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Updated 2026-01-30 22:30
Screen-ripping 300 Hz gaming monitor crashes to just $229, touts 1440p resolution and 1ms response time — save $220 on the LG 27-inch UltraGear 27G640A-B
This 1440p UltraGear monitor delivers a 300 Hz refresh rate at a price usually reserved for slower panels.
AMD's Ryzen 7 9850X3D could save you hundreds on your new build during the RAM crisis — CPU tech nearly eliminates the performance difference between cheap and expensive RAM
AMD has just reminded us that its X3D CPUs don't require fast memory speeds. In a new marketing slide for the upcoming Ryzen 7 9850X3D, we see only a 1% difference in average FPS across five games. We've known about this phenomenon since the DDR4-era 5800X3D, but this marks the first time AMD is explicitly marketing it.
100W car amplifier hacked into a custom RTX 3080 heatsink — custom mod slashes GPU temps by 10°C and looks absolutely stunning
A Redditor decided to give their RTX 3080 more life by replacing its backplate with a massive heatsink.
Shopper walks out with a $4.99 Radeon RX 5700 XT GPU from Goodwill — thrift stores are the hidden goldmines amid the AI-driven GPU crisis
Launched initially as a strong 1080p and 1440p gaming card, the Radeon RX 5700 XT was revived with basic maintenance after being picked up for just $4.99.
$3,000 RTX 5090 delivery brings rocks, a towel, and broken dreams — unboxing nightmare on an expensive GPU bought from Amazon Resale
A customer who ordered an MSI Suprim RTX 5090 worth at least $3,000 was scammed out of their money when they received a box filled with rocks instead. The story shared on Reddit highlights another entrant in the long line of GPU scam-swap cases, but this time it was an Amazon Resale item, where you might expect more dubious activity.
Zotac reportedly cancels GPU orders and raises MSRP by $200 or more across the board — the company blames 'system error' for cancellations
Zotac is said to have hiked prices on multiple Nvidia RTX GPUs, with one user claiming that the company canceled their order before the MSRP increase.
MSI MPG X870E Edge Ti Wifi Review: Silver-white aesthetic meets budget X870E
MSI MPG X870E Edge Ti WiFi delivers USB4, Wi-Fi 7, 5GbE, dual PCIe 5.0 M.2, and strong performance in a stylish $299 X870E board.
New AI data center buildout being done in secret location to avoid backlash from local residents — ex-crypto mining company doesn’t want publicity for its latest project
Applied Digital is apparently keeping the location of its new 430 MW secret at the moment to give the town where it's building it time to adjust for "national media attention."
Retro gamer resurrects Nintendo Wii Food Channel, uses Wii console to order Domino’s Pizza — the WiiLink project is the magic ingredient
Nintendo's 20-year-old Wii console is still useful for making online Domino's Pizza orders in the U.S. and Canada.
Microsoft gave customers' BitLocker encryption keys to the FBI — Redmond confirms that it provides recovery keys to government agencies with valid legal orders
Microsoft is said to have cooperated with the FBI and released the backup BitLocker encryption key of one user stored in its servers to the agency after receiving a valid search warrant.
Jensen laments buying Mercedes for his parents with Nvidia stock that would be worth $1.33 billion today — founder cashed out some stock after 1999 IPO to buy his parents a $135,000 S-Class
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang laments selling some of his stock in the company to buy a Mercedes Benz S-Class for his parents in 1999. They are said to still have the vehicle in their possession, although they also regret the gift.
Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic are competing to see whose AI can play Pokémon the best — Twitch streams of beloved RPG game test the models' true might
Twitch streams of different AI models playing old Pokemon games have garnered hundreds of thousands of comments as the audience watches robots try to emulate human thinking. Unlike Pong or its derivatives, a game like Pokemon is much more complex, requiring risk assessment and logical reasoning, all great metrics to test and improve an AI.
Atari ST enthusiast announces the MiniST with FPGA, MiSTeryNano core, and black TKL case — priced at around $400 each, but the initial run is a mere five units
An Atari computer enthusiast is planning to produce a new TKL-sized FPGA-powered remake dubbed the MiniST.
China reveals 200-strong AI drone swarm that can be controlled by a single soldier — ‘intelligent algorithm’ allows individual units to cooperate autonomously even after losing commu
The People's Liberation Army revealed its latest drone swarm tech with 200 units that's resistant to jamming, can make autonomous decisions, and is controlled by a single soldier.
Our favorite gaming headset gets a 50% price cut for a limited time — Razer's BlackShark V2 Pro (2023) drops to $100
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GPU price tracking 2026: Lowest price on every graphics card from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel today — here are the best deals during the AI-driven pricing crisis
Check the best prices on Nvidia RTX and AMD Radeon graphics cards.
Intel Q4 earnings reveal rocky path to recovery following weakest full-year revenue since 2010 — Intel Foundry losses continue as 18A begins ramp, but supply challenges set to ease in Q2 2026
Intel's management stabilized the company in 2025, but after posting rather good results in Q4, the company claims that it will face supply constraints in Q1 2026.
