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Embattled streamer goes viral after playing Red Dead Redemption 2 at 4 FPS — ‘i5-8300H and a 1050ti with 4GB’ setup takes 12 hours to play through the first chapter, would make the game 471 hours long (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-10 | by Mark Tyson | get Gaming Laptop Cooling Pad → | tags: red dead redemption 2, nvidia gtx 1050 ti, intel i5-8300h

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Newbie overclocker destroys $5,000 RTX 5090 Lightning Z GPU they used 'to learn how to solder' — practicing newfound hobby goes wrong in the most expensive way imaginable (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-10 | by Jowi Morales | get GPU Overclocking Solder Kit → | tags: msi, rtx 5090, techpowerup

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Acer Swift 16 AI (2026) Review: I Love the Giant OLED Display, but Am Less Enamored With the Oversize Touchpad (cnet.com)

2026-04-10 | by See Full Bio | get Acer Swift 16 OLED Laptop → | tags: acer swift 16 ai, intel panther lake, oled display

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Build a $5,000 AM5 gaming PC for just $2,771 with this Newegg combo deal — 9800X3D and RTX 5070 also come with 128GB of DDR5 RAM, 4TB SSD, X870E motherboard, and AIO cooler (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-09 | by Ben Stockton | tags: amd ryzen 7 9800x3d, rtx 5070, msi mag x870e

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A thin, light entry-level gaming laptop is $300 off at Best Buy (theverge.com)

2026-04-09 | by Cameron Faulkner | get Acer Nitro 5 Laptop → | tags: lenovo, loq laptop, nvidia rtx 4050

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Grab an entire RTX 5090 gaming PC for just $8 more than the GPU itself and score a whopping $1,600 off — huge HP discount requires a $39 controller or monitor to secure you a 4K powerhouse with a 9800X3D, 32GB DDR5, and a 1TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-08 | by Ben Stockton | tags: rtx 5090, hp omen, gigabyte

97.

Is a $30,000 GPU Good at Password Cracking? (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-08 | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: nvidia h200, amd mi300x, nvidia rtx 5090

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Snag this 1440p iBuyPower gaming PC with a 7800X3D and RTX 5070 for just $2,049 right now — 32GB of fast DDR5 RAM and a 2TB SSD round off powerhouse specs, with an extra $200 off this custom-built AMD rig (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-07 | by Ben Stockton | get iBuyPower Gaming PC → | tags: ibuypower, ryzen 7 7800x3d, rtx 5070

99.

Every GPU That Mattered (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-07 | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 → | tags: nvidia, amd, 3dfx

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HP’s flagship Omen Max 45L with an RTX 5090 is on sale for $1,000 off — get a top-shelf 4K gaming PC with 64GB DDR5 and 4TB SSD for $5,499 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-06 | by Kunal Khullar | get Omen Max 45L Gaming PC → | tags: hp omen max 45l, amd ryzen 9 9900x3d, rtx 5090

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Show HN: Real-time AI (audio/video in, voice out) on an M3 Pro with Gemma E2B (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-05 | get USB Microphone for Streaming → | tags: parlor, gemma 4 e2b, kokoro tts

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Nvidia Pascal GPUs debuted 10 years ago today, best known for the GTX 1060 and GTX 1080 Ti — architecture kicked off with the Tesla P100 (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-05 | by Mark Tyson | get Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 → | tags: nvidia, pascal architecture, tesla p100

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Enthusiast installs Win 3.1X on bare metal Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5060 Ti system using floppy disk drive, OS from 1992 running on 2025 hardware — Asus motherboard’s ‘classic BIOS’ functionality was instrumental to the feat (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-04 | by Mark Tyson | get Vintage Computing Floppy Disk Kit → | tags: windows 3.1x, ryzen 9 9900x, asus motherboard

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Enthusiast installs Win 3.1X on bare metal Ryzen 9 9900X and RTX 5060 Ti system using floppy disk drive — Asus motherboard’s ‘classic BIOS’ functionality was instrumental to the feat (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-04 | by Mark Tyson | get Retro Windows 3.1X Kit → | tags: windows 3.1x, ryzen 9 9900x, rtx 5060 ti

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Newegg shaves $240 off this well-equipped RTX 5070, 7800X3D gaming PC — at $1,929, this CyberpowerPC is at least $100 less than the current cost of its components (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-03 | by Matt Safford | get CyberpowerPC Gaming Desktop → | tags: rtx 5070, ryzen 7 7800x3d, cyberpowerpc

106.

