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Dell's most affordable Quantum-Dot OLED gaming monitor comes with a 165Hz refresh rate and has now gone on sale at the company's official online store, where the Alienware AW3423DWF can be ordered for US$990 by using a certain coupon code.

Now down below the US$900 threshold thanks to a generous 22% Amazon discount, the MSI Katana GF66 gaming laptop is a deal worth checking out. This 15.6-inch machine comes with Intel Core i7-12650H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphics, 16 GB memory, 512 GB SSD, and runs Windows 11 Home out of the box.

A Chiphell user pitted Nvidia's upcoming AD106 GPU against the last-gen GA104 and TU104. While the Ada Lovelace silicon easily outperformed its Turning-based counterpart, the same can't be said for Ampere.

The high price of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card doesn’t seem to have put gamers completely off making a purchase. The powerful board from Team Green is the second-highest monthly mover in Steam’s hardware survey for January 2023. While the RTX 4090 soars, an SKU from the AMD Radeon RX 7000 series has yet to make an appearance.

Hisense now claims to have shipped the most units of any brand in the global TV market. These figures, which apply to the month of December 2022, have also apparently helped propel the brand to #2 in terms of market share over the past year. Hisense also attributes its success to its sponsorship of the recent FIFA World Cup event.

AMD's Frank Azor has promised new drivers for gamers with Radeon RX 6000 series (and older) hardware. The update is slated to arrive in two weeks and might not have anything for the current-gen Radeon RX 7000 SKUs, although AMD promises to return to a unified driver approach soon.

Naughty Dog has confirmed The Last of Us Part 1 PC launch has been delayed by three weeks. Originally slated to hit the platform on March 3, the game will now be playable on March 28.

Valve has released a major Steam Client Update for Windows. While the changelog is relatively long, the main change is a new Big Picture Mode. The ageing UI has finally made way for the Steam Deck UI, which contains several Windows-specific changes.

PBKreviews has disassembled the Razer Edge, a new entry in the Android gaming handheld space. Seemingly, the Razer Edge has more in common with a modern smartphone than other gaming handhelds, with no active cooling and a complex display replacement.

Sony has released a new update for some of the circa 32 million PlayStation 5 consoles it has sold to date. Rolling out on Sony's beta program, firmware update 7.00 bring long-awaited HDMI VRR support at 1440p, as well as Discord integration and improved ease-of-use functionality.

Moore's Law Is Dead leaks AD106 and AD107 die shots complete with size and starting price estimates. The new chips appear to be significantly smaller than their previous gen counterparts, but this is to be expected from GPUs produced on TSMC's N4 nodes. Price points seem a bit too high, however.

Acer has showcased AMD Ryzen 7000 series versions of the Nitro 16 and Nitro 17. Landing this spring in the Eurozone, China and the US, the pair will also come with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series GPUs and 165 Hz displays at mid-range price points.

RedGamingTech has revealed hardware specifications and performance estimates of the upcoming mid-range RX 7800 XT, RX 7700 XT, and RX7600/XT. The purported specifications of the RX 7800 XT and the RX 7600/XT appear to have been scaled down as compared to the leaker's estimations from last year.

Instead of modifying the Xe 2 architecture for the low power, gaming, datacenter and HPC market segments, Intel is planning to increase cost-efficiency and reduce segmentation, focusing only on integrated (LPG) and discrete (HPG) solutions.

Microsoft is not happy with reports of PlayStation chief Jim Ryan meeting with EU officials to discuss the US$69 billion Microsoft-Activision Blizzard deal. Microsoft is accusing Sony of lying to EU regulators that the popular Call of Duty franchise would cease to be available on the PlayStation. Microsoft insists that PlayStation is the current console market leader, and it would not make economic sense to alienate gamers on that platform.

After having introduced the new Alienware x16 powered by Intel Raptor Lake-H at CES 2023, Dell is now offering what it calls the "world's most premium gaming laptop" with a choice of several AMD Ryzen 7000HS CPUs all the way up to the Ryzen 9 7940HS. The Alienware x16 can be configured with up to a 175 W Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Laptop GPU and is largely similar to its Intel counterpart save for differences in the WLAN card and port selection.

