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Samsung’s discounted smart monitor is $349.99, its lowest price yet (theverge.com)

2026-08-03 | by Brad Bourque | tags: samsung, m80f, tizen

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Ten years later, the iconic GTX 1080 Ti still holds up in 1080p gaming, but not without showing its age — Redux testing highlights the wonders of 11GB VRAM & the woes of time (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: gtx 1080 ti, nvidia, pascal architecture

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der8auer tests PC chimney effect, dropping CPU temps by 19°C with a 110cm 3D-printed tower (techspot.com)

2026-08-02 | by Zo Ahmed | tags: pc chimney effect, der8auer, ryzen 7 9800x3d

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With Switch 2, iPhone, and laptop tricks, the Sharge Disk Pro 2 is finally a worthy EDC (theverge.com)

2026-07-31 | by Sean Hollister | tags: sharge disk pro, macbook pro, switch 2

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Single-DIMM DDR5 gaming works better than you probably think — one DDR5 DIMM beats dual-channel DDR4 RAM, AMD's 3D V-Cache chips drop less than 3% with single stick (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Jake Roach | tags: ddr5, amd ryzen 7 9800x3d, tom's hardware

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Modder der8auer builds 110cm 3D-printed chimney to passively cool Ryzen 7 9800X3D without fans, cuts temps by 19C — radically simple PC mod uses the 'stack effect' (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: der8auer, ryzen 7 9800x3d, chimney cooling

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Train Simulator Controller (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-30 | by Christopher Mitchell | tags: train simulator, class 800, can bus

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Skullcandy Crusher 1080 ANC Review: A Huge Boost From Bose (gizmodo.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: skullcandy, crusher 1080 anc, bose

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Nvidia's fastest graphics cards get US price increase at Best Buy, Amazon — Astral RTX 5080 now costs more than 5090's MSRP, flagship card now commands more than $4,300 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-30 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: nvidia, rtx 5080, rtx 5090

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Best Buy is selling an RTX 5080 for more than the RTX 5090’s MSRP (theverge.com)

2026-07-30 | by Stevie Bonifield | tags: rtx 5080, nvidia, asus

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GPU repair service will upgrade the 11GB of VRAM on your RTX 2080 Ti to 22GB — mod involves physically adjusting the strap resistors on the PCB to support a new BIOS (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-29 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: nvidia, rtx 2080 ti, gpu repair

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Save up to $700 on these iBuyPower gaming PCs, fitted with an RX 9070 XT for 4K gaming — liquid-cooled AMD rigs feature either a 9800X3D or 9900X CPU, along with 32GB DDR5 and a 1TB SSD, starting from $1,799 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-29 | by Ben Stockton | tags: ibuypower, amd ryzen 7 9800x3d, rx 9070 xt

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Best deal yet slashes the Samsung Galaxy A57 5G to just $424.99 (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-28 | tags: samsung, galaxy a57 5g, exynos 1680

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Using ThinkPad T480 as a mobile phone (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-26 | by Maroš Grego | tags: thinkpad t480, quectel eg25-g, libreboot

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Synth historian Oli Freke will spend big on a good bicycle (theverge.com)

2026-07-25 | by Terrence O'Brien | tags: synthesizer, roland tr-808, ableton live

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Leak details Ryzen 7 9800HX3D, AMD's first affordable 3D V-cache laptop CPU (techspot.com)

2026-07-25 | by Daniel Sims | tags: amd, ryzen 7 9800hx3d, 3d v-cache

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RTX 2080 Ti Memory Upgrade to 22 GB (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-24 | tags: nvidia, rtx 2080 ti, gddr6

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AMD working on new X3D V-cache mobile chip for gaming laptops, leaker claims — Ryzen 7 9800HX3D could launch with 8 cores, 16 threads, and 96MB cache (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-24 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: amd ryzen 7 9800hx3d, 3d v-cache, zen 5

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Save $460 on this AMD 9800X3D gaming PC with RTX 5080 — get blistering 4K performance for less (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-24 | by Stephen Warwick | tags: amd ryzen 7 9800x3d, nvidia rtx 5080, cyberpowerpc

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Couple pay >$800k for a gene-editing therapy for their daughter. She died. (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: gene-editing, therapy, couple

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FedRAMP Rev5 Is Ending: What the 20x Transition Really Requires (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: fedramp, nist 800-53, ksis

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Amiga 1000: Ten years ahead of its time (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-23 | by Dave Farquhar | tags: amiga, commodore, motorola 68000

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Tesla spending skyrockets as Cybercab, Semi, Megapack production timeline slips (techcrunch.com)

2026-07-22 | by Kirsten Korosec | tags: cybercab, tesla semi, megapack 3

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Just $1,399 for this potent RTX 5060 Ti 16GB-powered gaming PC — 32GB of DDR5 RAM and AMD's 7800X3D to help you crush the competition (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-22 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: nvidia, rtx 5060 ti, amd ryzen 7 7800x3d

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Lucky PC gamer scoops insane $1,140 9800X3D PC at Costco while shopping for rotisserie chicken — iBuyPower prebuilt with 32GB RAM and RTX 5070 was a display unit discount (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-22 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: ibuypower, ryzen 7 9800x3d, nvidia rtx 5070

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AMD Ryzen 7 7700X3D Review: The Budget 3D V-Cache King (techspot.com)

2026-07-22 | by Steven Walton | tags: amd, ryzen, 7800x3d

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Shrink your PC setup with up to 25% off on Kamrui mini-PCs — big savings on the H1 for gamers and the Hyper H2 for pros (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-20 | by Layer Van-Ds .Vds-Author Font-Size Var --Vds-Author-Font-Size | tags: mini-pc, kamrui, ryzen 7 7735hs

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New Ryzen 7 7700X3D drops to $279, just days after launch (techspot.com)

2026-07-20 | tags: ryzen 7 7700x3d, amd, newegg

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Save $148 on an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D bundle with 32GB of RAM, motherboard, and liquid AIO — start your AM5 gaming build for just $1,039 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-20 | by Stephen Warwick | tags: amd ryzen 7 9800x3d, gigabyte b850 aorus elite, am5 gaming build

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Zilog Z80 8-Bit CPU Turns 50, Open-source Replacement Heads To Drop-in DIP40 Silicon (slashdot.org)

2026-07-20 | by Posted | tags: zilog z80, 8-bit cpu, dip40