Paul Lilly
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A user on Reddit has posted a GPU-Z screenshot that purportedly shows their GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition graphics card with fewer render operation pipelines (ROPs), or render output units if you prefer, than what are supposed to be...
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Hey, is that a portable solid state drive (SSD) in your pocket or are you just happy to have saved some money? The answer can be both if you take advantage of our roundup of external storage deals. We found some great discounts on portable...
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It turns out that a spattering of reports about some GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards shipping with missing render output unit (or raster operations pipeline) hardware were the result of a "production anomaly" and not an issue with the...
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Working an extra long shift can stink but your peripherals don't have do. Not that I've ever had a problem with bad-smelling peripherals. All the same, ASUS is attempting to inject a breath of fresh (or scented) air into the PC peripheral...
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If you thought "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" was an odd premise, wait until you get a load of the curious case of missing render output unit hardware (or raster operations pipeline, if you prefer—ROP from here on out) on some...
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If you blinked, you missed the initial wave of GeForce RTX 5090 graphics cards at retail before they sold out. And if you sneezed, you also missed your window of opportunity to snag a GeForce RTX 5080. The GeForce RTX 5070 Ti came and went...
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Amazon announced it is shutting down its 'Amazon Appstore for Android' this summer as part of a broader effort to streamline and improve its services and programs. The app store was never nearly as popular as Google's own Play Store...
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Whether retailers want to admit it or not, you have almost no shot of a bagging a GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card against the barrage of bots and scalpers that swoop in whenever there's an inventory refresh. Stock has been slightly better...
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There comes a time when the right thing to do is to put your gaming mouse out to pasture. Maybe the buttons stopped working and are beyond repair or perhaps it's so old that kids with their fancy new mice have a competitive advantage in...
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Nintendo is going to make us wait for its next Direct event on April 2, 2025 (one day after April Fools') to find out more details about its upcoming Switch 2 console, which we anticipate will reveal more information about the hardware...
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It took a minute, but Micron has released what it is calling its "first Gen5 client SSD," which primarily takes aim at OEM system builders. With sequential speeds rated at up to 14.5GB/s, it's the fastest SSD in Micron's stable, though the...
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At least one major laptop maker is getting ready to raise prices in response to US President Donald Trump's 10% tariffs on Chinese imports. According to Acer's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Jason Chen, the upcoming price hikes will...
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Make no mistake, laptops powered by NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 50 series mobile GPUs are inbound, though rumor has it they're slightly delayed. The initial launch might also focus on lower end discrete GPU models. If you're looking to get in the...
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It's fair to say that PowerColor is best known for its AMD Radeon graphics cards, with aggressive product names like Red Devil and Hellhound (among others). But did you also know that PowerColor dabbles in peripherals? It's a relatively...
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In the oft-used words of every magician that's ever performed a disappearing act, 'Now you see it, now you don't!'. Only instead of a magic trick, that same line can be applied to the GeForce RTX 5090 and GeForce RTX 5080 retail launches...
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If you're ready to take in the plunge into OLED territory for your next gaming display, we have some great news—Amazon has slashed pricing on several models. Among the deals we found is an Alienware model with a QD-OLED panel that's been...
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Frank Azor, a PC industry vet who co-founded Alienware before joining AMD as its Chief Architect of Gaming Solutions and Marketing five and a half years ago, is not shying away from rumors of there being a Radeon RX 9070 XT with 32GB of...
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Corsair is under the impression that it knows when Rockstar Games will release a version of Grand Theft Auto VI, one of the most anticipated games of all time (if not THE most anticipated title ever), will land on PC. During an earnings call to discuss fourth quarter results, Corsair's Vice...
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Four score and seven years ago, our ancestors had no idea what it would be like to game on a massive monitor or have practically all of the world's information accessible on a handheld device. Some of you still don't, but good news—we...
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Several early listings for custom GeForce RTX 5070 Ti models from NVIDIA's OEM partners have popped up at Micro Center and, spoiler alert, almost every single one (so far) is priced higher than the baseline $749 MSRP. The lone exception is...
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There are deals, and then there are DEALS. Well folks, when a retailer slashes the price of a product nearly in half and it's a real discount, it gets our attention. And so it goes with Amazon slashing 48% off the price of Samsung's Galaxy...
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For tech-savvy users (and everyone, really), it goes without saying that you should never click on links in emails willy-nilly. In light of a recent account hijacking campaign, however, YouTube has taken to X/Twitter with a warning to "be...
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