With highlights like 1 ms response time, 165 Hz refresh, AMD FreeSync Premium, as well as Eye Saver Mode, the 32-inch Samsung Odyssey G32A gaming monitor has a list price of US$329.99. Now, both Amazon and Samsung US have it on sale with similar discounts that push the price below the US$250 mark.

Resembling a mini PS5, the Chatreey G2 can be configured with i7-12700H or i9-12900H processors and an RTX 3050 dGPU, plus up to 64 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and up to 4 TB of storage. Prices range between US$687 and US$1,194.

Dell has previewed the Alienware 500Hz Gaming Monitor again ahead of next week's release in China. The 500 Hz gaming monitor will also be available next month in North America, where it will arrive with VESA DisplayHDR 400 certification and plenty of I/O, among other features.

Dell has confirmed the GeForce RTX 4080-powered Alienware m18 will be purchasable on February 9 for US$2,599. Entry-level models will start at US$1,899 and will be available shortly after. Variants running AMD hardware will only launch in Q2, 2023.

Dell has revealed the sale date for the Alienware m16 gaming laptop. One can purchase its high-end variant with a GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card for US$2,599 on February 7. Affordable models start at US$1,899 and will be purchasable soon.

The free PlayStation Plus service games for February have been leaked. There are three games and an expansion listed for the PS4 and three titles mentioned for the PS5. Gamers will be pleased to see OlliOlli World included, and there is also an open-world action game, a survivor horror title, and the addition of Europa to a controversial FPS universe to be enjoyed.

EA has announced Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's release date has been delayed from March 17 to April 26. It says the game is finished, and the extra six weeks will be used for further optimizations and to improve player experience.

Nvidia could still be testing its supposedly shelved Titan RTX Ada graphics cards in India, as confirmed by a recent shipping manifest. It bore a familiar PG137 EB2 SKU0000 codename and packed 48 GB of GDDR6 VRAM.

Released in early March 2022, the Asus ROG Fusion II 500 gaming headset features the Hi-Res ESS 9280 Quad DAC that provides an impressive 130 dB SNR value, virtual 7.1 surround, and a noise-canceling AI beamforming microphone. The ongoing 28% discount takes the US$179.99 price down to US$129.99.

Cyberpunk 2077 players will finally be able to take full advantage of DLSS 3 on their GeForce RTX 4000 graphics cards. Dying Light 2 also gets the feature, along with a laundry list of other improvements via the 1.9.0 update.

Spectrum, the "crowd-designed" monitor originally from Eve Devices, is now available as a display with a 4K/144Hz configuration. This variant is now offered at US$300 off its regular price. Its maker touts it as offering an "unparalleled" gaming experience, a glare-free coating included, although there are potential caveats involved in this deal.

The AORUS 17X can now be pre-ordered for US$3,899. The configuration includes a 17.3-inch 1440p display with 240 Hz refresh rate, Intel's i9-13900HX processor, an RTX 4090 GPU, 32 GB DDR5-5600 and 2 TB of SSD storage.

A new GPU AIB maker backed by Acer's expertise could prove beneficial for the market as a whole. However, rumor has it that the Predator cards will not feature any Nvidia GPUs any time soon, focusing only on intel and AMD models at first.

Coming as the followers of the M25 series, the M30 Black and M30 RGB ATX cases by Sharkoon target two distinct markets, namely office and gaming. While the M30 Black sports a straightforward design without any special treats, the M30 RGB arrives with two pre-installed RGB fans and a transparent side panel.

Serial hardware leaker Tom of Moore’s Law is Dead (MLID) has published a video claiming that although the RTX 4090 continues to sell well, the sales are losing momentum. The leaker also alleges that the RX 7900 XTX cards are moving quickly. However, the real MVPs are last-gen RTX 30 and RX 6000 boards which are priced equal to or less than MSRP.