Alibaba plans IPO for chip-arm T-Head to help bankroll ambitious AI infrastructure investments — company to go up against Cambricon and Huawei to capture domestic accelerator market
A new report claims that Alibaba's chip manufacturing business, T-head, is preparing to IPO. It's likely that Alibaba is pinning its hopes on T-head to raise capital for the company's domestic AI accelerator solutions, and to fund further infrastructure projects.
Nvidia reportedly cuts program designed to keep gaming GPUs near MSRP pricing — end of OPP pricing-support scheme does not bode well for gamers
The OPP program allegedly allowed Nvidia's board partners to sell GPUs at MSRP.
Intel says it has two prospective customers for 14A — expects to hear about commitments in second half of 2026
Intel claims that customers show interest in the 14A process technology; however, they have yet to make a commitment to use it.
Turtle Beach Atlas 200 Review: It sounds better than $60
The Turtle Beach Atlas 200 is a budget-friendly, lightweight wired headset with surprisingly solid audio performance.
Grab a SteelSeries wired gaming headset for less than $20 in this Woot sale — Arctis Nova 1 was $60 when it launched and is a fantastic budget option
The SteelSeries Arctis Nova 1 delivers solid audio, comfort, and broad platform support, and it's now available at its lowest price ever on Woot
Combat insane price rises with this Newegg 9800X3D, RAM, and X870 motherboard bundle — save $269.99 over buying the parts individually
Newegg's CPU, RAM, and Mobo bundle saves you $269.99, plus you also get a free Corsair M75 wireless mouse worth $69.99 chucked in for free.
Lian Li RS1200G ATX 3.1 power supply review: Stellar performance, state-of-the-art design
The Lian Li RS1200G ATX 3.1 offers rotational innovation and reliable performance, though case compatibility remains a legitimate concern.
Asus announces 'immediate internal review' of 800-series motherboards following string of 9800X3D failures — users report multiple chip failures in recent days
Asus says it is investigating reports concerning its 800-series motherboards and 9800X3D processors following user complaints of hardware failures.
Intel shares down 13% as company only manages to shrink losses in latest earnings, demand to outpace 2026 supply — $300 million deficit comes despite more than $20 billion in outside investment
Intel earns $52.9 billion in revenue for 2025, which is flat with the previous year, and losses of $300 million, which looks good compared to an $18.8 billion loss in 2024. However, to post such results, the company had to get external financial injection of $20.4 billion.
Toilet maker Toto scores a royal flush as share price rises due to AI demand in unlikely chipmaking side-gig — Japanese company develops electrostatic chucks to hold silicon wafers in lucrative
Toilet manufacturer Toto has seen its shares soar at their most rapid pace in five years, as it benefits from AI memory market tailwinds.
'We can't completely vacate the client market' says Intel amid wafer supply shortages — Nova Lake still on-track for late 2026 release, 14A in 2028
Intel says it is facing wafer supply shortages, but it's not going to "completely vacate the client market" as a result.
Companies are deploying high-level executives abroad to keep supply chains smooth amid memory squeeze — from CEOs to procurement experts, crucial meetings across the globe shape the industry
As Jensen Huang plans to jet off to China to smooth over H200 imports, companies are racing to secure supply chains amid the big AI squeeze. Now, the future of the tech industry is being negotiated in boardrooms and restaurants.
Samsung refutes claims of '80% price hike' across all memory products — leaks and rumors denied by Samsung PR amidst historic RAM shortages
Samsung today refuted claims from the internet that it was set to raise prices on all memory products by 80%. The claims, circulating on X, were quickly refuted by Samsung itself, but the messy RAM market still doesn't look any better for it.
AMD's next gaming champ to debut at $499, and you can already buy it ahead of launch — Ryzen 7 9850X3D is $30 more expensive than the Ryzen 7 9800X3D
AMD has confirmed that the Ryzen 7 9850X3D will hit retail on January 29 at an MSRP of $499.
Xbox app is now available on all Arm-based Windows 11 devices — Microsoft says ‘more than 85% of Game Pass catalog is compatible with these PCs’
Microsoft is making the Xbox app compatible with Arm-based processors, giving gamers more options when it comes to gaming laptops and practically opening the road for Arm-powered handheld gaming PC consoles.
Grab an MSI 4K 144 Hz monitor for less than $200 — Newegg discount is an affordable entry into high-end gaming
The MSI MAG 275UPD E14 isn't a flagship monitor, but at $199 it delivers impressive value with dual-mode refresh rates, good color coverage, and console compatibility
Ubisoft's share price plummets following internal restructure announcement, pivot to heavier use of AI — Developer falls below $1 billion EUR market cap amidst game cancellations and layoffs
Ubisoft just announced a massive internal restructuring that involves gutting the company of a few studios and cancelling six games, including a Prince of Persia remake. The news caused Ubisoft's stock price to fall to a historic low, wiping hundreds of millions off its market cap, reducing the company's worth to less than a billion Euros.
