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The only current-generation graphics card on sale below MSRP — AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE GPU with 12GB of VRAM returns to its lowest-ever price of $499 (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-10 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: amd, radeon rx 9070, rdna 4

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Programming the Gigatron (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-07 | tags: gigatron, cpu, gtemu.c

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$200 slashed off Gigabyte's 4th-Gen WOLED gaming monitor — 280Hz beast also packs a KVM and tactical gaming switch for just $399 (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-06 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: features, gaming, gaming monitor

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Huge $750 saving makes this Gigabyte OLED gaming laptop with an RTX 5070 Ti an absolute steal right now — just $1,999 for 1600p rig with 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, and a 24-core Intel CPU (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-05 | by Ben Stockton | tags: gigabyte, rtx 5070 ti, oled display

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Texas governor orders audit of new data centers after realizing over 400 gigawatts of power is a lot (engadget.com)

2026-08-04 | by Anna Washenko | tags: texas utility commissions, public utility commission of texas, electric reliability council of texas

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PC Prices Are So Bad Now, Companies Are Selling You Old Components Like New (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: gigabyte, pc components, upgrade

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More GPU price hikes loom for Asia as Japanese distributor warns of new increases — CFD Sales signals 20% to 40% higher prices on Gigabyte graphics card orders starting this month (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-04 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: gigabyte graphics cards, cfd sales inc., gpu price hikes

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Drone flyover reveals rapid progress at Elon Musk’s new ATCF chip fab — Texas site prepares for all-in-one logic, memory, and packaging facility (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Mark Tyson | tags: atcf, giga texas, spacex

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Lexar lists 32GB DDR5 memory with homegrown Chinese chips — 3,999 Yuan ($592) price undercuts hopes for cheaper CXMT-powered RAM (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: lexar, ddr5, cxmt

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Gigabyte's new 27-inch QD-OLED monitor drops to $299 (techspot.com)

2026-08-03 | by Our Editors Hand-Pick Related Products Using A Variety Of Criteria | tags: gigabyte, qd-oled, 27-inch monitor

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Grab this 240 Hz QD-OLED gaming monitor at just $300 — Gigabyte's 27-inch GO27Q24A is now $150 off at Newegg (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: qd-oled, gigabyte, newegg

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Score the ultimate AMD AM4 starter pack with a six-core CPU and 16GB RAM for only $280 — kickstart your next PC build with $138 in savings (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-01 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: amd, ryzen 5 5500, b550m motherboard

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EU Opens Call for Creation of Local AI Gigafactories (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-07-30 | tags: ai gigafactories, ai facilities, tech capabilities

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Grab a great-value gaming laptop with a generous amount of memory for only $1,199 — save $100 on Gigabyte's Aero X16 gaming laptop with 32GB of DDR5 and RTX 5060 graphics (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-30 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: gigabyte, aero x16, rtx 5060

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Teacher arrested for clapping in support of opposition at an AI data center meeting — gigawatt-scale project gets approved anyway despite community resistance (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-29 | by Jowi Morales | tags: ai data center, emporia kansas, lux claridge

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Best Ethernet Switches: Fast, Reliable, and Secure (wired.com)

2026-07-29 | by Simon Hill | tags: ethernet switches, netgear, gigabit ports

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Gigabyte announces support for Chinese-made CXMT memory — pushes it to 8200 MT/s on Socket AM5 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-24 | by Zak Killian | tags: cxmt, gigabyte, socket am5

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Corsair’s PC case with a panoramic glass design is $70 off (theverge.com)

2026-07-23 | by Brad Bourque | tags: corsair, frame 4500x rs, gigabyte x870 aorus

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GigaToken: ~1000x faster Language model tokenization (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: gigatoken, huggingface, rust

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Woot has slashed $600 off this RTX 5070 gaming laptop — get a Gigabyte Aero X16 with 32GB of RAM and Ryzen HX 370 for just $1,399 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-22 | by Stephen Warwick | tags: nvidia rtx 5070, gigabyte aero x16, amd ryzen hx 370

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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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HomeLab #1: MikroTik as a Home Router (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-19 | by Rafał Opiłowski | tags: mikrotik, home router, gigabit ethernet

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GigaWiper malware can wipe your hard drive, spy on you, and stream your screen live (techspot.com)

2026-07-14 | by Alfonso Maruccia | tags: backdoor, capabilities, destructive

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Legacy Nvidia RTX 3060 12GB returns to retail five years after original launch, priced at $339 — resurrected GPU strategy that Jensen called a 'good idea' apparently comes to fruition (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-29 | by Jeffrey Kampman | get Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 → | tags: nvidia, geforce rtx 3060, jensen huang

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Japanese firm launches hyper-realistic capsule toy PC parts ‘you can assemble and play with’ — tiny motherboards, cases, and CPUs are coming after Tarlin inks collab with the ‘big four’ PC parts makers (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-28 | by Mark Tyson | get Miniature PC Building Kit → | tags: asrock, gigabyte, intel

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Get an RTX 5060 gaming laptop loaded with Ryzen 7 CPU and 32GB RAM for $1,099 — mobile gaming upgrade just got $300 cheaper (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-27 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: nvidia rtx 5060, gigabyte aero x16, amd ryzen ai 7 350

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Gigabyte Aero X16 gaming laptop delivers RTX 5060, 32GB RAM, and a 16-inch 165Hz 1600p display for 21% off (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-26 | by Brandon Hill | get Gigabyte Aero X16 Laptop → | tags: gigabyte aero x16, nvidia rtx 5060, amd ryzen ai 7 350

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Save $250 on this AMD AM5 bundle, get Samsung 990 Pro SSD for basically free — grab the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X, Gigabyte B850 Aorus Elite motherboard, and 990 Pro 1TB SSD for 36% off (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-26 | by Kunal Khullar | get Samsung 990 Pro SSD → | tags: amd ryzen 5 9600x, gigabyte b850 aorus elite, samsung 990 pro

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Micro Center Tech Days Delivers Big Savings on PC Building Essentials (cnet.com)

2026-06-24 | by Cnet Brandx For Gigabyte | get PC Building Starter Kit → | tags: micro center, amd ryzen 9 9950x3d, gigabyte x870e aorus master

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Get 32GB of Corsair DDR5 RAM for just $214 right now, thanks to these Newegg bundles — AMD and Intel gaming PC build kits massively undercut $350 market prices (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-24 | by Ben Stockton | get Corsair Vengeance DDR5 RAM → | tags: corsair, ddr5, newegg