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Unannounced Nvidia RTX 50 Super GPUs appear in Seasonic PSU calculator — unreleased graphics cards shown with 10-17% higher TGP over original models

Unannounced Nvidia RTX 50 Super GPUs appear in Seasonic PSU calculator — unreleased graphics cards shown with 10-17% higher TGP over original models

💡 Verdict: Check out this gear. Check Price: See Deal ⚡ Quick Hits ** * Unreleased Nvidia RTX 50 Super GPUs were prematurely listed in Seasonic's official power supply calculator. * The leak indicates a 10% to 17% higher Total Graphics Power (TGP) compared to the original non-Super cards. * Gamers and PC

Save nearly $2,000 on this RTX 5090 OLED gaming laptop right now — massive discount on powerhouse 16-inch Lenovo rig with 240Hz refresh rate, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, and a 24-core Intel CPU, all for $3,199

Save nearly $2,000 on this RTX 5090 OLED gaming laptop right now — massive discount on powerhouse 16-inch Lenovo rig with 240Hz refresh rate, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB SSD, and a 24-core Intel CPU, all for $3,199

💡 Verdict: Score a massive $2,000 discount on a powerhouse 16-inch Lenovo gaming laptop featuring an RTX 5090, OLED 240Hz display, and a 24-core Intel CPU for just $3,199. Check Price: Lenovo RTX 5090 ⚡ Quick Hits * Save nearly $2,000 on a top-tier Lenovo gaming rig,

Samsung chip division's single-year profits beat its past 40 years of profits, combined — Samsung passes Nvidia to become most profitable company in the world

Samsung chip division's single-year profits beat its past 40 years of profits, combined — Samsung passes Nvidia to become most profitable company in the world

💡 Verdict: Samsung's chip division has shattered historical records, generating more profit in a single year than its previous four decades combined and overtaking Nvidia as the world's most profitable company. Check Price: Samsung Semiconductor ⚡ Quick Hits * Samsung's single-year chip profits eclipsed its past

Working prototype of open-source printer that promises user-repairability and no subscriptions appears in first video — DRM-free 'Open Printer' inkjet still has no announced price, ship date, or print speed, nine months after it first appeared

Working prototype of open-source printer that promises user-repairability and no subscriptions appears in first video — DRM-free 'Open Printer' inkjet still has no announced price, ship date, or print speed, nine months after it first appeared

💡 Verdict: Check out this gear. Check Price: See Deal ⚡ Quick Hits ** * First video of the working "Open Printer" prototype has surfaced online. * The inkjet printer promises user-repairability, zero DRM, and no mandatory ink subscriptions. * Nine months after its initial reveal, pricing, print speeds, and shipping dates are

China-made CXMT memory now supports faster speeds on MSI's AMD motherboards — new BIOS adds DDR5-8200 validation on dual-DIMM, DDR5-7200 on quad-DIMM models

China-made CXMT memory now supports faster speeds on MSI's AMD motherboards — new BIOS adds DDR5-8200 validation on dual-DIMM, DDR5-7200 on quad-DIMM models

💡 Verdict: Check out this gear. Check Price: See Deal ⚡ Quick Hits ** * MSI's new BIOS for AMD motherboards brings advanced validation for China-made CXMT memory. * Dual-DIMM memory configurations are now supported at ultra-fast DDR5-8200 speeds. * Quad-DIMM motherboard setups can now reliably achieve speeds up

Microsoft 'resets' Xbox by cutting 3,200 jobs this year, divesting five game studios — firm cites 'margins that are 3-10x lower than comparable platform and publishing businesses'

Microsoft 'resets' Xbox by cutting 3,200 jobs this year, divesting five game studios — firm cites 'margins that are 3-10x lower than comparable platform and publishing businesses'

💡 Verdict: Microsoft is initiating a massive "reset" of its Xbox division by cutting 3,200 jobs and divesting five studios to combat severely lagging profit margins. Check Price: Xbox ⚡ Quick Hits * Microsoft is eliminating 3,200 jobs within its Xbox gaming division this year. * Five game studios are

Germany's massive 60,000-game preservation project collapses after €1.5 million funding dries up — world's largest game archive was entirely publicly available, now abandoned just as Sony kills physical media

Germany's massive 60,000-game preservation project collapses after €1.5 million funding dries up — world's largest game archive was entirely publicly available, now abandoned just as Sony kills physical media

💡 Verdict: Germany's ambitious public archive designed to preserve 60,000 video games has abruptly collapsed due to drained funding, dealing a massive blow to gaming history just as physical media is being phased out. Check Price: Game Preservation Project ⚡ Quick Hits * A massive German video game archive containing