Congress wants veto power over Trump administration for AI chip exports — new proposed AI Overwatch Act would shift ultimate control of high-performance chip exports
U.S. lawmakers have advanced the AI Overwatch Act, a bill that would lock the highest-performance AMD and Nvidia data center AI processors behind Congressional approval and veto power for exports to China and other adversaries.
Windows Phone makes a spiritual comeback thanks to NexPhone, which can triple-boot Windows, Android, and Linux — three-in-one device is powered by Qualcomm chipset and even has external monitor
Designed as an all-in-one computing device, NexPhone lets users switch between Android, Linux, and Windows 11 depending on the task
NASA taps popular PC hardware performance tool for cockpit simulations — CapFrameX enters government software approval process
NASA has started the government software approval process to use CapFrameX on its simulators to benchmark the performance of its systems.
Asus ROG Strix XG27AQWMG 27-inch 280 Hz OLED gaming monitor review: Premium piece and performance at a lower price point
Asus brings premium OLED imagery and performance to a lower price point with the ROG Strix XG27AQWMG. It's a 27-inch QD-OLED with 280 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR500 and wide gamut color.
Nvidia CEO expects AI to create more jobs for construction workers, electricians, plumbers, and many others
AI is set to wipe out many routine white-collar jobs while simultaneously fueling a historic infrastructure boom that boosts demand and wages for skilled blue-collar workers, believes Jensen Huang from Nvidia.
SSDs now cost 16x more than HDDs due to AI supply chain crisis — hybrid SSD + HDD datacenter deployments are now significantly cheaper to deploy than SSD-only equivalents
A new report reveals that enterprise SSDs now cost a whopping 16x more than hard drives.
Customer buys ROG Astral RTX 5080, cancels order but receives GPU and $1,850 refund anyway — Amazon tells him to keep GPU and the $1,850 refund
Amazon ended up shipping an RTX 5080 that the customer had already been refunded for. The cancelled order was received by a lucky Redditor who was told to keep the GPU worth $1,850 along with the original refund money, marking one of the more positive Amazon delivery "fails" in recent memory.
GameStop patches 'infinite money glitch' for Nintendo Switch 2 trade-in — crafty YouTuber trades $415 console in for $472 with purchase of pre-owned game multiple times
YouTuber RJCmedia exploited a loophole in GameStop's trade-in system that allowed him to get back store credit exceeding the retail value of a Switch 2. He managed to accumulate $150 in trade credit, along with a basically a free console and a bunch of games across a two-day haul. GameStop has now patched this "infinite money glitch."
Chinese companies reportedly considering sourcing H200 chips from the black market as chips held at the border — demand for Nvidia AI GPUs remain high despite political uncertainty
Days after Beijing stopped the entry of H200 chips at the border, Chinese tech companies are reportedly considering purchasing them from the black market at a higher price just to get their hands on the powerful AI GPU.
AMD ROCm CES 2026 press Q&A roundtable transcript — 'ROCm from 2023 is completely unrecognizable to ROCm today' company details, as it seeks to break down barriers to AI development
We had the opportunity to sit down with AMD at CES 2026 for a press roundtable discussion, where we discussed ROCm and other AMD software, as captured in this transcript of AMD's Q&A session.
This absurdly fast five-star 540Hz ROG Swift OLED gaming monitor is now available for pre-order — 27-inch QHD panel packs eye-searing 1500 nits of peak brightness and 720Hz mode
If you're on the hunt for a new premium monitor, the new Asus ROG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-W could be a winner.
3D-printed fan-less and pump-less liquid cooler can deliver 600 watts of cooling for data centers — passive design provides reusable heat, exceeds project performance expectations by 50%
3D-printed passive cooler can pull 600 W off a datacenter chip
Alien fan builds a better Raspberry Pi cyberdeck — The MU/TH/UR of all homages to a classic movie series
Powered by the Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, Jeff Merrick's slab of 1970 / 1980s aesthetic screams the "charm" of the worn and broken Alien universe that belies the powerful single board computer within.
Elon Musk's xAI Colossus 2 is nowhere near 1 gigawatt capacity, satellite imagery suggests — despite claims, site only has 350 megawatts of cooling capacity
Despite Elon Musk's claim that xAI's Colossus 2 has already reached a 1 GW scale, satellite analysis by Epoch AI indicates the supercomputer is still far below that level due to limited cooling capacity.
V-Color Manta XFinity RGB DDR5-6400 C32 2x64GB Review: Two-Module Powerhouse
The Manta XFinity RGB DDR5-6400 ranks among the fastest 128GB memory kits available today. But does it truly live up to the hype?
Intel axes 12th Gen Alder Lake and 4th Gen Xeon Sapphire Rapids — final orders for Intel's first hybrid CPUs end in just a few months
Intel's 12th Generation Alder Lake and 4th Generation Xeon Sapphire Rapids Scalable processors have reached end-of-life (EOL) status.
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