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SanDisk Optimus GX Pro 8100 8TB SSD Review — the undisputed king of high-capacity PCIe 5.0 SSDs (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Shane Downing | get SanDisk Optimus GX Pro 8100 → | tags: sandisk, optimus gx pro, ssd

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SMI's PCIe 6.0 SSD controller for consumer SSDs coming next year, but severe NAND shortages will get even worse in 2027 as AI data centers swallow supply — An interview with Silicon Motion's SVP Nelson Duann (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Anton Shilov | get Silicon Motion PCIe 6.0 SSD → | tags: pcie 6.0, silicon motion, nand shortages

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AGI AI858 2TB SSD Review — High-end PCIe 5 speeds on a budget (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-16 | by Shane Downing | get Samsung 980 PRO SSD → | tags: agi, ssd, pcie 5

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42% slashed off Samsung's 990 Pro SSD, 2TB now $369 — $270 savings brings one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 SSDs to its lowest price in months (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-15 | by Joe Shields | get Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, pcie 4.0, newegg

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The PCIe 5.0 tax: Intel's Z990 chipset for Nova Lake runs hotter and uses more power despite shrinking (techspot.com)

2026-06-11 | by Skye Jacobs | get ASUS ROG Strix Z990 Motherboard → | tags: chipset, higher, millimeters

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Intel's Z990 chipset could use more power than Z890 despite a smaller footprint (techspot.com)

2026-06-11 | by Skye Jacobs | get ASUS ROG Maximus Z990 Motherboard → | tags: chipset, higher, millimeters

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Intel's upcoming Z970 and Z990 flagship chipsets will reportedly consume up to 14W at peak load, courtesy of more PCIe 5.0 support — Nova Lake motherboards may feature a 22% smaller PCH than Z890 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-10 | by Hassam Nasir | get ASUS ROG Strix Z990 Motherboard → | tags: area, base, base power

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Intel's upcoming Z790 and Z990 flagship chipsets will reportedly consume up to 14W at peak load, courtesy of more PCIe 5.0 support — Nova Lake motherboards may feature a 22% smaller PCH than Z890 (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-10 | by Hassam Nasir | get ASUS ROG Strix Z790 Motherboard → | tags: area, base, base power

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Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Elite Wifi7 Plus Motherboard Review: Cost-conscious refresh board delivers (almost) all the fixens (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-06 | by Joe Shields | get Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Motherboard → | tags: future, gbps, image

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Phison's next-gen PCIe 6.0 SSD controller hits 28 GB/s, and it's doing it at just 7 watts (techspot.com)

2026-06-03 | get PCIe 6.0 SSD Controller → | tags: phison, pcie 6.0, nvme 2.3

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Computex 2026 Day One Wrap-Up: Arm makes a bold play for Windows PCs, PCIe 6.0 SSDs are coming, Asus embraces black and gold for ROG 20th (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-02 | by Brandon Hill | get ASUS ROG Black Gold Laptop → | tags: arm, windows on arm, qualcomm

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Phison shows PCIe 6.0 X3 SSD controller with 28 GB/s of bandwidth and 6.8 million IOPS, supports 2 petabytes per drive— also new power-sipping E37T SSDs for PCIe 5.0 systems consume a mere 4.5W (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-02 | by Paul Alcorn | get Samsung 980 Pro SSD → | tags: pcie 6.0, phison, x3 controller

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Intel Xeon 7 ‘Diamond Rapids’ CPUs officially launching in 2027 on Intel 18A-P — next-gen P-core Xeon features PCIe 6.0, 50% higher core counts, and twice the memory bandwidth (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-01 | by Jake Roach | get Intel Xeon Processor 2027 → | tags: intel, xeon, diamond rapids

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Creative launches Sound Blaster AE-X for PC audio enthusiasts (techspot.com)

2026-05-29 | get Sound Blaster AE-X → | tags: creative, sound blaster ae-x, pcie

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Creative launches Sound Blaster AE-X for high-end audio enthusiasts (techspot.com)

