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Newegg sells our favorite SSD, Samsung 990 Pro 2TB, for $134.99 in rival Prime Day sales - but you will have to be very quick
Buy a gift card from Newegg and get $15 off the Samsung 990 Pro 2TB- it’s a no-brainer.
Nvidia GPU scams are rampant right now – here's how to stay safe
Scammers are targeting graphics cards, and Nvidia's RTX 5090 is a frequent choice. Here's how to stay safe from GPU scams.
The top-rated Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD drops back to its Black Friday price
The Samsung 990 Pro is one of the best SSDs you can buy today and it's now back down to its lowest-ever price on Amazon
AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT review
The AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT offers good value in both its 16GB and 8GB versions, though both still lag behind when competing with Nvidia's offerings.
Nvidia could have a new take on its fastest GPU that will reportedly pack a 'surprise' – but I wouldn't get your hopes up
Nvidia's rumored new RTX 5090 model could surprise us – but if that shock is a cheaper price for the GPU, I'd still prepare for disappointment.
Nvidia RTX 5050 again rumored to pack slower VRAM than other Blackwell GPUs, but don’t write off this budget graphics card yet
Nvidia RTX 5050 VRAM rumor adds to the general gloom around the budget GPU, but honestly, I’d ignore the doomsayers.
PCIe 7.0 has been announced, offering superfast speeds for the components inside your PC – but don’t get excited just yet
Even though PCIe 6.0 still hasn’t arrived, PCIe 7.0 has just been announced – and work has begun on PCIe 8.0. Confused? We’ll explain it all.
Intel’s Nova Lake processors rumored to have unique hybrid architecture – are we moving away from discrete GPUs?
We could be seeing upgraded iGPU performance in Intel's upcoming Nova Lake S desktop processors, if rumors about a hybrid architecture are true.
