Nvidia's China-oriented A800 is getting more expensive due to fears of U.S. GPU sales ban.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/price-of-nvidia-a800-compute-gpu-soars
The ASRock Z790 Steel Legend ($229.99) is an affordable option for Intel 12th and 13th-gen processors. The board includes five M.2 sockets (one PCIe 5.0), eight SATA ports, 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6E, capable power delivery, and a budget audio codec. Gaming performance is great, but other tasks were average at best.
A hardware leaker has shared a set of purported Core i7-14700K benchmarks and info. If accurate, this CPU might deliver performance uplifts as good as 20%.
A reputable tech tipster says the first Raptor Lake Refresh 'K' CPUs for desktops will be released in mid to late October.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/raptor-lake-refresh-desktop-cpus-rumored-to-be-due-in-week-42
Ayaneo has launched another handheld, using the popular AMD Phoenix processors, but this one has quite a small screen.
The Samsung 980 Pro 2TB, which typically sells for $139.14, has dropped to $99.99 on Amazon.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-980-pro-2tb-pcie-40-ssd-dips-to-5-cents-per-gb
It's all too easy to find fake branded SSDs with capacity and performance issues, so a TechTuber shows some of the warning signs.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/fake-samsung-ssds-found-at-etailer-then-benchmarked
You can buy the powerful Gigabyte Radeon RX 7900 XTX Gaming OC for just $899 from either Amazon or Newegg.
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amds-flagship-radeon-rx-7900-xtx-drops-dollar150-off-original-msrp
The Toshiba X300 offers more capacity without being an enterprise or NAS HDD solution. It does this without resorting to SMR or lowering its RPM. However, price and performance are both underwhelming.
https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/toshiba-x300-14tb-hdd-review
A project dubbed Windows Update Restored aims to provide online update services for abandoned versions of the OS. Windows 95, 98 (and SE), and NT 4.0 updates are now ready.