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CPU options include the Intel Raptor Lake i5-1340P and i7-1360P models which can be coupled with up to 64 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and up to 10 TB of storage. Port selection is quite robust and Simply NUC allows for some custom ports on the front panel.

With a list price of US$1,199.99, the 49-inch Samsung Odyssey CRG9, model LC49RG90SSNXZA, is now down to US$799.96 on Amazon thanks to a 33% discount. With a brightness of 1,000 nits and a 95% DCI-P3 color gamut, this curved gaming monitor delivers an amazing 5,120 X 1,440-pixel visual experience.

Dell has officially unveiled the Dell Precision 7960 Tower and Precision 5860 Tower for heavy workloads. They can be configured with a multitude of Intel Xeon chips, ECC memory, Nvidia RTX A series graphics cards and more. They will be available for purchase on April 18.

Launched back in 2019 and available in 500 GB, 1 TB, and 2 TB sizes, the Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe 4.0 M.2 2280 SSD is one of the fastest pieces of hardware in its class. With a list price of US$299.99, the 2 TB version is down to the lowest price in 30 days on Amazon thanks to a 40% discount, so now it goes for US$179.99.

The Lenovo LOQ Tower 17IRB8 has been revealed with up to an Intel Core i7-13700, a B760 motherboard, 32 GB of 3,200 MT/s DDR4 RAM, and a 500 Watt power supply. It hits shelves in June 2023, starting at US$1,099.

Introduced last year, the Dell P2222H is a 60 Hz monitor focused on productivity. It features a stand with height, tilt, swivel, pivot adjustments, multiple inputs (HDMI, DP, VGA), as well as a USB hub with one upstream and four downstream 5 Gbps ports. Thanks to a 49% price cut, it can be acquired from Amazon for just US$168.99.

Featuring military-grade capacitors rated to last for 20,000 hours at 105 degrees Celsius, the Asus TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4080 OC Edition video card is now 14% off on Amazon. This discount brings the price of this factory overclocked card down to US$1,199, which is the launch price of the reference design.

With the lowest price in 30 days for the 4 TB model, which is 40% down from US$429.99 to US$258, the old-school Samsung 870 QVO SATA III SSD family is now down by up to 48% on Amazon. This discount applies to the 1 TB model. Thanks to it, the price drops from US$134.99 to US$69.99.

Available since late April 2018, the 32-inch Samsung UJ59 4K UHD monitor with the model number LU32J590UQNXZA is now discounted by 21%. From a list price of US$339.99, this LED monitor with a 60 Hz refresh rate is down to US$269.99, a price available for the time being from both Amazon and Samsung US.

Available on Amazon since September 2021, the Asus TUF Gaming VG28UQL1A gaming monitor has a 28-inch display size with 3,840 X 2,160 pixels, 144 Hz refresh, 1 ms GtG response time, as well as G-Sync, FreeSync Premium, and Variable Overdrive support. The ongoing 20% discount has pushed the US$749 list price to US$599.

Developed in the United States and available on Amazon for less than a year, the Sabrent Rocket 4 Plus NVMe PCIe 4.0 8 TB SSD can reach 7,100 MB/s and 6,600 MB/s when reading/writing data while used on a PCIe Gen4 motherboard. The US$1,499.99 list price is now down to the lowest value in 30 days, so those interested can get it for US$999.99.

MSRP is set at US$1,649, but retail prices will most likely be jacked since this is a limited edition, so it may actually match an RTX 4090. The near-silent operation is certainly a nice feature, yet it clearly does not justify the extra US$500+ over a Founders Edition, especially with the added bulk.

Previously priced at US$597.48 on Amazon and US$599.99 on LG's US online store, the 34-inch curved ultrawide 34WP75C-B.AUS monitor is now available on Amazon for just US$396.99. Its highlights include AMD FreeSync Premium support, HDR10, sRGB 99% color gamut, two 7 W speakers, 65 W Power Delivery, and more.

