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The PC gaming ray tracing obsession began with the first RTX 20 graphics cards released on this day in 2018 — the GeForce RTX 2080 and 2080 Ti led the charge, but games were thin on the ground (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Mark Tyson | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 graphics card → | tags: nvidia turing, geforce rtx 2080, rtx 2080 ti

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Save $300 on this 4K gaming PC with a 9800X3D and RTX 5070 Ti, now $2,599 — powerhouse ABS Stratos II rig ships with 32GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-18 | by Ben Stockton | get ABS Stratos II Ruby gaming PC RTX 5070 Ti → | tags: abs stratos ii, ryzen 7 9800x3d, rtx 5070 ti

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Gears of War: E-Day's final PC specs target 4K at 60 FPS with an RTX 5070 Ti, but upscaling is required at all levels (techspot.com)

2026-09-18 | by Rob Thubron | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card → | tags: gears of war e-day, the coalition, rtx 5070 ti

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How The Oregon Trail became a generational icon (theverge.com)

2026-09-15 | by David Pierce | get The Oregon Trail card game → | tags: the oregon trail, version history, chris grant

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Grab a $560 saving on this 1440p-ready gaming PC with a 9800X3D and RTX 5060 Ti 16GB, now $1,859 — all-white CyberPowerPC desktop ships with one of AMD's best X3D chips, along with 32GB DDR5 and a 2TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-15 | by Ben Stockton | get Razer Kishi V2 Mobile Game Controller → | tags: cyberpowerpc, amd 9800x3d, rtx 5060 ti

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Nvidia's unreleased RTX 3070 Ti 16GB comes to life thanks to a modder's crazy GDDR6 swap — Frankenstein card combines RTX 3070 PCB and new VRAM with RTX 3070 Ti GPU (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-09 | by Hassam Nasir | get Quick 861DW hot air rework station → | tags: nvidia, rtx 3070 ti, gddr6

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Astonishing mod runs DLSS 5 on a second GPU to boost neural-rendered FPS up to 127% — game renders on one card, neural post-processing runs on the other, much like dedicated PhysX GPUs (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-07 | by Stephen Warwick | get RTX 5060 Ti 16GB graphics card → | tags: dlss 5, neural rendering, cyberpunk 2077

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Last day to save up to $900 in the Best Buy Labor Day sale on tech, with huge discounts on gaming PCs, laptops and monitors — secure an upgrade fast to beat rising hardware costs (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-04 | by Ben Stockton | get Gigabyte Gaming A16 RTX 5060 gaming laptop → | tags: best buy, labor day sale, gaming laptops

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Save up to $900 in the Best Buy Labor Day sale on tech, with huge discounts on gaming PCs, laptops and monitors — secure an upgrade fast to beat rising hardware costs (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-04 | by Ben Stockton | get ASUS ROG Ally handheld gaming PC → | tags: best buy, labor day sale, gaming laptops

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Get this stunning MSI RTX 5060 Ti 16G deal at Walmart for $200 less than anywhere else — only $569.99 for the solid mid-range Shadow 2x OC Plus gaming GPU is a steal by anyone's standards (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-04 | by Joe Shields | get MSI GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16G Shadow 2X OC Plus → | tags: msi, geforce rtx 5060 ti, walmart

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Get a DDR5 gaming PC with RTX 5060 Ti for just $1,399 — save 21% on the Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus-powered CyberPower system (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-03 | by Stewart Bendle | get CyberPowerPC Gamer Supreme RTX 5060 Ti gaming desktop → | tags: cyberpowerpc, intel core ultra 7 270k, rtx 5060 ti

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Star Wars Zero Company is a great game that's busted and may never be fixed (engadget.com)

2026-09-02 | by Igor Bonifacic | get Xbox Wireless Controller → | tags: star wars zero company, unreal engine 5, ryzen 7 5800x3d

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The Best GPUs - Early to Mid 2026 (techspot.com)

2026-08-30 | by Steven Walton | get Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB graphics card → | tags: nvidia, amd, intel

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Early leak of NVIDIA's DLSS 5 has an uncanny valley problem (engadget.com)

2026-08-28 | by Will Shanklin | get NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card → | tags: nvidia, dlss 5, control

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Save up to $600 on iBuyPower gaming PCs in its Labor Day sale — beat the component crisis with big bundles and coupons (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-28 | by Stewart Bendle | get HYTE Y70 PC case → | tags: ibuypower, ryzen 7 9800x3d, rtx 5070 ti

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Enthusiast mods GTX 1080 Ti with a dual-tower CPU cooler, sees up to 32°C reduction in temps — Mod yields 30W power savings and 9% higher FPS (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-23 | by Hassam Nasir | get Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE → | tags: gtx 1080 ti, asus strix, trashbench

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Apple @ Work Podcast: Agentic networking actions (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-18 | by Bradley C | tags: mosyle, apple, eblissai

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Japanese repair shop sells GPU VRAM upgrades for $25 per GB during memory crisis — RTX 2080 Ti modded to 22GB of GDDR6 for just $282, double the VRAM creates a budget AI powerhouse (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-17 | by Hassam Nasir | tags: rtx 2080 ti, gddr6, samsung

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Grab this Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti gaming PC for $2,099 before it sells out —prebuilt powerhouse includes a Core Ultra 7 265KF, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-15 | by Zhiye Liu | tags: nvidia, geforce rtx 5070 ti, predator orion 6000

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Save over $600 on a massive 18-inch gaming laptop as it falls to a new all-time low price at Amazon — Acer's Predator Helios Neo 18 AI packs an RTX 5070 Ti and 32GB of memory (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-12 | by Stewart Bendle | tags: acer predator helios neo 18, nvidia rtx 5070 ti, intel core ultra 9 275hx

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Save $370 on this 1440p gaming PC with an RTX 5060 Ti 16GB — formidable ABS Cyclone Aqua rig ships with 20-core Intel Core i7-14700F, 16GB DDR5 and a 1TB SSD, now only $1,329.99 (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-07 | by Ben Stockton | tags: gaming, performance, price

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Pre-modded 22GB RTX 2080 Ti cards surface on eBay for $500 as VRAM-hungry local AI fans chase down every spare FLOP — Hong Kong-based seller offers AI-friendly memory mod for a reasonable price (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-06 | by Jeffrey Kampman | tags: means, memory, products

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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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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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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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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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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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Score $1,100 off this OLED gaming laptop with RTX 5070 Ti, the ultimate Back to School powerhouse — also features a 24-core Ultra 9 290HX, 32GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-17 | by Stephen Warwick | tags: hp omen, rtx 5070 ti, intel core ultra 9 290hx