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Graphics cards
- Is this a joke: Amazon.com: NVIDIA Video Card 900-22080-0000-000 Tesla K80 24GB DDR5 PCI-Express Passive Cooling Brown Box NCNR. : Electronics
- These are the cheapest GPUs that can run DLSS 5 (you probably own one already)
- 5 AMD Adrenalin settings GPU owners should change right away
- Why are Nvidia GPUs made by different brands?
Cell phones
- Your phone’s USB-C port does a lot more than just charge – here’s what else it can do | Watch
- User wakes up to bricked iPhone—not ready for what he’s told
Windows
- Windows has been slowing down every USB drive you plug in for 8 years, and one setting fixes it
- Your Windows 11 PC has 4 built-in tools that do what every optimizer app promises
- You should disable Windows fast startup
- How to fix high CPU usage on Windows
- Windows 11 26H2 gave my laptop nearly 2GB of RAM back, but there’s a catch for low-RAM PCs
General tech news
- What it means if a USB port has a ‘D’ symbol next to it
- I priced out my 2023 gaming PC at today’s prices, and it’s worth more than I paid for it
- Stop stressing over dual-channel RAM: Why a single stick is fine while prices are high
- How long does RAM last in your PC?
- PSA: When it comes to old SSDs, it’s use-it-or-lose-it
- These 3 apps and tools are wearing out your SSD without telling you
- Why CPU overclocking is mostly now a thing of the past
- HP already selling Eliteboard refresh with 32 GB RAM and an AMD Gorgon Point CPU
- Stop wasting your Wi-Fi router’s USB port – try this instead | Watch
Gaming news
- GTA 6 leaker threatening to release start-to-finish playable build of the game
- GTA 6 officially drops surprise preview available right now
- GTA 6 just revealed a fix for one of Rockstar’s oldest habits
- The Atari ET landfill legend was true, and the games sold for $108K
- 10 rarest PS1 games (& how much they’re worth in 2026)
- How much does DDR5 RAM speed matter for gaming?
- GTA 6 leak saga comes to unceremonious end as cryptocoin collapses
- New 2026 roguelike Steam game is completely free for a limited time
- Epic Games reveals plans to finally bring Fortnite to a new platform
Valve
Xbox
- 5 Xbox Series X features you’ll need to manually enable
- Xbox XP: new division to turn games into movies and theme parks
- 4 unexpected uses for your Xbox’s USB port
- Xbox has a teeny new gamepad
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says Xbox will not survive on its past
- I tried Xbox’s disc-to-digital, a useful new feature for future-proofing games
- Big Walk devs explain why it isn’t on Xbox and likely never will be, ‘we are disappointed too’
Sony
- Sony quietly releases brand-new PlayStation Portal update for October 2026
- GTA 6 leaker threatening to release start-to-finish playable build of the game
- Here’s how much the PlayStation 5 cost in 2020 vs. 2026
- New PlayStation hardware officially confirmed alongside pre-order date
- Open-source AnyPS5 dumps emulation to run PlayStation 5 console games natively on PC
- PlayStation Store delisted 3 exclusive games for unknown reasons
Retroware
- Atari 10-in-one joystick
- GlacialTech Altair A381 PC case
- Slappa 600 CD Case