CheckSum This mechanical keyboard isn't just Lego themed. It is brick-compatible with actual Lego pieces! Pixel Lego can be connected to phones, tablets and computers thanks to its Bluetooth, USB-C and proprietary 2.4 GHz (via USB dongle) connection capabilities.

The 15th gen Intel Arrow Lake CPU architecture is scheduled to follow the 14th gen Meteor Lake in 2024. In his latest video, Tom from Moore’s Law Is Dead has confirmed some of his previous rumors while revealing a few new details about Intel Arrow Lake CPUs including the complete cancelation of mobile ARL-U.

Intel could launch refreshed Raptor Lake CPUs later this year if the latest report from leaker Moore’s Law Is Dead is accurate. The leaker alleges that RPL-R could be competitive against the Ryzen 7000 processor but this reprieve might be short-lived as Zen 5 CPUs are possibly launching before desktop Intel Arrow Lake (ARL-S).

Available for purchase since June 2022, the Acer Nitro ED240Q Sbiip curved gaming monitor is a budget solution that provides AMD FreeSync Premium support, 165 Hz refresh, and a minimum response rate of 1 ms. The US$179.99 list price of this 23.6-inch monitor is now down by 33%, so it can be acquired via Amazon for US$119.99.

Purported images of RTX 4060/Ti Founders Edition have leaked displaying a design that is in line with other RTX 40 series cards. Based on rumors, the RTX 4060 and the RTX 4060 Ti will feature AD106 and AD107 GPUs respectively. Both cards are also said to pack 8 GB of GDDR6 memory and a 128-bit wide bus.

Documents leaked from Gigabyte reveal that AMD's AM5 platform supports Rembrandt and Phoenix processors in addition to the Raphael Ryzen 7000X released last year. This suggests that Team Red is preparing to update the Ryzen G-series with 6000G and 7000G models featuring the more powerful RDNA 2 and RDNA 3 iGPUs.

Released back in November 2021, the ASRock Z690 Pro RS LGA 1700 motherboard remains a tempting Z690 solution compatible with 13th Gen Intel Core processors. While only compatible with DDR4 memory, the discounted price of US$184.59 makes this piece of hardware an even better deal than before.

While considered an outdated piece of tech that is no longer relevant in 2023 by many consumers, the Samsung 970 EVO Plus 2 TB PCIe 3.0 SSD is now attractive once again thanks to an insane discount of almost 75%. Listed on Amazon with a US$499.99 price tag, this SSD is down to a pocket-friendly value of just US$129.99.

The eagerly anticipated RTX 4070 GPU is allegedly coming next month. Leaker Tom of the Moore’s Law Is Dead YouTube channel has revealed an unexpectedly high pricing target for the upcoming board. If MLID’s report ends up being true, the RTX 4070 price will be in line with the last-gen RTX 3080 cards.

Although the 100 Hz refresh rate and minimum response time of 4 ms GtG do not make it suitable for the needs of pretentious gamers, the Dell S3422DW is a good choice for many scenarios, including multimedia consumption and office tasks. With a list price of US$479.99, it is now down to US$349.99 on both Amazon and Dell US.

Nvidia is reportedly getting ready to reveal the RTX 4070 desktop GPU next month. The card which is rumored to feature 5,888 CUDA cores, 12 GB of GDDR6 memory, and a 192-bit wide bus could go on sale starting April 13 if review embargo details obtained by VideoCardz are any indication.

Although the stability issues in Assassin’s Creed Origins and a few other problems remain unresolved, the 531.29 Game Ready Driver package for Nvidia GeForce GPUs comes to patch bugs such as high CPU usage after exiting games, Adobe application instability, as well as GeForce GTX 10/MX250/350 series mobile GPUs stability issues.

Available since last March, the Dell UltraSharp U3223QE is a 31.5-inch IPS monitor with a generous resolution of 3840 X 2160 pixels, 100% Rec 709 and sRGB color gamut, as well as a rich set of connectivity options. The ongoing 27% Amazon discount takes this US$1,149.99 piece of hardware down to US$835.79.

