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2026-08-25
www.tomshardware.com
2026-08-25
2026-08-25
tomshardware.com
2026-08-25
LG has unveiled its first 1080p gaming monitor capable of delivering a 1000Hz refresh rate—the UltraGear 25G590B. This milestone makes it the world’s first 1080p display to achieve such a high refresh rate, outperforming previous models that typically reached 1000Hz only at lower resolutions like 72
2026-08-24
www.pcguide.com
2026-08-24
2026-08-23
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2026-08-23
2026-08-18
tomshardware.com
2026-08-18
A recent incident involving Best Buy’s handling of a customer’s warranty repair for a gaming laptop has sparked widespread controversy. The customer purchased a laptop with 64GB RAM, which malfunctioned after eight months. During the warranty repair, the technician removed one of the two 32GB RAM st
2026-08-17
tomshardware.com
2026-08-17
Alibaba has agreed to sell its gaming studio Lingxi Games to Asian private equity firm Trustar Capital for over $2 billion, aiming to fund its ambitious AI infrastructure buildout, which has already exceeded its original $53 billion budget. The deal marks Alibaba's complete exit from in-house game d
2026-08-17
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2026-08-17
This article provides an in-depth analysis of the Asus ROG Edition 20 gaming PC build, showcasing the pinnacle of current consumer hardware with components like the RTX 5090 GPU, Crosshair X870E motherboard, and a 3000W ROG Thor PSU. The build weighs over 150 pounds and costs approximately $15,000,
2026-08-15
www.tomshardware.com
2026-08-15
Acer's Predator Orion 6000 gaming PC is currently on sale at Walmart for $2,099, a 25% discount off its original price of $2,799.99. This prebuilt system features an Intel Core Ultra 7 265KF processor, 32GB DDR5 RAM, a 1TB PCIe 4.0 SSD, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card. The RTX 5070 T
2026-08-14
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2026-08-14
A Reddit hardware enthusiast transformed the ZTE Nubia Z70 Ultra smartphone into a functional mini PC by mounting dual desktop CPU coolers on either side of the device. The phone, powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC with 24GB LPDDR5X RAM and 1TB UFS 4.0 storage, was stripped down to its cor
2026-08-13
2026-08-12
michaelparekh.substack.com
2026-08-12
This article focuses on the capital strategies and infrastructure developments in the current AI wave, analyzing recent moves by NVIDIA, OpenAI, and Anthropic. NVIDIA is assembling a $500 billion consortium with top financial institutions to fund AI infrastructure, marking its evolution from chipmak
2026-08-10
news.google.com
2026-08-10
2026-08-08
tomshardware.com
2026-08-08
This article evaluates the impact of SSD speed on gaming performance across 11 titles, determining whether upgrading to a faster storage device is worthwhile. With the launch of next-gen consoles like PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, high-speed NVMe SSDs have become essential for modern gaming, en
2026-08-06
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2026-08-06
In the midst of rising inflation driven by the AI boom, gaming monitors remain one of the few PC components still seeing significant discounts, making them an excellent upgrade choice for gamers. Gigabyte’s 4th-gen WOLED gaming monitor, the MO27Q28G, is currently on sale for $399.99—down $200 from i
2026-08-05
tomshardware.com
2026-08-05
In a market where PC hardware prices have surged, the Gigabyte Aorus Master gaming laptop with an RTX 5070 Ti GPU, 16-inch OLED display, 32GB DDR5 RAM, and 1TB SSD is being offered at just $1,999—a compelling deal that saves over $750. This high-end laptop features NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5070 Ti mobil
2026-08-05
tomshardware.com
2026-08-05
AMD reported strong overall revenue growth in Q2 2026, with total revenue reaching $11.5 billion, up 50% year-over-year and 13% quarter-over-quarter. However, its gaming segment revenue dropped 31% YoY, primarily due to lower semi-custom chip sales and rising industry-wide component costs that led t
2026-08-05
www.gamingonlinux.com
2026-08-05
2026-08-03
tomshardware.com
2026-08-03
As memory supply tightens and graphics card prices continue to rise, AMD's launch of the 4GB RX 9050 in 2026 marks a surprising return of low-memory GPUs. Through testing on popular titles like Fortnite, Apex Legends, Cyberpunk 2077, and Counter-Strike 2, the article finds that despite VRAM limitati
2026-08-03
tomshardware.com
2026-08-03
Ten years after its release, the NVIDIA GTX 1080 Ti still delivers near 60 FPS performance at 1080p resolution, but it is clearly outperformed by modern GPUs. Although based on the Pascal architecture with 3,584 CUDA cores and 11GB GDDR5X memory, it struggles with modern technologies like ray tracin
2026-08-03
www.pcguide.com
2026-08-03