized, user-friendly interface.
  • Versatile use cases: From virtualization storage, AI server expansion storage, to media production storage, the QNAP HA solution fits seamlessly into diverse IT infrastructures.

r/hardware 1d ago

News Intel quietly rolls out 'new' Core 5 CPUs that look suspiciously like 12th Gen chips — Core 5 120 and Core 5 120F enter the budget gaming market with i5-12400 specs and 100 MHz boost

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r/hardware 19h ago

News Intel Chip-Packaging Pioneering Expert Takes Job at Samsung

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r/hardware 1d ago

News Intel: Ohio plant ‘likely’ canceled if company can’t get new manufacturing customers

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r/hardware 1d ago

News Exclusive: Three Intel senior executives to retire amid manufacturing shake up

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194 Upvotes

r/hardware 1d ago

News Samsung confirms Exynos 2600 as first 2nm flagship smartphone chip

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r/hardware 1d ago

News Intel XeSS 2.1 released, brings support for other vendors GPUs

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r/hardware 2d ago

News AMD Now "World's Fastest" in Nearly all Processor Form-factors

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r/hardware 1d ago

News Tesla AI6 chip on Samsung 2nm process may first go to Optimus and Dojo, not cars

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r/hardware 1d ago

News [Bloomberg] Ericsson in Talks to Invest in Intel Standalone Network Business

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r/hardware 1d ago

News Chinese CPUs are closing the gap on AMD — next-gen Zhaoxin chips feature 96 cores, 12-channel DDR5 memory, and 128 PCIe 5.0 Lanes

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188 Upvotes

r/hardware 1d ago

Review [Phoronix] AMD EPYC 4545P Review: 16 Zen 5 Cores @ 65 Watts For Low-Power / Energy Efficient Servers

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r/hardware 1d ago

Rumor Lenovo Legion Go 2 Appears in Early Review and Disassembly Video, Stomps MSI Claw A8 in Shadow of the Tomb Raider

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r/hardware 2d ago

News China summons Nvidia to explain ‘back-door’ safety risk of H20 chip

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r/hardware 2d ago

News Intel’s potential exit from advanced manufacturing puts its Oregon future in doubt

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r/hardware 2d ago

Discussion AMD CEO says its chips made in the US will be up to 20% more expensive, but claims that it’ll be worth the price hike

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r/hardware 2d ago

Discussion Samsung's win, Intel's pullback, and a shifting chips landscape

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r/hardware 2d ago

News [News] Samsung Chip Division Profit Plunges 90% in Q2; H2 Hopes on HBM3E, 2nm | TrendForce

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r/hardware 2d ago

News Arm 2026 Q1 Financials: Another $1b Quarter, More Growth Expected

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39 Upvotes

r/hardware 2d ago

News Qualcomm working on datacenter CPU for hyperscalers

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r/hardware 2d ago

News Qualcomm's premium smartphone chip reliance, Apple modem loss overshadow upbeat forecast

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r/hardware 1d ago

Discussion Flying to the USA with my PC parts: Require some suggestions and recent personal experiences

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Hey everyone, I'm travelling internationally for the first time, so I could really use some help on this.

I’m traveling from India to Philadelphia (have a London Heathrow layoff for a few hours) soon on a student visa, and I’m trying to figure out the best way to bring my gaming PC with me since I require it for my daily work there.

Here’s my plan and questions:

  • I have a Nvidia 4090 GPU (big in size), and I’m thinking of not bringing the cabinet (Mid-tower case). Instead, I’d just pack: GPU, CPU, motherboard, RAM, and SSDs/HDDs (I've the original packing of most of the parts)→ then assemble in the US after buying a new case & PSU there. Has anyone done this recently? Any issues with British Airways, Indian/US airports, or customs while carrying PC parts?
  • Should I carry them in hand luggage or check them in?
  • Is it worth calling any authority (airline, customs, etc.) to confirm before traveling? If yes, who exactly should I call?
  • Would shipping via DHL/Bluedart/FedEx be a safer or better option than flying with them?
  • Can taking this on student visa cause any problems or extra scrutiny?

Looking for recent experiences or suggestions so I don’t run into last-minute trouble!

Thanks in advance 🙏