Cheap and Fast: G.Skill 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM on Sale for $55

G.Skill Aegis 16GB DDR4-3200 Memory Kit

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Memory prices are expected to increase up to 30% over the next year. If you're in need of memory, now's a good time to pick up a kit while the best Cyber Week tech deals are still around. And right now, the G.Skill Aegis 16GB DDR4-3200 RAM kit (F4-3200C16D-16GIS)  is currently on sale for just $

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Budget PC Builders: Save Money With This $25 Windowless Thermaltake Case

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Who doesn't love the savings offered by a good budget PC build ?  It’s not every day that you see a name-brand PC case available for just $25, but today is that day. The case in question is Thermaltake’s Versa H17 .

The case itself is all that you’ll need when doing a budget build, featuring a Micro-ATX layout with four expansion slots, some liquid cooling support and USB 2.0 and 3

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AMD's Radeon RX 5500 XT May Just Be an Overclocked RX 5500

A well-known hardware leaker called @KOMACHI_ENSAKA on Twitter has tweeted a screenshot of what appears to be the specifications for the upcoming AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT graphics card. However, the specs suggest that the card will merely be an overclocked version of the AMD Radeon RX 5500 graphics card that AMD has already detailed but not released.

A fully-unlocked Navi 14 die has up to 1,536 Stream Processors (SPs). The one that's inside


Team Group Reveals Shiny New ARGB DDR4 RAM With Reflective Mirror Design

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Team Group is here with a shiny new memory kit, and this time that’s no joke: these really are shiny. Meet the T-Force Xtreem ARGB DDR4 RAM modules, which come with addressable RGB (aRGB) and a mirror finish.

Starting with the main specs, the DRAM modules under the fancy heatsinks will come in a handful of variants, but only in kits of 16GB comprised of two 8GB modules. Speed options are 3,20

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Huawei Challenges US Restrictions (Again)

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Huawei today announced that it's filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to protest a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order that prohibits carriers from using the Universal Service Fund federal subsidiary to buy Huawei equipment.

The FCC issued the order on November 22 purportedly because it believes that allowing carriers to use Huawei equipment in rural areas throughout the U.S. represents a national security risk. The idea was that preventing carriers from using the Universal


Our Favorite Wrist Rest Ever Is at Its Lowest Price, Just $15

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If you’re someone who does a lot of typing all day, your wrists could probably use a rest. And while many of the best gaming keyboards and mechanical ones come with a free wrist rest, they’re often nothing special or, worse, disappointingly flimsy or hard. Happily, as Cyber Week tech deals are still here, we’ve spotted our favorite wrist rest of all time on sale for $25% off .

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Philips 276C8 Packs IPS, QHD, HDR10 and FreeSync Into 6.1mm Package

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Philips' new 276C8 monitor looks a bit different from the standard design of many PC displays today. The most notable difference is in regards to connectivity, which is all built into the display’s stand, enabling Philips to keep it just 6.9mm thick at its slimmest part.

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Report: The FTC's Looking Into Amazon Web Services

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Regulators around the world have expressed concern about the way Amazon runs its marketplace. But that isn't the only part of the company that's attracted scrutiny from law enforcement agencies: Bloomberg reported yesterday that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has "been asking software companies recently about practices around Amazon's cloud unit, known as Amazon Web Services," as well.

Bloomberg's report was based on anonymous sources familiar with the FTC's efforts.


Gigabyte X299X Designare 10G Review: Twice as Nice

Our Verdict

High-end builders who want Intel’s X550 and Thunderbolt 3 controllers need not fill their slots with adapters, but can instead buy the X299X Designare 10G and save a little money in the process.

For

  • Dual 10GbE, plus 2.4Gbps Wi-Fi 6
  • Thunderbolt 3 with dual Type-C outputs and dual DisplayPort inputs
  • Price premium is lower than the value of its premium components

Against

  • Expensive
  • Excessive PCIe, M.2 & SATA sharing
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ASRock X299 Taichi CLX Review: More Lanes, Better Features

Our Verdict

A quality build and enhanced features make the X299 Taichi CLX a good option for those who want fast Ethernet and full lane support for Intel's new CPUs. Those features also add enough value to make it outshine ASRock’s earlier X299 Taichi.

For

  • Supports all 48 lanes of Intel’s “10th-gen” CPUs
  • Dual-networking includes one 2.5GbE
  • Good overall performance
  • Good overclocking options

Against

  • Slightly pricier than previous-gen Taichi
  • All lanes shared
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