Introduced on the market at the end of November 2019, the 14 TB Western Digital Purple HDD is optimized for surveillance tasks with design traits that ensure long-term reliability while in use 24/7. With a list price of US$319.99 and a mid-2021 peak of almost US$600, the WD140PURZ model retails now at US$279.99.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX APU has turned up on PassMark and in the process has delivered incredible single-thread and multi-test suite results. The Ryzen 9 7945HX is so powerful that it easily surpasses the mobile CPU competitor Intel Core i9-13980HX and sets its sights on the desktop monster i9-13900KS instead.

Available for purchase since late September 2020, the Acer KB272HL Hbi is a 27-inch FHD monitor with a VA panel, AMD FreeSync support, 75 Hz refresh, and 1 ms response time. With a list price of US$159.99, it is now available with a 25% discount on Amazon, so those interested can get it for US$119.99.

AMD could have made an RTX 4090 competitor but chose not to in favor of a trade-off between price and competitive performance. AMD's rationale is that a 600 W card with a US$1,600 price tag is not a mainstream option for PC gamers and that the company always strived to price its flagship GPUs in the US$999 bracket. The company execs also explained why an MCM approach to the GPU die may not be feasible yet unlike what we've seen with CPUs.

The 49-inch Samsung Odyssey Neo G9 G95NA curved gaming monitor has been around since late July 2021 and features a 240 Hz refresh rate, 1 ms response time, and compatibility with both G-Sync and FreeSync Premium Pro. Now, its US$2,299.99 list price is down to US$1,449.99 thanks to a massive 37% discount.

Lenovo US has announced a sale this weekend (March 11-12, 2023) on a range of Legion-brand desktops and laptops. The best offers on these gaming PCs include a total of 34% off the 16-inch 7i Gen 7 with an Alder Lake-HX processor with higher-end NVIDIA graphics. Alternatively, the Legion Tower 7i Gen 7 with the RTX 3080 card is now US$750 cheaper than normal.

Using a 34-inch VA panel with 3,440 X 1,440 pixels, the Samsung SJ55W monitor also features AMD FreeSync support, a 75 Hz refresh rate, 4 ms response time (GtG), as well as multitasking split screen functions such as PBP and PIP. The ongoing 20% Amazon discount pushes the US$329.99 list price down to US$264.06.

The SideTrak STMNHD23L is extraordinarily light and with a small footprint to be perfect for tight workspaces. Features are limited, however, with no tilting or USB-C options.

Naughty Dog has revealed the PC system requirements for The Last of Us Part 1. While the game can run on low-end hardware, gamers looking for a maxed-out 4K experience will require some powerful hardware. The game is set to hit Steam and the Epic Games Store on March 28.

Powered by Intel's 10-core / 12-thread 12th gen embedded solutions with vPro features, the new Chapel Rock mini PCs offer robust connectivity combined with business-grade security for Edge and IoT applications.

Lenovo has launched three powerful workstations — the ThinkStation P5, ThinkStation P7, and the ThinkStation PX. All three workstations are based on Intel Sapphire Rapids Xeon Scalable processors. The ThinkStation P7 and PX also feature Nvidia's upcoming RTX 6000 Ada GPUs while the P5 offers RTX A6000 based on Ampere. Lenovo said that it is collaborating with Aston Martin for chassis design.

Also available from Dell for US$499.99, the 34-inch Dell S3422DWG curved gaming monitor has the same list price on Amazon, but the ongoing 26% discount pushes it to a more convenient US$367.99. This monitor has a 1800R curve, a refresh rate of 144 Hz, and a resolution of 3,440 X 1,440 pixels.

The spacious OLED Innocn monitor should appeal to professional artists who want the display quality of an Apple Studio Display without needing to pay the "Apple tax".

The latest Jupiter H610 and B660 mini PCs from ASRock feature a compact 1 liter case that can accommodate 35 W T-series and 65 W desktop Core CPUs together with up to 64 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM and a storage combo involving dual-NVMe SSD plus a SATA solution.