New items – 8 total

• CPU upgrades aren't dead from the DDR5 apocalypse — here are in-place DDR4 upgrades you can still make

  https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/cpu-upgrades-arent-dead-ddr5-apocalypse-in-place-ddr4-upgrades-black-friday

  Tom's Hardware 11/27/2025

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• Noctua confirms that Intel's Nova Lake won't need new CPU coolers — coolers for LGA1851 and LGA1700 are compatible with the upcoming LGA1954 socket

  https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/air-cooling/noctua-confirms-that-intels-nova-lake-wont-need-new-cpu-coolers-coolers-for-lga1851-and-lga1700-are-compatible-with-the-upcoming-lga1954-socket

  Tom's Hardware 11/27/2025

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• South Korean crypto exchange Upbit reports $30 million theft — hack discovered hours after country’s largest search engine announced $10 billion acquisition of crypto platform's parent company

  https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cryptocurrency/south-korean-crypto-exchange-upbit-reports-usd30-million-theft-hack-discovered-hours-after-countrys-largest-search-engine-announced-usd10-billion-acquisition-of-crypto-platforms-parent-company

  Tom's Hardware 11/27/2025

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• In the era of stratospheric RAM prices, putting a new GPU in an old PC might be your best upgrade bet, but be sure to grab the right monitor, too

  https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/in-the-era-of-stratospheric-ram-prices-putting-a-new-gpu-in-an-old-pc-might-be-your-best-upgrade-bet-but-be-sure-to-grab-the-right-monitor-too

  Tom's Hardware 11/27/2025

  components

• Alibaba and ByteDance allegedly train Qwen and Doubao LLMs using Nvidia chips, despite export controls — Southeast Asian data center leases skirt around U.S. chip restrictions

  https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/chinas-top-ai-firms-shift-model-training-overseas-to-access-nvidia-gpus

  Tom's Hardware 11/27/2025

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• Best Black Friday tech deals live 2025 — best tech and PC hardware deals on GPUs, CPUs, SSDs, and more

  https://www.tomshardware.com/live/news/black-friday-tech-pc-electronics-deals-live-2025-amazon-walmart

  Tom's Hardware 11/27/2025

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• China's hybrid-bonded AI accelerators could rival Nvidia's Blackwell GPUs — top semiconductor expert hints at 'fully controllable domestic solution'

  https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/artificial-intelligence/chinas-hybrid-bonded-ai-accelerators-could-rival-nvidias-blackwell-gpus-top-semiconductor-expert-hints-at-fully-controllable-domestic-solution

  Tom's Hardware 11/27/2025

  artificial

• Black Friday gaming mouse deals round-up — up your game with a new mouse on the cheap

  https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/gaming-mice/black-friday-gaming-mouse-deals-round-up

  Tom's Hardware 11/27/2025

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