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ASRock X570 Motherboard for AMD Ryzen 3000 Gets 20% Discount

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Buying a new motherboard is always a balance of figuring out which features you want and need versus which price you are willing to pay. Sometimes, that challenge can be made a little easier to solve, like, for example, when a well-kitted motherboard happens to have a very good price tag. And thus, here’s a deal we found as we prepare for the best Black Friday tech deals : ASRock’s X570 Steel Legend motherboard can now be had

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Save $50 on this Corsair Crystal Series 570X RGB Mid-tower Case

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Does your rig deserve a new home? Well you might be in luck, we’ve just spotted this stellar deal on Corsair’s Crystal Series 570X RGB case. Rocking in at just $140, this tempered glass Mid-tower box of joy has been reduced by $50 ahead of Black Friday .

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EVGA Adds Nu Audio Pro 7.1 Sound Cards With Improved Looks

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You may be surprised to hear that EVGA has a new sound card, considering many enthusiasts have shifted away from that technology. But in January, the vendor better known for their graphics cards launched their first audio card, the Nu Audio. And today, it expanded the lineup even further with the announcement of its Nu Audio Pro 7.1 sound cards. Compared to the non-Pro sound cards, EVGA's new units bring two main areas of improvement: sound and looks.

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Pixio PXC273 Curved Gaming Monitor Review: 144Hz and DCI-P3 on Budget

Our Verdict

The Pixio PXC273 is a solid value monitor with no frills and gaming performance that’s hard to fault. It leaves out some features, however, and needs calibration to achieve the best picture.

For

  • Contrast
  • Extended color
  • 144Hz
  • FreeSync & G-Sync (unofficially)
  • Good value

Against

  • No sRGB mode
  • Low color luminance
  • Inaccurate gamma

When shopping for

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Win Big Prizes in Future Tech Awards Reader's Choice giveaway

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So many great tech products have come out this year that it's hard to pick one's favorites. However, we think you're up for the challenge. That's why, in concert with our sister sites (Tom's Guide, Laptop Mag, TechRadar), we're presenting the first-annual Future Tech Awards Reader's Choice awards!

Fill out the survey below to let us know about your favorite gaming PCs, lightweight laptops, game


Acer's 27-inch 144Hz QHD FreeSync Monitor Drops to $249.99

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A monitor is just as important as the gaming rig itself. Ahead of the best Black Friday tech deals , the Acer XZ271U bmijpphzx gaming monitor is currently on sale at Walmart for $249.99, $50 off its normal retail price. It's an even larger discount from the $450 it was going for early last year.

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Scythe's Low-Profile Shuriken 2 Cooler Lands in December

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Scythe is increasing its CPU cooling lineup with its Shuriken 2 SCSK-2000, as reported by TechPowerUp this week. The cooler is a smaller variant of its Big Shuriken line of coolers and comes as a simple top-down CPU cooler with a slim, 92mm PWM fan .

The Shuriken 2 fan can spin at speeds between just 200 and 2,500 RPM, meaning it can operate very silently when the system is idling but still dissipate up

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Asus Offers Desktop PCs Wi-Fi 6 Support With New Adapter

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Wi-Fi 6 is about to become mainstream. Asus revealed a new Wi-Fi card, the PCE-AX3000, yesterday to bring the next-generation wireless protocol to desktop PCs .

The Wi-Fi Alliance officially released the Wi-Fi 6 specification in September. This latest version of the wireless protocol, which is technically known as 802.11ax, is said to be up to three times faster than the Wi-Fi 5 (

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Philips' Smaller 439P9H Ultrawide Display is Still Huge at 43-Inches

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Philips is coming with a new monitor – the 439P9H, which is a huge 43-inch 32:10 monitor with a panel that boasts a 3840 by 1200 resolution, making it the smaller sibling of the recently launched 499P9H . Essentially, that makes it equal to two 1920 by 1200 panels glued together, but this bad boy’s got a few other

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Hackers Use Fake Windows Update Emails to Spread Cyborg Ransomware

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Trustwave researchers said yesterday that spammers are using fake Windows Update emails to spread a ransomware called Cyborg to unsuspecting victims.

The scheme couldn't have come at a better time. Microsoft released the Windows 10 November 2019 Update earlier this month, but people had to manually install it until yesterday, when it was made available automatically through the operating system's Update Assistant. Before then, it was more likely for people who heard the update was released but hadn't