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Show HN: Fine-tune an 8B model on a 4 GB laptop GPU (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-04 | tags: soup-cli, llm fine-tuning, rtx 3050

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In a troubling sign, Nvidia RTX 50 series prices jump up to 30% in South Korea — TSMC wafer hikes and $20 GDDR7 modules push RTX 5090 past $5,100 (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-03 | by Kunal Khullar | tags: nvidia, rtx 50 series, tsmc

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Explanation of INT8 ConvRot (FP8 is no longer needed) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | tags: int8 convrot, geforce rtx, comfyui

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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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RTX 5060 Ti survives car crash after being bent in half — short PCB saves the day, single memory chip resolder restore full performance (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-02 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: rtx 5060 ti, brother zhang, short pcb

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HP’s HyperX Omen 15 isn’t quite the budget-friendly gaming laptop its predecessor was (theverge.com)

2026-08-02 | by Antonio G. Di Benedetto | tags: hyperx omen 15, nvidia rtx 5050, ces

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Alienware 15 Gaming Laptop Review: Hedging Its Bets (wired.com)

2026-08-01 | by Luke Larsen | tags: alienware, dell, rtx 5050

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AMD's new Radeon RX 9050 is roughly 30% slower than the RTX 5050 in games, early testing shows — the cheapest 8GB RDNA 4 GPU comfortably handles 1080p gaming but doesn't impress (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: amd, radeon rx 9050, nvidia geforce rtx 5050

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Save $900 on this RTX 5070 gaming PC from MSI in this limited-time Woot deal, now $1,399 — grab a huge saving on this Codex R2 rig with a 10-core Intel CPU, 32GB DDR5, and a 1TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-31 | by Ben Stockton | tags: msi, rtx 5070, nvidia geforce

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Absurd GPU Pricing Update: Mid-2026 Edition (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Tim Schiesser | tags: nvidia, geforce rtx 5050, geforce rtx 5060

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Absurd GPU Pricing Update Mid-2026: What Graphics Cards Cost Around the World (techspot.com)

2026-07-31 | by Tim Schiesser | tags: nvidia, geforce rtx 5050, geforce rtx 5060

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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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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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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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Mystery reviewer 'finds' Nvidia RTX Spark prototype laptop and puts it through its paces — Microsoft Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia N1X chip shows promise, though prototype warts are still quite visible (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-28 | by Bruno Ferreira | tags: nvidia rtx spark, microsoft surface laptop ultra, n1x chip

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Save $1,000 on this RTX 5090 gaming PC from MSI, just 17% more than the GPU's standalone cost right now —score this 4K powerhouse with 64GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD for $4,899 (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-28 | by Ben Stockton | tags: msi, rtx 5090, intel core i9

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Microsoft laptop with Nvidia RTX Spark leaked and benchmarked before launch (techspot.com)

2026-07-28 | by Daniel Sims | tags: nvidia rtx spark, microsoft surface, redmond washington

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Ace Combat 8 requires ray tracing GPU, 32GB RAM, and 125GB storage for recommended settings (techspot.com)

2026-07-28 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: ace combat 8, ray tracing, bandai namco

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Lossless Scaling lets a second GPU handle frame generation, reviving dual-GPU gaming without SLI (techspot.com)

2026-07-28 | by Kishalaya Kundu | tags: nvidia, rtx 3090, lossless scaling

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MSI and Colorful raise Nvidia RTX 50-series prices in China by up to 59% across the entire lineup — change in distributer pricing suggests GPU price hikes are on the way (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-27 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: nvidia, msi, rtx 50-series

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Minecraft Java raises recommended memory to 16GB ahead of Vulkan transition (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-27 | tags: minecraft, mojang, vulkan

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Save $1,000 on Lenovo's over-the-top RTX 5090 gaming laptop — this 18-inch monster packs 64GB of RAM and up to a 440Hz refresh rate (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-27 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: lenovo, rtx 5090, nvidia

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'RAM Machine' case probably costs more than the entire build — Nvidia RTX 5060, Core Ultra 5 CPU, and 32GB DDR5-8200 RAM are hiding inside (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-25 | by Jowi Morales | tags: nvidia rtx 5060, patriot ddr5-8200, intel core ultra 5

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Grab an Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti gaming PC with Core Ultra 7 CPU and 32GB RAM for under $1,200 — Thermaltake's View u2660T-170 slashed by 33% (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-25 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: nvidia, rtx 5060 ti, thermaltake

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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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45% off: Slashed to just $1,099, this bargain RTX 5060-powered gaming laptop is discounted by $900 at HP — near half-price HyperX Omen 16 is the perfect gaming laptop for heading back to school (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-24 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: hyperx omen 16, rtx 5060, amd ryzen 7

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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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Nvidia RTX 3090 and RTX 3050 team up to hit 144 FPS at 4K — Lossless Scaling turns old Ampere GPUs into a gaming powerhouse (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-23 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: nvidia, rtx 3090, rtx 3050

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When is NVLink worth it? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: nvlink, rtx 3090, nvidia