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I tested the System76 Thelio Mira: it's the custom Linux desktop of my dreams (zdnet.com)

2026-07-21 | by Steven Vaughan-Nichols | tags: system76, thelio mira, amd ryzen

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Samsung's blazing-fast 9100 Pro 1TB SSD "drops" to $206 (techspot.com)

2026-06-30 | get Samsung 9100 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung, 9100 pro, pcie 5.0

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Samsung's 9100 Pro SSD 1TB is still available at its excellent Prime Day price thanks to 39% discount — cheaper and faster than the 990 Pro and the lowest price we've seen in months (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-30 | by Stephen Warwick | get Samsung 9100 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung, 9100 pro, pcie 5.0

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Framework's Laptop 13 Pro DIY Edition now costs less than before, but a CPU price hike might be coming — Cheaper PCIe 5.0 drives from Adata upgrade customers from 500GB to 1TB for free (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-26 | by Hassam Nasir | get ADATA XPG Gammix S70 Blade → | tags: framework, amd, pcie 5.0

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Get a 4TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD for just $459 in blockbuster Prime Day sale — remarkable deal shaves $900 off PCIe 5.0 NVMe drive to bring it below MSRP [Updated] (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-23 | by Jake Roach | get Samsung 980 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung, 9100 pro, pcie 5.0

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Get a 4TB Samsung 9100 Pro SSD for just $459 in blockbuster Prime Day sale — remarkable deal shaves $900 off PCIe 5.0 NVMe drive to bring it below MSRP (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-23 | by Jake Roach | get Samsung 980 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung 9100 pro, pcie 5.0, nvme

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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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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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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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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 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

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Framework unveils new Laptop 13 Pro, OcuLink kit, and lap keyboard (techspot.com)

2026-04-22 | get Framework Laptop 13 Pro → | tags: framework, laptop 13 pro, intel core ultra

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External GPUs were always second best. CopprLink may change that (techspot.com)

2026-04-14 | get Razer Core X External GPU → | tags: pci-sig, copprlink, pcie 5.0

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Snap up 32GB of Corsair Vengeance RAM for just $192 when you pair it with AMD's 9800X3D processor and Asus X870E motherboard for $1,054 — bundle also includes a free 240mm AIO cooler and a copy of Crimson Desert (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-08 | by Stewart Bendle | get Corsair Vengeance RAM Kit → | tags: corsair vengeance, amd ryzen 7 9800x3d, asus rog strix x870e

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Intel's next laptop chips could bring 28-core CPUs built for discrete GPUs (techspot.com)

2026-04-03 | get Intel Core i9-13900K → | tags: intel, nova lake-hx, pcie 5.0

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Samsung preps PCIe 5.0 QLC SSD with a controller based on open-source RISC-V architecture — BM9K1 delivers speeds up to 11.4 GB/s for 'personal AI workloads' (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-28 | by Luke James | get Samsung 980 Pro SSD → | tags: samsung, pcie 5.0, bm9k1

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Gigabyte X870 Aorus Stealth Motherboard Review: The gothy Goldilocks of rear-connect AM5 motherboards (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-24 | by Joe Shields | get Gigabyte X870 Aorus Motherboard → | tags: gigabyte, amd processors, pcie 5.0

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Intel Xeon 6 selected as host CPU for Nvidia DGX Rubin NVL8 systems — Intel wins a contract as Nvidia enters data center processor market with Vera CPUs (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-16 | by Luke James | get Intel Xeon Processor → | tags: nvidia dgx rubin nvl8, intel xeon 6, nvidia gtc 2026

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MSI MAG B850 Tomahawk Max Wifi II Motherboard review: Sharpening the Tomahawk’s blade (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-14 | by Joe Shields | get MSI MAG B850 Motherboard → | tags: msi, b850 tomahawk, ryzen 7 9850x3d

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Get $399 of Corsair Vengeance RAM essentially free with a Ryzen 7 9850X3D and high-end X870E motherboard — Newegg bundle saves you $436 on the core of an overclockable AM5 build (tomshardware.com)

2026-03-13 | by Joe Shields | get Corsair Vengeance RAM → | tags: amd ryzen 7 9850x3d, asus rog crosshair x870e, corsair vengeance