Sabrent SSDs Are up to 20% Off

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If you want to upgrade your computer with a speed-friendly storage option, check out these Sabrent SSDs deals going on today at Amazon. A variety of SSDs are listed with discounts ranging from 15% to more than 20% off. For example, Sabrent's 1TB Rocket Nano is now down from $169 to $129 .

This is a great opportunity for almost anyone looking for a new SSD. The best SSDs discounted includes everything from internal

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Dell Quietly Slashes Price of the 4K 120Hz OLED Alienware 55 Monitor by $1000

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Dell was the first company to unveil a large-format gaming display — the Alienware 55 — based on an OLED panel back at CES 2019. It just so happens that Dell appears to be the first maker to slash pricing of such a product, too.

The Alienware 55 uses a 55-inch OLED panel featuring a 4K resolution, 400 nits peak brightness, a 130,000:1 contrast ratio, a 0

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Report: Why The GeForce RTX 3080's GDDR6X Memory Is Clocked at 19 Gbps

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German publication Igor's Lab has launched an investigation into why Nvidia chose 19 Gbps GDDR6X memory for the GeForce RTX 3080 and not the faster 21 Gbps variant. There are various claims, but it's not entirely clear how exactly some of the testing was conducted, or where the peak temperature came from.

The GeForce RTX 3080, which is the newly anointed king of

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This Raspberry Pi Polaroid Camera Project Puts Snapchat to Shame

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Taking pictures on the Raspberry Pi just got old school with maker Sam Zeloof 's Polaroid Pi project! Using a receipt printer and Raspberry Pi housed inside an old Pronto Polaroid Land camera, he's able to print images on demand.

The project uses a Raspberry Pi with an Adafruit thermal printer. The printer can be used to print anything using a roll of thermal receipt paper. Zeloof rigged the printer to produce black and white images instead of the usual text.

The device will


Nvidia Posts RTX 3080 FAQ: Bot Wars, Unprecedented Demand, and Increasing Supply

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After a brief apology last week over the launch of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 , Nvidia has now posted a longer explanation of what has gone on behind the scenes during the launch, and how it is dealing with bots and scalpers in an FAQ on its site , as well as a further apology.

The FAQ mentions that Nvidia itself has canceled "hundreds" of orders made by bots. While they may have received confirmation emails, the company claims to have


Gigabyte Begins Listing RTX 3070 Gaming and Eagle Graphics Cards

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Nvidia has yet to launch its GeForce RTX 3090 , and we're already seeing board partners listing RTX 3070 aftermarket cards which are slated to be released next month. Gigabyte is one of the first to show off new RTX 3070 graphics cards , on its Gaming and Eagle lineups.

The GeForce RTX 3070 will be Nvidia's mid-range graphics card for the Ampere generation. The GPU will feature 5888 CUDA

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GPU Bot Battle: Average Gamers Turn to Bots to Score an RTX 3080

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Tired of scalper bots claiming all the RTX 3080 stock the instant it goes live? Want to pre-order the new best graphics cards without needing to pay a several thousand dollar markup every time they launch? Now some gamers are turning to bots of their own to pounce on RTX 3080 cards as soon as they're available, thanks to Reddit users u/anewchange (Ian Armour on Github) and u/lordhenry85. But know that if


Super Lego Mario Bros Controller

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Nintendo’s Mario games have a special place in our hearts. The same is true for Lego so when the two companies joined forces to release a Mario themed Lego set there were cheers from fans around the world. One enterprising hardware hacker has turned the Lego Mario character into a retro gaming controller for their emulated NES.

Wrote some code to use the #legosupermario to play #SuperMario pic.twitter.com/LOuECESPgT September 2, 2020

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EVGA to Stock 'Thousands' of Nvidia RTX 3080 Ampere GPUs Soon

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Update 9/21/2020 10:50am PT : EVGA reached out to clarify that while it does have thousands of GPUs incoming, they will not all be available this week. We've amended the text below:

Nvidia's launch of the GeForce RTX 3080 graphics cards have left many feeling left in the cold as the cards sold out almost immediately. We could see some improvements soon, though. According to EVGA's


Microsoft Buys Zenimax Media, Bethesda Softworks, for $7.5 Billion

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Microsoft today announced a massive, $7.5 billion cash acquisition of Zenimax Media and its game publishing arm, Bethesda Softworks. The closure of the deal will also putt Bethesda Game Studios, Id, Arkane, Zenimax Onlone, Tango Gameworks, Alpha Dog and Roundhouse Studios under the Microsoft and Xbox umbrellas.

Xbox head Phil Spencer wrote that this will add 2,300 developers to Microsoft, as well as major PC and console franchises, including The Elder Scrolls, Fallout, Wolfenstein