External graphics enclosures have become a popular way to enhance the gaming or computing performance of thin-and-light laptops and small-form-factor desktops. However, a crucial question is which interconnection technology is the best fit in terms of performance, as there are multiple eGFX options available with Thunderbolt 3/4, Thunderbolt 5, and OCuLink connectors. Try Some Tech has tested all of them and came to a somewhat expected conclusion: pure PCIe 4.0 connectivity makes more sense.
Award-winning gaming keyboard reaches a historic low of $17 just before Prime Day — get 66% off on the Apex 3 TKL for a limited time
A keyboard can make or break the experience of using your PC, so it’s highly recommended that you get a proper one for your workstation or gaming rig. Unfortunately, these peripherals can be pricey, with the best gaming keyboards often costing over $100. Fortunately, we found a budget option just before Amazon Prime Big Deals Day in the $50 SteelSeries Apex 3 TKL — even better, it’s currently on sale at just $16.99
Microsoft reportedly mulls ad-infested free Xbox Cloud Gaming plan — Game Pass Ultimate subscriber allegedly catches ad during game loading
We've heard rumblings of a free version of xCloud for years at this point, but it seems like that's finally becoming a reality. According to The Verge , Microsoft is currently testing a limited version of Xbox Cloud Gaming, which will be offered for free without the need for a Game Pass subscription. Historically, xCloud has been limited to Game Pass Ultimate members — which recently saw a very controversial price hike — and was expanded to Essential and Plus tiers of Game
Hyper 212 Pro CPU air cooler drops to an all-time low of $18 just before Prime Day — save big with a 49% discount
Cooler Master's Hyper 212 Pro aRGB air cooler is on a steep discount just before Amazon Prime Big Deals Day kicks off next week. The budget air cooler is now even more budget-friendly, and is 49% off, making it one of the cheapest tower-style air coolers on the market right now. Its regular price is $34.99, but with the discount, that price drops to just $17.9
UK cops busted for faking productivity while working from home by holding down keys on keyboard — 26 officers and staff reportedly caught trying to trick keylogging software
The Greater Manchester Police (GMP) in the U.K. has recently suspended work-from-home privileges for the entire department after several officers, staff, and contractors were discovered to be cheating the system. According to The Register , at least 26 people are accused of misconduct after an anti-corruption investigation found that they were likely “key jamming” — using an object to hold a key down on the keyboard — to fake productivity.
“The abnormal keystroke behavior comes
One of the fastest 2TB PCIe 5.0 SSDs is down to its lowest price ever, 8 cents per gigabyte this Prime Day — Enjoy blazing-fast PCIe 5.0 storage for only $159
It's not often that you come across an SSD that's not only ludicrously fast but also has ample capacity and is backed by a reliable brand, all while being genuinely affordable. That's precisely the kind of deal we've found for you, as part of Amazon Prime Big Deals Day, where Crucial is offering its excellent T705 2TB PCIe 5.0 SSD for just $159.99 — a generous 20
Discord data hacked in latest customer service breach to expose user information — hackers gained access via third-party support systems but didn't steal passwords
Discord has just notified its users of a data breach that occurred a couple of weeks ago, on September 20, where hackers gained access to user information through third-party channels. Discord was not directly hacked; instead, the bad actors compromised one of its customer service providers, from which they gained access to mainly users' contact information, including email addresses and real names. This data was intended to be used as leverage to demand a financial ransom from Discord, but thankfully,
Samsung’s QD-OLED 4K 240 Hz gaming monitors are now at their lowest-ever price for Prime Day — $879 for the 27-inch, $999 for the 32-inch
The 27-inch Odyssey QD-OLED G8 monitor is now available at its lowest sale price of $879 on Amazon, while the larger 32-inch model is priced at $999 ahead of the Amazon Prime Big Deals Days sales event. Both models were introduced earlier this year with a launch price of $1,299 and feature the company's latest generation of QD-OLED panels.
Combining the deep blacks of OLED with the
Ultra-rare unreleased Pentium 4 with 4.0 GHz clock speed discovered — CPU-Z confirms it is an Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 980
A rare Intel engineering sample from the twilight of the Pentium 4 era has surfaced on social media. We’ve never seen this 4.0 GHz chip before. On Reddit, the current owner of the purported Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 980 processor, diegunguyman , has shared photos of the chip, both front and back, along with a CPU-Z screenshot for some deeper technical details. Due to quirks with the CPU-Z app/online database, this CPU won’
AOL's dial-up internet service killed with a final modem screech after 34 years — America Online goes offline this week, but other dial-up services still exist
A few weeks ago, we warned that a ‘routine evaluation’ of its business had triggered AOL’s decision to discontinue its 34-years established dial-up internet service. The fateful day came and went this week. As we bid September farewell and moved into the 10 th month of 2025, AOL’s dial-up service stopped picking up the line for its last remaining screechy modem-toting customers.
Not only was AOL’s dial-