Show HN: ctx – an Agentic Development Environment (ADE) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-03 | get Coding Assistant Keyboard → | tags: claude, codex, ctx

107.

Alienware 18 Area-51 Review: Oversize, Over-the-Top and Outrageously Priced Gaming Laptop (cnet.com)

2026-04-03 | by See Full Bio | get Alienware m18 Gaming Laptop → | tags: alienware, dell, rtx 5090

108.

Nvidia shows The Witcher 4 forest demo running path tracing on an RTX 4070 (techspot.com)

2026-04-03 | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 → | tags: nvidia, rtx 4070, the witcher 4

109.

Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti Roundup: 9 Graphics Cards Tested (techspot.com)

2026-04-03 | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti → | tags: nvidia, rtx 5070 ti, graphics cards

110.

Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti Roundup: 9 Graphics Cards Tested (techspot.com)

2026-04-03 | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 Ti → | tags: nvidia, rtx 5070 ti, graphics cards

111.

Save a massive $950 on this epic Alienware Area-51 gaming PC with an RTX 5090 and 9950X3D — grab this liquid-cooled 4K gaming powerhouse with 32GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD for just $5,299 while you can (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-02 | by Ben Stockton | get Alienware Area-51 Gaming PC → | tags: alienware, rtx 5090, amd ryzen 9950x3d

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Modders use jumper wires and a custom BIOS to save a damaged RTX 4090 from the trash — resurrected Nvidia gaming GPU loses 4GB of VRAM to overcome terminal PCB sagging (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-02 | by Ben Stockton | get GPU Repair Kit → | tags: nvidia, rtx 4090, geforce

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March Steam survey: Intel Arc finally breaks into the charts as AMD and Linux reach record shares (techspot.com)

2026-04-02 | get Intel Arc Graphics Card → | tags: steam, intel arc, amd

114.

Nvidia rolls out its fix for PC gaming's "compiling shaders" wait times (arstechnica.com)

2026-04-01 | get Nvidia Shader Cache Cleaner → | tags: nvidia, dlss 4.5, shader compilation

115.

Get a Windows 11 Pro license for just $12.97 (That’s a 93% discount!) (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-01 | get Windows 11 Pro License → | tags: windows 11 pro, tech deals, uefi

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You can still save on gaming laptops, SSDs, and consoles at Best Buy (zdnet.com)

2026-04-01 | by Taylor Clemons | get Gaming Laptop Cooling Pad → | tags: best buy, wd black sn850p, ps5

117.

We go hands-on with Nvidia's DLSS 4.5 Dynamic Multi Frame Generation and its 5X and 6X multipliers — more generated frames, now tailor-made for your monitor's refresh rate (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-31 | by Jeffrey Kampman | get Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Gaming Card → | tags: nvidia, dlss 4.5, rtx 50-series

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Nvidia DLSS 4.5 Dynamic MFG plus 5X and 6X framegen modes enter beta for RTX 50-series users — update offers greater control over generated frame rates and more headroom for high-refresh-rate displays (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-31 | by Aaron Klotz | get Nvidia DLSS 4.5 → | tags: nvidia dlss 4.5, rtx 50 series, framegen modes

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Last chance to save on PS5, Switch 2, and more in these anti-Amazon Spring Sale deals (zdnet.com)

2026-03-31 | by Taylor Clemons | get PlayStation 5 Console → | tags: ps5, switch 2, wd black sn850p

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RTX 60 series leaks are everywhere, but Nvidia hasn't finalized the GPUs yet (techspot.com)

2026-03-31 | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 60 → | tags: rtx 60, nvidia, video cardz