2026-05-29 | get Sound Blaster AE-X Audio Interface → | tags: creative, sound blaster ae-x, ess sabre dac

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New Silicon Motion SM2524XT chip brings 14 GB/s to mainstream SSDs — 6nm DRAMless controller boasts heavy AI PC optimization and slashes KV cache latency (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-29 | by Anton Shilov | get Silicon Motion SM2524XT SSD → | tags: silicon motion, sm2524xt, pcie 5.0

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Get 32GB of Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM for $240 when paired with this Asus motherboard — start your AM5 PC for just $639, saving $245 in the process (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-28 | by Stephen Warwick | get Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM → | tags: corsair vengeance, asus rog strix, amd am5

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Get your hands on a 2TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD for under $390 — $250 savings brings one of the fastest PCIe 4.0 SSDs to its lowest price in months (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-27 | by Joe Shields | get Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung, 990 pro, ssd

49.

The Eternal Sloptember (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-25 | by The Singularity Is Nearer | tags: ai agents, tinygrad, usb pcie chip

50.

These premium desk accessories completely upgraded my setup [Video] (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-23 | by Fernando Silva | get Ergonomic Desk Organizer → | tags: satechi, cubedock, thunderbolt 5

51.

AMD begins production ramp of 256-core EPYC Venice — first 2nm HPC chip claims 70% performance leap (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-21 | by Luke James | get AMD EPYC 256-Core Processor → | tags: amd, epyc venice, tsmc n2

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China's new homegrown gaming GPU flops in performance and price — flagship $485 LX 7G100 can't keep pace with Nvidia's older RTX 4060 (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-21 | by Zhiye Liu | get ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 4060 → | tags: lisuan tech, lx 7g100, nvidia rtx 4060

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Get a 2TB Western Digital Black SN7100 SSD for only $299.99 — $200 savings drives snappy PCIe 4.0 M.2 SSD down to a more reasonable price point. (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-20 | by Joe Shields | get Western Digital Black SN7100 SSD → | tags: western digital, sn7100, pcie 4.0

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Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX Pro 7.1 channel sound card: A decent 2026 upgrade for analog audio (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-19 | by Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | get Creative Sound Blaster Audigy FX → | tags: creative sound blaster, audigy fx pro, logitech z906

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Samsung 990 Pro gets discount of over $200 from recent highs — grab the 2TB model for $429.99 (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Kunal Khullar | get Samsung 990 Pro 2TB SSD → | tags: samsung 990 pro, pcie gen 5, nvme

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Asus Prime Z890-P Wifi Motherboard Review: Primed and ready for your Core Ultra processor (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-13 | by Joe Shields | get ASUS Prime Z890-P WiFi Motherboard → | tags: future, gbps, image

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$200 'socketed' Nvidia AI GPU for servers hacked into a PCIe card with custom PCB and 3D-printed cooling — modded Tesla V100 SMX data center GPU runs AI LLMs and is more efficient than many modern midrange offerings in AI inference (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-10 | by Hassam Nasir | get Nvidia Tesla V100 PCIe → | tags: nvidia v100, socketed gpu, pcie adapter

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PCIe has doubled bandwidth every generation for two decades, PCIe 8.0 is on track to do it again at 1TB/s (techspot.com)

2026-05-07 | get PCIe 8.0 Expansion Card → | tags: pcie, pcie 8.0, bandwidth

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PCIe 8.0 spec hits 1 TB/s of bandwidth and has new connector technology — spec hits 0.5V milestone, final ratification expected in 2028 (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-06 | by Anton Shilov | get PCIe 8.0 SSD → | tags: pcie 8.0, pcie-sig, amd

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Get a DDR5 starter build with a Ryzen 5 7600X and ASRock B650M Pro motherboard for 23% off — $430 bundle helps avoid inflated RAM prices (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-04 | by Aaron Klotz | get Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM → | tags: ryzen 5 7600x, asrock b650m pro, teamgroup delta rgb