With a list price of US$99.99, the Lenovo Legion H500 Pro 7.1 is a surround sound wired gaming headset described as "the ultimate tool for pro gamers" that features 50 mm drivers and a passive noise-canceling retractable microphone. It works with PCs, mobile devices, and consoles. The discounted price tag reads US$52.99.

Sony teased the upcoming Spider-Man 2 as well as possibly a new Uncharted title in a 'Live from PS5' ad that brings back memories from early PlayStation live action marketing. Those who want to buy a PlayStation 5 in 2023 will have a much easier time, reiterated Sony, as it has now significantly increased the console's production.

Amazon is selling the PowerColor Red Dragon AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT for US$35 off the normal US$555 retail price. In the absence of any next-gen mid-range cards from AMD and Nvidia, the RX 6800 XT with the slashed rate is a tempting buy as it performs quite well at 1440p.

Although the launch price of the reference design was US$1,599, finding the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 below US$1,800 is quite tricky, especially when talking about custom designs. In this case, the Zotac Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 Trinity OC 24GB is 13% off on Amazon, dropping from US$2,077.67 to US$1,799.67.

CheckSum Metal: Hellsinger is a fairly simple first-person shooter, but the main attractions are executed so well that it's difficult not to enjoy the end result. It makes for a great entry into rhythm games if you're more of an FPS player, while the heavy metal soundtrack scored by the likes of Serj Tankian, Matt Heafy, Alissa White-Gluz, and Tatiana Shmayluk will have fans of the genre coming back for more.

Turning the massive RTX 4090 GPU into a 1-slot compact card is easy with the Alphacool reference design enterprise-level waterblock with backplate. The compact design also reduces the card length by almost 50%, but it only works with INNO3D models.

Industry insider Tom Henderson has learned about two upcoming Ubisoft titles codenamed Project Blackbird and Project Maverick. The former is the successor to Far Cry 6 (likely Far Cry 7) and the latter is a multiplayer-only title set in Alaska.

It's tough to keep track of all the gaming laptops coming out this February with GeForce 40 graphics and Intel 13th gen CPUs. At least one manufacturer has made a handy table detailing all of their upcoming models and even their TGP and MUX options.

The Razer Edge is now orderable in Wi-Fi-only and 5G variants. Both variants feature the Snapdragon G3x Gen 1 chipset, a 144 Hz AMOLED display and a 5,000 mAh battery, among other components. The Razer Edge starts at US$399.99 and rises to US$599.99 for the 5G edition.

Sony has finally started selling the DualSense Edge, its premium wireless controller intended for the PlayStation 5. While the DualSense Edge contains several innovations compared to the regular DualSense, it also offers significantly worse battery life.

Samsung presents its first 43-inch gaming monitor with Mini-LED technology. The Odyssey Neo G7 integrates a 4K panel with 144 Hz refresh rate and is compatible with the FreeSync Premium Pro standard. It can double up as a TV with Smart Hub functionality and two 20 W speakers.

Dell has discounted the high-end Alienware m17 R5 gaming laptop by 34%. One can buy it for as low as US$1,676.65 thanks to a discount and two stackable coupons.

With the Core i5-12500H CPU and a GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPU, all current titles can be displayed smoothly on the matte FHD display (300 Hz). The GPU and CPU are accompanied by a fast PCIe-4 SSD (1 TB), 16 GB of RAM, and a Thunderbolt 4 port. A copy of the Windows operating system is not included.

One of the fastest Dell G15 configurations on the market has gone on sale with a noteworthy discount thanks to two stackable coupon codes that bring the price of this RTX 3070 Ti gaming laptop down to US$1,367.

Brazilian YouTuber Iskandar Souza and GPU repair specialist Paulo Gomes expose a new scheme involving used mining GPUs sold as new from Chinese online retailers. In order to hide the yellow tint on VRAM, cryptominers are now repainting the chips complete with realistic-looking serial numbers.